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Sams place friday—-Clive is the one most likely to buy himself a little plane —- good luck with that
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Sams place friday—-Clive is the one most likely to buy himself a little plane —- good luck with that
Not what you wanted for Christmas....:eek:
UK says omicron to become its dominant variant within days
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December 10, 2021, 3:45 PM
LONDON (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout Great Britain and is likely to become the dominant form of the disease across the country by the middle of this month, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Friday.
New data from the U.K. confirm that omicron is more easily transmissible than other variants, the agency said in its latest variant technical briefing.
Other studies suggest that both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are less effective in preventing symptomatic infections in people exposed to omicron, though preliminary data show that effectiveness appears to rise to between 70% and 75% after a third booster dose.
The latest data show 568 confirmed or probable omicron infections as of Dec. 8, up from just two one week earlier. If current trends continue, the U.K. will exceed 1 million omicron infections by the end of December, the health security agency said.
Tell your daughter and son in law that the best Christmas present they can give you is for them to get the jabs.
Same newspaper told us there was no Christmas Party last year____ cant see Boris beating this one !!! Interesting there has not been a single death from OMICRON reported —- told the hospitals will be full for Christmas ——-flu has disappeared —- no deaths at all—. Nobody has the balls to shut Christmas down ——there would be lots of dead politicians due to the mass rioting .. easiest way out of this is shut down the media —- stop fake news —- sick to my tits of lies and double standards .Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Have no idea how many of you has a 55 year of daughter !!!!!!!!!
well i have , and she is the youngest— has always been self willed with a mind of her own — funnily enough it was me that taught her to be like that.
Both her and her husband are highly successful business people . They know my views on vaccination — Both Jill and i have had all the jabs including the booster.
I try on a weekly basis to persuade every member of the family to get fully vaccinated .
Last time i put Sam across my knee she was 18 years old —- i know for certain , even as a last resort she would consider all options before making her mind up and declining the jab.
Last time i looked we were still a democracy with a freedom of choice and a government that allowed it —- i do not agree with her decision to refuse the vaccine but i have to respect it
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Did get five minutes to myself to sit down and peruse MIKE WARDS —EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1938-2019. MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING READING —. ANGELO MOLINARI —- DEITER SCHULTZE —DEITER KOENIG —- ASWELL AS ALL THE ENGLISH JOCKEYS .
at £55-00 for all three books its a steal—— poor guy ain’t never going to get rich at those prices —- for thirty years research ——-??????????
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I have raced just about every class of outboard there is EXCEPT for hydros !!!!!!!
In my opinion —- the finest sight in the world —WITHOUT FEAR OF CONTRADICTION — is the start of a boat race . But the echelon of all of them is any hydro race with kneelers and full length lay downs with motors that sound like banshee wailers attempting to get round a turn buoy with any sort of dignity.
I will apologise before hand for what’s coming over the next week——- i will be doing a Lasse —- dozens of pictures of every type of outboard [not just RUDES] and race boat — i do have MIKE WARDS permission in case you’re wondering .
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Ok lets get the ball rolling—- tunnel boats did not have a place to go when they were first invented - so the UIM in its wisdom designated they should run in the hydro classes ——-O SERIES OF CLASSES —— IE; OE—OI—-ON—- OZ. OZ is not a class at all —its an unlimited pit —— ten engines on the back if you like —- ten litres each —if you like=. You get what i mean !!!!!!!! Runabouts invaded the hydros .
Carry on —balls in your court —-smack it back !!!!!!!
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See what i mean about the books ——-lovely pictures —-all genuine from back in the day—-results- facts—— doesn’t tell you anything of the struggle by everyone concerned to get those results .
JUST THE FACTS !!!!!!!!!
Without the struggle you didn't get the results. Anyone could throw a boat in the water and be a field filler. It took effort, ingenuity and persistence to become a competitor.
NOW do you believe me when i tell you that F1 is the most “BENT” sports series in the world . FIA is a law unto itself —- it can fix anything —— and usually does . Funny how BERNIE has not been seen for two years —- then VOILA — just like that .
only he can alter rules at the drop of a hat —during mid race if the need arises —- but it has had the desired effect of creating the massive publicity needed to give F1 the shot in the arm it so badly required .
It’s a few years ago that i stopped watching F1 . Wasn’t car racing any more —— it was race fixing.
Look no further than yesterdays “RACE” to understand what i mean .
Sporting competition ?????????—-dont talk ridiculous —— bet you there was more money won and lost in the betting shops around the world than at any time this year ——-after fifty laps you could have got 50/1 for that result !!!!!!!
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Maybe you get the idea ——-just the bare facts . Clear print—-great pictures —- all it needed was the storyteller and instead of being GOOD BOOKS—————they could have been GREAT BOATING READS .
Boris announced the first OMICRON death —-today. No details as to whether there was an underlying health problem ?????—-young —-old —-run over by a bus maybe ??????
I was under the impression that this was a highly infectious new killer strain of covid . Yet reports from South Africa keep coming in that its not so bad after all—— in fact , not as bad as a dose of the flu ????????? No deaths YET.!!!!!!!! Big problem is —the media has this insatiable appetite for bad news so everything is bad news .
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
is there an isbn on them or does he have a web site?
You can find all the information you want on ROY COOPERS —-FAST ON WATER.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
[ INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER].—- afraid i had to look up the meaning !!!!!
End of the day its bloody good value for money at £55 delivered —— there is a distinct lack of powerboating literature in the world —- thats why i think i just might get away with my gleanings on the subject.
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This a couple of pages from MIKE WARDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ——-1934-2019.
WELL-WELL- WELL. Looks like Bernie crapped his bucketful . World has finally seen first hand just how good a manipulator he really is . I have told you for years just how corrupt Formula 1 car racing really is , very few believed me .
Bernie is one of the worlds richest men—— also one of the most ruthless—- billionaires DIDNT get rich by being nice . Al Capone and the godfather were nice compared to Bernie Ecclestone . Best part is , he‘s 91 years old and still doing it. When F! Needs a shot in the arm —- who do they turn to, ? BE .
redundant for two years —-not an asset any more —- until they need him —- guys a miracle worker —-
. Guess Lewis really did upset the establishment — Black—- seven times world champion— more race wins than anyone else —- Schumachers record going down the tube !!!! What to do ?????? Call the fairy godmother —-Bernie. There still may be a post script —- we will wait and see —- me — im just not remotely interested any more !!!!!!!! I was done with F1 many years ago.
I DESPAIR —- Always said Boris was a buffoon, plus he couldn’t keep his dick in his pants. Seven kids and rising !!!!!!! Now i would normally not hold that against him — but he is such a feckin dingleberry in all senses . Hits the panic button soon as somebody whispers VARIANT. Has not an iota of COMMON SENSE [along with most politicians]. Even if they voted him out — i can‘t see even one contender as a replacement .
Only the one fatality from the OMICRON so far in the UK but warnings the NHS „“COULD BE“ overwhelmed . Just chuck another few billions at it [ not enough cash in the world to sate the appetite of the insatiable NHS].
As i sit back and cogitate ——-i realise that until COMMON SENSE returns [in almost all walks of life ] there can be no UPTURN .
Am i the only person in the world to see its not the nurses—doctors or medical care thats killing the NHS —its the ADMINISTRATION— Work the service for a year —- retire with a Million handshake — then sign on as a private entrepreneur????????? All at the tax payers expense !!!!! How good is that.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1934/2019 is proving a very Interesting read .. if you read between the lines and draw your own conclusions , its easy to follow the. Evolution of power craft though the ages . In all its various guises . I do hope some of you buy the books—- they really are worth reading . At £55 for all three — its no contest —— best value for money out there this year .
...the older i get, the more i've learned how bad "all" levels of government are...Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
As my sainted mother used to say======AIN‘T THAT THE TRUTH !!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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HELLS TETH GENE —-CHARLIE WOLF AND C STILL LOOKING GOOD —tell me you took the bird to Tavares!!!!!!!! Jimmy Hunt living off the hog .rest of the crew looking exactly as they should .
Did Freddie H go with you ???????? With a bit of luck and a tail wind i might make it next year !!!A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE OLD FARTS —WHEREVER THEY MAY BE — I PRAY WE ALL MAKE IT THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES .
Fredie K helped me get through the Denver and Orlando Airports—Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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I was once told that the quickest way through any terminal was in a cripple cart —- get a big guy [one Like FRED ] to push you, everybody moves ——VIP treatment all the way——- of course —if you’ve Turned 90 that helps— and the fact you damn well earned it.
Still got a way to go before i reach that milestone Gene !!!!! I can still get into trouble without really trying. Spent all Wednesday morning doing my DRIVER AWARENESS COURSE —— Penance for exceeding the legal speed limit in Great Britain. [again]
Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t think that Hamilton deserves his Knighthood for services to motor racing >
That COMES from the greatest musician off all time [FIDDLER AND ARRANGER]— for over fifty years Bernie was ringmaster and fixer and all things devious in F1. Of course he did become a MULTI BILLIONAIRE in the process..
Fact is he was always a Warren Street car trader —- never gained respectability—- he didn’t care —he got very-very rich— crapped on everyone — now he’s pissed because Lewis got a knighthood and he didn’t. You think im kidding —— believe me i am not . Read his autobiography. I’M NO ANGEL. —-CAPONE AND LUCIANI were merely “ ENFENTE TERRIBLE” compared to Bernie —— he could—would— and did fix everything. Right up to last weekend’s fiasco. But he brought life back to a flagging F1 scene.
For a guy that says he doesn't watch F1 and hasn't for years, you sure seem to put your foot in it on a continual occasion.
i know — i know johnno. I HATE CORRUPTION IN ANY SPORT —- athletics—-cycling —team sports — be it football —-cricket ——or motor sport . Once anything other than raw ability comes into play—i open my big mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by rotary john
Sainted mother always said “your big mouth will get you into big trouble —unless you button it “>
i did watch last weekends fiasco —- first F1 race i have watched in over three years .
i want be watching another any time soon .
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS JONNO.
By the time we reach the BIG nine oh—Jackie—we’ve used up most our privileges The wheelchair and pusher is one of the better ones. You go to the head of the line ahead of First Class!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Thinking of getting one of those parking stickers for my Trusty Benz😇
Gene....It gives new meaning to "Powered by Kiekhaefer"...Rock On...:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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Have to tell you —i have a bigger belly than you both put together_——Can understand Freddie — after pushing the cripple cart all around the airport.
How’s this for a conundrum DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ANAGRAM OF —-DELTA 0MICRON ———- IS MEDIA CONTROL. ???????
BORIS. Is so far down the polls he is not even an also ran .
they have withdrawn the acknowledgment that there has actually been a single fatality, more people died of HERPES AFTER GIVING HEAD —than from the OMICRON virus . Even though the world is likely to shut down for Christmas as a direct result of the strain . Hospitals COULD be overrun ——— not happened yet —— but it could —— it said so on the news , so it must be right .
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How ‚bout my new LORD WILSON OF WALBERTON COUNTRY OUTFIT ?????? Christmas gift from Sam and Clive ——- hardly me, —- but exceedingly posh dontcha know !!!!!!
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hrh jrw.
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I dont see how Hamilton deserves a Knighthood, all he has done is won lots, got paid more than most and????
So, just WHAT do you have to do to gain a KNIGHTHOOD ???????? [IN YOUR OPINION PILGRIM]Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
WIN MORE RACES THAN ANYONE ELSE ——MORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ——[COUNTBACK SYSTEM] Notice i DIDNT say deserve !!!!!!! I fail to see how any sportsman ——cyclist —-golfer—-footballer etc. can ever „“DESERVE“ a knighthood ???????? But its the English way—-it happens for those that excel in any sport . Plus —if you can ride a hayburner [NAG], you are halfway there….
Of course there are those that say he can’t drive worth a sh-t —— its the car that he‘s got ???????
For seven world championships ??????/ guess he’s just one lucky SOB then !!!!!!
Knighthood, service to the Commonwealth, whats he done for anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
He represents a German team. ( Perhaps thats why the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha aka the Windsors, gave him one?)
Jackie Stewart, a stalwart for improving safety for his whole career then for another 40 years.
Stirling Moss, very fantastic ambassador for motor sport till the day he died.
Hamilton might deserve one one day but not yet.
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Originally Posted by powerabout
AND JACK BRABHAM ???????? WHAT DID HE EVER DO FOR THE „“COMMONWEALTH“??????
Sounds very much to me like you have a real Australian point of view Pilgrim—— plus a dislike of the royal family too.—- Windsor’s do not decree who receives a knighthood —— merely distribute —as you well know !!!!!!!
You probably have a great dislike of Hamilton too——- thats your prerogative—- or maybe its of all successful people .
Hamilton has given services to motor sport for over thirty years —— is not a rich mans son [as so many in F1 are]—- started at the lowest tier of motorised sport and reached the top.
I cant say i like the man with his ponsy dress and BLM attitude —- [and if he turns out to be a homo—then im outa here ]— but he can drive the snot out of any race car —— and thats a fact not even you ca dispute !!!!!!!!!
Jackie: Your "Cantankerous old Fart" is starting to show again. just saying.
It was only laying dormant Johnno —-it never goes — its the nature of the beast within —— at my age i have long since stopped biting my tongue and accepting things as gospel >Quote:
Originally Posted by Rotary John
if it’s questionable just ask——if its debatable —-talk . If somebody’s beliefs coincide with mine —jolly hockey sticks— we get on fine .
BUT, should someone want to piss on my parade —— better they take an umbrella — yes i have been known to make the odd error here and there— but that was before the war !!!!!!
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Now there’s a real interesting article. It looks like its solid brass — but it its not, its filled with lead and has a one inch thread stitched into it. Thats where the wire is anchored —- has a metal triangle handle from whence it is hurled at maximum velocity as far as possible .
Has been an Olympic brute strength test for hundreds of years .
This particular one has legible „“BERL“ ????——YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE !±!!