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Wol's Riverbank tales: Part 3 Restoration
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This is going to be so much fun Wol :A, really appreciate you going to so much trouble; such as laying on eye candy for the girls ... :T
My dietary requrirements quite simple :
Lemon to accompany Gordon
Just kidding before anyone gets the impression I'm a lush
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How old is your DD Taxi ? Really looking forward to meeting you both & everyone else too.
PM on it's way Wol ...
DD is 21 ...and is looking forward to it...she's my youngest.0 -
Sorry I haven't been around..have been rushed off my feet saving people money and I was away for Sunday night. I decided to use my christmas present (£50) so I booked a place on a photography course and decided to stay the night in the village pub in a room that was fit for a queen..deep plush carpets, large comfy bed, flat screen tv, nice view of windmill, huge bathroom where you had to climb a step to get into the bath..all very swish.
Had better book these coach tickets otherwise I shall never do it Ticket for 1 to East Grinstead please (I take it that it is East Grinstead that I need to travel to?)..my brain is like a sieve at the mo. I am off on another photography course in August and staying in a hotel for a couple of nights so I get some kind of relaxing break.
Foodwise: no fish, seafood, curry, overly spiced stuff, offal, mushrooms, coleslaw - otherwise am ok with most other things except tangerines as they are ewww.
I am ok with stirring, chopping, moving furniture.
Do you want me to bring anything other than my podgy self?0 -
H if you are going to get the coach from London to wols you go a few stops after;)
Drops you off about 400 yards away:D
I'll PM you some details:cool:PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
DFD 5/1/16Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying
. Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: &
for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
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Quickie post...
I finally have a fridge back in my kitchen :j:j:j:j (first time in 9 weeks :eek:)
Builders will be here until end of next week so I am massively behind in putting everything to rights
Horace - Forest Row is a couple of stops on from East grinstead (Eastbourne coach from Victoria). No need to bring anything unless of course you want to [STRIKE]bring some booze[/STRIKE] half inch some dandelions between the village and my house for your nephew
Last time I heard from Z he was deffo planning on being here for The Rave :j:j
Lula - will reply to your PM tomoz Hun thank you - and don;t worry - plenty of Gordon to go round
KC - will be getting some quorn and will be doing special veggie BQ stuff but please bring what you fancy
Tenmah - thank you for your good wishes
George - about 40 at the last count :eek:
Must dash - please keep fingers and paws crossed - Grommie old timer is ailing...:(.....he has developed fluid in his chest, can;t breathe very well and has lost 10% of his body weight over last three days so have been up all night each night since sunday feeding him - Good news is he seems to have rallied today albeit he is very frail - I am determined he will be here for The Rave
(and so, it seems, is he :T).
Horace - your nephew Ginger was finally pronounced healed on sunday night - it has taken an age (8 weeks to be exact) for his wound to finally mend - so stopped the antibiotics etc on sunday only for him to develop a urninary infection on monday :mad: (He is clearly determined to go back to the nurses
) - he is due back in the vets tomorrow for samples to be taken but is very chipper in himself and much [STRIKE]naughtier[/STRIKE] perkier for his weight loss.
Apart from the piggies antics - all is progressing well - they finished papering hall landing and stairs today :T. I have been sleeping during the day owing to all night Grommie vigil
Back friday
Whoosh........
xxxFlooded 20/07/07
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Normal service FINALLY RESUMED 31/07/10 :j:j" It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." Douglas Adams...."or the FOS" Wol2
Numptie groupie #2 :cool:
Mortgage offset drawdown [STRIKE]£60861[/STRIKE]
.... [STRIKE]£60074[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£59967[/STRIKE] £65k 'ish 1/6/14
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Nice to see it all coming together...and hoping both piggies recover soon xx0
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It's the Hastings coach
(servise 024)
Grommie will be there :j just to float the air biscuits_pale_
:rotfl::eek::rotfl::rotfl::eek::T:TPROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
DFD 5/1/16Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying
. Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: &
for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
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I'm glad everything's going well, Wol - and twice a day, y'know, I've been meaning to pm you about Z - glad to hear he'll be coming.
And I hope all the piggies are ok.
xxx2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
Thanks for the update on the piggies...I shall be down on 29th July and returning home on 2nd August.
I will arrive at Forest Row at 16.40 on the Thursday night - my coach leaves Birmingham at 11.30am (I was only given the choice of 1 coach from Bham and this one to Forest Row). It will be exciting because I havent been to the new coach station in Bham yet and must remember when I get to Victoria to cross the road to get to departures because arrivals are not in the same building as I seem to recall.
I am leaving on Monday 2nd August if that's ok Wol? Must remember to pack jimjams so I don't shock anybody with my wanderings to the bathroom.
I have remember to book via TCB too so that I can get some money back.:D0 -
naughty naughty Horace
I bet you didn't do the ticket splitting :eek:
a big saving :money:
£26 with ticket splitting , £40 without ticket splitting:eek::eek::eek:
not to worry see you soon:j:jPROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
DFD 5/1/16Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying
. Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: &
for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
xx0
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