tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post1309347683805636042..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: It's Progress Jim. But not as we know it.Hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-84093415431669957962013-11-06T22:48:13.875+01:002013-11-06T22:48:13.875+01:00I'm knackered. Seriously. Very tired. I am ...I'm knackered. Seriously. Very tired. I am jealous you can ride three thousand miles every night before taking your family out to a show.<br /><br />I would be grateful if I could just post comments on your bastard blog.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-62746247171432402382013-11-06T17:04:34.133+01:002013-11-06T17:04:34.133+01:00Butlins?
....or Four Seasons?
I'm so impress...Butlins? <br />....or Four Seasons?<br />I'm so impressed with your efforts and ambitions...it will be a real achievement when it's all done and then you'll be able to kick those snakes into touch...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-18353494392256739772013-11-05T23:55:09.180+01:002013-11-05T23:55:09.180+01:00dividing my eggs between two baskets - that could ...dividing my eggs between two baskets - that could be on the menu - one basket with poached eggs on top of smoked river fish and a bed of spinach (you would need to come up with a better name than that!!), the other basket with huevos rancheros (spanish I know) http://recipes.coles.com.au/recipes/1027/picture-700x255/mexican-eggs.jpg<br /><br />I remember the cellar well. It was large, cool and a quarter of it was behind bars - to secure the computer equipment of course ;-)Nigel Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316662790230511444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-91891826087319451942013-11-05T04:41:15.303+01:002013-11-05T04:41:15.303+01:00That's the spirit. Fall on your sword, like a ...That's the spirit. Fall on your sword, like a good samurai.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-54262985393116242852013-11-05T00:11:25.699+01:002013-11-05T00:11:25.699+01:00Ah my dear friend the computer geek into the cella...Ah my dear friend the computer geek into the cellar of whom in the National Directorate of Angolan Customs I would often retire for a dose of sanity! <br /><br />The new cottage and shop are co located on a 3,600 square metre plot and are, indeed, about 50 metres apart. The restaurant and cottages are located on a two hectare plot next to the river and sea. The two locations are about two kilometres apart. As you have figured out, I was just dividing my eggs between two baskets.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-25850153850055586092013-11-04T23:56:44.818+01:002013-11-04T23:56:44.818+01:00I didn't realise that the shop was so far form...I didn't realise that the shop was so far form the house. I imagined it was almost joined - about 50 meters away (but on higher land). For those that are new to you blow - they should read some of the earlier ones when you had the flood on day three of moving there and look at the satellite again to put it into perspectiveNigel Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316662790230511444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-53603551180227120162013-11-04T21:59:13.668+01:002013-11-04T21:59:13.668+01:00Hating someone is like giving them free lodging in...Hating someone is like giving them free lodging in your head.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-46977475878870681022013-11-04T21:41:26.403+01:002013-11-04T21:41:26.403+01:00Glad there's progress. Having to pay for it tw...Glad there's progress. Having to pay for it twice is a bitter pill to swallow but no point in keeping the resentment. As someone once told me, it's like drinking the poison yourself and expecting the other person to die from it.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-57760050353647341202013-11-04T14:58:39.022+01:002013-11-04T14:58:39.022+01:00Ah well. I am still going to cook your recipe on ...Ah well. I am still going to cook your recipe on Marcia's cooker, in Marcia's kitchen in Marcia's house built on Marcia's land and then, over a glass of Marcia's whisky, consider how I allowed my dick to rule my life before drawing the Mess revolver and leaving an open tab on the bar.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-56648826249770688742013-11-04T13:43:20.422+01:002013-11-04T13:43:20.422+01:00Oh dear.Oh dear.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-9589670236684749402013-11-04T13:08:34.471+01:002013-11-04T13:08:34.471+01:00Erm. Everything I own is in Marcia's name.Erm. Everything I own is in Marcia's name.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-48422111338852846202013-11-04T05:49:52.109+01:002013-11-04T05:49:52.109+01:00It's good that you are permitted to own land i...It's good that you are permitted to own land in Angola. Here foreigners are not, although many put it in their (Thai) wife's name, spend millions on building a house of their dreams and then not surprisingly a few months after completion, the relationship goes sour, and the foreigner is left with nothing. Well, he's left with a house, but not the land on which it's built. Many have just demolished the property and walked away...a few baht poorer. Happens time and again, their head ruled by their dick. columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-43333843017661835592013-11-03T18:57:25.096+01:002013-11-03T18:57:25.096+01:00It better not bloody unfold, there are more nails ...It better not bloody unfold, there are more nails in there than the Ark!<br /><br />The toe is shit but I still have my sense of humour!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-77266021259251536732013-11-03T18:23:16.314+01:002013-11-03T18:23:16.314+01:00Wow, that is so impressive! It's going to be l...Wow, that is so impressive! It's going to be lovely. I can't wait to watch it unfold on your blog. <br /><br />Best regards (and I hope the toe is coming along!)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-15481543258045620972013-11-03T16:50:50.811+01:002013-11-03T16:50:50.811+01:00The only problem I have with him is that he is ver...The only problem I have with him is that he is very keen. He is very fond of long tree lined boulevards, massive areas enclosed by domes and parade grounds.<br /><br />Only yesterday I had to pull him up and remind him that we were only dealing with two hectares here. What does he expect me to do, invade the neighbours for more living space?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-54601907440349624802013-11-03T16:41:37.576+01:002013-11-03T16:41:37.576+01:00I do not mention it to him of course, what's i... I do not mention it to him of course, what's in a man's past is his alone but I know he has done some porridge, In his plea of mitigation he admitted he was once a Thatcherite but now professed his loyalty to King Scargill so you two should get on like a wooden house on fire.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-47880737472328759542013-11-03T16:24:10.627+01:002013-11-03T16:24:10.627+01:00I have to confess, it isn't me who deserves th...I have to confess, it isn't me who deserves the credit for the design, it is Comrade Architect Alberto Speer. I cannot understand a word he says in Portuguese so we make do with German. Old bloke but seems to know his job.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-45034963242737420392013-11-03T16:20:56.752+01:002013-11-03T16:20:56.752+01:00All yours, mate and there are pan sized fish in it...All yours, mate and there are pan sized fish in it now.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-50343350164994561842013-11-03T15:37:51.023+01:002013-11-03T15:37:51.023+01:00I'm a bit puzzled about the last picture - how...I'm a bit puzzled about the last picture - how Hippograd will finally look. Did you have to photograph a plasticine model of the proposed complex? It must have taken you ages to make it! Especially the delicate palm leaves! Well done!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-62376014961313568752013-11-03T15:14:10.219+01:002013-11-03T15:14:10.219+01:00Hey Tam is that my fly fishing lake in the middle?...Hey Tam is that my fly fishing lake in the middle? dont have far to roll out of bed to start fishing if it is :)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926692554414114477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-24112511400014841722013-11-03T15:04:33.812+01:002013-11-03T15:04:33.812+01:00By the way. Mein Fuhrer uses the possessive, You...By the way. Mein Fuhrer uses the possessive, You are not a Party member yet so just a respectful Herr Fuhrer will suffice,Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-62811502717480797692013-11-03T14:52:54.814+01:002013-11-03T14:52:54.814+01:00Entertainments Manager. Excellent, a good cover f...Entertainments Manager. Excellent, a good cover for a Propaganda Minister. On my book shelves I have Comrade Ché's Motorcycle Diaries and The African Dream, you can start with those.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-73232906453436310932013-11-03T13:35:23.450+01:002013-11-03T13:35:23.450+01:00Sounds heavenly Mein Fuhrer, could I perhaps secur...Sounds heavenly Mein Fuhrer, could I perhaps secure a post as entertainments manager with all night readings from "Das Capital" and Che Guevara lookalike competitions?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-38268523080369698912013-11-03T13:22:02.571+01:002013-11-03T13:22:02.571+01:00For the restaurant site, Fat Hippo's, go to
9...For the restaurant site, Fat Hippo's, go to<br /><br />9°20'27.61"S<br /><br /> 13° 9'11.94"E<br /><br />There's something there that looks like a bomb crater. That is the pond I dug. NW of that you can see the thatched restaurant building and some other buildings. There is also a boat hauled onto the land. This is Fat Hippo's.<br /><br />Then go to:<br /><br /> 9°19'29.71"S<br /><br /> 13° 9'3.68"E<br /><br />This is the cottage and shop location. The images off Google Earth are over a year out of date so much has changed. You cannot see any of the new cottages at Fat Hippo's and at the other location only the cottage under construction, they hadn't even started the shop yet.<br /><br />SW of the bomb crater you can see the cottages of a tourist lodge. This is Kwanza Tarpon Lodge, Rico's place. My neighbour.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-39861892991106021342013-11-03T12:55:41.917+01:002013-11-03T12:55:41.917+01:00It will be called Hippograd and will be run on str...It will be called Hippograd and will be run on strict Soviet lines as a Worker's Co-operative with me, as Commissar taking the lion's share for the benefit of the Party, (the frequent parties I will enjoy from the sweat of the labourers and the filthy lucre I will extract from decadent Capitalists). If it all works out, I shall definitely keep the red flag flying and celebrate Christmas by lining all the workers up and making them sing, 'O Tannenbaum' before giving them their annual yuletide bonus: an afternoon off.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.com