Bell's Banter 2022

[GORDON STREETER]

I notice that some of the manufacturers have seen sense
BMW and Toyota agreed to deepen a partnership agreed last year, co-operating on hydrogen fuel cells, vehicle electrification, lightweight materials and a future sports car. The German and Japanese carmakers made the announcement on Friday in Munich after signing an agreement on what they described as a “long-term, strategic collaboration”

[GORDON STREETER]

A nice "warm" day, I think I might just pop up to that racing circuit up the road to me in the UK ! If it was the Almeria one in Spain it would be about 50c !
Perhaps I'll take a jumper then just to be Shure

[Peter Mallett]

Indeed, John Kettley was on TV this morning explaining the the current weather is not that bad really and that 1976 drought was far worse than now. Especially as we had less population then. But hey ho, apparently this heat will be killing of millions of brits.

[chunterer]

76 temps were a tad lower but went on a lot longer.
I wonder if all these drying up lakes around the world have revealed any lost racing cars?!

[piekey]

Originally Posted by chunterer

76 temps were a tad lower but went on a lot longer.
I wonder if all these drying up lakes around the world have revealed any lost racing cars?!

And bodies .?

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by piekey

And bodies .?

Hopefully none

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Hopefully none

They've found a few in a dried-up lake in California, including a body in a barrel.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by chunterer

76 temps were a tad lower but went on a lot longer.
I wonder if all these drying up lakes around the world have revealed any lost racing cars?!

I wonder whether some more cars might appear at Brocket Hall; I don't think that all the missing vehicles were found?

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

They've found a few in a dried-up lake in California, including a body in a barrel.

Several cars/bodies/guns have been found in Lake Mead (behind the Hoover dam) as it slowly gets lower and lower over the years.
I water skied on it back in the 80s when it was huge, but now it's like a duck pond in comparison.

[delta]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Several cars/bodies/guns have been found in Lake Mead (behind the Hoover dam) as it slowly gets lower and lower over the years.
I water skied on it back in the 80s when it was huge, but now it's like a duck pond in comparison.

I tried water skiing once.I went one evening with a load of girls. I was rubbish and could not get up on the skies. I was so determined to try I ended up skiing under the water.It was so funny and I had a great evening. Never got invited back. Still happy days.I really want to have a go at kite surfing but now not far off 70 guess I have left it a bit late.

[Peter Mallett]

I wanted to go water skiing but I couldn't find a lake with a hill.

[Gerard C]

Seing what you can do on a bike, delta, no worry about kite surfing. It is said less demanding than wind surfing and at least you can fly…

Peter may be you could find a slopy lake in Scotland?

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by delta

I tried water skiing once.I went one evening with a load of girls. I was rubbish and could not get up on the skies. I was so determined to try I ended up skiing under the water.It was so funny and I had a great evening. Never got invited back. Still happy days.I really want to have a go at kite surfing but now not far off 70 guess I have left it a bit late.

Iain they do kite surfing out the front of our place in Mojacar, in fact Osaïa Reding the Spanish Champion/ World Runner-up Kiteboarder lives down here and she gives tuition.
This happens most days on our local beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf_Egce-tG0&t
If you blink at 3.24/3.25 you will miss my other half taking a picture of one of them

[grantp]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Over here the French have all been bereft at being unable to buy Dijon mustard. This was apparently due to a lack of supply of mustard grains from Canada - not Dijon!

Personally I cannot stand the stuff & have happily been able to buy good old Colman's.

OK, what am I bid?

Picked up the very last jar of Brand Name Dijon Mustard on the shelf at Tesco a couple of days ago.

What would it be worth en France?

Ah well, the phone pic likes to present landscape mode. Click to see the full inglorious result.

[justracing]

It's the French dark mustard I'm having trouble finding

[Peter Mallett]

Zut alors!

[Gerard C]

Sacrebleu, the expiry date have passed for several centuries. Give it to a neighbour or you mother in law! She'll know what to do with…

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Sacrebleu, the expiry date have passed for several centuries. Give it to a neighbour or you mother in law! She'll know what to do with…

Did it come from your stash, Gerard?

[Gerard C]

No John, not this one but it could have been. Looking at the picture I was wondering if its the original recipe or if its adapted to the brit market. All in all its a good brand better than Amora for instance. Just my taste.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

No John, not this one but it could have been. Looking at the picture I was wondering if its the original recipe or if its adapted to the brit market. All in all its a good brand better than Amora for instance. Just my taste.

Ah, but Colman's is miles better than any of them.

Amora does make the best picalili though, better than any of the British brands & it is even called 'Old English'.

[S griffin]

I used to like Mustard, until I had to swallow it....

[Peter Mallett]

I'm told there are a lot of things like that.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

No John, not this one but it could have been. Looking at the picture I was wondering if its the original recipe or if its adapted to the brit market. All in all its a good brand better than Amora for instance. Just my taste.

It seems it is a Unilever Brand.

Ingredients: Water, Mustard seeds, spirit vinegar, salt, citric acid, preservative (Potassium Metabisulphite).

The labels are in English and Greek with the Greek and Cypriot Unilever offices being mentioned.

So once again a global brand selling water at a large profit!

Still, at least I don't have to slum it anymore with the Truffle-infused version I have in the larder.

No indication on the labels advising where it is made so presumably, being most heavily Maille branded, it is sourced from the traditional factory.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

No John, not this one but it could have been. Looking at the picture I was wondering if its the original recipe or if its adapted to the brit market. All in all its a good brand better than Amora for instance. Just my taste.

I notice the Unilever France HQ happens to be in your part of the world, Gerard...

I was shopping in Leclerc's earlier so had a look at all the empty shelves where the mustard used to be & spotted they had just three jars of Maille 'Moutarde a l'Ancienne'. It looked a bit more interesting than the regular Dijon stuff, so I bought a jar to try.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

I'm told there are a lot of things like that.

Dont tell me about…


Yes John, I use moutarde a l'ancienne too, you wont be disappointed with it. In our supermarkets you cant buy more than one or may be two bottle of any oil atm. Ma grand mère disait a la guerre comme a la guerre!