...is that the little buggers are more than a touch peeved at that Bushie fellow being rather too
near their sacred land for comfort. In fact one idiot sought to buttonhole me for a fifteen minute
lecture on the stupidity of Bush in particular, and Yankees in general, before I was able to advise
him that I was a staunch Scottish socialist. That calmed him down and we began to [censored] off the
English for their appalling rugby technique. 'Twas fun.
As an aside, my flight back to Edinburgh hit problems and diverted to London, so rather than [censored]
around for a shuttle I decided to hire a car and drive back north - something I haven't done in
about ten years. Settling into my comfortable Rover 75 automatic (I'd never drive and auto shift car
before) I thought I'd make the drive in about nine hours. Fourteen hair-pulling, sweating, swearing,
gesticulating, scary hours later, the lights of Edinburgh hove into view. How the fcuk do people
drive on those roads on a daily basis? The majority of drivers seem hell-bent in staying in the fast
lane whatever speed they're doing, articulated lorries simply push you out of their way, the thirty
mile width of the Birmingham conurbation is one big 5 mph traffic jam, there are roadworks every 20
miles (remember, I was on the MAIN arterial route within the UK), and the general standard of
driving make the French look like advanced motorists. Tempus bloody well fugits alright, and not
always for the better. What a [censored] roads system we've developed. Note to potential tourists; skip
the UK, it's simply not worth the effort and hassle, go straight to Europe.
Surf, with regards to Wobbot, surely by now you've recognised that the fellow in incapable of
recognising when he's has a jolly sound thrashing? That's part of his charm, he's like a
jack-in-the-box, every time you peek at him ***boing*** up he springs. You made a valiant attempt,
but I'm afraid we all have to walk away shaking our heads. He is the corona virus of Usenet -
unstoppable, omnipotent, and destined to inherit the earth. We shall all fall victim to his manic
ways in the end. <however, he is a *incredibly* stupid [censored] for thinking we are one. if we were, why
am i still impatiently waiting for my personal invite to the surf lakeside retreat?>
Roger.