Dear Fighter,
I have to correct some of the things I have said in the past about the "ENGLISH". A couple, two to be precise, I wondered why the hell Windsor Great Park had a 38mph speed limit.
Now, I have the answer from the park authorities.
It turns out, the "Park", the most "ENGLISH" thing you could imagine (state estate of the QUEEN) was already looking ahead in 1973 when it introduced a metric speed limit of 60km/h. However, it was set back by the common law which stated that signage had to be in MPH. Therefore, the closest thing to 60km/h was 38mph.
The only question I would ask: Why the hell did they not take the piss and posted a 37,28227 mph speed limit. I guess, they are ENGLISH after all.
PROOF
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Monday, 30 July 2007
Idea - Memory Cards for Networking Events
Dear Fighter,
just read this and thought it is great.
Send out memory cards with different pictures with the invitation and let the people network to find out who has the same. Could be used for singles or groups, just with multiple cards per picture.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
just read this and thought it is great.
Send out memory cards with different pictures with the invitation and let the people network to find out who has the same. Could be used for singles or groups, just with multiple cards per picture.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
Cartier Polo 2007 - Windsor Great Park
Dear Fighter,
the time had come. My 2nd time to the Cartier Polo, one of the most prestigeous events in the British social calander as my gf would say..... PICS ARE HERE
This year it was different! This year I was scared that I had to eat my picnic in the mud, combine my dress with wellies and that I would have to listen to a moaning english lady....even if she believes that due to the fact that she is British, sorry English, she is able to cope with any weather,...and yes, she believes that she may wear wellies to dress. I admire that...if someone really does it. do I believe the that the English would do that? Yes! Do I believe that she would do that? NO!
Anyhow, I was not able to put it up to at test. The weather, yes there were flood warnings in other parts of the country, was good. Hot, to be precise. And NO, I did not learn the lesson from last year that sun = sunburn.
There we were, it rained all night, but in the morning the sun was out. Plan was to leave at 10:00h. She, in charge of food and everything else except driving there, was late, as expected, preparing the food. (she only started the night before) We left at 10:30h! Into the car, "may I take the roof down?", "NO, too cold!", "it has 16C", "NO"! Ok, let's go! Bit of driving and, typical for London, TRAFFIC JAM, &%$£$"SHIT%£$"%! forgot my cigarettes, how will I survive. Franatic search inside the car, nothing, should I go to the trunk and get the cigar? No, let's just hang out in the traffic jam!
One and a half hours later, after realizing the beauty of Windsor Great Park and the ???38mph??? speed limit in the park (no, there is not obvious link when you google it), we arrive at our parking spot on the lawn. Off we went to buy some Moet. A bit of crusing in the retail village, zero cigarettes in sight, none on sale? What has happened to this world. Thank you very much Mr. Ipod Accessories Man!
Picnic, delicious, champagne cold, and yes we had the coolest champagne cooler! Of to the toilette. Traffic Jam again! Of to the bushes! Relief! Return to car, relaxing, dessert, off to the Game! Did I mention that we missed the first one...
Anyhow, game started, polo, not the most exciting sport of the world. wonder what the fascination is.... it's about money and not everybody can play it, therefore, everybody that wants to be a bit posh goes and watches it. Yes, this includes me! Cute horses though, and cut ladies too. Wow, like the legs...ehm....dress.
Game over, CHILE WON! Yesssssssssss.......
Another Traffic Jam, Toilets again. Purchase of obligatory Polo Shirts. And a necklace for her.
HIGHLIGHT: Got hold of friend finally, am able to get into Cartier tent. We had a good look around, she saw two famous people, and we had a glas of champagne. Been there, done that, off we went home.
Good Fight! Good Night!
Jochen
the time had come. My 2nd time to the Cartier Polo, one of the most prestigeous events in the British social calander as my gf would say..... PICS ARE HERE
This year it was different! This year I was scared that I had to eat my picnic in the mud, combine my dress with wellies and that I would have to listen to a moaning english lady....even if she believes that due to the fact that she is British, sorry English, she is able to cope with any weather,...and yes, she believes that she may wear wellies to dress. I admire that...if someone really does it. do I believe the that the English would do that? Yes! Do I believe that she would do that? NO!
Anyhow, I was not able to put it up to at test. The weather, yes there were flood warnings in other parts of the country, was good. Hot, to be precise. And NO, I did not learn the lesson from last year that sun = sunburn.
There we were, it rained all night, but in the morning the sun was out. Plan was to leave at 10:00h. She, in charge of food and everything else except driving there, was late, as expected, preparing the food. (she only started the night before) We left at 10:30h! Into the car, "may I take the roof down?", "NO, too cold!", "it has 16C", "NO"! Ok, let's go! Bit of driving and, typical for London, TRAFFIC JAM, &%$£$"SHIT%£$"%! forgot my cigarettes, how will I survive. Franatic search inside the car, nothing, should I go to the trunk and get the cigar? No, let's just hang out in the traffic jam!
One and a half hours later, after realizing the beauty of Windsor Great Park and the ???38mph??? speed limit in the park (no, there is not obvious link when you google it), we arrive at our parking spot on the lawn. Off we went to buy some Moet. A bit of crusing in the retail village, zero cigarettes in sight, none on sale? What has happened to this world. Thank you very much Mr. Ipod Accessories Man!
Picnic, delicious, champagne cold, and yes we had the coolest champagne cooler! Of to the toilette. Traffic Jam again! Of to the bushes! Relief! Return to car, relaxing, dessert, off to the Game! Did I mention that we missed the first one...
Anyhow, game started, polo, not the most exciting sport of the world. wonder what the fascination is.... it's about money and not everybody can play it, therefore, everybody that wants to be a bit posh goes and watches it. Yes, this includes me! Cute horses though, and cut ladies too. Wow, like the legs...ehm....dress.
Game over, CHILE WON! Yesssssssssss.......
Another Traffic Jam, Toilets again. Purchase of obligatory Polo Shirts. And a necklace for her.
HIGHLIGHT: Got hold of friend finally, am able to get into Cartier tent. We had a good look around, she saw two famous people, and we had a glas of champagne. Been there, done that, off we went home.
Good Fight! Good Night!
Jochen
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Classic Budweiser Commercials - FROGS & WASSUP
Dear Fighter,
this is a great collection.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
Saturday, 21 July 2007
Doping - Sports, Tour de France
Dear Fighter,
I am a competitive person. I hate to lose and the 2nd place is truly the first place of the losers.
Therefore, I understand why people use doping.
These days there is not sport that is free of doping. The current witch hunt and media boycotts are the bullshit I have ever witnessed. The media wants records, the media knows that records may only be attained with doping, still they are condemming it because they want to continue to fool the public.
Make doping legal, still the best man will win but the pulic will not be fooled any longer. Consider it advanced training.
Links:
even with doping, we all must keep fightin'
Jochen
I am a competitive person. I hate to lose and the 2nd place is truly the first place of the losers.
Therefore, I understand why people use doping.
- people want to win
- the puplic loves to see people attain new world records
- today's time, speed, length must be better than yesterday's
These days there is not sport that is free of doping. The current witch hunt and media boycotts are the bullshit I have ever witnessed. The media wants records, the media knows that records may only be attained with doping, still they are condemming it because they want to continue to fool the public.
Make doping legal, still the best man will win but the pulic will not be fooled any longer. Consider it advanced training.
Links:
even with doping, we all must keep fightin'
Jochen
Die Hard 4.0 - would be a good movie without the jet
Dear Fighter,
I am a big fan of the "Die Hard" movies, I love to see how John McClane gets beaten up, how he bleeds, aches and still manages to kill everyone. Amazing who this one man manages to stop the bad guys single handed over and over again without losing his humor.
Yippie Kai Ya, Motherfucker!
DIE HARD 4.0 / On Wikipedia
The 4th sequal of the franchise has turned out to be a good movie, not great, not excellent. It is a movie that you watch once maybe twice, not more. Why? Action is good, however the main point of critique, the action is too much. My rating would most likely been better if they would have not shot the scene with the F35 and the truck. The makers are actually trying to make us believe that a truck is able to avaid bullets and rockets on a narrow bridge road that have been shot by an iraq trained top breed american fighter pilot. Yes, the US airforce had to send all their good people away to war but! He must be a good pilot, just look at the way he manouvers his plane around and under the bridge. And they are really telling us that this pilot missed a truck from 50 (or less) meters away?
What more? (I will just ignore that i don't believe that John is able to fly a helicopter)
Maggie Q and John's daugther ---> HOT!
Generally, it is a good summer movie (the one liners are not as good as they used to be), sit down, lean back and enjoy the action.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
I am a big fan of the "Die Hard" movies, I love to see how John McClane gets beaten up, how he bleeds, aches and still manages to kill everyone. Amazing who this one man manages to stop the bad guys single handed over and over again without losing his humor.
Yippie Kai Ya, Motherfucker!
DIE HARD 4.0 / On Wikipedia
The 4th sequal of the franchise has turned out to be a good movie, not great, not excellent. It is a movie that you watch once maybe twice, not more. Why? Action is good, however the main point of critique, the action is too much. My rating would most likely been better if they would have not shot the scene with the F35 and the truck. The makers are actually trying to make us believe that a truck is able to avaid bullets and rockets on a narrow bridge road that have been shot by an iraq trained top breed american fighter pilot. Yes, the US airforce had to send all their good people away to war but! He must be a good pilot, just look at the way he manouvers his plane around and under the bridge. And they are really telling us that this pilot missed a truck from 50 (or less) meters away?
What more? (I will just ignore that i don't believe that John is able to fly a helicopter)
Maggie Q and John's daugther ---> HOT!
Generally, it is a good summer movie (the one liners are not as good as they used to be), sit down, lean back and enjoy the action.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
Sunday, 1 July 2007
Taste of London 2007
Dear Fighter,
don't know who the chef is, but the lady next to him is Chalie.
Hi Charlie, smile for the camera!
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
don't know who the chef is, but the lady next to him is Chalie.
Hi Charlie, smile for the camera!
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
Smoking Ban - An issue straight from my heart ;-)
Dear Fighter,
this comes straight from my heart. What happened to the world that we need legislation to stop smoking. We need legislation because so many people enjoy smoking and they want to exercise their right to smoke. Who cares what the non smokers think? I do. The non-smokers can think what they want, they are free to not smoke everywhere, as long as I am free to smoke whereever I want. Meaning, if an establisment chooses to be smoking, then "dear non-smoker" don't go in there. Too bad, too late now! Now, we can't smoke in pubs, bars, restaurants, !!clubs!!, not even private clubs, work, company cars, staff houses,...., any longer. What do we poor smokers do. We either quit or comply. Quitting means complying, we therefore, COMPLY.
Dear Fighter, Dear Smokers,
UNITE! We need to fight this! What will happen next. No alcohol? No sex? No fast cars? No jaywalking! We need to fight this. Follow our cause and exercise your right to smoke.
I will always ask for a smoking table in a restauant!
Are there any other ways/things that we can do. Let me know.
I don't want to move to CHINA where smoking is still COOL.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
this comes straight from my heart. What happened to the world that we need legislation to stop smoking. We need legislation because so many people enjoy smoking and they want to exercise their right to smoke. Who cares what the non smokers think? I do. The non-smokers can think what they want, they are free to not smoke everywhere, as long as I am free to smoke whereever I want. Meaning, if an establisment chooses to be smoking, then "dear non-smoker" don't go in there. Too bad, too late now! Now, we can't smoke in pubs, bars, restaurants, !!clubs!!, not even private clubs, work, company cars, staff houses,...., any longer. What do we poor smokers do. We either quit or comply. Quitting means complying, we therefore, COMPLY.
Dear Fighter, Dear Smokers,
UNITE! We need to fight this! What will happen next. No alcohol? No sex? No fast cars? No jaywalking! We need to fight this. Follow our cause and exercise your right to smoke.
I will always ask for a smoking table in a restauant!
Are there any other ways/things that we can do. Let me know.
I don't want to move to CHINA where smoking is still COOL.
Keep Fightin'
Jochen
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