What you doing this weekend?

[Ian Frog]

Funnily enough the owner of the bike shop I mentioned before will probably be at the Beeswing.

Listen for a Brummie accent lol.

Cheers

Ian

[Mawsley]

3 hours ago, Ian Frog said:

Funnily enough the owner of the bike shop I mentioned before will probably be at the Beeswing.

Listen for a Brummie accent lol.

Cheers

Ian

 

Got more cockerknees tbh

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Sunday being Remembrance Sunday I am leading events at our local war memorials - I say it in the plural as today will be the third and fourth services I am conducting for Remembrance.

 

I shall be telling the story of Bob Daniels, a stoker on HMS Vanguard. Bob was engaged to Louie Treble and they had bought a terraced house in Liverpool backing onto the railway line. On 9th July 1917 Bob left Vanguard on summer leave and took the boat ashore. On reaching the mainland he realised he had left a gift he'd bought for Louie on board ship. He got the last boat back knowing he'd have to stay on board overnight and get the first morning boat ashore.

 

At 11.20pm a flame was seen to erupt from Vanguard and moment later she blew up. It is believed the explosion was due to faulty ammunition on board. Of the 845 men on board only 2 survived. Bob was one of the casualities. His name is on the war memorial at Chatham.

 

Louise never met anyone else and lived in the house they had bought until she died. She was my mother's aunt so I remember visiting her when I was young.

 

The suffering of war was lived by Louise every day of her life. It is as much about those who are left behind, those who live with injuries seen and unseen, as those who give their lives.

[Steve_M]

Deep Purple at the OVO, Glasgow this evening. They were among my favourite bands when I was a yoof, so hoping they live up to my rose-tinted (or should that be “purple  tinted”?) memories. 
 

 

[rennie]

I'm still visiting she's not home yet so I won't be actively taking part in any remembrance events this year  but I will be thinking of them 

[bonio]

Early entry for next weekend: just gone and booked myself onto a mx try out day. Really ought to be old enough (and unfit enough) to know better.

[Simon Davey]

@bonio

That sounds like immense fun, and an excuse to buy another bike... 

[Bender]

Next weekend I will he attempting to do as little as possible to recover from this weekend  

[bonio]

Great countryside there @Bender

[Bender]

10 minutes ago, bonio said:

Great countryside there @Bender

Some spectacular scenery, it's my fav part of the UK.

[Simon Davey]

You can't fool us, we know you had a great time @Bender

I bet it was a little chilly though. 

[Bender]

1 hour ago, Simon Davey said:

You can't fool us, we know you had a great time @Bender

I bet it was a little chilly though. 

Had a great time, would do it again tmrw unfortunately work says no........

 

Not remotely into cold territory yet, I've been camping down glen etive when the river froze and  been the only one in the entire glen, it's starting to get spoiled now, James bond skyfall brought it to the attention of every numpty, Brocken glass and discarded crap is getting left all over, it's very sad......

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

We have been looking after the grandchildren Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

 

I am destroyed.  They, on the other hand, are still bouncing off the walls. 

[bonio]

Friday, Saturday, Sunday?

Three rounds and still standing? 

Sir, you are a machine.

 

[S-Westerly]

10 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

We have been looking after the grandchildren Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

 

I am destroyed.  They, on the other hand, are still bouncing off the walls. 

Got home from sea on November 7th. Had the 2 youngest grandchildren 8th,9th and 10th. On 11th I'd have gone back to sea in a flash had it been on offer. According to my wife the tiny terrorists were being exemplary. 

[bonio]

We've had the oldest one on his own for a sleepover and he was as good as an angel. But when they bring their parents with them, it's a completely different story.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

17 hours ago, bonio said:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday?

Three rounds and still standing? 

Sir, you are a machine.

 

And the 3 year old rolled up again this morning. I'm off for a hot bath then an evening in the pub. 

[Fish]

After the last couple of weeks I'll be praying for some nice, ok dry weather to go out for a blat.

[Fiddlesticks]

Mad weekend starting Thursday, Quiz night. Poker with the guys (Fri into early hours of Sat). Advanced bike test Sat (lol), a choice of either Sandrazer or Tony Wright live Sat PM, son's birthday Sun, off to see Dare & Blackballed in Holmfirth.

 

Working from home Monday, which may or may not involve a little snooze at the desk.

[rennie]

No plans! Not really up to going out properly to a gig or something but we may pop out for an hour or so 

[Simon Davey]

Good luck with the test @Fiddlesticks

[bonio]

All the best @Fiddlesticks

[Mawsley]

Emails from the council confirm two days of salting has been done, so the bike absolutely isn’t getting de-SORNed yet. 
 

I was catching the train to the footy on Saturday so the wife can have the car and go see her Dad in hospital…but they want to charge me £68 for a trip that’s take an hourish by road. F that. I’m now going to be sharing a coach with old people who smell of stale urine and are flatulent. 
 

*Sorry, got that the wrong way around, they’ll be stuck on a coach with me. 

[Shepherd]

Currently on a coach en route to the Christmas markets in Germany with Wife, Daughter and Daughters fella.

It has been agreed that he and I needn't traipse around stalls full of the same old tat ( her words ), so we are going to take refuge in the bars. I haven't had a drink session for years, so it could get messy very quickly 

[Fiddlesticks]

On 04/12/2024 at 20:58, Simon Davey said:

Good luck with the test @Fiddlesticks

 

On 04/12/2024 at 22:36, bonio said:

All the best @Fiddlesticks

Thanks... Due to Storm Darragh this was postponed till today..

All went well, thankfully.

 

Still can't wheelie though...