Posts by Steve Barnes
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Elderly! Oh dear, Osama bin Laden was born the same year as me...
Oh you young pup ;-)
I'm surprised he is not regarded as a Baby Boomber
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to Jolisa,
Echoing Danielle's earlier point about the composition of the crowd outside the White House: college kids, pumped up about nothing in particular, kind of being idiots.
And doing what Americans do best, shouting "Wooo, Yeah, USA, USA"
In the end it's a game of two halves. When the sucking of oranges and the gulping of kool-aid is over the second half will begin with substitutions on both sides...
The celebration of a death is the lowest of behaviours and makes me wonder what the hell it is they are fighting to protect, the right to gloat about killing?. -
One other point about brick cladding/veneer is that as the mass is on the exterior of the house the thermal efficiency is very low, even with insulation. This would be an opportunity to address that failing too.It also creates an opportunity to install insulation and new wiring and increase the quality of Christchurch's housing stock.
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Hard News: What Now?, in reply to Sacha,
timber-framed houses with damaged brick veneer cladding and tile roofs could be recladded easily with new weatherboards and corrugated iron roofs.
I have actually done this on several occasions. It's relatively cheap, not too highly skilled, the removal of the bricks and tiles is almost totally skill free and the rubble can be used for land stabilisation and it's quick. To not do it, on the otherhand, would be to indicate that you have motives other than getting the people of Christchurch back in their homes in a cost effective and timely manner. Let's see how this pans out. I, for one, will be watching Gerry Brownlee very critically.
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Hard News: Friday Visions, in reply to Russell Brown,
And yet loves Pendulum? You should tease him about that.
Very dry Russell,
That argument could go either way...
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Hard News: Friday Visions, in reply to Jacqui Dunn,
Wassa matta wid joo? Yew doan like Joe Cocker either!
Well, at least you can understand what Joe Cocker is singing about.
So many misinterpretations when it's all done in foreign.
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Hard News: Friday Visions, in reply to Deborah,
Why does no one post opera, or at least opera singers, on Fridays?
Because all opera is crap, there I said it. Am I now banned from the Middle Class?.
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Yet another of Emma's threads devolves into a discussion of dicks. A trend perhaps Emma? Just sayin'
Sometimes they start out that way
So while we're on the subject...
Arizona's Senate-Approved Birther Bill Could Force Presidential Candidates to Provide Documentation Describing What Their Penis Looks Like to Get on Ballot -
Just for the record and to keep the archives neat and tidy, Ill put this here...
U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings
By RON NIXON
Published: April 14, 2011
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Hard News: Friday Visions, in reply to Jackie Clark,
There are stereotypes, and then there are truisms. Just saying.
It's true, I do have a sexy arse. ;-)