Recent content by Onslow

Commuting to and from work. At one point consumed as much as three hours out of my day. Never get that time back.

Thanks for sharing. Those actors were really all over the Summer Wine vineyard!

I'll see if I can find these. The only other options I saw were some that were still dry in small packets you would cook at home. There are multiple sections of the store, sectioned by country so I'll look around next time I'm up there.

According to Granville, Genghis Khan never left home without his Manky Beans. Unfortunately Granville ended up with overstock and was forced to take drastic measures to move them.

Will do. Next up, Manky Beans.

Picked this up at an international grocery store in Cincinnati. I look forward to sampling to discover what the lore (or fuss : ) is all about.

Paris to Strasbourg, FR.

I didn't know the answer to this one but took from the naming inspiration of Compo's boots and guessed it right!

https://britizen.uk/practice/life-in-the-uk-test I got a lowly 58% on the first test. It's nice that there are explanations of the ones I got wrong. I think perusing this forum (and Wikipedia ITN nominations) over the years helped with understanding more about UK culture and history. Perhaps...

Yes.

Not sure how long it would have lasted. Clegg and Compo definitely needed someone less uptight. The series would have lasted for awhile but not as long as it did. I think for all the decrying of new and departing characters it was the one thing that kept the series fresh.

A certain influence on this song. Can't quite place it though : ) 2:02~ expletive warning

Nice Billy Joel, cover. With Weird Al Yankovic.