Best Xmas pressie

A new pair of wellies. I'm still trying to work my head round/get
over/figure the sub-text/compose an adequate revenge for this.

There were a few other things, of course, but a pair of wellies from one's
life-[?]-partner FFS!

 

Hmm.. is she telling you something there? Maybe she likes wellies,
stranger things have happened.

 

Fucking *A* movie
--
Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 OMF#22
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

No sign of the industrial size Swarfega then?

 

Star Wars mug.

Only problem is that it has been playing ad-hoc under the tree for the
last 2 weeks .....

 

No, not the vet's long rubber gloves nor neither...

 

I got a nice new mug and some PSP movies for the train. Best of all were my
new Dainese all weather gloves with armour.

Peter CBR600 & BMW320 Sport Touring

 

New gear is great, until it becomes old, which happens very quickly when
you ride all the time.

I busted the last of my student loan on a new digital camera the other
day, never walk past a camera shop that's got a special offer on with
your rent money in your pocket. Doh! Still, I've got a nice little Canon
A95 now.

 

An upgrade to First Class on Cathay Pacific flying to Hong Kong and I
didn't even have to implement the Murray blagging routine.

First time I've had caviar - very nice.

 

Nice! How did that come about, then? Incidentally, that new book 'Air
Babylon' (just bought it with my Xmas book tokens) covers upgrade
blagging although, annoyingly, in not too great detail.

Innit just. Haven't had it (I mean, not in reasonable quantities[1]) for
*years*.

[1] As in, a couple of ounces or more.

 

I was booked in business class anyway. Got to the gate, bloke faffs
about with computer, scribbles seat 2K on ticket and says you're going
First and Happy Christmas. All I could say was "thank you". This is the
second time I've had this happen with Cathay.

The seats are fantastic, they give you a sleep suit (if you want one)
and a duvet to sleep under. Best long distance flight I've ever had in
terms of sleep. Service when you want it. Delightful.

Well this was brought round on a trolley with freshly sliced smoked
salmon and all the trimmings. How the other half live.

 

I'm amazed they found one that fitted.....

You must have looked like Tinky-Winky on steroids.

 

I opted not to test the logistical extremities of Cathay's sleep suit
wardrobe.

I wouldn't know. Nice to see that being polite to people is not one of
your new year resolutions.

 

"Smileys are optional"

And as one of ukrm's circumferentially challenged myself, I feel
perfectly justified in taking the piss.

 

IWHT you'd be pleased. The more people who manage to do it, the less
likely you are to be one of the few who manage to do it.

 

Enjoy:
http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=329148&l
ng=1&PHPSESSID=a526bcc7dfa35ccf741de08f1614b08a

 

I know a few tricks. Should we pool our knowledge?

 

Well, I posted my technique here a while back. Simple googling should
turn it up. So what's yours?

 

Just posh Cod Roe.

 

Was that the:
"Gimme Biz Class or I'll burp and slobber at every passenger checking
in, and tell them I'm sitting next to them."

What I've done in the past travelling on my own on a twin aisle plane
(Air France) is:

Enter turn right down the first just past the first group of passengers
cross to the second aisle and walk back, cross behind the stewardess
into the front of the plane and sit down in first or biz. It only works
if the front end is very empty as no checks are made after they have
counted everyone in through the entry door from the air arm. If they are
loading through more than one door they often make a cabin count and
this may not work.

If I'm with Jane, before leaving find out who is the head of the freight
division on the route you are taking. When you check in use his name
along the lines of:
"Because of the amount of freight I've recently shipped on your airline
'Jack Smith' said it would be OK to bump us up."
They would recognise the name but not have the time to check and
normally not want to upset a 'big freight customer', so if there is room
you get bumped up.


Any tips on 'extra baggage' you want to swop?