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[rangenoresources] 10/5/2019 16:10

Celticheart07 - who are you talking to as difficult to work out who you are replying to?Celticheart07 - why do you not use the reply button?Celticheart07 - I am talking to youLook forward to your response

[celticheart07] 10/5/2019 15:21

"He had a little man as a sub-ordinate" a bit like you then Oma :)

[nas_daq] 10/5/2019 14:48

RnR

Does he have a massive ego and is a serial loser?

[rangenoresources] 10/5/2019 14:33

Nas - That's the one. He had a little man as a sub-ordinate who Ricky Gervais gave him as a sort of pet

[celticheart07] 10/5/2019 14:20

Who cares!

[lewisyfawr] 10/5/2019 13:45

No idea why nas and ron are talking to each other about absolute nonsense. Clearly they get something from it.

[nas_daq] 10/5/2019 10:19

I haven’t seen it .....but is he fat, short, bald and broke too?

[rangenoresources] 10/5/2019 09:43

Nas - it's the same when they are abroadHave you seen that tv show with Karl Pilkington "An idiot abroad"Typical Welsh

[nas_daq] 10/5/2019 09:05

RnR

I’m sure the majority of visitors don’t go by choice, especially if the locals are representative of the trolls on here......

[rangenoresources] 10/5/2019 08:58

Nas - plenty of seagulls to go around it seems. It a bit poor though to say it’s fishcakes!!

If I ever have the misfortune of going to Wales I think in future I will take my own food

[nas_daq] 10/5/2019 08:32

RnR

Is this what the 2 trolls have had to resort to, to help ends meet?
I do hope they aren’t trying to serve this, as food, to paying customers......however it wouldn’t surprise me as they sound quite desperate....and those gambling losses aren’t going to pay themselves......

[lewisyfawr] 10/5/2019 08:04

Good morning, friends. Looks like a few days of warmish, sunny weather. Collecting trollies is best job in world at moment.
Oil well over $62 a barrel and hammering up. Good news for business review currently.
No sign of RNS yet, still in suspenders.

[rangenoresources] 09/5/2019 22:53

You can see why the Welsh are eating seagull pie

“We invited them in and they have found their niche."

These are the damning words of one of the UK's leading ornithologists on Cardiff's runaway seagull problem.


Many people in the city take it for granted that their bin bags will be torn open once a week or that flocks of gulls will wait by school playgrounds waiting for the daily feast as the children go back into school after break.

People see it as standard that they are woken up at 4am during the summer by squawking gulls with webbed feet pounding on house roofs.

But this problem has not always been here. However, it is getting worse.

According to gull expert Peter Rock, Cardiff has the largest population in the Severn Estuary with the latest data putting the count at over 3,000 breeding pairs.

"It is the largest gull colony in the Severn Estuary with 3,150 pairs," he said.

It is the largest in the region and maybe the largest in the UK. If it is the largest in the UK it is the largest in the world."

This data comes from scientific surveys but people in the city are also seeing the increase in their day to day lives.

Mike Moreland lives in Whitchurch, close to the Gablfa flyover.

He said: "I have seen a massive increase in the population over the last 10 years.

"Close to where I live, they nest on the roofs of the student residents building. The constant noise is terrible, especially during nesting season, it starts at about 3am and continues until midnight.

"Also, when the chicks have hatched they are very aggressive towards people and pets.

"I have seen a massive decrease of smaller birds to a point where I never see any in the garden now. I am very concerned about the health implications as they defecate everywhere and the constant noise is interrupting sleep all the time."

Mike Vernon, who lives on Wordsworth Avenue off Newport Road, has actually had them come into his house.

"We used to have them nesting on our chimney and laying eggs between the pots," said Mike.

"When the chicks reach a certain size they start exploring and in some cases fall, slide down the pitched roof and crash land on the ground, usually killing them.

"In two instances we’ve had live chicks fall down the chimney landing in the room with a great puff of soot and dust like a pantomime genie.

"In each instance we put them outside in the garden which meant that for a couple of weeks we couldn’t go out without being dive bombed by the adult birds.

"After the second incident we had the top of the chimney spiked which worked for a couple of years until they managed to pull some of it off and we had to get the contractor back to reinforce it.

"Apparently the same birds will come inland every year to roost in the same location and take some persuading to move on, usually to the next available chimney. Also the same pair aren’t aware that the food waste is no longer in plastic bags so they rip apart any bags that are put out just in case."

[rangenoresources] 09/5/2019 22:44

Is this the ego’s stage name?

“As part of our Magical Half term we are delighted that Simon Sparkles will be joining us in the Pavilion for two magic shows following on from Magic School. These fun packed interactive family shoes will feature surprises, comedy, puppetry and of course plenty of amazing funny magic.”

[skinwalker] 09/5/2019 22:05

What? Survive in Wales? I don't.

[celticheart07] 09/5/2019 22:03

It’s a miracle you do

[skinwalker] 09/5/2019 22:00

RnR
its a minor miracle that any gulls survive in Wales

[celticheart07] 09/5/2019 21:53

Totally wrong on so many levels skin but hey why spoil a good story with facts

[rangenoresources] 09/5/2019 21:52

I see the Welsh are using seagull eggs again!!


Cawl bara lawr is popular with the coastal folk of Wales for more reasons than just ingredient availability- it’s creamy, hearty texture bolsters one up on cold, blustery, winter days. Though perhaps not the prettiest soup to grace our tables, the complexity of flavor was certainly surprising. The saltiness of the laver is well-balanced by the sweetness of the parsnips (always sweeter after the first frost!). As for the “gull’s egg”, we settled for quail. May is gull egg season, and they are even harder to come by here in the US than they are in the UK. Nonetheless, the addition of a fried egg to our hearty breakfast added the protein the soup lacked.

Our modern seaweed egg drop soup is a bit of a stretch from what is described in the book. However, it is a wonderful combination of flavors and textures. The soup is surprisingly hearty, the mushrooms, seaweed and egg combining to make a dish substantial enough to be a meal in itself. Low in calories and effort and high in nutrients, this is a winter time must!



Traditional Cawl Bara Lawr


Ingredients:

1 stick butter (8 Tablespoons)
30g laver
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
4 medium parsnips (or two large), chopped
5 cups lamb stock (or beef stock!)
salt and pepper
1 gull egg (or quail, chicken, or duck egg)
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, and add parsnips and carrots. Cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are beginning to brown. Pour stock and laver into the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables have gone soft. Using a sieve (if you have godly patience) or a blender, liquidise the soup and serve.

Fry the egg to your preference, we’ve chosen sunny side up.

Modern Egg Drop Seaweed Soup
Ingredients:

6 shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
6 cups vegetable stock
1/3 cup dried wakame seaweed
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, quartered and sliced thin
scallion greens to garnish
pepper to taste
1 egg, beaten
Soak seaweed in warm water for 10 minutes. Change the water and soak for another 10 minutes.
In a saucepan, sweat the mushrooms, garlic and onions together until they are tender. Add vegetable stock and wakame and bring to a strong simmer. Using a fork, drizzle the beaten egg into the soup. Mix thoroughly, remove from heat, and serve.

[lewisyfawr] 09/5/2019 16:41

As if you have got any comrades, dodge. Even Stephen Yaxley-Peterborough (bestie?) doesn't shout at you. And no one else understands a word you write or say. But be happy.

[dodge_city] 09/5/2019 14:46

I have been reliably informed by some of my Russian comrades in Moscow today that Putin is planning on killing us all.

[rangenoresources] 09/5/2019 13:56

WTI down 1%Aminex down 3%49 days to party timeWhat is not to like?

[dodge_city] 09/5/2019 12:37

Greetings from Red Square.