[Info-vax] Terrible news for Mr VAXman

[Richard B. Gilbert]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <hgqkp6$e32$1 at gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>, rf10 at cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) writes:
>> VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>>> Neil Rieck <n.rieck at sympatico.ca> writes:
>>>> On Dec 21, 11:27=A0pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>>>>> While this should be a festive season, I am affraid that I am to be the
>>>>> bearer of devastating news for Mr VAXman...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/workmen-spark-b...
>>>>>
>>>>> ##
>>>>> Workmen repairing a roof with a blowtorch yesterday sparked a major
>>>>> blaze at the iconic Guinness plant in Dublin city centre.
>>>>>
>>>>> Plumes of thick black smoke billowed across the city skyline as a dozen
>>>>> fire crews battled to bring the inferno under control and stop it from
>>>>> spreading to a nearby ammonia plant.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pat Fleming, assistant chief fire officer with Dublin Fire Brigade, said
>>>>> it took three-and-a-half hours to get the inferno under control.
>>>>>
>>>>> =93There have been no injuries to any of the Guinness staff but two
>>>>> firefighters have been taken to hospital as a precaution,=94 he said. It
>>>>> is understood the fire broke out when workmen tried to repair a felt
>>>>> roof with the blowtorch.
>>>>> ##
>>>>>
>>>>> My most sincere condolences to Mr VAXman, and I truly hope you have
>>>>> sufficient number of barrels of the dark gold elyxir to survive until
>>>>> production resumes at the plant...
>> does vaxman drink beer from dublin?  certainly guinness in this
>> country comes from a brewery in north london (apart from the odd
>> special import).
>>
>> my limited experience of "american guinness" is that it has a very
>> different taste than that we get over here.
> 
> That's because you're drinking the bottled pish.  I get my Guinness in 50L cans.
> 
> 
> 
>>>> What's next? Global warming melts the ice caps causing floods of the
>>>> Heineken factory in Amsterdam?
>> entirely possible.  the heineken brewery, while it doesn't produce
>> any terribly exciting fluids, does smell quite nice if you're in the
>> area (i once had to go to that part of amsterdam, from time to time,
>> to visit a customer).
> 
> All I smelled in Amsterdam was the sewage in the canals.  :(
> 
> 
>>> Just ship the 24" (60+cm) of snow that was just dumped on us here to the
>>> polls.  That'll stop your global warming issues and save Amsterdam.  The
>>> Heineken? 
>> i don't think it works like that.
>>
>>> The Heineken?  Who cares?
>> i do -- if amsterdam's under water, cambridge won't be far behind.

I hate to tell you this but Amsterdam is already under water! (below sea 
level)  If the dikes fail in any major way, kiss it good bye!