"Kay" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
notfranz.h
writes


Do be exceedingly careful when peeling them. Once the prickles
have
penetrated your skin, it takes days to get rid of the irritation.

Not only that, but they migrate. In 24 hours you will have spines in
places that have never been near the fruit.

Thus reaching places which even Heineken does not reach. {:-))

Franz

In article ,
Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:10:16 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

Not only that, but they migrate. In 24 hours you will have spines in
places that have never been near the fruit.

Thus reaching places which even Heineken does not reach. {:-))

and probably no more unpleasant

I remember when Heineken was a decent lager, and Amstel was even
better :-(


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In message , Franz Heymann
writes

"Green" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 05:33:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

DDT was banned decades ago Do you make your own? {:-))

DDT is still used in large areas of the world to control malaria.

Unfortunately you are right. I wonder whether the number of people
killed by the DDT is more oor less than the number which would have
been killed by malaria if it had not been used.
However, the question is rather academic, since is is banned in the
UK.

Actually not. DDT is surprisingly well tolerated by mammals, but it is
long lived and gets concentrated in fatty tissue. It is exceedingly bad
for birds especially raptors. It is a tricky problem when malaria is so
deadly.

Most of the expensive new replacements for malaria control are more
acutely toxic to humans than DDT ever was.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown

In article ,
Martin wrote:

I remember when Heineken was a decent lager, and Amstel was even
better :-(

I can't. How old are you?

56. I am referring to the days when there were half a dozen breweries
in Amsterdam, and Heineken was just starting to industrialise its
processes. Nearly 30 years back. Notice that I said "decent" and
not "good" - even them, Oranjeboom and Amstel were far better, because
Heineken had started down the slippery slope to British lager.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
Martin writes:
|
| British lager was copied from Euro**** like Heineken and Stella
| Artois.

By taking the **** out of them and refining it. Yes, I agree.

| Oranjeboom went first when it was bought by Allied Brewers in the
| sixties. It was bad already before the take over, the locals wouldn't
| drink it.

It still had some character up to the mid-1960s, as did Amstel for
a few years after that. By then, Heineken had little or no character,
but did still just taste of something. Once they were taken over,
they became indistinguishable from Heineken variants, and Heineken
itself started to go downhill in the Stella Artois direction.

| I've lived in NL since 1966, I don't remember a time when any of the
| three you mention were drinkable. In the meantime Heineken has bought
| up and IMO ruined the products of nearly all the smaller breweries
| that competed with them. ...

Hmm. Did you drink any mainstream (i.e. light, blond, gassy) lagers
in Western Europe in 1966, then? If so, which?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:46:42 +0000 (UTC), "Alan Welsh" wrote:

I'll confess I don't fully understand the *actual*
benefit as I know Franz is *still* waiting for an
explanation (:-) but as far as I can tell it is
related to the osmosis of chalk in some way.....

Although..............
A patch of moss growing in your lawn is an indicator
of one or more of the following:

~ your lawn needs fertilization.
~ the area has poor drainage.
~ the soil is too acidic to support turf grasses.

But..........read on..........

Before you get out the fertilizer and soil amendments,
consider starting a moss garden.
Moss gardens are fairly easy to grow,
unusual to look at and have become
increasingly popular in recent years.

Alan

I know most people will think us mad but we love moss. Habe you ever sat down beside some when it is
verdant and 'fruiting'? It is so amazing. We are not stupid about it but if it is not causing
problems we leave it alone. The Japanese go to great lengths to propagate it for their gardens.

Kath

In article ,
Lee and Kath wrote:

I know most people will think us mad but we love moss. Habe you ever sat down beside some when it is
verdant and 'fruiting'? It is so amazing. We are not stupid about it but if it is not causing
problems we leave it alone. The Japanese go to great lengths to propagate it for their gardens.

There are at least half a dozen people here who could be classed as
Moss Troopers :-)

It is a nearly ideal lawn plant - drought and waterlogging resistant,
naturally low-growing, excellent at smothering weeds, easily removed
when it invades other areas, soft underfoot, and useful in the garden
in all sorts of ways.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.