Delta's Tea-Break Natter (The Lighter Side) 2011/12

[Colin McKay]

Originally Posted by midgetman

I really must stop falling asleep listening to Round Britain Quiz, it means I wake up listening to Thought for the Day on Sunday mornings

Don't worry Max, doesn't everyone fall asleep listening to Round Britain Quiz? I can't think of anything else quite so full of obscure references, vaguely worded clues and incomprehensible minutiae.

Now, where did I leave my Blue Book......

[Al Weyman]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Don't wind him up too much, he is always saying that he is the poor relation !

the van is 1992 vintage and very solid for year. The switch is a pathetic little pull thing on the steering column that looks like it will need steering wheel pulling to get at. the the Blazer is my road car and a very useful vehicle, it tows beautifuly and has a cavanous load area bigger than many vans and means I can visit council tips without paying also like Dayvan is gas powered so economical and is fitted with the delghtful Chevy v6 vortex engine

[Al Weyman]

Brown shoes with a dark suit ffs are they meant to be trendy?

[garcon]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Brown shoes with a dark suit ffs are they meant to be trendy?

We seem to keep having this debate at work.

The consensus from greater fashion gurus than I seems to be that brown shoes with a dark blue suit is ok, but brown with black or grey is a no-no.

Who knew?

[compte deGraves]

Just back at the hotel from Goodwood. Great to see Mike Bell again. Here is the albumn shot of Iain and the love of his life. The bird's not bad either.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Just back at the hotel from Goodwood. Great to see Mike Bell again. Here is the albumn shot of Iain and the love of his life. The bird's not bad either.

Likewise, Compte! Just arrived home rom Goody, quick cup of coffee then off to gym to try and get esome joints and muscles working again.

There were some very nicely presented ladies at the event, but when I commented to a friend about a noticeably tall and extremely well dressed pair, the answer was- errr, I think if you put your glasses on you'll see that they aren't.....

[zefarelly]

Nice Slug Compte. Did you flambe it for dinner last night? or is it still nestling on your top lip?

Iain popped over to the Settrington Paddock to wish Arthur all the best, I only managed one paddock walk all weekend and missed JR and the pace team, your good self and many others, although caught up with most of the St Marys crowd.

[Nick JM]

Great to see Delta, Compte and Mike at the weekend and also a number of other owners/racers I know but who do not (I think) sunscribe to this forum.

Fabulous weekend which I would not miss for the world. I agree with the comments of another tenther about it being an airshow with some motor racing thrown in however I would not change it for all the money on the grid (actually I did not mean that as the value of the GTO's collectively would set me and future Morrisons up quite nicely) . Yes there are a number of side atrractions but surely that is what makes it such a leading event the whole family can enjoy?

I do wish they would sort out the bars though. On Friday many of them did not have any ale until late pm (I discount Greene King as ale - it is bad enough being forced to drink it anywhere but in electric pump format it really is truly attrocious) and then when they did get it all they had was Speckled Hen - great beer but it is falling down juice. Many of the bar staff could not speak English and had absolutely no clue about how to pull a pint or change a barrel with the result that at Lavant there was nearly a revolt in the queue I was in when four or five customers volunteered to do it for them to get the queue moving!

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Nick JM

I do wish they would sort out the bars though. On Friday many of them did not have any ale until late pm (I discount Greene King as ale - it is bad enough being forced to drink it anywhere !

" Larkins Traditional " That's what you need get a free pint at Spa !

[compte deGraves]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

Nice Slug Compte. Did you flambe it for dinner last night? or is it still nestling on your top lip?

I took the thing off after an hour. It was driving me mad. Quite a few older people came up to me in the paddock and asked if I was doing an impression of LEONARD SWINDLEY. I explained I was French and did not know of Leonard Swindley. Can anyone help?

[delta]

My 19 year old daughter pinched my Macro card last night, too buy one of her friends who is going to university sweets.Guess what they are selling Christmas stuff allready.I blooming hate Christmas.

[zefarelly]

Have you changed your name to Al Iain?

I'm with you though . . .

down the Workshop listening to Electric Landlady very loud this morning to mark the anniversary of the passing of probably the greatest guitarist/songwriter ever

[Al Weyman]

Ha ha tell you something funny re Christmas. Just round the corner from me in an industrial yard in an old farm they started selling Xmas trees from there a few years ago (they may be travellers not sure). Anyhow it was always a joke as the guy used to leave his signs up till at least end of Feb. Anyhow last Christmas another family of travellers who live in a big bungalow and small holding a bit further down the road started doing the same (Xmas Tree Wars!). So last Christmas the first guy stuck huge banners all across the outside of the yard and they have been there ever since, never taken down! I was tempted to go in there in July and ask for a tree but never did.

Kirsty MacColl, that was a tragedy, did they ever arrest anyone over that in the end?

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

" Larkins Traditional " That's what you need get a free pint at Spa !

Only one, is it worth going all that way just for one pint?

[delta]

Funny old world and as I say to people when you work for yourself you never know what the next phone call might be.Recently its normally been someone having a moan or a pop at me, but the last call I just had was an invite too race a Formula 500 at Snett next weekend.How exciting is that. Well chuffed.

[Clive Brown]

Formula 500, or Formula 5000....small block Chevy or short-stroke Rat motor.... yummee!

[Mike Bell]

Lot of difference in horsepower just for sake of one zero....

[Lancsbreaker]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

I took the thing off after an hour. It was driving me mad. Quite a few older people came up to me in the paddock and asked if I was doing an impression of LEONARD SWINDLEY. I explained I was French and did not know of Leonard Swindley. Can anyone help?

A character in Coronation Street, a series to which a large proportion of the British TV-viewing public are addicted, for reasons which are beyond me.....

http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Leonard_Swindley

I can see the resemblance

[Al Weyman]

Well I'm English and didnt have a clue who he was!

[Tim Falce]

Before your time Al.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Kirsty MacColl, that was a tragedy, did they ever arrest anyone over that in the end?

Al, I remember the case because I have dived in that same place as she did when she was killed.
As far as I remember the boat owner who was (allegedly) at the helm paid someone to take the blame as he is one of the richest guys in the country and seemingly above the law ! This from of the net !
The boat involved in the accident was owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova, who was on board with several members of his family. An employee of González Nova's, boathand José Cen Yam, claimed to have been driving the boat at the time that the accident occurred. Several published reports have included accounts from eyewitnesses that have stated Cen Yam was not at the controls; eyewitnesses also indicate that the boat was travelling much faster than the speed of one knot that Nova had claimed. Cen Yam was found guilty of culpable homicide and was sentenced to 2 years 10 months in prison. He was allowed under Mexican law to pay a punitive fine of 1,034 pesos (about €63, £61, or US$90) in lieu of the prison sentence. He was also ordered to pay approximately US$2,150 in restitution to MacColl's family, an amount based on his wages. Published reports have included statements from people who spoke to Cen Yam after the accident, claiming Cen Yam had received money for taking the blame for the incident.[

[zefarelly]

THat was all criminal, and a tragedy.

As was the death of James MArshall Hendrix ( who died on this date)

still not sure how we got to Kirsty, unless it was Al she was singing about when she got the urge . . . for chips.

Coronation Street, its primate TV. I don't personally know anyone stupid enough to watch it, and I've met some proper monkeys on my travels.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

That was all criminal, and a tragedy.


still not sure how we got to Kirsty, unless it was Al she was singing about when she got the urge . . . for chips.

.

Possibly as he was talking about Christmas it may have been "Fairytale of New York"

[zefarelly]

Ahh yes, The Pogues.

[gt917]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

Coronation Street, its primate TV. I don't personally know anyone stupid enough to watch it, and I've met some proper monkeys on my travels.

I know someone. My wife !!!!!