Kick Those Shoes Off and Relax. It's the Delta 2017 Tea Break

[Mike Bell]

Thanks, I think one of the big meetings or the 'historic' dragster event would be the limit of my interest. In the meantime I've spotted a small Norfolk wings and wheels type show that I could actually take a classic to. Just need to get a take on weather predictions for the next two or three weeks.....

So, when you landed at 'The Pod' in your balloon, was that intended?

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Just to give you my 10 pennyworth Mike. I've been to Santa Pod twice, the first time was in the late 1980's. I admit that the idea of drag racing never appealed to me, but it's motorsport so I thought it would be worth a look. Admittedly the few 'proper' dragsters & funny cars were awesome the day I was there an American called Pete Crane broke the current UK record for the ¼ mile by getting below 6 seconds (I think it was). However, the road cars (MG Midget v Escort Mexico for example) by comparison were like watching paint dry!
My second visit was 20 years ago, I was bought a hot air balloon ride as a 40th birthday present, we took off from the outskirts of Northampton and actually landed in a field at Santa Pod! I enjoyed my second visit far more...

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Thanks, I think one of the big meetings or the 'historic' dragster event would be the limit of my interest. In the meantime I've spotted a small Norfolk wings and wheels type show that I could actually take a classic to. Just need to get a take on weather predictions for the next two or three weeks.....

So, when you landed at 'The Pod' in your balloon, was that intended?

No Mike, just a coincidence that was not lost on my family that somehow motorsports had become involved in the episode!

[Mike Bell]

Keep hearing about the 'contaminated eggs' panic going on. One simple question- why the **** are we importing crap eggs from mainland Europe in the first place!

We know that UK welfare standards are the best, so let's hope this pushes processed food manufacturers into supporting UK producers, even if having to pay a little more. And for anyone like me that like a scrambled oeuf or two, make sure you BUY BRITISH!

(This of course is not easy for tenthers living elsewhere....)

[Peter Mallett]

As I understand it, the issue only applies to processed foods and not the eggs we buy in cartons.

So, stop buying those ready made sandwiches and salads. #simples.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Keep hearing about the 'contaminated eggs' panic going on. One simple question- why the **** are we importing crap eggs from mainland Europe in the first place!

We know that UK welfare standards are the best, so let's hope this pushes processed food manufacturers into supporting UK producers, even if having to pay a little more. And for anyone like me that like a scrambled oeuf or two, make sure you BUY BRITISH!

(This of course is not easy for tenthers living elsewhere....)

I have two lots of friends who regularly give me fresh eggs direct from their hens, so no worries here!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

I have two lots of friends who regularly give me fresh eggs direct from their hens, so no worries here!

Sacre Bleu, Jean, They are French hens (probably three) so very dodgy.
Seek UK imports for the good of your health.

Brexiteer Bob.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by bauble

Sacre Bleu, Jean, They are French hens (probably three) so very dodgy.
Seek UK imports for the good of your health.

Brexiteer Bob.

Ah, there you are!

Nothing wrong with French hens! They are free range & the eggs are lovely. The problem seems to be related to Dutch & Belgian produce. I did buy some eggs in England last year - miserable little things they were.

...and speaking of Belgian problems, I see that charming Mr Verhofstadt was at Silverstone. Did you interview him, Bob?

[Gerard C]

[QUOTE=John Elwin;3758747]Ah, there you are!
John, I've been told that there is something with danish eggs too. They are said to make you faster, any idea?
Mike, the problem with eating english eggs here is that you have to hold your spoon with the "other" hand… Left or right, I dunno…

[John Elwin]

[QUOTE=Gerard C;3758750]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Ah, there you are!
John, I've been told that there is something with danish eggs too. They are said to make you faster, any idea?
Mike, the problem with eating english eggs here is that you have to hold your spoon with the "other" hand… Left or right, I dunno…

I'm not sure what eggs they have been feeding the athletes at the running & jumping fest in London but they seem to have found a way of making them go faster!!

[John Turner]

We can get big eggs too: they are size graded in the supermarkets!

I'm all for this safeguarding of standards but this egg thing seems to be, as usual, blown up into a major media storm. Apart from the fact that it only seems to affect processed food, according to the BBC news this morning you'd have to eat one of these 'tainted' eggs everyday for the rest of your life for any adverse effect to reveal itself.

[VIVA GT]

[QUOTE=John Elwin;3758755]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

I'm not sure what eggs they have been feeding the athletes at the running & jumping fest in London but they seem to have found a way of making them go faster!!

I take it this is not a reference to their athletic speed, and more about their 'tummy upsets'?

[John Elwin]

[QUOTE=VIVA GT;3758771]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

I take it this is not a reference to their athletic speed, and more about their 'tummy upsets'?

Doesn't one affect the other?

Wonderful Matt cartoon a couple of days ago, showing a relay runner passing on a toilet roll rather than a baton!

[Gerard C]

It could happen here, our runners being sometimes considered as "different"… Our new gold medal said he forgot to bring his ID to cross the border. May be the kind of migrant who wants to go to France and runs to fast for your services! Thanks for letting him back, we need this kind of fresh people.

[Mike Bell]

The newspaper I read this morn had a list of the withdrawn 'egg'products from Supermarkets. Shame on Waitrose for using imported egg for their sandwich fillings....... !

[Mike Harte]

This is being blown up out of all proportions; a veritable storm in an egg cup.

When you consider that the estimated total number of potentially contaminated eggs only amount to about 2% of the UK's daily consumption of 34 million eggs, it puts it into some perspective.

And mostly brought about by the British public's desire that our chickens should be treated better, and not factory farmed. A very large proportion of British chickens are now either free range or barn raised, but many free range chickens are having to be kept indoors because of fears of avian flu. But in the drive to improve chicken husbandry, egg production is lower as there are fewer chickens in any given space. Hence imported eggs mainly for non shell usage.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

This is being blown up out of all proportions; a veritable storm in an egg cup.

When you consider that the estimated total number of potentially contaminated eggs only amount to about 2% of the UK's daily consumption of 34 million eggs, it puts it into some perspective.

And mostly brought about by the British public's desire that our chickens should be treated better, and not factory farmed. A very large proportion of British chickens are now either free range or barn raised, but many free range chickens are having to be kept indoors because of fears of avian flu. But in the drive to improve chicken husbandry, egg production is lower as there are fewer chickens in any given space. Hence imported eggs mainly for non shell usage.

Spot on. But where would our media be without a health or food scare!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Spot on. But where would our media be without a health or food scare!

It's the Summer Silly Season & there's not much else going on - and they want to distract you away from talking about things like the goings-on in Newcastle...

[Peter Mallett]

What about the additional screening at airports due to Brexit? My sister flew to Palma on the day the story broke. She reckoned there were no delays. Coming back the same thing. Yet as far as Twitter and the other twonk filled left wing sites, it was Armageddon.

I spend a lot of time in airport queues and the longest is always passport control no matter where you go.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

What about the additional screening at airports due to Brexit? My sister flew to Palma on the day the story broke. She reckoned there were no delays. Coming back the same thing. Yet as far as Twitter and the other twonk filled left wing sites, it was Armageddon.

I spend a lot of time in airport queues and the longest is always passport control no matter where you go.

There's just been an item on the BBC News Manipulation programme about airport delays, citing examples from Gatwick. Apparently Easy Jet passengers "suffered" the worst with an average delay time of 24 minutes...

Would you even call that a delay?

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Spot on. But where would our media be without a health or food scare!

Surely this is a yolk and It's all being eggsaggerated

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Tim Falce

Surely this is a yolk and It's all being eggsaggerated

A cracking post Tim, I bet you come out with these ten to the dozen!

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

A cracking post Tim, I bet you come out with these ten to the dozen!

Someone had to say it.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Tim Falce

Someone had to say it.

Well, it brought you out of your shell...

...but perhaps you should scramble for the eggsit !!

[Peter Mallett]

This is cracking me up.

[VIVA GT]

I can only assume that, due to his lack of contributions here, Baub must be on holiday? I bet he's gone to Eastbourne, I've heard it's good for rheumatism. (Lot's of people I know have been there and caught it!)