@El Loro posted:

Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the couple of weeks.
There's the 1966 remake of "Stagecoach" on Wednesday in the afternoon which I had mentioned recently.  I've never bothered to watch it as it's not as good as the original.  Has Bing Crosby in it, but I don't think he sings anything during the film.

They seem to be having another season of rarely shown films from the 1930s on Thursday afternoons, That George Formby film I mentioned a week ago was one of the, The next one on Thursday is "Mimi" (1935). Seems to be a very poor film. It's based on a French novel written in 1851. That novel was adapted by Puccini into his opera "La Bohème". The film has the same story but isn't a film version of the opera though uses some of the music.
The character of Mimi was played by Gertrude Lawrence who was well known for her stage work. Her last major stage work as the original Anna in "The King and I". Her life story was made into "Star!" (1968) with Julie Andrews.

Thank you El

I remember the original 'Stagecoach'...a somewhat eventful journey
Don't think I've seen 'Mimi'...nor 'Star'.

Have seen 'The King & I' of course...the Yul Brynner version ...several times

@El Loro posted:

Photos of a halo seen around the Moon yesterday evening:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67535849

(no mention of what the little pale green/blue circle above the Moon is in the second photo)

It appears in different places in the other photos El 

That is some reflection ...amazing!

@slimfern posted:

Thank you El

I remember the original 'Stagecoach'...a somewhat eventful journey
Don't think I've seen 'Mimi'...nor 'Star'.

Have seen 'The King & I' of course...the Yul Brynner version ...several times

Thanks Slim

Yul Brynner was with Gertrude Lawrence when "The King and I" was first staged

Good afternoon Buddies

A cold day with drizzle here. Just 4 degrees expected

Have a nice day everyone

@slimfern posted:

It appears in different places in the other photos El 

That is some reflection ...amazing!

Well spotted, Slim . Could be a satellite, could be a planet (right colour for Uranus which is visible in the night sky at this time of the year but I wouldn't have thought it would be more than a dot), or could be a UFO

@El Loro posted:

and up to 5th place

That amazing, for us

@El Loro posted:

Photos of a halo seen around the Moon yesterday evening:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67535849

(no mention of what the little pale green/blue circle above the Moon is in the second photo)

That’s amazing El

I’m watching some live Italian football El. You have never seen so much diving and injury feigning in all your life

@El Loro posted:

Well spotted, Slim . Could be a satellite, could be a planet (right colour for Uranus which is visible in the night sky at this time of the year but I wouldn't have thought it would be more than a dot), or could be a UFO

Well, don't forget to let me know when you've found out

@slimfern posted:

Well, don't forget to let me know when you've found out

@Moonie posted:

I’m watching some live Italian football El. You have never seen so much diving and injury feigning in all your life

I saw Man City's Doku yesterday. Shocking. They should VAR tackles/dives and card them if they want VAR      

Football is an overpaid joke now - I'm a golfer     

Hope all is well Moons     

@velvet donkey posted:

I saw Man City's Doku yesterday. Shocking. They should VAR tackles/dives and card them if they want VAR      

Football is an overpaid joke now - I'm a golfer     

Hope all is well Moons     

All is well with me thanks Velvet, I hope it with you too

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Photos of a halo seen around the Moon yesterday evening:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67535849

(no mention of what the little pale green/blue circle above the Moon is in the second photo)

wow  looks amazing EL

night EL slim moomsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Rather cloudy here with rain at times.A bit warmer outside today, but temperatures go back down during tomorrow.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good afternoon everyone

Wet and cold here. I hope it’s better where you are, though I suspect not

Enjoy your day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good afternoon everyone

Wet and cold here. I hope it’s better where you are, though I suspect not

Enjoy your day everyone

It's been raining here, Moonie

@El Loro posted:

It's been raining here, Moonie

Still at least it isn’t snowing, yet

@El Loro posted:

It's been raining here, Moonie

@Moonie posted:

Still at least it isn’t snowing, yet

Give it time …it’s on the cards this week I think

@Baz posted:

Give it time …it’s on the cards this week I think

Supposed to be Wednesday here Bazzy

Might get snow/sleet Wednesday night here

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim  moonsieee velvet bazzy

Good morning everyone

Cloud and some sunshine here. A high of 7° forecast. Turning colder later today with remaining cold for about a week. Not much sign that there will be much snow here.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good afternoon everyone

Cold and sunny here but no rain

Have a good day one and all

Had someone knocking on the door just now, Man said he'd put a leaflet through my letterbox yesterday (true). Asked of I was wanting to sell any gold or jewelry items. I said that I wasn't interested.

He may be genuine but he might not be.

@El Loro posted:

Had someone knocking on the door just now, Man said he'd put a leaflet through my letterbox yesterday (true). Asked of I was wanting to sell any gold or jewelry items. I said that I wasn't interested.

He may be genuine but he might not be.

Very true El

@El Loro posted:

Had someone knocking on the door just now, Man said he'd put a leaflet through my letterbox yesterday (true). Asked of I was wanting to sell any gold or jewelry items. I said that I wasn't interested.

He may be genuine but he might not be.

Whether he was genuine or not El, it's not exactly something you want to discuss on your doorstep is it, and so I'm guessing he would have expected you to invite him into your home, which is not an ideal postion to put yourself in...

Glad you said No. to him

@Moonie posted:

Very true El

@slimfern posted:

Whether he was genuine or not El, it's not exactly something you want to discuss on your doorstep is it, and so I'm guessing he would have expected you to invite him into your home, which is not an ideal postion to put yourself in...

Glad you said No. to him

There's a name and address on the flyer I got yesterday. The address per Google Maps is a house. There's a phone number on the flyer but it's a mobile. A search for the name doesn't come up with anything such as a website.

I don't do business with people who go round knocking on doors.

For those who are interested in Thomas Hardy's novels, a BBC news article about these photos going up for auction. The photos were taken by his friend Hermann Lea as the basis for the 1913 guidebook Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67544381

@El Loro posted:

For those who are interested in Thomas Hardy's novels, a BBC news article about these photos going up for auction. The photos were taken by his friend Hermann Lea as the basis for the 1913 guidebook Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67544381

Interesting El...thanks

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

Night EL slim  moonsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Cold outside here, a high of 5° forecast and below 0° tonight. No snow forecast.

I hope everyone has a good day

The Penny Lane street sign has been returned - it was stolen 47 years ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...-merseyside-67561900

It's been quite some time since I had a scam phone call from supposedly Domestic and General., Just had one now. As soon as the caller said it was their refund department I knew it was a scam and so ended the call.

The way the scam works is that the caller claims that they can't continue with the contract (for say a washing machine) so are repaying the cost for the remaining period. If you say that you haven't paid them anything they will insist that you did and that you've forgotten. They have to repay via the credit/debit card I used to pay them originally and can't send a cheque. So they need to confirm the card details are correct. They will quote the card number you used. And when you say that you don't have a card with the number, they will say that the card number must have changed so to give them the current number. Oh, and, no doubt they will insist that you give them that 3 digit number on the back of the card.

@El Loro posted:

The Penny Lane street sign has been returned - it was stolen 47 years ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...-merseyside-67561900

I'm surprised it wasn't sold...signs make good money according to the likes of Bargain Hunt

@El Loro posted:

It's been quite some time since I had a scam phone call from supposedly Domestic and General., Just had one now. As soon as the caller said it was their refund department I knew it was a scam and so ended the call.

The way the scam works is that the caller claims that they can't continue with the contract (for say a washing machine) so are repaying the cost for the remaining period. If you say that you haven't paid them anything they will insist that you did and that you've forgotten. They have to repay via the credit/debit card I used to pay them originally and can't send a cheque. So they need to confirm the card details are correct. They will quote the card number you used. And when you say that you don't have a card with the number, they will say that the card number must have changed so to give them the current number. Oh, and, no doubt they will insist that you give them that 3 digit number on the back of the card.

It's quite shocking how many people still fall for scams like this El, despite all the warnings given.
I'm glad you're not one of them

Good morning everyone

A bright sunny morning here. No breeze

I hope you all have a good day