BS: jimmyt in Europe

Subject: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: jimmyt
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 03:48 AM

I am stuck in AMsterdam with an extra hour of delay on my way to Venice. I am a little tired but hope to recover soon. I will check from time to time to see what is up in the old cat   Time is running out on this computer so see you all later. Play nice jimmyt

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Dead Horse
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 04:11 AM

Venice!
Root canals comes to mind................

Hope ya pull while you're there, jimmyt.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: open mike
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 04:13 AM

amster amster dam dam dam
are you going form the land
of the windmill to the land
of the Gondola? have a good
one Must be a business trip
for the thong distributors?
opening up a new concession
let's see the Delft ones are
blue and white, no? and the
Italian ones? red and white
like a checkered table cloth
or??

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Leadfingers
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 07:50 AM

Shanme you are not dropping in to The Tap this time over Jim . Have fun though .

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 08:15 AM

Have left Venice intact for you jimmyt, you were completely right about it!
Safe journeys {{{{jimmyt}}}}

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: artbrooks
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 09:20 AM

Dentists clearly make entirely too much money.......grumble....

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 09:33 AM

Lord, I'm a traveling man. You and Ricky, eh, Jimmy?

Pick out some good spots, Jimmy. Ruth and I are looking forward to coming over next Spring.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 09:40 AM

Stay dry, dude.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 05:53 PM

Obviously scouting for international outlets for the thong business....

Have a jolly time dear. I'll keep it warm til you get back.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 06:51 PM

Amsterdam...
Venice....
You need Birmingham to make up the Canal set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's more canals in Birmingham than there is in Veice.
People ask "Why doesn't it sink into the sea then?"
Quack!!!
Geoff the (I've done Gas Street Basin) Duck.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Peace
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 06:59 PM

jimmyt,

One of my all-time favourite people (don't admit to knowing me, because lotsa people figure that's a minus).

Hope you're havin' a helluva time. Miss you, buddy. Be good.

Bruce

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 09:25 PM

And I'll be there a couple of days after you've left (arriving Venice 1st November). Don't go pulling the plug on the place so it sinks.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: MudGuard
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 05:29 AM

Jimmy, Kevin: are you passing thru Munich?

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 05:45 AM

If I came anywhere Munich this time I'd be several thousand feet up in the air. Maybe some Oktober...

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: MudGuard
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 06:08 AM

Ok, Kevin, I will get my surface-to-air missile ready, then ;-)

What would you like to come to Munich for in October?
To watch how all the huge beer tents are taken down?

Most of the Octoberfest is in September ...

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 04:41 AM

So why isn't it Septemberfest? I'm very confused.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: MudGuard
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 02:43 PM

The purpose is to confuse non-Munichians ;-)

The Octoberfest always ends on the first Sunday in October and starts 2 weekends before that.

In Munich, the Octoberfest is usually called "Wiesn" which is Bavarian for "Wiese" which means meadow - because the festival is taking place on a big peace of land covered with tarmac and pebbles.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 03:07 PM

Like May Weeks in Oxford, which are in June.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: jimmyt
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 06:21 AM

Sorry so late but not able to find acces to internet. We are in Pula, Istria on soutern coast still in Croatia. Slovenia nad Craotia are fantastic   A must see if youcanmake it over here.   Keyboard is a little dicey though. Thong business is ripe for the picking here though lIZ¨!   Stay safe catters   On to Venive in 2 dayz. jimmyt

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Dead Horse
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 07:05 AM

So that's where jOhn9s old keyboard went!

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:05 AM

The Oktoberfest doesn't take place on a peace - on this piece of pebbles it isn't so peaceful sometimes. Bavarians often tend to fight hammering their heads with steins.
Reference story:
Lawyer: "Defendant doesn't deny that he hit plaintiff over the head with a stein so that the skull broke. But as the expert witness testified plaintiff's skull is extremely weak. So I ask the jury: What has a man with such a weak skull to do in a beer tent?"

Cheers
Wilfried

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Mr Red
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 02:16 PM

Geoff the Duck

I'm sorry to be a dampener but ducks can cope.

The guy who first coined the Brum canal length story admitted 30 years later that he never checked the facts. I saw him on local TV saying it so it must be true.

Now are we talking canals or canal length. And are we talking Brum in the 60's or with the addition of Sutton Coldfield and are we including any navigable drains and the Lake in Cannon Hill Park? Not that The Thame or the Rea are that navigable.

I still wonder if it's true because he also claimed more canal miles than Amsterdam.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: Amos
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 03:04 PM

I tried to go there once, but found the streets impassably flooded. Is this still the case?

A

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: jimmyt
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 11:57 AM

Am writing from Venice Friday Evening. The High water (Acqua alta) was here this morning and made Venice even more of a challenge to vavigate in. Walking down a street, only to come to an area under a foot or so of water so you needed to backtrack and try to find an alternative route to wherever you are heading. Hope McGrath doesn,t encounter any deeper water than this, as it does make things a little difficult. It only lasts for a couple hours however. Am getting ready to go out to one last wonderful meal, then back to the states tomorrow AM. Will look forward to getting back to the cat more regularly. See you all soon. jimmyt

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 01:44 PM

A foot or so I can probably manage so long as I take my wellies. Deeper than that might be a problem.

Subject: RE: BS: jimmyt in Europe
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 03:38 PM

And this website gives the level expected for the tides tides next week, and they look OK. So maybe no need for wellies.