hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Celebrating Vernon - An invitation: Saturday 7 May 2016
- Thread starter User
- Start date
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Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
No none at all. That's why the slight disagreement I had with a hedge on my way home was purely coincidental !
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
I hope you didn't damage your transistor radio on the handlebars
The radio, its owner and most importantly the bike survived unscathed. Damn hedge just jumped out at me!
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Don't worry, I'll never wash it againI wet it twice. Sorry
hondated
Guru
- Location
- Eastbourne East Sussex
Not going to say anything other than well done you then.Oh ! life can be complicated at times you know !
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
I'm now back in my usual place on the sofa at home.
The last 48 hours have flown by: it's almost dreamlike and surreal that I came, I saw, and I went home home again. That middle bit, though, 'I saw' was the best bit (apart from not getting much sleep in the YH due to some bloody loud snorer). I'd only met TMN before, and was pleased to meet her again for the third time. But it was great to meet the other 13 for the first (and hopefully not last) time.
The weather was magnificent, the location was ideal, there was food and wine in abundance, as were the laughter and stories (Reg's account of being evacuated/air-lifted from darkest Africa, being the most memorable, if just a tad too detailed
). A fine collection of characters and personalities really made the day, though, and it was a fitting tribute to Vernon, who was looking down at us with his eyes, no doubt, on the pies.
Hopefully this will become an annual event (one of many around the country) and my misses has already given me the green light to 'host' a picnic and ride weekend next year at her summer house in Sandefjord (accessible from Stansted and Manchester by Ryanair), if deemed to be a more attractive destination than Leicester (this time next year, no-one will remember that name
) or Oxford.
But wherever you are in GB, there should be opportunities for YOU to have a get-together/picnic/ride in your area just for the sheer fun of it.
As TVC mentioned earlier, the process of 'actualizing' virtual friends was a great success.
Thanks to everyone present for making it such an enjoyable occasion and, finally and most importantly, a massive thanks to User for planning and organising the day so splendidly, and his generosity with food and wine.
The last 48 hours have flown by: it's almost dreamlike and surreal that I came, I saw, and I went home home again. That middle bit, though, 'I saw' was the best bit (apart from not getting much sleep in the YH due to some bloody loud snorer). I'd only met TMN before, and was pleased to meet her again for the third time. But it was great to meet the other 13 for the first (and hopefully not last) time.
The weather was magnificent, the location was ideal, there was food and wine in abundance, as were the laughter and stories (Reg's account of being evacuated/air-lifted from darkest Africa, being the most memorable, if just a tad too detailed
). A fine collection of characters and personalities really made the day, though, and it was a fitting tribute to Vernon, who was looking down at us with his eyes, no doubt, on the pies.Hopefully this will become an annual event (one of many around the country) and my misses has already given me the green light to 'host' a picnic and ride weekend next year at her summer house in Sandefjord (accessible from Stansted and Manchester by Ryanair), if deemed to be a more attractive destination than Leicester (this time next year, no-one will remember that name
) or Oxford.But wherever you are in GB, there should be opportunities for YOU to have a get-together/picnic/ride in your area just for the sheer fun of it.
As TVC mentioned earlier, the process of 'actualizing' virtual friends was a great success.
Thanks to everyone present for making it such an enjoyable occasion and, finally and most importantly, a massive thanks to User for planning and organising the day so splendidly, and his generosity with food and wine.
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Absinthe Minded
Guest
Well, I didn't know the bloke, don't know any of you; but what a wonderful thing to do and what a wonderful time you all seemed to have had doing it. R.I.P.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Some of us had a play on it - I think Rob enjoyed his go
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I did indeed. For a couple of minutes I got a glimpse of what it must be like to be Mrs @Dave 123
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I did indeed. For a couple of minutes I got a glimpse of what it must be like to be Mrs @Dave 123
You felt the contentment then?
- Location
- Manchester
Looks like you all had a wonderful meet up.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Is that what you call it? You obviously know how to keep the good lady happy
