Coconut flavoured dishwater - yuk !
The only place of this fruit seed is in Bounty bars and Hawaiian Tropic sun tan oil.
What's wrong with a proper British Vindaloo anyway ??
Friday, 28 August 2015
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Engineers
One of my many followers has asked me to define this, here goes.
WHAT ENGINEERS ARE
Engineers usually (but not always) have some high-level qualification such as a degree or are sometimes time-served apprentices with some diplomas to their name. True engineers are often members of an appropriate institute such as the IET in the UK or IEEE in the USA. They design and sometimes build useful things (bridges, telephone exchanges, ships, TVs, Computers, Cars etc..).
WHAT ENGINEERS ARE NOT
Worthy folk as they often are Engineers are not garage mechanics or the people who install your telephone,fix your dishwasher or even install your new central heating boiler - these people (until 10 years ago or so) were known as fitters, repairmen or technicians. Their efforts are very much appreciated and they can often be ingenious and inventive BUT they are not Engineers..
Enough said.
WHAT ENGINEERS ARE
Engineers usually (but not always) have some high-level qualification such as a degree or are sometimes time-served apprentices with some diplomas to their name. True engineers are often members of an appropriate institute such as the IET in the UK or IEEE in the USA. They design and sometimes build useful things (bridges, telephone exchanges, ships, TVs, Computers, Cars etc..).
WHAT ENGINEERS ARE NOT
Worthy folk as they often are Engineers are not garage mechanics or the people who install your telephone,fix your dishwasher or even install your new central heating boiler - these people (until 10 years ago or so) were known as fitters, repairmen or technicians. Their efforts are very much appreciated and they can often be ingenious and inventive BUT they are not Engineers..
Enough said.
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Wiggins Wannabes
I ride a bike to work, most days in fact, it saves me a modest amount of money and raises the heart rate a trifle which is purported to be good for me, and yet I don't have an irrestible urge to splash out on acres of lycra or a carbon-fibre bike on any other amount of cycling-orientated frippery.
My bike, though hardly used, was I think a fall-out from the previous cycle fad of 'Mountain Biking' and built some time in the 90s - it cost me 18 pounds form our local auction house. The tyres were a bit bit perished so it now has some road tyres on it which when pumped up high roll quite well. It's a tool for a job.
BUT what job does all of the modern multi-thousand pound bike crappola serve? Do please tell!
In the past 5 years I see nothing but fat blokes on spindly bikes grimacing and panting their way up modest hills like their life depended on it. Why ?? If it's purely for fitness purposes then surely any old bike would do, right ? In fact the cheaper and heavier the better surely. If however these clowns are somehow in training for the next Olympics (or indeed even the next club cycling event) then wouldn't it be better to shed a couple of stone in on-board-lard rather that a couple of thousand quid on some titanium, carbon alloy-fibre wizzo-wheels that save them just a few ounces in weight ?
But of course I'm missing the point aren't I - it's that lifestyle thing again. No different to attending a Div 1 footbal game in the 80s wearing a Sergio Tacchini polo shirt - probably the same set of tossers with grown-up kids and (too much) time on their hands. Pah !
My bike, though hardly used, was I think a fall-out from the previous cycle fad of 'Mountain Biking' and built some time in the 90s - it cost me 18 pounds form our local auction house. The tyres were a bit bit perished so it now has some road tyres on it which when pumped up high roll quite well. It's a tool for a job.
BUT what job does all of the modern multi-thousand pound bike crappola serve? Do please tell!
In the past 5 years I see nothing but fat blokes on spindly bikes grimacing and panting their way up modest hills like their life depended on it. Why ?? If it's purely for fitness purposes then surely any old bike would do, right ? In fact the cheaper and heavier the better surely. If however these clowns are somehow in training for the next Olympics (or indeed even the next club cycling event) then wouldn't it be better to shed a couple of stone in on-board-lard rather that a couple of thousand quid on some titanium, carbon alloy-fibre wizzo-wheels that save them just a few ounces in weight ?
But of course I'm missing the point aren't I - it's that lifestyle thing again. No different to attending a Div 1 footbal game in the 80s wearing a Sergio Tacchini polo shirt - probably the same set of tossers with grown-up kids and (too much) time on their hands. Pah !
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