Uncle skello's you know whats.......

Whats HOT.....

OTTERS:
With Henry williamson's joyful 1927 novel "tarka the otter" set within spitting distance of gulfstream HQ,the otter certainly has a special place in the hearts and minds of the company's staff.....The eurasion otter,(lutra lutra) was a common sight for me up until recently ,but lately I haven't really seen any ,despite being up at dawn and out late most evenings.I had become so despondent with this wildlife phenomenon,that I thought I might shift my naturalistic ponchant to the snake.Devon has 3 species of native snake and actually this year I've seen 3 adders and a grass snake( a big bugger....).Then just when you think your allegiance might have changed...boom....what do I see ,but a small, beautiful otter on the outskirts of the village ,infrequently at first, but then lately the sightings have become more and more common....

MANU TUILANGI:
the best thing to have come out of england's world cup campaign........Was it just coincidental that he was england's least coached player?

THE WELSH RUGBY TEAM:
The coaches have put their faith in the yougsters,instead of the dinosaurs...Johno take note....

JULIAN WILSON:
Perhaps now ,the most complete surfer on tour.....however at 6 foot tall he's one of the least popular for you khow what..............(sticky glue)...

MATT HAWKSHAW:
Gulfstream's glasser..Admittedly at times he can be a bit down, a bit slow and a bit distracted (normally by a new bicycle....).But, he does fantastic resin tints, is a super consistent glasser, a top chap (see 2 weeks ago) and has a healthy admiration for north devon's favourite little critter ,the otter(see above)........

Whats NOT.....
THE ITALIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM:
read all about it.....its absolutely bonkers.

THE ENGLAND RUGBY COACHING STAFF:
Well,I really thought that they must have had some kind of masterplan,something great that with all my obsessive rugby reading ,I'd overlooked.But, they didn't did they...How anyone after 21/2 years in charge can go into a major tournament without knowing their best 2nd row and back row combinations ,who's their best 9 and 10 , and their best centre pairing is truly lamentable .
They deserve the guillotine, hey George..(see last week's comments...)

BEAVERS:
A bigger,hairier,american imitation of an otter....

CHAFING:
an unfortunate rash caused by ill-fitting chaps (see last week) or less often, by a badly fitting wetsuit...The answer is simple, bespoke chaps made by a decent tailor in Jermyn Street from supersoft grade A goat scrotal leather, and a new made to measure wetsuit from SNUGG....goat leather optional.