David W
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David W
@Loos1915
Retired, SAFC supporter and Tom Petty fan. "As sure as night turns to day, most things I worry about don't happen anyway."#SAFC
@JHCPAL Will she pass the spelk test? I fear it could be crucial.
@JHCPAL @TyneSnapper You should ask people what they called the game where one person is 'on'. They stand at lamppost and count to 30. Other players hide. When person finds someone they run back to lamppost and call it out. For those players hiding, they have to reach the lamppost first to be 'free'
@JHCPAL My Mam would use a pin to remove the skin around a spelk to remove it. It would knack!
London now has tens of thousands of bright green parakeets, spreading to new areas every year. They were never native to Britain. So how did they end up here? Most likely, they escaped or were released from captivity decades ago. Since then, they’ve adapted remarkably well to London’s parks and suburbs, helped by mild winters and abundant food. To some, they add colour and character to the city, to others, they are seen as an invasive species. Have they reached your area yet?
@JHCPAL Have always used spelk because my parents were Geordie emigres who moved down south. Met with blank looks down here. They still use skelf in Scotland so there is an ally over the Wall against the relentless march of the splinter.
