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Incidentally, our family has a string of nautical message flags which
we hang up during festive occasions. My uncle, who is properly
qualified to drive a ship (of what size I don't know) swears that the
message given by the flags is 'We are clear of infection. May we
enter your port?'

I think your uncle is pulling your chain [1]. IIRC [2] all you need
for that is one yellow flag. See eg Q in
http://www.reedsalmanac.com/signal_flags_d.html


[1] as we say down sarf. Sorry I can't access the Chicken Run Yorkshire
Translator right now.
[2] which of course mans I checked first.....
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R

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David Perry wrote:

Not unless he is saying all the ships are built incorrectly and he had to
rebuild
them all again. He keeps claiming to correct installations, but refuses to
names
the companies he says did a cowboy job. Is that because he will be sued or
maybe because the work didn't need correcting!
Oh if only Trading Standards would allow their complaints records for the UK
to be released to the pubic - then we would know who to avoid.

Tagged: Tiscali Idiot.

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"Bill" wrote in message ...
If he's been up the Lakes he may well be piloting his motorhome
http://www.jadehurley.net/Jade%27s%20site/FLOOD%201%20website.jpg

Oh, that looks dodgy. Carpets at least must be ruined. I wonder what the big
aerial is for, compromised as it is by the front of the luton.

The van appears to be a hire van or something. Those bullbars are rather
vulgar.

http://www.jayco.com.au/rockin_motorhome.html

http://www.countryragepage.com/jadehurley.htm
Read the paragraph that begins "In January 2006".
Also the references to CODAN HF radio
http://www.codan.com.au/

As his engine no doubt had stopped you would think the driver would
turn off the headlights.
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"Adrian C" wrote in message ...
Ron Lowe wrote:
Adrian C wrote:


The Plank. /That/ way. Walk!!!!


Yes, it was a bit tacky.
I thought someone might tell me to beat it.
It was a bit of a reach.
But I thought I'd run with it.


OK, Man over board!!!!


Have a towel :-)

Come on guys, you'll kick yourselves if I have to tell you.
You have till midnight :-)


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"David Perry" wrote in message
...

"Adrian" wrote in message
om...
I watched the lunch time news earlier and they had an item on the world's
biggest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas. The captain's name is Bill Wright,
could it possibly be?...
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Not unless he is saying all the ships are built incorrectly and he had to
rebuild
them all again. He keeps claiming to correct installations, but refuses
to names
the companies he says did a cowboy job. Is that because he will be sued
or
maybe because the work didn't need correcting!
Oh if only Trading Standards would allow their complaints records for the
UK
to be released to the pubic - then we would know who to avoid.

Freedom of Information Act?

Bill's got a second job?
 

What puts all this into my mind is the fact that yesterday, helping Paul
out, I went to a block of flats where several residents had erected dishes
contrary to their agreements. I have my own opinions about landlords and
dishes, but they are irrelevant. I removed all the dishes and was just
sitting in the van getting over it (I've been ill and I'm rather weak) when
a young man of burly countenance and threatening demeanor marched towards to
van. I could see that he was very very angry, to the point where he might do
something regrettable. His body language said 'fight' and he was bellowing
about his dish. I watched him storm diagonally across the carpark in front
of the van, coming towards my door, and realised that I would have to wait
until he had come round the side of the van before I could drive off or I
might run him over. I wanted to rev the engine in readiness but realised
that this might alert him to my plan, so I waited right until he was
wrenching my door open before I shot forward. He staggered back and gave
chase briefly. We swerved out onto the road and I drove away with one eye
glued to the rear view camera. Thinking about it afterwards, it is always my
policy bite the bullet and explain things to residents, even things that
they really aren't going to like, but this time he really did present such a
threat that I don't think anyone would have wanted to have a discussion with
him.

Did anyone ask for their dishes back? Our freeholder recently had a
communal system installed and in the warning letter - it was hardly
informative while certainly slightly threatening - it stated that
existing dishes would be removed. I wrote back to point out that they
would be leaving us all with an inferior system (two satellite feeds
in place of my own, four) but mainly to request that my dish be
returned to me once taken down. No, I don't know what I would have
done with the thing either (sigh). No answer and, up till now, the
dishes are still in place.

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"Graham." wrote in message ...

"Adrian C" wrote in message ...
Ron Lowe wrote:
Adrian C wrote:


The Plank. /That/ way. Walk!!!!


Yes, it was a bit tacky.
I thought someone might tell me to beat it.
It was a bit of a reach.
But I thought I'd run with it.


OK, Man over board!!!!


Have a towel :-)

Come on guys, you'll kick yourselves if I have to tell you.
You have till midnight :-)

OK so I had an early night. Sorry.

Answer: (Side of a ship , remember) ANCHOR BOLTS I would have excepted sleeve anchors.

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In article , Bill wrote:
Anyway, musing generally, why is it that some of us react to a flying
football by vigorously diving out of the way, whereas others try to position
themselves so the ball collides with their head? I have my own ideas about
this, but I won't voice them for fear of causing offence.

I suspect those ideas are similar to my own. I too prefer to avoid impact of
flying objects with my head, as I am fond of the notion that it contains a few
brain cells that it would be useful to keep.

Rod.
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On Nov 26, 8:33*pm, "David Perry" wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message

om...

I watched the lunch time news earlier and they had an item on the world's
biggest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas. The captain's name is Bill Wright,
could it possibly be?...
--
^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help
her wipe out Bunny's world domination.

Not unless he is saying all the ships are built incorrectly and he had to
rebuild
them all again. *He keeps claiming to correct installations, but refuses to
names
the companies he says did a cowboy job. *Is that because he will be sued or
maybe because the work didn't need correcting!
Oh if only Trading Standards would allow their complaints records for the UK
to be released to the pubic - then we would know who to avoid.

From reading your post there's I certainly know now who to avoid.
*PLONK*

Bill's got a second job?
 

Graham. wrote:

Come on guys, you'll kick yourselves if I have to tell you.
You have till midnight :-)

OK so I had an early night. Sorry.

Answer: (Side of a ship , remember) ANCHOR BOLTS I would have excepted sleeve anchors.


Somehow I was expecting a Sextent. But that's just me ...

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Adrian C