From: Happi Monday on
The Medway Handyman wrote:

> I didn't fuckwit, you did. "the edge of the Chilterns". Congratulations,
> you've narrowed it down to between Luton & Reading and Hemel & Aylesbury.
> Which contains some of the most god awful places in the UK.

But still better than Medway, you got to admit that ;-)
From: Happi Monday on
Steve Firth wrote:
> Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Growing a food crop in order to turn it into fuel is
> insanity.

Looks like a good idea from where I'm standing - on what grounds do you
object?
From: NM on
On 18 Dec, 17:25, "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> wrote:
> Apparently, the Medway Highwayman and his big butch Kent chums have
> been floored by a few flakes of snow as per bleeding usual. Jeez, up
> here in Yorkshire I cycled 25 miles to work and back in the teeth of a
> North Sea gale with drifting snow as normal . These southern Jessies
> then have the laughable cheek to poke fun at overgrown kids on toy
> bikes wearing pink girly clothes, while they are left impotent in
> their warm tin boxes waiting for the AA man to come and rescue them.
> Poofs.
> --
> Simon Mason

Heated tin box waiting for AA or out in the snow with a broken bike
pushing/carrying it home on foot, no choice really.
From: MasonS on
On 18 Dec, 19:43, NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote:
> On 18 Dec, 17:25, "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> wrote:
>
> > Apparently, the Medway Highwayman and his big butch Kent chums have
> > been floored by a few flakes of snow as per bleeding usual. Jeez, up
> > here in Yorkshire I cycled 25 miles to work and back in the teeth of a
> > North Sea gale with drifting snow as normal . These southern Jessies
> > then have the laughable cheek to poke fun at overgrown kids on toy
> > bikes wearing pink girly clothes, while they are left impotent in
> > their warm tin boxes waiting for the AA man to come and rescue them.
> > Poofs.
> > --
> > Simon Mason
>
> Heated tin box waiting for AA or out in the snow with a broken bike
> pushing/carrying it home on foot, no choice really.

I've never broken down on a bike in winter. I've cycled past drivers
who can't even get out their driveway who then ring work to say they
can't get in. Funny how I always make it in and then I have to do
their jobs for them. Almost as bad a set of freeloaders as smokers are
drivers who ring in to say they are snowbound when there's little
dusting of snow. Too soft and lazy with no notion of how to drive
safely on ice. Christ, they've got 4 fat wheels and I've got two thin
23mm alloy hoops and they still wimp out.

--
Simon Mason
From: NM on
On 18 Dec, 20:20, "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> wrote:
> On 18 Dec, 19:43, NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote:
>
> > On 18 Dec, 17:25, "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> wrote:
>
> > > Apparently, the Medway Highwayman and his big butch Kent chums have
> > > been floored by a few flakes of snow as per bleeding usual. Jeez, up
> > > here in Yorkshire I cycled 25 miles to work and back in the teeth of a
> > > North Sea gale with drifting snow as normal . These southern Jessies
> > > then have the laughable cheek to poke fun at overgrown kids on toy
> > > bikes wearing pink girly clothes, while they are left impotent in
> > > their warm tin boxes waiting for the AA man to come and rescue them.
> > > Poofs.
> > > --
> > > Simon Mason
>
> > Heated tin box waiting for AA or out in the snow with a broken bike
> > pushing/carrying it home on foot, no choice really.
>
> I've never broken down on a bike in winter. I've cycled past drivers
> who can't even get out their driveway who then ring work to say they
> can't get in. Funny how I always make it in and then I have to do
> their jobs for them. Almost as bad a set of freeloaders as smokers are
> drivers who ring in to say they are snowbound when there's little
> dusting of snow. Too soft and lazy with no notion of how to drive
> safely on ice. Christ, they've got 4 fat wheels and I've got two thin
> 23mm alloy hoops and they still wimp out.
>
> --
> Simon Mason

They know a prat like you will struggle through the conitions to do
their job for them whilst they enjoy an impromptu day off, do you get
brownie points?