neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 *mad* *mad* up-start colonials the lot of you!!! 😬 😬 😬 So, you'd have us all driving Chevys, and Oldsmobiles, and Ford Contours and Pontiac Firebirds and Deloreans then I guess Eric!!! *tongue* 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 I was thinking of Irish cars actually which leaves....um.... er... CROSSLES. The point I'm making is that for over 1,000 years (and probably longer if you include Celtic and pre-Celtic eras), the peoples of these islands have celebrated Haloween or its equivalent. It was only in the past 400 years that the inhabitants of Britain, for political reasons, stopped celebrating this particular event. Welcome back to the fold - I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 And another thing and I'm choosing to blame mericans as they are to blame for everything I cannot stick on the French........ For Hundreds of Years a signature has been good enough along with a thunb print. But oh not now, I have to remeber 6 diferent blinking Pin Numbers...... Yes I know they claim it is a security issue but if the dumb Ar$e spawn that stand behind tills in Stainsbuggers actually checked the signature when signing for the goods rather than checking their piercings then security would not be an issue....... My connect card had a perfectly valid signature on the back until it wore out , has anybody noticed Nope . Bet if it had a picture of Beckham on it then it would get noticed... Not a good day to pack in smoking edited to remove some of the more obvious spelling mistakes, now wheres my fags When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Edited by - Delbert on 1 Nov 2004 15:18:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs GTD Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Did anybody see Bremner, Bird & Fortune last night? The sketch that Bremner did about George W being 'proud to be a Merkin' was magnificent 😬 Mrs GTD Carbonette - patches that make it easy to say NO to carbon fibre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Eric, I threw in De Lorean to be half irish (Norfern Irish I believe). As I mentioned, you having a valid point about halloween is neither here nor there. 😬 😬 Being a grumpy old man is about ranting UNreasonably about fings. like cucumbers. personally I like them. a Pimms wouldn't be the same without them. BUT, some Sheddists think they are the devils found, and will most probably blame the septics, or the french, for their popularity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 ps. I had to work in St Louis for a few months. It SUCKS. Middlesbrough has more life and soul!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Missed it, thought all good shedders had to watch TG and rant as to why Clarkson does not feature Caterhams, Cos we all know they are better than an Enzo, DB9 etc. See Sh1t Chat upstairs I know what I would own if I had the money, If you need relationship councilling from a man who has only had 2 fags today, then all cash welcome then I show you what I'd buy, (I'll give you a clue the phone call will go to Newport Pagnell) unfortunatly the bleeding 'mericans own them now aswell) PS Mrs GTD is it repeated ? When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Delbert, just had a brain wave.. does your "chip'n'pin" card have signature strip still? if so, then that is shirely the perfect place to write down the pin number so you won't forget it!! *thumbup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 De Lorean was turned down by the Irish government - that's why he came to Britain and Maggie foisted him on the Northern Irish (but that's another story). Crossle cars are great by the way, especially the 23F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 But some Numpty will think its my signature. Now to gain votes the challenger Chappie is to give free broad band to all merican citizens. So more sites of me an my Chevy......... When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Neil Did you ever cross the river to East St Louis (which is in Illinois), you go from a Baptist church an every corner to a girls wrestling in jello joint on every corner Paul Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Paul, as quoted on the simpsons: 'so homer, did you go to the east side of St Louis' Homer: " is there any other side" So, yes I did pop over a couple of times.. top tip is don't go to the joints just over the bridge.. they over priced and too busy.. go a few miles further into Illinois and the joints are cheaper, and more 'hands on' *tongue* allegedly. so someone told me. ahummm.. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 So St Louis isn't like the way it's shown in the fim then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 well I haven't seen the film.. did it portray it a bit like this?? : run down town centre. stupid arch stuck in the middle of no where. sh8t airport. awful traffic jams to get in and out. no bars/restaurants in town centre apart from TGI Fridays and Marriott hotel. all shops/food places closed by 17:00 each day. FREEZING cold in winter (-20C). The worlds WORST taxis (damp, holes in floor, all 20 year+ old chevies etc). HUGE industrial zone (with strip joints) on opposite bank of river. Totally ruining any nice views of afore mentioned arch. Only half decent bar area down by river very very dead during week. (GF and I were only people in bar one monday night at 8pm, OK it was -20C out and most sane people were not going out, but I'm British and a little weather isn't going to get between me and a beer, even if it is crappy US beer). and to top it all, very few attractive female locals. I will not be rushing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 very few attractive female locals As opposed to Swad which has NO atractive females When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 well, I had to say 'very few' as I had imported my G/F of the time down from Chicago... totaly fluke that she ended up on a project in St Louis at the same time I was there... meant we had at least one way to pass the evenings when it was too cold to venture out... *tongue* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 I assume you mean fiddling your expenses and time sheets When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 The film was set around 1910 (and made in 1941) so I don't suppose it bears much resemblance to present day St Louis. But Judy Garland never looked better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 And I thought we had got back to some serious sheddly wibbling 😬 When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 St Louis is also home to that gnats pi$$, Budweiser. A major ingredient in Bud is rice which is why it is wasn't available in Germany as they have rules about what can be called beer and a rice pudding isn't beer Another lovely feature was the McDonnell Douglas factory (now Boeing I suppose - Eric ?) and the HQ of TWA. I used to visit the former and the bar on the top floor of Stouffers for the view of the runways, hmmmm nice Paul Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Paul - correct. The original McDonnell Corporation hailed from St Louis (not Douglas, which was a Californian company). Mc Donnell bought out Douglas in 1967. Planes like the Banshee, Voodoo and Phantom all started life at McDonnell's St Louis plant. The last great McDonnell Douglas plane was the F-15. When McD went down in 1997, Boeing bought up the remains and I suppose the St Louis factory is now Boeing owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 the locals in St. Louis dating ritual is to get a bucket of fried chicken, a 6 pack of beer, and go out by the airport to watch the Harriers and others do their maiden flights... Steve B Big Black Beast^3 USA 2005: How the West Was Driven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 yep eric.. md building at airport has big 'boeing' sign on side.. and twa is now AA... but they stole the rams off LA. and Sir Paul, i was 'working' for bud when there.. i really had to bite my tongue when we did brewery tour. especially when they claimed pasteurisation made the beer taste Better! yeah right. that is why stella is so nice & london pride or youngs etc etc are horrible !!(ps ross knows nuffing about beer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 And McD "stole" the Harrier off the Brits (or to be more correct, the Brits gave the design away to McD). And aren't they building T-45 Goshawks there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 But my ol' employer Mucky Ducks made more AV8-B's than Bae made Harriers at Dunsfold. I belive that the California Air National Guard have more Harriers than the RAF, sad aint it Paul Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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