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£30 fine, three points on licence,i was stck behind a very old (and careful) gent for a couple of miles,with no chance of passing safely,he was going 20/25 mph,when he eventually turned left,i was fuming and stuck my toe down a little,then plod stepped out and got me with the gun:mad: -45 in a 30mph zone. that was about 15 years ago,the points are still on my licence,as i'm too lazy to send it off for removal:rolleyes: regards,john.

hi yosser:D why not trap it, then get in touch with the local cat shelter about finding it a home. i'm desperate father, call me dan, i'm desperate dan!!!! stitch that. good old yosser:clap:

exhatter no i'm not john ward but i knew him (same year at school)if i recall correctly,he courted christine fletcher for years. regards john. added- sorry, i went to waltheof.

does anyone remember cyril the tramp?, he used to sleep under the wicker arches. i used to work up crookes,and caught the number 52 bus in the wicker, anyhow,one morning i smelled bacon cooking,it was lovely-until i looked around the corner (from the toilets)and there he was, turning the bacon over with his scruffy fingers:gag: . cyril was a very nice old man and i never saw him bother anyone for money (although he may have done). i was told that he was a well to do business man that fell on hard times:( regards, john.

oops sorry,never did pick blackberries or pinch the golfballs. btw, i'm still a good lad:thumbsup: john.

hi exhatter i never sank any paddle boats(i'm a good lad i am:thumbsup: honest)anyhow i'm too young at 47 yrs:clap: never did play draughts:( when the woods were being cleared for the parkway,a bunch of us went to investigate a tractor when the workmen had gone home,well one clown got it started-about ten kids hanging off the thing,he ran it into a barbed wire fence and it pulled the wooden posts up one by one,panicking,we all jumped off and ran, christ only knows where it ended up:rolleyes: another time we were in the woods,we found a bees nest in a hole in the ground,whilst peering down some clown (never did find out who!) dropped a rock down,out came the very angry bees and we all got stung (i copped two, back of head & thumb) little snippets of memory keep popping back into my head after reading this thread regards,john.

a bunch of us used to go into cyrils cafe (just on from t' meadow pub)in about 1972/3. can't really remember goffs,but we also used to go in the pavillion for sasparilla,that woody sort of liqorice,and other sweeties:clap: do you remember the massive draughts set next to the pavillion that you had to play using poles with hooks on the end? and sliding on the iced up boating lake in winter? (i remember going through the ice and ending up with pneumonia:mad: ) phew, where did the years go??? john:thumbsup:

hi nicky afraid the crane aint mended yet,through thursday/friday we will be casting about 450 tonnes of metal (five ladles of 90tonnes each)it's gonna be a bitch without the 200 tonne crane:mad: ,there will be standing ladles all over the bl**dy place. glad you arrived at kvearners ok,oh and that pile of muck seems to have appeared in front of the doors again,but it'll be gone by the time you come back:clap: take care john.

the speed of light is known, but, what is the speed of dark??? john:loopy:

definately NOT:hihi: john.

grey squirrels are classed as vermin,they drove the native red squirrel out.they can demolish anything made of timber (a bu**er if they get into the roofspace (a friend of mine had to fork out two and a half grand to have the roof reinforced after an attack by these creatures) i used to think they were lovely,until they started digging in my bonsai dishes,i'd get home and there would be little trees all over the garden,not in their pots,quiet a few died as the roots had dried out:rant: . john.

is anyone going to attend the guitar course at woodseats school, it starts tomorrow (tuesday,20th) i think i'll go,as i'm so rusty:( the course is£35 for 10 lessons of two hours,which i think is very good value:thumbsup: btw,it is an intermediate course so basic knowlege would be handy,the tutor is rock guitarist,alex oliver,lessons are 7pm until 9pm,and you can enrol on the night. regards,john. btw,you've put some great piccies of some luvverly guitars on this thread,well done.

jackthedog i spoke to him today,bl**dy 'ell, eees a big lad,wouldn't like to upset him after a few jars. btw,the move is definately on for 11pm tonight-the other casting is supposed to be coming back from kvearners on thusrday night. the castings are actually going to austria. john.

hi i've been playing about 4 or 5 years now(badly),but have acquired some nice axes,they are- simon & patrick,mahogany,beautiful bright tone. hofner president,circa,1960,sounds acky,needs stringing badly. marlin (strat copy) commodore (circa 1970) f-holed semi acoustic hondo (gibson hummingbird copy)also needs strings hohner (les paul copy) eros nevada 12string acoustic harmony sovereign (bought for my son) art & lutherie (also residing with my son) i have a few more consigned to the loft as my missus was fed up of falling over them john.

sorry,i got the wrong end of the stick again:loopy: john.

hi cyclone if you have it replaced,the quality probably be poorer than your existing door,when you say the door is 'dipping',it could just be new hinges that are needed,over the years,(especially with old heavy doors)hinges take considerable punishment and become loose,causing the door to tip. i think i'd rather keep it and get it seen to. regards, john.

men-pah,i wouldn't trust 'em as far as i could throw 'em:hihi: john.

nicky,i suppose all eight wheels are driven? 750 brekkhoss power:o btw,do you have a footpump in case you get a flat:D john.

hi i vaguely recall seeing a programme that said that ice ages came in regular cycles,about every 12,000 years- it has apparently been 13,000 years since the last one:help: regards,john.

nicky oof, when i said they were over a thousand tonnes for the pair,that was the cast weight they will end up at about 550 tonnes when finished,as for where they will end up is anyones guess, i'll ask our manager on the morrow;) btw,i think you may be right as to the destination being as it's kvearners contract. ps,the unipower rig that was at f/masters last week is gorgeous much nicer than the faun,it looks like something from the thunderbirds:thumbsup: pps,good luck with the haul:clap: regards,john.

scruffilly-i work in a foundry and clean clothes on monday morning look like they've been lived in for a month by the end of the shift:gag: john.

hi my sis had a black fiat uno,which was parked under a tree quiet often,one hot & sunny day an egg fell from the tree onto the bonnet and by the time my sister found it,it had dried:gag: the resulting stain was still there about three years later when she got rid of it (it looked so bad she had to give it away) john.

hey fareast i get your point about the speed of evolution,also, the text speak thingy looks very shoddy & uneducated but if someone has taken the time etc, etc. btw,all the best with the chaucer tuition:thumbsup: regards, john.

hi i'm 40 and a few months (about 86:o ), yup just over 47- and don't feel a day over 170:loopy: john.

hi ALE are in again, the faun kolloss & a unipower, at the moment the fitters are assembling the jig on the trailer for the casting, but sorry, i don't know when they will go into action. regards, john.