Picture(s) of the day....

[mickthemaverick]

A truly lovely car which is selling today so I thought it fitted POTD especially as it does present such a pleasing image:

BFTW

Full details here.

[mickthemaverick]

Not a picture anyone wants to post but it is today's and topical!!

[Hell Razor5543]

Bugger. However, might I suggest you cover up the QR code? There are some people who are looking for 'public' tests to then either claim positive (so they can then get time off) or negative (for other reasons) results.

[mickthemaverick]

Good thinking James, I have added an extra drop pit!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

I see you have been consulting the new highway code stuff, so hopefully a mild case Mick.

Here's a puzzler of the day for POTD. Came across this little but important snippet of interest today. My memory of the place where it is was from 1971 ish catching Pollack from the harbour, and the B&B owner cooked them up for breakfast the next day

Whatsthisthen? and Whats the location?

Regards Neil

[bobins]

I'm guessing that'll be a tide recorder, and it's location is........ by the seaside, by the sea

[mickthemaverick]

I see you have been consulting the new highway code stuff, so hopefully a mild case Mick.

Regards Neil

So far it does seem to be ok but not in the mood for digging so I'll just have a punt at some sort of seismograph!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

I'm guessing that'll be a tide recorder, and it's location is........ by the seaside, by the sea

It is indeed. Down at Newlyn in Cornwall, ....The Cornish Hut that gave rise to sea level benchmark.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56935097

It was measurements made in the hut, and completed on 30 April 1921, that established mean sea level.

And it's this surface, known as Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN), that became the reference against which all other elevations were compared.

Every hill, mountain and building in Britain could be described as being so many feet above the Cornish benchmark.

Tidal observatory, Newlyn for SW4628
The building beside the lighthouse at the end of Newlyn's south pier is the tidal observatory. It was here that UK sea level was defined, and it houses the UK's fundamental benchmark - a brass bolt from which every other benchmark, and hence other heights above sea level are measured.

Geograph Stamped Image

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Big clear full moon tonight, first full moon of 2022

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Previously...
Threads easy to contribute to Number 1 How Many miles in the month
Threads easy to contribute to Number 2: Nice places to stop off at
Threads easy to contribute to Number 3: Whatsthisthen

"and the next one please" (acknowledgement to Michael Miles "Take your pick" 1960's ish)
Threads easy to contribute to Number 4: 'Fingerpost' Direction Signs

Started off by our own CitroJIm

Nice they appear across the country and usually with the old historic county names, in many Counties across the country. Some areas like the region of Cumbria to the west of Carlisle carry many such items in a "land that time forgot" way, being areas of the country less well travelled. It appears that East Lothian to the left hand side of the A1 (travelling in the Edinburgh Direction) is a rich area for the literal fingerpost sign with the hand and pointing finger.
LOads of examples on Geograph...

Geograph stamped image

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Threads easy to contribute to Number 4: 'Fingerpost' Direction Signs

Told you it was easy to contribute to

More on "Fingerpost Direction Signs"

No doubt accurate to 1/8 th of a mile in its heyday, but now to get from Pitcox crossroads to Dunbar you have the A1 in the way with no crossing point, so you have to detour up to the next roundabout.

REgards Neil

[myglaren]

Chemtrails, with bonus fingers.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Storm Arwen, plenty damage still to repair.

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Surprisingly entertaining threads which FCF members may not realise exist.

Number 1.
viewtopic.php?p=562282#p562282

and as this is POTD a teaser picture

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Agriculture Club

Ridge and Furrow

Furrow and Ridge

REgards Neil