Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning.

**PhilSiswick** · 20th November 2007, 13:10

Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland)

Hmmmm... the English whinge about how much is spent in Scotland but they won't allow independance... I wonder why...

oh dear would that mean they'd have to be nice to lots of countries other than just the Saudis... maybe that nice Mr Putin lad...

what a shame all the UK's natural resources seem to lie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...

I love this debate - it's even better than the West Lothian question

. Over time, it's become so clouded that I couldn't even say which side is right in their claims that they are bearing the cost of the other side.

Anyway, as a not-really (i.e not when it suits me not to be

) English person, I do have to say that I'd be very sorry if you lot declared UDI. The dent in the Exchequer required to keep you is a small price to pay for Oban and the Orkneys!

Cheers,

Woz · 20th November 2007, 13:19

Quote: (Originally Posted by Freef)

I can't verify this for myself as I don't use Texaco.

One of our engineers filled up and asked for his VAT receipt, and the bloke behind the counter showed him that it, not the card receipt, had his full 16 digit card number and expiry date printed on it.

Apparently Texaco know about this but the IT fix is 'too expensive'.

If you fill up at Texaco make sure you get the VAT receipt to stop some unscrupulous bugger printing it off after you have gone and getting your card details.

Get an Allstar card instead. Much simpler in the long run.

lizardland · 20th November 2007, 13:38

Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick)

I love this debate - it's even better than the West Lothian question

. Over time, it's become so clouded that I couldn't even say which side is right in their claims that they are bearing the cost of the other side.

Yeah but it's fun

Quote:

Anyway, as a not-really (i.e not when it suits me not to be

) English person, I do have to say that I'd be very sorry if you lot declared UDI. The dent in the Exchequer required to keep you is a small price to pay for Oban and the Orkneys!

We don't cost you as much as Northern Ireland does and we are much better value

In fact, they spend more per person on Londoners than they do on Scots. And the good old Beeb... 8% of the licence fee comes from Scotland but 3% of spending goes back... Yes, I'm an SNP supporter

Once we have independance I'm sure we can come to an arrangement over the Orkneys and the west coast. Maybe a toll crossing over the border and a diving permit system, a token cost, perhaps £20 a day...

lancsman · 20th November 2007, 15:31

Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland)

Hmmmm... the English whinge about how much is spent in Scotland but they won't allow independance... I wonder why...

oh dear would that mean they'd have to be nice to lots of countries other than just the Saudis... maybe that nice Mr Putin lad...

what a shame all the UK's natural resources seem to lie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...

Personally I would welcome Bush taking over Scotland then we wouldn't have to put up with Brown in charge any longer. I voted for full Scottish independance that last time round, unfortunately to many Scotts knew when they where on to a good thing.

Mark

**PhilSiswick** · 20th November 2007, 15:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland)

Yeah but it's fun

It is indeed

Quote:

We don't cost you as much as Northern Ireland does and we are much better value

In fact, they spend more per person on Londoners than they do on Scots. And the good old Beeb... 8% of the licence fee comes from Scotland but 3% of spending goes back... Yes, I'm an SNP supporter

You must be, you have the numbers to hand

. I'm sure they can't be true (urgently scrabbles through anti-Scots propaganda

).

Quote:

Once we have independance I'm sure we can come to an arrangement over the Orkneys and the west coast. Maybe a toll crossing over the border and a diving permit system, a token cost, perhaps £20 a day...

Thanks for being so kind and welcoming. Remember, the same will apply to Scots diving the South Coast and Cornwall (not common, I grant you, due to the unwillingness to fork out for the fuel to get down there, but....)

Cheers,

**Freef** · 20th November 2007, 16:04

And Westons Cider comes from...?

Don't forget, it was your king who signed on the dotted line...

Canned worms, check.

Opener, check.

lizardland · 20th November 2007, 16:17

Quote: (Originally Posted by lancsman)

Personally I would welcome Bush taking over Scotland then we wouldn't have to put up with Brown in charge any longer.

He's an improvement on Blair. Not by much though.

Quote:

I voted for full Scottish independance that last time round, unfortunately to many Scotts knew when they where on to a good thing.

Can't blame them, I don't remember much of the 70's apart from them being not very good, power cuts, strikes, unemployment... not the time for cutting off your own funding.

Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick)

Thanks for being so kind and welcoming. Remember, the same will apply to Scots diving the South Coast and Cornwall (not common, I grant you, due to the unwillingness to fork out for the fuel to get down there, but....)

We'll have to fill up on our cheap local diesel at the border rather than fancy imported stuff on the M6.

I always chuckle at the thousands of southern divers that make the trek to Oban or Scapa but you get a handful of Scottish divers on the south coast. We can ask the EU to subsidise any permits we have to buy to dive there, we'll probably get a grant for new kit and our own boats as well

Mark Chase · 20th November 2007, 16:18

Being a trecky (I look forward to claiming i come from Earth rather than dull old England I like to believe integration into Europe is one small step toward the ultimate goal of global resource management where countries are assigned work on the basis of their optimum product.

We would be totally reliant on each other on a global scale and peace will inevitably follow.

So when i read about the lads a couple of hours drive away asking for independence I immediately see the true meaning of devolution.

Evolution back wards, a step in the wrong direction, a return to devisions and boundaries, them and us.

Its all a bit sad really

ATB

Mark

**PhilSiswick** · 20th November 2007, 16:34

Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland)

I always chuckle at the thousands of southern divers that make the trek to Oban or Scapa but you get a handful of Scottish divers on the south coast.

We like it that way

Quote:

We can ask the EU to subsidise any permits we have to buy to dive there, we'll probably get a grant for new kit and our own boats as well

Don't go as far as that - just ask Mr Salmond to fund them as a contribution to the education of the masses and an improvement in national fitness. The cheque will be right along in the post.

I'm only jealous....

Cheers,

**PhilSiswick** · 20th November 2007, 16:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by Mark Chase)

Being a trecky (I look forward to claiming i come from Earth rather than dull old England I like to believe integration into Europe is one small step toward the ultimate goal of global resource management where countries are assigned work on the basis of their optimum product.

We would be totally reliant on each other on a global scale and peace will inevitably follow.

So when i read about the lads a couple of hours drive away asking for independence I immediately see the true meaning of devolution.

Evolution back wards, a step in the wrong direction, a return to devisions and boundaries, them and us.

Its all a bit sad really

ATB

Mark

It's a wonderful aim (and one I truly hope will work one day (though I'm no Trekie). I wonder if it can ever happen though? We'd all have to subvert our self-interest for more than a mere second - can't see it myself.

Yours, sadly,

20th November 2007, 13:10	#11 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,002	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland) Hmmmm... the English whinge about how much is spent in Scotland but they won't allow independance... I wonder why... oh dear would that mean they'd have to be nice to lots of countries other than just the Saudis... maybe that nice Mr Putin lad...what a shame all the UK's natural resources seem to lie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... I love this debate - it's even better than the West Lothian question . Over time, it's become so clouded that I couldn't even say which side is right in their claims that they are bearing the cost of the other side. Anyway, as a not-really (i.e not when it suits me not to be ) English person, I do have to say that I'd be very sorry if you lot declared UDI. The dent in the Exchequer required to keep you is a small price to pay for Oban and the Orkneys! Cheers, __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk
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20th November 2007, 13:19	#12 (permalink)
Woz Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 185	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by Freef) I can't verify this for myself as I don't use Texaco. One of our engineers filled up and asked for his VAT receipt, and the bloke behind the counter showed him that it, not the card receipt, had his full 16 digit card number and expiry date printed on it. Apparently Texaco know about this but the IT fix is 'too expensive'. If you fill up at Texaco make sure you get the VAT receipt to stop some unscrupulous bugger printing it off after you have gone and getting your card details. Get an Allstar card instead. Much simpler in the long run. __________________ Still punting shiny diving tatt to gullible divers www.kitfondle.co.uk
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20th November 2007, 13:38	#13 (permalink)
lizardland Yak Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 1,305	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick) I love this debate - it's even better than the West Lothian question . Over time, it's become so clouded that I couldn't even say which side is right in their claims that they are bearing the cost of the other side. Yeah but it's fun Quote: Anyway, as a not-really (i.e not when it suits me not to be ) English person, I do have to say that I'd be very sorry if you lot declared UDI. The dent in the Exchequer required to keep you is a small price to pay for Oban and the Orkneys! We don't cost you as much as Northern Ireland does and we are much better value In fact, they spend more per person on Londoners than they do on Scots. And the good old Beeb... 8% of the licence fee comes from Scotland but 3% of spending goes back... Yes, I'm an SNP supporter Once we have independance I'm sure we can come to an arrangement over the Orkneys and the west coast. Maybe a toll crossing over the border and a diving permit system, a token cost, perhaps £20 a day... __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk Azerbaijani Association of Technical Divers Publicity Officer and Goat Wrangler
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20th November 2007, 15:31	#14 (permalink)
lancsman New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Not Bought Yet Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK, Flitwick Posts: 63	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland) Hmmmm... the English whinge about how much is spent in Scotland but they won't allow independance... I wonder why... oh dear would that mean they'd have to be nice to lots of countries other than just the Saudis... maybe that nice Mr Putin lad...what a shame all the UK's natural resources seem to lie in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... Personally I would welcome Bush taking over Scotland then we wouldn't have to put up with Brown in charge any longer. I voted for full Scottish independance that last time round, unfortunately to many Scotts knew when they where on to a good thing. Mark
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20th November 2007, 15:37	#15 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,002	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland) Yeah but it's fun It is indeed Quote: We don't cost you as much as Northern Ireland does and we are much better value In fact, they spend more per person on Londoners than they do on Scots. And the good old Beeb... 8% of the licence fee comes from Scotland but 3% of spending goes back... Yes, I'm an SNP supporter You must be, you have the numbers to hand . I'm sure they can't be true (urgently scrabbles through anti-Scots propaganda ). Quote: Once we have independance I'm sure we can come to an arrangement over the Orkneys and the west coast. Maybe a toll crossing over the border and a diving permit system, a token cost, perhaps £20 a day... Thanks for being so kind and welcoming. Remember, the same will apply to Scots diving the South Coast and Cornwall (not common, I grant you, due to the unwillingness to fork out for the fuel to get down there, but....) Cheers, __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk
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20th November 2007, 16:04	#16 (permalink)
Freef Custom Title Disallowed! Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Freef, UK. Posts: 1,353	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. And Westons Cider comes from...? Don't forget, it was your king who signed on the dotted line... Canned worms, check. Opener, check. __________________ David. Currently owner of two differently sized ankles.
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20th November 2007, 16:17	#17 (permalink)
lizardland Yak Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 1,305	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by lancsman) Personally I would welcome Bush taking over Scotland then we wouldn't have to put up with Brown in charge any longer. He's an improvement on Blair. Not by much though. Quote: I voted for full Scottish independance that last time round, unfortunately to many Scotts knew when they where on to a good thing. Can't blame them, I don't remember much of the 70's apart from them being not very good, power cuts, strikes, unemployment... not the time for cutting off your own funding. Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick) Thanks for being so kind and welcoming. Remember, the same will apply to Scots diving the South Coast and Cornwall (not common, I grant you, due to the unwillingness to fork out for the fuel to get down there, but....) We'll have to fill up on our cheap local diesel at the border rather than fancy imported stuff on the M6. I always chuckle at the thousands of southern divers that make the trek to Oban or Scapa but you get a handful of Scottish divers on the south coast. We can ask the EU to subsidise any permits we have to buy to dive there, we'll probably get a grant for new kit and our own boats as well __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk Azerbaijani Association of Technical Divers Publicity Officer and Goat Wrangler
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20th November 2007, 16:18	#18 (permalink)
Mark Chase I go down for ages Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 2,700	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Being a trecky (I look forward to claiming i come from Earth rather than dull old England I like to believe integration into Europe is one small step toward the ultimate goal of global resource management where countries are assigned work on the basis of their optimum product. We would be totally reliant on each other on a global scale and peace will inevitably follow. So when i read about the lads a couple of hours drive away asking for independence I immediately see the true meaning of devolution. Evolution back wards, a step in the wrong direction, a return to devisions and boundaries, them and us. Its all a bit sad really ATB Mark __________________ Is it supposed to make that noise ? I took my unit to the dive shop and demanded they bolt on every thing that would fit. Join my elite diving teem and get a Tshirt "Doing It Chasey"Hammerhead Eccr Advanced Diving System
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20th November 2007, 16:34	#19 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,002	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by lizardland) I always chuckle at the thousands of southern divers that make the trek to Oban or Scapa but you get a handful of Scottish divers on the south coast. We like it that way Quote: We can ask the EU to subsidise any permits we have to buy to dive there, we'll probably get a grant for new kit and our own boats as well Don't go as far as that - just ask Mr Salmond to fund them as a contribution to the education of the masses and an improvement in national fitness. The cheque will be right along in the post. I'm only jealous.... Cheers, __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk
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20th November 2007, 16:37	#20 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,002	Re: Texaco petrol stations [UK] warning. Quote: (Originally Posted by Mark Chase) Being a trecky (I look forward to claiming i come from Earth rather than dull old England I like to believe integration into Europe is one small step toward the ultimate goal of global resource management where countries are assigned work on the basis of their optimum product. We would be totally reliant on each other on a global scale and peace will inevitably follow. So when i read about the lads a couple of hours drive away asking for independence I immediately see the true meaning of devolution. Evolution back wards, a step in the wrong direction, a return to devisions and boundaries, them and us. Its all a bit sad really ATB Mark It's a wonderful aim (and one I truly hope will work one day (though I'm no Trekie). I wonder if it can ever happen though? We'd all have to subvert our self-interest for more than a mere second - can't see it myself. Yours, sadly, __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk
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