It's an ill wind

[thomas michael]

hi marian #12
i have heard that there is a wine of absolute nectar sold in emporiums across scotland, i believe its name is buckfast,
have you had the pleasure of tasting this brew of kings.
tom

[thomas michael]

hi john sabourn #29
are they the ones advertised with cutaway entrance, or the ones that are eco and disintergrate naturally.
tom

[thomas michael]

hi marian #44
well rabb c nesbit swore by it,
tom

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hi cappy #30
just thought that fourth hand, the crutch would be destroyed, and what was the trade in price on such delicate wear.
i often thought of going into the trade myself, was lucrative,
tom

[Ivan Cloherty]

[QUOTE=Lewis McColl;365941]I think when Merc got into bed with Chrysler in 1998 Mercedes quality dropped. /QUOTE]

Nothing but satisfaction with the quality of the Mercedes cars I've purchased, both mechanically and build. I think the quality control issues were with the Mercedes cars built in the USA, BMW also experienced qaulity control issues with their vehicles built in the USA. Lets face it Home grown USA vehicles leave a lot to be desired with their build quality, large gap lines, floating dashboards and pseudo leather, but then again you don't pay much for them

[cappy]

well tom it was like there was no set price it was all barter ....got a lot of folk sniffing at the idea....some asked could they borrow them for 10 mins...one bloke kept asking could he try them on......one asked how much it would cost to put them on his head for 5 mins ....nowt so strange as folk

[happy daze john in oz]

Brian you should replace the tyres on your car at least every 10 years regardless on tyre tread wear. Cracks in the tyre wall casings can appear and a car not used a great deal the tyres can be affected by the weather sunlight will degrade the tyre compounds etc! If you look at the tyre wall you will see the date of manufacture stamped on the tyre wall.

However, if you don't use your car very much - or own a classic - then tyre manufacturers' recommend that all tyres regardless of depth should be replaced after 10 years. We'd recommend having all tyres inspected annually if they're older than five years.

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That is your opinion to which of course you are entitled to there are millions of people around the world would not agree with you mind.

My Land rover has tyers at 44 psi, rotate every 10,000 and get 105,000 out of them.

[happy daze john in oz]

Now Marion, if you are to be so accommodating with advice will you then be prepared to scrub the backs of the lads in the shower/
Food, no doubt all we will get from you is Boiled Mutton with caper sauce . Red wine with that of course.

Wine facts as advised to me when on a wine study course.

Australian wine does not allow for added sugar in production, all natural sugars as there is more sunshine in Oz.
Some French wines allow the addition of sugar during production.

The wine cask, the staple diet of so many alcos here in Oz.
Most think it was invented here, poor disolusioned souls been on the plonk for too long.

Back in the 50's the owner of Angoves wines here in Oz was on a wine study tour of France.
He met up with the inventor of the wine cask.
A French man who thought with this he could sell bulk wine to the locals, they were not interested,
.
He sold the patent to Angoves who brought it back to Oz who then brought about the Gooney birds.

For those who do not understand let me explain.

A wine cask it fitted to a Hills hoist, washing line that swivels to you lot in UK.

A dozen or so stand around the line.
The line is swiveled at the person it stops t ahs to take a drink from it.
Some get more than others, the first to drop down stoned is the Gooney bird.

Here endeth your education for the day.

Marion, none of that cock a leeky with the mutton, some good tomato soup will do.

[happy daze john in oz]

Darwin Awards
A true ill wind for some


Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honouring the least evolved among us.

Here is the glorious winner:

1. When his 38 calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

And now, the honourable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger.. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shovelled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape...

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast... The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]

10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

In the interest of bettering mankind, please share these with friends and family....unless of course one of these individuals by chance is a distant relative or long lost friend. In that case, be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost.

*** Remember.... They walk among us, they can reproduce!





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[Tony Taylor]

My Land rover has tyers at 44 psi, rotate every 10,000 and get 105,000 out of them.

you should take it off the blocks John

[thomas michael]

hi cappy #48
good morning, im glad you got back to me on this matter, its a possible money spinner, you do know that these lets call them sick people, just to be ( political correct ) will pay good money for used ones. so overnight i thought we could start by hiring knickers out for minimum two week periods, and then sell them, ? sounds good we will make a killing.
tom