Gritstone Ram Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Got a random gift from the inlaws when they saw a hand carved Rams head at a country show and bought it me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Stories like this, and it's true. An acquaintance of mine was addicted to running (not uncommon, once you start). After a while he added cycling to his addiction. Eventually, he got the old 'pains in the chest' syndrome and the doctor told him he should look after his heart. Undeterred, he continued cycling (bear in mind he's a bit of a head-banger), and was riding along a remote lane on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border (1 car an hour sort of thing) when he had a massive heart attack. Just at that moment, a car came along and the driver got out to see what had happened. It turned out he was a trained medical man and just happened to have a defibrillator in his car, and brought him back into the land of the living. What's the odds on that, eh? He's since had a quadruple bypass... ...and is back cycling again. Sooner him than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Wow Phoenix, great story. Just goes to show when your time’s up, it’s up, when it ain’t, it ain’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Not sure whether this should cheer me up as such, or be in the 'proud to be British' thread, but tomorrow (May 26th) was, 78 years ago, the start of Operation Dynamo which ran over 8 days until June 4th 1940. As you will know that was the evacuation from Dunkirk of the BEF. They expected to save 30,000 soldiers and in the end saved nearly 340,000, in great measure due to the huge efforts and bravery of the small boats and those who sailed them. Thousands died too. It led to Churchill's 'we shall fight them on the beaches' speech and also his comment that wars aren't won by evacuations. It might also put into some context the decision by our ex manager to feather his nest 20 miles down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 The (probable) landslide victory to repeal the 8th amendment in the Republic of Ireland. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Last day at my current job ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 2 hours ago, rynny said: Last day at my current job ? Gary??? Did Mel make you work a notice period? Just jesting. Good luck with whatever is next for you. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said: Gary??? Did Mel make you work a notice period? Just jesting. Good luck with whatever is next for you. ? I'm sure I could have got the team playing better football than the last 14 months ? Cheers, semi retiring at the grand old age of 32 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 8 hours ago, rynny said: I'm sure I could have got the team playing better football than the last 14 months ? Cheers, semi retiring at the grand old age of 32 ? Fair play semi retiring at 32. Has @David offered you an executive position? I'll be working until I'm 95 yrs old before I accrue a decent pension pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 52 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said: Fair play semi retiring at 32. Has @David offered you an executive position? I'll be working until I'm 95 yrs old before I accrue a decent pension pot. Last person that was an admin almost lost the site *cough* @Boycie *cough* so I doubt there will be another. I say semi retiring the wife says going part time to care for the kids ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipley Ram Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 This absurd performance always cheers me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, rynny said: Last person that was an admin almost lost the site *cough* @Boycie *cough* so I doubt there will be another. I say semi retiring the wife says going part time to care for the kids ? You bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 18/05/2018 at 11:00, mozza said: A likely story, i'm often tempted to slip the odd glass away myself, Marston's do some beautys My local has a vast array of superb glasses - I often leave my car there on a Saturday and I have a system of nipping out to the car, taking the glass with me, and leaving it in the car. Cool glass collecting is my cheapest hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 45 minutes ago, Parsnip said: My local has a vast array of superb glasses - I often leave my car there on a Saturday and I have a system of nipping out to the car, taking the glass with me, and leaving it in the car. Cool glass collecting is my cheapest hobby. So you are proud of being a thief, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, eddie said: So you are proud of being a thief, are you? At £4.50 a pint that glass is fair game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, Parsnip said: At £4.50 a pint that glass is fair game. If you are talking about 'superb' glasses (your words, not mine), I think you'll find that the glass might well cost as much as, if not more than, the price of a pint. Even pigswill beer (Carling, Budweiser, Stella Artois etc) glasses cost £3 or £4 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, eddie said: If you are talking about 'superb' glasses I really like the stemmed 'ladies' glasses. They're lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Parsnip said: I really like the stemmed 'ladies' glasses. They're lovely. These are nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Steve How Hard? said: Fair play semi retiring at 32. Has @David offered you an executive position? I'll be working until I'm 95 yrs old before I accrue a decent pension pot. @rynny was progressing well, I had high hopes for him being the future of this forum. Then his Derby Way thread happened. I may have been wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, David said: @rynny was progressing well, I had high hopes for him being the future of this forum. Then his Derby Way thread happened. I may have been wrong. Can't believe how many bites I got, especially from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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