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» Neighbours
Albert the Knob
My area's a bit of a croak estate, so it's full of oldies with nothing better to do than find things to complain about.
Unfortunately next door to me is an old Scottish twat and his wife.
He constantly complains about anything, even though my wife and I are out all day and give him no reason.
He complained once that some branches of my tree were overhanging his garden (by around 2 feet I think, about 25 feet up). He said he'd consulted the C.A.B. and was within his rights to cut them off. I would have done it for him, but after that I let the crippled 70-year-old do it himself.
Anyhow, I built a nice big 12'x12' brick shed at the end of my garden, and felt the rough, unpainted, offcut adored side facing him needed something to finish it off. So I put this on the apex;
4.bp.blogspot.com/_T27jvCPoJf4/SkN76kUgoTI/AAAAAAAAb1E/P8i7Gz0FHL0/s1600-h/SHED_P1010682_crop.JPG
It's been up for a while now. My wife suggested I pained it pink, but that wouldn't be subtle enough, would it. I want it to slowly dawn on him...
(Thu 1st Oct 2009, 14:43, More)
Albert the Knob
My area's a bit of a croak estate, so it's full of oldies with nothing better to do than find things to complain about.
Unfortunately next door to me is an old Scottish twat and his wife.
He constantly complains about anything, even though my wife and I are out all day and give him no reason.
He complained once that some branches of my tree were overhanging his garden (by around 2 feet I think, about 25 feet up). He said he'd consulted the C.A.B. and was within his rights to cut them off. I would have done it for him, but after that I let the crippled 70-year-old do it himself.
Anyhow, I built a nice big 12'x12' brick shed at the end of my garden, and felt the rough, unpainted, offcut adored side facing him needed something to finish it off. So I put this on the apex;
4.bp.blogspot.com/_T27jvCPoJf4/SkN76kUgoTI/AAAAAAAAb1E/P8i7Gz0FHL0/s1600-h/SHED_P1010682_crop.JPG
It's been up for a while now. My wife suggested I pained it pink, but that wouldn't be subtle enough, would it. I want it to slowly dawn on him...
(Thu 1st Oct 2009, 14:43, More)
» Pet Peeves
Cyclic Arguments
How can some people be so blinkered that they can't see the folly of their arguments?
I once had a discussion with a God botherer about a friend who's wife was a 'witch'.
"Ahh, she believes in the mythical Gods" he said.
"No more mythical than yours" I replied; "They were about before Christianity".
The response of "No they weren't. Mine created the Earth, so he must have been around first" just defied a reply.
(Fri 2nd May 2008, 14:01, More)
Cyclic Arguments
How can some people be so blinkered that they can't see the folly of their arguments?
I once had a discussion with a God botherer about a friend who's wife was a 'witch'.
"Ahh, she believes in the mythical Gods" he said.
"No more mythical than yours" I replied; "They were about before Christianity".
The response of "No they weren't. Mine created the Earth, so he must have been around first" just defied a reply.
(Fri 2nd May 2008, 14:01, More)
» DIY Techno-hacks
Hardly technical...
As it was on my old Mini 850. But this was about 25 years ago.
Steaming up a (slight) hill, I obviously had my foot flat on the floor to make anything nearing forward velocity. Once over the peak, it was nice to have some illusion of acceleration as I headed to a large roundabout.
being a Mini, I'd starting pumping the brakes pretty early on, but I wasn't slowing down nearly as "quickly" as usual. And strangely enough, the revs just kept climbing.
Yup, the throttle cable has frayed and gotten stuck in the sheath. Wide open. Approaching a roundabout.
Popping it out of gear, I was presented with "BOLLOCKS, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOCKS" coming from the engine bay, where pistons were hammering the bonnet in an attempt to get out.
Back into gear then, not wanting to turn the ignition off (steering lock) I just made it around the roundabout, doing a good 65.
Stopping the other side, I waited for the engine to cool and my pulse to go below 200 then had a look. Eventually I managed to change the choke cable with the throttle cable, and get home that way. It's challenging accelerating, lifting off, changing gear and back on the throttle, all with the same hand!
After a week I decided it was too much effort though, and did a proper job. No doubt using sellotape.
(Mon 24th Aug 2009, 15:57, More)
Hardly technical...
As it was on my old Mini 850. But this was about 25 years ago.
Steaming up a (slight) hill, I obviously had my foot flat on the floor to make anything nearing forward velocity. Once over the peak, it was nice to have some illusion of acceleration as I headed to a large roundabout.
being a Mini, I'd starting pumping the brakes pretty early on, but I wasn't slowing down nearly as "quickly" as usual. And strangely enough, the revs just kept climbing.
Yup, the throttle cable has frayed and gotten stuck in the sheath. Wide open. Approaching a roundabout.
Popping it out of gear, I was presented with "BOLLOCKS, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOCKS" coming from the engine bay, where pistons were hammering the bonnet in an attempt to get out.
Back into gear then, not wanting to turn the ignition off (steering lock) I just made it around the roundabout, doing a good 65.
Stopping the other side, I waited for the engine to cool and my pulse to go below 200 then had a look. Eventually I managed to change the choke cable with the throttle cable, and get home that way. It's challenging accelerating, lifting off, changing gear and back on the throttle, all with the same hand!
After a week I decided it was too much effort though, and did a proper job. No doubt using sellotape.
(Mon 24th Aug 2009, 15:57, More)
» God
An accident of birth
I once worked with an old fart that strongly believed in Adam and Eve, the Ark, etc.
I put it to him that he was only a Christian because of where he was born. If he'd been born in India he may well have been a Hindu, stating quite different beliefs.
His response was that he'd "Have known it wasn't quite right" and that "He'd have sought out Christianity" anyway!
This is the same man that when talking about Pagan gods, he referred to them as mythical.
"Surely they were around before Christianity" I said.
"Oh no", he replied, "My God created the earth, so he must have been around before them".
Sometimes all you can do is sit and cry. And these people are allowed to vote!?!
(Tue 24th Mar 2009, 11:49, More)
An accident of birth
I once worked with an old fart that strongly believed in Adam and Eve, the Ark, etc.
I put it to him that he was only a Christian because of where he was born. If he'd been born in India he may well have been a Hindu, stating quite different beliefs.
His response was that he'd "Have known it wasn't quite right" and that "He'd have sought out Christianity" anyway!
This is the same man that when talking about Pagan gods, he referred to them as mythical.
"Surely they were around before Christianity" I said.
"Oh no", he replied, "My God created the earth, so he must have been around before them".
Sometimes all you can do is sit and cry. And these people are allowed to vote!?!
(Tue 24th Mar 2009, 11:49, More)