BARRY HOLLAND wrote: > Yesterday [18 July] I called into "The Old Mill" Berkhamsted, next > door to Debbi & Simon's Tiami moorings. With the weather hitting the > 90's I naturally gravitated towards a set of tables alongside the > water that were in the blessed shade, despite them being crowded > [understandably] As we were attempting to sit down @ these tables > [my brother Phil & his wife Di were with me] a woman came up to my > left shoulder 7 asked me to sit @ one of the tables in the blazing > sunshine because a 'team building exercise' was taking place @ the > tables I was attempting to sit down at! When I began to object that > this was a public place, I was then asked to keep the noise down for > the same reason! I again informed this woman that I was in a public > place in a public house & that no-one had the right to tell me where > I may sit or what I might say. Needless to say she backed off amongst > a chorus of tuts & shaking heads from the 'team' What a bloody cheek, > not content with taking up all the mooring spaces outside the > pub,they then attempt to dominate the pub garden. All this 'bonding > crap' is something introduced from the States--we managed perfectly > well before the tree-hugging, cous-cous eating, Peruvian hat-wearing > brigade appeared on the scene [with apologies to Nick Ferrari, LBC > radio] Barry Nb Gobsmacked
We once had one of these "team building" events following in a pair of narrowboats. A couple of lock wheelers (on foot) asked if they could pass because they were having a race. I suggested that they might like to catch us up first. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest / Barge Maurice A (on the drawing board) Follow the traveled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
