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With all that gear now your going to need a camper van with trailer to carry it all.

WM9 have a YM out very soon now, mine's been on order since January.

FLAP or LAP

Invisability, see pic's below.

Armstrong went there or am i mistaken.

Older and Newer..

It is a long wait but i paid a deposit of $37 in Januuary, balance to pay when the watch is ready $338, Total for watch $375. Not the $675 WM9 are asking now. Worth the wait, and you see the watch take shape from the site update's.

Anyone gonna guess when/where these were taken? Judging by the hen [censored] on your right knee, are you in your neighbours chicken coup.

www.thestrapshop.co.uk. They used to stock these maybe they can help.

Im now starting my Ph.D, make me one, stunning.

Recently, Royal Marines in Iraq , wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let them know how much they liked their coffees, and to request that they send some of it to the troops there. Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone in it, and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee. So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should support them by NOT buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the open. I know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but that doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground, fighting street-to-street and, house-to-house. Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again when I deploy once more. Sgt. Howard C. Wright 1st Force Recon Co 1st PLT. IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED, SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE ! Also, don't forget that when the Twin Trade Towers were hit, the fire fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was close by for water for the survivors and workers, and Starbucks CHARGED THEM! ! ! AN ADDED NOTE TO THIS: STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS. There are 227 Starbucks stores across the UK, and there's no doubt that our soldiers would get the same response from this company, so let us do our bit and boycott Starbucks to show them how despicable their actions are.

If you had purchased

Of course it is, as said SLOW DOWN, dark nights are nearly upon some of us.

Read This Slowly. Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often? When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror. The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand. Bob? Bob from Church? Jack sunk farther into his trench coat. This was worse than the coming ticket. A cop catching a guy from his own church. A guy who happened to be a little eager to get home after a long day at the office. A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow. Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday, a man he'd never seen in uniform. 'Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this.' 'Hello, Jack.' No smile. "Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids.' 'Yeah, I guess.' Bob seemed uncertain. Good. 'I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit -just this once.' Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement. 'Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight. Know what I mean?' 'I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct .' Ouch. This was not going in the right direction . Time to change tactics. 'What'd you clock me at?' 'Seventy. Would you sit back in your car please?' 'Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65.' The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket. 'Please, Jack, in the car' Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window. The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license? Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again. A tap on the door jerked his head to the left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip. 'Thanks.' Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice. Bob returned to his police car without a word. Jack watched his retreat in the mirror. Jack unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one going to cost? Wait a minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read: 'Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You guessed it- a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. Free to hug his daughters, all three of them. I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven before I can ever hug her again. A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again. Even now. Pray for me. And be careful, Jack, my son is all I have left.' 'Bob' Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road. Jack watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived. Life is precious. Handle with care. This is an important message; please pass it along to your friends. Drive safely and carefully. Remember, cars are not the only things recalled by their maker. Funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the sanctity of life, people think twice about sharing. Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them. Pass this on, you may save a life. Maybe not, but we'll never know if we don't try.

My WM9 TT is also 1 year old with no mods, apart from the normal wear and tear, it's still like new and keeps excellent time, i would say at most 5+ per week.

Baby's First Doctor Visit A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam. The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed. 'Breast-fed,' she replied. 'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered. She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination. Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any milk.' I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I came.'

I bought this book but it never arrived, they said it had been delivered but i can't find it.

How uglys that.

I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN. Now thats a lie.

A Dismantling Engineer for the nuclear and petro-chemical companys. Otherwise known as Demolition.

so sad

This is a true Story... ON JULY 20, 1969 , AS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MODULE, NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON. HIS FIRST WORDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE MOON, 'THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND,' WERE TELEVISED TO EARTH AND HEARD BY MILLIONS. BUT JUST BEFORE HE RE-ENTERED THE LANDER, HE MADE THE ENIGMATIC REMARK,'GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY.' MANY PEOPLE AT NASA THOUGHT IT WAS A CASUAL REMARK CONCERNING SOME RIVAL SOVIET COSMONAUT. HOWEVER, UPON CHECKING, THERE WAS NO GORSKY IN EITHER THE RUSSIAN OR AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAMS. OVER THE YEARS, MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED ARMSTRONG AS TO WHAT THE 'GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY'... STATEMENT MEANT, BUT ARMSTRONG ALWAYS JUST SMILED. ON JULY 5, 1995 , IN TAMPA BAY , FLORIDA , WHILE ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOLLOWING A SPEECH, A REPORTER BROUGHT UP THE 26-YEAR-OLD QUESTION TO ARMSTRONG. THIS TIME HE FINALLY RESPONDED. MR. GORSKY HAD DIED; SO NEIL ARMSTRONG FELT HE COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION. IN 1938 WHEN HE WAS A KID IN A SMALL MIDWEST TOWN, HE WAS PLAYING BASEBALL WITH A FRIEND IN THE BACKYARD. HIS FRIEND HIT THE BALL, WHICH LANDED IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S YARD BY THE BEDROOM WINDOWS. HIS NEIGHBORS WERE MR. AND MRS. GORSKY. AS HE LEANED DOWN TO PICK UP THE BALL, YOUNG ARMSTRONG HEARD MRS. GORSKY SHOUTING AT MR. GORSKY. 'S@%$X! YOU WANT S@%$X? YOU'LL GET S@%$X WHEN THE KID NEXT DOOR WALKS ON THE MOON!' A TRUE STORY...

Texas chilli cook-off with a Canadian Judge A Texas Chilli Contest - If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's no hope for you. I was crying by the end. The notes are from an inexperienced Chilli taster named Frank, who was visiting from Canada. Frank remarked: "Recently, I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a chilli cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chilli wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted". Here are the scorecards from the event: (Frank is Judge #3) Chilli # 1 Mike's Maniac Monster Chilli Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick. Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavour. Very mild. Judge # 3 -- (Frank) Holy nuts, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy. Chilli # 2 Arthur's Afterburner Chilli Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang. Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavour, needs more peppers to be taken seriously. Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face. Chilli # 3 Fred's Famous Burn Down the Barn Chilli Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chilli. Great kick. Needs more beans. Judge # 2 -- A bean less chilli, a bit salty, good use of peppers. Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting nuts- faced from all of the beer. Chilli # 4 Bubba's Black Magic Judge # 1 -- Black bean chilli with almost no spice. Disappointing. Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chilli. Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-lb woman is starting to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chilli an aphrodisiac? Chilli # 5 Linda's Legal Lip Remover Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chilli. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. Judge # 2 -- Chilli using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement. Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chilli had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those rednecks. Chilli # 6 Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chilli. Good balance of spices and peppers. Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb. Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulphuric flames. I nuts myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can't feel my lips anemone. I need to wipe my [censored] with a snow cone. Chilli # 7 Susan's Screaming Sensation Chilli Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chilli with too much reliance on canned peppers. Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chilli peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably. Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chilli, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach. Chilli # 8 Tommy's Toenail Curling Chilli Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chilli. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence. Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced chilli. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chilli pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor fella, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot chilli? Contest Over

A quartz watch with a sweep second hand is different from an automatic Watch king. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are quite a few issues here but perhaps I can comment on a few of the more salient considerations. Quartz watch drive systems are much lower in inertia compared to mechanicals. One of the reasons why Accutrons are not being made today is because this hybrid intermediary inertia system could not be sufficiently developed to overcome some of the major problems. With today's battery technology Accutrons SHOULD be feasible but alas .... If you look carefully at any mechanical watch with an operating frequency below 32,400 vph you will see that there is a barely perceptible rebound (backwards) movement to the second hand. Unlike tower clocks whose second hands are damped in their forward movement, most watch second hands are undamped to some degree. This puts a piece of metal in motion to bang up against another piece of metal (not counting detent chronometers of course where the banging metal occurs internally and the second hand is released not revolved). This banging is what creates the second hand jitter which is additional to the stuttering movement. In a quartz watch the second hand is propelled forward by a pulse like a regulator clock in a school or train station. The second hand is ultralight nowadays (unlike a mechanical system with a second hand which "balances" part of the escapement inertia and which would wiggle incredibly if it was ultralight). Even at higher movement rates the second hand on a quartz mechanism wouldn't look like the second hand on a mechanical watch. In addition mechanical watches tick. The ticking effect is real, just watch the reaction of a puppy to a loud mechanical alarm clock that it can have for its own. With the right teething handle on the clock the puppy may want to carry it around "for company". So do puppies prefer tickers to digital pulse systems, well ... they used to. Now with lift activated "talking clocks" using the owners voice, the puppy would much prefer to carry the box "with the bigger dog's voice" around "for company" instead of the ticker. Mechanical watches can reassure the owner with sound and whenever wearers were unsure of their mechanical watches they used to put them up to their ear. This impulse reaction is fading from the culture due to quartz watches which are usually go-nogo systems. There used to be watchmakers with failing eyesight who could diagnose movement problems simply by listening to the movement. So the real issue here is what people's expectations are with quartz watches and could they be fulfilled. The 1/10 second quartz module already exists and could easily be incorporated into a watch. Jaeger and Seiko both have prototypes and test runs in the field for testing. The battery isn't a problem although the cost for the new tooling is a consideration. The smooth flowing second hand of the Accutron did have its fans. A watch made for Lucien Piccard had a vibration rate of 39,600 vph and it's second hand seemed to flow as well (although it is a real pain to regulate). There will be enough fans to make this specialized second hand a reality. Will it overcome a fascination with ticking that humans have become conditioned to expect over the last 500+ years, I don't know. Eventually it may, but there are still ticking, ringing tower clocks all over Europe. People will still have grandfather and cuckoo clocks in their homes. For the next hundred years or so people may grow up (and thus be conditioned from childhood) in the presence of a ticker. Minus this reassurance humans can feel a loss. Most likely when we have talking response devices that tell us the time (and other things, from birth, when we whack them, as sort of a baby's minute repeater with mama's voice) only then will the mechanical ticker become less interesting and thus more forgotten. All transition periods are like this. The difference between tube sound and transistors led some companies to "add" rounding distortion to their "sound" to retain customers who complained about the dryness of transistor sound. When CDs began to replace vinyl people claimed there was something lost although they acknowledged something was gained. We humans need accurate timekeeping to run our complex daily lives. In reality we don't need a constant reminder of the passing seconds, but constant movement reassures us that this important device is working, easing our insecurities. The 4 second attention span of the MTV generation makes this amount of time about the limit of our patience when we are determining if our "device" is working (which is why Nintendo had to keep attention getting messages onscreen as game programs loaded, or the audience thought the game player had broken). There is nothing intrinsically "bad" about a one second pulse rate. Old slow-beat fusee movement watches had 1 or 2 pulse per second advance rates for their second hands. What is funnier was the clutch connected second hand which could be stopped while the hour and minute hand continued to move correctly. The second hand was only there as an accessory. I'm sure there will be watches with quartz drives and flowing second hands available soon (so please write your favorite watch company, except of course Blancpain, to hurry them along). This will be a niche market item. It will out-MTV MTV. If the 1/10 second pulse interval is visible (unlike the synchronous motor clock second hand which flows at 60 pulses per second) we might be able to respond to the pulses which fascinate us. Like watching the activity of ants frantically building nests, collecting food and fighting for territory, the pulsed/flowing second hand may intrigue enough humans to inspire its own fan base in the market.