If there's a chilled out eveing imminent there's a bottle of beer on the table. What's really cool is that its beer coloured. With so many colours of beer available, I never get tired of it.
If I'm warm inside and feeling better the bottle is empty. An empty bottle is a really good indicator that I need to visit the cupboard and get another one.
If theres no bottle of beer, its probably going to be a long dry evening.
Most of the cars listed are a quantum leap in safety ahead of early "Cycle cars", 60's & 70's kit car's,steam powered vehicles with tiller steering etc.
Take your pick:
Exploding boilers, No brakes, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Fire etc, Plate glass windscreens, Non-collapsing steering wheels. The list is too long.....
"Just 'cause everythings relative don't mean it's related" T.H.
I prefer the FIAT 124 clone behind it. That Lada is only a saloon though and Lada Estates were PRACTICAL even if you had to put all your weight behind the pedals to get them to STOP and GO. Probably the best loading area of any car, (for its size) I can remember.
The FIAT 124 won car of the year in 1966 and some later models even had leather seats. Not many 124's left due to "tin worm".
Zils looked rather smart, despite any passing resemblance to the Mk4 Ford Zephyr.
These vehicles were great little workhorses. I recall the old ones (they were exported around 1979?)which looked rusty (before they started proofing them against road grit/salt) but had been driven through through forests on rough tracks and were none the worse for it.
Reviews on this vehicle seem to conclude that it is a very capable 4 wheel drive vehicle, provided that you accept its limitations. It was designed for rough unmade roads/ sub-arctic tundra rather than highways/motorways.
I suspect that because they were cheap, they tended to be neglected. Also some folk expect limo ride in a cross country hack - its for getting from A to B.
No, this vehicle is more like a poor mans Land Rover, yet I suspect its may be easier to live with, provided you can get the parts, look after it and use the gears appropriately.
Here are links to reviews on the Lada Niva for you:
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/motors/cars/lada_niva_1_ 7i/_review/109486/ http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lada_Niva_ _5154699 http://www.carsurvey.org/review_18955.ht ml http://www.reviewcentre.com/review20585.html http://www.preloved.co.uk/reviews/review.cfm?produ ctID=132
Sounds like its a hit with reviewers.
Here is the search input string I used:
http://s22.ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?cmd=proc es s_search&startat=10&language=english&qid=-1&query= Lada+Niva+Review&cat=web&rl=NONE&lui=engli sh
Friends who bought Omega's had serious problems with them. Seiko Kinetic is cheaper but needs servicing every few years to keep the generator in good order. The Omega's still look the part though.
I recall a bloke in Gemini (small rubber dinghy with outboard motor) being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was caught under a ships pump out...
in preparation for the forthcoming XP replacement and a much bigger win386.swp file? BB will be thrilled!
What about maintenace issues for these new fangled hard drives?
Since this is/. I'll concentrate on the most pertinent questions:
How long will it take to: Fill with PR0N,Remove PR0N, defrag, fill with misc 0's and 1's, defrag then reformat before buying your new petabyte hdd and selling your old terabyte hdd or handing it down to relatives?
How about something MEANINGFUL? Like which bands/groups/mucisians have been recording for 10 years or longer. Maybe, then we might start to think about how they did it? Was it Image, Marketing, stats from a country with incredibly poor taste and lack of exposure to any semblance of choice? Was it religion, politics or spin. Was it the artwork or were they actually good musicians???
The following cool people are acknowledged as being great rock musicians and have been recording for over 30 years or more. Some are nearly 60 years old, yet they are still COOL!
Judas Priest, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne (ignore his duo with Kelly - a duo with Lulu might have been interesting),
30 years ago you had to be able to sing or play music, now you just need to be half naked with tits or half faggot with a coke habit to get a bloody award!!!
We're receding right back to the bloody stone age...And piercing - whats all that about? Where are the electrodes? Forked tongues and faces like pin cushions? And why do non-Americans sing with American accents??? Can't anyone be original!
Once upon a time, way back when space and aeronautical engineering was cool,(er, you remember a thing called engineering?), there was a similar project called HOTOL. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/hotol.htm http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6 133/hotol.html
I bet you could freak folk out with a 6 pack of beer, a stopwatch with countdown timer and a big display(use red led for backlight), gaffer (duck) tape and some spare shoelaces...
" I can explain officer. I taped the beers so I wouldn't be tempted to drink them until my stopwatch reached zero...I took my laces off to let my feet breathe and taped them to the cans so I didn't lose them"
On the other hand, it's kinda difficult to explain with a 9mm hole thru your head"
How many acres of farmland are sterilised to produce soy beans for tofu and soya products? what about all that cotton that OTT environmentalist wear? I've heard that nothing can live in a cotton field except cotton.
Thats great for birds with tits but not for birds with wings.
If only there were parallel worlds to choose from, each to accomodate a specific group, perhaps we'd be able to assess what's best for nature. But there ain't (AFAIK).
Very tempted to go off topic and have a politically incorrect rant;-)
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A bottle of beer!
If there's a chilled out eveing imminent there's a bottle of beer on the table. What's really cool is that its beer coloured. With so many colours of beer available, I never get tired of it.
If I'm warm inside and feeling better the bottle is empty. An empty bottle is a really good indicator that I need to visit the cupboard and get another one.
If theres no bottle of beer, its probably going to be a long dry evening.
"Aiee!!!", a death cry depicted in war comics?
This was discussed on /. last year (2003) already.
"Dubya ain't so dumb after all".
Picture at bottom of article refers. Check out the magnified bubble.
I appreciate the dedication and thought that went into the article but heck! It was worth looking just to see the pic!
I've got a 15 inch...
er wait a minute...
MS DOS had another competitor in IBM PC DOS. I thought it was quite smart by comparison.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/os/dos/
Block your own server?
Most of the cars listed are a quantum leap in safety ahead of early "Cycle cars", 60's & 70's kit car's,steam powered vehicles with tiller steering etc.
Take your pick:
Exploding boilers,
No brakes,
Carbon monoxide poisoning,
Fire etc,
Plate glass windscreens,
Non-collapsing steering wheels.
The list is too long.....
"Just 'cause everythings relative don't mean it's related" T.H.
Spent time as a kid in the back seat with my ear next to the engine. (For anyone who doesn't know - the engine was behind the back seat).
Wonder if thats why I'm missing some frequencies in one ear....
I prefer the FIAT 124 clone behind it. That Lada is only a saloon though and Lada Estates were PRACTICAL even if you had to put all your weight behind the pedals to get them to STOP and GO. Probably the best loading area of any car, (for its size) I can remember.
The FIAT 124 won car of the year in 1966 and some later models even had leather seats. Not many 124's left due to "tin worm".
Zils looked rather smart, despite any passing resemblance to the Mk4 Ford Zephyr.
Hmm,
this gives me an idea:
Competition to build a car from waste materials.
#1 design and build the car
#2 2 get a goverment contract to supply said car
#3 ?
#4 Profit!
These vehicles were great little workhorses. I recall the old ones (they were exported around 1979?)which looked rusty (before they started proofing them against road grit/salt) but had been driven through through forests on rough tracks and were none the worse for it.
_ 7i /_review/109486/_ _5154699t ml
http://www.preloved.co.uk/reviews/review.cfm?produ ctID=132
c es s_search&startat=10&language=english&qid=-1&query= Lada+Niva+Review&cat=web&rl=NONE&lui=engli sh
Reviews on this vehicle seem to conclude that it is a very capable 4 wheel drive vehicle, provided that you accept its limitations. It was designed for rough unmade roads/ sub-arctic tundra rather than highways/motorways.
I suspect that because they were cheap, they tended to be neglected. Also some folk expect limo ride in a cross country hack - its for getting from A to B.
No, this vehicle is more like a poor mans Land Rover, yet I suspect its may be easier to live with, provided you can get the parts, look after it and use the gears appropriately.
Here are links to reviews on the Lada Niva for you:
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/motors/cars/lada_niva_1
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lada_Niva
http://www.carsurvey.org/review_18955.h
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review20585.html
Sounds like its a hit with reviewers.
Here is the search input string I used:
http://s22.ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?cmd=pro
Good luck and have fun.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/5a1a/
Friends who bought Omega's had serious problems with them. Seiko Kinetic is cheaper but needs servicing every few years to keep the generator in good order.
The Omega's still look the part though.
I recall a bloke in Gemini (small rubber dinghy with outboard motor) being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was caught under a ships pump out...
Not suprising that he threw up...
Local News Feels Pain from Anchor
Er wait...
in preparation for the forthcoming XP replacement and a much bigger win386.swp file? BB will be thrilled!
/. I'll concentrate on the most pertinent questions:
What about maintenace issues for these new fangled hard drives?
Since this is
How long will it take to:
Fill with PR0N,Remove PR0N, defrag, fill with misc 0's and 1's, defrag then reformat before buying your new petabyte hdd and selling your old terabyte hdd or handing it down to relatives?
Robinson Crusoe on Mars - http://www.rocketshipvideo.com/reviews/crusoe.html
Theres a list of Mars and Moon related films on the same site.
I also saw Dark Star
and The Martian Chronicles
(Who would you give your last oxygen tablet to?)
no more w*^@ing at traffic jams.
http://www.gradeababes.com
The new record "Order of the Illuminati" available June 9, 2003
In Europe through Scarlet Records & in Japan on King Records
http://www.agentsteelonline.com/
what exactly?
. co.uk/biog.htmt tp://www.dio.net/e x.htmlg eesin.com/
How about something MEANINGFUL? Like which bands/groups/mucisians have been recording for 10 years or longer. Maybe, then we might start to think about how they did it? Was it Image, Marketing, stats from a country with incredibly poor taste and lack of exposure to any semblance of choice? Was it religion, politics or spin. Was it the artwork or were they actually good musicians???
The following cool people are acknowledged as being great rock musicians and have been recording for over 30 years or more. Some are nearly 60 years old, yet they are still COOL!
Judas Priest,
Ronnie James Dio,
Ozzy Osbourne (ignore his duo with Kelly - a duo with Lulu might have been interesting),
30 years ago you had to be able to sing or play music, now you just need to be half naked with tits or half faggot with a coke habit to get a bloody award!!!
We're receding right back to the bloody stone age...And piercing - whats all that about? Where are the electrodes? Forked tongues and faces like pin cushions? And why do non-Americans sing with American accents??? Can't anyone be original!
Good stuff:
http://www.judaspriest.com/
http://virtualrock
http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
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http://www.screamforme.com/ind
http://www.tednugent.com/
http://www.ron
http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/
Time for a beer, (REAL ALE!!!).
"My soapbox runneth over". (Me)
Once upon a time, way back when space and aeronautical engineering was cool,(er, you remember a thing called engineering?), there was a similar project called HOTOL.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6 133/hotol.html
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/hotol.htm
WTF happened.....
TSR2 Fan
Hmm,
I bet you could freak folk out with a 6 pack of beer, a stopwatch with countdown timer and a big display(use red led for backlight), gaffer (duck) tape and some spare shoelaces...
" I can explain officer. I taped the beers so I wouldn't be tempted to drink them until my stopwatch reached zero...I took my laces off to let my feet breathe and taped them to the cans so I didn't lose them"
On the other hand, it's kinda difficult to explain with a 9mm hole thru your head"
to wildlife?
;-)
How many acres of farmland are sterilised to produce
soy beans for tofu and soya products? what about all that cotton that OTT environmentalist wear? I've heard that nothing can live in a cotton field except cotton.
Thats great for birds with tits but not for birds with wings.
If only there were parallel worlds to choose from, each to accomodate a specific group, perhaps we'd be able to assess what's best for nature. But there ain't (AFAIK).
Very tempted to go off topic and have a politically incorrect rant
Damn!
And I used to think Canada was cool...