Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Joke
My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings,bought me a mood ring the other day so he would beable to monitor my moods.
We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, itturns green.
When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his forehead.
Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.
We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, itturns green.
When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his forehead.
Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.
Water
If London drinks recycled water, I do too, our water company is Thames Valley Water. Click here and here. According to these two links, we do NOT drink recycled water. Still looking though.
This is an extract from The Thames Water site.
Not taken from sewage.
This is an extract from The Thames Water site.
Surface Water Treatment Works: These Works take their water from above ground sources such as rivers and reservoirs. Raw water from these sources is open to direct environmental input, and multiple treatment steps are required to clean the water.
Not taken from sewage.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The History of Baked Beans
What are they. Where do they come from? Click link and go have a look heret
Monday, February 12, 2007
Joke
Irishman went into a pet shop and asked how many budgies were in stock. "We have 99" replied the shop owner "Give us the lot" said the Irish man, he paid for them and left. He then went to a tailors shop and had 99 pockets sewn into a jacket, and put a budgie in each pocket, he then went up to the Post Office Tower and jumped off. He hit the ground with an almighty smack and lay there groaning until a passer-by came and asked him what had happened. "I don't know sur" he replied "but that's the last time I try that budgie jumping"
Brisbanes Skyline
The rain went as fast as it came down, now the clouds are clearing once again over Brisbane. We need much more rain than what fell this afternoon
Anti-whaling activists threaten showdown
Hardline anti-whaling activists are threatening to sacrifice their ship in Antarctic waters by ramming a Japanese whaler.
Captain Paul Watson, head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, said his vessel, the Farley Mowat, was almost out of fuel and he was considering giving the Japanese whaler, the Nisshin Maru, a "steel enema" by ramming its slipway.
Watson said his boat, currently north of the Balleny Islands, west of the Ross Sea, was now seen as a pirate vessel, and he would rather lose it in defence of whales than to bureaucrats.
"I have spent 30 years of my life trying to protect whales. I am getting sick and tired of politicians doing nothing," he said.
He intends to take drastic action, probably in the next 24 hours, to slam his vessel into the Nisshin Maru's slipway, preventing it from hunting more whales.
"We would probably be stuck into them. They would have to go back to Tokyo with us sticking out of their rear end," he said.
"Perhaps it's time to give these cruel whalers a steel enema they will never forget."
Watson said the move could be avoided only by a pledge from the New Zealand or the Australian government to stop the "criminal operations" by the Japanese.
"Perhaps it is time for a dramatic showdown after 20 years of illegal whaling activity in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary," a statement from Sea Shepherd said.
The Farley Mowat was rated a pirate vessel after leaving Melbourne on December 29, while the other Sea Shepherd ship, the Robert Hunter, will lose its British registration on February 19.
Meanwhile, Greenpeace anti-whaling protesters have still to find the whaling vessels.
Sara Holden, aboard their vessel the Esperanza, said they were enroute to try to locate the Japanese fleet.
About 4pm (1400 AEDT), Watson told AAP he was in a confrontation with Japanese whaler the Keiko Maru.
He said the Japanese boat appeared to have headed into an icefield in an attempt to lose the protesters.
"We will be coming up behind. Our objective is to stop them in the ice," he said.
"I think they will find that we are the more manoeuvrable ship in the ice."
Watson said the confrontation was not part of his "drastic showdown" he had planned with the main Japanese whaler, the Nisshin Maru.
Captain Paul Watson, head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, said his vessel, the Farley Mowat, was almost out of fuel and he was considering giving the Japanese whaler, the Nisshin Maru, a "steel enema" by ramming its slipway.
Watson said his boat, currently north of the Balleny Islands, west of the Ross Sea, was now seen as a pirate vessel, and he would rather lose it in defence of whales than to bureaucrats.
"I have spent 30 years of my life trying to protect whales. I am getting sick and tired of politicians doing nothing," he said.
He intends to take drastic action, probably in the next 24 hours, to slam his vessel into the Nisshin Maru's slipway, preventing it from hunting more whales.
"We would probably be stuck into them. They would have to go back to Tokyo with us sticking out of their rear end," he said.
"Perhaps it's time to give these cruel whalers a steel enema they will never forget."
Watson said the move could be avoided only by a pledge from the New Zealand or the Australian government to stop the "criminal operations" by the Japanese.
"Perhaps it is time for a dramatic showdown after 20 years of illegal whaling activity in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary," a statement from Sea Shepherd said.
The Farley Mowat was rated a pirate vessel after leaving Melbourne on December 29, while the other Sea Shepherd ship, the Robert Hunter, will lose its British registration on February 19.
Meanwhile, Greenpeace anti-whaling protesters have still to find the whaling vessels.
Sara Holden, aboard their vessel the Esperanza, said they were enroute to try to locate the Japanese fleet.
About 4pm (1400 AEDT), Watson told AAP he was in a confrontation with Japanese whaler the Keiko Maru.
He said the Japanese boat appeared to have headed into an icefield in an attempt to lose the protesters.
"We will be coming up behind. Our objective is to stop them in the ice," he said.
"I think they will find that we are the more manoeuvrable ship in the ice."
Watson said the confrontation was not part of his "drastic showdown" he had planned with the main Japanese whaler, the Nisshin Maru.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
Search for activists after whaling clash
Two anti-whaling activists, one an Australian, were feared missing in Antarctic waters after a clash with a Japanese whaling fleet.
A search for the two men was under way after the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd confronted Japanese whaling vessels in the Ross Sea.
International director of Sea Shepherd, Jonny Vasic, said anti-whaling activists from two ships had used high speed inflatables to try to disrupt the operations of the whaling fleet.
But a mayday message was issued after radio contact was lost with two activists in an inflatable.
One of the men was an Australian from Perth and the other an American from New York, said Captain Paul Watson, aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Farley Mowat.
"I am confident we should be able to find them. They are dressed for the conditions," he said.
The activists would have been wearing survival suits.
A search for the two men was under way after the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd confronted Japanese whaling vessels in the Ross Sea.
International director of Sea Shepherd, Jonny Vasic, said anti-whaling activists from two ships had used high speed inflatables to try to disrupt the operations of the whaling fleet.
But a mayday message was issued after radio contact was lost with two activists in an inflatable.
One of the men was an Australian from Perth and the other an American from New York, said Captain Paul Watson, aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Farley Mowat.
"I am confident we should be able to find them. They are dressed for the conditions," he said.
The activists would have been wearing survival suits.
This time last year
Johnno often goes back to the archives and re-reads what we got up to a year ago on the blog. (Gawd I love this Blog, for everyones contributions, bless)
Travel through time and have a quick squizz!
Travel through time and have a quick squizz!
Idiot
No. 1 idiot of 2006
I am a medical student doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center. Today, a woman called in upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I reassured her that the ants are not harmful, and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital.
She calmed down, and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right away.
I am a medical student doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center. Today, a woman called in upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I reassured her that the ants are not harmful, and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital.
She calmed down, and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right away.
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