December 2003 Archives

Hi everyone,
I have been very busy one way or another, hence if you are a regular reader you will notice that my blogs sometimes go up in little batches every few days.

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Kids, or anyone else for that matter....do yourselves a favour Don`t "PLAY" with guns.

:-)


There is a bunch of "Role play gamers" that I know, and one of them was pratting about with a blank firing 8mm semi auto pistol,

He stuck it into his waistband down the front of his trousers and went to pull it out....and yeah you guessed it....he accidently pulled the trigger,
he had the gun angled away from the family jewels but...

A- there was a round in the breach
B- the round was *nitro powder and not black powder
C- the safety was off
D- "the blow hole is on top of the piece" and not out of the front..."this" is usual with blank firers.

Result = Singed and burnt bits and pieces, that if they were yours you would not be very happy at all, and a debate with friends and Surgeons on whether the bits will work properly again ?

This resulted in mostly no`s.

I missed seeing it happen but I did see the aftermath,

Not Pretty...and I have seen some sights over the years.

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The P4 computer I found seems to be dead :-(
but there are still some useful bits to have from it :-)

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London 2600 meeting on friday the 2nd January 2004 at the usual place.

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And thats about it for the last couple of days,
So CSB, and thanks for reading.

*Black powder = loud, smokey and low power
Nitro is black powder that has been doctored with additives and = Several times louder, burns very fast with hardly any smoke and very powerful.

Think along the lines of cheap Banger compared to an Airbomb, fireworks wise.

Observation...My local Sanesburies has a public phone with a wall socket connection and is out of range of the camera ;-)

6.30 am, I confront the Dustbin men about the ripped open recycle orange see through bags and potential ID theft and he say`s You mean the foreigners? yes it`s happening everywhere....

Dr-K turned up with the final draft or proof or whatever it`s called before it goes to print...Heh, it looks like a good read :-)

please leave "NOW" over the tannoy, with 2 tone ding dongs which were going off constantly like a demented high tech "Avon Lady".....

it`s not on fire!...Yeah we "know" that...but it calls the Fire Brigade automatically and we have to stick to the rules.....

The Reverend Rat - Biography (2003)

The Reverend Rat - Biography (2003)

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Right for those that don`t know me ....well were do I start? I am an old
git (43) by most youngsters estimates, with characteristics of Victor Meldrew and Alf Garnet, :-)

I was a biker for most of my life, I have made a couple of Trikes and
Chops, did my back in (discoptomy on the lower 4th and 5th) ((I think thats how it`s spelt)), after many years of abuse, so I can`t risk riding anymore,

if I fall off it would put me in a wheelchair for life, so I have to play
sensibly.

I got into computers 4 years ago.

Divorced after 12 years of being married but I am still a close friend with my ex, Ani.

I like Urban exploration and making use of things people throw away,
especially electronic bits and pieces, also I am into Archery, Horse riding, Muay Thai Boxing, other martial arts, Raving, D and B, Trance and Classical music and pretty much most other types of music depending on my mood...and I miss the Sea (I was brought up on the Norfolk coast), I also miss the surfing. I am Classically trained in singing and piano but prefer playing Blues and Jazz but not Big Band style, I rarely play any thing these days except my Guitar or a Blues harmonica which is occasionally.

I have 16 computers at the moment and 4 are Macs, I prefer Win 2k pro over Linux/Unix/Bsd, and am into WiFi,

I have been to London 2600 for the last 2 and a half years without missing a single meeting...

And no....before any one asks, I am not a Vegetarian, I lived it for
three years and it didn`t work for me.

That's enough for now, it gives you a reasonable insight of me.

If you want to know more, feel free to Email me :-)

thereverendrat @hushmail.com


Free Cyder :-)

I asked the Boss to phone me next time they want to give away money :-)

42 kilos later or 6 and a half stone in weight later, I ended up with ?28.00 worth of Cyder :-)

So off to the till I go and tried it out, lo and behold it worked ? .....

Fights, Guns and lights

My Christmas lights worked out well....


Heh, the Sainsburys loading bay that had it`s roller shutters demolished by one of their own wagons, has finally been replaced...the reason?


I went to Earls Court to blogon and got distracted with learning the ins and outs of the Internet cafe and the types of programs they use, with the Sysads help of course....


So off I go back to Hammersmith to find a full blown mass fight with around 40 people kicking off all over the place... and more coming out of the pubs...
Would you believe it?....20 mins later and I am tucking into my dinner, and there is yet another fight at the top of my street and sirens in the back ground...

What? I havn`t blogged in the last couple of days!!!!! oops sorry :-)....


The owner of a chip shop "The Lighthouse" in North End road, Fulham, which used to be my local chippy (not far from here) was shot in April and recovered, has been shot again this week and died as a result, his brother was also shot but is not in a critical condition.

NO STAFF SHOWED UP!!!! WHY THE HELL NOT???? what? are the cameras not monitored????

The Prats ought to do some home work first....my "friend" is a rather highly paid "Professional Body Guard" type of person.....

Fights, Mayhem, more fights and thats just on the way to the London 2600 meeting.....

The W. H. Smiths newsagents were robbed at knife point in daytime hours.....

The London 2600 Meeting......

I get to the gathering point at around 7pm and there is half a dozen people gathered, which by the time we moved on had swelled to around 35 people...

Hello to the three people from Greece and the guy from China....

"The Linux Experts" again fail to get "X" running.....

Xmas Party, It is not going to be a formal party, but at least a dozen people are turning up.....

The night was liberally mixed with a sprinkling of scantily clad "Pron Starlets....

Mutant eggs...

I think that I must be completly Jinxed for getting this last lot of posts online !!!!!!

" *Rule Number One " of Trashing was broken, today, right in front of me,

Just after saving this blog to floppy, my 30 gig Hdd on this box has just locked up and is doing the "click of Death".....

"Someone who works for them" who shall remain nameless (three of us knows who he is ;-) and one of them is him)....

Oh here`s another thing, for you Disabled people out there, the new lifts at Earls court station going to the District Line.....

I am getting seriously fuqed off with Microwave cookers...
Like, what have they got against me ?.....

Cider and Free food

The Great cheap Cider drought hit`s the west...


So I went to "Maccy Dees" ...
Free Dinner Mk.1.

Would you believe it ?....
Free Dinner Mk.2.

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