ABER-RANT

SATURDAY IN ABERYSTWYTH You can tell it's a summer saturday in Aber by the throb of motor-cycles arriving from all directions; A lot of them are high-powered modern machines, but by far the majority are Classics from the 60's. Their deep-throated roar takes me back to the days when I was an under-graduate in Hull, where Roger , a guy on my landing, had two beautiful Velocettes, which had the incredible ability to take corners at near horizontal Quite why these motor-cyclists choose to come to Aberystwyth is beyond me; It's a dump!The beer is both dear and queer; It's full of bloody Brummies, and there is nothing to do unless you enjoy second-rate boozers.It must be the ride here that has its appeal. Tele-visual/ Radio-phonic Blues I am very annoyed by commentators on both the telly and the wireles continually using metric measures such as kilo-metres and metres. WE LIVE IN BRITAIN NOT EUROPE it is YARDS &amp MILES POLICE CONDONE ILLEGAL PARKING IN ABERYSTWYTH eac...

tough on crime the government's continued response to crime is to legislate, legislate and legislate when will they get it through their thick heads...the perpetrators of crime are criminals; criminals have no regard for the law; ergo it is pointless to legislate against them.....laws are for people who have no need of them Thursday June 26, 2008 - 04:09pm (BST) Edit | Delete | Permanent Link | 0 Comments Government gets tough on Mugabe That'll shew that Mgabe rotter who's boss.....we won't let the swine play in our game of cricket next summer..........NA NA NE NA NA Tags: | Edit Tags Wednesday June 25, 2008 - 02:56pm (BST) Edit | Delete | Permanent Link | 0 Comments Government gets tough on Mugabe or PLEASE CAN I HAVE MY BALL BACK ? That 'll shew that evil despot Mgabe what's what !..........We won't let the rotter play cricket with us...na na ne na na Tags: | Edit Tags Wednesday June 25, 2008 - 02:53pm (BST) Edit...

I shall move my Aber-rant blog here in the near future as Y360 is closing

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n an interview with the Financial Times, U.S. Comptroller General David Walker stated that the United States government “is on a ‘burning platform’ of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration, and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon…” The article added, “Mr. Walker warned that there were ‘striking similarities’ between America’s current situation and the factors that brought down Rome, including ‘declining moral values and political civility at home, an over-confident and over-extended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by central government.’” He added, “I’m trying to sound an alarm and issue a wake-up call.” History reveals that all governments, empires and kingdoms of men, no matter how grand, no matter how powerful, ultimately fall. It happened to ancient Egypt, Assyria and Babylon. Even Rome was not exempt; though it dominated much of Europe, Northern Africa...

LONDON (AFP) - A pub landlord on Monday became the first in England to be convicted of breaching new laws banning smoking in enclosed public places. (Advertisement) But Hamish Howett, 55, a Scot and a non-smoker, vowed to let punters carry on lighting up in the Happy Scots Bar in Blackpool. District judge Peter Ward said he did not want to make him a martyr, but branded Howett's actions "silly" as he sentenced him at Blackpool Magistrates' Court. Howett was fined 500 pounds and ordered to pay 2,000 pounds prosecution costs after he admitted breaching the legislation, which came into force on July 1. The publican has set up a political party called Fight Against Government Suppression, and the court was told the campaign has left him on the verge of bankruptcy. Owners and managers of pubs, clubs and cafes are legally bound to enforce the smoking ban and face fines of up to 2,500 pounds if they fail to do so. Referring to the new legislation, Ward said: "That is th...