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One thing leads to another
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Hi All
I was just sat here thinking with a glass of vino, like you
do. I am thinking how fate and luck plays a part in our lives what with
the earthquake and all. This lead me to think about lucky people and my
belief that Ringo Starr is the luckiest man on the planet. I would be
interested to hear your views and who you think is lucky. Now, where did
I put that bottle?
Cheers
Steve
May 16, 2011
(Edited June 12, 2011)
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Hi Steve.
You were very fortunate not to have been involved in the earthquake and
we were all very relieved to hear from you. That is not luck, however
it would have been bad luck had you been tangled up in it!!!!!!!!
Recently
here on the news there was a report about a sky diver lad that jumped
from a plane at fifteen thousand feet and his 'chute failed to open.
Even he thought it was the end, but no, he walked away with minor broken
bones and a few cuts and bruises. Now that's what I call luck!
Regards to all.
Sticky.
PS. No vino I'm afraid just a cup of tea, but it's going down well!!!!!!!
May 16, 2011
(Edited May 16, 2011)
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Well, I think I'm lucky !! After not bothering at
school, packing up as an electrician, chasing rainbows with a group
etc. I find myself at age 60 and a half with a wife, 4 kids, 3
grandkids, a great granddaughter, a job, no mortgage, reasonably good
health and enough cash to keep the bills paid. That, I think is very
lucky.
All the best, Rich.
May 17, 2011
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That's what I call luck, Rich.
Sticky.
May 17, 2011
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I think I am as lucky as Ringo. In February 1994 in the
middle of a power-cut my teenage daughter tried to set up a camping Gaz
stove in the kitchen (unbeknown to me) surrounded by candles as I
answered the phone! When the thing did not light she took out the
cylinder to see why and held it over a candle. (not a good idea!) It was
pierced!! Luckily I spotted her and told her and the family to get out
as the kitchen caught fire with liquid gas running on the work top! I
then recalled a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, entered, opened a
double glazed window as the air was being consumed and BOOM! The
cylinder base hit the ceiling, all the windows on the ground floor blew
out and the hot air joined the casement as it flew down the garden. In
pitch darkness, as the fire had been extinguished, I wandered about (for
10 minutes) until a fireman dragged me into a patch of spotlight. Hands
blackened from a melted rubber torch, whiskers, hair & eyebrows
singed but intact. If I had not opened the window I would not be writing
this!! 6 lives to go!
May 21, 2011
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Bloody hell, that made me laugh Graham, only 'cos
I've been in a similar situation with a canister of butane, rocket fuel
or what ?
As for lucky ? I woke up this morning, that's good enough for me.
Keep smiling, or keeping on, whichever's your bag. Stu
May 21, 2011
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Hi Guys.
Been very quiet on yer lately.
All on hols, is it?
I've been enjoying semi retirement, fitting in the odd job with the real work at home!
Just
re-landscaped part of the back garden, raised an existing retaining
wall by about three feet and leveled up the ground to create something
useful. Part going down to grass but created a small vegie garden also.
Got runner beans up the sticks and broad beans about six inches high. Now the fun bit!
A badger got in amongst it all last night, dug several holes, I think he was trying to create a cemetery.
There were beans and tomato plants everywhere. Totally disheartening.
Spent
some cash today on electric fencing materials. Up and running now so we
can only wait and see if it has the desired effect.
Have fun.
Sticky.
June 4, 2011
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Good morning everybody
I have not been contributing lately as we have been on a holiday to
England!! We have been to Leeds, Wakefield, London, Poundbury
(Dorchester, Totnes and Bath. We stayed with friends in Leeds,
Wakefield, Totnes and Bath. My sister lives in Poundbury. The London
stay was to visit the Chelsea Flower Show and go to a show - "The
Million Dollar Quartet". Absolutely brilliant and having been to the Sun
studios in Memphis and knew the story it made it even better. The guy
who played the great Jerry Lee Lewis was superb and it could easily have
been Jery Lee himself. All you Rock n' Roll fans must go - anybody else
seen it?
I have not been to Chelsea for some 20 years or more and it is now
much improved, bigger, easier to move around and more displays and
gardens. We were in the show nearly 12 hours!!!
Things on the site seem to have been a bit quiet of late as you say Sticky. What are you all up to?
Cheers
Steve
June 6, 2011
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Hello Guys,
Holidays... Steve, for me and the
good Lady at least. Just got back this afternoon from Watchet on the
windy north Somerset coast. Went on the North Somerset Railway for a
little ride to Minehead. We haven`t been there for over twenty years ...
it`s changed a lot, has a new sea wall and loads of holiday flats on
the sea ront. Butlins seems to be getting much bigger than I remember
it, with a new "Big top" near the main entrance. Not my cup of tea, but
somebody must love it there.
"Hollands Wood" in the New Forest
was another holiday last month, went into Brockenhurst village to eye up
the new Honda "Jazz" for her indoors .. she`s 60 next year and I
promised her a change of vehicle for her birthday. Legs are
getting worse, so we might be selling the motor home and getting a small
"Trigano" caravan so we can take a car for transport while on holiday.
Not everywhere has a train service, or bus stops close to site,
nor flat enough for the old legs to use the push bikes easily.
Our
Anth Eccles is still pounding the keyboard for "Wikimapia" etc. He`s
got to go in for a bit of surgery to his kidney area. No doubt we`ll be
kept up to date with the gossip when he has time to post here. I hope
everybody is in good(ish) health and keeping busy now the good weather
is here. I have been given instructions from the "chef" that my presence
is required at the table, so I`ll be off for now and be back with more
thrilling installments soon ... Ha Ha.
Regards to all .. Bill
June 6, 2011
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Hi all.
Good to hear from you again Bill, enjoying the hols eh?
Whilst I think of it, perhaps Graham can answer this question.
What's with all the bunting outside the pub in Biddestone. Is it the remnants of the royal wedding, or have I missed something?
What are they doing at Hartham? The road has been closed for some time now.
Maybe the Taylors are having a new hot tub installed or something. Ha Ha.
Have fun all.
Sticky.
June 9, 2011
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Evening Gents,
The days seem to have shot by
recently. Nothing exciting. A barbie with the kids on Saturday and some
garden chores, oh and of course The Bell at Yatton Keynell last
Wednesday too. Now 'clickety-click' so have to get the pints down while I
can!
Recommend the Civic Francis. I am on my second (08).
Brother-in-law has the 2010 model that does even better per gallon. Only
1400 cc but I get 49-50 mpg out it. A bit staid but easy to access with
grand kids etc.
I call it my 'Granny-mobile!'
Flags are from
Royal Wedding. A local disruption as the landlord of the White Horse
left the following day. Some kind of local politics involved as his
sponser (one of a local group who lease The Crown at Giddea Hall as
well) is now resident.
Hartham Lane will be closed for weeks as they
are renewing the gas main. We have all had problems with filters in our
heating boilers due to 'dust' in the gas. This must be the cure.
Off to the Smoke for a few days next week, Belfast in early July and then two weeks in Suffolk. No distant parts this year!
Keep smiling chaps!
Graham
June 9, 2011
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Hello alle! just about to descend from E Anglia to the flesh pots of BAATH for a week of grandson b'day. (LEGOLAND
which will mean driving 1/2 way home again...quite apart from the
misery of the place....is it?? Any of you had the pleasure? ) Shall be staying in the olde Kamping Waggon, so I hope the weather improves. In the meanwhile here is a little diversion from ,life's miseries:
Banned
from Sainsbury's
Didn't like
shopping there anyway.
Yesterday I
was at my local Sainsbury's store buying a large bag of Winalot dog food for my
loyal pet and was in the checkout queue when a woman behind me asked if I had a
dog.
What did she think I had an elephant? So, since I'm retired and have
little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting
the Winalot Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn’t, because I ended up in
hospital last time, but I'd lost 2 stone before I woke up in intensive care with
tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her
that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load
your pockets with Winalot nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel
hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to
try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in queue was now
enthralled with my story.)
Horrified, she asked me if I ended up in
intensive care because the dog food poisoned me I told her no, I stepped off the
kerb to sniff an Irish Setter's a*se and a car hit me.
I thought the guy
behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. I'm now
banned from Sainsbury's.
Better watch what you ask retired
people.
They have all the time in the world to think of daft things to
say.
Forward
this to all your (especially retired) friends...... it will be their laugh for
the day.
AND
Why Some Men Have
Dogs And Not Wives:
1. The later you
are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs don't
notice if you call them by another dog's name.
3. Dogs like it if
you leave a lot of things on the floor.
4. A dog's parents
never visit.
5. Dogs agree that
you have to raise your voice to get your point
across.
6. You never have
to wait for a dog; they're ready to go 24 hours a
day.
7. Dogs find you
amusing when you're drunk..
8. Dogs like to go
hunting, fishing and don�t mind spending
the whole day with you in front of the tv.
9. A dog will not
wake you up at night to ask, "If I died, would you get another
dog?"
10. If a dog has
babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them
away.
11. A dog will let
you put a studded collar on it without calling you a
pervert.
12. If a dog
smells another dog on you, they don't get mad. They just think it's
interesting.
13. Dogs like to
ride in the back of a pickup truck and don�t care how much
money you have.
To
test this theory:
Lock your wife
and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open it and see who's happiest to
see
you.
well bless youalle for now
your still grieving Parrottless mate Chris
June 12, 2011
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