Okay, I got questions!

Highway-Chile · 2012-05-30T08:02:14+00:00

? Lot's of questions. Answer what you can. ? ? 1. What year was caning abolished in SA schools? Flaps. Damn I got a lot. My ass was like leather by the time I matriculated....no chamois needed. 2. Do they still have Bars? Men only pubs, ladies not allowed. 3. If Yes to #2, do they still have Ladies Bar's where men and women can go drink? And are most men only bars still good for a fist fight, or two, on any given night. 4. Do most South African's still have a house servant or 3? General maid, ironing lady and gardener. Often living on the premises. 5. How many of you are used to doing ALL your own kak or sharing same with the wife or roomie? Cooking meals, housecleaning, yardwork, laundry, etc etc. 6. Is Cane Spirits still a popular drink? (I have never, ever seen it in the US, Red Heart rum neither........... and the Capt Morgan here SUCKS!!!Tastes like perfume.) Whoa ??? ? ?.......just had a small-ish earthquake. Back in a flash. Okay all good, but I wanted to tighten up my studio, put guitars away and take down the monitors.....just in case we have a serious aftershock. It was a 4.1 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was in Malibu. Surf's up tomorrow......LOL!!! 7. Do they still have Hire Purchase agreements in SA? 8. If Yes.... is it still so's that if the interest is say 15% per year and you take a two year loan....they calculate the interest over 2 years, add it to the amount of the item(s) to get the total loan amount and divide by the term....in this example 24 months? Usually you get 23 equal payments and a final. No compounding interest etc etc. What great system! 9. Is it still fairly easy to purchase and own firearms, and carry concealed? 10. Is stuff like car prices and gasoline still pretty much the same all over the country? I remember when SA gasoline cost the same everywhere. Here, it varies from gas station to gas station. 11. ('Cos we go to 11) Sasol gas is made from coal yes? Is it coal only or coal AND crude? Does Sasol produce enough for the whole country? If there was a world oil problem, could SA commerce keep moving off locally produced gasoline? I remember when driving to JHB from Durban, you could tell when you were getting close from the smell of Sasol gasoline. Very different to BP, Shell etc. Well, at least back then it was. 12. School again. Does the school year still start in January and end in December? Is High School still Std 6(2nd Form) to Std 10-6th Form, Matric? Or is it Grades and what are they relative to the old Std system? 13. What are the major school holidays and how long are they? Easter, July, Michaelmas and Christmas hols, right? Thanks. How is everyone doing BTW? Okay I hope. It is turning to summer here, starting to bake. Dang my studio get's hot when the outside temps hit the 90's and 100's and all that equipment is running. The powered monitors are a real pain...they generate so much heat. The A/C is like on....... non stop. Later.

Averatu

we got enough TIK/meth addicts to deal with, Bath Salts seems a whole new ballgame.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/bath-salts-health-cannibal-rudy-eugene_n_1555493.html

epictring

Manfred Klose wrote
Yip, less earthquakes here and apparently less zombies (you are in america right?)
.........and pretty good paintings here as well ?

ahahahaha :?

Nitebob

Desperate times calls for desperate measures...if under severe fiancial strain I'v drunk Brandy and Oros...

Question nr 2 was never completely answered. If you want a fistfight just go to the lead guitarist of the band playing in any pub and say: "You play well for a blind guy..."
Or visit Bronkhorstpruit...I was in school on the East Rand for two years, then completed matric in Bronkies. Drink, fight and copulate...the only entertainment in town...

Highway-Chile

Nitebob wrote
Question nr 2 was never completely answered. If you want a fistfight just go...........

LOL.....no I will pass on the fisticuffs, thanks. I just remembered how there always seemed to be the distinct possibility of a barney in some of the more.... "quaint" shall we say, bars in Durbs and Joeys. The usual friendly introduction was ..............

"what the f**k are you looking at hey? Is this your shirt I'm wearing?" ??? :-\

That's usually when I ran! ?

Nah just kidding, other than my time in the armed forces, after high school I had no troubles in SA life. Cruised through life quite peacefully. Air Force was a different story but thankfully I only had to deal with assholes while in basic. After I mustered in as a firefighter, I actually enjoyed myself a whole hell of a whole lot......and stayed half-baked for most of the time I was there. Fully baked the rest of it. ?

Nitebob

Highway Chile wrote
Nitebob wrote
Question nr 2 was never completely answered. If you want a fistfight just go...........

That's usually when I ran! ?

I also ran...to the car to get my pickaxehandle... ?

joealien22

Donovan Banks wrote I have mates who drink Cane and Creme soda (or Sparberry)

Aah beloved "John Deeres". Got me through my student years, them and papsak and guava juice. I still do enjoy a cane and coke every now and then.

Ever tried a Creme Soda overseas? It's horrible.

singemonkey

Luc wrote
Ever tried a Creme Soda ~~overseas~~? It's horrible.

Fixed. ?

rong

i tried a cane & coke again a while back - was surprised to find i really enjoyed it & have had a couple more since....]

i don't think i'll be doing the cane & black label thing again tho (what was that called) - horrible, horrible memories of polishing of a bottle of cane using a dozen black labels as mixers while doing national service on the border.............didn't move from bed or eat for 3 days afterwards.......

Highway-Chile

I had a very bad experience getting absolutely shitfaced drinking cane when I was about 17 or 18 and was never able to tolerate even the smell of it after that.

Do you guys get Jim Beam and Jack Daniels freely around SA? I like Jim straight up with ice.

I'm not much of a drinker anymore since I quit all my evil ways about 14 years ago. I have a bottle of Vodka permanently in the freezer though. Absolut. Every once in a while if I feel the need to take the edge off I might take a shot and wash it down with some OJ. Very rare though.

If we throw a party or go to one, to be sociable I will partake of one or several Corona's. Lime in the better. MUST be ice cold. I cannot tolerate warm beer for a second.

shaundtsl

Yip, Jack Daniels is available in probably all bottle stores or pubs. Jim Beam I am not to sure, last time I had it was a few years back, but it was definately available here at a stage. Probably still is though.

Jack-Flash-Jr

Jim Beam White, Black, Aged, even... ☹ flavoured. Also Wild Turkey, Jack Single Barrel etc, Makers Mark and more. Hell, they're even at the Woolies liquor store ?

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