Pope Asks For Cash


Call me a cynical old bastard but did anyone actually ask the Pope to come visit.

Yet here he comes and suddenly all we hear is how the Catholic Church has got its hand out asking the parishioners to dip into their meager resources to pay for his visit.

We have also already been told that his visit will cost around 12 million pounds, not including policing costs !!!

The BBC reports that folks in Scotland will need to obtain “Pilgrim Passes” and the Catholic Church is suggesting a “donation” of £20 would seem appropriate.

£20 is quite a high fee to expect some folks to stump up even if they will get a “gift” pack and a CD.

See article …. HERE

Be Careful Out There Gentlemen


Older Men Scam

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the shopping centres and in dark car parks, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard about it.

A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular B&Q, Wickes, HomeBase, or even Asda customers. This one caught me totally by  surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be  quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.

Here’s how the scam works:

Two seriously good-looking, college-aged girls will come over to your car or van as you are packing your shopping into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windolene, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It’s impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say ‘No’ but instead ask for a lift to McDonald’s.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start  undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen Sep. 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also Jum. 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd,  26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take  advantage of us older men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.

Asda has wallets on sale for £2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for £0.99 at Poundland and bought them out of stock in three of their stores. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald’s.

I’ve already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from B&Q’s, to Wickes, Homebase, Etc.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon.)

Ferrari – Inglorious Bastards – Cheats & Liars


Here we go again. Ferrari and their blatant cheating.

First there was Schumacher & Barrichello and now we have a repeat performance with Massa having to give way to Alonso. It appears that Schumacher says he understands the Ferrari team positionbut then he would say that wouldn’t he……See Here

Ferrari should be banned from any more races this season let alone a paltry $100,000 fine.

Get them out of F1 and strip Alonso of his place and points

Who “Dan Dares” Wins (sorry)


Hip Hip Hooray

Hero of my childhood, Dan Dare, is coming to the silver screen.

It is purported that actor Sam Worthington,  will lift our dashing hero from the pages of the Eagle and transform him into the living being that resided in my head all those years ago.

No word yet on who will play Dan’s sidekick Digby or even Dan’s arch-enemy “The Mekon”. Suggestions on the back of a postcard please.


RED BULL GIVES YOU WHINGES


I make no apology for copying the following selection from Planet-F1’s current pages.  And yes the title of this post is a direct steal too.

It put a smile on my face hopefully it will put one on yours.

The whole page can be read at planet_f1.com

RED BULL GIVES YOU WHINGES
Angry Austrian Dr Helmut (Skid) Marko has said that if anyone it’s Mark Webber who the team seems to be favouring. The Red Bull motorsport advisor is said to be particularly incensed at the Silverstone incident because it detracts from the Red Bull catchphrase – Red Bull Gives You Other Drivers’ Wings.
In an interview with AutoSprint this week he suggested that conspiracy theorists would think that the team actually favoured Webber not his German team-mate. “If I was Vettel then I would have suspected the opposite. Which car has permanently had something damaged?” ranted (full-face) Helmut. “Did Mark have the defective spark plug in Bahrain, the loose wheel in Australia, the broken brake disc in Barcelona, the defective chassis in Monte Carlo, the transmission problems in Montreal and now the broken wing at Silverstone?”
Suggesting that there might have been sabotage within the team at the opening race of the season is a pretty extreme view, however Mark Webber has now had clear-the-air talks with team boss Christian Horner and they have agreed a way forward. He is going to change his name to Willi.

Additional 3 Years Excessive ???


Here we go again. Judges once again showing the law is an ass. Well actually not the law but the folks that administer it.

Lee Amos a Moss Side gang member, 34, was convicted, along with four other members of Moss Side’s Gooch Gang, of killing Tyrone Gilbert in July 2007. A judge at Liverpool Crown Court ruled he should serve at least 35 years for murder and attempted murder.

At the Appeal Court in London, Amos failed to get his conviction overturned but judges cut his minimum tariff from 35 years to 32. Lord Justice Pitchford, sitting with Mr Justice Owen and Judge Andrew Gilbart QC, said his tariff was “excessive”.

Who knows how much this fiasco cost the public but lopping 3 years of his sentence is obviously seen as being good value for money. How does a reduction of 3 years make his sentence any less excessive in real terms. After 30 years in jail will he notice the difference.

Don’t get me wrong I’m not suggesting that he should do less time.  Scum like Amos deserve everything they get.

Now I’M A Real Skype Fan


Just had an international teleconference all from the comfort of my own home. All courtesy of Skype which enabled me to link up with friends and family in Japan, Australia and the UK.

Sound quality was, in the main, very good. The only down side is knowing when to talk as things tend to break down when more than one person speaks.

I signed up for Skype many years ago but had let its usage lapse. However in recent times my sister Chris has become a user and had nudged me to start using especially with the video link. So having successfully experimented with Chris over the huge distance of 90 miles it seemed time to expand my horizons.

So what better time than to pass on Birthday Wishes. Yesterday was Glens birthday, a couple of clicks and we were talking UK to WA ….. pretty cool. Then Glens brother Murray joined from Japan, Glens girlfriend Angie and finally Glens dad who is currently in Coral Bay, WA.

Don’t you just love technology when it is working for you.

Pompey Fountain To Be Refurbished


I was only saying to my wife on Saturday, while on a very rare visit to Commercial road, that it would be nice to see the fountain in full flood. It seems someone was eavesdropping or at the very least a fabulous coincidence.

The city council are apparently committed to renovating the fountain which has been turned off for several years. It was always a target for the mindless minority which plague our society. The idiots always found the addition of soap suds hilarious, oblivious to the dangers of losing a toddler in the froth and the potential for drowning. The fountain was also used, again by the minority, as a convenient rubbish bin. I know the council say they closed the fountain due to technical problems, leaks, whatever. I am sure that there was also an element of frustration at the social problems.

Portsmouth is an ancient city with an illustrious history but I have always thought that the commercial heart of the city was, to say the least, a bit bland. When Commercial Road was pedestrianized the whole feel of the city centre changed, became dull. To be quite honest you could be almost anywhere.

So I welcome the city councils efforts to reinstate the fountain. I just hope that the residents and visitors alike will appreciate it and treat it with respect when it is once more back in action.

Lockerbie Bomber – Its Too Late


This story just grinds on and on. Isn’t it time to accept that it is too late to do anything about it.

The Scots should not have released Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi but they did. Now they are squirming and pointing the finger at the British government.

The British Government stood by and did nothing under Gordon Browns leadership which was typical of his style. Now they are gone so nothing we can do there. So too late again.

Now the Americans are beating up on Cameron but he was not in power so again its too late.

All anyone can do is learn from this huge mistake. I know the Americans want answers regarding the “prisoners for oil” question. But how will this witch hunt help ?

Let it lie, it is too late.