On 3 Jan 2008, at 22:59, Roger Millin wrote:
> Ahh, good evening Mr Napier, how nice to see that your compus mentis
> again after your recent period of inebriation. When one arrives at
> your advanced number of years I presume it takes you longer to
> recover than us younger guys? Never mind, it can only be further
> downhill for you from now on. ;-)))
Memo to self - do not respond to postings on this list after the second
pint, it only winds Mr M up, tender plant that he is. Since you
obviously don't read the blog (sob), New Year had its downsides - the
new grandson was poorly and didn't come, nor didhis parents, the
daughter broke up with her boyfriend three days before, and then she
brought this schnapps with her of which I admit I partook a little too
freely. (Well, it had herbs in, so it must be good for you [Pratchett
again])
Apart from that we had a great time.
> By the way, your posting is factually inaccurate; I did know my
> father, met him most of my life and even worked in the same business
> as him.
Well, that's what you were told:-} A wise child were you? (In which
case, what happened later?)
> After my parents had me they gave up trying for another as
> they said that you can't beat perfection, ahem! ;-)))
Someone else has beaten me to it on this one.
> How's the cut round your way? We've had some snow today but the cut
> isn't freezing over yet. Forecast is for warmer weather in the next
> day or so but I must get around to winterising Albion soon just in
> case we get a sudden really cold snap. There is an advantage to live-
> aboard boating; you don't have that chore every year.
>
We had ice before Christmas, but just a thin skin of it in sheltered
spots yesterday. Today started OK, but ended with sleety rain and gusty
wind, which I could have done without, trying to get alongside at
Heritage for diesel (65p) and a so-so pump out (GBP15).
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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