*Statement from Nemasys:*

"As I am sure you are aware, the weather conditions over the last few
months have caused an exceptional increase in the slug population and over
the last 8 weeks we have seen record sales for Nemaslug. Unfortunately, due
to a production time of at least 8 weeks, it is very difficult for us to
react quickly to an increased product demand at this time of year when we
have no free production capacity; therefore I am very sorry to have to
inform you that we have run out of Nemaslug until next season.


--

On 23 Jul 2012 13:39:46 GMT, wrote:

*Statement from Nemasys:*

"As I am sure you are aware, the weather conditions over the last few
months have caused an exceptional increase in the slug population and over
the last 8 weeks we have seen record sales for Nemaslug. Unfortunately, due
to a production time of at least 8 weeks, it is very difficult for us to
react quickly to an increased product demand at this time of year when we
have no free production capacity; therefore I am very sorry to have to
inform you that we have run out of Nemaslug until next season.

I had a delivery this morning. Nah. Nah! ))

Should be ok till end August then it will just have to be slug pellets
if the critters can't keep up.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.

On Monday, July 23, 2012 2:39:46 PM UTC+1, (unknown) wrote:
*Statement from Nemasys:*

"As I am sure you are aware, the weather conditions over the last few
months have caused an exceptional increase in the slug population and over
the last 8 weeks we have seen record sales for Nemaslug. Unfortunately, due
to a production time of at least 8 weeks, it is very difficult for us to
react quickly to an increased product demand at this time of year when we
have no free production capacity; therefore I am very sorry to have to
inform you that we have run out of Nemaslug until next season.


--

Thought this was a post about the UK government.............after all tucking us up with the jubilee rubbish, and spending billions of our money on the sports day, does seem to suggest the slugs have indeed won!

Steerpike wrote:
Thought this was a post about the UK government

Well, that would make sense, on a gardening newsgroup, oh yes.
Excuse me sir, you appear to have taken a wrong turning, I think you
may want the room down the hall ...

wrote in news:a79otsFv4jU1
@mid.individual.net:

Steerpike wrote:
Thought this was a post about the UK government

Well, that would make sense, on a gardening newsgroup, oh yes.
Excuse me sir, you appear to have taken a wrong turning, I think you
may want the room down the hall ...

Well, he can't make his mind up whether he is a steer or a pike.
He has no chance of posting to the correct group IMO.

Still think its "Mike" from Isle of White(Wight) and wearing his boyfriends
underwear.

Baz

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:19:55 PM UTC+1, Baz wrote:
> wrote in news:a79otsFv4jU1
@mid.individual.net:

> Steerpike > wrote:
>> Thought this was a post about the UK government
>
> Well, that would make sense, on a gardening newsgroup, oh yes.
> Excuse me sir, you appear to have taken a wrong turning, I think you
> may want the room down the hall ...

Well, he can't make his mind up whether he is a steer or a pike.
He has no chance of posting to the correct group IMO.

Still think its "Mike" from Isle of White(Wight) and wearing his boyfriends
underwear.

Baz

FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake..........but I guess you probably arent that familiar with literature though?

Steerpike wrote:
FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake

I would not have called him a hero.

In article ,
Steerpike writes
FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake..........but I guess you probably arent that familiar with literature though?

I'm not altogether convinced that 'hero' is an appropriate description.
Great books though (well, 1 and 2 in particular). Must dig them out and
re-read after *cough*ty years...

--
regards andyw

news wrote:
FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake..........but I guess you probably arent that familiar with literature though?

I'm not altogether convinced that 'hero' is an appropriate description.
Great books though (well, 1 and 2 in particular). Must dig them out and
re-read after *cough*ty years...

The third (completed post-humously by someone else, iirc) was awful.
The ending was one of the worst endings to a book ever.

Steerpike wrote in
:

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:19:55 PM UTC+1, Baz wrote:
> wrote in news:a79otsFv4jU1
@mid.individual.net:

> Steerpike > wrote:
>> Thought this was a post about the UK government
>
> Well, that would make sense, on a gardening newsgroup, oh yes.
> Excuse me sir, you appear to have taken a wrong turning, I think
you > may want the room down the hall ...

Well, he can't make his mind up whether he is a steer or a pike.
He has no chance of posting to the correct group IMO.

Still think its "Mike" from Isle of White(Wight) and
wearing his boyfriends underwear.

Baz

FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake..........but I
guess you probably arent that familiar with literature though?

I prefer Stephen.R.Donaldson or Julian May, if you count talking books as
literature. If not, well, who cares.

Baz

wrote
Steerpike wrote:
FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake

I would not have called him a hero.

Black-hearted anti-hero, more like.

--
Sue

From Wiki, sounds like a good analysis of this steerpike:

Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast Series, but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the titular hero Titus's life. Steerpike could also be considered an archetypal Machiavellian schemer: a highly intelligent, ruthless character willing to justify any and all means to reach his end. In the books, Mervyn Peake describes his personality as follows:

If ever he had harboured a conscience in his tough narrow breast he had by now dug out and flung away the awkward thing - flung it so far away that were he ever to need it again he could never find it. High-shouldered to a degree little short of malformation, slender and adroit of limb and frame, his eyes close-set and the colour of dried blood, he is climbing the spiral staircase of the soul of Gormenghast, bound for some pinnacle of the itching fancy - some wild, invulnerable eyrie best known to himself; where he can watch the world spread out below him, and shake exultantly his clotted wings

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:26:17 PM UTC+1, Granity wrote:
No Name;965469 Wrote:
> Steerpike wrote:-
> FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake-
>
> I would not have called him a hero.

From Wiki, sounds like a good analysis of this steerpike:

*Steerpike* might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast Series,
but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is
largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the titular hero
Titus's life. Steerpike could also be considered an archetypal
Machiavellian schemer: a highly intelligent, ruthless character willing
to justify any and all means to reach his end. In the books, Mervyn
Peake describes his personality as follows:

If ever he had harboured a conscience in his tough narrow breast he
had by now dug out and flung away the awkward thing - flung it so far
away that were he ever to need it again he could never find it.
High-shouldered to a degree little short of malformation, slender and
adroit of limb and frame, his eyes close-set and the colour of dried
blood, he is climbing the spiral staircase of the soul of Gormenghast,
bound for some pinnacle of the itching fancy - some wild, invulnerable
eyrie best known to himself; where he can watch the world spread out
below him, and shake exultantly his clotted wings




--
Granity

In modern day terms when members of the British forces responsible for the murders of thousands of innocent people are seriously referred to as "Hero's", it seems appropriate to refer to Steerpike in exactly the same way...................

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:56:33 AM UTC+1, Baz wrote:
Steerpike > wrote in
:

> On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:19:55 PM UTC+1, Baz wrote:
>> > wrote in news:a79otsFv4jU1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>> > Steerpike > wrote:
>> >> Thought this was a post about the UK government
>> >
>> > Well, that would make sense, on a gardening newsgroup, oh yes.
>> > Excuse me sir, you appear to have taken a wrong turning, I think
>> you > may want the room down the hall ...
>>
>> Well, he can't make his mind up whether he is a steer or a pike.
>> He has no chance of posting to the correct group IMO.
>>
>> Still think its "Mike" from Isle of White(Wight) and
>> wearing his boyfriends underwear.
>>
>> Baz
>
> FYI Steerpike was the hero of a novel by Mervyn Peake..........but I
> guess you probably arent that familiar with literature though?

I prefer Stephen.R.Donaldson or Julian May, if you count talking books as
literature. If not, well, who cares.

Baz

Rather than constantly letting us all know about your dyslexia, would it not be an idea to see if you can do anything about it?

Steerpike wrote in
:


I prefer Stephen.R.Donaldson or Julian May, if you count talking
books as literature. If not, well, who cares.

Baz

Rather than constantly letting us all know about your dyslexia, would
it not be an idea to see if you can do anything about it?

Yes.

Baz