BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[briantrumpet]

This little baby has been converted to electric. 600 tonnes of it.

https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/mass...-excavator-converted-from-diesel-to-electric/

 

[BoldonLad]

This little baby has been converted to electric. 600 tonnes of it.

View attachment 14638

https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/mass...-excavator-converted-from-diesel-to-electric/

Is that including or excluding the battery pack?

 

[briantrumpet]

This is fun.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr71plr9953o

Two points: I wonder where all the traffic went (40k vehicles) that used it daily, or whether a proportion of it 'evaporated'.

Obviously if I paid the BBC licence fee, I'd threaten to stop because they've spelt it ^miniscule. (Easy way to remember how it's spelt is that the opposite of 'minuscule' is 'majuscule'. Nothing to do with 'mini' at all.)

 

[Pinno718]

Augustus Barclay Yaffle.

Aka Brian Trumpet.

Professor August Barclay Yaffle dontcha know.

The gaberdine. tweed, lace doilies, half rimmed spectacle and Readers Digest forum is over there guys.

 

[briantrumpet]

Professor August Barclay Yaffle dontcha know.

The gaberdine. tweed, lace doilies, half rimmed spectacle and Readers Digest forum is over there guys.

Sadly, Of the Smallfilms output, Bagpuss was the one I never 'got'. Everything else I loved. There was something very comforting about their output.

My favourite story was about The Clangers. The scripts were written out in English, then the actors used swannee whistles to 'read' the scripts out loud. But the BBC being the BBC, every script was checked by the censor for profanity etc, and they insisted the scripted line "Oh sod it, the bloody door's stuck again!" was changed, despite it being 'read' on swannee whistle.

Anyway, years later, when a toy with one of those strings that children pulled for a sound effect was licensed, that was exactly the line they used for the toy. Revenge was sweet.

 

[Pinno718]

This little baby has been converted to electric. 600 tonnes of it.

View attachment 14638

https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/mass...-excavator-converted-from-diesel-to-electric/

That's Iranian AI generated Lego.

 

[Pinno718]

C'mon, I've still got over nine weeks of forced R&R with no cycling, so give me a break!!

Did I miss your op?!

 

[Pinno718]

Not micturating on his predilections?

I had to look that one up. My we are being a bit posh wot wot.

 

[briantrumpet]

Did I miss your op?!

Apparently so. 1 April. Eight hours of it, but I'm repaired, albeit with five access holes, including the sternotomy (the 'minimally invasive' bit had to be jettisoned, thanks to my wiggly-waggly arteries). All fine, apart from residual atrial fibrillation and crap sleep routine still.

 

[AndyRM]

I had to look that one up. My we are being a bit posh wot wot.

Here it is in a sentence:


View: https://youtu.be/sxp-YPPtrxA?si=_KIdJVsK_Q8W049H

 

[Pinno718]

Apparently so. 1 April. Eight hours of it, but I'm repaired, albeit with five access holes, including the sternotomy (the 'minimally invasive' bit had to be jettisoned, thanks to my wiggly-waggly arteries). All fine, apart from residual atrial fibrillation and crap sleep routine still.

That's a relief. Even though I cannot see you, the cloud over your head has gone.
Have you tried out your sternum with the trumpet yet?
You may not want to wear your seatbelt for a little while and you can do that legally with the right bit of paper.

 

[First Aspect]

Sadly, Of the Smallfilms output, Bagpuss was the one I never 'got'. Everything else I loved. There was something very comforting about their output.

My favourite story was about The Clangers. The scripts were written out in English, then the actors used swannee whistles to 'read' the scripts out loud. But the BBC being the BBC, every script was checked by the censor for profanity etc, and they insisted the scripted line "Oh sod it, the bloody door's stuck again!" was changed, despite it being 'read' on swannee whistle.

Anyway, years later, when a toy with one of those strings that children pulled for a sound effect was licensed, that was exactly the line they used for the toy. Revenge was sweet.

Bagpuss was basically Toy Story.

 

[Pblakeney]

Bagpuss was basically Toy Story.

Belated BBC lawsuit? 😂

 

[briantrumpet]

Bagpuss was basically Toy Story.

I think it was Bagpuss him/herself that didn't appeal. Fat, lazy bugger. Plus I've never been a cat person. Sorry.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's a relief. Even though I cannot see you, the cloud over your head has gone.
Have you tried out your sternum with the trumpet yet?
You may not want to wear your seatbelt for a little while and you can do that legally with the right bit of paper.

Actually the sternum is surprisingly unpainful (like, not at all). I actually wouldn't mind if it did remind me not to put any strain on it, even if I am being extremely careful, as directed (and aware how central it is to most upper body movements). I hope the fact that I've not had any sharp pains means I'm doing OK with my limited movements.

Didn't know that about seatbelts, so on the very few journeys, it's been a cushion under the seatbelt to spread the pressure. Not that I can legally drive until the six weeks are up.

I'm not allowed to ride a bike till the end of the 12 weeks, but am wondering whether they'd be happy with my riding a recumbent trike instead: the bike ban is (I think) simply to prevent a fall and cracking the sternum open. I have to say, I'm surprised how tidy the scar is: only a couple of stitches where the drain was, the skin was superglued otherwise, and the wiring is more or less invisible.