The Retirement Thread
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It's already here in my part of Devon.Lets get to March and then we can start to hope for spring to appear
172traindriver
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Morning campers!
Excellent nights sleep in the new van.
Off to Chulmleigh this morning, so I'll have to dig out my banjo.
Yikes thats bad
Doesn't look too exciting on google maps, what would you want to go there for??
Hope you don't end up squealing like a pig
172traindriver
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Missus wants a newspaper........
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Enjoying a Clooneys before heading out with my rifle. Wearing my "Peace though superior firelower" T shirt.
172traindriver
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Keep the doors locked whilst she nips in the shop then
What a gentleman you are
He's only suggesting sensible precautions.What a gentleman you are
172traindriver
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He's only suggesting sensible precautions.
Someones got to keep the engine running for a quick get away
172traindriver
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Drago
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Lemme tell you a story...
So e years ago I was walking Lemmy in some farmland about a mile from home (I have permission to be there, cos the farmer knows I'm ex plod and not afraid to challenge anyone abusing his land.)
Lemmy is off the lead about 100 metres away. I'm not paying attention until I notice a black cat. But it didnt look right. Once my brain had worked out the distances and relative sizes it clicked. Lemmy is a lab, a field variety bred for shooting purposes, so hes a fair size dog. This cat was 100 years or so beyond Lemmy and was easily bigger than he was.
I called lemmy back and put him on the lead and stayed still. About a minute later this thing loped off and I got an idea of it's true size, and the way the muscles in its shoulders moved was awe inspiring and a little bit Y front soiling.
For fear of ridicule i mentioned it to no one buts Mrs D. A bit of quiet research showed that it had been seen about 2 males away near the village of Roade by 2 teenagers. A short while later a friends elderly Mum who's house is near the farm told me that she too had seen it.
So there you go, I'm convinced big cats are loose in middle England.
Do you remember some years back someone spotted a lion basking in the sun somewhere up north? Plod sent their heli up and it was only when the downdraught blew it over that they realised it was a large soft toy. The old lady that phoned it in was the mother of a workmate of mine.
So e years ago I was walking Lemmy in some farmland about a mile from home (I have permission to be there, cos the farmer knows I'm ex plod and not afraid to challenge anyone abusing his land.)
Lemmy is off the lead about 100 metres away. I'm not paying attention until I notice a black cat. But it didnt look right. Once my brain had worked out the distances and relative sizes it clicked. Lemmy is a lab, a field variety bred for shooting purposes, so hes a fair size dog. This cat was 100 years or so beyond Lemmy and was easily bigger than he was.
I called lemmy back and put him on the lead and stayed still. About a minute later this thing loped off and I got an idea of it's true size, and the way the muscles in its shoulders moved was awe inspiring and a little bit Y front soiling.
For fear of ridicule i mentioned it to no one buts Mrs D. A bit of quiet research showed that it had been seen about 2 males away near the village of Roade by 2 teenagers. A short while later a friends elderly Mum who's house is near the farm told me that she too had seen it.
So there you go, I'm convinced big cats are loose in middle England.
Do you remember some years back someone spotted a lion basking in the sun somewhere up north? Plod sent their heli up and it was only when the downdraught blew it over that they realised it was a large soft toy. The old lady that phoned it in was the mother of a workmate of mine.
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
He's only suggesting sensible precautions.
Wow. I bet lots of women wish they were married to you two. NOT.
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I would not be surprised, theres all sorts of exotic animals roaming the English countryside so why not big cats.
I've spent my whole life beating 'em off with a stick. It's been a blessing getting old.......
