When I was at school in Manchester in the 70s I used to cave with my physics teacher Frank Addis and wore similar outfits as above. Safety on ladders meant clipping an ex army steel crab onto a waist length consisting of 6 or 7 wraps of hemp rope. I few years ago I was involved in a rescue in...

On holiday in France earlier this year I went to a farm sale and bought an acetylene powered bird scarer. I have absolutely no reason to own a bird scarer but for 10euro it seemed like it could be a bit of fun. The guy I bought it from was delighted to present me with a 5kilo tub of carbide. I...

I have spent a huge part of my life writing a computer playable version, not easy because the rules can be rather complicated. My algorithm was thrown into disarray by the new line recently opened. Damn you Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. I give up.

Ah, Stovoid's 2nd Amendment. It was introduced in an failed attempt to prevent the ritualized blood letting after the !st Amendment on Walpurgis Night in 1874. In Yorkshire, however, Stovoid's 1st is sometimes played on All Hallows' Eve by certain underground societies.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the game Mornington Cresent, as made famous at Hidden Earth has been stolen by The BBC. Perhaps Mrs Trellis can help shed light on how this happened.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17278866.huge-cave-system-could-be-scotlands-longest-and-most-spectacular/   

https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2018/nov/29/tim-peake-astronaut-selection-test-book-in-pictures

I was shown this by a work colleague and is caused an interesting discussion around the legal process and interpretation of law. Only slightly related to caving but could, at a pinch, be linked to the crow debate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Speluncean_Explorers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csvqqp Worth a listen...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/disused-mineshafts-could-get-new-lease-of-life-as-green-energy-power-stores-877jphrcv :o :o

http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/bath-news/man-digs-hole-batheaston-garden-914797

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/teenagers-rescued-from-paris-catacombs-after-three-day-ordeal

I was aware of the Paris Catacombs but not the ones in Nottingham mentioned in a comment following this article. I thought this was an interesting read. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/06/beyond-kingdom-death-journey-subterranean-paris

I've had this for years but not really used it in the manner for which it was designed. It was used for a while as an ordinary ascender with the multiplier mechanism locked out. I've put it on Ebay as I have no idea what it is worth. 221940866472

Interesting to note that no mention is made of a layered dish of blancmange, fruit and cream with a custard topping. Is this because the law does not concern itself with trifles?