There was an interesting story in The Telegraph yesterday - the fur's flying over accusations of folk Photoshopping their pics with the intent of "proving" that they topped-out on Everest.
I never felt the need to cheat in such a manner. After stopping for a beer some way short of the top I dozed off, and when I awoke I found that the support team had gone home so I never quite reached the summit.
Don't believe me? Here's a photo to prove it:
Not to scale.
Today's bizarre events regarding the NeverSeconds blog have resulted in an incredible increase in donations at Veg's chosen charity:
This girl deserves a medal!
What a shame that Argyll and Bute Council have effectively killed a fine, informative and charitable blog:
I love the meal-rating criteria...
Food-o-meter:
Mouthfuls:
Courses:
Health Rating:
Price:
Pieces of hair:
🙂
Makes you wonder what the Council feel they have to hide...
Alopecia?
Or perhaps it's this appalling meal!
Anyways, there's a petition to get this stupid ban lifted. I'd urge you to sign it and to spread the word. **UPDATE** - see Alan's comment.
Want a link to the Daily Record article that caused the Council to kick off? See here.
Here's something from Wikipedia:
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, states that:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
Today freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. Based on John Milton's arguments, freedom of speech is understood as a multi-faceted right that includes not only the right to express, or disseminate, information and ideas, but three further distinct aspects:
International, regional and national standards also recognize that freedom of speech, as the freedom of expression, includes any medium, be it orally, in written, in print, through the Internet or through art forms. This means that the protection of freedom of speech as a right includes not only the content, but also the means of expression.
"To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil."
If they're intent on stirring up trouble again they could at least get their facts right...
NOT English...
NOT Argentine...
NOT EVEN ARGENTINIAN...
BRITISH.
BY CHOICE.
After the scrapping of the Ark Royal we were down to just the one seaworthy carrier. I've probably said enough about that matter so I'll not go there again.
But now the Illustrious is out of the equation while it gets patched up after a minor tiff with a peacetime tugboat.
Makes you wonder how "Lusty" would have fared against a hostile attack.
Rumour has it that the repair budget's so low that they'll have to patch it up with the foil from some KitKats.
While the glue's drying, the Argies, having learned of such a vulnerability, will probably ditch their Exocets in favour of a flotilla of narrowboats.
... but I think he's a twat.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14793859
Forget wasting money by taking it down on the train or winching it away under a Chinook.
Lend him some spanners, make him wear a hi-viz jacket with "TWAT" emblazoned across it,
and then make him bring his 4x4 back down himself,
bit by bit.
He should be able to cope with that. After all, he describes himself as an out-of-work freelancing vehicle recovery technician!*
* Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-14802363
