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Stephen - I have 17 photos taken 2 Sept 2000, of a puffer, VIC 32, in Caley Marina, Inverness. They are mainly details of things like the winch, and were taken with a very basic digital camera, 640 x480, but if they might be of use, send me an email address This is one that has been brightened slightly in PSP Jack

I had many minis before being forced by changes of family circumstances to get larger vehicles, however I'm back (for the last couple of years) to the modern equivalent, wheel at each corner, point it where you want to go, fun drive - The Ford SportKa - small, fast, and fun is back in driving!

Stu, the travelling might be possible by using something like the method used to move the old tuning dial fitted to radios where the marker moved along - or even better, something like the system for a pantograph arm on a draughting board keeping it parallel. Wheels on inset rails with a slot in the bottom with a rod through the slot fixed to the cord on both sides perhaps

...and, of course the Red Kite - realeased around the Black Isle some years ago and now a big breeding success - It is not often that we go to inverness and don't see at least one on the journey.

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door. Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run. I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort, however. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm. For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required. The proper order for kissing is: kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough. Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door: TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS: (1) They live here. You don't. (2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture. (3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.. (4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly. Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they: (1) eat less, (2) don't ask for money all the time, (3) are easier to train, (4) normally come when called, (5) never ask to drive the car, (6) don't smoke or drink, (7) don't want to wear your clothes, (8) don't have to buy the latest fashions, (9) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and (10) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children...

A quick trip to your local car spares place will get you window tint film in various shades. Applied to the inside of the perspex it should make the interior less obvious unless you are having some of the interiors lit. It is called ECLIPSE Quality Window Film marketed by Castle Promotions, Norwich, NR3 2BS

Lookin' good!

Looks like some people are in for a long wait - quote from the link in Gordons thread - Doctor Who in charge I presume? "Huge lines of traffic were backed up on the A595 Papcastle Bridge and the A66 from Cockermouth to Workington. However they will be soon thrown a lifeline with work beginning this morning on a temporary footbridge 300 years upstream of Calva Bridge. Army engineers began work at the site this morning and hope to allow the first pedestrians to cross it by next weekend."

Red Revelations - Jace Everett

Recipe for buying a freezer - pick the size you think you need, double it, and add half as much again! - The only way we got the size of freezer we need - and there are only two of us!

Mine are left untreated and are fine for storing my issues

And these are almost half the price http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/?query=Knuff

May be a silly question - but if the white bit is raised to form a quayside, how will the sticky-outy bits fold up to make a box - surely they will be prevented from doing so by the raised white surface inside?

....but remember that "the camera never lies!" (sometimes tells fibs though!)

The next pandemic I went to a dinner party last night, where I and other guests enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol. I awoke this morning not feeling well, with what could be described as flu-like symptoms; headache, nausea, chills, sore eyes, etc. From the results of some initial testing, I have unfortunately tested positive for what experts are now calling Wine Flu. This debilitating condition is very serious - and it appears this is not an isolated case. Reports are flooding in from all around the country of others diagnosed with Wine Flu. To anyone that starts to exhibit the aforementioned tell-tale signs, experts are recommending a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down. However, should your condition worsen, you should immediately hire a DVD and take some Nurofen (Nurofen seems to be the only drug available that has been proven to help combat this unusual type of flu). Others are reporting a McDonald's Happy Meal can also help in some cases. If not, then further application of the original liquid, in similar quantities to the original dose, has been shown to do the trick. Wine Flu does not need to be life threatening and, if treated early, can be eradicated within a 24-48 hour period. Cheers! NOTE If you find you are complaining a lot, it may be that it has mutated into Whine Flu. This is particularly common in men and can quickly spread to their partners where the symptoms are detected as a serious case of eye-rolling.

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That is realy looking rather good - excellent job with the warehouse! Jack

A short guy is sitting at a bar just staring at his drink for half an hour when this big, trouble-making biker steps next to him, grabs his drink, gulps it down in one swig and then turns to the guy with a menacing stare as if to say, 'What'cha gonna do about it?" The poor little guy starts crying. "Come on man, I was just giving you a hard time," the biker says. "I didn't think you'd CRY. I can't stand to see a man crying.""This is the worst day of my life," says the little guy between sobs. "I can't do anything right. I overslept and was late to an important meeting, so my boss fired me. When I went to the parking lot, I found my car was stolen and I don't have any insurance. I left my wallet in the cab I took home." He continues, crying even harder. "Then I found my wife in bed with the gardener and my dog bit me. So, I came to this bar trying to work up the courage to put an end to my life, and then you show up and drank the damn poison."

Parked up in Tesco Superstore car park in Inverness this morning, and was greeted by the sight of an orange and green Caledonian Macbrayne Duple coach driving towards me, obviously privately owned and treasured - shame I didn't have the camera with me. It might even have been this one http://images.google...sa%3DN%26um%3D1 at the bottom of the page

Nice to see that you have revived this one, I well remember its earlier incarnation!

Yes - but it now comes as electronic machines that print to tape!

That is a really impressive piece of modelling - The WOW!!! factor is enormous!