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#101

Victor ,
Rubbish collection worked like that here until the greens started to interfere . Now they are encouraged by the powers that be , or even would be , so’s they have a “reason” to gather more tax .
The green movement started and encouraged by the usual mob is a spectacular backfire to the guvinmunt . They fully intended , and naively thought , that the scare about carbon emissions would make everyone mad keen on nuclear power , a traditional no no for the left . They were wrong .
The green nutters , now aided by businesses who make them are pushing for us all to have wind generators fitted to our houses . The South of Britain ain’t windy enough , except at weekends when all the drunks go for curries .

Salient question — If the sea is getting bigger , it will absorb more CO2 --it is already the main absorber of CO2 (not the rain forests)–so will it balance itself out ?

Anyway , more sea , more fish . More fish , less cattle and sheep . Fish don’t fart , sheep and cattle do . Eat fish and save the world .

#102

If we are going to have Global Warming, let’s get 'er done! I’d rather be warm than cold.

The Greenies keep telling me that the glaciers are melting and that will cause the oceans to raise up and flood the coastal plains. Well, the glaciers are melting (a bit) and there is no evidence of the oceans flooding. WTFO?

madwolf

#103

…and it will serve “Them” right for buying (At high prices) that land too close to the sea.

 Buy up high, and you avoid the musquitoes at the same time.....!!!!

The “Left Coast” will fall into the sea one of these days anyhow…but then we all know the world is flat, so why sweat; the excess water will jusr run over the edge as it always has.

#104

Mike, my son…

Have you never heard of the endangered “Bay of Fundy Farting Clam”…if not, be informed and join the “Society for the Preservation of The Bay of Fundy Farting Clam”…just send $0.50 to me and I’ll register your name and send you a Farting Clam to put in your aquarium by your bed side.

Young Barty and I are charter members of this Society, and young Deryck Coleman is the treasurer and secretary.

#105

Quite frankly, I’ve seen darn little on either coast of this country that wouldn’t be better off several feet under water. :smiley:

Warren

#106

Gentlemen, With the generally sh…ty outlook, may I ask where your optical nerve connects to?? :wink: :slight_smile: :smiley:

Or should I just file it in the “Oh dear” section? :wink: :smiley:

#107

Today’s stupid news .
All products for sale for consumption must clearly state what the contents are . Just so’s all our illegal immigrants don’t eat something offensive .
Of course , if you are native to this country , you do not need to be told the contents of most foods .
Here are a couple of examples of traditional British foods .
Toad-in-the-Hole .
Faggots .

Both genuine names , try to work out if they contain anything inedible .

COKE is a by product of Coal Gas manufactrure . Commonly used as a smokeless fuel , also in converting iron to steel

So I shall protest , as is my right , and take Coca Cola to court for putting my fire out .

And , trains for a change .

New carriages were taken out of service because the destination board letters were 3mm under the recommended size .
About 1% out , and meanwhile , passengers are having to travel on stock which is out of date .

Mike

#108
Mike Morgan said:
Today's stupid news . New carriages were taken out of service because the destination board letters were 3mm under the recommended size . About 1% out , and meanwhile , passengers are having to travel on stock which is out of date . Mike
Mike: You lack the proper faith in the ineffable wisdom of those who set standards for us lesser mortals. If they let that 3mm slip by, the deluge will surely follow (and your Ark had better be exactly to specs). Like Winston Smith, you too will be led to true belief.
#109

Chris Vernell said:

Mike Morgan said:
Today’s stupid news . New carriages were taken out of service because the destination board letters were 3mm under the recommended size . About 1% out , and meanwhile , passengers are having to travel on stock which is out of date . Mike

Mike: You lack the proper faith in the ineffable wisdom of those who set standards for us lesser mortals. If they let that 3mm slip by, the deluge will surely follow (and your Ark had better be exactly to specs). Like Winston Smith, you too will be led to true belief.

Chris, You surprise me. :wink: For once the Brits have exacting Standards for some industrial product and you don’t approve? Hehehehe

BTW the reason newer stock (as in rolling stock for the passenger trains) is still missing: likely they’re still developing the Standards. It isn’t easy, you know! :wink: :smiley:

#110

Ah, Yes, Hans…

Lovely standards…I often remember the several standard religously kept by the “Prince of Darkness”

            1-  Within 5 minutes of the start of sunset; all lights must fail

            2-  Within 5 minutes of the start of rain; first the windshield wipers 
                 MUST fail, followed within 5 seconds by the Head lights.
           
            3-  At no time should the air blow on the windshield, while the motor is 
                 running.

 So the art of keeping high standards over on that fine Island, is blossoming as usual.
#111
Fred Mills said:
Ah, Yes, Hans.....

Lovely standards…I often remember the several standard religously kept by the “Prince of Darkness”

            1-  Within 5 minutes of the start of sunset; all lights must fail

            2-  Within 5 minutes of the start of rain; first the windshield wipers 
                 MUST fail, followed within 5 seconds by the Head lights.
           
            3-  At no time should the air blow on the windshield, while the motor is 
                 running.

 So the art of keeping high standards over on that fine Island, is blossoming as usual.</blockquote>

Sounds a bit like Lucas electrics to me.

#112

Oh for goodnes sake Tony , knock it off . Try something constructive .

#113

Hmmmmm…

I’m a Colonial but unless I missed the joke entirely…that’s what I would call a real boxcab…:smiley:

Warren

#114
TonyWalsham said:
Fred Mills said:
Ah, Yes, Hans.....

Lovely standards…I often remember the several standard religously kept by the “Prince of Darkness”

            1-  Within 5 minutes of the start of sunset; all lights must fail

            2-  Within 5 minutes of the start of rain; first the windshield wipers 
                 MUST fail, followed within 5 seconds by the Head lights.
           
            3-  At no time should the air blow on the windshield, while the motor is 
                 running.

 So the art of keeping high standards over on that fine Island, is blossoming as usual.</blockquote>

Sounds a bit like Lucas electrics to me.


Tony,

Sure does, doesn’t it!?

But hey, at least we don’t have to struggle with that “Standard”. :wink:

I used to do contract service for a company who represented an “interesting” Brit mfg, the line was called “Beaver”.
After having the “pleasure” of working on a few of their models I told the sales manager:

“Now I know why they call them “Beaver”!”
“Oh, why’s that?”
“That’s as far as they dared go, without offending!” (slightly paraphrased :wink: :slight_smile: :wink: )
The sales manager just burst out laughing. :slight_smile:

Oh BTW, the electrics weren’t by Lucas or some other Brit outfit, that part worked reasonably well.

PS Those Standards must have been modeled after what applies to Brit sausage stuffings, very hard to decipher what really went into it. :wink: :slight_smile: :smiley:

#115

I wonder what part of Britain ol’ Mikey’s from if he doesn’t know about “The Prince of Darkness”, a.k.a Lucas Electrics.

Never run a Beezer down a dark country road and suddenly had…a dark country road.

Never had to actually turn everything OFF on his MOWOG (Morris Garage) when the battery indicator said “ooops”!

Gotta get home before the cells go flat, so A) no heat, B) no lights…only to read signs or for towns.

#116

The company is Joseph Lucas of Mackadown Lane , Stechford , Birmingham
It made so much crap during WW2 that the Luftwaffe saw fit to try to destroy it .
I know , because I watched them .

#117

Excuse me Hj, You are obviously of German extraction ?
If the British company that you are referring to, Beaver, made Milling machines(?) When I was an apprentice with them in 1960, the chief design engineer, was a Peter Hoffman. He wasn’t English, he was German, And so was the chief of the sales force :slight_smile:

Lucas electrics AKA “The Prince of Darkness”. I had never heard of them called that before, but I can see the funny side of that. Having experienced much of what you describe Dave…many times. :slight_smile:
Rod F.

#118

Rod ,
You haven’t seen Prince of Darkness before ? . It appears periodically on this site and others , usually with the same tired old comments from the same tired old people .
Mike

#119

Today’s silly story .

Recycling of bottles .
Bottles will be taken to bottle banks and placed in the appropriate coloured skip . i.e. green bottles in green skip , brown bottles in brown skip , and so on .

The skips are then taken away for the glass to be dumped in landfill sites because the glass costs too much to recycle .

And because we missed one yesterday ,

The National Health Service now has 264,012 administrators , and beds for 175,646 patients .

And a foretaste of tomorrow’s headlines —

Tony Blair’s party , the current left wing government of the country , has been shown to be misappropriating public funds . A party member with a conscience reported this illegal act , which was authorised by B Liar himself .

#120
Rod Fearnley said:
Excuse me Hj, You are obviously of German extraction ? If the British company that you are referring to, Beaver, made Milling machines(?) When I was an apprentice with them in 1960, the chief design engineer, was a Peter Hoffman. He wasn't English, he was German, And so was the chief of the sales force :-)

Lucas electrics AKA “The Prince of Darkness”. I had never heard of them called that before, but I can see the funny side of that. Having experienced much of what you describe Dave…many times. :slight_smile:
Rod F.


Hi Rod,

Actually I’m Swiss, haven’t checked how far back on my father’s side, though. :wink:

If that is the same Beaver, I guess the Germans who used to work there in 1960 got tired or retired. The machining and turning centers had distinctly Brit “attributes and features”. As I wrote, at least we got our stuff with decent controls and CSA approved electrical components.

When I first obtained my driver’s licence, we had a Brit-mobile. It was a “well kept” second hand Ford Zephyr with a sunroof, was replaced after six weeks with a Volvo 122S . The “Zephyr” was “too interesting”. :wink: :slight_smile: No Brit-mobiles since.