St Landrew

...in Myrtle Avenue, Totton. Murder enquiry underway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8540574.stm

Win or lose, today, or in the future, AP's job will always be under scrutiny. Some might call that danger.

Can't see that happening MB. Any wave or swell, once started will only break if there is strong enough sea in contrary directions to disperse it. I can't see how a tsunami is going to be broken up, until it hits a land mass, as it almost certainly will be the biggest wave in the ocean. Then again, the Pacific is the biggest thing on Earth, and a lot can happen from one side to the other.

Colin

Here a speedway bike demonstrates the virtues of a very low centre of gravity, gyroscopic action and centrifugal force:

OMG, what an idiot..!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8539560.stm

Nice one. What looks like Hagley Park looking very pleasant in the sunshine too. Loved his idea of the average speed in congested London, being 10mph. That would be lucky. More like 2-5mph when the traffic jams are going. I wonder if there is a chance of being thrown over the front wheel under braking..?

There's the classic from 1980's Not the Nine O'Clock News on airline safety: Pamela Stephenson [Lola] narrates and demonstrates... Good afternoon, Ladies & Gentlemen. Captain Wang and his crew, welcome you aboard Flight 1203 to Los Angeles. We hope that you'll have a pleasant flight, and that we don't encounter any turbulence, and crash the plane. For your own safety and convenience, please locate the instruction card in the pouch in front of you. It is situated between the crumpled magazine with the Robert Morley interviews, and the piece of orange peel. We would like to stress, that in the unlikely event of anything going wrong, any attempt to escape from the aircraft is futile. Please fasten your safety belt and extinguish your cigarette. Shame though it is to waste your last one. When disaster strikes, there may be a slight loss of cabin pressure, and a reduction in the number of wings. In this event, a plastic mask will automatically drop down. Place it over your nose, and pull hard to release the oxygen. Then attempt to fit the broken cord back into the hole from which the air is now pouring. Please note that your lifejacket is under your seat. It is impossible to get it out, particularly with your seatbelt on, so we have one already prepared here. Place it over your head, then tie the straps around you. To inflate, pull the green tag, press the yellow button, unzip the toggle-pocket, unscrew the air-valve, anticlockwise, and yell... INFLATE, YOU STUPID BUGGER..! Next, remove from your person, any sharp objects, such as, fragments of red-hot engine casing, and make your way to the escape routes. These are located over the wings, so you people there, there, and there, have absolutely no chance, and we apologise for having wasted your time. Well enough of this maudlin talk. This has been your chief stewardess speaking, and demonstrating the regulations was Lola, who's a right little strumpet, and willing to oblige you in any way at all. Captain Wang and his crew, wish you a very short and pleasant flight. Sadly, I couldn't find a video of this, so you'll have to imagine the dry delivery.

Bonio

Nothing wrong with a bit of gloating, but to make such a big thing of it makes it seem as if they really are the big club in Hampshire. In truth, I think it says more about them if we just let them die without too much comment. Saying too much says more about us.

Yep. He nearly lost his inheritance through his addiction. Going without a palace - that sorted him out. Sadly, nearly lost means he still gets it. I'd like Blenheim Palace, wouldn't you..?

I could spend even more time finding the original thread, but it was months back. Actually, the reason why I probably spend too much time on the net, is making sure you people don't get your respective knickers in a twist too often. In total, I think about 75% of my time on the net is being on SWF.

In all fairness, I think John W******d makes several good points here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8538390.stm

Yes, thank you for your contribution.

Seen it before, but these things are always compelling viewing. A good range of mechanical setups.

Today's news of the M27 East neighbours will no doubt give this thread renewed life. Not that it needed any.

Yes, we're well aware Alpine. Next time Portsmouth's decline has any beariing on Saints we'll let you know.

We've been so well informed on the subject of all-things-Pimply that this is a non-event. If they stay afloat we should have a couple of derbies on the football calender by 2011. Course, they might be in freefall by then, so we might miss them altogether.

Carbs balancing..! I vaguely remember an old method which works, and is very low tech, but really you need to use vacuum gauges with modern machinery, and a mid' 1980's Kwacker certainly qualifies. Here's an introduction. http://www.bikeguru.co.uk/carbs.html This is the moment where I have a little gloat over my mate and his VFR750FV. My 800Fi is, of course, injection. I dread the day something goes wrong with that system though.

I suppose this is something like MarkSFC was trying to point out, on the other thread. Absent mindedly, Skintsaint has fallen into the trap of seeing only the negative. Yes, mathematically Saints can go down, but also they can go up. It would be nice if people could point out the pros as well as the cons.

Cruisers aren't quite my cup of tea, as I don't like the weight distribution and the feet-forward, armchair feel. This one doesn't look too bad in that department though. Welcome to the fold all the same, DSM. One less car on the road is always an advantage.

:mad: Bah..! Beaten to it by well over an hour and a half.

A very, very good post, MarkSFC, but what are we to do..? Shall we ask every poster to type out a rider to their message they post, admitting that overall they almost couldn't be happier..? I know it's annoying, but by and large, even the moaniest of the moanies is pretty happy with what has happened at SFC in the last 7 months. Only a gormless idiot wouldn't be, or a Pimply supporter. Everything is relative. We're all estatic about the overall picture, but some of the detail is a bit annoying. We're an impatient lot, and yes, one or two posters would have nothing to say if they hadn't anything to moan about. When they are not on the forum, you can bet all is well at St Marys.

Agreed.

I thought Claridgge's assessment of AP was a fair one.