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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:32:49 -0700, Bret Ripley <ripley@olywa.net>
wrote:

>On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 21:22:05 +0100, br d wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:45:39 -0700, Bret Ripley <ripley@olywa.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:31:16 +0100, br d wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gosh I'm so glad this thread got started, now we can finally resolve
>>>> all these issues.
>>>> 
>>>> Hey Bret you Yank Fag Dork Wang, you in the good ol' U of K?
>>>
>>>No longer, I'm afraid.  Our visit was all too short.
>> 
>> Shame.
>> 
>>>
>>>> Stevenage? Where the fuck is Stevenage? 
>>>
>>>I'm not really sure, but they have a McDonald's and a Cinema with a replica
>>>of the "General Lee" out front.  Does that help?
>> 
>> Oh yes I've got it now! 
>> Was it the real General Lee or just a tapestry of the General Lee with
>> Daisy spread on the bonnet?.
>
>Sadly, it was only the real General Lee.
>
>> I think even a tapestry of Daisy Duke
>> spread on the bonnet would do it for me. In fact, even thinking about
>> a tapestry of Daisy Duke spread on the bonnet just did it for me.
>
>Nope, no Daisy Duke, no bonnet, no spreading, no Billie Piper.  Just
>General Lee and McDonald's.

McDonalds? I never go in one, unless Lemming takes me.

Billie Piper and Daisy Duke........

>
>>>> If you're still around on the
>>>> 17th of this month myself and the Rodent will be dining in the Milton
>>>> Keynes area and partaking of a couple of jars. Fancy it?
>>>> I know Lemming will be there but apart from that it will be a good
>>>> evening.
>>>
>>>Sounds like a good time -- I'm sorry I'll miss it.  Anyway, we'll be back
>>>in 2 years or so, if not sooner.  
>> 
>> Hmmm, I'm almost certain the evening will be over by then.
>
>Quitters.

Please, we prefer the term surrender monkies.

>
>> Until next
>> time then. I'm afraid visiting the USA is out of the question for me,
>> my trousers aren't loud enough.
>
>You'd still be allowed in Texas.
>
>>>Until then, you may wish to keep your
>>>doors locked anyway.
>> 
>> Good advice, I'll climb out of the window.
>> Was a pity we didn't manage a meet and greet.
>
>Indeed.
>
>> Much to my shame I have never visited the WWII stuff at Normandy or in
>> Belgium. Something I must definitely do before I shuffle off.
>
>Yeah, but there's tons of cool stuff to see without ever leaving the UK.
>For example, if you like historical airplanes (including warbirds from
>WWII) the Imperial War Museum at Duxford is hard to beat.  It also happens
>to be free after 4:30pm, but there is far too much to see before it closes
>at 6.
>
>Bret

Yeah Duxford is great. Went to the big airshow there a couple of years
back where they fly all the WWII stuff, it was a fantastic day. The
feel of 8 Spitfires roaring overhead is a very unique experience.
Unfortunately, just as we were leaving one of the planes (dammit I
can't recall the name, Firefly maybe..) crashed in full view of us,
killing the two blokes instantly, the pilots families were amongst the
crowd, it was pretty awful. These guys know the risks apparently and
are very happy to take them to get the planes back in the air. Brave
men and women.

I recently went to Bruntingthorpe near Leicester to watch a friend
doing one of those Ferrari track days. There was a bunch of
enthusiasts on the grounds there who were renovating a Lightning, got
chatting to one of them. I'm a lover of nice cars (hence the Skoda)
but talking specifications with this bloke just blew me away. The
Lightning used 3 gallons of fuel a second, has - wait for it - 60,000
bhp!!! (equivalent), and on 5 tons of fuel could only stay airborne
for half an hour. 40 minutes if the pilot was 'taking it easy'.

Apologies for digressing.

br d