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UNA PALOMA BLANCAAAAAAAAAA!!

It’s a Dawgs Life ….What a Dog!

 UNA PALOMA BLANCAAAAAAAAAA!!

Diamond Dawg has just been on holiday and he and his wife stayed in a lovely town called Frigiliana just North of Nerja.

It’s a quaint little village full of romantic restaurants, Spanish wine shops, arts and craft emporiums all this idyllic town nestled in this Spanish Mountainous region.

One day we went into town and parked our hire car, had a delightful lunch and returned to the car to go back to our Villa.

With Parking ticket in hand I approached the booth where we were instructed to pay. But no one was there. After calling “Ola, Ola” a few times in our very best catalan stylee, Dawg’s wife then found a small cupboard like room to the rear of the booth.

Unwittingly she opened the door and the Dawg and his wife were confronted with an arsehole and a pair of Bollocks attached to a pair of legs, hurriedly trying to put on some shorts to cover his Spanish manhood. And there accompanying that vision, a much hurried female figure, skirt round her middle jumping off said pair of Bollocks and trying to maintain some dignity.

Calmly Dawg held the car park ticket aloft and said “Where do I swipe this?”

Dawg and his wife withdrew to a safer area in front of the booth, where, to the parking attendant’s credit, he came, repaired from his embarrassment, and said “2 Euro Fifty Cents”.

Dawg handed the ticket over not wishing to make physical contact in any way, even via the parking ticket.

So he had a sense of propriety did that parking attendant.  He interrupted a shag to do his duty which was to collect 2 euro Fifty cents for his local authority. What a guy. How many of you would do the same?

Search your soul…………………………………..

So You Want To Own A Gun?

shotgun licences

Law changes mean getting one of these will soon be harder

In the UK, the only firearms you can legally possess are either shotguns, rifles or certain muzzle loaded firearms. Possession of handguns is usually limited to those with special dispensation to use them (armed police officers, security forces etc).  In order to possess any kind of legal  firearm, you must hold either a Shotgun Certificate (SGC) or a Firearm Certificate (FAC). At the moment, however, it is significantly easier to get a SGC over a FAC, but the laws are changing, meaning far more stringent checks will be in place to obtain either.

Every UK citizen (with the exception of those with a criminal record) is entitled to obtain a shotgun licence without giving any reasons for why they want one. In fact, most people who own guns own shotguns, the majority being for either clay pigeon shooting or for use on farmland.

Much has been made in the media recently about very young children (some under 10), who have shotgun licences. In fact, there is no age limit for acquring a licence, but it should be noted that possession of a shotgun licence does not mean you are entitled to possess the weapon itself. No one under the age of 18 may shoot a weapon without the supervision of a full licence holder who is over 18 years of age.

So you want a gun?  Well the first question you need to ask yourself is, what do I want the gun for? In fact, being sure you know the answer to that question could determine whether or not you get your licence, especially if shotgun licence applications fall in line with firearms applications.

There are many types of shooting including clay pigeon, target and hunting.

Shotguns are mainly used for moving targets, such as clay pigeon shooting. They can be devastating at close range as the ‘shot’ sprays out once fired.  They are far less effective over a longer range but can still cause serious damage.

Rifles, on the other hand, are more suited to static target or vermin/pest control.  In experienced hands they can be highly accurate over very long ranges to devastating effect.  They are therefore excellent hunting weapons.  However in order to posses a rifle licence, it is not sufficient to simply state on your application that you have decided you want to take up hunting, or fancy a job  controlling vermin on golf courses.  You must be able to prove a certain amount of experience with the calibre of weapon that you have chosen and you can only own specific rifles for specific tasks.  In other words, you can’t get a licence to go target shooting with a .22 and then instead buy a larger calibre wepaon to go deer stalking with.

CZ M550 Rifle

This is a highly rewarding sport that can be enjoyed by all, but you always have to remember that you are handling a lethal weapon.  Why not start by checking out your local rifle and shotgun clubs, see if they hold open days where you can come along and try it.  If you enjoy it, then it’s time for the next step.

For more information on purchasing Shotguns, Rifles and Ammunition, we recommend finding a registered firearms dealer. Planetbrowny recommends M B R Sporting as a good place to start.

Desert Island Fantasy of A Shepherd

There is a ship wreck, the only survivors who make it to a desert island are, a Welshman, a sheep dog and a sheep.

They manage to make life reasonably comfortable

Each evening they sit on the deserted beach and watch the sunset. After a few weeks the Welshman starts to get the usual urges and begins to look at the sheep. So one evening as the sun is setting the Welshman makes his move towards the sheep. Immediately the Welshman touches the sheep the dog growls violently.

Another week passes and the dog won’t let the Welshman near the sheep, let alone actually touch it.

The next day there is another shipwreck. This time only one survivor, a gorgeous looking woman struggles to the island. The Welshman nurses her back to health.

A week later when the woman is fully recovered the four of them are sitting on the beach together for the first time. The sea breeze is wonderful, the sun set is beautiful and the Welshman has the urge. He moves closer to the grateful woman, puts his head next to hers. The dog doesn’t react at all.

The Welshman whispers in the woman’s ear……….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Why don’t you take the dog for a walk?’

 

Launching their 2nd channel in the UK, has Sony’s Movie Channel got it?

Sony already have a digital channel here in the UK, which launched a year ago – Sony Entertainment Television. Extremely successful, this channel is carried on both Sky and Virgin EPGs (157 & 193 respectively) and offers quality drama and comedy. Spooks fans will be excited to hear that during May a complete run of the series starts with Episode 1 on May 16th! So, it’s not surprising to find out that Sony are launching their 2nd channel; the Sony Movie Channel arrives on Thursday May 3rd (Election night) on the Sky Platform (Virgin users will have to wait and see as they did with Sony Entertainment).

With the score of movie channels currently on offer, do we actually need another movie channel? Sony are offering a wide selection of films from the 80′s, 90′s and 00′s, with launch night starting at 5.30pm with Woody Allen’s Manhatten Murder Mystery (followed by Tim Burton’s Big Fish and Milla Jovovich sci-fi epic, Resident Evil: Extinction). There will be themed seasons of entertainment each month, starting with a thriller season in May showing films such as Panic Room, Hush and The Forgotten and ‘Action Movie Mondays’.

Sony Entertainment Television was and still is marketed at the 30+ female audience and currently over 40% of its audience fall into this market bracket. Their movie channel appears to have a much broader remit and with their ‘Action Monday’ themed films, appears to be reaching out to a more male market.

Despite the great line up of films, I am not wholly convinced another movie channel will be able to dominate over Sky’s multi movie channels. We have been used to selecting movie channels that screen chosen genres (such as family, comedy, action, classics etc), so how will a channel fair that mixes them all up? Sony are looking to attract an ‘appointment to view’ audience, one that will tune in regularly with an expectation to see the right kind of film, but with such a mix of movies on offer and even with themed days and seasons, I am not convinced it will work. However, this is Sony and with the success of their other channel anything is possible.

 

 

Beware Paypal Scam….

Recently one of my sons advertised his car with a well known magazine and website car selling organisation. As part of the advert for his car, telephone numbers and email addresses were included.

Plenty of time wasters on the phone, as always. But also lots of emails basically saying the same thing, all with a slightly different version. The email said it was interested in the car, at the value advertised. Very promising. Then each e-mail went on to say that the buyer was, working away, or in another country. The payment for the car could only be made by PayPal, a secure on line means of making payments.

The first one intrigued me. So I replied saying I didn’t know what PayPal was and could they not send a cheque etc. Simple reply, they didn’t have access to their bank account from where they were.

I researched PayPal and it seemed that it was secure. My son was keen to make the deal, after all PayPal was secure. Something in the back of my mind was nagging me, in the second hand car market there is usually some haggling over the price. I became more suspicious.

It seems that PayPal isn’t as secure as the knowledgable users think it is. If the buyer makes the payment to PayPal by credit card, they can cancel the payment within 7 days. In the 7 days the buyer has the goods, if they work fast enough, and the sellers PayPal account says the money is there. The cancellation then removes the money from the Sellers account. So the seller has no car and no money. The buyer has a free car.

Beware.

It amazes me how scammers come up with these ideas in the first place. Good scammers are so talented, but if they used their talent in more legal pursuits I am sure they would run successful businesses.