Comments on: Prince Charles Corks His Aston Martin

By: Arbroath

Arbroath — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:40:02 +0000

Is everything alright Mr Anorak?

It’s very unusual for you not to have updated for so long.

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As Yampster sussed in the Forums, young Mr Anorak is doing the Booze run to France (It’s thirsty work this Moderating lark). He will be back later today. [duncanr]

By: lyn

lyn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:39:56 +0000

Good idea as have some old stuff in the cupboard, so will do the same today.

By: JuneJohnson

JuneJohnson — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:06 +0000

Before I go along with any of those ideas, I shall purchase a bottle and try it, if I don’t return in due course…..

By: yampster

yampster — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:27:43 +0000

The wine is only declared surplus due to CAP quotas. Once it is produced it can be converted to ethanol by simple distillation. Once you have produced your first batch the ethanol itself can be used to fuel the process

By: some bloke

some bloke — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:37:08 +0000

Prince Charles runs his Aston Martin on wine that is ’surplus’ only because

“The EU sets strict limits on wine production and any excess is not allowed to be sold on the market. One way it is redistributed is for use through environmental fuel”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/2223663/Prince-Charles’s-Aston-Martin-is-wine-powered.html

So how much energy/carbon/global warming went into producing this ’surplus’ wine in the first place ?

By: DuncanR

DuncanR — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:44 +0000

‘I think our wine is surplus English wine.’

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There’s a very good reason for that !!!

By: lyn

lyn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:36:38 +0000

Yes, we will be too pissed to drive. Imagine all those fumes in the busy streets, the public will all be tipsy!

By: dairy

dairy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:58:26 +0000

yes, but we’ll all be too pissed to drive!!

By: lyn

lyn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:02:46 +0000

Fancy having excess wine to burn! Hopefully it won’t be too long before we can go to the service station and fill up cheaply.

By: sally

sally — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:22:58 +0000

If it was Royal Duchy wine the best thing to do with it would be ‘burn it!’

By: lyn

lyn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:03:18 +0000

Wonder if the exhaust has a nice smell of glue wine like they service in the ski fields restaurants? If so, this is good for the environment and could make for some happy folks out there.

By: JuneJohnson

JuneJohnson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:35 +0000

well, he might give us some wine

By: dairy

dairy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:30:56 +0000

…why?

By: Maravilha

Maravilha — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:12:27 +0000

I love Prince Charles.

I’ve always done, all my life.

A great man, idealist, doing all he can for his country .

Let us respect him!

By: dairy

dairy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:31 +0000

Any more down to earth and the prince would be buried alive…

I wish someone would - he’d be far more use as fertiliser….

By: JuneJohnson

JuneJohnson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:47:22 +0000

Much as I love Aston Martins, (have owned several in my dreams) running them on wine is a tad ott.
The Duchy could make a donation of wine to Anorak Towers?