hogso Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, Chindie said: Some mentalist has pitched a one man tent in the graveyard next to Coventry station. This has been the highlight of a very very dull rail journey. Strange bunch them Cov lot. Tomorrow it is the annual 'Donkey Derby' wherein small children are forced to sit atop actual, real life Donkeys, attached via straps so they can't move, and then raced for the 'entertainment' of the adult folk. On average 1 child dies and 5 donkeys have to be put down every year. And this is it's 45th year! It's a bit like Hunger Games, families draw lots to see if their kid has the 'honour' of racing. Barbaric. Here is a picture from last years event I can't post the next picture in the series as it is simply too graphic. What makes it even worse is that they cook and eat the deceased donkeys too. Slice them up and put them between finger rolls. Call them 'Hot Donks'. Probably eat the kids too. Edited September 2, 2016 by hogso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 Oh yes, Coventry. Do they still have a football team, or did I imagine that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I remember Coventry having some good players when I was growing up. Such a dull place though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I remember Coventry having some good players when I was growing up. Such a dull place though. We ended up signing most of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Oh yes, Coventry. Do they still have a football team, or did I imagine that? One of their youth team presumably (that or a really unfortunate FKW) got on the train I was on a few stops before Coventry. So I guess they must do. Perhaps it was his tent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 minute ago, dAVe80 said: We ended up signing most of them! Can always remember us on the verge of signing Robbie Keane but we would not give wolves( I think) the extra few pennies they wanted and Coventry had him from under our noses. That year Coventry spent a fair amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) There's a few teams around Cov, and one of them - Coventry United (formed during the 'exile' year, and ground share with Coventry Sphinx (one of the better team suffixes, I'm sure you'll agree)) - play Bedworth United in the FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round tomorrow, in what could be the least anticipated derby of all time. Edited September 2, 2016 by hogso 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Coventry is a weird place for me (and for everybody else, I know LOLZ) in that it's a city only 20 odd miles away but I've never been there. If I had to name all the cities in the UK it'd be the last one I thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Paddywhack said: If I had to name all the cities in the UK it'd be the last one I thought of. You'd name St. Asaph, Ripon, and Newry before Cov? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 minute ago, hogso said: You'd name St. Asaph, Ripon, and Newry before Cov? Yes, I have uncle's that live in all those places. And they're all really rich. #primaryschoollies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Me and my housemate tried naming all the cities in the UK, last week. We're super cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I finally managed to name all the countries in Europe the other week. It was always the same 2 or 3 that I forgot so I had them tattooed on my arm* *(lol I didn't, I just tried to remember them better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Can always remember us on the verge of signing Robbie Keane but we would not give wolves( I think) the extra few pennies they wanted and Coventry had him from under our noses. That year Coventry spent a fair amount of money. Yep, half a mil was the rumour at the time IIRC. We wouldn't budge from £5.5m and he went there for £6m. The rest is history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 13 minutes ago, BOF said: Yep, half a mil was the rumour at the time IIRC. We wouldn't budge from £5.5m and he went there for £6m. The rest is history Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Whatever happened to the ladies of the forum? It's a right old sausage fest at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well @lapal_fan is still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Does anyone else who works daily with computers suffer wth eye fatigue? My eyes feel like they've been held open all of the time. I have two monitors, a light above me and a window behind me. Has anyone had it treated or gone to the doctor's with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Do you give your eyes regular breaks? The 20-20-20 rule helped me. A 20 second break every 20 minutes, looking at something at least 20 foot away. I have an application on my PC that pops up a reminder every 20 minutes. I used to get quite bad headaches and sore eyes before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2016 I'm very lucky with my eyes. I've been staring at computers since I was 7 (I'm 39). Playing them then working with them. I don't wear glasses or contacts and my eyesight is still razor sharp. When you say fatigue do you mean your vision goes blurry, or your eyelids get heavy or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Eyelids heavy and painful eyes. Gives me a headache on occasion too. When I put my sunglasses on or go outside, it soothes them. I don't think my lighting situation helps. As I said, i sit right underneath a ceiling light, I have 2 monitors and a window behind me. My eyesight is still very good; no blurriness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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