What Could Us Ever Have Done For The Romans!

[Steven P]

If it was me I would be telling them not to get too greedy, wanting to rule the world never ends well. Stick to Italy, southern Spain, north Africa, and do that extremely well rather than expanding too much, unable to control the monster you create and collapsing.

[openspaceman]

11 hours ago, Macpherson said:

even used it powdered as finings to clear their wine...

I knew they used lead acetate in wine but assumed it was to sweeten.

 

The early tinned foods were soldered with lead and it caused a lot of poisoning of sailors and  Scott's missiom to south pole IIRC

[Doug Tait]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

The early tinned foods were soldered with lead and it caused a lot of poisoning of sailors and  Scott's missiom to south pole IIRC

 

Same with Franklin's expedition to discover the Northwest passage. They were icebound for a couple of years eating lead poisoned rations, made them loopy enough it was decided to walk out and they loaded a small boat to drag "essential" items with them such as furniture from the captain's dining room.

[AHPP]

 

[Stubby]

I would have asked them not to make the roads sooo strait . Then we could have a few corner shops . 

[Billhook]

On 09/01/2026 at 00:55, Macpherson said:

They reached Scotland and found Lead which they loved, they made all sorts of things from it including drinking vessels and even used it powdered as finings to clear their wine...

....what followed was madness from lead poisoning and the downfall of their whole empire..... this makes me smile... 

I'm hoping that something similar could happen to Starmer and most of todays political leaches.

 

I think that judging by his leaden speech and general madness Starmer has already been lead poisoned!

[Billhook]

On 05/01/2026 at 16:57, Oldfeller said:

Mate,,, I think your pc has been hacked by a 10year old kid.

I'm serious, it is one of the most basic survival skills,  most of us have watched Castaway struggling, but has anyone here created fire with just two bits of wood as our stone age seemed to have done at will.?

[Billhook]

 

[Billhook]

On 05/01/2026 at 15:28, Mick Dempsey said:

I would improve their metallurgical skills so they could create steam power, thus bringing forward the Industrial Revolution by 1700 years.

I see this fella can improve metallurgical skills but you are not allowed YouTube when you go back in time!

 

[Oldfeller]

1 hour ago, Billhook said:

I think that judging by his leaden speech and general madness Starmer has already been lead poisoned!

yep, 'bout another 45 grains would do it properly.