- What is the secret of your long life?
- Keep breathing.
Sophie Tucker

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
Hippolyte Taine

Trailer rollers and saggy tubes

Hm, well that looks about the right place now hand me my sewing kit.

With the sailing season fast approaching it's time to replace the rollers on the tender trailer (I remember a song about this by Elvis).

jojo

Both Strombergs working!

At last I have both carbs working on the Triumph, although it has taken me over 3 years to achieve. Having completely refurbished them both, twice, the front carb was hugely sensitive to adjustment, going from on song to over lean in 1/16th of a turn so I have taken it apart 6 times since Christmas but on no occasion finding any dirt, misalignment or damage so just to while away a few minutes on Sunday morning I stripped it again and hey presto it works! I have no idea why, answers on a postcard please.
It just leaves the timing to be retarded 3 more degrees and I think we are set for the summer. Huge sighs of relief were heard throughout the county.
jojo

Thinking of what??!

Well Davy lad I see you don't learn very fast, you cannot reduce defence spending and then want to enforce a no fly zone over Libya. In fact there is very little you can do as the military is fully committed in Afghanistan and indeed over committed, which means you have nothing left to begin a new foreign adventure.

Have no doubt that sending UK forces to the area would quickly:

• Require ever increasing numbers of forces
• Be opposed by the US unless lead by the US, remember Suez?
• Break the UK military and your government

Since the second German nastiness British governments have continually reduced defence spending until it is now less than 3% GDP, at this level you are only able to fund a homeland defence force.

If you want to take part in foreign excursions you will need to increase this to 6% and allow 3 years for the affects to take place.

If you want to know what to do you only have to ask me.

jojo

When it's dark enough you can see the stars.
Charles A. Beard

If you think nobody cares if you are alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.
Ann Landers