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By Gareth, November 27, 2008 13:29

Bernie Ecclestone - he has some ideas!

What is Bernie Ecclestone thinking?

He has come up with another madcap scheme that will see a very radical change to the way that the F1 World Championship is won. Bernie’s proposal was announced yesterday and it is one of his “best” yet!

The idea that he has come up with is to replace the current points system with a system of medals, where the top three drivers would get gold silver or bronze medals, as athletes would at the Olympics. The thinking behind this is that the driver who won the most races would be the World Champion.

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By Gareth, November 26, 2008 14:29

A brief post to send out Birthday Greetings to my Dad who is celebrating his birthday today.

Hope you have a great day, and that the great British Postal Service has got your cards to you on time

Thanks for all your help over the past few weeks with the decorating – it has been very much appreciated.

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By Gareth, November 20, 2008 20:57

The following information is a really good idea, and could be vital if you are ever involved in an accident or similar.

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn’t know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this ‘ICE’ (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

The concept of ‘ICE’ is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name ‘ICE’ ( In Case Of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn’t know which number to call.

He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose.

In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as ‘ICE’. Please forward this. It won’t take too many ‘forwards’ before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest.

PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY

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By Gareth, November 13, 2008 23:01

I’ll say it again!

“PUT YOUR DAMN* LIGHTS ON”

*Language toned down for public consumption

This time of year really shows how many idiots there are on the roads. I don’t know about you but it has been driving me mad lately as the days are getting shorter, that some drivers are being so dense that they don’t turn their headlights on.

It really annoys me! (Could you tell?)

This is really stupid and just plain dangerous. Especially with the speeds on the motorways. It is hard enough to see cars approaching behind you in the dark, without these idiots driving without their headlights on.

Just because they can see everyone else with their lights on, it doesn’t mean that we can see them. I don’t understand why seeing other cars with lights on doesn’t serve as a reminder for them to do the same.

You can imagine the thought processes going through these drivers minds:

Oh, look at all those drivers with their lights on.

That’s really good of them. It helps me to see them.

And, because they’ve got their lights on that must mean that they can see me!

No, it doesn’t quite work like that.

In fact, its not just driving at night that drivers “forget” to put their lights on. Even when its raining they should be putting their lights on so that other road users can see them through all the spray.

Another point, sidelights do not qualify as having your lights on when visibility is at a premium. You might as well not have any on, for all the good they do! It is very hard to see the dim glow of sidelights in amongst bright headlights, or mountains of spray being thrown up from the road surface.

I think that it should be made compulsory for all cars to have their lights on at all times. It won’t cost you anything and it will save these brain dead idiots from having to bother to turn their lights on.

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By Gareth, November 3, 2008 14:31

Russell Howard

On Saturday night Gemma and I went to see Russell Howard at the Albert Halls in Bolton.

It was the first comedy gig that we’d been to and we were not disappointed. We’d taken the decision to see Russell Howard after seeing him on the BBC show ‘Mock The Week‘.

Russell Howard is like a hyperactive kid trapped inside an adults body. He is so excitable about his subject matter that you cannot help but get taken along for the ride.

The speed at which the stories and subjects come out of his mouth makes you wonder whether his head will explode with so much going on. He just can’t wait to tell the audience. Then all of a sudden he goes off on a complete tangent, talking about something completely different.

Whether he is talking about the current economic climate and readers of the Daily Mail who’s biggest complaint is that ‘the world is going mad’, or telling antecdotes about the time when he was wearing his friend’s mum’s swimming costume as a wrestling outfit, he has endless reserves of enthusiasm.

We were truly impressed with his performance, and we left with our faces hurting from the constant laughing.

I urge you, if you get the chance, to go and see Russell Howard.