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 Wednesday, December 04, 2024

According to a reader, my investigation of the five smallest parks in Barking and Dagenham was "perhaps your most incredibly dull post".

Let's see about that.

All the buses in Barking and Dagenham in alphabetical order

86 EL1 EL3 EL2 5 499 N15 N128 N25 150 145 175 174 179 173 169 103 128 66 62 368 364 366 362 287 247 296 238

What I had for dinner on December 4th for the last 45 years

1980 roast 1981 turkey & ham pie 1982 mince 1983 roast beef 1984 chicken 1985 Christmas dinner 1986 fish and chips 1987 cottage pie 1988 turkey 1989 steak & kidney pie  1990 pie 1991 fish and chips 1992 fish and chips 1993 mince 1994 mince

1995 bacon steaks 1996 beef 1997 pie 1998 spaghetti on toast  1999 spaghetti on toast 2000 pork chops 2001 lamb steak 2002 pollo chicken 2003 sandwiches 2004 pizza 2005 mince 2006 bangers & mash 2007 tagine 2008 steak 2009 chicken

2010 mince 2011 pie 2012 pie 2013 burger 2014 cottage pie 2015 rustica pizza 2016 ragu 2017 chicken 2018 ravioli 2019 pizza 2020 fish and chips  2021 pizza 2022 pie 2023 pie 2024 tbc

The last 100 Wordle words

STAKE, CROWN, LITHE, FLUNK, KNAVE, SPOUT, MUSHY, CAMEL, FAINT, STERN, WIDEN, RERUN, OWNER, DRAWN, DEBIT, REBEL, AISLE, BRASS, HARSH, BROAD, RECUR, HONEY, BEAUT, FULLY, PRESS, SMOKE, SEVEN, TEACH, STEAM, HANDY, TORCH, THANK, FAITH, BRAIN, RIDER, CLOUD, MODEM, SHELL, WAGON, TITLE, MINER, LAGER, FLOUR, JOINT, MOMMY, CARVE, GUSTY, STAIN, PRONE, GAMUT, CORER, GRANT, HALVE, STINT, FIBER, DICEY, SPOON, SHOUT, GOOFY, BOSSY, FROWN, WREAK, SANDY, BAWDY, TUNIC, EASEL, WEIRD, SIXTH, SNOOP, BLAZE, VINYL, OCTET, TRULY, EVENT, READY, SWELL, INNER, STOIC, FLOWN, PRIMP, UVULA, TACKY, VISOR, TALLY, FRAIL, GOING, NICHE, SPINE, PEARL, JELLY, TWIST, BROWN, WITCH, SLANG, CHOCK, HIPPO, DOGMA, MAUVE, GUILE, SHAKY

My day out yesterday

I went to the V&A with BestMate. We went to the Design galleries and saw some designs. Then we went to the Furniture galleries and saw some furniture. Then we went to the Ceramics galleries and saw some ceramics. Then we went to the Glass galleries and saw some glass. Then we went to the Sculpture galleries and saw some sculpture. Then we went to the Photography galleries and saw some photographs. Then we went to the Theatre galleries and saw some theatricals. Then we went to the Jewellery gallery and saw some jewellery. Then we went to the Paintings galleries and saw some paintings. Then we went to the Silver galleries and saw some silver. Then we hunted in the cafe to find the toilets. Then we walked through the gift shop and left the building.

Characters who've appeared in The Archers just once in a calendar year

2020: Henry, Russ, Steph, Megan, Rhiannon, Alan, Bert, Martin, Kenzie, Jordan, Bernard, Siobhan
2021: Iris, Gavin, Mike, Evangeline, Lisa, Calvin, Adrian, Spencer, Michael, Jackie Weaver
2022: Den, Trevor, Solomon, Lottie, Lorraine, Roisin, Kevin
2023: Shiv, Mick, Martin, Jess, Brandon, Rylan, Bruce, Lena
2024: Shula, Usha, Mike, Martin, Kieran, Wesley, Joel

The dates on my collection of halfpenny coins



A description of the item that arrived in the post 40 years ago today

I sent off for this item. It was made in Japan. It has a Jack in the Box on it. It's heavily branded. It's just over 30cm long. It's two shades of blue on the front and white on the back. It has a monkey on it. It would float. The surface has many longitudinal grooves. It was manufactured by Wonder Co Ltd. It's very thin. It has Father Christmas on it. It's food-related. If you'd asked my fellow students they wouldn't have been at all surprised I sent off for it. It rhymes. The paint pots topple. I have used it many times. I've found a page devoted to it on the internet. I think they ran out of ideas when they got to the robots. I sent off for another one. I still have both of them.

'A' roads that cross the Greenwich Meridian

A1033, A1031, A16, A158, A155, A52, A17, A151, A47, A605, A141, A1123, A1307, A14, A428, A603, A10, A505, A414, A121, A112, A110, A1009, A406, A503, A104, A106, A12, A112, A118, A13, A1261, A102, A206, A2, A20, A205, A21, A222, A232, A25, A264, A22, A275, A272, A2029, A277, A27, A259

The first word in every book of the Bible (King James Version)

In Now And And These Now Now Now Now Now Now Then Adam And Now The Now There Blessed The The The The The How Now In The The The Now The The The The In The The | The The Forasmuch In The Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul God James Peter Simon That The The Jude The

Some of my walks to school

i) leave the house, turn right, first left, continue to the end of the road
ii) leave the house, turn right, first left, continue to the end of the road, cross with the lollipop lady, first right, take the path on the left
iii) leave the house, cross the churchyard, turn right, first left, continue to the end of the road, turn right, first left, first left, turn right, turn right, cross with the lollipop lady, turn right, first left, up the drive on the right
iv) leave the house, turn left, continue to the end of the road, take the first turning off the roundabout, take the first turning off the roundabout, sixth left, up the slope
v) leave the house, turn left, turn right, turn right, first left, continue to the end of the road, turn right, follow the path on the right, through the gate on the left

Trains from Helsinki to St Petersburg/Moscow in April 2000

	'Tolstoi'	'Repin'	'Sibelius'
Helsinki Pasila Riihimäki Lahti Kouvola Vainikkala Vyborg St Petersburg  Tver Moscow	0630 0635 0717 0750 0824 0914 1112 1317	1534 1540 1625 1704 1745 1842 2040 2242	1734 1740 1825 1904 1946 2042 2245 | 0636 0838

The ten smallest allotments in Sutton

0.03 hectares: Pylbrook Triangle
0.1 hectares: Priory Crescent
0.2 hectares: Beddington Park, Clensham Lane, Wandle Side, The Warren, Wrights Row
0.3 hectares: Cheam Court, Cheam Park Paddock, Fryston Avenue

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