On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:49:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>> I am contradicting you tonight :P.
>>
>>You are.  Stop it. ;-)
>>
>>
> OK
> (If you stop being wrong :)

Deal.  ;-)

>>> On my car the kph is on the inside
>>> and it is in red so that it does not distract (I think) this was not
>>> helpful to me when I drove it for 9 months on the continent a few
>>> years ago and could not make out the speed at night.
>>
>>Ouch.
>>
> No worries my wife can tell the speed blindfolded (Only half joking)

LOL, I know what you mean...

>>>>More fun in your head is to convert the cost there to US dollars per
>>>>US gallon....
>>> 
>>> If only the exchange rate would stay the same at the end of a journey
>>> as it was at the beginning :)
>>
>>Well, yeah, that would be useful.  It was more stable when we were last
>>there.
>>
>>Still not favourable to us, though.
>>
> It works for us :)

Only if you come over here.  So, when are you? ;-)

Jim

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> Yeah - the first couple times out I printed directions from
> maps.google.co.uk and got hopelessly lost.  I learned quickly that if I
> took those directions and just identified the next marker I needed to
> look for, it was a LOT easier to get around.
>
> It is fairly counterintuitive to me that a map is a hinderance, but I
> can't argue with the results. ;-)

Yup, most of the time for longish journeys on unfamiliar routes (before I 
got GPS) I would just write a list of 5-10 towns/cities that I needed to 
pass through.  If you get lost, you can just drive towards the centre of the 
town/city and you'll be sure there is a sign somewhere with one of the items 
on your list.  I found maps only helpful for the last few miles, where you 
were possibly driving through resedential areas or unsigned minor routes. 
Typically I would just print out a zoomed in version around a few miles of 
my destination.

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On 16 Oct 2008 14:58:48 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>> You need to keep the corks damp ;)
>
>I think you'll find it's someone on your side of the pond that needed to 
>do that. ;-)
>

And so they did but too late for you :)

http://www.brightonbottles.com/hamilton.jpg


>> Scary! It is one of my fears that I'll end up talking to the fairies
>> when I'm old.
>> Well talking out loud :)
>
>Heh, I do that *now*. ;)
>

So do I but think how much worse it will get :(
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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On 16 Oct 2008 15:04:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:49:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> I am contradicting you tonight :P.
>>>
>>>You are.  Stop it. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> OK
>> (If you stop being wrong :)
>
>Deal.  ;-)
>

Deal :)


>>>> If only the exchange rate would stay the same at the end of a journey
>>>> as it was at the beginning :)
>>>
>>>Well, yeah, that would be useful.  It was more stable when we were last
>>>there.
>>>
>>>Still not favourable to us, though.
>>>
>> It works for us :)
>
>Only if you come over here.  So, when are you? ;-)
>

When they stop hassling you at airports :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:46:01 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>>> There's Klingons off the starboard bow, cap'n
>> 
>> It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;
>> it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead. 
>> 
>Star Trekking across the Universe
>Always going forward 'cos we can't find reverse

Fancy a 20 fl oz?
:)
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Regards
     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:46:01 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> 
>>>> There's Klingons off the starboard bow, cap'n
>>> It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;
>>> it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead. 
>>>
>> Star Trekking across the Universe
>> Always going forward 'cos we can't find reverse
> 
> Fancy a 20 fl oz?
> :)
Answer - Yes
Just trying to find a slot that doesn't conflict with work i.e. not
working the next day. Laphroaig plays havoc with the thinking processes :-)

John

-- 
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:49:50 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>> Fancy a 20 fl oz?
>> :)
>Answer - Yes
>Just trying to find a slot that doesn't conflict with work i.e. not
>working the next day. 

I hate to suggest the weekend but I'm off to Renfrew on Monday for a course then
Copenhagen the week after.

>Laphroaig plays havoc with the thinking processes :-)

Just the opposite in my opinion ;)
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:49:50 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> 
>>> Fancy a 20 fl oz?
>>> :)
>> Answer - Yes
>> Just trying to find a slot that doesn't conflict with work i.e. not
>> working the next day. 
> 
> I hate to suggest the weekend but I'm off to Renfrew on Monday for a course then
> Copenhagen the week after.
> 
So when are you back? (I'm attacking the Estate Agents this w-e :-( )
>> Laphroaig plays havoc with the thinking processes :-)
> 
> Just the opposite in my opinion ;)
Depends what you're thinking about ;-)

John

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:16:20 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>So when are you back? (I'm attacking the Estate Agents this w-e :-( )

Leave Monday back late Friday
Week after back Thursday. after that I don't know :(
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:40:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 16 Oct 2008 14:58:48 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>> You need to keep the corks damp ;)
>>
>>I think you'll find it's someone on your side of the pond that needed to
>>do that. ;-)
>>
>>
> And so they did but too late for you :)

Yeah, story of my life. ;-)

> http://www.brightonbottles.com/hamilton.jpg

Nice....

>>> Scary! It is one of my fears that I'll end up talking to the fairies
>>> when I'm old.
>>> Well talking out loud :)
>>
>>Heh, I do that *now*. ;)
>>
>>
> So do I but think how much worse it will get :(

I don't want to think about that.  :-)

Jim

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