LesLauriers Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 It seems that each New Years Eve, the number of cars being set alight seems to be diminishing, gradually. A strange phenomenon, peculiar to France apparently.Read about it here...http://www.lefigaro.fr/france/20050102.FIG0124.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 One of Strasbourg's proud boasts (in keeping with its political status) is that it is the car torching capital of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprob Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Ah, now for real car torching expertise, Epsom in Surrey took a lot of beating up till a short while ago. It was not uncommon to encounter three or four charred and smouldering heaps within a half mile radius of chez nous, every Sunday morning. Local journalists had two competing theories: the responsibility lay with either the well-off or the pissed-off, as neither show any concern or control over the activities of their kids, (see Dick Smith's postings elsewhere about chavs and chavery in Croydon).It's possible car torching may answer a deep psychological need - a desire for ritual sacrifice. The theory may have its flaws, particularly bearing in mind the cars they burn probably always belong to someone else. Maybe the reduction in the incidence of torching is a sign of decreasing spirituality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Most of the torched cars around here were previously joy-ridden, before becoming Chav bonfires. Our local Sainsburys has had to put bollards all across the car parks to stop the nocturnal activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Our local Sainsburys has had to put bollards all across the car parks to stop the nocturnal activities.Phew Dick, I am glad you posted this without the aid of the Youngs stuff you dearly love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprob Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Miki, for what Youngs stuff has Dick declared his partiaity? Looks like I might have missed some juicy revalations during the holiday period. And Dick, I'm asking Miki because it would be unseemly to seek further potentially embarrasing admissions from someone who's hallmark has for long been sobriety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I have been extolling to Miki the delights of pints of Guinness and Young's Christmas Pudding Ale, mixed. Very festive...Miki - did you get the chance to try it in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Piprob,I dare not say, it has been said in private messages only but I will say only this; if it was Fullers it would be ESB but I am told that Youngs had a special Christmas tipple that Dick was thinking about trying (herumphhh) allegedly. Whether or not he was tempted, well,... over to Mr Smith !edit.Whoops been on the phone and in the meantime Dick had posted.No Dick, never went too close to a Youngs pub, had a couple of winter warmers in a Fullers house though. Sounds tempting to try it in Feb though, will it be off by then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Probably - I think they only do two brews a year. Don't confuse it with the Christmas Ale (of which there is quite rightly a lot surplus). Youngs now do a takeout pack - any 4 pint bottled beers for a fiver. Not a bad deal for the UK.No Fullers pubs near here now, but you can get Pride in Wetherspoons.Piprob - where did you get the idea of my sobriety from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Even I had some Xmas Pud beer. We were in a pub with guest beers. The last sign of a torched car I have seen is just along from our local viticulteur and that was last summer and the wreck still remains, quite an eyesore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Christmas Pub in the North East? In my day the nearest you could get was Vaux Double Maxim. Mmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Mine was a couple of pints of red(aoc)after all here in france on must support the local industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 In the pub we often use, we get guest beers from all over the country. Xmas Pud went down very well, only a half for me as I was driving later and so had to hit the soft and very expensive soft drinks. The previous time we were back I had some beer that I'm sure was called Dog's ********. Some beers have weird and wonderful names and I sincerely hope that the actually ingrediants are not reflected in their names. Ofcourse is Xmas Pud, Christmas Pud? I don't know. I didn't xxxxxxx that, apparently we can't use proper names, for dog's dangly bits, starting with a 'b'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 TU,as a fully trained up qualified draughtsman,I have put more beer than anyone could ever drink down beer cellars(sad but true)but for the life of me can not remember one good glass of fermented grape juice one thing even you can not fault the french for,yeap the old days were the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Are you quite sure it wasn't Dogbolter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Young's Christmas Pud Beer, yes it was Young's. A good pub it gets guest beers from all over the country. They get Fuller's London Pride too........ that is a decent beer too isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprob Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 I've got around 12 weeks of opportunity left to march into my local and ask the publican if he has Dogs B****cks. This is a question I would not normally risk, but if I leave it 'till a moment before closing time, and provided I'm wearing my fastest 'trainers', there is just a slim chance I'll make it home before he kills me. And if he comes back the next day - in theory I'll be gone.But don't hold your breath Outcast. It'll never happen.I didn't survive life's vicissitudes this long without getting my Masters in Advanced Cowardice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hey pippy,wait till you get to france,then down here it maybe the real thing,or is that the bulls things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-R Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 God, what i would not give for a pint of Young's winter warmer and a few mince pies. oh um back to the blonde beer and red wine, still someone sent me 4 xmas puds from Fortums, so all is not lost. Trying to keep them until i can resist no longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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