windrush:
rigsby:
i’m only a junior member here , only done 51 years . brings a whole new meaning to " a whole life sentence " doesn’t it .
Only 39 years here but then I got wed late (24) so some catching up to do! By the time it gets to our Golden Anniversary I will be 74 (heck, that’s OLD 
) and well past the age of celebrating, probably be tucked away in a care home by then.
Pete.
hiya,
Well Pete you sure know how to put years on someone I’m 78 on Saturday you’ve
at a stroke managed to make me feel twice that, thanks, Oh’ by the way it’s a
special day, and for the uninitiated the 24th of May is Commonwealth day it has
changed from Empire day, please don’t send me lorry loads of single malt as I’m
no longer able to manage the handball, 
.
thanks harry, long retired.
You are doing well at 78 Harry, still have some of your faculties remaining as well it seems. I guess that being (by your own admission) bone idle for the past 20+ years has helped you, never going to happen here alas! 
Never heard of Commonwealth Day either, though I do recall Empire Day, shouldn’t we get a day off for that while we still have some Commonwealth left? Oh well, back to work, things to do that wont do themselves so I had better crack on and get the missus her tea before I start getting earache and tongue pie!!
Pete.
windrush:
You are doing well at 78 Harry, still have some of your faculties remaining as well it seems. I guess that being (by your own admission) bone idle for the past 20+ years has helped you, never going to happen here alas! Never heard of Commonwealth Day either, though I do recall Empire Day, shouldn’t we get a day off for that while we still have some Commonwealth left? Oh well, back to work, things to do that wont do themselves so I had better crack on and get the missus her tea before I start getting earache and tongue pie!!
Pete.
I reckon Harry should be on the lecture circuit Pete, giving lectures to young blokes on the wily ways of women, also steer them in the right direction, to avoid them making mistakes concerning wild women and song. 
Cheers Dave.
harry_gill:
windrush:
rigsby:
i’m only a junior member here , only done 51 years . brings a whole new meaning to " a whole life sentence " doesn’t it .
Only 39 years here but then I got wed late (24) so some catching up to do! By the time it gets to our Golden Anniversary I will be 74 (heck, that’s OLD ) and well past the age of celebrating, probably be tucked away in a care home by then.
Pete.
hiya,
Well Pete you sure know how to put years on someone I’m 78 on Saturday you’ve
at a stroke managed to make me feel twice that, thanks, Oh’ by the way it’s a
special day, and for the uninitiated the 24th of May is Commonwealth day it has
changed from Empire day, please don’t send me lorry loads of single malt as I’m
no longer able to manage the handball, .
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry, my child bride, the " Blessed Dorothy" shares her birthday with you, although she is considerably younger 
We will celebrate? 47 years of bliss 
this year. Doesn’t time fly when your having fun■■? 
Regards Kev.
grumpy old man:
Bugga and damnation
I’ve been for an emergency MRI scan on my knee this morning…it seems I’ve ruptured a ligament. 
I was in La belle France last Wednesday, cruising down the motorway in the car, no problems. Stopped for a coffee, got out, couldn’t walk.
Got back home and went to see the vet, he drained a load of blood off, and sent me for the scan. Decisions are being made on the way forward.
How the hell can anybody rupture a ligament driving a car? totally unprovoked.
It’s eased now it’s stopped bleeding but I’m ever so slightly pi**ed off.
hiya,
GOM at least you’ve got “nursie” to look after you, if I got close to her
she would be responsible for me requiring major surgery in the region
of the midriff and possibly the ticker.
thanks harry, long retired.
too much strain on your ageing joints brian . maybe a hand throttle is the way to go , has the jag not got cruise control ?. on a different note , what are you doing swanning round france on your pension ? me and harry are hovering on the brink of starvation and there you are living the high life .
rigsby:
too much strain on your ageing joints brian . maybe a hand throttle is the way to go , has the jag not got cruise control ?. on a different note , what are you doing swanning round france on your pension ? me and harry are hovering on the brink of starvation and there you are living the high life .
hiya,
Ah but Riggers you’ve got to remember petrol/diesel is still cheaper than
single malt (just) I’d rather sit here and get p"“”"d on the nectar than run
around France where the people don’t even like us, Viva la Durham.
thanks harry, long retired.
rigsby:
too much strain on your ageing joints brian . maybe a hand throttle is the way to go , has the jag not got cruise control ?. on a different note , what are you doing swanning round france on your pension ? me and harry are hovering on the brink of starvation and there you are living the high life .
Well if you promise to keep the info. confidential…I can reveal that it was just a quick dash there and back to “replenish supplies of malt” which is a bit cheaper on the ferry. Overnight Tuesday ex Hull, just the day over there and back Wednesday night.
I CAN NOT recommend P&O North Sea Ferries, the malt prices are acceptable but the ship facilities leave a lot to be desired. I should know better because i’ve used the service before but my staff said “stuff driving down to Dover, lets go from Hull”. Humph, I’ll listen to her again won’t I.
Anyway, I’ve found an excellent pain relief for a knackered knee. Forget Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Co Codamol, my cure works…LAPHROAIG
Repeat the dose as and when required 
UKIP will stop all these imports of spirits after Thursdays Euro election. Nigel will want all the spirits bought from the British producers.
Cheers Dave.
kevmac47:
harry_gill:
windrush:
rigsby:
i’m only a junior member here , only done 51 years . brings a whole new meaning to " a whole life sentence " doesn’t it .
Only 39 years here but then I got wed late (24) so some catching up to do! By the time it gets to our Golden Anniversary I will be 74 (heck, that’s OLD ) and well past the age of celebrating, probably be tucked away in a care home by then.
Pete.
hiya,
Well Pete you sure know how to put years on someone I’m 78 on Saturday you’ve
at a stroke managed to make me feel twice that, thanks, Oh’ by the way it’s a
special day, and for the uninitiated the 24th of May is Commonwealth day it has
changed from Empire day, please don’t send me lorry loads of single malt as I’m
no longer able to manage the handball, .
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry, my child bride, the " Blessed Dorothy" shares her birthday with you, although she is considerably younger We will celebrate? 47 years of bliss this year. Doesn’t time fly when your having fun■■? Regards Kev.
hiya,
Kev give my greetings to and wish Dorothy many happy returns and thank you
for reminding me that I’m “considerably older” than the good lady I’m starting
to think that I’m more aged than everybody in the world but I do know that I
still have a little way to go to catch “Our Larry” up just wish I looked as well.
thanks harry, long retired.
All you young guys bemoaning the years you have been married I am 72now got divorced at 35 never bothered again stuck with what WC Fields once quoted " women are like elephants I like to go the zoo to see them but I sure would not like to own one “” worked for me
Aah, us old lads like to have a moan about our ladies, but would we be without em? would we hell 
They are there through thick and thin, they’re strange buggas, they call us harsh unnecessary names, but I know I couldn’t manage without mine. Recently I wrecked my shoulder and I was just about totally dependent on mine, she moaned, she grumbled, but she was there.
grumpy old man:
grumpy old man:
Well, I’ve got the verdict on the scan, as the vet said this morning, “basically it’s a mess and it’s totally worn out”
I’ve been referred to a specialist…and i know what that means.
I shall feel sorry for myself this evening and ease the pain with my litre bottle of Laphroaig.
The Laphroaig did the trick last evening, went to bed totally pain free and without a worry in the world. I can recommend it,
hiya,
Aye “Grumps” I always find a drop or two of single malt works wonders unlike
Double Diamond which makes me want to pee.
thanks harry, long retired.
dexterboy:
All you young guys bemoaning the years you have been married I am 72now got divorced at 35 never bothered again stuck with what WC Fields once quoted " women are like elephants I like to go the zoo to see them but I sure would not like to own one “” worked for me
Yep I divorced him 20+ years ago got my get out of jail card
Angy you must have married young?
norman you old flatterer , ang is a canny lass , she will be wise to you silver tongued sandmen .