What exactly is a "Benchmark"?

<smile> Noddy, you are something else. I do hope all our Brits are all right.

I am alright Letty, thank you for asking. I have no idea regarding Spendius, but I rather think he will be safe in some pub in Yorkshire, drinking cheap cider, will find out soon, he will have been on other threads, I reckon. Sorry, 'Steve's thread?'

Dastardly business in The City though, my thoughts are with those injured, and the families and loved ones of those injured and murdered.

Well, thank goodness, mathos. I'll check out the thread for you, but I think Francis said that spendius was all right, cider and all. <smile>

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Luscious Lips Letty, isn't it grand, just being here?
By and large we go through life evading death by various means and the beauty of existence takes time to be a solid realisation. I was looking at the heads of three baby great tits earlier today, peering at me from their nest, which was well secured on an under beam of one of my outbuildings. Ralph, was looking at them too. He is a gentle old giant, (excluding poachers) and appears to enjoy life with a speciality. After making Ralphs afternoon snack up, I had some weed spray to put down in various places. I stopped using it after about five minutes, and used my hands and a spade to remove them. It simply occurred to me, the chemicals were probably poisoning much blood life. No matter how insignificant we may think a grub, worm, beetle may be. We have no right to indiscriminately kill.
Am I going silly, I did bare knuckle fighting years ago?

What a lovely benchmark, Mathos. (this will not hijack Noddy's thread)

Yes, it is grand to be alive. Your entire anecdote reminds me of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

"...farewell, farewell, but this I tell to thee, thou wedding guest.
He prayeth best who loveth best both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small,
For the dear God who madeth us, he made and loveth all..."

I can't believe that I remembered that.

No problem, people. Glad to put padding on the benches with back and add backs to the other benches.

Nice, meaningful words Letty.
My apologies too Noddy, I love getting carried
away with Luscious Lips Letty though.

Noddy, that is a tongue twister. Love it!

Hey, Brit. That was Coleridge--the other consumer of laced cider.

Cigarette's and whisky
and wild wild women
They'll drive me crazy.
They'll drive me insane!-

hee! hee!

Once you were married and had a good life,
You had enough money to last you for life.
You met with a girl and you went on a spree,
She taught you to smoke and drink whusky!

And, that, Noddy, accounts for Mathos' taste for Bob Dylan.

Ah, fate.

Well, Noddy. We bloody well know what a bench mark is by now.

Letty--

We not only know benchmarks and benches but Bob Dillon and some of your more vociferous worshippers.

It's all in fun and knowledge, Noddy. Takes me mind off the hurricane. <smile.>

Letty--

Are you on the visiting list this time?

Visiting list? I don't understand that.

Dennis. Is Dennis dropping by to leave his card?

Oh, I understand. One never knows about these big blows, Noddy, but I think we may get by-passed for the worst of it.