I am OK :diablo:

Oddly enough I appear to have survived this round ok as well, us lowly paid Civil Servants have escaped a pay freeze, unlike our Uber salaried brethren.

20% VAT wasn’t really a surprise, sooner that than have my job axed. Mind you, I wonder what the defence review will bring for me instead:rolleyes:

Herr Doktor, you are a bad man. But RH’s reaction made it worthwhile! 😀

Thank you sir, a worth while find I thought to boost forum moral 😀

For the die hard fans

Browse the forum with that “like you are there” world cup feel-

clicky linky

Text message just in-

The England team have visited an African orphanage this week “it’s so wonderful to brighten up the day of these sad individuals who are in such a hopeless situation” said Mbutu Niaryi, aged 6

😀

Did you know…
…that the Shackleton originally made such a loud clapping noise with the air disturbance around its contra-props that pregnant women within a 22 miles radius would induce early, and it would cause rooks in the immediate vicinity to fly upside down.

Actually incorrect Pagey:rolleyes:

It induced rooks early & caused pregnant women to fly upside down….shhhesh don’t you know anything;)

To quote ‘Life of Brian’-

Ooh you lucky b@stard!
🙂

Did have that feel about it:o

I clearly remember picking lots of bits of plants out from the bike, I swear there was only just room for the bike the to get through, plus I had to bank very slightly to perform this momentous stunt.

Being young (about 21) at the time, I thought it was pretty neat:cool: but a day or so later, when riding on the same bit of road at a far slower pace, I realised how closer call it had been & became a bit more cautious.

Many near misses with Mr Death, all involving motorcycles & excessive speed.

Maybe the closest of calls was when the driver of a Ginsters (taste of Cornwall my ar5e:rolleyes:) delivery truck decided to do a 45 point turn on the coast road on a blind bend, while there was I, merrily barrelling on my Suzuki GSX1100 at a reasonable pace (for a race track:o)

I had a couple of options, one involved just crashing into the side of the truck (not an attractive proposition) or trying to go behind the back of the wagon that was touching the hedge & pray that it was up against flora & fauna that contained no granite boulders.
I took the latter option, which saved the Cornwall County Council trimming the hedge that year, escaped with no damage, stayed on the bike & bar a sore leg where the fox gloves had given it a jolly good seeing to, I was totally unscathed.

All good character building stuff:D