Mayflower Park Fireworks....

[mehball]

Anyone going to go down tonight to see this boat thing off??

Get ready for all the moany old women complaining in the echo tomorrow about the noise.

[scott_saints]

"boat thing"?

But yeah, I'm going. They best have a bar.

[PompeyLass]

Maybe we should turn it into a ghey meet up.

[Master Bates]

I was but not now.

[mehball]

We should. Myself, Scott & The King will be there.

Who want to meet us?

RobSK... Fancy a ginger beer?

[Master Bates]

We should. Myself, Scott & The King will be there.

Who want to meet us?

RobSK... Fancy a ginger beer?

I have a mate called Al with ginger hair and glasses, we call him Ginger Al, true story.

[Jillyanne]

I have a mate called Al with ginger hair and glasses, we call him Ginger Al, true story.

Does he call you Eddie?

[Master Bates]

Does he call you Eddie?

:smt102

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

Im hazarding a wild guess here...

Does he call you Gav?

[Master Bates]

No, he calls me a c*nt.

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

No, he calls me a c*nt.

Gingers eh? Very defensive little animals

[PompeyLass]

[Jillyanne]

She looks just like my mum when she was a girl, FACT.

[aids victim]

Oi, you paid for my membership yet?

Call it a birthday present my little hobag

[Jillyanne]

Oi, you paid for my membership yet?

Call it a birthday present my little hobag

The mods have yet to get back to me about it and happy birthday if it is today.

[INFLUENCED.COM]

Million poppies from a fly past and a nose dip from a harrier !
Anyone remember the nose dip from concorde when the real Queen was here ? forgot the occassion though

[Jillyanne]

Million poppies from a fly past and a nose dip from a harrier !
Anyone remember the nose dip from concorde when the real Queen was here ? forgot the occassion though

I was stood on the beach at Hamble when the Harrier did that earlier, was very impressive.

[aids victim]

Yeh, I rub shoulders with the top names as well, so Kanye is putting on a little get together for my birthday tonight and I got to attend.

Laters hobags and Stevo xx

[Calvin]

I wont be going as the fireworks don't really appeal to me.
TV coverage is the way forward.

[Jillyanne]

I wont be going as it has no interest in me at all.

Have you asked QE2 if she any interest in you then?

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

I wont be going as it has no interest in me at all.

Bit selfish that?

Surely you mean you have no interest in it?

[Junction 9]

Last years were after a home game as I recall. I watched them quite drunk from West quay. Quite good I think.

[Calvin]

Have you asked QE2 if she any interest in you then?

The fireworks..

I would much rather stay at home and watch the QE2 sail away, through watching the TV coverage.
WHICH I did.

I have worked with QE2 three times during my time at Southampton Docks. I was proud to work with the cruise ship because it had so much history, and it looked beautiful standing next to it. Any one who had the oppitunity to work at the cruise terminal, while the ship was there would agree with me.

I have a feeling of sadness because it is such an extraordinary ship. All the modern ships are quite ugly. But this ship stands out to be the best, despite its size.

It is a shame that it has to be sold and turned in to a floating hotel but every thing has it's price.

[Calvin]

have you asked qe2 if she any interest in you then?

oh noesss. I make a mistake.

Wow.

[PompeyLass]

Was this any good then ?

[St Landrew]

I wont be going as the fireworks don't really appeal to me.
TV coverage is the way forward.

Saw the fireworks from Calshot. They must have been impressive because they still looked good from that distance. The noise must have been quite loud too, as the bomb blasts were clearly audible at the Spit.

I'm rather glad I made the effort. It's not everyday this sort of thing happens, and one of our party, who's very much a stay-in-and-watch-it-on-TV type, was really impressed by the whole occasion. TV might give you an excellent view, but it still doesn't give the sense of really being there.

EDIT: On the subject of the passing of the ship; I think we all have a bit of affection for it, not just because it is Southampton's ship, but because the replacements don't look like ships anymore. They look more like floating hotels than the QE2 ever will. When you look at the QE2, it still has that proper hull line and superstructure. It looks in proportion, like a good looking ship should. The QM2, Victoria, and the new P&O and other ships have very little attractiveness in their lines at all. The QE2 simply looks like a great ship.

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

I have just had a great ship