The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Visit to the pub #4 since lockdown.
The Bell Inn, Watchet.
Exmoor Stag.

 

[Paulus]

Visit to the pub #4 since lockdown.
The Bell Inn, Watchet.
Exmoor Stag.

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A very nice pint. I also like the Exmoor Beast

 

[gavroche]

What does @monkers remember of 1976, 95 and 2010 ?

 

[numbnuts]

I can't remember the summer of 1976 and I was working as a Blacksmith so every day was a hot one. The following year was very hot 42c for a whole week as I was in Aussie

 

[Paulus]

1976 I was living in a grotty bedsit, was running around on a new motorbike, an MZ250, and working in a small radio/TV workshop. I remember when the drought finally broke, I was in London and rode home up the M1 and M45 in a torrential down pour.

I was 18 in 1976, had finished my apprenticeship and was out on the railway as a second man. I had just bought my first proper motorcycle, a Honda CB175. A lovely bike that I had for a number of years.
The hot summer was wonderful if you weren't at work. The locomotive cabs were like saunas when you were not moving.
We had to have the windows and the cab doors open whilst moving to try and keep the temperature down.
When it finally did rain I was out walking with a mate of mine. We did a dance in the high road while getting wet.

 

[Dirk]

What does @monkers remember of 1976, 95 and 2010 ?

Not much, I wager.
@monkers looks far too young to remember them.

 

[welsh dragon]

Not much, I wager.
@monkers looks far too young to remember them.

Creep.

 

[monkers]

Not much, I wager.
@monkers looks far too young to remember them.

That picture was taken about the time of the invention of colour photography! I confess the pic is about about 3 years old - it's just a selfie using my fridge as the background. I tend to avoid being in photographs, so it's one of the few that I have.

 

[monkers]

Just to let everyone know, I'm still alive. The old war wound has been playing me up, the internet was even more broke than me, and the house is upside down due to decorating.

Insufficient bimbling either what with the above and winds we've been having here. There's been a bit of bike modding going on and some more in progress too.

I've missed you all in the meantime, and hope to be be to being here more next week. xx

 

[monkers]

Where are the ladies?

BTW - I know what @monkers real first name is.

I'd award you a special snooper's trophy except it was in my first post on the site on the 7th May

 

[Dave7]

Visit to the pub #4 since lockdown.
The Bell Inn, Watchet.
Exmoor Stag.

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Looks good.
Please tell me it doesn't taste like a mix of chocolate, fag ash and Welshies unwashed bloomers this time.

 

[Dave7]

Just to let everyone know, I'm still alive. The old war wound has been playing me up, the internet was even more broke than me, and the house is upside down due to decorating.

Insufficient bimbling either what with the above and winds we've been having here. There's been a bit of bike modding going on and some more in progress too.

I've missed you all in the meantime, and hope to be be to being here more next week. xx

At least Drago can sleep peacefully now

 

[gavroche]

Just to let everyone know, I'm still alive. The old war wound has been playing me up, the internet was even more broke than me, and the house is upside down due to decorating.

Insufficient bimbling either what with the above and winds we've been having here. There's been a bit of bike modding going on and some more in progress too.

I've missed you all in the meantime, and hope to be be to being here more next week. xx

Good to have you back.
We were wondering about asking @Drago to organise a search party as he is fully qualified in that field. We will put the sniffing dogs back in their kennels then.

 

[Dave7]

I can't remember the summer of 1976 and I was working as a Blacksmith so every day was a hot one. The following year was very hot 42c for a whole week as I was in Aussie

Did you have problems getting through customs in the nude ??

 

[monkers]

Good to have you back.
We were wondering about asking @Drago to organise a search party as he is fully qualified in that field. We will put the sniffing dogs back in their kennels then.

Thank you Gavroche

I'm sure there's a joke to be made there somewhere about Drago's Y fronts and sniffer dogs. I bet the poor beasties regret having their olfactory senses sometimes.