Tuesday 14 July 2009

The Truth, The Hole Truth...

An item in today's paper reminded me of another of Dad's ditties

Do you remember, as a child, on really hot summer days, walking home from school past the road menders, and inhaling the smell of the hot tar? Well, change that smell - in future you could be smelling

aggregate industries

chip fat instead! According to the Times, Aggregate Industries, a Leicester firm, have a new product. They have developed a way of mixing crushed rock with waste vegetable oil to make road surfacing material. Traditionally, the rock is mixed with bitumen - which is oil-based, therefore expensive and has a larger carbon footprint. This new method saves money and the environment. Trials are planned in the county soon.

image VERY OLD JOKE...

Two brothers of a religious order opened a Fish and Chips store to raise money for their monastery. A fellow comes in and says to the one behind the counter,"You must be the FISH FRIAR, ha ha".
The counterman replies, "No I'm the CHIP MONK!!"

5 comments:

  1. My children used to love Bernard Cribbins and his songs.
    Terrible monk joke Ang!!!!!

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  2. Groan.
    Lynn Bowles (I think it was her not Sally Boaseman)commented on the Sarah Kennedy show that she thought brekafast cerealwould do a better job - everyone knows that once it's dried it's stuck to the bowl for good!

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  3. C - I think you have a point. Weetabix and porridge are both really hard to shift if you leave your breakfast bowl un-washed-up, go off to work and do not remember about it till supper time!

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  4. Angela, I love Philippians 2:1-4 on your sidebar. Beautiful!

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  5. Ang, you don't how much I enjoyed listening to that Bernard Cribbins song. So very cool.

    Oh, I agree with you regarding Vicky and Mike! Oh dear!

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