In message , Edward Erbeck
writes

Under British law brakes are not permitted.

You ARE kidding about the British laws ........... Arn't you?

If I admitted it I'd have to shoot you.

Little kids slide on tiny plastic trays meant for toddlers: they're the
modern equivalent of the tin tea-trays of my childhood. I saw three
teenagers trying to slide in a sort of conga line. It fell apart and
teenagers went everywhere. It looked like fun.

The best fun is the kind that has zero supervision and less preplanning
;-). One tends to learn from their mistakes and really learn from those
mistakes that involve pain ;-)

They learnt to bale out before they reached the bramble bush.

--
Sue ];(

"MadCow" wrote in message
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In message , Edward Erbeck
writes

Under British law brakes are not permitted.

You ARE kidding about the British laws ........... Arn't you?

If I admitted it I'd have to shoot you.

Little kids slide on tiny plastic trays meant for toddlers: they're the
modern equivalent of the tin tea-trays of my childhood. I saw three
teenagers trying to slide in a sort of conga line. It fell apart and
teenagers went everywhere. It looked like fun.

The best fun is the kind that has zero supervision and less preplanning
;-). One tends to learn from their mistakes and really learn from those
mistakes that involve pain ;-)

They learnt to bale out before they reached the bramble bush.

--
Sue ];(

Headline on CBC Website:

"Sorry, Officer: British Bobbies Reprimanded For Sledding Downhill On Their
Riot Shields"
Thames Valley Police Superintendent Andrew Murray said Thursday he had told
the officers "that tobogganing on duty, on police equipment and at
taxpayers' expense is a very bad idea."

But he added that snow brings "out the child in all of us."

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/100114/K011404AU.html

jim

"MadCow" wrote:


You ARE kidding about the British laws ........... Arn't you?

If I admitted it I'd have to shoot you.


ROTFLMAO

Little kids slide on tiny plastic trays meant for toddlers: they're the
modern equivalent of the tin tea-trays of my childhood. I saw three
teenagers trying to slide in a sort of conga line. It fell apart and
teenagers went everywhere. It looked like fun.

The best fun is the kind that has zero supervision and less preplanning
;-). One tends to learn from their mistakes and really learn from those
mistakes that involve pain ;-)

They learnt to bale out before they reached the bramble bush.

Back in my youth we made skateboards using steel wheeled skates nailed
to 2" X 4" boards that we rode down sidewalks on hills and used bushes and
lawns as a "safety net" at the end of the block to avoid landing in the
middle of a street and becoming a Hood Ornament! ;-)

Crazy Ed

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:04:40 +0000, MadCow wrote:

In message , "Bob (not my
real pseudonym)" writes

And it does look like ol' Sol finally got the memo - there have been
some rather impressive sunspots in the last few weeks.

Here's one I photographed last month using thin clouds as a solar
filter. Really need to go buy some welder's glass... The currently
visible sunspot appears to be the same one I photographed, one solar
rotation later.

Bob ^,,^


[ A UUEncoded file (2009-12-17 Sunspot 1035.jpg) was included here. ]


I'm impressed - you either had perfect conditions or you're really good
at it. Or both. Post more sunspots!

There's a spectacular one on the sun right now - or so I'm told.
Seattle has slipped back into "what is this strange 'sun' word you
speak of?" mode...

Check out the SOHO images:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/...me-update.html

Or scroll about halfway down the page at Spaceweather and see some
amazing stuff from folks who truly know what they are doing:
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?...h=01&year=2010

Bob ^,,^

Hi-jacked these from the BBC..
Museum Vulcan

In message , jim wilson
writes

"Sorry, Officer: British Bobbies Reprimanded For Sledding Downhill On
Their Riot Shields"
Thames Valley Police Superintendent Andrew Murray said Thursday he had
told the officers "that tobogganing on duty, on police equipment and at
taxpayers' expense is a very bad idea."

But he added that snow brings "out the child in all of us."


Police all over the country were seen putting riot shields to a good
use. Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favour, and Supt Murray was
enthusiastically vilified.

--
Sue ];(

"John Szalay" wrote in message
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Museum Vulcan


That baby still wants to fly! I have slides of one from Abbotsford (BC)
airshow oh 25 years ago or so. Always one of my favourites.
jim

"jim wilson" wrote in news:ixg7n.7855$4p5.7373
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"John Szalay" wrote in message
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Hi-jacked these from the BBC..
Museum Vulcan


That baby still wants to fly! I have slides of one from Abbotsford (BC)
airshow oh 25 years ago or so. Always one of my favourites.
jim



She was a pretty bird once, we watched a Vulcan & Nimrod to their thing
at the Dayton air show many years ago, graceful birds...

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:55:38 -0700, "jim wilson"
wrote:


"John Szalay" wrote in message
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Hi-jacked these from the BBC..
Museum Vulcan


That baby still wants to fly! I have slides of one from Abbotsford (BC)
airshow oh 25 years ago or so. Always one of my favourites.
jim

Second that. The Victor is another bit of uniquely British kit...

Bob ^,,^