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| Speedy Santa |
Residents of an English seaside town are being denied the spectacle of Santa arriving at the harbour on waterskis this Christmas following complaints from local seafarers that he broke the 16-knot speed limit last year and caused a hazard.
Santa has been instructed by the harbourmaster at Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk to use an alternative mode of transport. |
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| Ostrich rage |
An Ostrich took such a dislike to a Mercedes parked close to its pen at Nicosia Zoo in Cyprus that it broke free and attacked it. The 180kg bird went on the rampage for three hours and caused damage to the expensive car's bonnet and bumper before finally being recaptured by police. |
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| Say no to bags |
As you get down to the serious business of Christmas gift buying, don't forget that, as a present to our environment, you should be using as few plastic bags as possible.
The government campaign to ask us to refuse at least one plastic bag a day as we go about our stocking-filling is an effort to make sure we meet a target set in 2002 to cut plastic bag use in half by the end of this year. Using reusable bags or just making good use of the plastic bags we've already got might just mean that we can save a billion bags being dumped and finding their way into our waterways and oceans and causing a hazard to turtles, whales, sea birds and other animals. |
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| WWWacky website |
Well, given the time of year, we had to go for a seasonal site, and this is as good as any, and better than some.
If, over the festive season, you find yourself needing to entertain small children or elderly relatives, with whom you have nothing whatsoever in common, it is sometimes reassuring to have a few Christmas jokes to fall back on, and www.christmasjokes.co.uk has more than a few jokes, in fact it has hundreds. Non-offensive, apart from to those with a sophisticated sense of humour, they are suitable for rellies of all ages. What do you call people who are scared of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic! What do Eskimos use to hold their homes together? Ig-'glue'! Notice, we didn't say they were funny. |
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Volume 10.12
December 2005 |
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Hello Welcome to the final Fleettorque of 2005! Happy Christmas from all at Fleetcare!
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Sparkly Christmas |
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 Christmas can be a dreary time for those of us who have to work through the holiday season, but something can be done to brighten up the dull yuletide working hours - find a pc and plug in this innovative USB Christmas Tree to bring a festive sparkle to any workplace.
Just the right size to sit on a desk, this 20cm tall tree really does run off a USB cable and can be yours for only $23 from www.mrgadget.com.au.
Visiting clients? Pack it with your laptop and plug it in when you get there to share the festive spirit! Watch in wonder as its little lights flash through a repertoire of four seasonal colours! A must for non-Scrooges everywhere. |
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Singing cushion |
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 This could be the ideal Christmas present for that difficult friend or relative who seems to have just about everything.
They're Whispering Cushions - just plug them into a stereo system or the television and the wireless speakers hidden beneath the luxuriously padded cushion deliver the sound right to your tricky customer's ears as they rest.
There are even controls stitched into the fabric so there's no need to move a muscle to change tracks. Designed by Endry Van Zwarm, the cushions are available from www.gadgetcandy.com, but unfortunately only so far in the rather girly pink flower motif, which might not be the ideal choice for Great-Uncle Merv. |
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I'll eat my socks |
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 A gift of socks may seem boring in comparison to the Whispering Cushions, but if you happen to find yourself in Japan this month you could purchase a pair with a difference.
Now on Japanese shelves are socks made from corn, created by American textile manufacturers in an effort to boost the demand for the grain crop and also compete with cheap goods from China and Asia.
The socks, made from the corn-based textile Ingeo, are completely biodegradable but will cost about 20 per cent more than regular socks on sale in Japan. If the Japanese like them, they could be coming to a hosiery department near you very soon. |
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Fleetcare's Operation's Manager turns Pro Golfer! |
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 Brett McGuire headed off to Queensland last week to represent Fleetcare and WA in the Holden Fleet Invitational Golf Tournament for 2005. After winning the WA round in October Brett and his team were given the invitation to take part in the final at Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast.
There were 172 competitive golfers taking part in both the Fleet Invitational and Holden Scramble events. Some were assisted by the 'Holden Young Lions' a group of up and coming professionals sponsored by GMH. Queensland television cameras were there to capture the event which positioned the WA team in a healthy fourth position by the end of day one. By the end of day two tension was mounting as a dead heat was announced and a countback was used to determine first and second place. After much suspense Brett's WA team were announced the winners (much to their surprise).
Congratulations to all that took part - particularly the winning team in the picture above who took home the trophy! Left to Right: Dirk Kluck, Ray Tallis, Kath Della-Santina and Brett McGuire. |
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