jonthebhoy

I remember being richer than a king

The minutes of the day were golden

I recall that when the joint passed round

My body felt a little colder

But now I'm like a sewer channel - running lime and scag

Let me get at the master panel - let me at my stack

The sea refuses no river

And right now this river's banks are blown

The sea refuses no river

Whether stinking and rank

Or red from the tank

Whether pure as a spring

There's no damned thing stops the poem

The sea refuses no river

And this river is homeward flowing

I have seen a trace of strain

In other's eyes not spoken

I must admit that I enjoyed their pain

But this time it's me that's broken

I demand for you and His

This must be the time

When we decide what freedom is

Turn water into wine

For the sea refuses no river

We're polluted now but in our hearts still clean

The sea refuses no river

We tried not to age

But time had it's rage

We're washed over stones

From babes into clones of the mean

The sea won't refuse this muddy river

Nor deny the sulfurous stream

There was a fool in a dressing robe

Riding out the twilight hour

Lonely and cold in an empty home

Trying to assess his power

But now he's like a stream in flood

Swollen by the storm

He doesn't care if he sheds his blood

Let him be reborn

For the sea refuses no river

Remember that when the beggar buys a round

The sea refuses no river

And rain fills the gutters

No time for stutters

This is our chance

To sing and to dance and to clown

The sea refuses no river

And rivers were sprung to drown

The sea refuses no river

No pecking code respected for the damned

The sea refuses no river

Whether starving or ill

Or strung on some pill

Just 'cos you own the land

There's no unique hand plugs the dam

The sea refuses no river

And the river is where I am

The river is where I am

Just wanted to get my first post out of the way and say HI! I've got a wee bit of rep knowledge. So lets get this out of the way also. Whos got the best sub?

the mouse

I would have thought your first question would have been "Who has the best Mickey Mouse watch?".

BTW.......Welcome.

JTB

Alas, the foibles of internet communication - misinterpretation of emotions and misunderstanding of sensibilities. Let's not get into a political argument. If the joke offends anyone (and I know now that it doesn't offend eddhead ) then I'll remove it.

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone." Someone once said.

JTB

what's your point?

...eh...strangely enough...humour!

Maybe (and only maybe) had the dealer accepted the charge and package, he may have got himself into a whole lot of bother and therefore took the “safe” option.

You need to continue discussions with your dealer to try to resolve this.

Also 4 watches with faults is pretty bad luck. Was it 4 from 4 ordered?

JTB

My father smokes salmon and trout all year

I was a twenty a day man but I had to give up.

JTB

Hope you had a laugh on your birthday Ape?

will this discussion never end?

10000 post and no result now.

i am waiting for next year... maybe my friends will find a agreement

:cc_chinese: :cc_jockey: :cold2:

me

This particular discussion – i.e. member consultation for a new standardised dealer description format – only started yesterday. Hardly “never ending”.

I would have thought that the membership would be delighted at being given the opportunity to get involved in bringing their own ideas and input to the table – democracy at it’s best, some might say.

Some other forums would probably ignore you, whereas here we like to think that you form an integral part of the development of the site and furthermore, the Admin have worked extremely hard at getting this particular ball rolling.

Your post adds nothing to the discussion and frankly is disappointing.

JTB

(when I'm not off swanning about Amsterdam that is...)

Remember.........you are a married man!

Well, I'm certainly not going to contribute to the length of this post. That would be inconsiderate.

Wise decision.........you will go far.

JTB

This requires a whole lot more input if we are to arrive at a concensus. There is no more important thread at the moment so please keep this bumped up in order that the maximum proportion of active membership gets an opportunity to read and contribute.

JTB

hello,

i wanted to know what is the best way to age a dial

The best way?...........Time!

The cheating way?.........I did a quick search and got a start here:

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...15&hl=aging

JTB

A warm welcome to you and an excellent first post.

JTB

I have it on fairly good authority that, in the UK, the British Horological Institute are stepping up their campaign to warn their members against working with "fake" watches. Indeed my trusty reliable, and local watchsmith, on whom I depended greatly, has now informed me that he can no longer service or repair my reps.

In my opinion it will become increasingly difficult to find High Street watchsmiths who are prepared to work on our reps and as such we will have to rely, even more, on our own "in-house" repair guys.

JTB

Will the terms used (ie synthetic sapphire, mineral) be standardised?

This is the members and dealers call and any "standardised policy" will be their creation by agreement. If standard terms, such as you cite, are the will of the many then why not.

JTB

Excellent news! I was wondering when you would finally get a start. No greater feeling than seeing it all develop out the ground. Good luck and keep us posted with some more pictures.

JTB

"Common" as I am...........I'd say that's fargin' nice!

....and what do I see when I come back?

Dunno What do you see?

I just couldn't make it through the day without...................

JTB

Seeing as I'm late to this............congrats on 1002 flav!

JTB

Welcome...........you've done this forum thing before then?

JTB

TTK's first dispatch finally made it then?

(sorry Neil, couldn't resist)

JTB

PS - seriously Rob, this is a real find. Good luck with the work.

Edited out.

JTB

Go to the Paul Picot stand and offer to shine up the rep's Le Plongeur.