When Tornados Attack

I knew the weather was pretty bad, as earlier in the afternoon we'd popped outside our office to witness some torrential rain, little did I know what was happening in the area where I lived. Knowing that the slightest adverse weather tends to cause chaos on our roads I was a little apprehensive about driving home (on the only bloody day I used my car, as I needed to pick something heavy up from work)
After getting halfway home, traffic came to a standstill so I abandoned my car and walked the rest of the way on foot. Impromptu Police cordons blocked multiple roads and, because of recent events, I start to think that it was a Terrorist related incident. As I got nearer to Moseley (and home) damage to houses, cars, trees, slowly got worse and I've never seen so many police cars, ambulances, fire engines, and tree surgeons!
I got back home and thankfully the estate I live on suffered only a few fallen branches.

So, roving reporter MrNoxious grabs his trusty steed and heads back out to catalogue the devastation:

These first five pictures are just a couple of roads away away from where I live.

I believe that's the bathroom you can see there

Every single house on this road had damage of one form or another, the road was littered with roof tiles, branches, glass, and erm assorted debris.









This was the first fallen tree I saw on my walk home, strangely the houses in the rest of the road were untouched, but you can see where the Tornado had ripped through.


A typical scene on every road I went down, firemen cutting
away the fallen trees.

Whatever happened to Space Dust.....

.....cola cubes, double dips (with swizzlestick), mojo's, sherbet pips, flying saucers, rainbow drops.....

You can find them all at A Quarter Of, and it's not just a memorabilia fan site either, it's a shop, and one where my credit card is about to get hammered reminiscing.

Their current "sweet of the week" is the Wham bar. I remember dabbling in amateur dentistry as a kid; wham bars were great for pulling out wobbly teeth.

What were your favourite sweets?

Chain Reaction

One side effect of the London bombings is the increased level of commuters on bikes.
It's a shame it takes something like this to get people out there and on a bike, but the more of us there are the better.

Nehmen Sie eine Wahrscheinlichkeit

Saw this and thought of Captain Beefy

Norf Shaw

Just another blatant attempt to show off my new template with a big picture, dread to see how slow this'll load at work.

i think i'm "having a wank", i really think so

The subject of "Turning Japanese" came up during a lunch-time chat I was having with my parents, or what "turning japanese" was a euphemism for. Alas, google wasn't to hand and I didn't have a clue.
So, mum:

• The Vapors were a New Wave band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese".
• "Turning Japanese" was often rumored to be a euphemism for masturbation, and the subject of the song. Though frontman Dave Fenton viewed it as a love song when writing it, he would alternately confirm and deny the rumors in interviews...

SOURCE:WIKI

Purple Lightning

Lapworth Loop

Saturday. A last minute change of plans and gorgeous weather gave me an opportunity to take my loved one on the Lapworth loop (Down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to Lapworth and then back up the Grand Union Canal). I joined the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Highters Heath, starting out with some "proper mountain bikin" over some rough dry terrain followed by some rather gloopy stuff that had me off at one point. Past 3 drawbridges and 9 miles later I reach the Lapworth locks, freewheeling down all 19 of them, bliss.

"durty gurl"

I quick bite to eat at Kingswood Junction in Lapworth, and it's onto the Grand Union Canal. Plenty of overgrown nettles and thorns mean plenty of shin slap and slow going most of the way. Through Knowle, this time going up a flight of locks, boo, and on to Solihull. Overall a rather enjoyable 25 mile ride in the country.

"Kingswood Junction"

We all scream for ICE

Thanks to Jules for spreading the word on this:

East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national "In case of
Emergency ( ICE ) " campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon
Weston.

The idea is that you store the word " I C E " in your mobile phone address
book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be
contacted "In Case of Emergency".

In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to
quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them.

Bush bruised in bicycle crash

Not just the most important man in the world crashing his bike then, Mr Bush is at it too.

"The US president suffered scrapes on his hands and arms and was treated by a White House doctor. Mr Bush, celebrating his 59th birthday, was said to be going at a "pretty good speed" when he fell from his bike. It was lightly raining at the time of the accident and Mr Bush slid onto the road, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "

BattleScar Galactifisher: Part 2

My chin is now well on it's way to being mended and my arm/wrist is almost ready for some handlebar action. Alas, the damage to my loved one is irrepairable:

As the damage is so extensive she may be in need of some X-Lite Camlock QR Skewers