2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

[Chargeride]

Marmalade is Orange jam/jelly

 

[RunForTheHills]

Spam tins are American. Probably spread to UK with US troops stationed in UK in WW2. - just looked it up; originated in Minnesota. Well you live and learn.

Didn't know marmalade was especially British. But then I once spent a fruitless half hour searching a Walmarts in US for the biscuit aisle before realising yanks don't do biscuits, or at least not like IRL/UK.

The only better mustard to Colmans is called Strong Irish mustard, same colour just hotter. Come 6 Nations in 6 weeks time I'll have the friends over with ham sambos (with mustard) and the Guinness all ready. Perfect for the rugby.

You find biscuits in the refrigerated section next to the Pilsbury crescent rolls. Cookies are in the cookie section.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The Moon was low and huge looking last night

You only could see that scene with a valid train ticket. (Jan 2nd 2026 at 4:27 pm, Blackfriars Railway Bridge London UK).

 

[PedalUma]

before realising yanks don't do biscuits

You can get biscuits at any truck stop in the US for breakfast, called biscuits and gravy. It is a pork based gravy from bacon fat. It is the kind of food Elvis would eat.

 

[stompandgo]

You can also get a biscuit and egg sandwich at any Wendy's in the morning. All across the country. Imagine that.

 

[Chargeride]

Rather surprisingly good bacon, most bacon Ive had in the US looks like someone drew the meat on with a red pen.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Rather surprisingly good bacon, most bacon Ive had in the US looks like someone drew the meat on with a red pen.

Ah, but we know which red pen to use.
;^}

 

[PedalUma]

Canadian bacon is a cross between SPAM and bacon.

 

[Chargeride]

I have seen that here, the outside is like string.

 

[Chargeride]

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You only could see that scene with a valid train ticket. (Jan 2nd 2026 at 4:27 pm, Blackfriars Railway Bridge London UK).

Heres a band for you, does it remind you of anything

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Heres a band for you, does it remind you of anything

Unfortunately, yes. Every era has its things best forgotten.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Canadian bacon is a cross between SPAM and bacon.

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Very similar to the Polish "kiełbasa szynkowa/Krakowska" (ham or Cracow sausage)

Heres a band for you, does it remind you of anything

Luton Airport was hopeless only a few years ago. Now, it's improved a lot. Easy, comfortable and really fast travel from many London train stations. The DART, a driverless shuttle train between the Luton Airport Parkway station and the airport itself has been constructed... I cannot understand British people unable to see the progress but again, many Poles cannot appreciate the progress we experience in our home country either.

 

[Chargeride]

So theyve started building a Universal Studios themepark in Bedford, first one in Europe.
I presume its a water and umbrella based attraction

 

[Aushiker]

The best reason to join FB

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Old dear Blighty Marmite and Bovril are no-go for me, and I haven't finished Branston Pickle since August

You need to try Vegemite.

 

[Aushiker]

Australian brekkie ...

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Australian brekkie ...

Now that's proper bacon! How did the Canadians and New Zealanders go so far astray on something as simple as bacon??

 

[Chargeride]

For some goddam unknown reason I like French mustard.
Luckily if I ask for it in a pub everyone throws their beer mats at me

 

[Chargeride]

Australian brekkie ...

That garnish says otherwise

 

[Chargeride]

My 2025, slightly politicalish, you know me.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I was riding in the rick part of town, lots of steep hills and interesting houses. saw one house at the end of the road with one of those boxes used for milk dropoff that said Placenta dropoff.
I was like ok?

this house I was wondering if they had access to the garage because the stairs are not used and it would be some serious work getting up them. on zilla it just says detached garage and there is street parking. built in 1914. only way to would be a long spiral staircase or nothing.

nothing like the backside of your house where they went cheap on

this was outside the rich houses, nothing like a coffee cup free library.

hard to describe this one