IOM MGP

In article <2l77b3te3v164jfk26eurs7mmjtaofkvpc@4ax.com>, Ace says...
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:55:21 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >Bear wrote:
> >> In article <e0d6b3h33ijqou15d8dpf2cuv8if3sjoj4@4ax.com>, Ace says...
> >>> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:13:06 +0100, Bear <bastardDOTbear@gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
>
> >>>> You've got a lock on your wine cellar, yes?

> >>>
> >>> As it happens, there is one. And a steel door too. Never normally
> >>> closed; my main security is having all the good stuff at the far end,
> >>> with the most accessible ones down in the 3-5 euro/bottle range. Are
> >>> you a fan of Rhone and Burgundy styles?
> >>
> >> Not especially, but I *am* a fan of "other people's wine" styles

> >
> >Shhhhhhhhh don't startle him....
> >
> >Although TBF that neither of us is exactly TT wouldn't require GCHQ to
> >discern
>
> We've not met, but Bear knows that I too like a drink or three,
> especially if there's competitio#W good company.

Hog's on our level, as it were. Non-lightweight.
--
Bear

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear
<bastardDOTbear@gmail.com> typed
>In article <2NvSg$leZ6sGJAtv@rcav8r.demon.co.uk>, Wicked Uncle Nigel
>says...
>> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear
>> <bastardDOTbear@gmail.com> typed
>> >
>> >Having mates utterly rocks. Thanks to all of the above for being
>> >smashing people. I was going to keep it quiet, then turn up at a ride-
>> >out incognito and kick some botty, but sadly I don't think I'll have a
>> >minute free between now and the end of September. Once the contract
>> >finishes though I'm tempted by the idea of a South of France trip, maybe
>> >into Spain - if anyone's up for that, email me.
>>
>> Ooh. I appear to have a contract that ends in September too.
>>
>> And some in-laws with a flat near Malaga.
>>
>> And a new bike that needs some serious mileage.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I'll almost certainly WUN-out. But it's a nice dream, no?
>
>Well why don't you see how you're fixed at the time?
>
>It's not like Hog or I are going to plan anything, so anyone can count
>themselves in or out as they please.

That sounds like a plan.

Or not.

As the case may be.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
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Kawasaki GTR1400

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100,
chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:

>> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the
>> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband.
>>
>> Certainly true in your case :-)
>
>Just what I was thinking.
>
>Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to
>marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin.

At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass
houses...
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:26:01 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> squeezed
out the following:

>On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100,
>chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>>> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the
>>> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband.
>>>
>>> Certainly true in your case :-)
>>
>>Just what I was thinking.
>>
>>Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to
>>marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin.
>
>At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass
>houses...

Exactly.

--
Colin Irvine
YZF1000R BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5
http://www.colinandpat.co.uk

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:26:01 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100,
>chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>>> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the
>>> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband.
>>>
>>> Certainly true in your case :-)
>>
>>Just what I was thinking.
>>
>>Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to
>>marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin.
>
>At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass
>houses...

I was thinking along the same lines but you've phrased it better than I
would have done.
--
Paul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y)
VFR800 | ZX6R | R1150GS
BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09
Admits to working for London Underground!

On or around Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:33:28 +0100, Champ <news@champ.org.uk>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:18:31 -0500, Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>>>>Ferry is £160-170 return
>
>>> Isle of Man Steam Racket still going strong then...
>>
>>As a florist once remarked to me: "Do you really expect me to discount
>>roses on Valentine's day?".
>>
>>If you think Steam Packet's rates are so excessive, why hasn't someone
>>already jumped into the market and made a bundle by undercutting them?
>
>Well *exactly*!
>
>But Shackles is a well known skinflint :-)

I rather thought they had a monopoly on the route, or maybe it's just a
monopoly on Douglas harbour. 's a bit like "God made the highlands and the
Islands, and the Islands he gave to MacBrains"

--
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Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
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	#101
Bear	Re: IOM MGP In article <2l77b3te3v164jfk26eurs7mmjtaofkvpc@4ax.com>, Ace says... > On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:55:21 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> > wrote: > > >Bear wrote: > >> In article <e0d6b3h33ijqou15d8dpf2cuv8if3sjoj4@4ax.com>, Ace says... > >>> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:13:06 +0100, Bear <bastardDOTbear@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> You've got a lock on your wine cellar, yes? > >>> > >>> As it happens, there is one. And a steel door too. Never normally > >>> closed; my main security is having all the good stuff at the far end, > >>> with the most accessible ones down in the 3-5 euro/bottle range. Are > >>> you a fan of Rhone and Burgundy styles? > >> > >> Not especially, but I am a fan of "other people's wine" styles > > > >Shhhhhhhhh don't startle him.... > > > >Although TBF that neither of us is exactly TT wouldn't require GCHQ to > >discern > > We've not met, but Bear knows that I too like a drink or three, > especially if there's competitio#W good company. Hog's on our level, as it were. Non-lightweight. -- Bear

	#102
Wicked Uncle Nigel	Re: IOM MGP Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear <bastardDOTbear@gmail.com> typed >In article <2NvSg$leZ6sGJAtv@rcav8r.demon.co.uk>, Wicked Uncle Nigel >says... >> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear >> <bastardDOTbear@gmail.com> typed >> > >> >Having mates utterly rocks. Thanks to all of the above for being >> >smashing people. I was going to keep it quiet, then turn up at a ride- >> >out incognito and kick some botty, but sadly I don't think I'll have a >> >minute free between now and the end of September. Once the contract >> >finishes though I'm tempted by the idea of a South of France trip, maybe >> >into Spain - if anyone's up for that, email me. >> >> Ooh. I appear to have a contract that ends in September too. >> >> And some in-laws with a flat near Malaga. >> >> And a new bike that needs some serious mileage. >> >> Unfortunately, I'll almost certainly WUN-out. But it's a nice dream, no? > >Well why don't you see how you're fixed at the time? > >It's not like Hog or I are going to plan anything, so anyone can count >themselves in or out as they please. That sounds like a plan. Or not. As the case may be. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

	#103
Champ	Re: IOM MGP On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100, chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the >> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband. >> >> Certainly true in your case :-) > >Just what I was thinking. > >Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to >marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin. At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass houses... -- Champ ZX10R \| GPz750turbo \| GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work.

	#104
Colin Irvine	Re: IOM MGP On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:26:01 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> squeezed out the following: >On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100, >chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >>> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the >>> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband. >>> >>> Certainly true in your case :-) >> >>Just what I was thinking. >> >>Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to >>marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin. > >At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass >houses... Exactly. -- Colin Irvine YZF1000R BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk

	#105
Paul Corfield	Re: IOM MGP On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:26:01 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:30:25 +0100, >chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >>> >In fact, amongst the couple of dozen UKRM couples I know, I reckon the >>> >choice of wife has tended to be better than the choice of husband. >>> >>> Certainly true in your case :-) >> >>Just what I was thinking. >> >>Everty time I see them, I wonder what possessed that saint of a woman to >>marry an unreconstructed hippie like Colin. > >At this point, one might make remarks about people who live in glass >houses... I was thinking along the same lines but you've phrased it better than I would have done. -- Paul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y) VFR800 \| ZX6R \| R1150GS BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09 Admits to working for London Underground!

	#106
Austin Shackles	Re: IOM MGP On or around Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:33:28 +0100, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> enlightened us thusly: >On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:18:31 -0500, Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> >wrote: > >>Austin Shackles wrote: > >>>>Ferry is £160-170 return > >>> Isle of Man Steam Racket still going strong then... >> >>As a florist once remarked to me: "Do you really expect me to discount >>roses on Valentine's day?". >> >>If you think Steam Packet's rates are so excessive, why hasn't someone >>already jumped into the market and made a bundle by undercutting them? > >Well exactly! > >But Shackles is a well known skinflint :-) I rather thought they had a monopoly on the route, or maybe it's just a monopoly on Douglas harbour. 's a bit like "God made the highlands and the Islands, and the Islands he gave to MacBrains" -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!