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Felix wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:55 pm Just got banned from a facebook Wild Swimming page. No one could tell me what was wild about it as it was just called swimming by non pretentious folk. Last straw was telling them i am away for a Wild Walk to ALDI for some milk. I only joined 10 minutes earlier :lol: :lol: :lol:
They probably wouldn't have liked being called 'tresspassers' or 'water/wildlife botherers' either. :D
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Sat in Istanbul Airport and just been informed of a 5 hour departue delay. We were due to take off at 02:35.

This is not good - we have a train to catch in Hanoi 1.5 hours after our new scheduled arrival time. M is on the case but it's not looking good.
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Just got back from drinking and obscene amount of piper h at the loop ocal dignitaries place!
Just a little bit squiffy!
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Yambo wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 8:09 pm Sat in Istanbul Airport and just been informed of a 5 hour departue delay. We were due to take off at 02:35.

This is not good - we have a train to catch in Hanoi 1.5 hours after our new scheduled arrival time. M is on the case but it's not looking good.
Did it work out okay?
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Just opened up the 23rd door on my advent calendar. At 61 this is the first time i have had one so was surprised and disappointed that it only went up to the 24th. I always presumed you got a 25th sweet.

Anyway wife is still at work and this was the highlight of my day so far :lol:
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Saved Christmas

Dog chewed the connector off a set of tree lights. Which are integrated into the tree.

Not a pretty result, but they work (after soldering them the wrong way and re-doing).
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Sorted out my bike tracker, which has been complaining about a lack of connection for longer than I should have left it 😬
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Taipan wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2024 12:07 pm
Yambo wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 8:09 pm Sat in Istanbul Airport and just been informed of a 5 hour departue delay. We were due to take off at 02:35.

This is not good - we have a train to catch in Hanoi 1.5 hours after our new scheduled arrival time. M is on the case but it's not looking good.
Did it work out okay?

Yes, thanks Taipan. M managed to get the booking changed to a later train which we boarded from a little used station further up the line. Not as plush as the one we missed but it got us to the right place.
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Sat in the local with the wife, just finishing off my third pint of Star.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2024 3:55 pm Sat in the local with the wife, just finishing off my third pint of Star.
No Butty Bach. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2024 4:42 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2024 3:55 pm Sat in the local with the wife, just finishing off my third pint of Star.
No Butty Bach. 🤷🏻‍♂️
The wife has just taken the £100 jackpot from the bandit, with only a £25 investment!
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Better than the bond's that. 👍
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Well, we found out yesterday that our friend John had died the day before. He was a massive gambling fiend.

Her in doors sent flowers to the widow.

The jackpot just paid for them, the wife is taking it as some kind of weird gamblers karma.
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Right now buzzing with pride.

Mrs Y was supposed to fly to UK on Boxing Day to see all her family for 6 days. They are very close.

But she's so worried about me, that she wouldn't have enjoyed the trip.

I tried to push her and could probably have coped, but no.

She had a big smile so no negativity from her.

Gonna try to do what I can to make it special for her.
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On one of the last trains home as the network shuts down at 2000. Engineering work is already starting. Off to see the Outlaws when I get home. Then bed and up for a 12hr shift tmrw.
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Waiting for dinner. Couple of pints in the pub wih dayghter and son in law, couple of G& Ts at home, red wine opened and breathing and wife is producing Beef Wellington and trimmings.

I am a happy bunny. :)
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I've just faked the reindeer bites in the carrot left out on the fireplace.

Disposed of the glass of booze, too.
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Eating quality street from a proper size tin in Denmark.
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Having BBQ/Bonfire on patio
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