Passing time at home in lockdown?

Quoted from Ipswin

Anyone watching the documentary about Real Kashmir in Srinagar managed by an ex Rangers and Leeds United player on Sky 457 (BBC Scotland) at the moment ?

I can't remember his name but he must be a relative of Jolley - I lost count of the 'f' words within the first 2 minutes!

Excellent view of someone trying to make his name as a manager in one of the worlds remotest football places with matches posponed due to the number of people being shot and killed in the political dispute

They haven't lost for a year and he just got them promoted to the top division

Get it on now - it's amazing!

I found that when I was doing some random scrolling through iplayer a few months ago. Was very interesting from all sorts of angles.
Just finished the first 3 episodes of The Border on All4. Part of the excellent Walter Presents series. There's some seriously good viewing there

Still going to work, not been furloughed.

Currently working on the Keadby 2 power station build (crane operator).

Things are pretty much the same as they were pre lockdown.

Quoted from Abdul19

David Robertson? There was a piece about him in 442 a while back. I'll find that on iPlayer, cheers!

That's the fella. Can he swear!

Don't know what the players, Indian, Pakistani and Africans (plus his son) think about it. Its a very interesting programme especially because its such a politically dangerous area

He's got balls that's for sure

Surely debating stuff on the fishy passes the time  

Interesting article on Holloway on the BBC football site:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52152640

Quoted from Ipswin

That's the fella. Can he swear!

"If you could play like you fucking talk, you'd be some fucking player!"

When I get a bit bored I read the posts on here from Maringer and M93 it passes an hour or two.

Quoted from ginnywings

Spent a week in hospital last year with pancreatitis, brought on by a gallstone trapped in my bile duct. The pain was incredible and if your stones brought the same level of discomfort, then i feel your pain. At least you have been sorted.

I am waiting for gall bladder removal surgery, had the pre op and was due to see the consultant last Monday. Of course, that was all cancelled and i am now dreading having another gallstone work it's way loose. I have lots of little ones apparently and it could happen any time. Would hate to have to go back in hospital at this alarming time.

Man they do cause pain don’t they!? Never felt owt like it before. I had no clue what was happening until I had an ultrasound. I thought it was some sort of blockage of the poo pipes - have a bit of abdominal cancer in the family so naturally I looked on the black side.

Just had the op this morning Ginny (I’m a hypocrite who used his works health insurance to get it done). First off I was told by the consultant in thy be Saturday it was unlikely for months because private hospitals had been requisitioned by the NHS so no elective surgery any where.  Then I got aN email first thing the following Monday offering me a slot for 8 days later (ie for last Tuesday). Then I got a call saying that had now been cancelled due to the mobilisation. And last Thursday it was back on at a different hospital today if I wanted it.

I hope you get the op before the next incident. I was prescribed antibiotics and Tramedol ready for when it happened again when it looked like the op would be months away.

I’m a lucky boy. Only downside is the doc says I am OK to work tomorrow.

Quoted from Civvy at last

Behave yourself. French is a piece of  p1ss. Just ask Del Boy 😉

Mange tout Civvy. Mange tout.

Quoted from thornemariner

I would live to visit Iran especially the NW part where the scenery is stunningß. I met some wonderful Persian people as a student nearly forty years ago and have met many more through my job too. They really are lovely,welcoming people and Persian food is marvellous. I went out for a meal with a colleague in South Croydon to celebrate Newroz some years ago and finished what I couldn't eat at a Doncaster match that evening on the way home! They have a really rich culture and are well educated too. I hope they don't suffer much more under a repressive government that does not represent the open and hospitable people that they are.

Agree on the food and hospitality thing. My ex has an Iranian friend who got political asylum in the UK with her dad at the time of the revolution (he was as an old school liberal*). Fabulous food. Not surprising given its a very old and rich culture.

They showed us pics of their hometown, Isfahan, which looks stunning.

* I don’t know if you remember but an ex Prime Minister was assassinated in Paris in the 80s while the French security service looked the other way. That was her cousin.