Summer Is ‘Ere

Waste of Bandwidth

Listening to: Bright Eyes – Waste of Paint

Depressing music will be my downfall.

18, Meh.

The chavs on the bus go BRAP, BRAP, BRAP;
BRAP, BRAP, BRAP;
BRAP, BRAP, BRAP.
The chavs on the bus go BRAP, BRAP, BRAP,
And I slowly die inside..

Willy Mason sounds so much better live than on my 128kbps .mp3 files.

& if this shitty weather doesn’t go away soon, I’ma shoot somebody. It’s messing with my head in the worst possible way.

Listening to:

Fitness

There was a piece in the Sunday Times today about how the “playstation generation” is too unfit for the army, so they have to go through “pre-conitioning courses” to get their stamina up and whatnot. I loled.

According to the article, someone of my age/gender needs to be able to do the following to make the grade:

• 21 Press-ups in 2mins
• 50 Sit-ups in 2mins
• 1.5miles in 13mins

Easy as pie I can do all that, apart from the press-ups, of which I can only do 10 in a row at the moment. Still, I couldn’t do any two months ago.

Next, I’m going to attack the pull/chin-ups (called “heaves” in the army ), but first I must somehow acquire a bar with which to do them.

Hooah.

Listening to: The Maccabees – Precious Time

Knife Laws

THIS makes the veins on the side of my head pop out. This just makes me laugh.

“Carrying a knife. It’s not a game.”

Yes, carrying kitchen knives in your back pocket is a bad thing, mostly because you’ll end up stabbing your own arse when you sit down.

The laws surrounding knives are very fuzzy, but according to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 – Section 139;

Possession in Public Place
It may be an offence under the Criminal Justice Act to carry a bladed or sharply pointed instrument in a public place, unless a good reason an be provided for carrying same.

Exemption: Folding pocket knife with cutting edge less than 3 inches (non-locking).

So if you carry a cheap non-locking pocket knife that buckles and cuts your finger when you use it – THAT’S OK. But if you have well designed multi-tool (such as my leatherman wave) that has blades that lock into place to prevent harm to the user – THAT’S BAD. What bullshit.

I’m not going to stab anyone with my leatherman, It’s just a tool. In fact, I used to carry a copy of Criminal Justice Act 1988 – Section 139 in it’s carry case, just in case some asshole cop decided to hassle me about it, but apparently the exception doesn’t cover the leatherman.

According to the Met Police website;

• If you are found guilty of carrying an offensive weapon you are liable to: imprisonment, a fine or both.
• If you are found guilty of carrying a sharp instrument or blade you are liable to: a fine of up of £1000.
• If you are found guilty of making, selling, hiring, lending or giving a sharp instrument or blade you are liable to: imprisonment, a fine of up to £5000, or both.

Hey buddy, can I borrow your leatherman to open this cardboard box? BOOM £5000 FINE & JAIL!

…WHAT?!

Just you wait, I’ll join the army and myself an SA80. WHO HAS AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON NOW, BIIIIATCH.

Listening to: Bright Eyes – Hot Knives