[Info-vax] We regret to inform (VMS uptime)

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 8/26/2011 3:21 PM, Paul Sture wrote:
> In article<4e57d431$0$23059$c3e8da3$92d0a893 at news.astraweb.com>,
>   JF Mezei<jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca>  wrote:
>
>> VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>
>>> The lake in Lakewood, I believe.  Very picturesque but dotted with hordes of
>>> "invisible pedestrians."  It's a very dangerous spot to travel unless you're
>>> surrounded by a concrete wall. ;)
>>
>> Didn't have problems with invisible pedestrians. I had problems with
>> invisible pedestrians driving cars.  And at a road construction site,
>> they had 2 workers dedicated to helping those drivers have the courage
>> to pass through the site. And I had one stop without warning right in
>> the middle of an intersection. Had to pass him because he decided he
>> wasn't moving (and the whole intersection was blocked because of it).
>>
>> I had forgotten about it. It quickly came back and I was able to laugh
>> it off.
>
> Talk about coincidence.  I have a Zombie horror playing at the moment,
> and just as I read that they ran three Zombies down in a truck.  I the
> woods too.
>
>>> Australia is a long way to travel _for_ a Guinness and for that Guinness to
>>> travel from St. James' Gate.
>>
>> It is obviously brewed locally in Australia to different
>> recipe/standard. I guess they figure this is what the Aissie market
>> wants. Either that, or the irish bar I was in has decided to dilute the
>> elixir to reduce costs.  But I thought of you and how mad you would have
>> been if served that watered down Guinness.
>
> I definitely had watered down Guinness in one student haunt, but the
> other beers on offer were so bad it was the only sensible option.  I was
> once told that Guiness barrels were tamper proof, but when I mentioned
> that to a landlord who smile and said "There are ways".
>

In some jurisdictions, watering the ale or whatever can result in 
criminal charges.  I believe that a quick check with a hydrometer can 
detect adulteration of the product.