http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/en-EUMokoFeed10http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/2a/07c2629f40d5f6f1498ed6a991060f_160x200.jpghttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/12/16/secret-santa-post-5233198/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-12-16:/2008/12/16/secret-santa-post-5233198/Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:47:58 +0100 <p>First of all A MILLION thank yous for your help in reposting this. It had been saved and I was able to put this here again without having to strain my little grey cells too much <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Thank you again!!!</p> <p>Right I have been given my "Secret Santa" recipient and I chose no.10</p> <p>Which is.....</p> <p>CJ592</p> <p>I have never met this man, but I have read some of his many blogs from time to time</p> <p>So here goes...</p> <p>CJ592 is a very funny blogger with some great opinions on life, the Universe and everything. I say it like that due to the fact that like me, he is a huge fan of tv especially sci-fi, hence the title of his blog "Enter the Void". His reviews in "Views from The Void" are great to read and better than I can write <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>He is very informative and a good descriptive writer (love the Macarthur Park one lol). I'm not surprised that he received a Bloscar in 2007.</p> <p>Don't worry CJ, you're SS job is safe with me lol</p> <p>Having researched him in greater detail for this post, I find that this young man from Hastings is a very likeable person with a great choice in friends on whose blogs he regularly contributes.</p> <p>He says what he thinks and that's my type of person...you know where you stand with him <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>You can bet that there will be an invite speeding his way very soon.</p> <p>I hope that I have written this Secret Santa post properly and that I haven't embarrassed him too much lol</p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/12/16/secret-santa-post-5233198/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/12/16/secret-santa-post-5233198/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/11/30/can-anyone-helpm-5140771/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-11-30:/2008/11/30/can-anyone-helpm-5140771/Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:10:38 +0100 <p>Several years ago, a relative of mine had a cassette of instrumental music (granted it was one of those red cased 99p ones from Woolworths), one of the tracks on it was called "The March Of The Mini Kilts".<br> As with everything however we've moved on and the tape has vanished at some point. I have since looked everywhere to try to find this music, but with no success.</p> <p>I'm starting to think that I imagined it, but then again I've got the tune in my head so I must have heard it before.</p> <p>Can anyone help?</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/11/30/can-anyone-helpm-5140771/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/11/30/can-anyone-helpm-5140771/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/tagged-by-jake-4299687/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-06-10:/2008/06/11/tagged-by-jake-4299687/Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:46:30 +0200 <p>Ok here goes:</p> <p>The Rules:</p> <p>Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged.</p> <p>1. What I was doing 10 years ago:<br> Various things: singing, playing, caring for my parents</p> <p>2. What 5 things are on on my to-do list for today:<br> (As it's a day off for me)</p> <p>Get up<br> Surf the 'net<br> Watch TV<br> Visit my Auntie (she's not very well at mo)<br> Go to bed</p> <p>3. Snacks I enjoy:<br> Chocolate<br> Chips<br> Cheese</p> <p>4. Things I would do if I was a billionaire:<br> Have a LONG holiday<br> Buy a new house<br> Have a MASSIVE party </p> <p>5. Places I have lived:<br> England <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>I now tag.....</p> <p>Devilish_Jelly_Beanz</p> <p>louisa-outram</p> <p>Xylophone</p> <p>natalies_blog</p> <p>loveslifeloveschocolate</p> <p>eggbod </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/tagged-by-jake-4299687/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/tagged-by-jake-4299687/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/04/25/funniest-quotes-4093391/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-04-25:/2008/04/25/funniest-quotes-4093391/Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:25:05 +0200 <p>Blimey three posts in one day......I'm exhausted <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Filling in the answers to the Friday Five in the previous post has set me wondering....</p> <p>What is the funniest quote you have ever heard?</p> <p>Mine is from The Goon Show, an episode entitled "Dishonoured"</p> <p><em>Announcer: Ten miles he swam. The last three were agony.<br> Seagoon: They were over land. Finally I fell in a heap on the ground. I've no idea who left it there. <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></em></p> <p>What's yours? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/04/25/funniest-quotes-4093391/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/04/25/funniest-quotes-4093391/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/17/music_files_and_even_more_lies~3740982/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-02-17:/2008/02/17/music_files_and_even_more_lies~3740982/Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:35:30 +0100 <p>I am officially pissed off.....again</p> <p>The cause? My computer.....again</p> <p>The reason? I have LEGALLY downloaded some music files and DJ jingles to use when I'm working and listening through them have found about three that I could mix together to make an intro.</p> <p>All of them are in MP3 format and so I decided to use the audio section of Windows Movie Maker to join them together.</p> <p>Looking at the list of supported files I see that MP3's are supported, yet when I try to import the files I get a message saying that they cannot be imported...they are either not supported or are corrupted.</p> <p>I KNOW that they're not corrupted because I've been playing them, and the list says that they're supported.....so I've come to a conclusion.....</p> <p>My computer's lying to me again</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_censored.gif" alt=">:XX" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/17/music_files_and_even_more_lies~3740982/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/17/music_files_and_even_more_lies~3740982/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/10/clash_of_the_titans~3704614/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-02-09:/2008/02/10/clash_of_the_titans~3704614/Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:33:38 +0100 <p>Who do you think was the strongest...</p> <p>SAMSON or HERCULES?</p> <p>Just wondering that's all <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/10/clash_of_the_titans~3704614/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/02/10/clash_of_the_titans~3704614/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/24/calling_all_fashion_experts~3623503/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-01-23:/2008/01/24/calling_all_fashion_experts~3623503/Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:33:21 +0100 <p>This is perfect illustration of where my head is at the moment...and it's left me with a problem!!!</p> <p>I was given a 100% Cashmere jumper for a Christmas present and I have worn it several times and so it needed washing.</p> <p>So I put it in the machine, set it and left it...thing is, my machine's a washer/dryer and I stupidly forgot to turn the dryer part off.</p> <p>Therefore......yes you guessed it.......it's shrunk!!!</p> <p>Is there any way of stretching it back???</p> <p>I feel so embarrassed and stupid</p> <p>HELP!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/24/calling_all_fashion_experts~3623503/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/24/calling_all_fashion_experts~3623503/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/16/all_the_more_reason_to_like_him~3586943/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-01-16:/2008/01/16/all_the_more_reason_to_like_him~3586943/Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:16:07 +0100 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/2143370550_big_hearted_johnny_donates_1_million_great_ormond_street/2281187" title="2143370550-big-hearted-johnny-donates-1-million-great-ormond-street"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/187/2281187_2981dcc46a_s.jpg" alt="2143370550-big-hearted-johnny-donates-1-million-great-ormond-street" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p>By hellomagazine.com hellomagazine.com - Tuesday, January 15 03:06 pm</p> <p>Hollywood star Johnny Depp has paid tribute to the London hospital that saved his daughter's life - by donating a massive £1 million out of his own pocket.</p> <p>Eight-year-old Lily-Rose, his daughter by long-term French girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, is thought to have contracted E.coli poisoning last year during the family's stint living in Surrey while Johnny lensed Sweeney Todd. The bug led to kidney failure and resulted in the youngster spending nine days in Great Ormond Street hospital last March.</p> <p>"It was the most frightening thing we've ever been through," revealed Johnny, who scooped the best actor gong for his role in the gothic thriller at this year's Golden Globes. "It was hell. But the magic is that she pulled through beautifully."</p> <p>This isn't the first time the hunky father-of-two has shown his gratitude to the hospital. He invited five lucky doctors and nurses to join him at the glitzy party thrown in conjunction with the London premiere of Sweeney Todd last week. And in November the actor had his Jack Sparrow costume flown over from LA specially, so he could treat the young patients to bedtime stories dressed as his popular Pirates Of The Caribbean character.</p> <p>Disney, the makers of the Pirates movies, has pledged to donate another £10 million to the hospital, too.</p> <p>"Great Ormond Street was terrific," added Johnny. "A great hospital."<br></p> <p>(Article courtesy of Yahoo! News No copyright infringment intended)</p> <p>All I can say is...</p> <p>"Respect to you Johnny"  <img class="smiley" src="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/tinymce/jss/plugins/blogdeemotions/smilies/grayyes.gif" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>Enough said <img class="smiley" src="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/tinymce/jss/plugins/blogdeemotions/smilies/05biggrin.gif" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>See ya!!!  <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/16/all_the_more_reason_to_like_him~3586943/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/16/all_the_more_reason_to_like_him~3586943/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/01/this_is_priceless~3515384/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2008-01-01:/2008/01/01/this_is_priceless~3515384/Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:10:49 +0100 <p>Enjoy <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/01/this_is_priceless~3515384/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2008/01/01/this_is_priceless~3515384/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/21/merry_christmas~3473758/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-21:/2007/12/21/merry_christmas~3473758/Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:18:05 +0100 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/community/profile_photo_sizes.php?item_ID=1038678" title="all image sizes"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/678/1038678_15a3f572c4_m.jpg" height="375" width="266" alt="Image2b"></a></p> <p>See ya in 2008!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/21/merry_christmas~3473758/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/21/merry_christmas~3473758/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/19/airplane_maintenance~3463052/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-18:/2007/12/19/airplane_maintenance~3463052/Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:29:12 +0100 <p>I saw this on a King.com players profile and just had to share it (hope she doesn't mind)</p> <p>In case you need a laugh: Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one.</p> <p>After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. </p> <p>Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor.</p> <p>Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Quantas' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. </p> <p>By the way, Quantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.</p> <p>P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. </p> <p>P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. </p> <p>P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit </p> <p>P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. </p> <p>P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. </p> <p>P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. </p> <p>P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level.</p> <p>P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. </p> <p>P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.</p> <p>P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right.</p> <p>P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.</p> <p>P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!) S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.</p> <p>P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.</p> <p>P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed.</p> <p>And the best one for last..................</p> <p>P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget. </p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/19/airplane_maintenance~3463052/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/19/airplane_maintenance~3463052/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/movie_makers_are_at_it_again~3443788/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-14:/2007/12/14/movie_makers_are_at_it_again~3443788/Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:47:45 +0100 <p>"<strong>We love it when a plan comes together - A-Team movie goes ahead</strong></p> <p>Fri 14 Dec 1:02 PM</p> <p>We pity the fool who is not excited at this news - famous 1980s TV show The A-Team is to heading to the big screen.</p> <p>Shaft director John Singleton has confirmed he will helm the remake of the show, which will now see the soldiers of fortune as Gulf War, rather than Vietnam, veterans.</p> <p>It's reported the film version will "reflect contemporary issues and politics" and be "less cartoony" than the TV show.</p> <p>Which is all well and good but there will be some angry fans out there if the film doesn't include one scene where Mr T, Hannibal, Face and Murdoch are locked in a warehouse with all the tools and weapons they need.</p> <p>No word on the casting as yet, but seeing as Tyrese Gibson and Mark Wahlberg starred in Singleton's last film Four Brothers expect to see their names bandied about for the Mr T and Hannibal Smith roles."</p> <p>(article courtesy of Yahoo! no copyright infringement is intended)<br><br>Sorry but I fear like so many more of these movies made recently, it won't be anywhere near as good as the original <img src="/img/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>We shall see.</p> <p> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/movie_makers_are_at_it_again~3443788/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/movie_makers_are_at_it_again~3443788/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/the_phantom_blogger~3440814/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-13:/2007/12/14/the_phantom_blogger~3440814/Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:40:59 +0100 <p>I have just read that I have a new friend invitation from a blogger named "entresijos"</p> <p>Thing is, I've just tried to look at this person's profile (I always do before replying) only to be told </p> <p>"Error...User not found"</p> <p>The invitation was sent today</p> <p>How can an invitation be sent from someone whom apparently doesn't exist???</p> <p>Does anyone know this person?</p> <p>Spooky!!! <img src="/img/smilies/grayuhoh.gif" alt="U-(" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/the_phantom_blogger~3440814/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/14/the_phantom_blogger~3440814/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/12/double_trouble~3433820/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-12:/2007/12/12/double_trouble~3433820/Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:31:59 +0100 <p>I've played on King.com for a while now and played a lot of different people but never an opponent as good as this one...</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/double_trouble/2209321" title="Double Trouble"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/321/2209321_bb4a7a09f4_s.jpg" alt="Double Trouble" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>I swear to you this is 100% genuine</p> <p>Now how do you suppose that happened?????</p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/12/double_trouble~3433820/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/12/double_trouble~3433820/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/09/this_is_sick_to_me~3415635/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-12-08:/2007/12/09/this_is_sick_to_me~3415635/Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:14:04 +0100 <p>Had this spam sent to me today:</p> <p>From: Barr. Robbins JAMES (ESQ)<br> Senior Advocate of the Cabinet<br> Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso<br> West Africa.</p> <p>Dear Friend, </p> <p>With due respect, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise. I am Robbins JAMES, the principle of FK AT LAW FIRM. I hope you will not expose or betray the trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.<br> I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $20.5 million immediately to your account. The money has been dormant for years in late Dr. Eric Morgan’s account here in my country without any body coming for it.</p> <p>I want to release the money to you as the nearest person to my late client who died a long with his supposed next of kin in the event of terrorist attack on 11th September 2001 World Trade Center. The said deceased was one of the best clients in my Firm so therefore, I don't want the money to go into Bank Treasury as an abandoned fund according to the bank protocols guiding inheritance fund here because I'm the only person in position now to declare whom to claim the money.</p> <p>Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the Business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with me.</p> <p>Barr. Robbins James.<br> FK AT LAW FIRM.</p> <p>I mean he could've used a different situation!!!<br> (and the grammar is terrible)</p> <p>Hmmm wonder what the Americans would make of it???</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_confused.gif" alt=":-/" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/09/this_is_sick_to_me~3415635/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/12/09/this_is_sick_to_me~3415635/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/24/leroy~3346930/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-24:/2007/11/24/leroy~3346930/Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:08:41 +0100 <p>Well the Christmas bookings are coming in, so I thought I'd better find some new background music for when I'm not playing.</p> <p>Searching through the songs, I came across this.....</p> <p>( Be warned - If you don't like country music...close your ears now, but it made me smile <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"> )</p> <p><strong>Joe Diffie - Leroy The Redneck Reindeer</strong></p> <p>Hmmm think I might try this on karaoke nearer to Christmas <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/24/leroy~3346930/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/24/leroy~3346930/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/18/the_north_wind_doth_blow~3316877/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-18:/2007/11/18/the_north_wind_doth_blow~3316877/Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:57 +0100 <p>AND WE HAVE GOT SNOW....</p> <p>YAY!!!!!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>*makes a snowball*</p> <p>Now who's first? <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/18/the_north_wind_doth_blow~3316877/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/18/the_north_wind_doth_blow~3316877/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/high_tech_car_security_system~3302108/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-15:/2007/11/15/high_tech_car_security_system~3302108/Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:19:51 +0100 <p>Hmmm...</p> <p>Wonder how much one of these costs?</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/high_tech_car_security_system~3302108/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/high_tech_car_security_system~3302108/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/this_is_going_wayyyyy_too_far~3301892/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-15:/2007/11/15/this_is_going_wayyyyy_too_far~3301892/Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:47:48 +0100 <p>SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.</p> <p>Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.</p> <p>One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.</p> <p>"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who runs the campaign against sexualising children called Kids Free 2B Kids.</p> <p>"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that "ho, ho, ho" has any other connotation and nor should they," she told the Telegraph.</p> <p>"Leave Santa alone."</p> <p>A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.</p> <p>I agree with Billy Connolly when he said that "Political correctness is the language of cowardice"</p> <p>This is going way too far >:-(</p> <p>>:XX<br><br>(article courtesy of Yahoo! no copyright infringement is intended)<br> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/this_is_going_wayyyyy_too_far~3301892/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/15/this_is_going_wayyyyy_too_far~3301892/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/question~3293298/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-14:/2007/11/14/question~3293298/Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:48:11 +0100 <p>If someone tells you they're a compulsive liar...</p> <p>Do you believe them???</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/question~3293298/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/question~3293298/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/google_images_meme~3293297/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-14:/2007/11/14/google_images_meme~3293297/Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:44:29 +0100 <p>Well this was hard work, but I've done it <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>1. How old will you be on your next birthday?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/36/2143675" title="36"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/675/2143675_b5560ace8c_s.jpg" alt="36" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>2. A place you'd like to travel to?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/aurora_shooting_star_500/2143676" title="aurora_shooting_star_500"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/676/2143676_301a1f8b3d_s.jpg" alt="aurora_shooting_star_500" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>3. Your favourite place?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/skegness/2143688" title="skegness"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/688/2143688_25939c5fe3_s.jpg" alt="skegness" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>4. Your favourite object?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/he8/2143681" title="HE8"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/681/2143681_81581f03be_s.jpg" alt="HE8" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>5. Your favourite food?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/steak/2143689" title="steak"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/689/2143689_430773f9b9_s.jpg" alt="steak" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>6. Your favourite animal?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/dolphin/2143680" title="dolphin"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/680/2143680_5f07dc7557_s.jpg" alt="dolphin" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>7. Your favourite colour?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/black/2143677" title="black"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/677/2143677_80079818e9_s.jpg" alt="black" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>8. The town in which you were born?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/coalville/2143678" title="coalville"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/678/2143678_9a44bf91fa_s.jpg" alt="coalville" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>9. The town in which you live?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/coalville/2143678" title="coalville"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/678/2143678_9a44bf91fa_s.jpg" alt="coalville" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>10. The name of a past pet?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/no_answer/2143687" title="No answer"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/687/2143687_91d2c422bd_s.jpg" alt="No answer" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>11. The name of a past love?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/no_answer/2143687" title="No answer"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/687/2143687_91d2c422bd_s.jpg" alt="No answer" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>12. Your nickname?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/no_answer/2143687" title="No answer"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/687/2143687_91d2c422bd_s.jpg" alt="No answer" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>13. Your first name?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/austin/2143679" title="austin"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/679/2143679_f067ab3d3d_s.jpg" alt="austin" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>14. Your middle name?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/no_answer/2143687" title="No answer"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/687/2143687_91d2c422bd_s.jpg" alt="No answer" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>15. Your last name?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/lance/2143683" title="lance"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/683/2143683_278011bf30_s.jpg" alt="lance" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>Hands up who thought I'd put my real name!!! <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>16. A bad habit of yours?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hiding_behind_the_mask/2143682" title="hiding_behind_the_mask"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/682/2143682_fda11f92df_s.jpg" alt="hiding_behind_the_mask" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>17. Your first job?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/white_van_man/2143690" title="white_van_man"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/690/2143690_54a22e73d6_s.jpg" alt="white_van_man" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>18. Your grandmother's name?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/no_answer/2143687" title="No answer"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/687/2143687_91d2c422bd_s.jpg" alt="No answer" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>19. The main subject(s) you studied?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/music_symbol/2143684" title="music_symbol"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/684/2143684_6ba6c0228e_s.jpg" alt="music_symbol" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>20. What do you think about the person you stole / got the meme off?</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/your_own_star/2143691" title="your_own_star"><img src="http://data3.blog.de/media/691/2143691_d13081e931_s.jpg" alt="your_own_star" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/google_images_meme~3293297/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/14/google_images_meme~3293297/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/01/big_brother_needs_you~3231230/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-01:/2007/11/01/big_brother_needs_you~3231230/Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:55:39 +0100 <p>Not for me...but is anyone inerested?</p> <p>Big Brother UK Series 9- Open Auditions in a city near you!<br> Listing no. 52167 - All regions, UK<br> November Big Brother open auditions will be held at various locations around the UK and Ireland </p> <p>Big Brother UK is back and coming to a city near you!</p> <p>Starting in November 2007 Big Brother open auditions will be held at various locations around the UK and Ireland and Big Brother wants to see you there!</p> <p>24th - 25th November 2007<br> Manchester </p> <p>2nd December 2007<br> Belfast </p> <p>4th December 2007<br> Dublin </p> <p>8th - 9th December 2007<br> Cardiff </p> <p>15th - 16th December 2007<br> Birmingham </p> <p>5th - 6th January 2008<br> Glasgow </p> <p>12th - 13th January 2008<br> Newcastle-Upon-Tyne </p> <p>19th - 20th January 2008<br> London </p> <p>Anyone who will be over 18 in the Summer of 2008 is eligible to audition. </p> <p>You will need to bring some form of photo ID as proof of your age and identity. </p> <p>Please apply now to take part or for more information. </p> <p>Created: 25 October 2007</p> <p>Applications accepted for at least another month</p> <p>Application criteria: Males & Females aged 18 to 99 from UK </p> <p><a href="http://www.starnow.co.uk/Models-wanted/Television/big_brother_open_auditions.htm">http://www.starnow.co.uk/Models-wanted/Television/big_brother_open_auditions.htm</a></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/01/big_brother_needs_you~3231230/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/11/01/big_brother_needs_you~3231230/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/31/halloween_hangman~3227026/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-31:/2007/10/31/halloween_hangman~3227026/Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:04:41 +0100 <p>After 3 Hallowe'en parties over the weekend I'm all Hallowe'ened out <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>So decided to stay in tonight and I discovered this funny little game and I've been playing it most of the night</p> <p>The comments are very good <img src="/img/smilies/graylaugh.gif" alt=":))" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p><a href="http://www.dedge.com/flash/hangman"><img src="http://www.dedge.com/media/halloween125x125.jpg" alt="Halloween Hangman created by The Dimension" width="125" height="125" border="0"></a></p> <p>Happy Hallowe'en!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/31/halloween_hangman~3227026/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/31/halloween_hangman~3227026/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/26/for_those_of_you_who_like_me_celebrate_i~3200243/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-26:/2007/10/26/for_those_of_you_who_like_me_celebrate_i~3200243/Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:37:57 +0200 <p>HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!!!</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/26/for_those_of_you_who_like_me_celebrate_i~3200243/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/26/for_those_of_you_who_like_me_celebrate_i~3200243/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/06/the_only_thing_about_the_guestbook~3094096/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-06:/2007/10/06/the_only_thing_about_the_guestbook~3094096/Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:53:28 +0200 <p>Is that if you write anything under the first line<br> (like this ^)<br> You can't see it lol</p> <p>I am just getting used to that as I sign everyone elses DOH!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/06/the_only_thing_about_the_guestbook~3094096/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/06/the_only_thing_about_the_guestbook~3094096/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/woohoo_i_got_one_too~3091686/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-05:/2007/10/05/woohoo_i_got_one_too~3091686/Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:41:15 +0200 <p>Just read Faffajanes post about her new guestbook and thought I had to see if I've got one...and I have (yes I know...so has everyone else lol) <img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>The first one to write in mine???</p> <p>Sminchin</p> <p>Second was Faffa herself</p> <p>Thank you ladies <img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>I can see this feature being better than the user tags. A great idea thanks Blogland.</p> <p>Off now to write in my friends books. I shan't do them all tonight and I know that I've already messed a couple up (me being thick, sorry) <img src="/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" class="middle" border="0"> but I WILL write in all of them.</p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/woohoo_i_got_one_too~3091686/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/woohoo_i_got_one_too~3091686/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/don_t_envy_the_stick_insect~3080127/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-03:/2007/10/03/don_t_envy_the_stick_insect~3080127/Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:07:40 +0200 <p>I went into a newsagents today and heard a worrying conversation between two young girls whilst they were looking at a magazine. How they both wished they looked like someone in there.</p> <p>I am both surprised and slightly disgusted by some women of today. They see a "supermodel" on tv or in a magazine and they suddenly think they're fat!!!</p> <p>Well, before any of you go running for the Weight Watchers enrolment forms or the "How To Look Like A Supermodel" books, think about these that I "borrowed" from a friends post:</p> <p>Did you know that if shop mannequins were real women they'd be too thin to menstruate? </p> <p>There are 3 billion women who don't look like supermodels and only eight who do. </p> <p>Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14. </p> <p>If Barbie was a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions. </p> <p>The average woman weighs 144 lbs. and wears between a 12-14. </p> <p>The models in the magazines are airbrushed - not perfect! </p> <p>A psychological study in 1995 found that three minutes spent looking at a fashion magazine caused 70% of women to feel depressed, guilty and shameful. </p> <p>Models twenty years ago weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today they weigh 23% less.</p> <p>The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, The figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes, Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, The passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman with time only grows. -As people, we must teach each other and help one another grow.</p> <p>Women keep this in mind. To the whole world you might be just one woman, but to one person you might just be the whole world. </p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/don_t_envy_the_stick_insect~3080127/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/don_t_envy_the_stick_insect~3080127/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/29/space_race~3057854/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-09-29:/2007/09/29/space_race~3057854/Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:24:25 +0200 <p>Just seen the F1 qualifying replay, good luck to Lewis for tomorrow.</p> <p>In the meantime, I found this on Freaking News...now this is one space race I WOULD LOVE to see <img src="/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":>>" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=2016747" title="Formula-1-Space-Race"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/747/2016747_1e1aa17ae8_m.jpg" alt="Formula-1-Space-Race" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>See ya!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wave.gif" alt=":wave:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/29/space_race~3057854/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/29/space_race~3057854/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/24/silence_isn_t_golden~3032501/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-09-24:/2007/09/24/silence_isn_t_golden~3032501/Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:22:31 +0200 <p>I am sitting here and can hardly hear a thing <img src="/img/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Been like it since Saturday night and it's so bad that I ended up going to the local Royal Infirmary. Without going into too much detail (as it IS teatime) my ears are clogged up. I'm now having to put drops in and take antibiotics.</p> <p>I'll tell you one thing...I can really sympathise with people whom have a permanent hearing loss...this is scary...and mine's only temporary (I think) <img src="/img/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/24/silence_isn_t_golden~3032501/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/24/silence_isn_t_golden~3032501/#commentshttp://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/jane_tomlinson_rip~2978763/tag:austin-lance.blog.co.uk,2007-09-14:/2007/09/14/jane_tomlinson_rip~2978763/Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:07 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971958" title="Jane3PA_228x321"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/958/1971958_40434759e0_s.jpg" alt="Jane3PA_228x321" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>Figures from the world of sport and television will attend the funeral of inspirational charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson later.</p> <p>The hour-and-45-minute service at St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds follows the death of the 43-year-old mother-of-three who last week lost her seven-year battle with terminal cancer.</p> <p>Lord Mayor of Leeds Brian Cleasby will lead a substantial civic representation with the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Dr Ingrid M Roscoe and High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Gay Hartley.</p> <p>Streets around the Catholic cathedral will be closed as crowds gather to watch the service celebrated by the Rt Rev Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds, on a screen in the city's Millennium Square.</p> <p>Having defied doctors who gave her just months to live after her diagnosis in 2000, Jane raised more than £1.75 million through a series of gruelling endurance events.</p> <p>In June 2003 she was awarded the MBE for her work and she was made a CBE four years later.</p> <p>Since her cancer was diagnosed as terminal in 2000 she defied her illness - and often doctors' orders - to raise money for charities including Sparks and Macmillan Cancer Support. She was awarded an MBE and then a CBE. </p> <p>Among many feats, she cycled 1,905 miles from Rome to Leeds for charity, became the first person in the world to run a marathon on chemotherapy and rode 4,238 miles across America. </p> <p>Taking on challenge after challenge, even after retiring from charity work, the mother-of-three found strength in running and cycling as her six month sentence turned into seven years. </p> <p>Through a series of gruelling feats of endurance, which saw her become the first person in the world to run a marathon on chemotherapy, she raised more than £1.5 million for a series of charities close to her heart. </p> <p>Courageous, bloody-minded and boldly honest, it was the unfailing support of her three children and 45-year-old husband, Mike, that helped keep her alive. </p> <p>Her last big challenge was a 6781.8km ride across America - a far cry from her first race which was a 5km Race For Life in May 2001. </p> <p>Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on February 21, 1964, she married Mike in the mid-80s and together they built a home for themselves in Rothwell, Leeds, living the life of any normal Yorkshire family. </p> <p>But in July 1990 Mrs Tomlinson was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a mastectomy and had the lymph nodes under her arms removed. </p> <p>Two months later she started a three-year study programme at Leeds Teaching Hospitals to become a radiographer and, in June 1993, she qualified and started work. </p> <p>Soon afterwards, she discovered the cancer had re-occurred in the tissue around the breast and underwent a course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. </p> <p>The couple went on to have Steven, who was born in 1997, before she started postgraduate study in paediatric radiography two years later. </p> <p>But on August 31, 2000 she was told she had advanced metastatic breast cancer, which was incurable. Doctors told her the spread of the disease was extensive and she was only expected to live for six months. </p> <p>She began a course of chemotherapy, which finished the following year, and it was only then, in May 2001, that she took part in her first race - a 5km Race For Life. </p> <p>Whetting her appetite for the sport she then participated in the first 10km Abbey Dash in Leeds that December. The following month her condition worsened and she once again came out of remission as the cancer started to spread in her bones. </p> <p>Jane refused to let her terminal illness slow her down</p> <p>Relentlessly continuing with her running, she ran her first half marathon in York, followed by her first "big one" in April - the London Marathon - in a time of 4 hours 53 minutes. </p> <p>Her courage and determination propelled her into the media eye and in May she was named the Yorkshire Woman of Achievement 2002. In July she presented the Jubilee baton to the Queen at Temple Newsam, Leeds. </p> <p>Shocking people once more, she became the first terminally ill athlete to complete the London Triathlon, in August 2002, coming 20th in her age group. </p> <p>During this time her achievements were not solely athletic - she also successfully completed her postgraduate diploma in paediatric radiography. </p> <p>In October 2002 she ran the Great North Run in 1 hour 51 minutes, even though the cancer had spread further, causing her intense pain throughout her body. </p> <p>Later the same year, she announced her retirement from charity work "to spend time with her family". </p> <p>But in 2003 she took on further challenges, becoming the first terminally ill person to cycle from one end of the country to the other, completing the 1,060-mile ride from John O'Groats to Lands End, on a tandem bike with her brother, Luke Goward - all whilst undergoing chemotherapy. </p> <p>The day after the three-week ride in April, she went on to run the London Marathon for the second time, becoming the first person ever to have completed a marathon whilst still on chemotherapy. </p> <p>She raised £120,000 in 2002 for Cancer Research UK and a further £250,000 up to September 2003, which was split between Cancer Research UK, Sparks, Hannah House and Leeds Hospital Trust Acute Paediatric Services. </p> <p>For her achievements, she was granted an MBE in June 2003. </p> <p>On August 31, she then took on her hardest challenge yet, becoming the first cancer patient not in remission and the first terminally ill person ever to undertake one of the world's hardest challenges, the Gatorade Half Iron Man UK Triathlon. </p> <p>She finished the mammoth event, which included swimming 1.2 miles, cycling 56 miles and running a half marathon of 13.1 miles, quicker than expected in 6 hours, 37 minutes. </p> <p>She was well-known as a charity fundraiser</p> <p>Not content with a marathon, a triathlon, a Half Ironman triathlon and a cross-country bike ride, Mrs Tomlinson ended 2003 by completing the Great North Run in Newcastle on September 21 in 1 hour 51 minutes, four minutes ahead of her husband, Mike. </p> <p>In June 2004 she finished a gruelling 2,500-mile Rome to Home bike ride in 36 days, before taking on the Gatorade Half Ironman UK Triathlon for the second time in August. </p> <p>Later that year in November she became the only only cancer patient to complete a full Ironman triathlon - swimming 2.4 miles, riding 112 miles and running 26 miles - in a time of 15 hours 47 minutes, in Florida. </p> <p>In January 2005, she announced that she had raised £1,150,000 - surpassing her fundraising target of £1 million - and that she was again retiring from fundraising. </p> <p>But following a course of chemotherapy her health improved and she said she wanted to continue fundraising while she was still able to. </p> <p>In November 2005, she went on to complete the New York marathon in 5 hours 15 minutes - despite being able to train for only 12 weeks due to her treatment and an injury. </p> <p>Mrs Tomlinson took a break from fundraising as four courses of chemotherapy in six years led to her suffering chronic heart disease. </p> <p>But in May 2006 she announced her toughest challenge yet - a 4,200-mile bike ride from San Francisco to New York, enduring temperatures of more than 100F and altitudes of more than 11,000ft along the way. </p> <p>By the time Mrs Tomlinson completed the feat in Battery Park, New York, it was widely believed to be the greatest endurance feat yet attempted by someone with terminal cancer. </p> <p>Shortly after returning to the UK she was overjoyed when her daughter, Suzanne, gave birth to her first grandchild, Emily. </p> <p>Earlier this year she announced she was giving up her major challenges as her health deteriorated further. Later, it emerged that the Tomlinsons had suffered abuse from a small minority of people who questioned whether she was ill at all. </p> <p>Despite not being able to take part herself, she inaugurated a 10k Run For All event in Leeds, which she hoped will become in annual event. </p> <p>In June, she watched as 8,000 runners took to the city's streets as the event came to fruition. </p> <p>The run came just days after she found out she is to receive a CBE to add to her MBE. </p> <p>In an interview shortly after the announcement of the honour, she said: "The reality is that this will probably be the last summer that I get to spend with my family because of the extent of the disease that I have. </p> <p>"That's quite difficult to live with and it's quite difficult to stay positive, but you have to put that at the back of your mind so that you can enjoy the summer and that's what I'm going to be trying to do... spending the summer with my family." </p> <p>She went on: "I've had seven years to contemplate the fact that I'm not going to be around for my family but it doesn't make that end point any clearer, I don't think, and it doesn't make it any easier when you meet it." </p> <p>Her CBE and MBE were just a part of the national recognition she received which included more than 15 awards for her charity efforts, including the Helen Rollason award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2002 and a Pride of Britain Award in 2005. </p> <p>Jane's family will attend a private cremation after the service.</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971822" title="Jane1PA_468x656"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/822/1971822_c0aacc8431_s.jpg" alt="Jane1PA_468x656" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>I never met her, but as someone whom has lost a parent to cancer, my thoughts are with her family</p> <p>Goodbye Jane, you were and always will continue to be a tremendous inspiration to a great many people.</p> <p>Rest in peace</p> <p>(information courtesy of Yahoo! News and the Daily Mail, no copyright infringement is intended)</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/jane_tomlinson_rip~2978763/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://austin-lance.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/jane_tomlinson_rip~2978763/#comments