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From: Andrew Stephenson on 22 Aug 2006 11:07 In article <s7sje2pinc6roap5fnc9fepk0615h0dmd9(a)newsposting.sessile.org> jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org "Jaimie Vandenbergh" writes: > We had a bloody good one around 4am today, there's not much that wakes > me up around that time of day but lightning within a quarter second of > the house apparently does! I had one of those last week, around 0610 of Thursday, the night when half the UK was being blasted/drowned. A flash and almost simultaneous *WHAM* from outside, plus a quiet little *scrunch* from my bedside phone... Dead telephone line. Found later in the day that both of my phones had taken a hit. The one furthest from the great outdoors but which was 18 years old had Given Its All. The new one by the bed, on the primary socket and bought less than two months ago, was Merely Confused: it thought a 1571 message was waiting but otherwise seems okay. Says something, IMHO, for how much more rugged modern stuff is. -- Andrew Stephenson
From: Nigel Eastmond on 22 Aug 2006 14:25 In article <sarakirk-42179D.09542822082006(a)news.individual.net>, Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <0001HW.C10FD91300981373F0386530(a)news.demon.co.uk>, > Simon Dobbs <simondobbs(a)froglet.net> wrote: > > > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:13:18 +0100, Roger Merriman wrote > > (in article <1hkfgbz.1dd2tfc1ewear0N%NEWS(a)wodger.demon.co.uk>): > > > > > Gareth Slee <gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I've always had Apple users down as intelligent and slightly eccentric. > > >> All my experiences here confirm those suspicions :-) > > >> > > >> Got me thinking about what the preferred tipple would be for a crowd > > >> like that? > > >> I'll start the ball rolling. > > >> > > >> Mine's Gin... > > > > > > gin's good sara likes one called hendrix that is very nice, they serve > > > it in the glifface hotel a few miles from crickhowel which is a nice > > > place to sip gin. > > > > > > but if in terms of indujence while i like drink, food is much more > > > pleasuable at least for me, good food is bliss. > > > > > > roger > > > > do you people drink your gin *neat*? (Not to my taste!) Or G&T, dry > > martini, > > pink gin? Which type, Bombay Saph? Good old Gordon's (perhaps distiller's > > cut- one of my favs) or Plymouth? > > Neat?! God, no! As for type, it has to be Plymouth, Bombay Sapphire or > Henrdricks. With either Schweppes or Fever Tree tonic, very little ice > and a slice of lime. Ahhhh.... Agree. Plymouth with tonic, ice and lime. Hendricks with tonic, ice and a slice of cucumber. Nige. -- Nigel C Eastmond eastmond.news1(a)kidneys.mac.com http://web.mac.com/nigeleastmond/iWeb/ Remove the bodily organs from my email address to reply
From: Sara Kirk on 22 Aug 2006 15:13 In article <eastmond.news1-2EE5C9.19170922082006(a)news.ntli.net>, Nigel Eastmond <eastmond.news1(a)kidneys.mac.com> wrote: > In article <sarakirk-42179D.09542822082006(a)news.individual.net>, > Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > In article <0001HW.C10FD91300981373F0386530(a)news.demon.co.uk>, > > Simon Dobbs <simondobbs(a)froglet.net> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:13:18 +0100, Roger Merriman wrote > > > (in article <1hkfgbz.1dd2tfc1ewear0N%NEWS(a)wodger.demon.co.uk>): > > > > > > > Gareth Slee <gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> I've always had Apple users down as intelligent and slightly eccentric. > > > >> All my experiences here confirm those suspicions :-) > > > >> > > > >> Got me thinking about what the preferred tipple would be for a crowd > > > >> like that? > > > >> I'll start the ball rolling. > > > >> > > > >> Mine's Gin... > > > > > > > > gin's good sara likes one called hendrix that is very nice, they serve > > > > it in the glifface hotel a few miles from crickhowel which is a nice > > > > place to sip gin. > > > > > > > > but if in terms of indujence while i like drink, food is much more > > > > pleasuable at least for me, good food is bliss. > > > > > > > > roger > > > > > > do you people drink your gin *neat*? (Not to my taste!) Or G&T, dry > > > martini, > > > pink gin? Which type, Bombay Saph? Good old Gordon's (perhaps distiller's > > > cut- one of my favs) or Plymouth? > > > > Neat?! God, no! As for type, it has to be Plymouth, Bombay Sapphire or > > Henrdricks. With either Schweppes or Fever Tree tonic, very little ice > > and a slice of lime. Ahhhh.... > > Agree. Plymouth with tonic, ice and lime. Hendricks with tonic, ice and > a slice of cucumber. > oooo haven't tried that. I shall give it a go. -- Sara Lord Byron: http://www.sarlet.com/byron.jpg
From: Jim on 22 Aug 2006 15:24 Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > Neat?! God, no! As for type, it has to be Plymouth, Bombay Sapphire or > > > Henrdricks. With either Schweppes or Fever Tree tonic, very little ice > > > and a slice of lime. Ahhhh.... > > > > Agree. Plymouth with tonic, ice and lime. Hendricks with tonic, ice and > > a slice of cucumber. > > > oooo haven't tried that. I shall give it a go. This might interest you gin drinkers: <http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2006/08/guest_review_tanqueray_rangp ur_gin.php> Jim -- Find me at : http://www.ursaminorbeta.co.uk AIM/iChatAV: JCAndrew2 Skype : greyarea
From: Sara Kirk on 22 Aug 2006 15:33
In article <1hkhnc2.mbutdgqwo6nwN%jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > Neat?! God, no! As for type, it has to be Plymouth, Bombay Sapphire or > > > > Henrdricks. With either Schweppes or Fever Tree tonic, very little ice > > > > and a slice of lime. Ahhhh.... > > > > > > Agree. Plymouth with tonic, ice and lime. Hendricks with tonic, ice and > > > a slice of cucumber. > > > > > oooo haven't tried that. I shall give it a go. > > This might interest you gin drinkers: > <http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2006/08/guest_review_tanqueray_rangp > ur_gin.php> > It does sound rather spiffing. -- Sara Lord Byron: http://www.sarlet.com/byron.jpg |