Beekay
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An amazing picture Nonna. Worthy of printing and framing. Well done. (I'll stick a like in too)
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Is that from personal experience Trogg?
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I thought it were a Guinea pig.
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Didn't you realise that was me then Phil? After all the "Wanted" posters about.
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With my faithful sidekick, Tontolina.
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Wot 'appended to my picture?
Whoops, it's back.
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Margie, the masks came courtesy of my sister in law. She made them for us to wear at Thoresby but as that was cancelled she thought they could be put to use at home.
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A quiet night in with our Gingerbread men,
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Hey Brew, you could allus put your hair in a ponytail and look like a real hippy man !
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Dunno, but I think I saw 'er on a bike from me Coal barge.
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On the subject of charging. Unfortunately, where I berth my car is nowhere near my home. We're in a private close and our first car park, that I use must be 2 or 3 hundred yards from my door. I don't think the trustees would be very happy if I drove over the lawns to plug me car in. It's kept off road, under a car port.
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Thats what I said LL, wanted to visit Compo in an electric car but can't find a 650 mile lead.
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Glad to hear you're picking up a bit Cherub. Take care, stay safe.
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Oooohh deep joy !!! Today is a real treat in store.... today I is having a bowl of stew ! Just about to tear off a chunk of bread to go with it. It's like living in the fast lane Katyjay. And not a chop in sight Phil, (can't get to Newark to buy any). A balanced meal indeed, a bowl in each hand.
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Mary, in addition to your information, the exhibition pool was also covered over and used for wrestling matches.
I loved swimming in the oval pool.
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All I got tonight was 2 pyeclettes. Cheese on one and jam on the other ! Exciting or what.
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We need a photograph before you scoff it all.
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Thought you were having Pork chops with chips and sauce Phil.? Changed your mind?
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Thanks for the compliment Nonna. Did you like the email? It's the best I can do, not being able to get to the post office.
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In addition to your post above Phil, I recall the Head waterman telling once, that during a very foggy day, a light aircraft pilot nearly came a cropper on the rowing course. He mistakenly thought the course was a runway of Tollerton aerodrome. He just managed in time, before hitting the boathouses. We had no reason not to believe the waterman.
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8 minutes ago, philmayfield said:
I remember going to a car 'do' sponsored by Sytners at the watersport centre. We bombed BMW's along the road at the side of the rowing course!
Once, during the National Women's Canoe finals, we were driving round the service Road when we were stopped by one of the watermen. "Glad you've turned up, I'm bursting "! he said. He proceeded to have a wee over the back n/s wheel. My mate, who was driving said, "Watch this". Just as the lady canoe teams were passing he put his foot down and our Land rover shot forward, leaving the poor waterman peeing into the air, in front of the canoeists.
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When I worked there it was boat towing, all basic stuff. They had a ski jump ramp in the middle and I used to enjoy watching pupils on training courses do their stuff. At the end of their course they would have games on the water. They had a bath tub which had extra piping on it and when it was towed on the water it would cause a shower to operate. On one occasion, with the blessing of the Head ranger, they tied me up in the bath and dropped it in the lagoon. But they'd forgot about the plughole ! and the bath started to sink. The students left me to get chest deep before jumping in to rescue me.
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Don't know to which ponds you refer to Phil, but the ski lagoon was part of the Water Sports centre. There used to be a ski club there. The lagoon was linked to the rowing course near the start. It went under a little service Road that ran right round the course, (it was all part of our security patrol). The " finger ponds" were nothing to do with us, it was still private property.
We did Hydroplane racing every August Bank Holiday weekend.
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I've skied at the ski lagoon next to the rowing course. When I was a Park Ranger at N.W.S.C.,there were ex gravel beds behind that were known as the finger ponds. I see on Google Earth that they've all been made into one big lake. That's where we photographed a bloke who had caught a huge pike, about 26lb.
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How's your day?
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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