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The BCPA are going to Elsinore in three weeks, I'm sure you could ask one of them.... http://www.bcpa.org.uk see the Elsinore link for a list of who's going, maybe you know one of them.... -Ben

France topple something? Sorry, it *was* a dream... Hey, wait a minute, they shot my king in the eye in 1066. Hang on, am I French? -Ben

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Not sure what I'll do yet. Just to recap, my first mortgage is at 5.25%, it's only the equity that's at 9% (yeah, I know *only* the equity). Jeez I put it down to coming from a country founded by France in 1066. -Ben

Well, I've got good credit, in the 700's, but I don't have much of it. So I could understand them giving me a hard time, but at this late stage? If they'd told me 9% to start with I'd just have walked. It's wells fargo..... Cheers -Ben

The bank royally f*cks you in the arse? So I'm buying a house. The bank tell me, "yeah, no problem Ben, we'll give you a home equity loan to cover 15% of the deposit" "OK, great, what's the rate" "4.5%" "Fantastic, I'll remove the loan contingency on my offer" While signing the documents one day before closing "um, why does it say 9% for the home equity loan" "oh yeah, that's what it is, and we had to work really had to get that" "#$%@$$$#@@@!!!" Since I've removed the contingency, I'm have to buy the property. wankers -Ben

I saw a guy pass out on a couch once at a party. He woke up after about 25 minutes, stumbled up to the TV and peed on it, went back to the couch and went back to sleep. Ben denied all of it the next day, and although it sucked, it was very very funny. One of my friends did something similar at a party at my house, he peed all over the VCR. I was wasted and just said "Mate, you're peeing on the VCR" to which he replied "No I'm not, what the *uck are you doing here" I just went to bed. A week later the VCR was stolen. Now that's karma. -Ben

I would, but I'm not allowed, on account of being English. Mad cows or something. (at least that's what they said to my face ) Cheers -Ben

Dude, I'm there

Exactly!!! Yup, and that's why, right now anyway, I won't be staying. -Ben

What's with the America & Israel t-shirt? I'm really confused about why they're our friend, can someone explain it to me? Genuinely, I just don't get it. Do they have troops in Iraq right now? -Ben

Dude, great pictures, thanks for the jump! Cheers -Ben

In Europe, flag waving and pledging are heavily associated with extreme right wing political groups; the kind that started so many of the wars. I think this is why a lot of Europeans find this part of American culture a bit difficult to adjust to. I know I do, but like is said, if I decide to make the US my home, it's my responsibility to adjust. -Ben

If I wear my cunning disguise, no one will recognize me

9/10 it'll be the solder/tracks on the EHT coming loose. Symptom is usually that you can turn it on, but just don't get a picture (ie, you get a green light). It's easy to fix with a soldering iron, fixed dozens of TV's this way. Always used to happen after a TV had been moved. Cheers -Ben

I'm working on clustering IMQ - don't ask, even I don't want to know. should have done it during the day, but today was built for napping. Byron tomorrow , whoo-hoo. Cheers -Ben

I'll be there for 2 weeks in April, see you then! -Ben

You did what to the tandems?! glad you're ok, sounds like a lucky escape -Ben

Doesn't Mac OS X run on unix? ok, I'm a geek, yes is does

My two favorite DZ's in the UK. Sibson because I started jumping on static line rounds in '92 and Hib because of random drunkeness involving fire engines, gaffer tape and honey. -Ben

I'd probably call the "old chap" little ben if I didn't have a friend of the same name As it is, he's nameless, but you've got me thinking now. -Ben

HUH? There are two Bens in my circle of friends, I'm bigger then the other Ben - hence bigben. littleben doesn't like being called little ben, so we try and just call him Ben, but it only lasts into the first pint of the evening. -Ben

Oh dear: http://www.ratemypoo.com/ -Ben

Hey, that's a great idea for a beer mat... -Ben

There's another Ben, he's smaller. -Ben

Must be the 'wrong type' of snow again. -Ben