pH Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Perhaps all refs should be props or hookers but they'd probably forget themselves and join in For several years, as a centre back, I played football regularly against a really competitive forward. He retired from playing and became a referee. The first time he refereed our team, I kept running into him - he was refereeing from where he'd played. I pointed this out to him and he said "I know, I'm trying to get better, and I am. To begin with, I was calling for the pass as well!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 Good evening Ladies and Gents. May I simply wish one and all, together with our extended families, the best possible New Year in 2019. Normal commentary will resume next year 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2018 Well, our NY Resolution is to have less operations. 3-2 to Mrs NHN this year. Maybe the NHS is getting its own back on me for leaving 16 years ago. Debs doesn't have an excuse, she is a career civil serpent. Thought today would be a steady morning and POQ at an early lunchtime job - turns out everyone is spending their Christmas money on trains. Luckily we were fully staffed just in case. Manic. Had to go out for a restorative curry this evening! How come Rugby hasn't been banned yet - the snowflake do-gooders try to ban everything else with a modicum of excitement in it! 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The Aussies would like to ban scrums. This would turn Rugby into a game for fifteen 6' 6", eighteen stone automatons. The 5'8" hooker with short legs and no neck (cue Richard, Bob and myself) would no longer exist. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Guys & gals, So I've been stood up twice - two ladies having separately acquired Gwiver's cold - I'm on my tod this evening. A bottle of port has been opened and, as a fair amount may be consumed, may I wish you all a happy new year whilst I am still capable. Thoughts especially to John and Sandy, Debs, and to others of you in distress. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Good evening fellow ER's. My apologies for anything I have missed over the last few days which have passed by in a whirl. There gave been two days working in the shop, followed by a family gathering in Sheffield. Today Amber and I have went out to say goodbye to an old friend - that being a certain Britannia class locomotive at the Great Central Railway. Two return trips undertaken behind, the soon to retire, Oliver Cromwell on its last day in service. It was looking quite dirty and unkempt - I am not sure if that was deliberate or just a lack of cleaning care from the shed staff. I believe it will end its current spell in service at Leicester North tonight on a New Year train before being dragged back after midnight on the rear of a diesel hauled service. Hopefully it won't be away too long. I would like to continue to send supporting thoughts to John and Sandy and Debs who I see made a brief appearance recently. There are just a few hours left of 2018. There are many who have had challenges throughout the year, and are still facing them. I hope those people win their battles and have a better 2019. Like those, I will be very happy to see the back of the current year - a year that has seen me endure difficult working situations, a spell at home with depression and the recent issues with fraudster attack. I sincerely hope that 2019 will see a change of fortunes. Happy New Year to you all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 I suspect the sound of fireworks will let us know when 2019 begins . We are not staying up to see the New Year in. Aditi likes films with aeroplanes so we watched 633 Squadron and then some Frozen Planet (didn’t have aeroplanes ). If you are celebrating, enjoy and I hope 2019 is a good or better year for you. Tony 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 We watched the Dambusters earlier, Tony! No expurgated dog's name either, but a warning of 'inappropriate language'. It is of its time. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 I suspect the sound of fireworks will let us know when 2019 begins . We are not staying up to see the New Year in. Aditi likes films with aeroplanes so we watched 633 Squadron and then some Frozen Planet (didn’t have aeroplanes ). If you are celebrating, enjoy and I hope 2019 is a good or better year for you. Tony The fireworks started around here about 6 o'clock and have been coming and going since. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 Happy new year to all ER's and goodnight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Sho, I started thith evening with a full bottle off port, don't sheem to have harf left. Don't eshpect an early posht tomorrow. Bill Edited December 31, 2018 by bbishop 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2018/12/31/sandys-chemo-day-13-of-126/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy new year everyone. Hoping for a better year for every one Night awl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy New Year and g'night all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Two_sugars Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 All the best for the coming year to all on here. May health improve and demons be conquered. Goodnight all . . . .Sleep well. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Whizzzzzzzzz Poppppppppp Bannnggggggg Should auld acquaintancccccczzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Ey up! I would like to wish all of you Health, Wealth and happiness for 2019. Toasted the New Year in with a wee dram of Old Poultney. Very nice! Piece of coal and a silver coin carried across the threshold at 12:01 as part of First Footing. Sleep well awl! Baz Edited January 1, 2019 by Barry O 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy New Year! (nearly) It's off to a bang. I just discovered someone, or something, siphoned $8,000 from our bank account. It might be fraud but it's probably just a big screw-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just seen a bit on TV about the dangers of bacon.. I enjoyed a bacon toasty shortly after.. Time for a second Muggacoffee coffee... I quit listening to these reports when they claimed that coffee plus bacon could result in cancer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Happy New Year! (nearly) It's off to a bang. I just discovered someone, or something, siphoned $8,000 from our bank account. It might be fraud but it's probably just a big screw-up. That was followed by an email from Netflix advising me that someone with the same name as my six year-old grandson had created his own Netflix profile on our account. AND it turns out his eight-year old cousin had done the same thing. I was not a happy grampa, and that's putting it mildly. EDIT: But in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal. Edited January 1, 2019 by AndyID Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Morning All From a waterless village just East of Lancaster where we have had none of the commodity since 10,45 last night, and I found out after flushing the loo just after being awoken by the inevitable explosions. One of these was a very loud multiple bangs job - I counted 45. Back to sleep, then woke about 3 to the sound of drilling on the main road, which will probably be disturbing Geoff, as he lives nearer the main road than I do, and it sounded to be only a few yards from his home, Still hearing drilling now, and still no water. We have a couple of bottles, but will just have to pong until we can get a shower, and as for flushing the loo - I had no idea when I was filling it from a watering can that we keep filled in the garden how much it holds. Happy New Year to all ERs. and I hope that you are all having a better start than I am. John - pleased to hear that Sandy is progressing, albeit slowly - as for the word foosty, I use it in normal parlance, and have done for most of my life - indeed 30747, who is a Londoner *welll Croydon actually but just into the London postal areas) now uses it as well. As I missed posting yesterday, there is quite a lot of water passing under the ERs bridge, so generic greetings are the best I can offer to the ailing and the celebrating. Back later, time to ring United Uslessness Utlilities to see if they have an update, Regards to All Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Morning ......... As I missed posting yesterday, there is quite a lot of water passing under the ERs bridge, so generic greetings are the best I can offer to the ailing and the celebrating. Stewart ..... but not through your pipes....! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 White Rabbits! First mugatea for 2019 lined up..well it was until her indoors just dropped it. Recovery crew required so TTFN Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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