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Hello From Simon
Mon 8-Mar-10
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SumpRat
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Hi There, I am Simon French and I live in Reading, Berkshire, UK.

I live for good food and good drink, and love cooking, especially for others.

I am very much an experimental  cook. Recipes are for guidance only 🙂 and need to have a personal touch.

I like pretty much anything from stews and casseroles, traditional  roasts etc, to exotic curries. I usually go for heavy flavours but I can do subtle.

As you may have seen from my first post, I have been experimenting  with a home made smoker, more there later.

You may notice various forum names. G6ZTZ is my Radio amateur (Ham) callsign. I have been licensed since May 1983. Sumprat is a self appointed nickname. After caving with my Venture Scouts, many years ago, it was commented that I looked like a drowned rat, after emerging from a sump, hence Sump Rat, although you could pronounce it Sum Prat Wink

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Simon

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Mon 8-Mar-10
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Oh! How do I upload an Avatar (great film btw). The option is greyed out under my profile options.

Simon

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Hello Simon, and welcome - I lived just outside Reading (23 years) till five years ago, and now in Wiltshire - whenever I go back to Reading, the traffic drives me potty - especially the A33/M4 roadworks - phew, let's not go there!

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Simon, for avatar help go to 'Forum', then scroll down to the bottom of the threads, till you find 'How to and Help' - you will find avatar help on there, from Danny.

best wishes, and good luck sumprat!!

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 Hi and welcome Simon!  Thanks for letting us know something about yourself.  I guessed your screen name would be a Radio code.  I can't remember how to upload avatars but will have a look and let you know if I can find a way to do it.  If not, we'll have to have Danny take a look at it for you.

I'll try that again!

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Well, I just had a look at my profile and I won't be able to change my avatar either since the square is, like yours greyed out. Hmph!

I'll try that again!

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Thanks for the Avatar tips (shame this one isn't in 3D).

I have uploaded one to Gravatar, lets see if it works.

Simon AKA Sumprat, AKA G6ZTZ

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Welcome Simon, it seems to have worked anyway.Cheers

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Thanks JoannaS, yes it worked hoo-raa.

This is a great site, been made very welcome, very quickly.

'Sumpy'

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Hi SumpRat Simon and welcome to the forum.

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Thanks.

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SumpRat said:

I live for good food and good drink, and love cooking, especially for others.

I am very much an experimental  cook. Recipes are for guidance only 🙂 and need to have a personal touch.

Good stuff, Simon. Practice and experimentation are the key elements (you have to love cooking to start with).

Re cooking for others: I firmly believe that amateurcooking (us lot) for guests is at the forefront of performance art. You live or die by the subjective views of others. Just like a stand-up comedian!

Crikey - i am in pontifical mood this evening Confused

Speaking of which, just be aware that our Moderator is a neighbour of yours. Her motto is "Have zapper. Will travel to track you down" Eeek

Never knowingly underfed

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Big_Laugh Berkshire is a long way from me!

I'll try that again!

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Everywhere is a long way from N. Bucks, especially S.Bucks ( where I am). No decent roads connect the two. Really daft county Bucks.

Kateuk makes things at http://www.etsy.com/shop/finkstuff and sometimes she does this too http://www54paintings.blogspot.com/ and also this http://finkstuff.weebly.com/

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Toffeeapple said:Big_Laugh Berkshire is a long way from me!

TA, does Danny know where you really live - a few weeks ago, he thought it was Wales (the water company issue) .. Confused ?

Ah, bless !!!  Big_Hug

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I'd rather be in Devon or Cornwall. Thats where my Mum is from.

Now thats a long way from North or South Bucks.Dog

Simon

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