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"what can you, I, or anyone we know actually DO to prevent our government from doing whatever the fuck it wants to -- no matter which asshole party is running it?" Umm, those are your words, Jeffers. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Thats all a wee bit gloomy Bill. Was the USA 'discovered' when the bible was written? By the way, what do the prophecies say about Auchenblae? Curious minds need to know.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

If you wore it whilst driving that wee fast dunebuggy.....probably. Otherwise, Aggs said better than I could have.

Okay, its a freakinfast dunebuggy. Its a dunebuggy that is faster than any other production road car in the world. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"What matters is he's not organizing terrorism. " I don't think that matters anymore, I (and a CIA guy I heard on the radio this am) reckon AQ has evolved from being an organisation to a movement. Much harder to crush a movement than an organisation...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Has he got a USB port? Try one of those little USB memory sticks. Dunno about the OS. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Firewall buddy, I'll check it out at home, I'm still in the office. I got the specs and prices here. http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/

"35k" Thats the price new in sterling about 62k US?, but their UK site has them down around 18k or around 30 k US for second hand ones. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I saw this on Top Gear (a BBC tv show) before christmas, it goes like hot snot, 0-100 in something like 6.5 secs, 0-60 in under 3 seconds. And its road legal...if I had the spare loot I might consider using it to liven up the commute. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

On most Sony cameras there is a wee reset switch, its a pin hole sized hole that you poke a bent paperclip or similar into. Try that. I 'm not that familiar with the HC cams but its got to be worth a dibble.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"It was made a holiday to commemorate someone who has done more for civil rights than anyone else in the 20th century." Definitely one worthy of respect, and even honouring with a national holiday, but don't overlook contributions to civil rights by the likes of Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko, Lech Walesa, and Ghandi. All of whom I'm sure are rightly honoured in their home countries. Wasn't MLK's non violent stance based on Ghandi's example? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I just sold a tiny 2 bed flat in Aberdeen for 90k, and last year bought a 4 bed house 30 mins away with a garden, huge kitchen /diner, big lounge, and fek orff conservatory for 200k. No more city shit for me.

"It's too bad Mel Gibson wasn't available back then" He wasn't available for the Bannockburn gig either which was long after Wallace was executed.

When discussing past glories we try not to mention the C word...... We got stuffed at the C place due to bad leadership, personally, I blame the French. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

No no no, we are helping you repel the Antipodean insurgenency.

Really? What like those wee signs you see that says 'baby on board'.....Only something along the lines of 'dangerous paranoid ignorant fuckwit on-board'..... Wouldn't it make much more sense to make them wear some sort of armband and tattoo a serial number on their forearms. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

You know us Scots, we like to dwell on past glories, there aren't many recent ones..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Meh, the best defence against a sword isn't legislation, its a pointy stick. 13,000 Scots whupped 40,000 sword bearing English with the dextrous use of pointy sticks at Bannockburn..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Great news, sanctions will lead to a reduction in oil output, Iran being the 4th largest supplier and all... Our favourite company will get busy, your stock will increase in value, my hourly rate will increase..again. The only down side will be the rise in price of oil. I hope the diplomats make a better job of this one..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Congrats Tom, pictures, we want pictures! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Nearly all jobs carry a responsibility in some way or another, if you don't think someone serving you salmon at Tescos can kill you through some act of negligence, think again. Don't get me wrong, I don't like drug testing either (with good reason), I get drug tested going offshore from time to time, but thats a random kinda thing, unless they have reason to test someone in particular. I guess if you don't like your conditions, don't work for them. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Jeffers, try this, next time you boil the sprouts as normal, take a few flaked almonds and give them about 2mins in a frying pan with some butter till golden brown, then serve sprinkled over the sprouts. Sprout soup is mucho tasty as well, again with the almonds. (Google cream of brussels soup) -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Who says it's not okay to hit people? I don't want to raise a son who can't defend himself, the trick is to educate so he knows when it is and is not acceptable. I'll give the wee fella slap on his ass if he gets out of line, and I'll clip him round the ear as well. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Normally around 5.45 with the bairn using me as a somewhat reluctant 'bouncy castle'.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"If you go against this law, in any US hosted site, then we will have to go after your kilted arse" At your own peril Laddie!