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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Montgomery</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,3,7,3,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 03, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">07:03 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I'm back from my holidays, and in the spirit of forum-as-therapy I shall summarise my travels.<p>I had a few days in the Lake District. Climbed some hills, looked at some lakes. All very nice, well, except for the clouds and occasional rain.<br>Whole area looks like Greendale out of "Postman Pat". All little slate walls and narrow roads.<br>Sweet.<p>Then I went to visit Reading, which like the rest of the South is at about 10 Celsius higher than Scotland. Blue skies, sunshine...Got sunburn for God's sake! <IMG SRC="http://solareclipse.net/Forums/smile.gif"><p>But I was there on my own to go to an open day at their university. Of course, the universe was going to have its little fun, and threw me a curveball. Who should suddenly turn out to have decided to go as well, but a rather fetching young lady from my class whom I have had my eye on for some time...! I ended up spending quite a bit of time with her during the visit, including a <i>de facto</i> date.<p>Why am I telling you all this? I don't know really. Perhaps to warn you that the universe possesses a particularly twisted sense of humour. (And also to gloat. That's important too. <IMG SRC="http://solareclipse.net/Forums/biggrin.gif"> )<p><br><P>------------------<BR>"I'm sorry I'm late....<br>I've been irrigating the desert...<br>Which isn't easy on your own."<br> - M&W<br> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>The Excalibur</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,3,16,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 03, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:55 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Feels gloated on. <IMG SRC="http://solareclipse.net/Forums/smile.gif"><P>------------------<BR><b>Parallax</b><p> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,3,3,22,36,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">April 03, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:36 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Careful, Monty. The Universe tends to collect on its favors. With contiuously compounded interest, usually... :-)<P>------------------<BR>"About as useful as a narcoleptic rickshaw driver."<br>-James Lileks <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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