[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by JoJo4

There was an elderly lady on the local news, Tuesday evening, putting fuel in her car. The reporter asked her about her mileage and fuel usage - she said she doesn't use her car much, but was worried about being unable to buy fuel in case of emergency. They chatted for a while and she added 'I only filled up on Saturday but thought I should come back today and add a bit more'!

It's people like this who are causing the majority of problems! And when you have morons running the country what can you expect.

Originally Posted by JoJo4

Ha ha - I just clicked on that expecting some erudite advice about blood letting etc

Shhhhhh.

Originally Posted by Hicky

Just wondering what rule says you need to shave?

Used to use an electric shaver, haven't shaved with foam and water since 1962, now just trim what's there with a no. 1.


anyone must be crazy to store petrol.
An absolute insane idea.
Shouldn't even make petrol cars never mind.
Can't see what is gained by using petrol, the world would be a safer place without.

You don't get petrol wagons do you, well never seen one.
Wonder Why?.

But the Government are telling people to do that..........they couldn't possibly being giving out the wrong information could they!

[dancing ledge]

Originally Posted by Artemesia

I hope George serves the folk of Bradford well, don't see why he wouldn't....

He won't. He's never lasted anywhere, and his bickering, dubious party doesn't have the infrastructure to make up for his likely absenteeism. I am horrified and disgusted that this revolting man has again won an election by peddling idealism through old-style charisma and demagoguery. He's a throwback to the times when magnetic personalities could lead people to their doom by preaching what they want to hear. CBB showed what a vile cove Galloway is (a man who claims to support the oppressed yet who endorsed the bullying of a housemate without the blink of an eyelid), but I already knew--because the footage of him sucking up to Saddam Hussein (not just meeting him, sucking up) is seared on my memory like a sore.

Yet, despite feeling aghast at the Bradford result, I do see a glimmer of hope in it. I won't be the only one to notice that the sweeping rejection of the three main parties opens up a prospect for independent and single-issue candidates to garner a much larger protest vote than normal at the next General Election. If such candidates make serious inroads into the expect result (Conservatives up, Labour up, Libs obliterated), it might disturb the complacency of the old firm, at least in the short term.

[dancing ledge]

Originally Posted by Hicky

anyone must be crazy to store petrol.
An absolute insane idea.
Shouldn't even make petrol cars never mind.
Can't see what is gained by using petrol, the world would be a safer place without.

There's a theory that the persistence of the petrol car results from the financial interests of the oil companies and the vehicle manufacturers, who are said to be hand-in-hand. I've also read that motor manufacturers consistently buy up the patents for non-gas vehicles and fuelling systems in order to mothball them.

I never buy into the cries that disaster will follow if the oil runs out. Human beings are perfectly capable of adapting, if they have no choice, and will find other ways of getting around.

[dancing ledge]

Originally Posted by JoJo4

There was an elderly lady on the local news, Tuesday evening, putting fuel in her car. The reporter asked her about her mileage and fuel usage - she said she doesn't use her car much, but was worried about being unable to buy fuel in case of emergency. They chatted for a while and she added 'I only filled up on Saturday but thought I should come back today and add a bit more'!

Stocking up is the natural result of supply-and-demand. The more people buy petrol, the less the supply, so you have to get out there and make sure you have enough fuel for Easter, or for work, or whatever. It's no good carrying on "as normal" and then turning up at the garage to find they've run out.

[dancing ledge]

I recently learned that the element strontium was discovered in Scotland. And guess what its scientific abbreviation is: Sr! Joy. Apparently, it is highly reactive. Now I can't wait for the question to come up on University Challenge.

[dancing ledge]

Originally Posted by acker

I just put " Complete Control " up on youtube and had to sit through a sainsburys ad till I could skip it . They really dont get irony do they . Anyway I emailed tesco the other day and told them what to do with their loyalty card ( that I NEVER used )....right on !

Tesco had lower profits than other big supermarkets over Christmas, and so they are lamely trying to improve their offers. I did my monthly shop on Friday and they gave me a voucher for reductions if I spend £100 there before the end of the month. But why would I? I only just did my blasted monthly shop. Thinking of defecting to Waitrose.

[dancing ledge]

OK, I've put the world to rights: off to plant some freesias. Bloody parky here today (50°F, after 70 plus yesterday).

[Barracute]

Originally Posted by nowahalla

Here's another picture of the rogue garbage truck... that's an impressive level of destruction!!

It certainly is impressive, have to just wonder how he managed to accomplish all of that

[Barracute]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

Balders, some info you may be interested in....... HERE

Wise words, not as wise as i expected, but definitely wise words

[Barracute]

Originally Posted by acker

morning sr ... im looking forward to watching Cameron , Clegg and that Labour bloke whose name escapes me trying to put a positive spin on it ...planks the lot of em

Cameron and Clegg will concentrate on Lab losing, while Miliband (for it is he who leads Lab !) will concentrate on GG and why he won rather then on why they lost

[JoJo4]

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

Stocking up is the natural result of supply-and-demand. The more people buy petrol, the less the supply, so you have to get out there and make sure you have enough fuel for Easter, or for work, or whatever. It's no good carrying on "as normal" and then turning up at the garage to find they've run out.

I agree but my point was that if people like the lady in question keep clogging up the forecourts, others see queues and assume that the fuel is about the run out. She'd only driven from the petrol station to her home, and back again, between refills.

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

I recently learned that the element strontium was discovered in Scotland. And guess what its scientific abbreviation is: Sr! Joy. Apparently, it is highly reactive. Now I can't wait for the question to come up on University Challenge.

Originally Posted by Barracute

Cameron and Clegg will concentrate on Lab losing, while Miliband (for it is he who leads Lab !) will concentrate on GG and why he won rather then on why they lost

I've just seen Ed on the news, suggesting that his party need to spend some time in Bradford to find out 'what went wrong'.

[Hicky]

Originally Posted by Scots rool

It's people like this who are causing the majority of problems! And when you have morons running the country what can you expect.

Shhhhhh.

But the Government are telling people to do that..........they couldn't possibly being giving out the wrong information could they!

If all the garages have massive increases in fuel sales this month it just happens to be the end of the 1st quarter vat figures and all these sales will have to go to the tax man next month, sounds a very clever idea to me to boost the coffers.

Not sure why people are queuing though, the strike isn't even on yet, crazy.
The people that need it won't get any because those that don't use any have full tanks sitting on the drive.

The government are trying to get everyone full before the strike so they don't need any when the strike is on but it doesn't work like that.

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

There's a theory that the persistence of the petrol car results from the financial interests of the oil companies and the vehicle manufacturers, who are said to be hand-in-hand. I've also read that motor manufacturers consistently buy up the patents for non-gas vehicles and fuelling systems in order to mothball them.

I never buy into the cries that disaster will follow if the oil runs out. Human beings are perfectly capable of adapting, if they have no choice, and will find other ways of getting around.

A Diesel car will run on anything within reason, it certainly doesn't need fuel out of the ground.

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

Stocking up is the natural result of supply-and-demand. The more people buy petrol, the less the supply, so you have to get out there and make sure you have enough fuel for Easter, or for work, or whatever. It's no good carrying on "as normal" and then turning up at the garage to find they've run out.

If everyone had carried on as normal there wouldn't have been a problem, panic buying is the problem, nothing else.

[Hicky]

It's very quiet in here.
Hope everyone isn't in a queue for fuel.

I've almost done my work for today.
Got picked up at the car park this morning when i arrived at 9.55.
Went for brekki at 10.30.
Hate to miss that.

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The boss was just telling me about a feller when the last fuel strike was on.
He stockpiled a load of jerry cans or petrol cans of petrol.
In the winter he put a little heater in the garage for the cat.
It knocked the heater over and a container had been leaking petrol. it blew the car up and the roof off the garage.
The insurance wouldn't pay out as he had stored petrol.

[Artemesia]

Good Evening folks,

Shopping done and put away, just need to persuade Sam that it is time for him to go for our Friday Night Takeaway...

[Artemesia]

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

OK, I've put the world to rights: off to plant some freesias. Bloody parky here today (50°F, after 70 plus yesterday).

My favourite flowers, especially the cream coloured ones.

[nowahalla]

Originally Posted by Barracute

It certainly is impressive, have to just wonder how he managed to accomplish all of that

He was very, very drunk impressive though, nonetheless..

Evening chaps, I have hiccups s'not fair, I never get hiccups
very pleasant, if a touch sticky, evening round at friend's house we sat outside, daft buggers....so hot, sticky and bitten to pieces but heyho all good fun
think I may retire to my bed now though as I'm a bit tired and quite possibly a touch squiffy
g'night all xx

[Artemesia]

Originally Posted by nowahalla

He was very, very drunk impressive though, nonetheless..

Evening chaps, I have hiccups s'not fair, I never get hiccups
very pleasant, if a touch sticky, evening round at friend's house we sat outside, daft buggers....so hot, sticky and bitten to pieces but heyho all good fun
think I may retire to my bed now though as I'm a bit tired and quite possibly a touch squiffy
g'night all xx

Nighty night, Halla.xx

[nowahalla]

Originally Posted by Hicky

It's very quiet in here.
Hope everyone isn't in a queue for fuel.

I've almost done my work for today.
Got picked up at the car park this morning when i arrived at 9.55.
Went for brekki at 10.30.
Hate to miss that.

------
The boss was just telling me about a feller when the last fuel strike was on.
He stockpiled a load of jerry cans or petrol cans of petrol.
In the winter he put a little heater in the garage for the cat.
It knocked the heater over and a container had been leaking petrol. it blew the car up and the roof off the garage.
The insurance wouldn't pay out as he had stored petrol.

when we lived in Nigeria we stored a 10litre can of petrol in the spare bathroom - for emergencies....kept the window open and the door shut, knew it was dangerous but infinitely preferable to have enough fuel to reach the border in case of emergency...crazy way to live though....

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by Hicky

If all the garages have massive increases in fuel sales this month it just happens to be the end of the 1st quarter vat figures and all these sales will have to go to the tax man next month, sounds a very clever idea to me to boost the coffers.

Not sure why people are queuing though, the strike isn't even on yet, crazy.
The people that need it won't get any because those that don't use any have full tanks sitting on the drive.

The government are trying to get everyone full before the strike so they don't need any when the strike is on but it doesn't work like that.


A Diesel car will run on anything within reason, it certainly doesn't need fuel out of the ground.


If everyone had carried on as normal there wouldn't have been a problem, panic buying is the problem, nothing else.

*coughs very loudly* HERE

[nowahalla]

Originally Posted by Artemesia

Nighty night, Halla.xx

night mum still got hiccups

[Littsis]

Originally Posted by Artemesia

That does indeed sound like a good day. Glad to hear OH liked his presents and heard from his son, long may the good times continue.

I have had another great day. Two in a row!!! Eeek. So much to bore you all with.

Originally Posted by JoJo4

Hope your procedure goes well Litts.
Given that I hate the process anyway and have been left black blue and purple from people 'having a go' I declined the offer.

It seems that the phlebotamist at the surgery is the only person on earth who can coax blood from my veins I thought this process would be quicker, and as she's only at the surgery for one day per week, easier for all concerned.

I'm assuming Litts that your procedure doesn't involve blood letting, and that even if it does, your veins will be more cooperative than mine having had lots of practice in the last few years

I have every sympathy with you. They don't have much trouble getting blood from me, but they do have trouble finding the vein. but the blood nurses at my local hospital are just like your Phleb nurse, they don't need to look for the vein, they know where it is and just go straight for it after a brief feel. My worst time was when my groschon line had become infected and I was hospitalised and the male arab doctor in his late 20s spent an hour attacking various parts of my body, including my groin. He was stubborn and wouldn' t let my veins defeat him. At one stage he asked me I was sure he couldn't try my right arm. I said it was up to him but the oncologists told me I should not. Eventually at 9pm at night he gave up. The phleb nurse the next day took one minute to get it.

Originally Posted by acker

hiya syl ...just came for a look at lurkers, am I the only one up and punching the air at this ?..its not actually a " result " yet.

I didn't even know he was standing. You know some people are described as unelectable, he is just the opposite, imo. Very charming, very persuasive, very credible.

Originally Posted by acker

Do you know that feeling you get when you realise you forgot to get the shaving foam again ?...real world alert right there i,ll have to go out and get some . Ive got some gel but as everybody knows shaving gel is the spawn of the devil . Litts if you come in and ive not got back I hope everything goes ok kind of thing .

My OH doesn't know that feeling, getting him shaving foam is one of my jobs.
I will give a report of my medical experience today in a separate post. I have to dash to the chinese takeaway for 5pm.

Originally Posted by JoJo4

What's the betting they'll put his success down to BB???? I can't wait to hear what they have to say, or whether they fudge it and say nowt.

A suggestion earlier today was that it was the number of Muslim voters in that constituency. Ooooh chow mein is calling................

What a lovely day it has been weatherwise, hope it has been the same for you all. xxx

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by dancing ledge

He won't. He's never lasted anywhere, and his bickering, dubious party doesn't have the infrastructure to make up for his likely absenteeism. I am horrified and disgusted that this revolting man has again won an election by peddling idealism through old-style charisma and demagoguery. He's a throwback to the times when magnetic personalities could lead people to their doom by preaching what they want to hear. CBB showed what a vile cove Galloway is (a man who claims to support the oppressed yet who endorsed the bullying of a housemate without the blink of an eyelid), but I already knew--because the footage of him sucking up to Saddam Hussein (not just meeting him, sucking up) is seared on my memory like a sore.

Yet, despite feeling aghast at the Bradford result, I do see a glimmer of hope in it. I won't be the only one to notice that the sweeping rejection of the three main parties opens up a prospect for independent and single-issue candidates to garner a much larger protest vote than normal at the next General Election. If such candidates make serious inroads into the expect result (Conservatives up, Labour up, Libs obliterated), it might disturb the complacency of the old firm, at least in the short term.

Wholeheartedly agree! Odious man, he's slimy, smarmy, repugnant & actually gives me the creeps!

[Hicky]

Originally Posted by Artemesia

Good Evening folks,

Shopping done and put away, just need to persuade Sam that it is time for him to go for our Friday Night Takeaway...

Just ordered mine by phone.
Veg Somosa
Lamb Jalfrezi
Veg Bhaji
Mushroom Pulao Rice
Popadoms
Mango Chutney
Lime Pickle

Mind you it lasts 2 days.

Originally Posted by nowahalla

when we lived in Nigeria we stored a 10litre can of petrol in the spare bathroom - for emergencies....kept the window open and the door shut, knew it was dangerous but infinitely preferable to have enough fuel to reach the border in case of emergency...crazy way to live though....

In the proper containers, and with a bit of brain and understanding of what is in the container and kept in the correct place at the correct temperature it may be ok.

These plastic containers they use now should be banned, they are useless for petrol

Originally Posted by Scots rool

*coughs very loudly* HERE

One winner, the Government.

We are the only country that charges more for Diesel than petrol.

[Artemesia]

Takeaway was lovely, I had a mixed grill with salads, Sam had Gyros....

[Scots rool]

Originally Posted by Hicky

Just ordered mine by phone.
Veg Somosa
Lamb Jalfrezi
Veg Bhaji
Mushroom Pulao Rice
Popadoms
Mango Chutney
Lime Pickle

Mind you it lasts 2 days.



In the proper containers, and with a bit of brain and understanding of what is in the container and kept in the correct place at the correct temperature it may be ok.

These plastic containers they use now should be banned, they are useless for petrol


One winner, the Government.

We are the only country that charges more for Diesel than petrol.

Definitely!

Yup, it's bloody ridiculous, greedy grasping Governments!