Advantages: The funny parts are hilarious, some interesting cultural snippets Disadvantages: much unnecessary political stuff; unlikeable author
Brigid Keenan's "Diplomatic Baggage" is a prime example of one of those books where one does not have to particularly like the narrator in order to gain enjoyment from reading. Perhaps it's hard to believe that I laughed out loud while reading this on an aeroplane, but seconds later found myself involuntarily clenching my fists and seething in anger? But that is exactly how I felt, reading these memoirs of a "trailing spouse".
A "trailing spouse", for those who don't know, is the wife (sometimes the husband, though, I am sure) of a diplomat, member of the armed forces or even an international businessman, who follows their husband around the world, living wherever the job takes them.
Brigid Keenan's husband is a British diplomat who worked mostly for the European Union, taking up postings in places such Barbados, India, Trinidad ...
Advantages: Looks like an authentic Auger Disadvantages: Oven too close to the floor.
the kitchen planner, I was informed that Diplomat appliances were exclusive to M.F.I. and were not marketed by anyone else, (hence the fruitless search).
The Diplomat 850 Dual Fuel Range cooker is not your average double sized range. It is only 850mm wide as opposed to the larger ones at 1000mm. Having quite a small kitchen a 1000mm range would have been too big. It is the usual 600mm deep to keep in line with the units and has adjustable feet, which can adapt the height from 900-915mm to keep it in line with worktops.
The appearance of the cooker is second only to a real Auger, the old fashioned means of cooking, whereby you would fill a fissure with natural fuel like wood or coal and keep it going. In this day and age of ?speed is of the essence?, it is no longer practical so therefore this is the next best thing.
It is supplied in ...
Advantages: Great sequel Disadvantages: Not as good as the first film
home and then the partners are assigned to the protection of Leo Getz, set to testify against South Africans for whom he has been laundering. Everything comes together as Riggs and Murtaugh close in on the SA crooks. Then Leo is kidnapped and their fellow police officers are attacked......
The Cast and Performances
Mel Gibson is once again very good as Martin Riggs. The character does not seem as much of a loose cannon as in the original film in 1987, but Gibson still gives it a big cowboy performance. Glover is sufficiently consistent as Murtaugh, and is the solid member of the cast around which everything else seems to be based. Joe Pesci is hyperactive as the naive Federal witness Leo Getz, and Patsy Kensit provides a love interest with a bad South African accent. Joss Ackland is excellent as South African crook and diplomat Arjen ...
