italian dave

Dozens, but not 502. I’d guess that’s at least a part of the answer!

Plans approved for a 28 storey block to replace the old Debenhams building. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68891339 Along with plans to demolish the Premier Inn (the old Avon House iirc) some big changes - and a lot of disruption - coming the way of the Horsefair.

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill.…..The Beatles

What really took my breath away was the inside. The outside is spectacular, but you can see photos of it, so it’s not a big surprise, apart maybe from the scale. But I really hadn’t expected how beautiful it is inside. Yes, we’re planning to go again when it’s finished. Trouble is, I think half the world has the same idea.

Sagrada Familia. But book it in advance. Absolutely stunning.

A Place in the Sun……Pat Rhoden

I sympathise, Sleepy! It was evidently there, as @Silvio Dante’s link shows…..but I looked and didn’t see it yesterday either. It would be good to have a proper fixture list somewhere. A friend confirmed it, so I was able to make it, and I enjoyed it. I saw the Sheff Weds game a couple of weeks ago and left feeling that there was no-one going to get anywhere near the first team squad. I left feeling a bit more positive today. There were some good performances.

In the Midnight Hour…….Wilson Pickett

Buona Sera.....Bad Manners

Art School…….The Jam

Dancing on the Ceiling…..Lionel Ritchie

Phantom Limb…….The Shins

Absolutely, 100%, spot on, CA. This is, quite literally, the first thread on the football forum that I've even looked at for 6 weeks. The thread on the pre-match press conference before the Swansea game was the final straw for me. The place seemed to have become little more than an echo chamber of people looking for reasons to hate Manning. I can't say I've missed it so wasn't thinking of looking, but I happened to see a 'latest post' headline and thought I'd be interested to see how Yeboah is progressing. Maybe find out how he's doing, some discussion on whether he's showing strengths, weaknesses, whether any of these might be a fit with our style and set up. None of it. About four posts about Yeboah and then it turns into 'reasons to slag off Manning' and 'Pearson v Manning' yet again. It's just pathetic. It seems like little has changed in those 6 weeks, so thanks for confirming that! I'm off again!

I’ve heard of it as a concept, Spud. Just not that UAE are doing what they’re doing with those specific objectives. Swap for some oil?

I’d never heard of it either, but this article suggests a link. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-dubai-uae-saudi-arabia-british-b2530005.html And a Google comes up with quite a few references, from apparently reliable sources, to the UAE making a concerted effort to test this technology during 2024……….

Cruisin’..….Smokey Robinson

Go West……Village People

Pictures of Lily…….The Who

Mrs ID still has her old paper licence. She’s never had to change anything on it so it’s never gone back to DVLA. So her passport is pretty much the only photographic ID she has!

It’s all about risk, isn’t it? The fact is that, under the terms of the Common Travel Area agreement, Irish and UK citizens can travel freely between the two countries without the need for a passport. That’s the case however you travel and wherever you arrive. But the point is the “Irish and UK citizens” bit. When you arrive there’s a risk that, at the border, someone might want evidence that you’re a UK citizen and therefore have the right to travel under the CTA. The risk of that happening is much greater at Dublin airport. Because by the time you get to the border check you’re mixed up with people arriving from places all over the world. When you arrive on a boat everyone is coming from the UK. There’s still a risk you’ll be asked to prove you’re a UK citizen, but for obvious reasons the risk is less. And for a UK citizen I don’t think we’ve got any way of proving that other than a passport.

Out of interest, why don’t you use Bristol? The reason might be obvious (maybe you live in Hounslow!) or just be about where you fly to.

Money, Money, Money……..Abba

Little By Little…….Rolling Stones (first record I ever bought!)

‘Tis a Pity She Was a Whore……David Bowie (with reference to the obvious one!)

Drivers licence is good as ID, and is normally enough. However, in theory you could be asked to evidence that you’re a UK citizen. And both the UK and Irish government advice is to take a passport in case you’re asked to do this.