Ted Heath down.

As subject

 

Blimey! Twice in one night. He *is* unlucky.

 

I've always said that helicopters are dangerous.

 

There was a sub-thread going a few weeks ago[1] regarding
a quote about sailing and tearing up money as well as
who had coined it.

The BBC have it attributed to Sir Ted and it is as follows:

"Ocean racing is like standing under a cold shower
tearing up £20 notes".

[1] ICBA to Google.

 

The quote from Sir Ted THat I recall came on a Panorama investigation
of the attempt by Bangemann (?) of Germany to push through Eurpoean
legislation mandating leg protectors for motorcycles. The question
came up whether the proposal was serious, or just another way of making
biking more difficult in the hope that bikers would get fed up and go
away. Sir Ted pointed out that bikers were the scum of the earth and
that any attempt to legislate them off our roads should be welcomed.

 

He did indeed. I had some letters published in the press at the time
pointing out that he was a ****.

'Hog