Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

No, the cover will have come off with the collision

[Albie Bach]

Looks like, in theory at least, the American ship had right of way but the oil tanker is about three times as long so I suspect some petulance was involved. I don't believe they didn't know each other were there. Must have been a fairly low speed collision.
According to Aljazeera the flooded areas included crew berths, and it was 05:24.

[Techno]

An abrupt change of subject !

As I mentioned, the other day, we had to have one of the ponies 'put to sleep' a week or so ago.
As  it was an 'out of hours' call, I was expecting THAT part to be the most costly bit of the bill. (£60)

Oh, No !

The previous time we had to 'say goodbye' to a pony, the lethal injection drug cost £14.36 (incl VAT). ...We're softies, and don't really want to have them put down with a bolt gun...less traumatic for them.....And us.

I was horrified to see the drug that was used to do the deed, this time, cost a total of..........Wait for it......£100.20 (incl VAT)
Von's going to have a moan at them. 
That was adding insult to injury, as far as I'm concerned.

Cheers - Mr Annoyed of Wales.

[fsn]

Blimey!

That's a bit of a jump! A 7x increase!

Did they say why it had gone up so much? (Thinking of story from Florida this morning)

[Techno]

It was a different drug, Nobby. (Somulose)

Why they've gone onto this one now is beyond me......Though having done some checking this morning....this seems about an average price for this particular drug.

The pony that was put down before this latest one was sedated first anyway, so I can't see why they couldn't have used the same method....and the previous drug.

Been reading some absolute horror stories about the bills other folk have got when having their horses put down.
Our total bill for this latest one will be around the £300 mark (including disposal).....I've read one where the owner was faced with a total cost of around £1,200. 

From a purely mercenary point of view, we'll 'recoup' the cost of this bill over the next three months or so. He was an expensive little b*gger to keep well and happy !.....He took more drugs than I do...Had to have 'special food'......and quite a lot of extra expense on his bedding.

Hey Ho - Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hugs

[Techno]

Thanks, Will.

Cheers - Phil.

[Westmarcher]

Any chance you can get Von interested in hamsters instead?

[Techno]

I wish.....

She won't even let me have a pet 'taranshlia'....I would call it Oswin.

Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Sorry to hear about the Pony Phil

That is a lot for the drugs.

When our cat died peacefully in its sleep I thought Mros Orcs would want to have it cremated about £70, but no she wanted it buried in the garden.   Took forever digging a suitable hole deep enough.

I found it and I should have quietly put ut in a bin bag in the wheelie bin and pretended it had run away. 

[Last Hussar]

We tried the same with you.

[Westmarcher]

When our cat died peacefully in its sleep .... blah, blah, blah ....... I should have quietly put ut in a bin bag in the wheelie bin and pretended it had run away.  

Might have worked ..... if Mrs Orcs believes in zombies.  Or Saving Throws.  


p.s. @ Phil: Oswin's a good name.  

[Techno]

I found a big leech in the garden, when we used to live in the SE of England.....I kept him in a rain filled wheelbarrow. (Not for long, I stress.)
He was called Oswald. 

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

I would have called him "Archibald".

But then again, I'm a Cary Grant fan.

[Techno]

You OIK !! 

Talking of 'names'....I wish 'they'd' give storms/hurricanes 'nasty' names......The current one battering the States.....'Harvey'......Just sounds completely wrong.
Best of wishes (and luck) to any of our friends in that area....Looks more than bloody frightening !

Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

They used to give them womens nams which I thought appropriate, but apparently this was sexist so they now give them names of both sexes


Q: What do women and hurricanes have in common?

A:When they come, they're wet and wild, and when they leave, they take your house and car!

[Ithoriel]

You OIK !! 

Talking of 'names'....I wish 'they'd' give storms/hurricanes 'nasty' names......The current one battering the States.....'Harvey'......Just sounds completely wrong.
Best of wishes (and luck) to any of our friends in that area....Looks more than bloody frightening !

Cheers - Phil

Do we really want hurricanes called "Ming the Merciless," "Houserender," "Destroyer of Worlds" or similar?

Don't panic! Don't panic! "Landblight" is coming! Stay in your houses!

[FierceKitty]

Could be fun. Hat-stealer, The Oz Express, Old Ripper, Skirt-lifter....

[Techno]

 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I found a big leech in the garden, when we used to live in the SE of England

That proves my opinion that the da*ned suferners are leaching of the rest of us.

IanS