Ahoy there! I'm off on a boat

First topic message reminder :

Come Friday I'm off on a boat to the Norfolk broads.

Just in case I forget to say goodbye or whatever, just wanted to tell everyone to be good and to keep my debating seat warm.

I will keep an eye out for shady and I'll certainly raid his ship if I see him on his voyage.

Now, I will be driving the boat at times.....so erm.....keep an eye on the news....in case I get lost at sea or washed up on an island somewhere   

See you on and off as I'm taking my iPad to keep my beady eye on you all   


 :askissas:

victorisnotamused wrote:WHY?????  were you concentrating on your bikini top???

was something trying to escape

( . ) ( . )

Tsk, tsk Victor x

Topless on the boat.  Once we got clear of the Bay we used to do it all the time.



We used to come in to dock at Sam's Anchor Cafe for lunch, and the young ladies would delay putting on the tops til the last minute...for effect, obviously.

But that was before I was attached.   

Twitchers have noted a rare sighting in Wroxham of a White Breasted Nuthatch.

Much caffuffle on all the bridges

gerber wrote:Twitchers have noted a rare sighting in Wroxham of a White Breasted Nuthatch.

Much caffuffle on all the bridges

  

I haven't spotted Edds yet, I was convinced she would be sailing past me around now, completely lost and wondering where all the locks came from   

harvesmom wrote:

gerber wrote:Twitchers have noted a rare sighting in Wroxham of a White Breasted Nuthatch.

Much caffuffle on all the bridges

  

I haven't spotted Edds yet, I was convinced she would be sailing past me around now, completely lost and wondering where all the locks came from    

She may have been kidnapped for a fistful of silver, or thr sat nav's waterlogged

Last seen 3 miles off the coast of Belgium.....

Is there anything that girl won't do for chocolate???!

feelthelove wrote: Last seen 3 miles off the coast of Belgium.....

Is there anything that girl won't do for chocolate???!

I will get the periscope out on Friday when on le Shuttle..................  Will send SOS if spotted.

About time we had more chocolate............   

Edited............

Edds has been seen eating Ice Cream.. ::D:: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBc02FPSvXc

^gerbs.......coooooeeeeeeee..........ive bust a gut laffing here x

Clever...very cute.

gerber wrote:

feelthelove wrote: Last seen 3 miles off the coast of Belgium.....

Is there anything that girl won't do for chocolate???!

I will get the periscope out on Friday when on le Shuttle..................  Will send SOS if spotted.

About time we had more chocolate............   

Edited............

Edds has been seen eating Ice Cream.. ::D:: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBc02FPSvXc

Love it Gerber, honestly    you'd thought she'd have let us know she was safe and there she is tucking into a Mr Whippy! x

gerber wrote:

feelthelove wrote: Last seen 3 miles off the coast of Belgium.....

Is there anything that girl won't do for chocolate???!

I will get the periscope out on Friday when on le Shuttle..................  Will send SOS if spotted.

About time we had more chocolate............   

Edited............

Edds has been seen eating Ice Cream.. ::D:: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBc02FPSvXc

Blimey we haven't seen Petunia for years!

Is she the one from table six??????


lol....this is very blue peter

Cass wrote:Is she the one from table six??????


lol....this is very blue peter

I could never work out Blue Peter.

Whenever I tried to make a model there never was one already made. Maybe my Hamster used to eat it............ Especially the cakes. Could explain why Hamster didn't live for very long.

gerber wrote:

Cass wrote:Is she the one from table six??????


lol....this is very blue peter

I could never work out Blue Peter.

Whenever I tried to make a model there never was one already made.  Maybe my Hamster used to eat it............  Especially the cakes.  Could explain why Hamster didn't  live for very long.

As long as you didn't wrap him in sticky-backed plastic!   

Sassy wrote:

gerber wrote:

I could never work out Blue Peter.

Whenever I tried to make a model there never was one already made.  Maybe my Hamster used to eat it............  Especially the cakes.  Could explain why Hamster didn't  live for very long.

As long as you didn't wrap him in sticky-backed plastic!   

Mother wouldn't buy any. I had to use sellotape doubled up.   

gerber wrote:

Sassy wrote:

As long as you didn't wrap him in sticky-backed plastic!   

Mother wouldn't buy any.  I had to use sellotape doubled up.   

Deprived you were! But very innovative because of it!  ::D:: 

Sassy wrote:

gerber wrote:


Mother wouldn't buy any.  I had to use sellotape doubled up.   

Deprived you were!   But very innovative because of it!  ::D:: 

Ta muchly. A very lovely positive thought. I will use it all day

xx

gerber wrote:

Sassy wrote:

Deprived you were!   But very innovative because of it!  ::D:: 

Ta muchly.  A very lovely positive thought.  I will use it all day

xx

I'm off to do a few things, go forth and innovate    xx

I'm back!!!   

In a nutshell:

Boat had to be returned by 8:30am Friday morning and we thought "bollocks to getting up that early" so decided to bring the boat back Thursday evening.
Well it rained a lot today and the weather was forecast rain tomorrow so we decided to come back early.
We often do that anyway; we come back from places when we've had enough.

So! Tuesday, we saw a broken down boat with a couple on board and we turned our boat around and went to find the river police for them. He was a pretty complacent river police person as he wasn't in any hurry to go and help them and told us we had "approached him too fast" pffffffff!
Then. About three hours down the river, after jobsworth police twat had bothered to get in his boat and break his own speed limit, we came across a family of four who had driven into a bank of reeds!! The husband was fuming as his wife had run aground (wonder if she had a bikini emergency like me??). We tried to tow him - which was difficult as the tide and wind were strong - and my son and I were trying to catch the rope and tie of to our boat whilst our boat was pulling us out.
Needless to say we didn't succeed after about three attempts.
We called the emergency river bods and they went and got him.

So all in all, an adventure.
Glad to be home as apart from the beautiful scenery, the early morning fishing, the lovely family time and the wildlife, the bed was bastard uncomfortable and my pillow smelled like old man breath.

And.....

Where was Shady when we needed him????


Ps after writing this I see the weather is now saying sunshine tomorrow
Bloody typical

eddie wrote:I'm back!!!   

In a nutshell:

Boat had to be returned by 8:30am Friday morning and we thought "bollocks to getting up that early" so decided to bring the boat back Thursday evening.
Well it rained a lot today and the weather was forecast rain tomorrow so we decided to come back early.
We often do that anyway; we come back from places when we've had enough.

So! Tuesday, we saw a broken down boat with a couple on board and we turned our boat around and went to find the river police for them. He was a pretty complacent river police person as he wasn't in any hurry to go and help them and told us we had "approached him too fast" pffffffff!
Then. About three hours down the river, after jobsworth police twat had bothered to get in his boat and break his own speed limit, we came across a family of four who had driven into a bank of reeds!! The husband was fuming as his wife had run aground (wonder if she had a bikini emergency like me??). We tried to tow him - which was difficult as the tide and wind were strong - and my son and I were trying to catch the rope and tie of to our boat whilst our boat was pulling us out.
Needless to say we didn't succeed after about three attempts.
We called the emergency river bods and they went and got him.

So all in all, an adventure.
Glad to be home as apart from the beautiful scenery, the early morning fishing, the lovely family time and the wildlife, the bed was bastard uncomfortable and my pillow smelled like old man breath.

And.....

Where was Shady when we needed him????


Ps after writing this I see the weather is now saying sunshine tomorrow
Bloody typical

was this written from 60,000 leagues under the sea?????

Oh shut it Vic and admit it: you're glad I'm back.....

 :askissas: 

Well you certainly had an adventure!

eddie wrote:Oh shut it Vic and admit it: you're glad I'm back.....

 :askissas: 

I aint admitting to anything.......

eddie wrote:I'm back!!!   

In a nutshell:

Boat had to be returned by 8:30am Friday morning and we thought "bollocks to getting up that early" so decided to bring the boat back Thursday evening.
Well it rained a lot today and the weather was forecast rain tomorrow so we decided to come back early.
We often do that anyway; we come back from places when we've had enough.

So! Tuesday, we saw a broken down boat with a couple on board and we turned our boat around and went to find the river police for them. He was a pretty complacent river police person as he wasn't in any hurry to go and help them and told us we had "approached him too fast" pffffffff!
Then. About three hours down the river, after jobsworth police twat had bothered to get in his boat and break his own speed limit, we came across a family of four who had driven into a bank of reeds!! The husband was fuming as his wife had run aground (wonder if she had a bikini emergency like me??). We tried to tow him - which was difficult as the tide and wind were strong - and my son and I were trying to catch the rope and tie of to our boat whilst our boat was pulling us out.
Needless to say we didn't succeed after about three attempts.
We called the emergency river bods and they went and got him.

So all in all, an adventure.
Glad to be home as apart from the beautiful scenery, the early morning fishing, the lovely family time and the wildlife, the bed was bastard uncomfortable and my pillow smelled like old man breath.

And.....

Where was Shady when we needed him????


Ps after writing this I see the weather is now saying sunshine tomorrow
Bloody typical

Saw the pics, were they the 'before' photos of the boat? I am assuming it didnt look like that after you had been wrapping it round reeds for a week   

:asboredas: 

I am a very good driver harves

Welcome back, eddie! Sounds like a really fun time, I'd like to try it someday     

ok great......you're back....Yay......now where's our prezzies?

and we ain't falling for the ole it fell overboard excuse.....





xx

WB eds. Glad you made it.   

Cass wrote:ok great......you're back....Yay......now where's our prezzies?

and we ain't falling for the ole it fell overboard excuse.....





xx

I'm hoping for rocks   

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Cass wrote:ok great......you're back....Yay......now where's our prezzies?

and we ain't falling for the ole it fell overboard excuse.....





xx

I'm hoping for rocks   

      what sort of rocks are they ::%:: 
 ::resmahauth:: ::resmahauth:: ::resmahauth:: ::resmahauth:: ::resmahauth:: 

Edds! You is back!
We missed you loads and loads xx

Hallo all I missed you all so much I couldn't sleep etc etc

I did have pressies for you all but they fell overboard.
Yes they did Cass. Fell right into the waters so they did and I jumped in and everything.....risked my life and limb for all those EXPENSIVE key rings and fridge magnets but couldn't get to them in time   

Thanks for the post card Petunia.

Shame about the prezzie but just glad you are back safe and happy.

eddie wrote:I'm back!!!   

In a nutshell:

Boat had to be returned by 8:30am Friday morning and we thought "bollocks to getting up that early" so decided to bring the boat back Thursday evening.
Well it rained a lot today and the weather was forecast rain tomorrow so we decided to come back early.
We often do that anyway; we come back from places when we've had enough.

So! Tuesday, we saw a broken down boat with a couple on board and we turned our boat around and went to find the river police for them. He was a pretty complacent river police person as he wasn't in any hurry to go and help them and told us we had "approached him too fast" pffffffff!
Then. About three hours down the river, after jobsworth police twat had bothered to get in his boat and break his own speed limit, we came across a family of four who had driven into a bank of reeds!! The husband was fuming as his wife had run aground (wonder if she had a bikini emergency like me??). We tried to tow him - which was difficult as the tide and wind were strong - and my son and I were trying to catch the rope and tie of to our boat whilst our boat was pulling us out.
Needless to say we didn't succeed after about three attempts.
We called the emergency river bods and they went and got him.

So all in all, an adventure.
Glad to be home as apart from the beautiful scenery, the early morning fishing, the lovely family time and the wildlife, the bed was bastard uncomfortable and my pillow smelled like old man breath.

And.....

Where was Shady when we needed him????


Ps after writing this I see the weather is now saying sunshine tomorrow
Bloody typical

Good afternoon Eddie.

Were you on one of those funny barge things?

Did you catch any fish eddie?

nicko wrote:Did you catch any fish eddie?

Good afternoon Nicko.

First time I've been here for a while & it seems pretty quiet.What's happened?

Sounds to have been eventful Eds, and I can't help but notice you picked a bit of country twang there 'so you have' ;-) x

eddie wrote:Hallo all I missed you all so much I couldn't sleep etc etc

I did have pressies for you all but they fell overboard.
Yes they did Cass. Fell right into the waters so they did and I jumped in and everything.....risked my life and limb for all those EXPENSIVE key rings and fridge magnets but couldn't get to them in time   

Pfft ....to join senior's power ranger in the murky depths.

ill have you know I collect fridge magnets I do

Shady wrote:

eddie wrote:I'm back!!!   

In a nutshell:

Boat had to be returned by 8:30am Friday morning and we thought "bollocks to getting up that early" so decided to bring the boat back Thursday evening.
Well it rained a lot today and the weather was forecast rain tomorrow so we decided to come back early.
We often do that anyway; we come back from places when we've had enough.

So! Tuesday, we saw a broken down boat with a couple on board and we turned our boat around and went to find the river police for them. He was a pretty complacent river police person as he wasn't in any hurry to go and help them and told us we had "approached him too fast" pffffffff!
Then. About three hours down the river, after jobsworth police twat had bothered to get in his boat and break his own speed limit, we came across a family of four who had driven into a bank of reeds!! The husband was fuming as his wife had run aground (wonder if she had a bikini emergency like me??). We tried to tow him - which was difficult as the tide and wind were strong - and my son and I were trying to catch the rope and tie of to our boat whilst our boat was pulling us out.
Needless to say we didn't succeed after about three attempts.
We called the emergency river bods and they went and got him.

So all in all, an adventure.
Glad to be home as apart from the beautiful scenery, the early morning fishing, the lovely family time and the wildlife, the bed was bastard uncomfortable and my pillow smelled like old man breath.

And.....

Where was Shady when we needed him????


Ps after writing this I see the weather is now saying sunshine tomorrow
Bloody typical

Good afternoon Eddie.

Were you on one of those funny barge things?

No shady, on a boat type of thing, with upper deck and lower deck steering? Looks like a speedboat shape but only goes about six miles an hour?

I did wave to a ship that was called Shady's Revenge but alas, you did not wave back.

I'm glad it was just fridge magnets, and not really significant things like, for a totally random example, chunks off the Rocky Mountains that you can keep in your home -- you know, a real sample of something that doesn't just occur everywhere in the world, but that you can only actually find in one relatively small place.

And yes, Cass, I'm messing with you   

nicko wrote:Did you catch any fish eddie?

Hi Nicko, no I didn't but OH caught a few, he got up one morning at 4:30am   

@Gerbs, good to be back on solid ground me old girl

@Les, aye laddie....when in Naaarfuk you gots to speak loik the lowculls

@Cass, me too!! We should have a fridge magnet swap shop   

Ben_Reilly wrote:I'm glad it was just fridge magnets, and not really significant things like, for a totally random example, chunks off the Rocky Mountains that you can keep in your home -- you know, a real sample of something that doesn't just occur everywhere in the world, but that you can only actually find in one relatively small place.

And yes, Cass, I'm messing with you   

Who says I never smuggled back something huge and momentous?
I got the boat's propeller   

eddie wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:I'm glad it was just fridge magnets, and not really significant things like, for a totally random example, chunks off the Rocky Mountains that you can keep in your home -- you know, a real sample of something that doesn't just occur everywhere in the world, but that you can only actually find in one relatively small place.

And yes, Cass, I'm messing with you   

Who says I never smuggled back something huge and momentous?
I got the boat's propeller   

Nice   

I've been holding it against Cass ever since she made a joke about someone going on holiday (by the way, I hope you all appreciate the effort I go to, to speak British) and asking if they got a rock. I got a piece of pink granite flecked with iron from the Rocky Freaking Mountains, not something easily come by (effort to speak British, etc.) in Texas ...

Ben_Reilly wrote:

eddie wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:I'm glad it was just fridge magnets, and not really significant things like, for a totally random example, chunks off the Rocky Mountains that you can keep in your home -- you know, a real sample of something that doesn't just occur everywhere in the world, but that you can only actually find in one relatively small place.

And yes, Cass, I'm messing with you   

Who says I never smuggled back something huge and momentous?
I got the boat's propeller   

Nice   

I've been holding it against Cass ever since she made a joke about someone going on holiday (by the way, I hope you all appreciate the effort I go to, to speak British) and asking if they got a rock. I got a piece of pink granite flecked with iron from the Rocky Freaking Mountains, not something easily come by (effort to speak British, etc.) in Texas ...

We appreciate your efforts Benjy but you could say "vacation" - we all read enough American lit and see enough films to know the lingo   

By the way, the "rock" we speak of is a disgusting long piece of candy (effort to speak americanish) that breaks your teeth when you bite it and turns into some chewy kind of weird shit when it's in your mouth   

Not nice.

Made me LOL with the "American" edds, thanks

And I can't remember the last time I heard of rock candy here. But it reminds me of one of my uncles, who was in the military and stationed in S. Korea for at least a decade. He came home and couldn't believe how different the country was. Which is the heart and soul of America -- it changes constantly, you can never expect it to stay the same and if you're American and you do, you've completely missed the boat (see what I did there?).

I posted about this in Thinking Deeply -- things that were unthinkable a decade ago become common wisdom while you're not paying attention

Ben_Reilly wrote:Made me LOL with the "American" edds, thanks

And I can't remember the last time I heard of rock candy here. But it reminds me of one of my uncles, who was in the military and stationed in S. Korea for at least a decade. He came home and couldn't believe how different the country was. Which is the heart and soul of America -- it changes constantly, you can never expect it to stay the same and if you're American and you do, you've completely missed the boat (see what I did there?).

I posted about this in Thinking Deeply -- things that were unthinkable a decade ago become common wisdom while you're not paying attention

I shall look in Thinking Deeply when I've woken up properly

And yes, I see what you did, you clever old thing, you   

By the way, have we talked about boats and water a lot today or is it just me?  :\\:[: 

eddie wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:Made me LOL with the "American" edds, thanks

And I can't remember the last time I heard of rock candy here. But it reminds me of one of my uncles, who was in the military and stationed in S. Korea for at least a decade. He came home and couldn't believe how different the country was. Which is the heart and soul of America -- it changes constantly, you can never expect it to stay the same and if you're American and you do, you've completely missed the boat (see what I did there?).

I posted about this in Thinking Deeply -- things that were unthinkable a decade ago become common wisdom while you're not paying attention

I shall look in Thinking Deeply when I've woken up properly

And yes, I see what you did, you clever old thing, you   

By the way, have we talked about boats and water a lot today or is it just me?  :\\:[: 

I blame Shady, he who terrorizes suckas on the seven seas ... At any rate, it's a pirate's life for me

Me and a friend of mine camped in his back yard and played the record this was on until we fell asleep -- Sixteen men on a dead man's chest!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7M7d8u40I4

eddie wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:Made me LOL with the "American" edds, thanks

And I can't remember the last time I heard of rock candy here. But it reminds me of one of my uncles, who was in the military and stationed in S. Korea for at least a decade. He came home and couldn't believe how different the country was. Which is the heart and soul of America -- it changes constantly, you can never expect it to stay the same and if you're American and you do, you've completely missed the boat (see what I did there?).

I posted about this in Thinking Deeply -- things that were unthinkable a decade ago become common wisdom while you're not paying attention

I shall look in Thinking Deeply when I've woken up properly

And yes, I see what you did, you clever old thing, you   

By the way, have we talked about boats and water a lot today or is it just me?  :\\:[: 

Maybe it has something to do with the expected weather today, you poor old things  ::ftlcheer:: 

^Ben - I hope you stub your toe on yer rock



breaking news - I woke up with a cold sore and it hurts - bugger

Cass wrote:^Ben - I hope you stub your toe on yer rock



breaking news - I woke up with a cold sore and it hurts - bugger

Ouch and ouch bung some Zovirax on it xxxx