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'Tis true - we are all doomed, doomed DOOMED I tell 'ee

for sassanachs like me here are the words - still a few hours left to learn and hopefully not look a total prat tonight http://www.bbc.co.uk...auld_lang_syne/ Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne! For auld lang...

Of course weather isnt the biggest safety hazard on board any boat. It is fire. I'm sure all us sailor types include fire extinguishers in our basic checks I thought you might be intrigued with the Kiwi approach to the issue. You never know when it might be useful to know :lol: #warning Kiwi...

Hi Juan. Thanks for posting. I think there should be a "forum" set up to encourage non-financial exchange somewhere on this site. Could lead to something - elsewhere alternative "exchange" currencies are not new but are becoming mainstream - one example is the Brixton Pound...

I agree with the comment about Diego Garcia being a depressing and shameful incident. Seems to me the failure of the British, the USA as leaseholders and now the European Court of Human Rights is that of ignoring the Chargos Islanders right to influence their own future outcomes. A referendum...

Au contraire - I remember the Blessed Margaret and that was exactly what she was about!! She was hugely unpopular prior to the "present" handed to her by the Argentine invasion. Possibly the first PM since Eden to be a risk taker. Whilst it didnt work for him at Suez somehow she pulled it off...

How do you describe a reactionary to a reactionary? In English two negatives make a positive but in Spanish two negatives make a negative. :rolleyes: Oh I love this country!!! :P What good did rationality ever do?

San Antonio de Areco? - quiet long weekend not too far. Tandil? - bit further One of the lodges on the Delta?

Whilst carrying a British Passport? Please don't do that - we have standards old chap. Panama hat and lightweight linen suit al la Honorary Consul better. ;) I've never had any problems with either EZE Aduanas or Migraciones. Charming people.

The Belgrano disaster will continue to haunt/ tarnish the Falkland's memory - whether it was a military necessity or not, whether it was primarily a cynical propaganda exercise and whether, as the document disclosures now indicate conclusively the decision to attack was taken on information...

I'm not sure the disclosed records add much to what has already been disclosed. But when are we going to get the equivalent Argentine President's thinking at the time and the counterparts of their Cabinet and War Office records to be able to compare with the British version. Just so we know...

Pilar is cancelled due to lack of interest. Is Pilar really that bad?

The quality of luggage is fairly irrelevant if there is access to x-ray equipment! :D You figure how this airport thief at Luton decides what to go for! :mad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0VOh88i-hg I saw a TV prog which had hidden cameras inside an aircraft hold and it was amazing how...

The extensive workshops in Cabillito wont be needed and no doubt will be up for redevelopment - they were involved in keeping the hand crafted Belgium rolling stock going and especially the woodern brakes which are museum pieces. Bad news for Asociacion Amigos de Transvla who use the access...

Thanks for posting this useful information. Seems to me you got excellent service from the supposed piss ants :lol: One up for Customer Service BsAs - hope this rarity spreads quickly! Security at banks seems to have improved since the national outrage some time ago when in La Plata pregnant...

Safe to unbatten the hatches now! Storm has tracked east and expected to dissipate mid south Atlantic in the next few days - entirely normal Nothing much expected in the next five days unless sailing well south or north Animations are fun! http://passageweather.com/

More arrogance! :D I judge you from what you write for all to see. You think you are better because you think you earn more than someone? Just because an employee is required to ask questions and you think you are above civility. Pig ignorant I'd say. As for being "out of line" if you...

Great story to restore our faith in fellow human beings - even cab drivers. For me I like the Bs As taxi driver's stoic sense of humour and also when in a cab with a group of Portenos talking politics it is the taxi driver who often is the voice of mediation and reason. Not like Black Cab...

The explanation may be due to the super-vigilance of several British Banks e.g Lloyds who now require customers to have given prior notification by telephone before money is withdrawn if visiting abroad and seeking to use cards However they also have emergency money arrangements but again they...

Must be something to do with the weather? This week I saw one juvinile sparrow on the pavement and thought I heard the mother calling so let it be. Day before I walked past one dove in a shop doorway which people had left food for - not in Parque Patricos Advice on what to do? ...