Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[SteveC]

Real dandy!

Thanks buddy !

Evening Guardians! Glad you made it
Have a good holiday!

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Beauty !

Steve, you are acquiring some nice old classic models.

Thanks !

Jack, I don't see any snow in your pictures???

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Nice pic of your HHB !

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Your Lamb is looking good !

 

[SteveC]

That's fantastic Steve

Thanks Jack !

Good morning Guardians, it's fortunate the Canary Islands functions on Yorkshire Time! I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty rough today though, a combination of eating far too late, (which really messes me up), boozing (I didn't even drink very much), and a late night due to wandering round the hotel for 2 hours trying to find my room (a bloke told me he's stayed here 4 times, and still gets lost)! Have a great day everyone

I hope you have a restful day. You don't want to overdo it on your first few days

Good morning all.
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Elegant Lamb !

 

[bigfish64]

Good morning all.
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Stunning lamb Bob.
I have a feeling that Jack will be keeping an eye on us!

 

[Rufus1949]

Sweet Lamb Bob!

Gracias David.

 

[Rufus1949]

Elegant Lamb !

Thank you Steve.

Stunning lamb Bob.
I have a feeling that Jack will be keeping an eye on us!

Thanks Todd, yes I'm sure Jack will be watching.

 

[SteveC]

Good morning Guardians

Today I'll be carrying the last of the three vintage Lambs recently acquired.

This is another G. Butler & Co. and another two blader.

The stag on this one is pocket worn silky smooth.

 

[Rufus1949]

Good morning Guardians

Today I'll be carrying the last of the three vintage Lambs recently acquired.

This is another G. Butler & Co. and another two blader.

The stag on this one is pocket worn silky smooth.

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Steve, that's a sterling example of a TEW.

 

[Jack Black]

"You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave"!

Or is it The Twilight Zone?
Rod Serling took my picture!

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I did think of The Twilight Zone Jer! The staff joke that the place was designed by a lunatic! It's bizarre, in one elevator the floors are numbered top to bottom, in another they're not. Obviously, when I checked in, I was given directions from Reception, and I'm beginning to think that's the only way to get to my room! From Reception, you walk anticlockwise around the central tower, go to a set of lifts, and descend 2 floors. You then walk clockwise around the tower, walk down a long corridor, take a right fork, which slopes uphill, turn right, and right again, to find a hidden elevator, descend 3 floors, turn right, and walk down another long corridor to my room at the end. Now, there is actually an elevator almost next to my room, which I've used a couple of times to descend to one of the pool areas, and it's a much quicker way to get to Reception. However, when I tried to come back that way, I found the elevator did not have a floor 3, it was numbered from 7 to 12, which, since it's a low level hotel, is kind of crazy!

Good morning all.
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Very handsome Bob

Thanks Jack !



I hope you have a restful day. You don't want to overdo it on your first few days

Thanks mate, after all my walking last night, I'd hoped to, but despite only going outside the hotel briefly, I'm worn out, having just spent nearly an hour trying to get back to my room again!

Stunning lamb Bob.
I have a feeling that Jack will be keeping an eye on us!

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Too right!

Good morning Guardians

Today I'll be carrying the last of the three vintage Lambs recently acquired.

This is another G. Butler & Co. and another two blader.

The stag on this one is pocket worn silky smooth.

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You really have picked up some exquisite vintage Lambs recently Steve, a collection anyone would be proud of

Maybe I'll just stay in my room from now on! I was looking for a telephoto camera lens earlier, and realised I must have left it at home, which is annoying (hoping I didn't lose it at airport security!). However, I did remember the important things!

 

[mbkr]

Good morning Guardians

 

[SteveC]

Steve, that's a sterling example of a TEW.

Thanks Bob !

Thanks mate, after all my walking last night, I'd hoped to, but despite only going outside the hotel briefly, I'm worn out, having just spent nearly an hour trying to get back to my room again!

Yikes ! There must be a quicker way to your room.

You really have picked up some exquisite vintage Lambs recently Steve, a collection anyone would be proud of

Thanks pal, I've been very lucky to happen into most of them.

Maybe I'll just stay in my room from now on! I was looking for a telephoto camera lens earlier, and realised I must have left it at home, which is annoying (hoping I didn't lose it at airport security!). However, I did remember the important things!

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Yes you did !

 

[btb01]

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Nice pic, Tyson. That Lambsfoot is almost camouflaged on your table there.

First time I've ever seen (or even heard of) those Brit beans. Did you buy a can to try?

Like Jack said, I think they are (or at least used to be) ubiquitous in the UK, the standard bean for beans on toast. I can’t remember if I ever tried them when we were staying with my brother in Bath, but they did have some in their pantry. (I think I even took a knife pic with ‘em, but probably not a Lambsfoot.)

I passed on the beans, but I did buy a couple overpriced British candy bars you can’t find anywhere else here. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized they were past their expiration date.

I never watch TV, but do watch DVDs. Mine originally belonged to Wolfie's mother-in-law. She handed it down to him and his missus, and I got it about 15 years ago! I've sort of been thinking of getting a new one, but not if I have to pay a charge to get rid of the old one!

I did buy a new PC monitor about 6 months back. It's still in the box!

We stopped doing cable/satellite TV when we moved to Minnesota, and just stream everything we watch now. As much effort as I put into consolidating and organizing my DVDs/Blu-rays, I only ever use them when something I want to watch isn’t streaming on one of the (too many) streaming services we subscribe to.

Sounds like you’ve really gotten your money’s worth out of your TV! Maybe they have a better solution for recycling old TVs over there, or, if it still works, you could find someone else to pass it along to if you decide to get a new one. You really can get a lot of TV for not a lot of money these days, I’d assume it’s similar over there. I got a new 43” TV for the bedroom for less than the price of a new Albers.

Did you get one of those fancy new curved computer monitors?

Blimey Barrett, that's STEEP! Cool pic though!

I remember seeing them in the grocery store there, and while I don’t remember the exact price, I know it wasn’t that much.

I think most folks here think Heinz beans are American! The recipe does vary country to country though. They used to have virtually 100% of the British baked bean market, but then some idiot watered the sauce down

That’s funny. Heinz ketchup might be an American icon, but I don’t know if the beans were ever marketed here. I’d bet that any Heinz beans sold here (like the overpriced cans I saw the other day) are imported from the UK.

I did think of The Twilight Zone Jer! The staff joke that the place was designed by a lunatic! It's bizarre, in one elevator the floors are numbered top to bottom, in another they're not. Obviously, when I checked in, I was given directions from Reception, and I'm beginning to think that's the only way to get to my room! From Reception, you walk anticlockwise around the central tower, go to a set of lifts, and descend 2 floors. You then walk clockwise around the tower, walk down a long corridor, take a right fork, which slopes uphill, turn right, and right again, to find a hidden elevator, descend 3 floors, turn right, and walk down another long corridor to my room at the end. Now, there is actually an elevator almost next to my room, which I've used a couple of times to descend to one of the pool areas, and it's a much quicker way to get to Reception. However, when I tried to come back that way, I found the elevator did not have a floor 3, it was numbered from 7 to 12, which, since it's a low level hotel, is kind of crazy!

That’s wild, Jack. Hope you don’t turn a corner and run into these two.

And if a bathroom attendant says, “You’ve always been here, Mr. Black,” get outta there!

Maybe I'll just stay in my room from now on! I was looking for a telephoto camera lens earlier, and realised I must have left it at home, which is annoying (hoping I didn't lose it at airport security!). However, I did remember the important things!

Glad you’ve got the essentials, Jack. I don’t remember if it was something I read, or maybe something from a TV show, but I remember seeing something about how common it is for Brits to pack tea bags, condiments and even groceries (like baked beans) when going on holiday abroad. You didn’t bring any Henderson's with you, did you?

 

[mbkr]

Good morning Guardians, it's fortunate the Canary Islands functions on Yorkshire Time! I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty rough today though, a combination of eating far too late, (which really messes me up), boozing (I didn't even drink very much), and a late night due to wandering round the hotel for 2 hours trying to find my room (a bloke told me he's stayed here 4 times, and still gets lost)! Have a great day everyone

Back in 2001 or thereabouts I took a week long "Instructor Training Course" at a place called Xerox University in Leesburg, Virginia. Your hotel reminded me of it. It was a maze with everything a little off kilter. After the first evening's training session ended, I could not find my way back to my room. I eventually went outside and viewed the building from a little distance, figured out approximately where my room was, and then found the closest door and reentered
After that I'd always make my way to the cafeteria and then figure out where to go from there. We students eventually concluded that that it had been designed by a mad psychiatrist tripping on LSD

 

[Jack Black]

Yikes ! There must be a quicker way to your room.

When I checked my posting time, I think it actually took me OVER an hour Steve!

Like Jack said, I think they are (or at least used to be) ubiquitous in the UK, the standard bean for beans on toast. I can’t remember if I ever tried them when we were staying with my brother in Bath, but they did have some in their pantry. (I think I even took a knife pic with ‘em, but probably not a Lambsfoot.)

I passed on the beans, but I did buy a couple overpriced British candy bars you can’t find anywhere else here. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized they were past their expiration date.

I think they're still probably the biggest seller, even though a lot of folks have switched to other brands. They were crazy to try to save pennies, but thinning the sauce! People here wouldn't even LOOK at other brands at one time! What were the candy bars Barrett?

We stopped doing cable/satellite TV when we moved to Minnesota, and just stream everything we watch now. As much effort as I put into consolidating and organizing my DVDs/Blu-rays, I only ever use them when something I want to watch isn’t streaming on one of the (too many) streaming services we subscribe to.

I'm the same Barrett! I keep thinking I see you in Fargo!

Sounds like you’ve really gotten your money’s worth out of your TV! Maybe they have a better solution for recycling old TVs over there, or, if it still works, you could find someone else to pass it along to if you decide to get a new one. You really can get a lot of TV for not a lot of money these days, I’d assume it’s similar over there. I got a new 43” TV for the bedroom for less than the price of a new Albers.

Definitely! Yeah, they cost next to nothing these days. It's just sheer laziness that prevents me getting a new one!

Did you get one of those fancy new curved computer monitors?

Oh no, I got the biggest that would fit on my desk, but that looks pretty cool

I remember seeing them in the grocery store there, and while I don’t remember the exact price, I know it wasn’t that much.

French friends were always asking me to bring them over! Twenty years back, we had 'Baked Bean Wars', with different supermarkets undercutting each with their own-brand beans, down to a penny a tin, (cheaper than the carrier-bags), and folks still wouldn't switch from Heinz!

That’s funny. Heinz ketchup might be an American icon, but I don’t know if the beans were ever marketed here. I’d bet that any Heinz beans sold here (like the overpriced cans I saw the other day) are imported from the UK.

It's so weird that they are such a UK phenomenon, beans are barely used in cooking otherwise

That’s wild, Jack. Hope you don’t turn a corner and run into these two.

Arrgh! Wolfie's nieces!

And if a bathroom attendant says, “You’ve always been here, Mr. Black,” get outta there!

LOL! They're nicely decorated, but the corridors are that kind of length!

Glad you’ve got the essentials, Jack. I don’t remember if it was something I read, or maybe something from a TV show, but I remember seeing something about how common it is for Brits to pack tea bags, condiments and even groceries (like baked beans) when going on holiday abroad. You didn’t bring any Henderson's with you, did you?

It's really common with older folks. They go to Spain, and complain that they can't get an English breakfast! Well, they COULDN'T, in The 1970's!

Back in 2001 or thereabouts I took a week long "Instructor Training Course" at a place called Xerox University in Leesburg, Virginia. Your hotel reminded me of it. It was a maze with everything a little off kilter. After the first evening's training session ended, I could not find my way back to my room. I eventually went outside and viewed the building from a little distance, figured out approximately where my room was, and then found the closest door and reentered
After that I'd always make my way to the cafeteria and then figure out where to go from there. We students eventually concluded that that it had been designed by a mad psychiatrist tripping on LSD

 

[Jack Black]

I'm dining at the hotel's Italian restaurant tonight, but 8pm was the earliest I could book, so I'll probably drink a lot of water, and various antacids, then have an early night, as I want to visit the local market today I wonder if I'll encounter a Spanish Tool Man?

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Good morning Guardians

Today I'll be carrying the last of the three vintage Lambs recently acquired.

This is another G. Butler & Co. and another two blader.

The stag on this one is pocket worn silky smooth.

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Now that's a lamb!

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I did think of The Twilight Zone Jer! The staff joke that the place was designed by a lunatic! It's bizarre, in one elevator the floors are numbered top to bottom, in another they're not. Obviously, when I checked in, I was given directions from Reception, and I'm beginning to think that's the only way to get to my room! From Reception, you walk anticlockwise around the central tower, go to a set of lifts, and descend 2 floors. You then walk clockwise around the tower, walk down a long corridor, take a right fork, which slopes uphill, turn right, and right again, to find a hidden elevator, descend 3 floors, turn right, and walk down another long corridor to my room at the end. Now, there is actually an elevator almost next to my room, which I've used a couple of times to descend to one of the pool areas, and it's a much quicker way to get to Reception. However, when I tried to come back that way, I found the elevator did not have a floor 3, it was numbered from 7 to 12, which, since it's a low level hotel, is kind of crazy!

Are you sure instead of a hotel you didn't book one of those panic escape rooms?

 

[Joefairbanks]

Well, after purchasing and using my first Lambsfoot knife from Sheffield in bog oak I realized what all of the fuss is about. What a lovely blade! Great for a variety of uses. This is a picture of my first getting ready for some real hard use!



So, I decided to pick up another one. This time from A Wright with stag scales and the fancy filed backspring! What a looker!! (In my opinion)



Thanks for letting me share the pics, and thanks for the warm welcome that I have received from all of you here! I just might have another coming from Santa...

 

[SteveC]

Now that's a lamb!

Thanks !

Well, after purchasing and using my first Lambsfoot knife from Sheffield in bog oak I realized what all of the fuss is about. What a lovely blade! Great for a variety of uses. This is a picture of my first getting ready for some real hard use!

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So, I decided to pick up another one. This time from A Wright with stag scales and the fancy filed backspring! What a looker!! (In my opinion)

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Thanks for letting me share the pics, and thanks for the warm welcome that I have received from all of you here! I just might have another coming from Santa...

That's a beauty, congrats !

 

[mitch13]

I'm dining at the hotel's Italian restaurant tonight, but 8pm was the earliest I could book, so I'll probably drink a lot of water, and various antacids, then have an early night, as I want to visit the local market today I wonder if I'll encounter a Spanish Tool Man?

Òh a toolman doppelganger don't say it is so!

Well, after purchasing and using my first Lambsfoot knife from Sheffield in bog oak I realized what all of the fuss is about. What a lovely blade! Great for a variety of uses. This is a picture of my first getting ready for some real hard use!

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So, I decided to pick up another one. This time from A Wright with stag scales and the fancy filed backspring! What a looker!! (In my opinion)

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Thanks for letting me share the pics, and thanks for the warm welcome that I have received from all of you here! I just might have another coming from Santa...

Nice indeed.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Joefairbanks]

Thanks !


That's a beauty, congrats !

Thanks SteveC !

Nice indeed.
Thanks for sharing.

Thank you mitch13