but this one decided to have a swim! a city stockbroker had his Bentley driven into a river by staff at a car workshop yesterday, the £100,000 Continental GT skidded across a roundabout, smashed through a metal post and careered down a bank into the water,
it happened when a staff member went to move the silver Bentley it appears there was a brake fault, the car ended up five-feet under in the River Lee, at Enfield, North London, the driver escaped unhurt, fire crews were unable to retrieve the two-ton motor, it is expected to be an insurance write-off, Boss Scott Coleman said: “Something was wrong with the brakes, the owner knows about it.”
when the garage said "the owner knows about it" I wonder if they meant the bad brakes or the car in the water, I just hope the garage was insured!
Friday, 3 April 2009
Bentleys Have Featured More Than A Few Times On My Blog,
normally though it is where they have had their wheels stolen,
but this one decided to have a swim! a city stockbroker had his Bentley driven into a river by staff at a car workshop yesterday, the £100,000 Continental GT skidded across a roundabout, smashed through a metal post and careered down a bank into the water,
it happened when a staff member went to move the silver Bentley it appears there was a brake fault, the car ended up five-feet under in the River Lee, at Enfield, North London, the driver escaped unhurt, fire crews were unable to retrieve the two-ton motor, it is expected to be an insurance write-off, Boss Scott Coleman said: “Something was wrong with the brakes, the owner knows about it.”
when the garage said "the owner knows about it" I wonder if they meant the bad brakes or the car in the water, I just hope the garage was insured!
but this one decided to have a swim! a city stockbroker had his Bentley driven into a river by staff at a car workshop yesterday, the £100,000 Continental GT skidded across a roundabout, smashed through a metal post and careered down a bank into the water,
it happened when a staff member went to move the silver Bentley it appears there was a brake fault, the car ended up five-feet under in the River Lee, at Enfield, North London, the driver escaped unhurt, fire crews were unable to retrieve the two-ton motor, it is expected to be an insurance write-off, Boss Scott Coleman said: “Something was wrong with the brakes, the owner knows about it.”
when the garage said "the owner knows about it" I wonder if they meant the bad brakes or the car in the water, I just hope the garage was insured!
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Ice Cream Then Buy A New Fan,
so off to Lotus, but first,
how could we walk past a Sweensen's without stopping?
they had a mango special on at the moment, so 59 baht later Diana was a happy girl!
this is where the traffic gets really bad by the lights on Third Road, we do not park there but the problem is so many others do, so new no parking red and white lines have been put down, so that will solve the problem I am sure,
they were a bit over enthusiastic with the paint!
soup is served!
Diana all dressed up and ready to go,
Walking Street was more than a little quite,
lots of room to move!
take away the people in white shirts who work in the bars and not many others left,
whilst in Sisterz we were joined by Eric and his girlfriend, Big Jim and Brian,
so it was then over to Champions, both bars had a respectable number of people in them but many of the bars are not doing that well I am sure, Juu last night and for the foreseeable future has dropped his happy hour drinks to 35 baht and happy hour is all night!
Second Road was as clogged up as usual,
we had a small take home! no really just a chicken each for Diana and myself, "Cheers!"
how could we walk past a Sweensen's without stopping?
they had a mango special on at the moment, so 59 baht later Diana was a happy girl!
this is where the traffic gets really bad by the lights on Third Road, we do not park there but the problem is so many others do, so new no parking red and white lines have been put down, so that will solve the problem I am sure,
they were a bit over enthusiastic with the paint!
soup is served!
Diana all dressed up and ready to go,
Walking Street was more than a little quite,
lots of room to move!
take away the people in white shirts who work in the bars and not many others left,
whilst in Sisterz we were joined by Eric and his girlfriend, Big Jim and Brian,
so it was then over to Champions, both bars had a respectable number of people in them but many of the bars are not doing that well I am sure, Juu last night and for the foreseeable future has dropped his happy hour drinks to 35 baht and happy hour is all night!
Second Road was as clogged up as usual,
we had a small take home! no really just a chicken each for Diana and myself, "Cheers!"
How Many Did You Fall For?
in the UK most all of the papers were full of April fools jokes,
the Daily Express came up with this story about a British inventor who has come up with an 'invisible' car that can fool speed cameras,
room with a view: Metro offered its readers the 18-room 'hotelicopter'. This story first appeared on the Internet,
the tartan sheep of farmer Grant Bell featured in the Times's spoof, for more and a better description of them go here.
the Daily Express came up with this story about a British inventor who has come up with an 'invisible' car that can fool speed cameras,
room with a view: Metro offered its readers the 18-room 'hotelicopter'. This story first appeared on the Internet,
the tartan sheep of farmer Grant Bell featured in the Times's spoof, for more and a better description of them go here.
Whilst Sitting In Sisterz Last Night With Tom
I mentioned that the character Popeye's girlfriend Olive Oyl,
had a brother, so here are some little known facts about Popeye and family!
On March 26, 1937, a statue was erected in Crystal City, Texas, to honour Popeye for all he had done for the local spinach industry.
1. Popeye was the first cartoon character to have a statue made of him.
2. The statue now on display in Crystal City is not the original but a copy. The original is in safekeeping elsewhere.
3. Another bronze statue of Popeye stands in Chester, Illinois, the hometown of Popeye’s creator Elzie Segar. Vandals have pulled it down at least once.
4. Popeye himself first appeared in the daily comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.
5. In Spain, the name of Popeye’s girlfriend Olive Oyl is seen as an insult to the olive tree and she has been renamed Rosario.
6. Originally, the comic-strip Popeye gained his strength in 1929 by rubbing the head of the rare Whiffle Hen, spinach only came into the story in 1932.
7. Olive Oyl had an elder brother called Castor Oyl, their parents Nana and Cole, Castor's sometimes wife Cylinda Oyl, and Olive's beau Ham Gravy flourished in the 1920's
8. Sammy Lerner who wrote the Popeye-the-sailor-man theme song, aSammy Lernerlso wrote the lyrics to Falling In Love Again, as sung by Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel.
9. There is a tourist attraction called Popeye Village in Malta, where the film Popeye was filmed in 1980.
10. In 2004, the Empire State Building was lit up in spinach green to honour Popeye’s 75th birthday.
so now you know! and as an aside Tom informed me that only recently it has been discovered that spinach does not have any iron in it as at first thought.
had a brother, so here are some little known facts about Popeye and family!
On March 26, 1937, a statue was erected in Crystal City, Texas, to honour Popeye for all he had done for the local spinach industry.
1. Popeye was the first cartoon character to have a statue made of him.
2. The statue now on display in Crystal City is not the original but a copy. The original is in safekeeping elsewhere.
3. Another bronze statue of Popeye stands in Chester, Illinois, the hometown of Popeye’s creator Elzie Segar. Vandals have pulled it down at least once.
4. Popeye himself first appeared in the daily comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.
5. In Spain, the name of Popeye’s girlfriend Olive Oyl is seen as an insult to the olive tree and she has been renamed Rosario.
6. Originally, the comic-strip Popeye gained his strength in 1929 by rubbing the head of the rare Whiffle Hen, spinach only came into the story in 1932.
7. Olive Oyl had an elder brother called Castor Oyl, their parents Nana and Cole, Castor's sometimes wife Cylinda Oyl, and Olive's beau Ham Gravy flourished in the 1920's
8. Sammy Lerner who wrote the Popeye-the-sailor-man theme song, aSammy Lernerlso wrote the lyrics to Falling In Love Again, as sung by Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel.
9. There is a tourist attraction called Popeye Village in Malta, where the film Popeye was filmed in 1980.
10. In 2004, the Empire State Building was lit up in spinach green to honour Popeye’s 75th birthday.
so now you know! and as an aside Tom informed me that only recently it has been discovered that spinach does not have any iron in it as at first thought.
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
A Quick Curry At 388
but first out to buy some wine,
when we came across this example of bamboo scaffolding, all very neatly done,
but I do not think I would try it myself, well not without health and safety flip-flops!
Jay and Precil called round for a impromptu curry, whilst they were here a huge thunder storm started,
but it soon stopped and the sun came out,
Mark called rounds for a cup of tea,
then Ali called round with the curry so it was time for the girls to serve the food,
it is always the way, the moment you start to eat the phone goes!
Jay and Precil, as usual we over ordered the food,
myself and Diana, "Cheers!"
Diana was just about to turn this fan on when,
it fell over! no warning it just went crash, oh well at some time up to the new fan shop.
when we came across this example of bamboo scaffolding, all very neatly done, 
but I do not think I would try it myself, well not without health and safety flip-flops!
Jay and Precil called round for a impromptu curry, whilst they were here a huge thunder storm started,
but it soon stopped and the sun came out,
Mark called rounds for a cup of tea,
then Ali called round with the curry so it was time for the girls to serve the food,
it is always the way, the moment you start to eat the phone goes!
Jay and Precil, as usual we over ordered the food,
myself and Diana, "Cheers!"
Diana was just about to turn this fan on when,
it fell over! no warning it just went crash, oh well at some time up to the new fan shop.
A Find In The UK That Will Shake The World!
a group of builders have struck it lucky after unearthing what experts believe is the fabled Staff of Moses,
digging up history ... Charlie Kingston, left, with what is believed to be the Staff of Moses,
now we have definite proof that Mosses ark came to the UK, the workmen thought the historic artifact, which dates back to hundreds of years before Christ, was just an old tatty piece of wood, but after initial tests by archaeologists and biblical scholars, the iconic find is being hailed as one of monumental importance, the Staff was at Moses' side throughout key milestones in the Bible story of Exodus, it was used to part the Red Sea, invoke a plague on the Egyptian Pharaoh, produce water from a rock and could even transform itself into a snake,
Buried treasure ... Charlie with the Staff
it was found on Sunday by digger driver Charlie Kingston as he dug a 20ft-deep trench on a site in east London, the exact location has been kept secret to stop 'treasure-hunters' and onlookers flocking to the area, Mr Kingston said: "I was tipping out some earth when one of my mates Archie Tan shouted to stop, and pointed at the bucket, "It's not unusual to find bodies or human remains so I thought that's what he'd seen in there, "When we scraped off the mud, we thought it might just be a beaten-up walking stick, "We're amazed at what they are saying it could turn out to be." the builders and their bosses could now be in for a huge windfall, with experts confident other relic could also be hiding beneath the soil, however, a comprehensive archaeological dig could take months, if not years, to complete so it may be some time before they see any financial reward.
site for wide eyes ... historians can't believe what has been found in east London
Gobsmacked historian Dr Henry Jones told The Sun that might well run into millions of pounds if the Staff is sold at auction, he added: "If this is the Staff of Moses, it is of unimaginable importance, my assistant April first told me about it yesterday, and since then the news has shocked everyone involved in the study of history, "I am counting the minutes until it is authenticated, so I can get to see it for myself." but his rival German counterpart Magnus Völler was more dismissive calling Dr Jones and his assistant "fools" for believing the Staff was real, He is having the artifact flown direct to his laboratory in the state of Indiana in America, where he promises to uncover "the truth".
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the best April Fools joke of all time is this one,
#1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest1957: The respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
if you want to see the best 100 go here, April Fool! hope you enjoyed it!
I Read So Often About Kids Nowdays Not Going To School,
but how about a bit of radical thinking to get kids in to the classroom?
Kingsland Primary School head David Lawrence, decided instead of spending £40,000, the cost of a mobile classroom, to spend £20,000 on a plane,
head teacher David Lawrence said the plane will be fitted with its wings and kitted out with whiteboards, desks and laptops to make it a 'user-friendly learning space' for a class of 30 pupils,
Kingsland Primary School head David Lawrence, decided instead of spending £40,000, the cost of a mobile classroom, to spend £20,000 on a plane,
head teacher David Lawrence said the plane will be fitted with its wings and kitted out with whiteboards, desks and laptops to make it a 'user-friendly learning space' for a class of 30 pupils, Mr Lawrence pictured above, said: 'We wanted an outside classroom and talked to the children about the kind of space they wanted and they came up with the idea of a plane themselves, so we thought we would see how we could go about buying one.' the kids pictured above certainly seem to like the idea and it saves money, now which primary school will now buy a boat for a classroom? I wonder if I have been fooled by this one?
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