Jimzk5 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Shipwrecks fascinate me. brilliant website for shipwrecks and all things abandoned. http://www.artificialowl.net/ That's my evening sorted, thanks! once you get to grips with navigating that site you can sit there for hours, ive found it best to use the country list on the bottom left hand side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I used to work for a software house servicing the Lloyds of London reinsurance market, and big scale shipping insurance is one of the most labyrinthine things imaginable. Nested recursion to the nth degree. That ship will probably also sink a few insurers who have gambled beyond their means.Yeah I can't imagine how anyone could be the insurer of something like that ship and its contents and actually financially survive a claim. It's mental. Exactly, it's all about laying off bets. So when the thing goes under, it triggers not just one claim, but a massive chain of them, domino style. And some companies (no names) will stretch themselves beyond what they can actually pay out on, and hope to **** that the worst won't happen. But if it does, you get a pretty major shit/fan interface! My friends job at BP was to sell the oil as it was put into the tanker and then buy it back as it docked at its destination port That way any insurance risk was someone else's and the double bonus was any disasters at sea meant it wasn't BP's name splattered over the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) An ice cream van played 'Greensleeves' earlier. Is that normal? Edited July 16, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 An ice cream van played 'Greensleeves' earlier. Is that normal? I believe Thom Yorke is trying to stop ice cream vans playing this in a dispute over royalties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumerican Posted July 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's my wife's birthday tomorrow (VT Username = ME )and she has had a hellish few weeks . Her nan died unexpectedly , Her dad is struggling with his cancer and her uncle was today involved in a life threatening car crash . If possible it would be nice if as many VT'ers as possible would bombard her inbox with happy birthday messages as I know it would cheer her up as she is one of those nutters who love their birthdays. Thanks in advance. Carl. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 An ice cream van played 'Greensleeves' earlier. Is that normal? Seriously? Was the driver a paedo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 He did look like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's my wife's birthday tomorrow (VT Username = ME )and she has had a hellish few weeks . Her nan died unexpectedly , Her dad is struggling with his cancer and her uncle was today involved in a life threatening car crash . If possible it would be nice if as many VT'ers as possible would bombard her inbox with happy birthday messages as I know it would cheer her up as she is one of those nutters who love their birthdays. Thanks in advance. Carl. your missus is a star mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's my wife's birthday tomorrow (VT Username = ME )and she has had a hellish few weeks . Her nan died unexpectedly , Her dad is struggling with his cancer and her uncle was today involved in a life threatening car crash . If possible it would be nice if as many VT'ers as possible would bombard her inbox with happy birthday messages as I know it would cheer her up as she is one of those nutters who love their birthdays. Thanks in advance. Carl. your missus is a star mate Shall be done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 They don't have to work hard to get the epithet 'plod', do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2013 An ice cream van played 'Greensleeves' earlier. Is that normal? Serious answer, yes it's normal. They've been playing that for years and years. Greensleeves was one of the first songs I learnt on the guitar when I was about 8, and I was proper chuffed with it because it was "that song the ice cream van plays" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Greensleeves was one of the first songs I learnt on the guitar when I was about 8, and I was proper chuffed with it because it was "that song the ice cream van plays" Did you play it with all your joy, delight and with a heart full of gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 So Gay and Powell are out of the Moscow worild championships because of drug offences, and then suddenly Blake pulls out because of an injury. I think it is safe to say Bolt will comfortably win the World Championships. I would argue Ryan Bailey and former drug cheat Gatlin are now his main rivals, but with those 3 out, he has a clear path to gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 So Gay and Powell are out of the Moscow worild championships because of drug offences, and then suddenly Blake pulls out because of an injury. I think it is safe to say Bolt will comfortably win the World Championships. I would argue Ryan Bailey and former drug cheat Gatlin are now his main rivals, but with those 3 out, he has a clear path to gold Has there been any word from Bolt on any of this? I love watching Bolt run but there is that horrible nagging feeling that he'll also be using or used sometime in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Bolt has said nothing, but I guess he does not need to. Even though he is the face of athletics, he hasn't as of yet done anything wrong so he would probably try and distance himself from the issue of drugs and those involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Bolt has said nothing, but I guess he does not need to. Even though he is the face of athletics, he hasn't as of yet done anything wrong so he would probably try and distance himself from the issue of drugs and those involved. Maybe he has run away (fast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Time to tackle an age old question. Blonde or Brunette? more specifically, Luisa (brunette) or Leah (blonde)? Edited July 17, 2013 by Shillzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Both annoy the crap out of me, but based purely on looks? Luisa. Though I caught a bit of that episode where they looked at the final five in detail and Leah's sister was smoking hot. So Leah's sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Leah looked far more attractive on the show but Luisa has scrubbed up well in those photo shoots and does look more "filth" plus there are some topless shots of her doing the rounds on the interweb tough choice indeed .... but for the record I wouldn't employ either of them as they are deluded and clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Time to tackle an age old question. Blonde or Brunette? more specifically, Luisa (brunette) or Leah (blonde)? Threesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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