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Oops. Sorry. Thank you. Changed it!Oh dear.
Oops. Sorry. Thank you. Changed it!Oh dear.
Sounds a bit like Humphrey the camel on the M5, which sadly is no longer there.The Elephant is much-beloved in the area. Adults say to children 'It's all right, the Elephant's still there!'
What's the story behind the sculpture? Why does the elephant have a castle on its back?Elephant coincidence -
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Here's the locally famous Peckforton Elephant and Castle sculpture which we see on our rides.
I used to visit as a child and had forgotten until @RaM reminded me and we sought it out.
The Elephant is much-beloved in the area. Adults say to children 'It's all right, the Elephant's still there!'
Today in the area we chatted with a couple of racing snakes who stopped for a breather.
Here's the coincidence;
I mentioned the Elephant as we were close by and cyclists love a photo with a landmark.
They were delighted, especially one who said he is from Coventry whose city crest features an elephant and castle. He was amazed and couldn't wait to get a photo with this one.
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@Trevp666 answered that on the 'cycling thread, here you go.What's the story behind the sculpture? Why does the elephant have a castle on its back?
It dates back to the time when few people could read so traders would use a pictorial representation of their wares.
The Worshipful Company of Cutlers were makers of (mainly) swords, knives and other bladed instruments which had a heavy ivory handle.
The 'elephant and castle' appeared on their coat of arms.
https://www.cutlerslondon.co.uk/company/history/#coat-of-arms
Apparently Humphrey needed some TLC and has been returned to his previous position after a wash and brush-up.Sounds a bit like Humphrey the camel on the M5, which sadly is no longer there.
Please, ma'am, what the &%#!* are racing snakes?!!?Today in the area we chatted with a couple of racing snakes who stopped for a breather.
Sorry.Please, ma'am, what the &%#!* are racing snakes?!!?
Will all you people over there pleasssse sssstart sssspeaking Englissssh?
<sob> I just don't understand your language.
This is the Junior Medic, who just loves cycling hilly routes. He doesn't get it from me!When you're out on your bike, puffing up a hill, thinking 'Whose idea was this then?' the person who overtakes you with a cheery 'Hello there!' and disappears over the hill is always built like a racing snake.
It's exercise, addictive innit. Where we live there are mostly gradients rather than hills and cyclists come from hillier areas to enjoy getting speed up on long stretches of our quiet flat lanes.This is the Junior Medic, who just loves cycling hilly routes. He doesn't get it from me!
All races at the 200-year-old Cholmondeley Castle start by launching into an open-water swim in Deer Park Mere Lake, transitioning on to a bike route that circumnavigates Bickerton Hill, which is the southern most tip of the Peckforton Hlls. There will be one cycle lap for the Super Sprint and two laps for both the Sprint Plus and Olympic distances.
Yup, I can fully believe he did. Him and his wigs.IIRC Terry Wogan coined the phrase 'Racing Snake'.
Two people have been injured in a large fire at Elephant and Castle in south London that involved an explosion under railway arches.
Plumes of thick black smoke were seen billowing from the arches near Elephant and Castle train station, prompting a warning to the public nearby to close all doors and windows. Video also emerged showing people running for cover after an explosion in one of the arches.
A police officer and a member of the public were treated for smoke inhalation in a blaze that took more two hours to control.
Much as did its former famously rotund Member of Parliament.it reached out to touch Rochdale!
The two bags weighed exactly the same though, not nearly the same. If we're talking about grammes that's certainly a coincidence.I think you'll find that the apples are supplied in to Tesco as already 'graded' items.
Having worked at the Tesco Head Office in the past I know that suppliers deal in seriously bulk quantities and as such it is much more productive for a supplier to measure and weigh every single item automatically and sort it accordingly so that further down the line they can know exactly what they are either packaging up (weight-wise for pre-packed items) or selling loose.
Next time you go shopping and you are in a similar situation see if you can make 2 bags of 4 that DON'T weight the same! That would probably be a more difficult thing to do.
Are the individual fillets each 125g (to follow your example), or do they mix large and small ones to get four as close to 500g as possible? There are some packing machines that can do that, I think that's why I sometimes get three decent sized potatoes and a tiddler.You'd be surprised how accurately the produce gets weighed by the supplier!
As an indication, check the meat that is prepacked in labelled packs that have a weight eg 500g.
How do they do it that 4 chicken breast fillets are exactly that weight? Repeatedly?
Mmmmmmmm.........froth.....boiling white froth
How do they do it that 4 chicken breast fillets are exactly that weight? Repeatedly?
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