"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

For centuries English gentry sent their children to board at public school—which really means private school. For centuries children received treats from home in a “tuck box”.

By metonymy tuck came to mean the food in the tuck boxes. Soon tuck meant any food. To eat food was to “tuck in”.

In Botany Bay they tuck their tucker in a tucker bag.

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Not to be confused with preparing for a formal meal by donning Best Bib and Tucker. That tucker was something frilly worn by the ladies.
 
I'm good, spending most of my online time on my Facebook groups, and working on losing weight. My goal is 150LBs by the end of 2015. I've been walking a mile a night, half of it uphill, cut out all diet sodas/flavored waters, trying my best to cut out all processed foods, hustle bustle of the holidays. Running Slipjoint Addict, Cult of the Peanut and Bushcraft Maryland, my three Facebook groups.

Everyone, my father has had a bad hernia that has gotten progressively worse over the past fifteen years, yep, fifteen years. He is 61 and is self employed, and worried about his business but at least he is getting his hernia done tomorrow. I have faith in this doctor, this doctor saved my little brothers life when he was a baby. My little brother had bad reflux when he was a baby, and died several times in the hospital. You wouldn't know it to see him today, highly intelligent, booksmart, looks like the Terminator. Very mechanically oriented mind. I am worried about my father, but I have faith he will be alright. I'm going to come in to work early tomorrow so I can see him when the operation is over tomorrow afternoon. My father considers himself to be lazy, but he is one of the hardest working men I know. If you were to look up old school, my father and uncles would be pictured. The constant sitting will be the worst for him, but thank God, he is getting the surgery done. Please pray for him. Prayers, smoke and good thoughts are welcomed.
 
oldrifleman said:
So Paul, what do you burn in the stove? Do you use Peat?
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Yeah, peat burns nicely but it produces a lot of dust - I didn't cut any this summer so I haven't used as much as I usually do. Wood is our staple.

Jack Black said:
I think Paul will almost certainly be without power today. Thinking of you pal :thumbup:
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36 hours (more or less) with no power. Amazingly frustrating actually. However, I got a lot of letters written by the light of a paraffin lamp. Thanks Jack ;)

jc57 said:
Needs to get a wood-burning Internet connection so he can stay in touch. :D
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Do they exist, really???? I'd be all over that like seagulls on a dead whale.

Jack Black said:
If he misses any rugby on the TV, we'll probably all hear him shouting! :D :thumbup:
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Thankfully - nothing missed. You can come out from inside the Anderson now. :)
 
Good to see you back - and OK - Paul. Hope you've not had too much extra work with the job :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
Good to see you back - and OK - Paul. Hope you've not had too much extra work with the job :thumbup:
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Mercifully, I've been on rest days. It's actually been ok here on the island (apart from no lecky), as Hebridean storms go, this was a relatively light one. :)
 
pmew said:
Mercifully, I've been on rest days. It's actually been ok here on the island (apart from no lecky), as Hebridean storms go, this was a relatively light one. :)
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No whisky-laden ships being grounded? ;)

When I was a kid, and we had power-cuts, all us children loved it! We got to burn candles and paraffin-lights, go out in the DARK, and some of our parents even conversed with us for a change instead of watching the TV! Me and my dad read all the James Bond books during the winter of '71!* :D


* - One of us was 10 and found them rather juvenile! ;) :D
 
pmew said:
...Do they exist, really???? I'd be all over that like seagulls on a dead whale.
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Actually they do. Check out the BioLite stove, which converts the heat from the wood fire into electricity delivered via a USB port. So that would power your tablet or phone, but you would still need the mobile phone towers up so that you get a signal. If mobile phone towers are offline, you're out of luck.
 
jc57 said:
Actually they do. Check out the BioLite stove, which converts the heat from the wood fire into electricity delivered via a USB port. So that would power your tablet or phone, but you would still need the mobile phone towers up so that you get a signal. If mobile phone towers are offline, you're out of luck.
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Mobile phone towers? Like big huge towers of phones driving about?

- sorry, I've had a few ales :)
 
I don't know what you outlanders call them. Here in the center of the known universe we call them "cell towers."
 
jc57 said:
I don't know what you outlanders call them. Here in the center of the known universe we call them "cell towers."
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I don't receive mobile coverage where I live, I have to go to the big smoke for that unfortunately. I can use the internet if the power is working so most communication is done via email or telephone calls (old school huh?) :)
 
As long as you never have to speak to actual humans that you can see right there in front of you, the new world order is still unfolding properly.

Just remember, if the power goes out, you can pass notes to people next to you instead of texting them. Just remember to make use of appropriate abbreviations, so that they don't fall back into old habits of using complete words.

Also if you absolutely MUST vocalize your amusement, do NOT laugh, just say the word "lol" - rhymes with "doll" - which is an archaic word for "action figure."
 
jc57 said:
As long as you never have to speak to actual humans that you can see right there in front of you, the new world order is still unfolding properly.

Just remember, if the power goes out, you can pass notes to people next to you instead of texting them. Just remember to make use of appropriate abbreviations, so that they don't fall back into old habits of using complete words.

Also if you absolutely MUST vocalize your amusement, do NOT laugh, just say the word "lol" - rhymes with "doll" - which is an archaic word for "action figure."
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LOL! Very good John! :D :thumbup:
 
jc57 said:
As long as you never have to speak to actual humans that you can see right there in front of you, the new world order is still unfolding properly.

Just remember, if the power goes out, you can pass notes to people next to you instead of texting them. Just remember to make use of appropriate abbreviations, so that they don't fall back into old habits of using complete words.

Also if you absolutely MUST vocalize your amusement, do NOT laugh, just say the word "lol" - rhymes with "doll" - which is an archaic word for "action figure."
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Brilliant :D

I actually work with a very young cop who says 'lol' when he's amused by something.

He generally gets sent to make the teas and coffees or fetch the breakfast rolls.
 
Ok, Paul, it's time to get that baby moving. Have you had Claire do her morning jumping jacks yet?

(disclaimer: never actually suggest to a pregnant woman that she do jumping jacks. It may be hazardous to your health.)
 
Parke1 said:
Ok, Paul, it's time to get that baby moving. Have you had Claire do her morning jumping jacks yet?

(disclaimer: never actually suggest to a pregnant woman that she do jumping jacks. It may be hazardous to your health.)
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We went for a walk/waddle with the dogs and I'm cooking curry as I type! Tomorrow we're heading to hospital for our 40week check an Claire will have a sweep (I'd explain but it's a bit gross, you can look it up) :)
 
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