10000 posts ......... ask Cyggy something !

[cygnusx1]

can you hold your breath long enough to pass out?

No ............... and I ain't gonna try , I have a big enough job staying awake already
let me know if you can ..........

 

[The Story Teller]

is the earth flat. i need to know this because my wife wants me to go on a cruise and i don't want to fall off the end of the earth..

 

[cygnusx1]

is the earth flat. i need to know this because my wife wants me to go on a cruise and i don't want to fall off the end of the earth..

no , the earth isn't flat ................ but it's not a problem with the earth but ya may want to check ya boat over ........



Passengers leave troubled liner

Passengers paid up to £42,000 for the P&O cruise

Passengers who spent 11 days on the luxury liner Aurora before its world cruise was cancelled have disembarked.

The troubled £200m liner returned to Southampton just before midnight on Thursday after experiencing persistent problems with its propulsion system.

One of the first people to disembark was entertainer Maurice Lee who told the BBC News website the passengers had not been upset by the problems.

"These are hardened cruisers - it's the British, the bulldog spirit," he said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/uk_aurora_passengers_return/html/1.stm
Passengers return after 11 days stuck on board the troubled P&O liner, Aurora

In pictures

Most of the passengers were fairly positive leaving the ship and praised how P&O had handled the problems.

Fred Leeson, 72, from Weston-super-Mare, told the BBC News website: "I have been travelling with them for years. "Some of the people were irate but you have to be philosophical, worse things happen at sea." Passengers paid up to £41,985 each for the 103-night trip to 23 countries, but instead spent 11 days travelling no further than the Isle of Wight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4193755.stm

 

[The Story Teller]

are there really enough life jackets on a cruise ship for everyone?

 

[joyshirley]

Hi, Cygnus

Whenever I hear someone talk about the good ol' British bulldog spirit, I always think of Winston Churchill. So who would you say has done the most for Britain as Prime Minister?

 

[cygnusx1]

are there really enough life jackets on a cruise ship for everyone?

yes , they have improved things quite a bit since the Titanic ..... but nothing on this earth is infallable

 

[The Story Teller]

What is tidal water??

 

[cygnusx1]

here is a wonderful pic , it is a place near Hereford on the border of Wales , it is called Hergest Ridge , and became famous through Mike Oldfield naming an album after it , and placing a picture of it on the album , he used this place as somewhere to get away from it all , he wrote Tubular Bells at age 16 , and recorded it in bits and pieces playing all the instruments , he then found it impossible to sell it to a record company , they were only looking for albums that would be a commercial success based upon milking the album for singals , but Mike's album TB , didn't have any singles it was all instrumental too , which made the record companies laugh with scorn , so somehow he took a copy of it to an unheared of small time buisness man , Richard Branson , ........ the rest is history , Branson now has Aeroplanes trains and even coke , and when interviewed Branson always says Tubular Bells made it all happen.

 

[The Story Teller]

what does that have to do with tidal water?

 

[cygnusx1]

what does that have to do with tidal water?

everything ...........

....and on this album ..

 

[The Story Teller]

Good old Portsmith Virginia.. Been there, lived n New Port News

 

[cygnusx1]

Good old Portsmith Virginia.. Been there, lived n New Port News

it's the original Portsmouth that is being refered to , you remember the Mayflower , you remember those Puritan Calvinists with those funny hats , my anscestors

 

[cygnusx1]

everything ...........

....and on this album ..

I want to share something ,

I have a framed copy of Tubular Bells hanging upstairs , its a CD and a picture but it does look the part in a nice frame .......
I remember the very first Christmas on my own , I was 15 years old kicked out by my Dad , and my bed sitter friend cleared off and I just sat there with a bottle of Port some Irish Stew and yes a Copy of Tubular Bells going round and round on a record player I had just bought from a Landlord .... I think it was snowing , I cannot remember , but it was bitterly cold and no double glazing , it was a painful experience I can tell you , but compared to many , I was living like a King that day ....... Yes the record does hold many memories for me , it is a big part of my life , I have all Mikes work ....... nuff said

btw , and I still like Irish Stew and I still really enjoy a glass of Port

 

[The Story Teller]

I do not judge, everything happens for a reason. I haven't lead the best life and would never want to pass it on to my children. They'll never know everything their father did before they were born. But for today I've been saved and my life has turned a 180. I no longer look for my needs, I look for others. I'm here to serve and NOT be served..

 

[cygnusx1]

I do not judge, everything happens for a reason. I haven't lead the best life and would never want to pass it on to my children. They'll never know everything their father did before they were born. But for today I've been saved and my life has turned a 180. I no longer look for my needs, I look for others. I'm here to serve and NOT be served..

wonderful !!

 

[The Story Teller]

Did you know that they were looking into using cow pie as an alternate source of energy?

 

[joyshirley]

here is a wonderful pic , it is a place near Hereford on the border of Wales , it is called Hergest Ridge , and became famous through Mike Oldfield naming an album after it , and placing a picture of it on the album , he used this place as somewhere to get away from it all , he wrote Tubular Bells at age 16 , and recorded it in bits and pieces playing all the instruments , he then found it impossible to sell it to a record company , they were only looking for albums that would be a commercial success based upon milking the album for singals , but Mike's album TB , didn't have any singles it was all instrumental too , which made the record companies laugh with scorn , so somehow he took a copy of it to an unheared of small time buisness man , Richard Branson , ........ the rest is history , Branson now has Aeroplanes trains and even coke , and when interviewed Branson always says Tubular Bells made it all happen.

Cygnus, you're a mine of information! I love Tubular Bells and it holds memories for me of good times when I was a teenager. Whenever I hear it, it always reminds me of my classmates back in 1975. Great parties!


I had no idea Mike Oldfield was so young when he wrote it. That's amazing. I'm glad Richard Branson took a chance with it!

 

[joyshirley]

I want to share something ,

I have a framed copy of Tubular Bells hanging upstairs , its a CD and a picture but it does look the part in a nice frame .......
I remember the very first Christmas on my own , I was 15 years old kicked out by my Dad , and my bed sitter friend cleared off and I just sat there with a bottle of Port some Irish Stew and yes a Copy of Tubular Bells going round and round on a record player I had just bought from a Landlord .... I think it was snowing , I cannot remember , but it was bitterly cold and no double glazing , it was a painful experience I can tell you , but compared to many , I was living like a King that day ....... Yes the record does hold many memories for me , it is a big part of my life , I have all Mikes work ....... nuff said

btw , and I still like Irish Stew and I still really enjoy a glass of Port

Dear Cygnus

Bless you for sharing this with others. May God's name be praised for His great love for you and for leading you out of that situation. It reminds me of the Israelites suffering under the Pharaoh's rule in Egypt and how they cried out to God for help and He delivered them from slavery.

There is nothing more beautiful than knowing that God loves us!

Bless you again, Cygnus. May your words encourage others as they journey on with The One who is worthy of our praise.

 

[The Story Teller]

I'm sorry but Germany was my stomping grounds as a serior..

Of course that was a long time ago.

Dutchland Uber Allis..I think

 

[freespirit2001]

Beautiful Pic of Wales, Cygnus!!! It looks great to paint form that angle too!
The more pics of welsh landscapes the better!!!

I was wondering where the huge ancient white limestone horse is in Britain?
There is supposed to be very advanced caves with sophisticated stone designs under some of the UK regions...? Do you have the slightest idea of waht I am speaking of, Cygnus?

I have a mystery photo here---there is even supposed to be a ghost in it....I'll leave it as a question for the superior "Mission Impossible" detective agents here on this post....