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by basil6345789
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Finishing above Forest
Replies: 15
Views: 2026

Re: Finishing above Forest

Unfortunately cock-ups, mistakes, blunders, etc seem to be systemic and not just the odd one-off. I don't understan it.
by basil6345789
Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs brighton.
Replies: 429
Views: 7407

Re: Burnley vs brighton.

Buggers Muddle Part II
by basil6345789
Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley Potholes
Replies: 3
Views: 652

Burnley Potholes

On news today that millions of pounds have been given to Lancashire County Council to tackle potholes but Burnley is one of 3 areas out of 12 getting nowt!
by basil6345789
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
Replies: 349
Views: 15454

Re: I’m so sick of Kompany

It's a Muldoon's Picnic
by basil6345789
Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many goals do we concede just before half time
Replies: 33
Views: 1566

Re: How many goals do we concede just before half time

Oops! They should be quite clear there's a time and a place - under challenge = launch it!
by basil6345789
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Turd Island
Replies: 53
Views: 3491

Re: Turd Island

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:41 am
Immigrants are to blame. I knew we'd get there in the end.
Your words, not mine. It's all these boomers having the cheek to live and deposit teerds into the sewers.
by basil6345789
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SD in bother
Replies: 57
Views: 5503

Re: SD in bother

StayingDown4Ever wrote:
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:31 pm
So he assaulted him?
Oh dear
by basil6345789
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Turd Island
Replies: 53
Views: 3491

Re: Turd Island

Not really. It's called capitalism. You may be someone who puts his hard earned cash into a non-profit organisation and doesn't expect any returns or interest but most people expect a return on their investment and this is what happened to the privatised utility companies. If you take time to read ...
by basil6345789
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 86
Views: 3687

Re: Passport problems

I booked a non refundable £2k holiday yesterday, to leave on Saturday for the EU. Today, after seeing the BBC website, never having heard the 10 year rule, I checked my passport and despite having plenty of time left it was 10 years and 3 months since issue. I then checked the Urgent 1 Day passport...
by basil6345789
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 86
Views: 3687

Re: Passport problems

fidelcastro wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:24 pm
But yet when the St. George's flag on a football shirt was blue, people were up in arms.

It's so confusing.
Eh?
by basil6345789
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 86
Views: 3687

Re: Passport problems

AmbleClaret wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:57 pm
Another Brexit benefit,they keep coming.
Brussels keeps behaving like a bitter divorced woman
by basil6345789
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vibram Shoes?
Replies: 41
Views: 2010

Re: Vibram Shoes?

Were Italian then
by basil6345789
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vibram Shoes?
Replies: 41
Views: 2010

Re: Vibram Shoes?

Vibram soles are as good as it gets. Had them on a pair of Karrimor walking boots. Lasted years and still hardly any wear
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
Replies: 94
Views: 5562

Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?

ecc wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:02 pm
County
The original Magpies
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Folk singers.
Replies: 70
Views: 3149

Re: Folk singers.

The Pendle Folk were good back in the day; featuring Roger Westbrook and Christine Bentley
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Yellow Cards
Replies: 24
Views: 1335

Re: Yellow Cards

Thinking back to yesterday’s winner for Man Utd. Should a player who celebrates a goal by whipping his shirt off for a few seconds be given a yellow and as we saw yesterday then potentially sent off. He didn’t foul anyone or swear at the ref. It seems that yellow cards are thrown around so easy the...
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thomas Frank
Replies: 27
Views: 2773

Re: Thomas Frank

Frank did a fine job in sorting out his team after the sending off. Fine management and no bullshit either. Top man!
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who says we can't win anything
Replies: 5
Views: 964

Re: Who says we can't win anything

All Fofana needed to do was use his left peg
by basil6345789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Folk singers.
Replies: 70
Views: 3149

Re: Folk singers.

Benny Hill made one or two
by basil6345789
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD
Replies: 446
Views: 12042

Re: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD

Olive Oyl runnin' 't line
by basil6345789
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights
Replies: 182
Views: 14629

Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Masterplan! So all this chaos is intentional? Vibrancy means nowt. Anyway, we've now transferred our shopping visits to Todmorden.
by basil6345789
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights
Replies: 182
Views: 14629

Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Seems like all these issues are being highlighted again and again but nobody is even acknowledging this, let alone taking action to remedy them.
by basil6345789
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights
Replies: 182
Views: 14629

Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Seems like all these issues are being highlighted again and again but nobody is even acknowledging this, let alone taking action to remedy them.
by basil6345789
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Assisted dying
Replies: 77
Views: 2782

Re: Assisted dying

Someone will make loads of money out of this
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Car Park Apps
Replies: 21
Views: 1314

Car Park Apps

No doubt using an app will soon be the only way to park. Anybody using this method already and is there one which can be used anywhere, please? Thanks.
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lyle Foster
Replies: 44
Views: 4625

Re: Lyle Foster

"Injured, it said
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mullards Kids Christmas Party
Replies: 17
Views: 1663

Re: Mullards Kids Christmas Party

I knew her very well and also her then in-laws, Ronnie and Doreen - she also worked there.
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mullards Kids Christmas Party
Replies: 17
Views: 1663

Re: Mullards Kids Christmas Party

mullards at simonstone made cathode ray tubes and colour guns. i'm not sure if they made valves. my mum was a shop steward there for many a year and i used to love those parties. you used to get a gift and i remember one year getting a tool box! when i went they were held in padiham but i can't qui...
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mullards Kids Christmas Party
Replies: 17
Views: 1663

Re: Mullards Kids Christmas Party

They did some of the valve assembly at Simonstone, which was one of a number of Feeder Factories for the Blackburn site. I worked at both.
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kick off after a goal.
Replies: 16
Views: 1984

Re: Kick off after a goal.

Nice info. In my time the rules were that after a goal was scored the possesson of the ball went to the conceding side, sometimes to the frustration of the scorers if they were still behind. Don't know if that's still the case but there's always a scrap over the ball. Just checked and it's covered ...
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shearer ...
Replies: 52
Views: 4157

Re: Shearer ...

The Captain should always be the Centre Half, who should make sure that his lads always "mark their man".
by basil6345789
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kick off after a goal.
Replies: 16
Views: 1984

Re: Kick off after a goal.

Originally (as there was no netting) after a goal was scored it was a race to retrieve the ball with the first person to jump on it getting to restart the game for their team anywhere from within their own half of the pitch. In the mid 19th centaury Montague Bertie (Earl of Abingdon) didn't think t...
by basil6345789
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 28025

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

Can we get some Blacklaw videos to show him?
by basil6345789
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mullards Kids Christmas Party
Replies: 17
Views: 1663

Re: Mullards Kids Christmas Party

The venue changed - I remember one taking place at Burnley Municipal College, in the Refectory
by basil6345789
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackburn......
Replies: 212
Views: 20350

Re: Blackburn......

He must feel like he was flogging a dead horse
by basil6345789
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blue card
Replies: 37
Views: 2246

Re: Blue card

Stop a certain goal in return for a 10 minute break - no brainer!
by basil6345789
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Maxime Esteve
Replies: 51
Views: 5322

Re: Maxime Esteve

FCBurnley wrote:
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:22 pm
Thought he had a very good half. Looked strong and physical which we need but he will have to be careful at Liverpool. Easy to pick up a red card against the cheating scousers
Foster will upset Van Dyke
by basil6345789
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 1
Views: 934

Foster

Well worth his shop
by basil6345789
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fofana song
Replies: 23
Views: 2276

Re: Fofana song

Ronnie Barker style. ....f,f,f,f,f,f,fofana
by basil6345789
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roofer Recommendation
Replies: 9
Views: 603

Re: Roofer Recommendation

Paul Harrison, Colne 07812647811
by basil6345789
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)
Replies: 19
Views: 1539

Re: The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)

No interest, sorry!
by basil6345789
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley Badge Tattoo
Replies: 24
Views: 1867

Re: Burnley Badge Tattoo

Well - I have threatened my Wife over getting a tattoo for years, and on New Years Day I committed to this being the year. She remains dubious I have it in me to actually follow through, which has actually made me more determined to stop procrastinating and get it done. I intend to get it at the to...
by basil6345789
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Water meter
Replies: 57
Views: 2458

Re: Water meter

lakedistrictclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:00 pm
My water bill has halved since I had one installed.
Same here
by basil6345789
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Conscription
Replies: 132
Views: 6679

Re: Conscription

I'd join The Home Guard, like my Grandfather did during WW2 (he fought in WW1). He guarded The Clock Face - I'd do my bit guarding The Boot.
by basil6345789
Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No sign of Culvert work being completed
Replies: 158
Views: 18283

Re: No sign of Culvert work being completed

I've repeatedly asked our MP to get involved (everytime his facebook post lands) but he seems not to want to know. The Opposition candidate ditto.
by basil6345789
Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Horrible flu going round
Replies: 62
Views: 5030

Re: Horrible flu going round

Thanks again, China, good on you!
by basil6345789
Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online banking using a smartphone…
Replies: 90
Views: 4566

Re: Online banking using a smartphone…

Is it any less safe to use your UK debit card in, say, Portugal?l