donnygeoff

My condolences to Jon and Mark. Very sad times.

a belated one from me too Jon.. ps, could I print out you new avatar photo to put on my mantle piece........ Got to keep the kids from the fire you see..... ORF MY FIRE.....

Ahhaa... A photo with football legends in it Here is mine, but I am not going to tell you which one is me.....

One of my favourites was one that I saw in Cornwall, moored on the river Fowey. The sea going cruiser was called LOVE ME, which is not funny or special until you saw the name on the side of the rib it carried LOVE ME TENDER

A hotel (b&b ) in blackpool has just charged a bloke £100 for leaving a bad review as it was in their small print.... If you leave a bad review we will charge up to £100 on the card you booked with..... He eventually got his money back after the publicity and the b&b has said they will change how they operate.... All I can say is if I have a bad experience and leave a bad review, and then get my card debited by £100, I would not go to the papers/press to complain..... I sometimes read reviews of places I have visited and think, what do some people expect, and have read great reviews about places, gone to them and thought... some of the great reviewers must have been on drugs...

A bar and a smoking area, don't need food.... I will have had my tea....

just used Trevs link, and one on Oulton is called ISIS... Bet that causes a stir when wanting bridge openings

Keep me posted, and get me a pint in....

use the "within the last two weeks" option. Works for me

Lol... Thinking about it,,,,,, The chances of an amusing encounter...... I will be very amused.... I look like this he looks like this courtesy of EDP Journalists, don't you just love them I was going to reply to his reply, but didn't... I have had my fun

I have had a reply Dear Mr Miles, Thanks for your reply. I like your style. I can’t tell you where I go, as that would ruin my chances of an amusing encounter. Best wishes Steve

on a lighter note, We spent an evening in the Bell at St Olaves, had a few beers and a good meal...... Went back to the boat, as OH was getting undressed for bed, I said I would give Lady (our dog) a quick walk. I asked OH where her lead was, as it was not hung on the door where we put it while on board.... Then, oh s...t. I ran back to the pub to get her from under the table, where she had laid while we were in there. Another family were sat at the table and were totally flabberghasted when I walked up to them and said.... Do you mind if I get my dog... It took another 10 mins to get out as the children sat at the table stroked and cuddled her

Dear Mr Downes. Please let me know which pub/cafe/restaurants you frequent, as I would not want to be in the same one as an over opinionated so called journalist. I presume that you are not a dog lover. Frankly, I don’t want to encounter journalists anywhere. I want to play football on the park with my children without having my picture taken for the local rag, or have my children harassed by a journalist crossed with Satan. I want to emerge from the sea without the paps snapping my Speedos. And I want to walk through towns and cities without tripping over leads from journalists mikes. Getting them out of sight and out of mind is clearly unrealistic. However, it’s not too much to ask that they be put down. These days, there is a quest by pubs and restaurants to be all things to all people. Dog-friendly, child-friendly, baby-friendly, pensioner-friendly. But hopefully not journalist friendly. I’d prefer places that target a significant market for not letting journalists spoil the enjoyment for diners or drinkers. I’m OK with a cage outside, with a post to tie the journalist to. But that’s as far as they need to go. Best regards Geoff Miles Dog and cat owner, pub, restaurant and cafe customer. OOPS did I hit the send button.....

STEVE DOWNES.... What an opinionated, self important Tango Whiskey ......... I think I might send an email on his contact information, to make sure I am not in the same pub/cafe/restaurant as him..... In fact...........

A WEE reminder... Thanks, I needed that, must dash....

OR... Cancel the smoking ban

I don't work for them either... But I shop there I don't work for RBS, Barclays, or any other bank who are cutting thousands of jobs, but I bank with then ( well not the ones mentioned) It is called BUSINESS not CHARITY. Maybe that is harsh, but it is the way of the world..

I had social services knock on the door.......... Hello, can we come in... Me. No... Them. we are social service, it is about your sons black eye Me. And Them. We need to talk to you.. Me. I am listening Them. can we come in Me. No Them. we need to come in Me. No Them. Allright sir, but we have been told by the school, the your sons black eye he has is down to you. Me. OK they could be right Them. Can we come in now Me. No Them. We need to talk about this Sir, your sons black eye is very bad, do we need to get the police involved, to talk to you under caution Me. How did he get a black eye Them. He told the teachers you did it Me. So his teacher saw his black eye and asked how it happened, an he said I did it Them. Yes Sir, can we come in now Me. No Me again.. (insert sons name here) come here a minute son comes to front door Me. should we have a game of footy again, so these people can see how we play Son. Yes lets play, we can have 2 a side if they play, but I am not in goal...... Me. No you go in goal... Son. No because the last time, I was in goal, you scored and I hit my eye on the post. Them. Hit your eye on the post Me. Yes, we used a bucket and watering can for goal posts Them. You told you teacher that your dad did your black eye Son. Yes he did, cos if we hadn't used the watering can, I wouldn't have fallen into the spout. Them... To me....OK, we will remove you and your address from our database Me... I can't say what I said, but the next morning I went across the road to the school and had a nice word with the classroom assistant who phoned them She does not work there anymore....

Well... if they can have a Christmas isle.... I can have my avatar

Welcome from me as well Sean..... What do you do at about 8pm on mondays....

Get a great big hammer, tell the fenders to stand well back..... Give yourself a smacked bum for being a bad fender-looker-afterer.... ps... use a nice soft cloth and non-bio soap stuff so they do not get traumatised too much from the experience... And on a serious note..... locks on inside doors, never, in my mind...even the bathroom locks on windows, not a problem you can put a chair through a window to get out, ( two chairs if it is doubled glazed)

My Grandad and his plane have still not been found. He was a navigator or bomber on a Wellington...... When on the way back from a mission the plane developed problems, the pilot gave the crew the option to bale out or stay with him to try and get back..... They all decided to stay and not desert the pilot.......

about 20 to the gallon then You didn't wave when I came by.

No words needed.... Apart from those words above to say no words needed...

WOW indeed. Every one seemed to know what they were doing, and the way the long tour boats navigated the bridges was fantastic.