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On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:23:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/16/2015 5:52 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:43:36 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> There seems to be an echo echo in here here.
>>
>> Jim jim
>>
>>
>>
> Strange, strange.
> I cancelled the message you replied to.
> I am getting sick of flaky s/ware.
Blame sunspots. ;)
Jim
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 7/16/2015 10:32 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Thank you but the truth is that I have 800 miles stuck in my head and I
>> >can't get rid of it.
> That's a big head.;)
You noticed? :)
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Regards
Stephen
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On 7/16/2015 5:51 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:40:38 +0100, Stephen wrote:
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>
> I'm glad you spelled "though" correctly, too - well done. ;)
>
Thank you. I always appreciate those who recognise my disability.
>> As do the sheep, you. They send their regards. :-)
>
> I see we made some common friends. ;)
>
You forget I'm not Welsh. ;-)
>> Can you imagine what it would be like in the winter?
>> Find somewhere near the bridge. :-)
>
> Heh, no, winters here don't tend to get snow
Snow is bad but cold, wet and windy can make life miserable too.
> - and when there is snow,
> the city shuts down; the amount of rain we allegedly get here means the
> roads are designed for drainage rather than being good for snow/ice.
> Especially with how hilly it is. Seattle's not very different from, say,
> Houston, when it snows here. But it's a pretty rare thing.
>
I've only been in Huston in the hot, humid summer. :-)
>> That would suit me, in the summer. I prefer using public transport, if I
>> can.
>
> We probably would - but where we currently live is more affluent, and a
> recent vote denied expansion of bus routes in the area. :/
>
I understand. Sometimes it is just too inconvenient to do the green thing.
>
>> I have know idea what's considered offensive, any more. Except for the
>> things I consider offensive.
>
> I've recently been accused (incorrectly, I might add) of being an "easily
> offended liberal" in another community. It's like people don't know
> me. ;)
>
Well I've been accused of being more left wing than Fidel Castro, in
this newsgroup. You are in good company. :)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 7/16/2015 5:54 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Come visit, and I'll buy you a beer.;)
Only if it is in a 20 oz pint pot not one of your 16 oz short measures.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 07:28:56 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/16/2015 5:54 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Come visit, and I'll buy you a beer.;)
>
> Only if it is in a 20 oz pint pot not one of your 16 oz short measures.
There's a few local pubs that serve "proper" pints around here.
Funny story: Friend of mine who lives near Stratford was over visiting
in Atlanta (tech conference), and there's a pub in the CNN Center (<---
just for me, and because that's how they spell it ;) ) called "Reggie's
British Pub" (looks like it might still be there, in fact).
Dave likes a drink now and then, and they have Guinness - which is first
choice - so we went in and grabbed a table.
The server came over and took our order, and he asked for a pint of
Guinness. She wrote it down and said "small pint or a large pint?" -
which got her a puzzled stare followed by "a *pint*, please".
I think from the accent she picked up that there really was only *one*
proper pint as far as he was concerned. ;)
Going there was a regular thing for a few years, and they remembered us -
and even ordered in extra Guinness knowing that we'd be there that
particular week. :)
Jim
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:55:38 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>> I'm glad you spelled "though" correctly, too - well done. ;)
>>
>>
> Thank you. I always appreciate those who recognise my disability.
;)
>>> As do the sheep, you. They send their regards. :-)
>>
>> I see we made some common friends. ;)
>>
> You forget I'm not Welsh. ;-)
I'll tell my friend Pete - who is - that you said that. ;)
>>> Can you imagine what it would be like in the winter?
>>> Find somewhere near the bridge. :-)
>>
>> Heh, no, winters here don't tend to get snow
>
> Snow is bad but cold, wet and windy can make life miserable too.
True, I had enough of that. Cold doesn't actually really happen here,
either, though.
>
>> - and when there is snow,
>> the city shuts down; the amount of rain we allegedly get here means the
>> roads are designed for drainage rather than being good for snow/ice.
>> Especially with how hilly it is. Seattle's not very different from,
>> say,
>> Houston, when it snows here. But it's a pretty rare thing.
>>
>>
> I've only been in Huston in the hot, humid summer. :-)
Me too. Didn't really care for it.
>>> That would suit me, in the summer. I prefer using public transport, if
>>> I can.
>>
>> We probably would - but where we currently live is more affluent, and a
>> recent vote denied expansion of bus routes in the area. :/
>>
>>
> I understand. Sometimes it is just too inconvenient to do the green
> thing.
Or at least too inconvenient to plan to do the green thing.
>>> I have know idea what's considered offensive, any more. Except for the
>>> things I consider offensive.
>>
>> I've recently been accused (incorrectly, I might add) of being an
>> "easily offended liberal" in another community. It's like people don't
>> know me. ;)
>>
>
> Well I've been accused of being more left wing than Fidel Castro, in
> this newsgroup. You are in good company. :)
Heh. I've had similar accusations leveled at me. I moderate a closed
political discussion group, and while I tend to be fairly "left", it's
always interesting when a right-winger gets out of line and I put my
moderator hat on and moderate (because we don't want "food fight"
political discussions, we want "civil" discussions - comes from the group
name), and I have been accused of being authoritarian and of abusing my
moderator power by some whom I've moderated.
Except I moderate people whose politics I more closely align with just as
much. Because when it comes down to it, when you call someone a
shithead, it doesn't matter what political persuasion you are, it's not a
*civil* debating tactic, and whether I agree with your politics or not,
when I'm moderating, I'm going to moderate.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:41:40 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/16/2015 10:32 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Thank you but the truth is that I have 800 miles stuck in my head and
>>> I
>>> >can't get rid of it.
>> That's a big head.;)
>
> You noticed? :)
It got darker for a second. I almost thought it was Dara O'Briain. ;)
Jim
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 7/17/2015 10:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:55:38 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>
>> You forget I'm not Welsh. ;-)
>
> I'll tell my friend Pete - who is - that you said that. ;)
>
Then he will know what I mean and he can pass the reply to you.
>>
>> Snow is bad but cold, wet and windy can make life miserable too.
>
> True, I had enough of that. Cold doesn't actually really happen here,
> either, though.
>
Go away, then.. :-P
>> I understand. Sometimes it is just too inconvenient to do the green
>> thing.
>
> Or at least too inconvenient to plan to do the green thing.
>
Surely you can plan when to plan. Remember it is better to plant green
things by the light of a new moon.
>
> Heh. I've had similar accusations leveled at me. I moderate a closed
> political discussion group, and while I tend to be fairly "left", it's
> always interesting when a right-winger gets out of line and I put my
> moderator hat on and moderate (because we don't want "food fight"
> political discussions, we want "civil" discussions - comes from the group
> name), and I have been accused of being authoritarian and of abusing my
> moderator power by some whom I've moderated.
>
> Except I moderate people whose politics I more closely align with just as
> much. Because when it comes down to it, when you call someone a
> shithead, it doesn't matter what political persuasion you are, it's not a
> *civil* debating tactic, and whether I agree with your politics or not,
> when I'm moderating, I'm going to moderate.
>
Yeah! moderating can be a thankless task.
--
Regards
Stephen
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> Funny story: Friend of mine who lives near Stratford was over visiting
> in Atlanta (tech conference), and there's a pub in the CNN Center (<---
> just for me, and because that's how they spell it ;) ) called "Reggie's
> British Pub" (looks like it might still be there, in fact).
>
> Dave likes a drink now and then, and they have Guinness - which is first
> choice - so we went in and grabbed a table.
>
> The server came over
That's not very British!
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:01:06 +0100, scott wrote:
>> Funny story: Friend of mine who lives near Stratford was over visiting
>> in Atlanta (tech conference), and there's a pub in the CNN Center (<---
>> just for me, and because that's how they spell it ;) ) called "Reggie's
>> British Pub" (looks like it might still be there, in fact).
>>
>> Dave likes a drink now and then, and they have Guinness - which is
>> first choice - so we went in and grabbed a table.
>>
>> The server came over
>
> That's not very British!
Well, true. ;)
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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