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General Discussion Area / Re: How will Schumi do?

« on: 31 July 2009, 16:20:10 »

I think he is in a wonderful position. Fairly competitive car, nothing to prove, still fit as a fiddle. He can go out and give it some beans. Show Raikkonen up, help with the development of the car and win a race or two to boot more if it is wet. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: parking levy in notingham

« on: 31 July 2009, 23:47:23 »

The answer. Well nature is pretty good at that. Some global epidemic that will make swine flu look pigging small. Growing food for everyone during the next ice age won't exactly be easy either.

David Dimbleby put it very well when he said that in his lifetime the population of the planet has tripled

Course hopefully none of that will be a problem during our (or our childrens lifetime) so in the meantime lets get buying and using a few more cars to commute ever further afield.

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General Discussion Area / Re: parking levy in notingham

« on: 31 July 2009, 21:14:49 »

Course we all moan about this and other daft ideas on forums similar to this one BUT have you noticed that the streets are not clogged with actual protestors. I can't help feeling that the age of the protestor has gone. The onlyones you see are people "normal" people brand as hippies or commies or greens. Until normal people take to the streets the brakes will never be applied!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your favoutite Type of Fish (To Eat)

« on: 29 July 2009, 09:22:39 »

My two all time favourite fish are Rosada (a sea fish only caught off the West Coast of South Africa) and Nile Perch (freshwater fish only found in the upper reaches of the Nile ) Both are absolutely delicious. Trust the Spanish to scour the planet for the best fish.

v

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General Discussion Area / Re: havent been on for a while

« on: 29 July 2009, 22:18:26 »

Very sorry to hear the news Mr Omegatoy.

Could you bring the hounds round here? You will have to bring leads, bowls , baskets, shampoo, brushes etc but I'll manage. You could then get on the Thursday or Sunday Ryanair plane from Granada to East Mids after  giving me a crash course in "dogs". Can't be any harder than looking after an Omega!

El Varche

PS it is hot isn't it.

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General Discussion Area / Re: I thought only the police had these powers...

« on: 25 July 2009, 15:28:44 »

It is OK there are only 1400 of these people that can issue fines and fixed penalty type notices , sort of like 3rd class policemen.

The most reassuring part is that they have all had training so "our" data that they can access on the police computers is in safe hands. I wonder if they are vetted before being given the training and access? Now that is a bit of a worry........

El varche

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General Discussion Area / Re: Autobahn safe or not ?

« on: 20 July 2009, 16:49:05 »

Haven't driven on an Autobahn since the late 80's. Thought then that they were uber efficient and uber safe with sensible driving. Mind you there wasn't the volume of traffic then.

Survived a hundred mile an hour crash in a Ford on a German autobahn when I was 16. The driver was unconcious as we carreered off the road and I grabbed the steering wheel and avoided the trees as we shot off into a very Black Forest. Most scary.

I would bet large money that not many of the 200 or the many people watching TV report or reading about it will learn anything about keeping distance - that is something other people do!

Varche

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General Discussion Area / Re: Don't be ill..........

« on: 19 July 2009, 15:12:21 »

I think that they would introduce exceptions, e.g. scottie's partner, unwaged and so on. It will be another tax in a different guise foryour average Joe Public.

Thing is you already pay to see dentist for example.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Colour test - go on have a go

« on: 16 July 2009, 19:50:14 »

Funny how only the upper quartile ever respond!

Me, my excuse is it is so hot here that my brain has fried. I will keep on until I manage it and let you know! Better have another beer and another go.

El Varche

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General Discussion Area / Colour test - go on have a go

« on: 16 July 2009, 18:14:37 »

Average is five attempts before you get 100%

How did you do? (really)

http://www.humorsphere.com/fun/8787/colortest.swf

El Varche

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General Discussion Area / Re: Scrappage scheme strikes again.....

« on: 16 July 2009, 18:30:39 »

Easy. Send it to my Omega sanctuary.

£2000 over 6000 sorry 5999 members is only 33p each approx. One day we will be glad it didn't get crushed.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Scrappage scheme strikes again.....

« on: 16 July 2009, 18:10:18 »

We have a similar scheme here in Spain. Not desperately popular with the Spaniards. a) cos they never change their cars b) because of the approx 7%  transfer tax payable on a new car to the local government c) 18% unemployment (official figure so unofficially much higher) .   Daft

How do the Dutch have the lowest unemployment in Europe at 3.25%?

El varche

Go On Darth Vader try introducing a transfer tax for sellers AND buyers in the UK - dare you.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!

« on: 15 July 2009, 19:36:08 »

Right I have had a couple of whiskeys (well actually they were v.cold beers) and so far the best answers are Harry Potter and the one by H12DVY. The harry potter one can be discounted cos it has been happening way before his time.

That leaves H12DVY's theory. I don't buy it because at midday the sun is overhead and bloody hot. The moon is also quite high so I can see both things fully with nowt in between. I would believe it if I could only see only part of the sun e.g. at sunrise or if the moon were low.

More whiskey please?

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General Discussion Area / Question for Astronomers or Clever people!

« on: 15 July 2009, 18:50:43 »

So here in Spain we often have cloudless days and can see the sun and the moon high up in the sky at the same time. Today was no different.

But the moon is "crescent" i.e. not fully visible. Other times the full moon is visible at the same time as the sun.

What (on earth) is causing only part of it to be visible?

El Varche 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Yeah your laughing, but not too far off the truth!

« on: 15 July 2009, 18:11:59 »

"different names and fresh girls"

Excellent