Mark HazardGreat quote (blunt and to the point) ref the Taipan, but would it ever make the British press without the use of asterisks: “I was getting out of the shower and this big bloody thing was hissing at me,” she said.
Mark HazardGreat quote (blunt and to the point) ref the Taipan, but would it ever make the British press without the use of asterisks: “I was getting out of the shower and this big bloody thing was hissing at me,” she said.
Mark HazardIt’s been a long time since I last saw it, but Silent Running left me with a lump in my throat, towards the end, and when you think that the end centred on 3 robots (that were injured/damaged) what does it say about me?
Mark HazardIt’s been a long time since I last saw it, but Silent Running left me with a lump in my throat, towards the end, and when you think that the end centred on 3 robots (that were injured/damaged) what does it say about me?
Mark Hazardmore like “eeeeeeeeeew” than swear !
Love the last sentence:
A spokesman for English Heritage said: “This was a very rare incident”.
I should rather hope so (that’s the clean version of the phrase I used).
Mark Hazardmore like “eeeeeeeeeew” than swear !
Love the last sentence:
A spokesman for English Heritage said: “This was a very rare incident”.
I should rather hope so (that’s the clean version of the phrase I used).
Mark Hazard…………please don’t get me onto that one. If I had an Euro for every time Word Spellcheck changes the name of my postal town to monotint, and I have to change it back manually, I’d be able to buy a data plate based Spitfire restoration with the money generated!
Can’t you just add it to your Spellcheck dictionary? That’s what I do to any words that I use frquently that Spellcheck throws out.
Mark HazardJust Don’t Know http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQWkJyjwvnU
Although the video didn’t seem too bad, from what I saw of it, their version was so painful I had to give up – try the original instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsisX2xa4qw although the video isn’t as good.
Mark HazardJust Don’t Know http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQWkJyjwvnU
Although the video didn’t seem too bad, from what I saw of it, their version was so painful I had to give up – try the original instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsisX2xa4qw although the video isn’t as good.
Mark HazardI love the scheme, but is that camoflage on the IAR-80 supposed to “hide” it or make it a target?
Mark HazardHaving had my own problems with both HGV drivers and drivers of 3 ton trucks (which I understand are slightly different as HGV licence is not necessary) whilst riding a motorcycle and later when driving a car, my brother-in-law (an HGV driver with many years experience) one day related an incident to me.
Whilst driving along a dual carriageway someone entered from a side road a little too late, causing my brother-in-law to take evasive action. Once the car driver had settled at a steady speed, brother-in-law caught up with him and (in his words) sat on the cars bumper (within a few inches) to “teach him a lesson” – at that I lost all respect for him, having had an HGV driver do the same to me because I was sticking to the speed limit.
The HGV driver in my case (belonging to a caravan company that had a base in Rugby) then proceeded to run me off the road. After having recovered I then phoned the Police who eventually got a “story” from the driver, in which he said he “didn’t see” me and although the Police didn’t take it any further (my word against his) I contacted his company and reported him to them (I gathered that I wasn’t the first person to complain about his driving).
The 3 tonner incident happened whilst I was riding my motorcycle. Again, keeping to the speed limit, I glanced in my mirror to see one of these vehicles (all wearing a certain insect logo) sitting on my tail. Once we entered the dual carriageway (same bit of road as above but in the opposite direction) the first truck pulled out (only very) slightly to pass me (inches from my mirror), looking in my mirror again hoping to slow down saw another of the bloody things creeping up to my tail light. First truck pulled in (again a little to closely) and 2nd truck started to pass, again much too closely. Looked in my mirror hoping again that I could slow letting him pass that much quicker and there was a third, by this time I was sweating buckets. Once the 2nd truck started to pull in this 3rd bee started to pass and I again checked my mirror and not seeing anything else behind me pulled over, got off my bike and after shaking with fear screamed abuse at the 3 idiots who probaly thought it was “just a bit of fun”.
Mark HazardHaving had my own problems with both HGV drivers and drivers of 3 ton trucks (which I understand are slightly different as HGV licence is not necessary) whilst riding a motorcycle and later when driving a car, my brother-in-law (an HGV driver with many years experience) one day related an incident to me.
Whilst driving along a dual carriageway someone entered from a side road a little too late, causing my brother-in-law to take evasive action. Once the car driver had settled at a steady speed, brother-in-law caught up with him and (in his words) sat on the cars bumper (within a few inches) to “teach him a lesson” – at that I lost all respect for him, having had an HGV driver do the same to me because I was sticking to the speed limit.
The HGV driver in my case (belonging to a caravan company that had a base in Rugby) then proceeded to run me off the road. After having recovered I then phoned the Police who eventually got a “story” from the driver, in which he said he “didn’t see” me and although the Police didn’t take it any further (my word against his) I contacted his company and reported him to them (I gathered that I wasn’t the first person to complain about his driving).
The 3 tonner incident happened whilst I was riding my motorcycle. Again, keeping to the speed limit, I glanced in my mirror to see one of these vehicles (all wearing a certain insect logo) sitting on my tail. Once we entered the dual carriageway (same bit of road as above but in the opposite direction) the first truck pulled out (only very) slightly to pass me (inches from my mirror), looking in my mirror again hoping to slow down saw another of the bloody things creeping up to my tail light. First truck pulled in (again a little to closely) and 2nd truck started to pass, again much too closely. Looked in my mirror hoping again that I could slow letting him pass that much quicker and there was a third, by this time I was sweating buckets. Once the 2nd truck started to pull in this 3rd bee started to pass and I again checked my mirror and not seeing anything else behind me pulled over, got off my bike and after shaking with fear screamed abuse at the 3 idiots who probaly thought it was “just a bit of fun”.
Mark HazardI suppose I’ve come close twice in my life.
In my early 20s (still living with my parents, luckily) came down with meningitis, all I remember of it is the pain in my head and lying in bed for days. By all accounts my parents were sizing me up for my box.
My mother to this day claims that it was the suggestion by the doctor (although I don’t recall it) that I needed a lumber pucture that brought me out of it – I abhor needles.
The second time was during the mid 80s (I’d be about 33/35), coming home from an air show along a dual carriageway (at about 68mph – best fuel consumption speed), miles of nice straight road ahead of me. Next thing I know there’s a right hand bend right in front of me, fortunately I managed to lean into it (did I mention that I was riding a motorcycle) and pulled into the lay-by just around the bend, got off the bike shaking like mad and sat down on the kerb, put my head against the saddle and shut my eyes. How far I had travelled whilst asleep on my motorcyle I don’t know, what had woken me was the throttle slowly closing in the loose grip of my hand causing the bike to judder whilst doing about 15-20 mph in 6th. I woke about an hour later and continued home without further incident.
Due to still having 4 brothers also having motorcyles (I was the eldest and last to buy one, and then only because I couldn’t afford a car) who were never keen on speed limits (I also had another who’d died in an RTA in 1980), I never told my parents until about 5 years ago, mother wasn’t best pleased.
One thing that annoys me when sleep whilst driving is mention on radio/tv it is always stated that one gets warnings of tiredness, whilst I do get them sometimes these days, on that occasion I had no warning at all, if I had I’d have found a place to pull over earlier.
Mark HazardI suppose I’ve come close twice in my life.
In my early 20s (still living with my parents, luckily) came down with meningitis, all I remember of it is the pain in my head and lying in bed for days. By all accounts my parents were sizing me up for my box.
My mother to this day claims that it was the suggestion by the doctor (although I don’t recall it) that I needed a lumber pucture that brought me out of it – I abhor needles.
The second time was during the mid 80s (I’d be about 33/35), coming home from an air show along a dual carriageway (at about 68mph – best fuel consumption speed), miles of nice straight road ahead of me. Next thing I know there’s a right hand bend right in front of me, fortunately I managed to lean into it (did I mention that I was riding a motorcycle) and pulled into the lay-by just around the bend, got off the bike shaking like mad and sat down on the kerb, put my head against the saddle and shut my eyes. How far I had travelled whilst asleep on my motorcyle I don’t know, what had woken me was the throttle slowly closing in the loose grip of my hand causing the bike to judder whilst doing about 15-20 mph in 6th. I woke about an hour later and continued home without further incident.
Due to still having 4 brothers also having motorcyles (I was the eldest and last to buy one, and then only because I couldn’t afford a car) who were never keen on speed limits (I also had another who’d died in an RTA in 1980), I never told my parents until about 5 years ago, mother wasn’t best pleased.
One thing that annoys me when sleep whilst driving is mention on radio/tv it is always stated that one gets warnings of tiredness, whilst I do get them sometimes these days, on that occasion I had no warning at all, if I had I’d have found a place to pull over earlier.
Mark HazardMark it is true us old timers only need four hours sleep a day it’s just that we need it four times a day.
That explains a lot 😀
Just very annoyed with myself for missing the last few items, but definately an early night next Friday.
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