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PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:17 am 
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In some areas they are measured in 10ths of a mile, 1/10 being 176 yards. But more usually they are measured in 1/2s (880 yards) and 1/8s (220 yards) This is probably due more to tradition and history than anything else.

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an answer to CC's squeal? Not a solution, but it will mask it, somewhat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9XAC-BvUyo

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I can' believe I've just got home. Not from work but from being hout drinking. I even manage to get hone without passing the kebab house. Not so sure I;ll be so proud of myself in the morning or raher the aftermoon when I wake up with a hangover but I havent' had so much to drink in such a long time. I hope everybody else has had a busy night and those wo didn't work I hope you've enhoyed your night off :D

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I can' believe I've just got home.

As long as it's your own. [-X

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Sussex wrote:
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I can' believe I've just got home.

As long as it's your own. [-X


It certainly was :D There really should be an 'I'm drunk, don't let me post button' on this site :lol:

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I have to say hats off to anybody who has to drive around that god forsaken M25 on a daily basis and to top it off today I got stuck in the queue for the Dartford tunnel. It took me an hour to travel 2.5 miles ffs. I should have known it was going to be a bad day when I woke myself up by head butting the wall at the side of the bed in the cubby hole they called a bedroom at the B&B in Hastings :sad:

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Subject: Letter to Mr. Cameron - Genius!! [Scanned]





Dear Mr. Cameron,

Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK 's economy.

Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.

You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:

There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.

Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:

1) They MUST retire.
Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed

2) They MUST buy a new British car.
Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed

3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed

4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed

5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc

It can't get any easier than that!

P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances

If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.

Also………..
Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home.

This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.

They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out.

They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.

Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.

A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.

They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.

They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.

Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request.

Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.

Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.

There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.

The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out.

Think about this (more points of contention):

COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?

And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
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Also;
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of Britain to speak up!

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Korea's male Subo.

http://m.wimp.com/greatchallenges/

2.53 in if you want to skip the story. I suggest you read it tho'.

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Absolutely superb =D> =D>


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grumpy wrote:
Korea's male Subo.

http://m.wimp.com/greatchallenges/

2.53 in if you want to skip the story. I suggest you read it tho'.


Made me cry and I wanna know what happened to him

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toots wrote:
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Korea's male Subo.

http://m.wimp.com/greatchallenges/

2.53 in if you want to skip the story. I suggest you read it tho'.


Made me cry and I wanna know what happened to him


still in competition. I think he'll be in the news often enough for you to keeps tabs on him toots.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-8OqYi8wGA

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I was on my way to Alnwick from Ashington in Northumberland today. From the main road to Alnwick when I looked to the right of me I could see a lovely town with a marina. It was considerably closer to the sea level than I was and I'm wondering if anybody knows what the place is called?

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Ah toots, you've re-kindled memories of when we used to holiday with the bairns at Cresswell. I've driven that road many's a time, but I still can't help with your query :oops:

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It might have been Amble, they have a fairly large marina.

Not that I've ever been there, just that bored I looked on google maps.


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