Religion of peace. Don’t make me laugh

The Yanks may have killed Osama Bin Laden, but until the mind set in the video below is challenged, nothing will change.

Ban ban ban.

It’s all we ever hear these days.

The latest stupid, idiotic idea is…………………..

A health minister has suggested banning cars from streets on Sundays to revive outside play for children and tackle obesity.

Public health minister Anne Milton proposed road closures to get youngsters off their computers and enjoying sport and other physical activities.

What is it with these people? And where did she get this idea from?

"On Sundays they close certain streets in Colombia so that everybody can play in them. That is an outstanding idea".

FFS Columbia. They probably shut the streets to get their “product” to the drug boats quicker.

Engineering as it used to be. Part 6

Next time on Lost Fe’s adventures at sea will be Sembewang, voyage on a destroyer, a broken light bulb (You think I’m joking. Oh No), Japan, and  Ladies of the night, and Portland harbour.

Oh right that’s where I was.

To cut a long story short, (Ninety days on the Beira patrol is not short, believe you me), we finally sailed for Singapore. To say that we didn’t pull the stops out is and understatement. The extra nozzles were opened to the turbine and all fires introduced into the boilers, propelling us along at 23 knots. (A Knot is a nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile is 1 minute of arc, on a great circle on the earth, just in case you’re interested*).

After that mad dash across the Indian Ocean we arrived at JSB. To the uninitiated that stands for “Johore straits buoy” and stands at the lower part of Singapore island. Here we picked up a pilot to guide us  round the shallow bits. Eventually we were tied up in the naval base and shore leave was granted.

Right. Where to go? Now of course it could be into the village and the seedy side of life, or. Or nothing, it’s the village of course. What hot bloodied teenager would pass up that option? 

Just to set the scene.

Sembawang village consisted of a mixture of shops (Cheap), food stalls(Cheap), and Knocking shops bars. Obviously the first port of call was a knocking shop food stall for something to eat.

The food at the stalls was a mixture of Chinese and Malay and, my God was it good. As one that had existed on my mother’s food (God rest her soul), this was heaven. It didn’t even matter that the tables were next to what looked like an open sewer(Actually a monsoon storm drain), the food was nectar from the Gods.

That’s enough about food. What’s more important than cheap beer and cheap women? Nothing that I know of. When you think that the exchange rate was eight dollars to the pound and beer was fifty cents for a pint of Tiger, then you can imagine that paradise had arrived.

Now imagine that you were on a strip that had fifty percent of it’s properties as bars then you’re talking my kind of place. (Well not now of course).

Time to open the door to that world of beer, debauchery, and music.

Well. Maybe next time.

* Spot the oddity in this post

Porn in my reader.

Organise in your town or region -

A Cycle ride, a procession, a rally, a carnival, a fare…….

Workshops, a Talk, a Public Meeting

A publicity stunt or street theatre……
A Zero Carbon picnic…..

A Zero carbon by 2030 banner-hang.

A lobby of your MP 
(get them to sign the Climate Emergency   EDM which demands a target of Zero Carbon by 2030)

A gathering at a renewable energy installation, a protest at a fossil fuel installation

A lobby of your council
A Climate Emergency Teach-in,
A Zero Carbon how-to-get-there Teach in or debate

A climate impacts ‘Climate Justice’ Teach-in

A presentation on the basis of the Centre for Alternative Technology’s Zero Carbon 2030 report.

A mixture of some of these….for instance take them in on a cycle or walking tour ..or

Whatever works best for you in your area to promote the goal of Zero Carbon by 2030

Aaaaaaagh. Make it go away

That bearded man

Or

Women Drivers

Buckle your Swash.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Nothing to see here.

Blog Tidying.

Congratulations

My hearty congratulations to William and Kate on their marriage today.

The only disappointment of the day was not seeing them leave the palace today on the back of William’s Ducati. Now that really would have made headlines.

Oh and my “rear of the year” nomination must go to Pippa Middleton.

Pic shamelessly nicked from Max Farquar

For sale

Anyone want to buy one used aircraft carrier?

Vessel ARK ROYAL R07 

Vessel ARK ROYAL R07
Light Aircraft Carrier
Length: 210m
Beam: 36m
Draught: 5.8m
Current Displacement: 19000 tonnes
Estimated Metal Weight: 10000 tonnes inc. machinery
Estimated metal %: 95% steel

Location: HM Naval Base Portsmouth

Date and time for viewings:
8am Tuesday 3rd May
8am Wednesday 4th May

Requests for viewing MUST be submitted in writing no later than Wednesday 27th April together with a brief outline of your intentions regarding the vessel to the following:
Noelle Gardner email: desdsa-bd1a@mod.uk (01869 256346)
Janet Kynman email: desdsa-mst1a2@mod.uk (01869 256017)

Tender Closure: Monday 13th June 2011 at 10 am

NOTE:
All Tender Documents to be sent to:
Emma Harris MCIPS,
Commercial Manager Special Projects,
Building H9 Room 7, H Site
DSA Bicester
DE&S Arncott
Bicester
OXON, OX25 1LP
Tel: 01869 256014

All Tender documentation will be found under Additional Specifications.

Product ID:  
ARK001

Manufacturer: 

Availability: In stock

Our Price: N/A

Bring your own aircraft. Note: Must have vectored thrust. Or you could just supply those ones with the whirly thingee on the top.

Best buy a replenishment ship to go with it. Fuel consumption approximately 110 litres/Mile.

The successful bidder will be required to send a cheque made out to “Filthy Engineer independent trader” within twenty four hours.