Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Trivia and trivial is relative. Two gents one in a wheel chair asked for Coffee food suggestion yesterday. Brief chat re being flat out, wheelchair. Crutches- mad bike rider with Crutches....

He and his mate took both coffee and food tips. He may or may not walk again.

My leg tibia is likely broken- stress fracture two weeks ago while running.

Relatively speaking I am so bloody lucky comparatively. Trivial choice may be rip the expensive titanium rod out of my tibia and patch up bone graft or just walk and not do my sick hobby of long distance running ever again[bawl]

PS happily saw a very cool physiologist for a while. No shame in that at all. Getting help if needed is HELPFUL[thumbsupbig] Ignoring big issues is not cool ever.

Thank you Tins. Legendary Sir

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Trivia and trivial is relative. Two gents one in a wheel chair asked for Coffee food suggestion yesterday. Brief chat re being flat out, wheelchair. Crutches- mad bike rider with Crutches....

He and his mate took both coffee and food tips. He may or may not walk again.

My leg tibia is likely broken- stress fracture two weeks ago while running.

Relatively speaking I am so bloody lucky comparatively. Trivial choice may be rip the expensive titanium rod out of my tibia and patch up bone graft or just walk and not do my sick hobby of long distance running ever again[bawl]

PS happily saw a very cool physiologist for a while. No shame in that at all. Getting help if needed is HELPFUL[thumbsupbig] Ignoring big issues is not cool ever.

Thank you Tins. Legendary Sir

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He and his mate took both coffee and food tips. He may or may not walk again.

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Bloody hell J1, the Practice Coffee isn't that bad is it?[bigrolf]




Told you not to Jog again for 20 years. Titanium ain't cheap you know?

Massive thanks to you all

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Bloody hell J1, the Practice Coffee isn't that bad is it?[bigrolf]




Told you not to Jog again for 20 years. Titanium ain't cheap you know?

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They may rip the rod in my tibia out- a Possibility now. I will seek tips on what to make it into[thumbsupbig] Fishing rod??

Still planning 100 + marathons. Only 82 to get there[bigwhistle]

Ramming wharves in Hobart- Nuclear armed pom on a reef in QLD that had to be put on a ship to be taken back to England for repairs[bigwhistle]

This skipper will have a red face in front of most sailors I suspect[biggrin]

Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground while turning in the narrow channel, vessel tracking sites show.


Several tug boats were deployed to help shift the 59m (194ft) wide vessel, the Ever Given, which has been causing a build-up of shipping traffic.

Egypt'''s Suez Canal blocked by large container ship - BBC News

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Ramming wharves in Hobart- Nuclear armed pom on a reef in QLD that had to be put on a ship to be taken back to England for repairs[bigwhistle]

This skipper will have a red face in front of most sailors I suspect[biggrin]

Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground while turning in the narrow channel, vessel tracking sites show.


Several tug boats were deployed to help shift the 59m (194ft) wide vessel, the Ever Given, which has been causing a build-up of shipping traffic.

Egypt'''s Suez Canal blocked by large container ship - BBC News

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Control Kiosk. "Come in Ever Given, your time is up
Possible extra charge for not returning on time is 20 Million $ per hour."


Marvelous what a puff of Wind can do to a Container Ship. Presumably.


Capt. to Helmsman/person. "Bloody hell Sinbad couldn't you see the ripples on the water? Boss is going to kick our arses now & deduct our wages".

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Nuclear armed pom on a reef in QLD that had to be put on a ship to be taken back to England for repairs[bigwhistle]

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Was that the RN ship that grounded in the Pacific, HMS Nottingham or summat?


Yeah it was.

I see your lot got a mention J1

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They may rip the rod in my tibia out- a Possibility now. I will seek tips on what to make it into[thumbsupbig] Fishing rod??

Still planning 100 + marathons. Only 82 to get there[bigwhistle]

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If it is of the right size it could become a new set of Gudgeon Pins for some one with a spare bit of cash.[bighmmm]

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Ramming wharves in Hobart- Nuclear armed pom on a reef in QLD that had to be put on a ship to be taken back to England for repairs[bigwhistle]

This skipper will have a red face in front of most sailors I suspect[biggrin]

Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground while turning in the narrow channel, vessel tracking sites show.


Several tug boats were deployed to help shift the 59m (194ft) wide vessel, the Ever Given, which has been causing a build-up of shipping traffic.

Egypt'''s Suez Canal blocked by large container ship - BBC News

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"Quick, turn around, we should've tuned left coming out of Algiers."

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Ramming wharves in Hobart- Nuclear armed pom on a reef in QLD that had to be put on a ship to be taken back to England for repairs[bigwhistle]

This skipper will have a red face in front of most sailors I suspect[biggrin]

Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground while turning in the narrow channel, vessel tracking sites show.


Several tug boats were deployed to help shift the 59m (194ft) wide vessel, the Ever Given, which has been causing a build-up of shipping traffic.

Egypt'''s Suez Canal blocked by large container ship - BBC News

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I knew I should have turned left at Albuquerque.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

"Quick, turn around, we should've tuned left coming out of Algiers."

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Bugger. The rock that "killed" HMS Nottingham has a "sister" rock (Rockall) off North Western Scotland in the Atlantic although much larger.

For those who read The Cruel Sea it was a huge granite rock just sitting out of the sea where Saltash patrolled for a few days waiting for surrendered U boats to arrive. She patrolled in an area of 5 Miles by 5 Miles around the rock of Rockall until one bobbed up & played silly buggers with Saltash, until Ericson ordered a 4" round to be put over the Conning Tower & that smartened their ideas up.

I had wondered whether it was a fictitious location to fit Nicholas Montserrat's story line but found it actually exists.

So if you can be arsed Google ROCKALL. Lots of images


Oh alright then.Rockall - Wikipedia