The Off Topic Topic

[Grey Fox]

hehe.

[Syt]

Anyone familiar with https://www.militaryfactory.com/ ?

How does it rate as a reference?

[Barrister]

I hate Halloween and it annoys me when Europeans celebrate this American import.

Especially since its supplanting the far superior guy fawkes

The study book for the Life in the UK test found it important to emphasise that Halloween is NOT an American tradition but something deeply seated in ancient (British) pagan traditions.

My our Spanish student just LOVED Halloween.  She said she'd wanted to go trick-or-treating since she was about 5.

I asked her how she came to even know about it.  She said through Youtube videos.  At one point as a kid she watched a whole bunch of trick-or-treating videos.  She repeatedly pestered her parents to take her trick-or-treating: said parents of course had to say "we don't do that here".

So while 16 is a trifle old for it, she made her own costume (she went as Coraline), and went out with our kids.  And loved it.  Had a big grin.

[grumbler]

Anyone familiar with https://www.militaryfactory.com/ ?

How does it rate as a reference?

It's kind of a generic reference with anonymous writing and no citations, so not very authoritative, but better than Wikipedia from a completeness standpoint.  The writers seem to be able to separate wheat from chaff.  So, I'd rate it as useful but not the final word.  NavWeaps is better but more limited in coverage, especially for the latest stuff.

[Admiral Yi]

A 7 year old trick or treater caught a stray bullet and died, I think in Chicago.

[Syt]

Anyone familiar with https://www.militaryfactory.com/ ?

How does it rate as a reference?

It's kind of a generic reference with anonymous writing and no citations, so not very authoritative, but better than Wikipedia from a completeness standpoint.  The writers seem to be able to separate wheat from chaff.  So, I'd rate it as useful but not the final word.  NavWeaps is better but more limited in coverage, especially for the latest stuff.

Thanks 

[Syt]

1951: self service shopping comes to the UK - short report from the newsreels:
https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1190614536216182784?s=20

I don't think it'll catch on.

[Josquius]

1951: self service shopping comes to the UK - short report from the newsreels:
https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1190614536216182784?s=20

I don't think it'll catch on.

When you think about it and look at modern news reports on the death of the high Street et al... It really was just a bit of a fad

[Admiral Yi]

Don't forget to FALL BACK.

[Syt]

Already did that last week.

[Josquius]

Don't forget to FALL BACK.

[Razgovory]

Don't forget to FALL BACK.

Daylight savings thing.

[Admiral Yi]

First weekend after Halloween and the giant turkeys are already out.

[Josquius]

You guys are lucky to have thanksgiving as a fire break I guess. Be thankful.
It's Xmas already here

[KRonn]

First weekend after Halloween and the giant turkeys are already out.

Last week when I came home from work at noon, I had a dozen wild turkeys lounging around in my backyard! I got some pics from the kitchen window, even walked up closer to them for some pics. Then after a while I herded them out of my yard as I didn't want all their droppings in the yard. Just walked towards them and they slowly moved off. Then I went around with a shovel to pick up all the crap. Was glad I shooed them off else I would have had a bigger mess.