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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
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In message , Capitol
writes The real world operates on the basis of the individual doing what pleases him/her. This is why building and planning regulations(& speed limits) are regularly ignored world wide. If the individual is rich/idealistic enough to heat his/her patio/conservatory, that is their decision and is nothing to do with any other person. Except where it impacts on others. All this crap about global warming ignores the fact that mankind has a built in self limiting trait, whereby the weakest go to the wall, the population drops and the most resourceful survive. It has nothing to do with being resourceful, unless you mean some resourceful person putting an ice pick through your cranium because you have what they want. We live in a society, which comes with responsibilities There is almost no justification for conservation in either economic or environmental terms, it is todays PC good idea. If you disagree, I suggest you go and research it. The only real benefit of the currently fashionable organic food movement is that it provides employment in the farming industry, but that is another example of the buyers spending their income as they please. The pollution caused by growing and delivering it destroys any environmental benefit the product may well have. What - compared with the phosphates and other chemicals leeching into water courses? The advantage of global warming may be that the UK has a warmer climate, but on past history, it will last for less than a century. Not if the gulf stream switches off, which is what is slowly happening at the moment -- geoff |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:09:21 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Pete C" wrote in message .. . I went on the District Line the other day and the platform was invaded by a..... squirrel! It stopped in front of me and looked me in the eye for a few seconds before going on it's way down the platform, as I had no spare hazelnuts on me. Aw, so you didn't eat it? The japanese kids on the other platform appreciated it too. They did eat it? Mary Great in tempura batter. Light and crunchy I've only had squirrel done as a pot roast, it's delicious but I'd have though it would be too stringy for frying. Mary, My God! Are things that bad in Yorkshire? ee-by-gum. |
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"geoff" wrote in message ... In message , Capitol writes The advantage of global warming may be that the UK has a warmer climate, but on past history, it will last for less than a century. Not if the gulf stream switches off, which is what is slowly happening at the moment Called the Odden Pump. If that happens then the UK will turn into a Siberia type of climate. Yes, global warming will give us a mini ice age. Some reckon the Gulf Stream can switch off in under 10 years. Emigrate now! |
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"IMM" wrote in message ... "geoff" wrote in message ... In message , Capitol writes The advantage of global warming may be that the UK has a warmer climate, but on past history, it will last for less than a century. Not if the gulf stream switches off, which is what is slowly happening at the moment Called the Odden Pump. If that happens then the UK will turn into a Siberia type of climate. Yes, global warming will give us a mini ice age. Some reckon the Gulf Stream can switch off in under 10 years. Emigrate now! I suggest you post this to uk.sci.weather and see what replies you get Neil |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "IMM" wrote in message ... snip stuff Emigrate now! I suggest you post this to uk.sci.weather and see what replies you get Or emigrate :-) Mary Neil |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "IMM" wrote in message ... snip stuff Emigrate now! I suggest you post this to uk.sci.weather and see what replies you get Or emigrate :-) Mary, correct. They must emigrate. |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:19:47 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
Emigrate now! After you.... Oh bugger.... forgot... the internet is global.... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news  On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:19:47 +0100, "IMM" wrote: Emigrate now! After you.... Oh bugger.... forgot... the internet is global.... Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Just to say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Mary .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news
Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Justto say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Much as pointless emails annoy me almost as much as pointless phone calls, surely you didn't *know* he was coming home today until you got the email - he could've been stuck in traffic and missed his flight... Neil |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news
Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Justto say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Much as pointless emails annoy me almost as much as pointless phone calls, surely you didn't *know* he was coming home today until you got the email - he could've been stuck in traffic and missed his flight... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news
Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Justto say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Much as pointless emails annoy me almost as much as pointless phone calls, surely you didn't *know* he was coming home today until you got the email - he could've been stuck in traffic and missed his flight... That would have been a first. He does a lot of air travel and knows how to organise it. It didn't annoy me though ... it was a follow-on from the comment that internet is global, even for little old boilers like me. And it's neither here nor there when he comes back (in my other post "home" = England). He lives in Cambridgeshire, I'm in Yorkshire. I shan't be there to have the kettle on. The internet communicaion is the same wherever he is. Q.E.D. :-) Mary Neil |
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"IMM" wrote in message ... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news
Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia.Just to say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Much as pointless emails annoy me almost as much as pointless phone calls, surely you didn't *know* he was coming home today until you got the email - he could've been stuck in traffic and missed his flight... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? I wasn't aware that I going to emigrate. Are there any other life changing events coming up for me? Neil |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... snip I inferred from your email you thought it was unnecessary since it didn't actually tell you anything. Mea culpa :-) Neil |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... snip I inferred from your email you thought it was unnecessary since it didn't actually tell you anything. Mea culpa :-) er - what's that about? Mary Neil |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? I wasn't aware that I going to emigrate. Are there any other life changing events coming up for me? Who are you answering? Or questioning ... Despite being a crone I'm not a soothsayer. Don't even know what I'm going to make for tonight's dinner ... Mary Neil |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? I wasn't aware that I going to emigrate. Are there any other life changing events coming up for me? Who are you answering? Or questioning ... Despite being a crone I'm not a soothsayer. Don't even know what I'm going to make for tonight's dinner ... Mary Neil IMM thinks I'm emigrating. I wondered what else he has in store for me. Is there anything happening on the 29th? |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? I wasn't aware that I going to emigrate. Are there any other life changing events coming up for me? Who are you answering? Or questioning ... Despite being a crone I'm not a soothsayer. Don't even know what I'm going to make for tonight's dinner ... Mary Neil IMM thinks I'm emigrating. I wondered what else he has in store for me. Is there anything happening on the 29th? Why aren't you emigrating? Changed your mind now? Want to live in an ice age? |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... Is that what you are going to do when you emigrate? I wasn't aware that I going to emigrate. Are there any other life changing events coming up for me? Who are you answering? IMM thinks I'm emigrating. I wondered what else he has in store for me. Is there anything happening on the 29th? Oh - IMM. That's what confused me, sorry. I haven't seen IMM for ages, except in passing ... As for the 29th (of April?) looks at wall planner Going to see Cyrano at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. And looking forward to it. Cyrano's been a favourite of mine since my schooldays. What a wooer! Mary |
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"IMM" wrote in message ... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... IMM thinks I'm emigrating. I wondered what else he has in store for me. Is there anything happening on the 29th? Why aren't you emigrating? Changed your mind now? Want to live in an ice age? Is your GP experimenting with your dose again? |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:55:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:19:47 +0100, "IMM" wrote: Emigrate now! After you.... Oh bugger.... forgot... the internet is global.... Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Just to say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Mary There is rapidly becoming nowhere from where you can't access the internet in some way. Even aircraft are about to have wireless internet access via satellite - some trains in Germany already have it. Airports have had it for some time. I think that my most far-flung access was from the middle of a forest 200km north of the Arctic Circle. The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... "IMM" wrote in message ... "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... IMM thinks I'm emigrating. I wondered what else he has in store for me. Is there anything happening on the 29th? Why aren't you emigrating? Changed your mind now? Want to live in an ice age? Is your GP experimenting with your dose again? Yes, a heavier cough mixture this time. How are you getting on at the clinic? |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:55:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:19:47 +0100, "IMM" wrote: Emigrate now! After you.... Oh bugger.... forgot... the internet is global.... Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Just to say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Mary There is rapidly becoming nowhere from where you can't access the internet in some way. Even aircraft are about to have wireless internet access via satellite - some trains in Germany already have it. Airports have had it for some time. I think that my most far-flung access was from the middle of a forest 200km north of the Arctic Circle. The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. ...and then you prattle ball about heating? |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:25:23 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
..and then you prattle ball about heating? No, I leave that to you since you are far more accomplished at "prattling ball" ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:55:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:19:47 +0100, "IMM" wrote: Emigrate now! After you.... Oh bugger.... forgot... the internet is global.... Yes ... a son mailed from the airport this morning. In Australia. Just to say he's coming home - I KNEW that! Mary There is rapidly becoming nowhere from where you can't access the internet in some way. Even aircraft are about to have wireless internet access via satellite - some trains in Germany already have it. Airports have had it for some time. I think that my most far-flung access was from the middle of a forest 200km north of the Arctic Circle. The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Showoff. Mary green with envy ... .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:19:51 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Showoff. Mary green with envy ... It was for a work-related issue.... The ferry's good though. www.silja.fi Surprisingly inexpensive, and basically a duty-free subsidised arrangement. They stop in the Aland islands (which is technically outside the EU) to achieve this. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Which is a bit sad really given that these Baltic ferrys are excellent floating entertainment venues. First saw an ABBA tribute band on one who were really good. If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Showoff. Mary green with envy ... It was for a work-related issue.... The ferry's good though. www.silja.fi Even greener ... :-( Mary Surprisingly inexpensive, and basically a duty-free subsidised arrangement. They stop in the Aland islands (which is technically outside the EU) to achieve this. .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote:
The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Which is a bit sad really given that these Baltic ferrys are excellent floating entertainment venues. First saw an ABBA tribute band on one who were really good. If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: The most obscure was from a ferry going from Stockholm to Helsinki where I connected via cellphone to the cellular network in Latvia and an ISP there. Which is a bit sad really given that these Baltic ferrys are excellent floating entertainment venues. First saw an ABBA tribute band on one who were really good. If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... Depends..... "Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which mutually recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia. The collective label "Scandinavia" reflects the cultural similarity between these countries despite their political independence. The usage and meaning of the term outside Scandinavia is somewhat ambiguous: Finland and Iceland are occasionally counted as parts of Scandinavia. In a German mindset, Norway, Sweden and Finland are usually included, but Denmark is not. In a British mindset it includes Norway and Sweden, and is sometimes included with the Baltic region. The term the Nordic countries is used unambiguously for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland." |
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:47:52 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... Depends..... "Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which mutually recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia. The collective label "Scandinavia" reflects the cultural similarity between these countries despite their political independence. The usage and meaning of the term outside Scandinavia is somewhat ambiguous: Finland and Iceland are occasionally counted as parts of Scandinavia. Not if you talk to a Finn they aren't. The Finnish language bears no relation to the Scandinavian languages, and people are most certainly not that similar in cultural terms. There is a minority primarily Swedish speaking population in Finland and both languages are used officially - e.g. road signs, government documents and the like. Finnish is an Finno-Ugric language with a similar root to Hungarian and more recently Estonian - the Scandinavian languages have quite heavy German influence among other languages. The Finns will tend to coin their own words for new things rather than diluting with English. I read recently that for technology words they have over a 90% rate of this, whereis with German and French it is in the 50s. In a German mindset, Norway, Sweden and Finland are usually included, but Denmark is not. Incorrect in fact, but perhaps because of Schleswig Holstein and Denmark. In a British mindset it includes Norway and Sweden, and is sometimes included with the Baltic region. Only one that doesn't travel. Sometimes Swedes and Finns talk of the Baltic region (or Balticum) as their countries plus the others bordering the Baltic. The term the Nordic countries is used unambiguously for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland." Which is why I always tend to use it..... believe me, it's a sensitive issue. You have to remember that several of these countries occupied each other for long periods up until the early 20th century. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... I hate you all! Mary .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... And that Finland isn't really where it should be thanks to Stalin. |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. I hate you all! Perhaps a uk.d-i-y invasion is called for !! Don't think we'll be buying any tools there though. Prices are horrific. |
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:32:25 +0100, "G&M" wrote:
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. I hate you all! Perhaps a uk.d-i-y invasion is called for !! Don't think we'll be buying any tools there though. Prices are horrific. Not always. I've bought Sandvik stuff in a shed near Kista prettty cheaply. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:31:10 +0100, "G&M" wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... And that Finland isn't really where it should be thanks to Stalin. Very true.... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... I hate you all! Mary, the Finns are also great tango dancers too. Drunken bums, but great tango dancers. |
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writes "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... I hate you all! Mary, the Finns are also great tango dancers too. Drunken bums, but great tango dancers. In fact the all Finland tango dancing champion was killed a few years back by hitting an Elk which because of the heavy body on top of long legs crash straight through the windscreen of cars which is why Volvos have driving lights on all the time, its so the Elk can see them and get out of the way. -- David |
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wrote in message ... In article , IMM writes "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:15:24 +0100, "G&M" wrote: If you're ever on business in Scandanavia always arrange meetings in Sweden and Finland on alternate days so that you can cross back and forth on the ferry - FAR cheaper than staying in a Stockholm hotel even if you don't drink. Yep. I usually do. (Remembering of course that Finland is not in Scandinavia)....... I hate you all! Mary, the Finns are also great tango dancers too. Drunken bums, but great tango dancers. In fact the all Finland tango dancing champion was killed a few years back by hitting an Elk which because of the heavy body on top of long legs crash straight through the windscreen of cars which is why Volvos have driving lights on all the time, its so the Elk can see them and get out of the way. I thought it was because Volvo drivers are afraid of the dark! You learn something new every day! |
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