tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post403093181099125088..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Bathetic Policypatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-61350656199232941312008-10-24T00:05:00.000+01:002008-10-24T00:05:00.000+01:00:-( Dropping like virtual flies, they are.:-( <BR/><BR/>Dropping like virtual flies, they are.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-38018712415127845542008-10-23T14:42:00.000+01:002008-10-23T14:42:00.000+01:00I would love to, Tim, but I can't reach the keyboa...I would love to, Tim, but I can't reach the keyboard any more. This may be the end of the line - at least for a while.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-20588339823259525102008-10-23T12:25:00.000+01:002008-10-23T12:25:00.000+01:00Oi! Stop doing tedious things with nappies! Come b...Oi! Stop doing tedious things with nappies! Come back and save the blogosphere from the <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_essay" REL="nofollow">Cassandras of Wired</A>.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-12860997806152416942008-10-17T14:19:00.000+01:002008-10-17T14:19:00.000+01:00I like the idea of a civil commotion too. What abo...I like the idea of a civil commotion too. What about Lloyd Cole and the Commotions?Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804947827499336453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-63119976544332130452008-10-14T12:26:00.000+01:002008-10-14T12:26:00.000+01:00Strange as it might seem, very young babies genera...Strange as it might seem, very young babies generally take well to travelling. Although they do need a shed-load of stuff in order to do it.<BR/><BR/>The really tricky travelling years are the ones when they are too old to be pacified by the breast and too young to be permanently hard-wired into an iPod.Marsha Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276800200724342664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-30914231748115365012008-10-12T18:07:00.000+01:002008-10-12T18:07:00.000+01:00whoops - known.whoops - known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-59792898614396781782008-10-12T18:06:00.000+01:002008-10-12T18:06:00.000+01:00blue kittens are know to have amazing sedative qua...blue kittens are know to have amazing sedative qualities on the even the greatest of grandmothers. have fun! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-65147243631614597572008-10-12T08:39:00.000+01:002008-10-12T08:39:00.000+01:00That airport bus goes (almost) past my house, do w...That airport bus goes (almost) past my house, do wave!<BR/><BR/>(You'll know you're in my 'hood when you hit a street well-stocked with pawn shops and entirely populated by enormously fat women in tracksuits and skinny blokes drinking special brew.)Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-5150806804805409532008-10-11T15:30:00.000+01:002008-10-11T15:30:00.000+01:00Mind you they probably would let great-granny take...Mind you they probably would let great-granny take the axe as hand luggage but they won't let you take nappy cream or bottles or any other liquid baby paraphenalia without you having to taste it first. Get ready to have a fight with the jobsworth morons on the security desk.realdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084002807834145023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-32176544169650736322008-10-10T17:29:00.000+01:002008-10-10T17:29:00.000+01:00I travelled with a two month old baby - flight to ...I travelled with a two month old baby - flight to Italy. She was very good. Better when they are very small than when they are more mobile when they run around, strip off all their clothes, and throw food around. Just make sure to feed her on ascent and descent to avoid earache.<BR/>Good luck!<BR/>Or else stay at home. Yu know it makes sense.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-50183436935042922052008-10-10T11:30:00.000+01:002008-10-10T11:30:00.000+01:00Tsk. What are you worrying about? The coach from B...Tsk. What are you worrying about? The coach from Bristol Temple Meads station to Bristol Airport is ACE!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121585470904286533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-89259092508136953772008-10-10T10:16:00.000+01:002008-10-10T10:16:00.000+01:00British Insurers have, for the last 100 years at l...British Insurers have, for the last 100 years at least, never covered the risks of terrorist acts or wars (or radioactive contamination). The theory is that governments should compensate for such acts. And such foolishness, it appears, as putting your money in a bank, rather than under the mattress.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-70010298945985148202008-10-10T10:05:00.000+01:002008-10-10T10:05:00.000+01:00what do they not cover you against terrorist acts ...what do they not cover you against terrorist acts or wars????<BR/>But that is like... the one thing you can be sure it will happen nowadays! !!<BR/>:)<BR/>ah well... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-26435029077865305102008-10-10T09:31:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:31:00.000+01:00I love the idea of a civil commotion. It sounds so...I love the idea of a civil commotion. It sounds so... homely.<BR/><BR/>Does it cover anyone else not enjoying your journey??<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the trip...!Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-39321893950544903672008-10-10T09:13:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:13:00.000+01:00Very brave of you. Some of my friends didn't leave...Very brave of you. Some of my friends didn't leave the house for about three years after they had a baby. (Mind you, others went on cycling holidays around the Netherlands with the baby in the bike basket). Have a good time!Sean McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269170767045711269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-16598231786628868692008-10-10T08:48:00.000+01:002008-10-10T08:48:00.000+01:00The Geddes Axe of 1922 comes to mind. Any connecti...The Geddes Axe of 1922 comes to mind. Any connection, do you think?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-51601785757757108352008-10-10T08:01:00.000+01:002008-10-10T08:01:00.000+01:00I pity the other passengers on the 'plane. Unless...I pity the other passengers on the 'plane. Unless you've hired a private jet.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-17008505770047657932008-10-10T06:15:00.000+01:002008-10-10T06:15:00.000+01:00If the 97-year-old great-grandmother were to make ...If the 97-year-old great-grandmother were to make the return journey on EasyJet, they'd probably charge her extra for the axe.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-9566343025839175522008-10-09T23:47:00.000+01:002008-10-09T23:47:00.000+01:00I'm relieved to see that 97-year-old axe-wielding ...I'm relieved to see that 97-year-old axe-wielding great-grandmothers are <I>not</I> on the exclusions list. Unless that would count as 'not enjoying your journey,' which I suppose, on reflection, it might.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-66694691975708711312008-10-09T21:06:00.000+01:002008-10-09T21:06:00.000+01:00It's an absolute (comparative) doddle travelling w...It's an absolute (comparative) doddle travelling with the critters at that age. Just wait until she's toddling...(Or, I imagine, teenage. Article One of the Easyjet insurance would come in handy at that point)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-52757949906624251452008-10-09T20:56:00.000+01:002008-10-09T20:56:00.000+01:00It's highly inconsiderate of the 97 year-old great...It's highly inconsiderate of the 97 year-old great-grandmother not to make the reverse journey!<BR/><BR/>Are you sure about this? Can't you wait til she's a teenager or something?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.com