Hi PeeDee

Yes agreed but my original point was that I had only done approx 25 miles since the alleged service and the oil was already very black and ‘old’ looking,I would not have batted an eyelid with an older diesel since they dirtied up v quickly.

BTW have now done 1000 miles and the oil is only very slightly discoloured
:).

cheers baz

Disgraceful garage behaviour.

A matter of opinion really, personally I cant stand the mans music, I find it too theatrical, but whatever floats ya boat.

But one has to appreciate the skills, in all sorts of Music. And he had singing skills which were quite amazing.
I’ve just spent several minutes admiring the skills of Phil Kelsall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsHoNDW-sB0&feature=related
Not my scene at all, but magic to watch.

Indeed, RIP. Very very sad.

I pal of mine lives near there, says that you could see a fireworks display from the M/way. Add that to the patchy fog that witnesses have described…..

“You don’t like the haka because it was not inventd by the whites, and it is therefore racist?”
That’s not how positive discrimination works. A better example would be an employer purposefully employing a Black person – just to get his total “Non white” count up to the national average and thus shouldering the defence from any minority group which may try and use the lower figure against him.

As for the ethnic debate, I don’t care, ban the lot. Stick to National anthems.

Anyway, it’s half-time Eng vs Oz. Good game, and we’re winning.

You might as well stop while you’re so far behind PeeDee, You come across as a complete twit with your statements.

Mauri? You cannot even spell Maori yet you think you’re an expert in their culture?

I am never behind, my NZ subject.
We still do not understand why you, as a non Maori, are fighting so hard in their corner? Or, is the relationship between NZ white folk and the Maori a little better respected than Oz and the Aborigine?
One can never deny that English is indeed the finest language in the World.
Others of course have 100% right to speak what they like, but they need English also.
I am certainly no expert in ancient cultures from the far corners, what on Earth forces you into that thought. Apart from the fact that, as you said, We English / Brits have a problem with other nations. Well, some do, others just know that most nations once ruled by GB and threw us out, have now failed. The Empire was “Ripped apart at the seams” I saw somebody post…..well, their loss entirely.
So, one typo and I can’t spell, fine.
I still object to the Haka because it is positive discrimination. Allowing a “Non White” cultural episode to be endured every game, they dare not ban it for fear of being called racist.

PeeDee, I suggest you read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka

I have no idea what on earth you meant by “When the spoken word was established, stuff like the Haka was laughed at….be it right or wrong.”

The haka relies upon the spoken word as its most dominant part. Do you think they were silent haka before the English arrived, and the missionaries educated them how to speak??

An observer would say that the dominant part was the Gurning and the Chest beating / foot stamping. As only the Mauri and a few others understand the words, they are a bit lost.
If the missionaries taught them to speak, it would of course be in the finest and most important language in the World. English of course, I’d even settle for the American version!

I sit corrected.
Yes, his campaign made/assisted in it being law to wear them.

So why do they do a Haka for HM QE2 when she goes there?