What bemused you today?

[Andrew]

so glad i've decided not to upload the picture of me in my cycle lycra outfit - Mrs B is still in A&E after nearly 24 hours... 

[Graham]

so glad i've decided not to upload the picture of me in my cycle lycra outfit - Mrs B is still in A&E after nearly 24 hours... 

    I will if you will! 

[ABERS]

Careful there may be children or old ladies watching!

[Hinfrance]

There is no excuse for lycra outside of a 1980's heavy metal revival concert, and even then it's kitsch 

[ABERS]

Since the old currant bun put in an appearance today I decided I'd give the Chinese New Year a whirl. Got to Trafalgar Sq. about 12.45 and have never seen such a crowd. I've attended many events there, demos, remembrances,etc, but never seen it so crowded. Not just in the square but in the streets all around and even in Chinatown it was packed.

Lots of photographers in amongst it all, but the amusing thing were those with back packs and huge long lenses trying to move amongst people that were standing shoulder to shoulder and continually bumping into them whilst attempting to get the odd shot.

All I had was my NEX7 and a pancake lens and it was completely hopeless.

[Andrew]

Since the old currant bun put in an appearance today I decided I'd give the Chinese New Year a whirl. Got to Trafalgar Sq. about 12.45 and have never seen such a crowd. I've attended many events there, demos, remembrances,etc, but never seen it so crowded. Not just in the square but in the streets all around and even in Chinatown it was packed.

Lots of photographers in amongst it all, but the amusing thing were those with back packs and huge long lenses trying to move amongst people that were standing shoulder to shoulder and continually bumping into them whilst attempting to get the odd shot.

All I had was my NEX7 and a pancake lens and it was completely hopeless.

Yep - know what you mean Alan. I've given up going now - no real 'spirit' any more. Last time i went they had a London Bus 'dressed' up as a dragon trying to recruit people to the Met.
As Mrs B is of Chinese origin, I'll settle with the celebrations of her and her friends of many years.
Yep, they served up burgers made from horse! 

[spinner]

Weather Forecasters, dependent of who I want to believe, I'm either going to be slightly annoyed come Wed. with 5 cms. to absolutely devastated with 20 cms. Only been home from Fla. 2 wks. and I've had enough. Sympathizes to Don and his family and of course my family. I'm flying back sunday.

[donoreo]

I shovelled snow 3 times over the weekend after coming back from Mexico.  It was fine.  I see variations of 5 -10 for Toronto but possibly more elsewhere. 

[Oldboy]

Snow is better than what we are getting - rain again. 

[donoreo]

There are many who would kill for rain right now.  Winter does not bother me so I do not care.   I would never consider retiring to a warm climate.  It would not feel right. 

[Oldboy]

Spotted this in Brum today! 



Was in Brum today when I spotted this police car with a real Pigs head on the bonnet. There was a chap taking pictures with a camera phone and he carried a box with handles that's used for meat!

This is on the Dail Mail online today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552983/Lunchtime-horror-severed-pigs-head-discovered-police-van-parked-city-centre-spot-just-yards-busy-shopping-centre.html 

[Andrew]

First off - the floods etc - if the weather turns to freezing - will the Somerset Levels become the largest ice rink ever?
Sponsored Bolero to raise money for those hit hardest by the Dancing on Ice people maybe?

Next up - I'm one of those who has pre-registered on of those new gTLD's, and got an e-mail from the company involved asking for feedback on their service and how effective the new domain name had been in raising awareness in my activities profile.

What was amusing was - the domain doesn't get released until next week. When I pointed this out he apologised and said he would look into as he thought I should have been the owner of the domain by now. 5 minutes later he came back and asked why I didn't tell him I was living in the UK - as his e-mail was for American customers only.

I expect you can imagine the 'feedback' I gave him over his gaffe! 

[Andrew]

Spotted this in Brum today! 



Was in Brum today when I spotted this police car with a real Pigs head on the bonnet. There was a chap taking pictures with a camera phone and he carried a box with handles that's used for meat!

This is on the Dail Mail online today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552983/Lunchtime-horror-severed-pigs-head-discovered-police-van-parked-city-centre-spot-just-yards-busy-shopping-centre.html 

I wonder if the response would have been the same if they'd put orange or banana 'PEELs' or FUZZy felt on the front?

[jinky]

What bemused me? After people chatting in the entry thread for weather and then suddenly finding that there are now 2 chat threads and 1 empty entry thread for the weather comp. As per message you need to put your entry in the new Entry thread  Andrew as Donoreo has split the old entry thread up and named it chat and created new entry thread.
At least I know I set it up right or I`d think I was going mad 

[StephenBatey]

I was slightly bemused to discover the options I have for my pension. Specifically, the last two: a lump sum and a pension for myself, or a lump sum, a pension for myself and a widow's pension for my wife. Both offer exactly the same pension for me, but the first gives a larger lump sum and a larger widow's pension for my wife than the second (the widow's pension is obligatory, which is why it comes regardless).

I queried why anyone in their right mind would choose the second; they had to work overnight on it before coming up with the answer: actuarial tables; taking us both together, we apparently live longer taken together than we do individually - or something like that.