From: Eeyore on 6 Nov 2006 16:35 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message > > > Funny that isn't it. Just goes to show, you can get a totally false > > impression of a nation and it's people simply by mixing with the wrong > > types. > > > > Wonder where else that could be relevant. > > You really do need to stop being so subtle. It doesn't work on this > particular audience. LOL. It made me chuckle ! Graham
From: Eeyore on 6 Nov 2006 16:42 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "krw" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote in message > > rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > >> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> > unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > >The days of inheriting a bicycle shop that grew into > >> > >an airframe manufacturing enterprise are gone. > >> > > >> > No, it's not. > >> > >> Do please supply an appropriate example. > > > > Hewlett Packard, Apple, Mc$hit, Dell... Who knows where the next > > one will pop up. > > Not sure who you mean by "Mc$hit", but not one of those companies is < 30 > years old. How about some *recent* examples. The business climate in this > country now is very, very different than it was in the 70s. To be fair, Dell's 22 years old. Graham
From: Eeyore on 6 Nov 2006 16:44 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Ken Smith" <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> wrote in message > > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > > [.... wood burning stove ....] > >>>A good stove can be 90% efficient. > >> > >>That's not good enough if you're burning wood. > > > > I have an uncle who heats his house with wood only. Several of his > > neighbors also heat with wood. The trees are grown in a "managed wood > > lot" for fuel purpose. The wood costs less than other fuels even if you > > include the cost of felling and splitting. > > How is the odor? I suspect that's her main point. Dry wood burns very cleanly. And I must install that stove soon ! GraHam
From: Eeyore on 6 Nov 2006 16:51 John Larkin wrote: > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > >> T Wake wrote: > >>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > >>> > >>> > What?! No Mexican food? > >>> > >>> Oddly, Mexican (and Mexican restaurants) are common enough in the UK that > >>> most people tend to ignore them as an "ethnic" dish - a bit like the way > >>> Curries are pretty much British food now. > >> > >> You know, I've never come across one myself ! > > > >You should try them. Not all the food is mouthblisteringly hot. :-) Get a > >few Old El Paso dinner kits nd make your own ... :-) > > > >>> (I've never found one in India > >>> like the ones British people think are "Indian" food...). > >> > >> I have, in the more upmarket restaurants, hotels in Mumbai. > > > >Obviously used to catering for British people :-) > > > > Has Chevy's made it over there yet? Pretty good Tex-Mex. Try the > margueritas and fajita plates. The sizzling chicken with onions is > great, as are the bbq shrimps and the ribs with jalapeno jelly. Good > guacamole and fresh-baked tortillas. There's a Chiquito's. http://www.chiquito.co.uk/ Graham
From: Eeyore on 6 Nov 2006 16:52
unsettled wrote: > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > > > Please explain to me, exactly, how a population fewer and fewer of who > > cannot afford to take care of their health contributes to a "stable economic > > environment". > > I'm talking theory, you're talking implementation. > > If it were easy, anyone could govern effectively. Politicians are especially bad at it. Graham |