Congratulations Grandad!!!!!
Great news to hear and I wish you and Claire all the best and of course Karl and his girlfriend.
Presumably if the baby was conceived in Brighton it's obviously going to be a Southerner - class at last!!!
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NOT REALLY SURPRISED!
by Dansk inwell, it had to happen one day - only claire and i thought we'd be somewhat older and karl would have finished his university course.
karl telephoned earlier this week to let us know we're to become grandparents!
as karl is only 21 and has just started university i felt like reading the riot act - but what's the point!
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How long were you baptized?
by Alligator Wisdom inand for all of you that made your way out?.
18 years this past summer.. alligator wisdom (aka brother not exerting vigorously by wts standards).
[sorry if this topic was posted before.
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I was baptised in 1978 and was d'fed in 2002.
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Richard Hammond by Jeremy Clarkson
by Simon ini was sent this ... apparently it's from jeremy clarksons newspaper column after his co-host on top gear, richard hammond, was badly injured in a 300 mph + crash .... .
september 23, 2006. in the wee small hours of thursday night, just 30 hours after what is almost certainly the worlds fastest ever car crash, richard hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened.
youve been in a car accident, i said.
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Yeah, must admit you've got a point there!!!!
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Richard Hammond by Jeremy Clarkson
by Simon ini was sent this ... apparently it's from jeremy clarksons newspaper column after his co-host on top gear, richard hammond, was badly injured in a 300 mph + crash .... .
september 23, 2006. in the wee small hours of thursday night, just 30 hours after what is almost certainly the worlds fastest ever car crash, richard hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened.
youve been in a car accident, i said.
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Slight difference too between a blow out on a crowded motorway and a blow out on a totally empty track with massive run off areas.
I'm not saying any risk is worth it but i can assure you that risk management studies will have been carried out first.
Also if it were not for others taking risks, America would not have been 'discovered', we wouldn't be able to fly around the world and I wouldn't be able to experience the thrill of driving. -
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Richard Hammond by Jeremy Clarkson
by Simon ini was sent this ... apparently it's from jeremy clarksons newspaper column after his co-host on top gear, richard hammond, was badly injured in a 300 mph + crash .... .
september 23, 2006. in the wee small hours of thursday night, just 30 hours after what is almost certainly the worlds fastest ever car crash, richard hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened.
youve been in a car accident, i said.
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I have actually seen that jet propelled car in action at Santa Pod raceway in England. There were thousands of people in attendance. The vehicle has been proved to be safe time and time again. It appears that a puncture may have caused the crash when Richard was driving. That could happen to anyone.
Driving your car at 50mph on the congested M25 motorway is probably more risky than driving on a deserted motorway at 150mph.
Speed doesn't kill - inappropriate speed does.
To eliminate all risk would mean that you wouldn't get out of bed in the morning - and still a lightening bolt could hit your house or your home could be flooded and anyway you would die earlier than normal due to being unfit! -
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Richard Hammond by Jeremy Clarkson
by Simon ini was sent this ... apparently it's from jeremy clarksons newspaper column after his co-host on top gear, richard hammond, was badly injured in a 300 mph + crash .... .
september 23, 2006. in the wee small hours of thursday night, just 30 hours after what is almost certainly the worlds fastest ever car crash, richard hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened.
youve been in a car accident, i said.
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Top Gear is not the most watched and best car program in Britain.
Top Gear is not the most watched and best car program in Europe.
Top Gear is the most watched and best car program in the WORLD!
That is a fact.
It is totally unique amongst car programs anywhere - yes I am a petrol head and I LOVE cars. I loved them from as far back as I can remember and I will continue to be in love with cars and motorsport until I die. The unique selling point of Top Gear, and Richard Hammond is probably the main reason for this, is that it crosses that man / woman divide. Women love top gear!!!
You can be assured that every possible safety precaution would have been taken prior to Richards unfortunate accident. Yes it was an accident.
If the argument goes that he was irresponsible because he had a wife and children, then are we saying that anyone involved in any slightly risky activity such as most physical sports should be single?
Top Gear never ever promotes anything irresposible at all, all performance testing is carried out on a closed track for example.
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Public Talks Designed by the Watchtower Society
by The wanderer inan interesting public talk some years ago, there was an interesting talk based on noah's ark and.
the brother giving the talk had a full model display scaled down so that .
individuals could appreciate the type of work that went into such a .
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I gave a few talks and I (at that time) used to love giving talks on creation. I remember holding up a tennis ball and saying to the audience that if this was the sun, how far away would the earth be? Little things like that along with a bit of extra research used to liven up a talk, but I was told to stick to the outline more closely.
Also for a while I arranged the Public Talk list - this involved phoning brothers from various congregations and arranging some of their elders to come along and give a talk at our hall and we would reciprocate and send one of our elders to them.
I was told by our elders to give the talk marks out ten and I would discuss with them how well I thought the talk went - some speakers were crossed off the list and never asked again. If you knew that system was in operation you'd give a rubbish talk on purpose wouldn't you?! -
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What are you doing this weekend? Is life less interesting now?
by eyeslice inin some ways lfe as a jw was full - is life now more interesting or more of a chore?.
i have businesses to see to tomorrow (saturday) then perhaps i will go out for a few beers with my wife n saturday night.
sunday, catch up on a bit of paperwork and then perhaps watch the football (soccer) on the tv at our local pub.. .
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No life is much more interesting now. Weekends are normally taken up with seeing the neighbours, washing our cars, gardening ( actually sounds boring all of this but it isn't). Yesterday I went to the Emirates Stadium in north London to watch Arsenal Football Club beat some northern minor team called Sheffield something or other 3-0. The Emirates Stadium is fantastic - in fact it's not a stadioum but a five star hotel which happens to have 60,000 seats! The weekend when I had to get up for field service, spend at least an hour trudging up and down some dreary street which felt like I was doing it all day, then field service again on sunday followed by a two hour meeting at the KH in which I swear time stands still during the public talk, then by the time you finally got home and ate then got the kids to bed it was time to go to work on monday again. Thanks but no thanks to all that again - give me car washing or gardening any day!
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Which biblical names do you find cool?
by JH inwhich biblical names do you like, and maybe you'd name your child that way?.
i like this one: bathsheba.
oh, here are a few to choose from .
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To all you Britts
by sunshineToo ini keep hearing foods in london are terrible.
how bad can it be?
well, i saw a british cooking show, and they were making egg pudding with anchovie.
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Right you lot have got my goat!
Food in London is terrible? . . . WHATEVER!!!!!
It is a known fact that London is home to the best chefs and the best cuisine not just in England, not just in Europe (and yes that includes Paris), but in fact the best in the world!
It maybe be true that not every eatery in London serves wonderful food but that is the same anywhere.
Yes I loved eating in New York too - the Deli's gave you massive choice, massive portions for a very reasonable price (I recommend Carnegies on Broadway). Evening meals not so good but Bubble and I do recommend the Four Seasons restaurant in Midtown, but if you are male don't forget to wear a jacket or you ain't getting in!
By the way Dansk - please try and at least drag the north into the 19th century! When you are working during the day you can't stop and have a 'dinner' at midday. You stop briefly for 'lunch', maybe a panini and a coffee or a sandwich and an Innocent. When we get in after a long stressful day we have a proper dinner, and no that isn't at 5 or 6pm, more like 7.30 or 8pm.
I know you are gonna say that it is much more relaxed and laid back oop north, but where would most people rather be - in the center of the universe or somewhere out in the back of beyond?