Counting the days...how many is it today?

[Cal and Del]

Blimeying Heck!! Hansel und Gretal!! Howard und Hilda! Jings Crivens help ma Boab!!!!!

163 (subject to negotiation) days until WOMAD UK !!!! Oh my!! OH MY!!

(Confirmed by Nigenet http://www.nigenet.org.uk/stuff/womadcount/ and Purpledawn ticks another day off on her calendar)YAY!!!!!
KeEp TwInKliNg aNd TwIrLiNg AnD SpArKliNg AnD FiZzIng AwAyWomadtastic is a fabulous word!!
Fabulous is a WOMADtastic word!! Yay!!

20 CUDDLY WEEKENDS until WOMAD uk 2016

The WOMAD UK equinox as been an gone and WOMAD UK 2016 is getting closer all the time, blimey!

Womad Fuerteventura has been and gone

WOMAD has been Chile 

WOMAD Caceres will flow with rivers of wee in 2016 (How delightful!)

24 days until WOMAdelaide

31 days until WOMAD New Zealand

192 days until Jax can hang up them that boots and chill out barefoot and banjo-laden on the porch

For that WOMAD feeling and to hear some of this years artists listen to Munners Wanderlust Radio athttp://www.lanternman.co.uk and may be Peter G will let Radio WOMAD broadcast all year round

The forum was all backwards but the WOMAD IT Pixie got us back to normal until the GREAT ISOLATION of 2013/14 luckily we're all back together (apart from the weekend break in June 15 and the forum holiday at WOMAD Fuerteventura in November 2015) We moved to a shiny new forum on the 04/02/16 and the orginal countdown thread had reached 21540 reply's and 2154 pages!

Del illuminated Womad 2014..and started a trend.. SS hubby joined in with lit up Mad Hatter look!! and how they both sparkled in 2015, Jax lip got zipped and her daughters wellies chafed (ouch), Hootdrummer forgot his tent (oops), SC left his tiger at home, Standing Stone looked great on a t shirt, Digital Monkey lost his Chai cherry, Purpledawn enjoyed fresh ground coffee in her fab festival cafetiere, Baz's tankard went to the bar and never came back but hopefully it will be found, DorsetSteve learned Moog should be pronounced Moag, Jambo Yoti climbed a ladder to help with a half prie sale, DorsetHelen started with a cheese toastie (yum) but forgot to have a cider, Bassworm dad danced all weekend, LG_ went for Cranberry and soda, Hubby got all horny with one of Munks of Tashi Lhunpo's long horns, Rendrags walk across the fields to have a great time in the foul weather and mud, The Smurf put up his tent in the driving rain, Sindig0 Met up with loads of the forum crew then mainly kept dry in his tent :o( Bloohair had Kedgery and slept all the way home and we all got muddy in 2015 but will there be mud in 2016?

The Winter solstice has solsticed and they sun getting up earlier

Spring is on the way again

Autumn was golden and the sofa was very comfortable

Early bird tickets are hatching fast so you better be quick

1 day until tomorrow. (Another day closer – yet it never seems to come)

4 days until Bacon Butty Friday (other butties and Fridays are available) but what colour is your sauce and brown, red, yellow or white? (Depends on the curry and the company, Cheeky! - Saucy, even!)

Celtic Connections (The Whisky soaked WOMAD of the Celts or is it kilts?) 2016 banging out the tunes and the hip flasks have been drained and they'll be going all again in 348 days time 

Santa has emptyed his sack (Ooh er!), did you get what you wanted? if not may be this year!

the FIERCE EYEBROWS of the 'Scottish' Doctor Who has returned in his doc martin boots and the face of Cardinal Richelieu will he rock out Missy? Or have they already??

THE SUN IS STILL HERE (hopefully it will be around for a few billion WOMADs) YAY!!! YAY!!!!YAY!!!! (Can't see it, mind)

What will you have in your hip flask or flasks?

and........

Don't talk to strangers...unless they're really strange!
Don't write in starlight 'Cause the words may come out real
Don't forget to wear sunblock
Don't cut the red wire
Keep your wellies dry on the inside
Never spit at a camel
Don't be gay (or democratic) in Russia (and don't swear!)
Never boil a kettle - it doesn't bubble as much as water.
Age is only important to cheese and wine and historians
Badgers aren't to blame
Don't let the hamsters nest in your mouth over night
If you take your teeth out at night, remember to get them home by 10.00pm!
Wear red and a large face bush when you're on Winterwatch Unsprung
Have a coffee before you watch a Japanese epic
When all at sea hang onto a floating island
In space no one wants to sneeze
Vote Hamster
Hug a Beaver!
Don't wave blue lights behind the back of police officer
Wave a flag in front of a stove pipe hat
Vote Bob!
Eurovision is best enjoyed on the WOMAD forum
Twitter power keeps the forum online
I don't get this Euro debt crisis - it's all Greek to me!
Mud is good for the skin
What will be WOMAD 2016 fashion must have wellies?
and

...WOMAD isn't just for the summer it's for life (Always good advice- THE best advice)

[Cal and Del]

evening all

another sunny day for us and the old fish we saw happened to have marinated for 24 hours in salt, sugar, orange juice, spices beetroot and was very tasty

 

[SC]

Hang I've just lost my Trout symbol......  I didn't do that!!!

[Cal and Del]

it must have swam off

[Jax2000]

18 minutes ago, SC said:

Hang I've just lost my Trout symbol......  I didn't do that!!!

It's all that talk of jazz.......scared it off!!!!

[SC]

Ok as my Trout has gone (not my conscious doing) and the Fish thing has run it's course (see what I did there) I thought I'd post the translation in the form of a PM I sent to Sindig0

Hi Sindig0, Do fancy having a bit of fun on the forum with bike stuff? We simply use a code and see how long they take to twig what we are talking about. So 

Koi = Kawasaki 

Fish = Bike 

Fishing = Bike Ride 

Magazine = Workshop Manual 

Caught = Ride 

Hook = Bought 

Descaling = maintenance 

Waves = corners or bends 

Flat = Straight 

Trout = Triumph

Skate = Suzuki 

Haddock = Honda 

Yellow Bass = Yamaha 

Mackerel = Moto Guzzi 

Dab = Ducati

Bass = BMW 

Knifefish = KTM 

Halibut = Harley Davidson 

Should do for starters :-)

Cheers 

SC 

 

 

[SC]

all in good humour  

[Jax2000]

I guessed! 

[SC]

Yep 

[Baz in the Trees]

Blimeying Heck!! Hansel und Gretal!! Howard und Hilda! Jings Crivens help ma Boab!!!!!

162 (subject to negotiation) days until WOMAD UK !!!! Oh my!! OH MY!!

(Confirmed by Nigenet http://www.nigenet.org.uk/stuff/womadcount/ and Purpledawn ticks another day off on her calendar)YAY!!!!!
KeEp TwInKliNg aNd TwIrLiNg AnD SpArKliNg AnD FiZzIng AwAyWomadtastic is a fabulous word!!
Fabulous is a WOMADtastic word!! Yay!!

20 CUDDLY WEEKENDS until WOMAD uk 2016

The WOMAD UK equinox as been an gone and WOMAD UK 2016 is getting closer all the time, blimey!

Womad Fuerteventura has been and gone

WOMAD has been Chile 

WOMAD Caceres will flow with rivers of wee in 2016 (How delightful!)

23 days until WOMAdelaide

30 days until WOMAD New Zealand

191 days until Jax can hang up them that boots and chill out barefoot and banjo-laden on the porch

For that WOMAD feeling and to hear some of this years artists listen to Munners Wanderlust Radio athttp://www.lanternman.co.uk and may be Peter G will let Radio WOMAD broadcast all year round

The forum was all backwards but the WOMAD IT Pixie got us back to normal until the GREAT ISOLATION of 2013/14 luckily we're all back together (apart from the weekend break in June 15 and the forum holiday at WOMAD Fuerteventura in November 2015) We moved to a shiny new forum on the 04/02/16 and the orginal countdown thread had reached 21540 reply's and 2154 pages!

Del illuminated Womad 2014..and started a trend.. SS hubby joined in with lit up Mad Hatter look!! and how they both sparkled in 2015, Jax lip got zipped and her daughters wellies chafed (ouch), Hootdrummer forgot his tent (oops), SC left his tiger at home, Standing Stone looked great on a t shirt, Digital Monkey lost his Chai cherry, Purpledawn enjoyed fresh ground coffee in her fab festival cafetiere, Baz's tankard went to the bar and never came back but hopefully it will be found, DorsetSteve learned Moog should be pronounced Moag, Jambo Yoti climbed a ladder to help with a half prie sale, DorsetHelen started with a cheese toastie (yum) but forgot to have a cider, Bassworm dad danced all weekend, LG_ went for Cranberry and soda, Hubby got all horny with one of Munks of Tashi Lhunpo's long horns, Rendrags walk across the fields to have a great time in the foul weather and mud, The Smurf put up his tent in the driving rain, Sindig0 Met up with loads of the forum crew then mainly kept dry in his tent :o( Bloohair had Kedgery and slept all the way home and we all got muddy in 2015 but will there be mud in 2016?

The Winter solstice has solsticed and they sun getting up earlier

Spring is on the way again

Autumn was golden and the sofa was very comfortable

Early bird tickets are hatching fast so you better be quick

1 day until tomorrow. (Another day closer – yet it never seems to come)

3 days until Bacon Butty Friday (other butties and Fridays are available) but what colour is your sauce and brown, red, yellow or white? (Depends on the curry and the company, Cheeky! - Saucy, even!)

Celtic Connections (The Whisky soaked WOMAD of the Celts or is it kilts?) 2016 banging out the tunes and the hip flasks have been drained and they'll be going all again in 348 days time 

Santa has emptyed his sack (Ooh er!), did you get what you wanted? if not may be this year!

the FIERCE EYEBROWS of the 'Scottish' Doctor Who has returned in his doc martin boots and the face of Cardinal Richelieu will he rock out Missy? Or have they already??

THE SUN IS STILL HERE (hopefully it will be around for a few billion WOMADs) YAY!!! YAY!!!!YAY!!!! (Can't see it, mind)

What will you have in your hip flask or flasks?

and........

Don't talk to strangers...unless they're really strange!
Don't write in starlight 'Cause the words may come out real
Don't forget to wear sunblock
Don't cut the red wire
Keep your wellies dry on the inside
Never spit at a camel
Don't be gay (or democratic) in Russia (and don't swear!)
Never boil a kettle - it doesn't bubble as much as water.
Age is only important to cheese and wine and historians
Badgers aren't to blame
Don't let the hamsters nest in your mouth over night
If you take your teeth out at night, remember to get them home by 10.00pm!
Wear red and a large face bush when you're on Winterwatch Unsprung
Have a coffee before you watch a Japanese epic
When all at sea hang onto a floating island
In space no one wants to sneeze
Vote Hamster
Hug a Beaver!
Don't wave blue lights behind the back of police officer
Wave a flag in front of a stove pipe hat
Vote Bob!
Eurovision is best enjoyed on the WOMAD forum
Twitter power keeps the forum online
I don't get this Euro debt crisis - it's all Greek to me!
Mud is good for the skin
What will be WOMAD 2016 fashion must have wellies?
and

...WOMAD isn't just for the summer it's for life (Always good advice- THE best advice)

[standing stone]

Mornings all

S.C. & Sindog0; you had me hook line and sinker!- as you'll have been able to tell! - I just wondered how we hadn't heard of S.C.'s love of fishing before, and thought that he likes to be observed ... could be a thing....listened to Brain Tingles the other day, a prog about ASMR which I'd never heard of, but may possibly account for the enjoyment of being observed.....who knows!  

Sorry reading from yesterday. The Terms and Conditions make no mention of eFestivals' zero tolerance policy on the use of ad blockers on devices used to access the forum, irrespective of whether personal or shared devices.

On a more cheery note, we have heard from Jambo - look what she's made!

 

 

"Well here's the piece s mornings workshop..the design is mine and so are a few of the misshapen holes..they helped. A lot. Design far too delicate for a beginner.loved the design bit..just need an army of workers!

Then another massage, relax and supper ..such a hard life!
Love to you all."

 

I think that would make a lovely avatar for her  
 

A bright, cold, frosty morning here; the sun shining pink and birds song in the air.  

 

Happy Tuesdays everyone  

Edited February 20, 2016 by standing stone
removal of photo

[SC]

Mornings one coffee please  

[Jax2000]

Morning all. I'll have a soya latte please and Oscar would like a bonio. 

I can't see your photo of Jambo's jewellery here, but I saw it on FB and agree that it's beautiful and such a good first effort. 

It is a frosty, bright start to the day here. Oscar and I will go for a walk later. 

Happy Tuesday all. 

[nigenet]

12 hours ago, SC said:

Hang I've just lost my Trout symbol......  I didn't do that!!!

I've still go the bass in my picture!

[Sindigo]

Mornings all,

I wondered how long you'd keep them going for SC--you lasted longer than me! I ran out of bike chat. That said, my BIL has sold me on a Yamaha YBR125 I think. He said that I'm never going to feel like the original American badass on a 125, even if it's cruiser shaped so I should learn to ride on something safe and cheap and postpone the dream, along with the full back Harley Davidson tattoo (kidding) until I can ride one properly. Over a year 'til I'm 40. There's time.

SS - The image isn't working for me either. Maybe try a different way of attaching it? I'd love to see it.

Mod's attitude to adblockers is fair enough--websites of this size are expensive to run but, as you say people sometimes don't know they're running the software. I installed it on my wife's machine so she could read her mummy blogs uninterrupted. Some of them are impossible without an adblocker, especially on mobile.

Thankfully, the ads on this site are pretty unobtrusive. Don't forget to give them the occasional click everyone. And if you want to buy something or use the service provided by the ad, consider coming here first and clicking-through. That doesn't work so well for me as because my I'm logged in to Google at work I get a weird selection of ads--everything from new trainers and Justin Bieber albums through wedding fayres and baby gear to saga holidays and funeral plans.

It's a big problem for my clients too. We saw our revenue and CTR (click through rate) from display ads (for this is what they're called) drop between 10 and 20% monthly during 2014-2015. Many brands are dropping them altogether in favour of other channels. This is partly down to adblocker use, partly down to consumer behaviour. Though, oddly there was a weird spike in CTR right after Christmas 2014. Why? Everyone gave their mum and dad tablets for Christmas that year and for a while, while they were learning to scroll using a tablet, they were clicking on a huge amount of ads. Then their kids installed adblocker on everything and the decline returned.

But I digress...

Bright and cold morning full of pink, fluffy clouds giving way to glorious sunshine. Coffees all round between meetings this morning.

 

 

[SC]

9 minutes ago, Sindigo said:

I wondered how long you'd keep them going for SC--you lasted longer than me! I ran out of bike chat. That said, my BIL has sold me on a Yamaha YBR125 I think. He said that I'm never going to feel like the original American badass on a 125, even if it's cruiser shaped so I should learn to ride on something safe and cheap and postpone the dream, along with the full back Harley Davidson tattoo (kidding) until I can ride one properly. Over a year 'til I'm 40. There's time.

I presume BIL is Brother in Law? Anyway it sounds as though he is giving you very sound advice, he is right, also as you learn to ride you may discover other joys that you don't currently expect to find and modify your dreams accordingly.  Buying a "specialist" bike (Sports, Cruiser, Tourer etc) are each very good at their own speciality but not great at other uses.  So a good quality "all rounder" is far far better to learn on and then you can specialise if you wish or you may choose to go simply for a bigger "all rounder" if you wish, that's the route I took, I wanted a bike that I can nip down the shops, good in traffic and filtering, can be loaded up with luggage, long enough legs to take you comfortably across a continent, loves mountain passes, can manage a bit of rough terrain, or happily scratch around country lanes :-) 

You've got loads of time and you have the advantage at your age to realise that you are not invincible.  Ride safe and don't try to catch your reflection in shop windows........  you never look as cool as you feel.....    

[SC]

40 minutes ago, Sindigo said:

My BIL has sold me on a Yamaha YBR125 I think. 

 

Nice little review from MCN

[standing stone]

 

 

 

 Sorry my attempt to show Jambo's piccie earlier didn't work..... user error! Think I've done it right now - does this work?....  

Edited February 20, 2016 by standing stone

[standing stone]

..what are S.C. and Sindig0 talking about now?.... sounds like bikes, but who knows?!  

[SC]

14 minutes ago, standing stone said:

 

 

 Sorry my attempt to show Jambo's piccie earlier didn't work..... user error! Think I've done it right now - does this work?....  

Thanks SS, just a couple minutes ago i was looking at it on FB,  lovely well done Jambo  I hope she's not setting up as competion with murielandlily  

[SC]

29 minutes ago, standing stone said:

..what are S.C. and Sindig0 talking about now?.... sounds like bikes, but who knows?!  

What women hear when men talk bikes....

Edited February 16, 2016 by SC

[Sindigo]

2 hours ago, SC said:

1) "I presume BIL is Brother in Law?" 

2) you never look as cool as you feel....."    

1) Yes, sorry Brother-In-Law is right. He's been riding for years. He has some kind of monster sports bike (it's a green one, I can't be more specific than that), does track days, etc. He's at least as excited about me getting a bike as I am. Probably more so. he gave em an unprecedented bear hug when I told him I was thinking about getting a bike at Christmas.  

2) Have you been talking to my wife? 

BTW, your links are broken too. Is it just me having the problem viewing links?

 

SS, beautiful work from Jambo. Thanks for keeping us updated.

[SC]

3 minutes ago, Sindigo said:

BTW, your links are broken too. Is it just me having the problem viewing links?

 

Right click and hit "open image in new tab"

Edited February 16, 2016 by SC

[SC]

24 minutes ago, SC said:

Right click and hit "open image in new tab"

Ok it's a bit tricky right clicking on a phone 

[Sindigo]

That works, thanks SC.

Not tried the forum on the phone yet. I have installed the app but I have yet to use it really. However, I'm moving to Windows phone from Android very shortly (as soon as it arrives) so not sure if the app is available.