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Fri 2 Jan 2004 08:36

Greetings from the South ... - Ian (Cape Town)

Greetings all, and Happy New Year etc.
Been on a touch of leave, getiing roasted red-indian like by the sun, etc.
Unfortunately, the local road-mayhem has continued as in previous years, with the annual lemming-run for the coast causing some hideous pile-ups. The boys-in-blue have really earned their Xmas bonusses this year, as we have seen a proliferation of S**** C*****s on national roads, catching blokes doing 130 in a 120 zone... as unroadworthy and overloaded taxis, busses, trucks trundle by.
The death of the 8 British tourists in a minibus crash, will have made the media in UK ... apparently Mr Nutter was playing 'chicken' with cars all afternoon. But incidents like this are all too commonplace around these parts - death toll on SA roads during DECEMBER was over 1000!!

On a lighter note, there was a classic advert juxtaposition on TV the other day, midway thru the West Indies v SA cricket match. The pretentious new BMW 5 series ad, featuring all kinds of strange images, immediately followed by an ad for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals: "Erection problems are common, but can be cured..."
How we laughed!

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Fri 2 Jan 2004 09:15

Greetings from the South ... - THe Growler

Good luck for the Year of The Monkey Ian, sounds like you have a few down there as do we. Our star performer was the guy who had did a number on himself on the jolly-juice and then threw his cigarette away and put the firecracker in his mouth instead on NYE. So far appeals for a brain donor to come forward have been unsuccessful. You didn\'t mention if you were throwing fridges off your roof..., but that\'s JNB right?

Motoring link pharmaceutical related: billboard on the highway here for adult diapers \"Don\'t get annoyed in traffic! Stay in control with......\"(brand)

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Fri 2 Jan 2004 09:42

Greetings from the South ... - Ian (Cape Town)

You

didn't mention if you were throwing fridges off your roof..., but

that's JNB right?

Hillbrow. Central JHB. Used to be a nice area - lots of students, nightclubs etc. [circa 1985] now a hi-rise slum, full of illegal immigrants.
The plod were there in armoured cars, deliberately trying to get the blokes to lob their old fridges, TVs etc down, so as to deprive them of 'ammo' for later drops on late-nite revellers!

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Fri 2 Jan 2004 19:47

Greetings from the South ... - Pugugly {P}

Ian,
Your absence had been noted....

Your tales remind me of some Cop live action stuff showing over the "festive" season, scenario from Jo'burg Freeway, a thieving scroat was throwing rocks through a held up (pun) vehicle's window stealing the female driver's handbag. A passing van screeches to a halt, driver jumps out and starts shooting at the escaping thief with a pistol. Brilliant.

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Sun 4 Jan 2004 16:41

Greetings from the South ... - nick

Brilliant tv....unless you live with it for real. Doesn't sound much like fun to me.

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