hamster

relief ;-)

Beggar

(San) Andreas

service

tossing

Scu, As I'm not gracing the field this time around I would like ot offer to print them off this time. Obviously the cost will be neglible, a rough estimate for say 50 copies would be about 1 pint of Guinness. Let me know friend.

/\ what the hell does that mean RnW? Is it some weird sexual act that you and your mates have discovered?

Can't recall anyone having a problem with Clive Foley's football excursions, maybe it's down to who is organising it? Good luck Stu, I just hope none of your 'mates' decides to make a mess on the journey, it's not cheap replacing those windows and cleaning sick from the upholstery mate. And I am assuming that you'll be encouraging them to bring their own beer? How much deposit have they asked for out of interest?

Bogies

stanley

Am I being too obvious?

And mrs h is making me a special red and white striped cake. And has told me to expect a 'special' present. I can not wait to be honest.

It would in fact spoil my day as it is also the day that my Pompey supporting brother joins me one the boat, it would be a very quiet evening celebration.

march 1st is my Birthday. I don;t want Pompey to cease to exist on that day. or any other day for that matter.

California

Please, no-one post the newspaper story about said pub. I already know! Any tips on knots appreciated though. Even though I was in the boy scouts, I did not go to learn how to tie knots, i went for the draw of being able to make a few quid for myself during bob-a-job week. FACT I am a sad to say.

overlord

imho there are not really and 'bad ' seats at SMS. I've sat in every part of the ground (including in with the Gills fans) aprt form corporate and each area has it's unique ambience. Maybe over the next few matches you could do a recce of each area and find 'your' area. Just bear in mind that the club are planning to move the away fans next season which is going to have a pretty big impact on many aspects of the spectator experience. Also bear in mind that what some consider the best seats for singing are actaully the absolute worst for big cup games, because as it is, they mae you move!

Mansfield

So many comments to comment on, so little whim. To start with we're doing our Helmsman's course at Fenny Compton, hopefully this willl minimise some of the risks that one can encounter whilst doing anything water-based. Common sense is the key I would assume, but a bit of proper knowledge will hopefully give us aboth a head start. mrs h cannot swim so is understandably ****ting bricks, to put it politely. Their is apparently a lovely pub at Fenny Compton where we are planning to have dinner next Thursday evening before snuggling up aboard (is it 'aboard' or is it 'onboard'?) before an early start at nine on Friday morning. Hopefully we will both pass. I am especially looking forward to talking 'nautical matters with delldays once i am qualified. Might even give him some tips! Friday night we carry on to our own one, and yes I have now added a saints flag to my essential items list, I just need to buy one now though. First night will be spent playing with knobs and switches and generally scurrying around like a couple of kids, albeit kids who have supped large amounts of wine and ale. As I said previously, the tunnel at Braunston is shut, so it is either south to Aylesbury or north. We're heading for Market Harborough as it will give is the chance to tich the 'Foxton Flight off of the 'list', plus Market Harborough is a where mrs h once bought an antique doll for a tenner which turned out to be worth about 200 quid. I also bought a teddy there at the same 'fayre' which is a Chad Valley Beatles musical one. It plays Hey Jude and is pretty rare, not just because of the Beatles link but also because Chad Valley have an interesting history themselves. I had two at one time but sold one on E-Bay. Any reasonable offers will be considered. mrs b, I will forward you the info that you requested in the PM but basically it is a Yes. I am well up for that, we'll just have to work out a weekend when both of our other halves are away.

kids

Oh - Crumbs! Porter - down

fingers

Would you like to go **** yourself Dog, or would you like me to put a curse on yer? Your choice mush. ;-) btw can yay nay read?

Can't wait to pass through places with those romantic evocative names like 'Fenny Stratford' and hopefully one day I'd like to go over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, but for now we're are concentrating on the Oxford, Grand Union (southern section) and the Midlands. That's enough to be going on with especially at avareage pace. I am a bit wary of some of the longer tunnels to be honest, we will be moored for the forseeable future just north of the famous Blisworth Tunnel. I also expect our average speed to be on the slow side as I plan to catalogue and rate as many local ales along the way as possible. mrs h was going to get me an Argyle jumper for Christmas, but went for a similar knit which is a bit lighter. I test wore it for that freezing cold MK Dons game and it is the bestest and warmest jumper ever.