ZoomBash Report - (gonna put some pics in here but leave others to post theirs)

Well at last you say. So now you can all stop nagging.

There have been many Somerset bashes over the years and the germ of the idea for this particular one started in the same way that all the others had. I quote from the last BashRep …..

Blah blah nag blah - bash in Somerset - nag - when’s he gonna do another - blah whine nag - wish he’d hurry up and get his act together soddim - nag blah – been bleedin’ ages since the last one – blah nag whine.
Decide to invite the usual suspects. Add a few more for luck. Add a couple more because had forgotten them in the original list. Go out to lunch Sunday before and meet some other old mates so invite them too. Think “bleedin’ ‘ell Radar, how are we gonna get 50 in the house if it pees with rain???”. Decide buggerit, we’ll just pray for good weather and invite them anyway.

And so it came to pass that on Thursday 3 April, I left work and drove via Bristol Airport to pick up Juud and take her home. Arrive home and get greeted by Radar. Chat – natter – eat – watch them drink – natter – yawn – drive back to Bristol to pick up flyblue. Arrive back home.

Chat – natter – eat – give gifts – get gifts - open gifts –
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flyblue sporting new t-shirt
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Juud with hers
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Back to the old days
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Oh yesssss

- chat – drink – drink – chat – feck is that the time already – put first empty single malt bottle and a few empty wine bottles into recycling bags – stagger up stairs to bed at about 0430.

Ring ring – ring ring – “snort, snuffle, cough, err, ello” - - - “is there flying on today?” -- - (inward groan – inward “feck off yer tosser”) - - outward “err sorry I’m still in bed as I am not working today so I don’t know, you could try this number #######”. Hang up – look at watch …… jaysus fecking blimey – I’ve been asleep for a whole hour and a half, aren’t I the lucky one. Struggle back to sleep.

Ring ring – ring ring – “snort, snuffle, cough, err, ello” - - - “hey Wholigan, what was the name of that pub we all had lunch at on one of your last bashes? Jan and I thought we’d stop there for lunch on the way down.” - - “What time is it?” - - “830” - - (inward deep groan) - - “It was the Sparkford Inn PPRuNe Pop. Sorry I can’t stop to chat mate but only got up to bed abound 0430” - -“Bloody ‘ell Wholi, that was a good start to the weekend - - and it’ll be another one like that tonight I spose?” - - “Yeah well Don - that’s why I was asleep mate!!” - - “Ah yes I spose so – see ya later”.

Try to get back to sleep – give up – get up – clear up after last night – put kettle on and start to make breakfast based on the “one-up-all-up” principle.

Take Juud and Ida shopping and lunching.
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Juud resorts to persuading me to steal little pink plastic bags from Superdrug just ‘cos they’re pink, but Ida makes up for that by buying Superdrug’s whole stock of copper wrist bands and foot treatments. Have coffee etc in usual Yeovil café and badly regret that the owner is not there to see that I now have all 3 of the ladies that he gets jealous about me wandering about with - - all at the same time.

Get back in time for Johnfairr to arrive and have a couple of glasses of his favourite tipple before he had to leave ‘cos he sadly couldn’t stay for the evening.
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Happy Johnfairr sandwiched

Brace selves for the gradual arrival of the participants.

Greet motley crew when they arrive and point to the age old Wholi Mansions Rools:

Rool 1 help yourself to whatever you want.

Rool 2 if you can’t find something ask where it is then Rool 1 applies.

Run around like blue-arsed-fly lighting fires and heaters and cooking. Personally use at least 5 glasses ‘cos keep forgetting where I have left the last one I was using.

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Chat, drink, eat, drink, chat, stoke fires, chat, drink - - - and - - oh yes forgot - - - ogle.



As the night wears on the wusses gradually slink away hoping not to be noticed sneaking off, leaving only the hard core of toe suckers and watchers……………………..

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Place next 9 empty single malt bottles into recycling bag, fill 2 large garden refuse bags with empty beer bottles and one large garden refuse bag with empty wine and champers bottles. Oh yes – throw away one Diet Coke can, one Seven Up can and an empty fizzy water bottle. Crawl up the stairs at somewhere around 0500, thinking – “feck they’ve never eaten that much before ….. but at least there’s a whole load of booze left ready for tomorrow night!”.

To be continued ..............

Host and Hostess :

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Radar & Captain Redsnail:

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Johnfairr helping me to insert a hot metal rod up a fish bum:

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The Artist At Work:

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Food for 40:
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Speaking Eytie:

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A Day Trip:
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This bus has 2 emergency exits .....

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To be continued as well ;)

Gwladys and I departed from Shobdon on Thursday and after an altercation with the overhead barrier, which the caravan lost, headed for Somerset. We reached the caravan site by a circuitous route as the A383 was closed due to a nasty accident which kept it closed for several hours. Having been to the area before, I was able to take a shortcut down winding lanes to my destination. The same road closure also caught out Wholi who hadn't received my warning message in time. The damage to the tin tent, which had appeared to be minor (the bump was at a very low speed) turned out to be anything but, for when I arrived at the caravan site, a large hole had developed in one of the ceiling panels. :{ Fortunately it is repairable but will just have to look ugly until the insurance is sorted out. The small tear in the outer fibreglass shell had a temporary repair made so the tin tent is waterproof - something I was really pleased about when I eventually arrived back at Shobdon.
Friday saw a trip to the supermarket for supplies of bread and milk and one or two other bits and pieces then it was off to Wholi's to catch up with Juud, Flyblue and John Fairr before returning to the caravan to tidy myself up a bit before returning to attack the curries.
John Fairr, Juud and Flyblue:
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Group hug
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Are you spinning me a line Wholi?
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It's all a bit too technical for Flyblue:
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:E Gwladys had spent her time meeting Daffyd and giving him his present which she had insisted I make for him as, she claimed, his requests for a scarf were being completely ignored by Radar who told him not to be such a wimp, he wasn't "freezing cold" as he claimed and could just get on with it. :hmm: By this time a selection of PPruNErs and other guests had started to arrive so instead of my usual rice-stirring job I was put on Guest-labelling duty. The curries were delicious and nobody could possibly have gone away hungry - just the opposite, most were so full they were incapable of movement and that was before they really got stuck into the serious side of the evening. (A quick note here for the uninitiated: "Evening" means the period of time from the commencement of festivities until around 05:00hrs or later the following morning.)
Gwladys and Daffyd decided to hold their own party which seems to have been of similar ilk to that organised for the human visitors and the following morning she looked distinctly the worse for wear. :\
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Saturday was spent studying as I needed to take advantage of the peace and quiet whilst it was possible to do so. At 18:30 I collected Cleo and Eric T Cartman from their hotel and we repaired to Wholi's prior to the route march to The Hollies for our meal.
The meal over we meandered back to Wholi's for a further assault on his stocks of things alcoholic. Once again the evening extended well into the next day. Oops! I nearly forgot the mandatory photo of PPruNe Pop:
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By Sunday morning even the toughest were beginning to weaken and large quantities of Paracetamol were dispensed along with large helpings of Wholi's famous Sunday Breakfast. Then it was time for departures. Gwladys had to be prised away from Daffyd
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Looking west at Shobdon:
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And the view to the South:
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It was a really enjoyable weekend. When are we having another one Wholi? :E

GREAT time everybody - thank you! :}

another report here....

Now merged in above ....... 10W ;)

to set the 'tone' before the first arrivals...

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Radar66 learns never to 'dare' Reddo - cos she will...

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turn up in her beer drinking outfit! yes, we do like to honour the goddess of booze and drink our vodka in pint glasses and beer in moogs....
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Was a bit chilly so she changed back to the usual champagne drinking outfit pretty damn smartish after this was recorded for posterity!


The Red Bear One looking after Number One and Two.... :oh:
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Whirlygig, Flying Farmer and Mr and Mrs West Lakes enjoying a brief moment of relative peace
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Radar66 was permitted the EXTREME honour of being allowed to drive the pussy puller, shame she couldn't get it into reverse and needed practical assistance from the Wholigan and further verbal from The Baron... :\

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(don't tell anybody but it was only to move it a mere 5 yards to a more convenient parking spot - ie to allow easier access to the booze supply!)

the gannets queing up for the DELICIOUS curry assortments and pudding..

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but it wasn't all glamour!
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.................. continued ...............
For some unaccountable reason, wake up at some stupidly early hour and decide to get up and get breakfast again. Juud wakes up and disinfects the toilet downstairs on the principle that there were so many really pissed blokes using it the previous night that it was a risk not worth taking! She also interestingly states that the disinfectant of choice on board for some cabin crew is vodka. Probably costs less than some proprietary cleaners and works better.

Have a few people drop in for tea and coffee.

Walk over to the bus, clamber aboard, set off for to visit Wookey Hole.
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Discover that old habits die hard and so we get the brief on the emergency exits from the professionals on board.

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Do the whole “Wookey Experience” –
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- - rename it “Tacky Hole” – but do find some old relatives there ....
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Rush off to nearest pub for several hairs of the dog and something to eat.
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Decide that leaving early so that there will be time for a “combat nap” before the evening festivities begin is a good plan. Some dash off for said combat nap but I decide that a couple of Pro Plus will work better for me.


To be continued 'cos of number of pics allowed per post and gotta go to work ...................

................... continued ................

Walk across to the Hollies and drink, chat, watch people smoke outside in the cold, chat and drink.
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Wander in to eat. Make the men change seats after the main course - - - except that BFU naturally managed to end up in the seat he started in between Juud and Ida - - - now there’s a surprise!! (Smart man that one.)


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Graduate back to the bar for a few more nippy-sweeties,

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the money runs out so everybody back to my place again for a re-run of the latter part of the night before - minus the toe-sucking but with a bit of out of tune singing.

Once again the wusses sneaked out early. Repeat the filling of garden waste bags with empty bottles and stagger up to bed at about 0530. Climb into bed and think “oh bollox, it’s only about 4 hours until the first lot start to arrive to eat the breakfast that I foolishly offered to cook for them before they left to make their various ways home”. Oh well – that’ll teach yer.

Alarm goes off – 3 minutes later phone rings and cleo very astutely says “you’re still in bed aren’t you?”. “Yes but just getting up honest”.

Cook breakfast, eat breakfast and then very sadly start to say goodbye to all the mates as one by one they drift off home after what was – for me – an absolutely awesome weekend of totally epic proportions. Sit around feeling just a tiny tad tired chatting to Radar, Juud and Ida and the NFH. NFH earn my absolute undying gratitude by offering to drive Ida to Bristol Airport having seen that I was probably not in any fit state to do so.

Go to bed relatively early as have to get up at 0500 to go to work. As reported earlier, take Juud with me, show her what the world is like upside down and at various other angles. She enjoyed taking it off, flying it around and also enjoyed everything that I threw at her. I’m not sure where her description of -



“with same bloke gently throwing a nifty little airplane around the sky”
- fits in with the frequent application of 41/2 g and doing such manoeuvres as an upward vertical 360 degree “flick” followed by a stall turn off the top and a downward vertical 360 degree “flick” after the stall turn. Just to report that the gal has a cast-iron stomach!!!!

And so ended a magnificent weekend. Thanks for coming and making it so much fun everyone!!


(Several random pics will be posted as the days go by..................)

well here goes nuffink then! apologies if pics posted are 'copywrited'.... :O

the Wholigan trying to perform simple maths whilst collecting money on the bus...

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sadly i didn't get a picture of the trousers on the floor as Firestorm was too sneaky, but here's PPRuNe Pop trying to get him to do a repeat! Nice shreddies btw! ;)

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Reddo gloating that another sucker had fallen for one of her dares, and Mrs Firestorm not really believing that he actually did it!

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Eric T Cartman being mellow man...

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(not quite sure what the pic of Cu thinks of him though...!)



gathering for breakfast - please note the champagne flutes... :E

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Lemme into the pub.... pleeeeeeeeeze?

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toasty warm

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Oh yes -------- there was definitely at least one major advantage to organizing such a bash ....................................


Haven't needed a cigarette that badly for years !!!!!



:E:E:E:E:E:E:E:E:E:E









Photograph below courtesy of Eric T Cartman Enterprises - personal photographer to Hugh Heffner and Peter Stringfellow!!

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The bell you can see was used for calling in the next four!!!!

OK - we all know whats missing....













Where's the feckin' cleavage shots Wholi?

:}

Not much to add however
Friday
Drive, comfort/rest break, drive, eat drive comfort/rest break, drive - arrive

Drop off most of contents of boot for use or consumption, meet those already on site (with a brief hello/goodbye to John Farr).
Check into hotel, find we have been upgraded - nice
Wander back to a scene of domesticity with R66 chopping veggies (ooer big sharp knife). Wholi running round like a BAF.
Set up lights, start to sample the booze, meet more folks. Watch with interest the high tech wiring for extension speakers (well done Flyblue & Juud) till the "er you don't happen to have any speaker cable" question. Yep loads of it - 350 miles away:ugh:
Quickly convert my spare extension lead into a speaker cable.

Meet more folks, drink more booze. Lots of interest in the portable fire pits, the flare up shown earlier was the result of the "fish" candle (it did not look like a fish, but something rather more.....) finally biting the dust to heat the fire up.
Bed early, yep one of the wussses:\
Saturday
Breakfast - back to bed for a while, on the coach etc.etc

Whilst wandering round saw this

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Thought it was the inspiration for a certain persons avtar (dancing fairy)

And from earlier descriptions

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R66 & Wholi the morning after??

Passed quickly through the

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the first indoor 2nd story pier I've ever seen, in search of refreshment (pub)

Pub piccys above but on the front it advertised a "sculpture garden" upon investigation this was spotted

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OOps sorry not the lesser striped R66
this

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which we thought rather different:bored:

Back for a combat nap and into hotel bar (methinks the other customers wondered what hit them as they looked rather puzzled by bash crew)

As posted earlier back to the scene of the previous night's events for more of the same

The inspiration from the fairy earlier must have been catching though

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Then to bed

Called the next morn to see the "breakfast chef" hard at work with a sterile (enter at your own risk) work area

Then a reverse of the journey down

BTW those sound things that we WON'T talk about worked out fine

Thanks for a great weekend and to all that I met - hope to see you again soon

Much nicer version of the westie pic Rads - - you must have finished!!!

:\:E

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thank you Wholi!! Westie me laddie you be dead meat for posting that pic!! :rolleyes:



Where's the feckin' cleavage shots Wholi?

:E
Heeezus Timm.... we up the ante and give you a pic of an orgy and you still want more cleavage shots?!! are you never satisfied man? :ugh:





now....


Threadbaron....


you've been a bit quiet.... c'mon man - pictures! :}

How polite and staid we be up in Staleyvegas!!!!

Looks like you guys had a belter of a time

Looks like fun.

Must have missed the original thread....

Didn't even see it advertised :(

Note in my diary for that day that simply reads....."Bugger"..

What a wonderful time you all had!!! Great piccies of a fantastic "event."

One day ... one day ... :(

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Looks like fun.

Must have missed the original thread....

Didn't even see it advertised

Note in my diary for that day that simply reads....."Bugger"..

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They just wanted to keep the orgy under control! Personally I think it's very selfish..

Nasib

Threadbaron....
you've been a bit quiet.... c'mon man - pictures!You never, never rush an artist, Radar.

The Master
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The Boss ... welcoming her guests (or was it just me?)
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The estimable Don ... wondering which end the film comes out of.
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Westie demontrating the magnificence of his lighting rig.
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Where there's smoke there's byre.
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Panoramic view of the field of play on Friday evening.
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The chances of their not being a safety briefing on Saturday morning were, of course, nil
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The picture I dare not caption ...
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We, of course, blamed those in whose language the word is rooted.
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Yes, I know we have seen a similar picture, bit I, for one am mightily impressed with
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Wholi's weapon.

Saturday evening's dinner table before the ravening horde.
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Biggles, pleasing two as easily as one.
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Juud demonstrating her leviation technique. All she managed to raise were her eyebrows.
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Enough, enough he cried.

I will leave you with the picture I did not take. Juud, your choice of attire to wish the Baroness and I farewell will stay in my memory (at the front) for a long, long time. Thank you my dear!

Wholi and Radar, thank you, thank you, thank you for all the work you put into the weekend. It was worth it, we can all assure you. The rest of you reprobates ... I was happy to be amongst, and one of, you.

Now if you can arrange next year's bash to coincide with my birthday (containing the numbers '0' and '6') .........

more more more Threadbaron!

encore please sire? :D :O :D

You arrange another bash and I'll arrange more pictures!;):ok:

Having seen them - - - it is definitely required that flyblue posts some pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I will - if I can convert RAW to JPEG! Anyone?

Pop

If your camera takes in RAW it must have had some software packaged with it that allows you to open them in RAW and then convert to whatever you want. What is the camera, sir?

All mine started out RAW ....... Radar, Flyblue and Juud in RAW, anyone?:E

it is definitely required that flyblue posts some pictures
If only my computer and internet connection would cooperate!!! Since I installed a new wireless router I've been having problems! :*

But there it is:

Circa 3.30 AM on the first day


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040031-1.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040029_edited.jpg

Fast forward on the shopping coffee break where Roj tried to impress his mate the owner by showing up with 3 gals (failed attempt...owner was not there)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040037_edited.jpg

People trickle in...
Dubs looking happy (he just found the Single Malts...)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040044_edited.jpg

Dubs looking even happier 'cause Peter is about to fall asleep leaving 2 beer bottles unattended...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4060093_edited.jpg


The Cook
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040041_edited.jpg



Jan's Harem...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/JansHarem.jpg

flyblue, Reddo and flaps
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040053_edited.jpg

The Somerset Sandwich: flaps, BFU and flyblue
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040051.jpg

Capt Reddo

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040048_edited.jpg

Cleo, Wholi and Mrs Dubs

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4040062_edited.jpg


Fast forward the following day:
Wholi with his hands full
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/RojHefner.jpg


Wholi's speech at the Hollies
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050092_edited.jpg

Pprune Pop and Radar
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/DonandCaroline.jpg

Jan, Overtorque slave and Overtorque
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050080_edited.jpg

flyblue and BFU

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050085_edited.jpg

Wholi and Flaps
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050084.jpg


flyblue's strategic seating :E

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050086.jpg


And while flyblue clings to her handsome neighbours, here are Radar's priorities :} (you'll never learn, girl!)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4050088_edited.jpg


The Cook welcoming the Press
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4060102_edited.jpger





And then, Bye Bye!

Overtorque and her Slave
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4060112_edited.jpg

DX Wombat
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4060116_edited.jpg


ETC Mrs Pprune Pop and Radar
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/flyblue1/P4060114.jpg

Thank you to our host and hostess for the most wonderful (extended) weekend! :)

Small Follow On

Rads starting to cook up a pasta par excellence
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Wholigan/ZoomBash2/P4090140.jpg

One of the THREE Cumberland sausages delivered in person to Zoomerzett by westie (and it's a LARGE pan)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Wholigan/ZoomBash2/P4100141.jpg

The finished product on a bed of VERY creamy mash with peas (rest of sausages in the freezer)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Wholigan/ZoomBash2/P4100144.jpg

Many thanks westie - it was delicious ............... ;)

Try it with fried onion and mushroom in a nice crusty baguette as a hearty snack

Sorry, meant to say the onion gravy was added AFTER the plates were tilted to show the sausages and mash! :};)

Try it with fried onion and mushroom in a nice crusty baguette as a hearty snack
Yes, please! What's your delivery radius??

Finally I've got 5 minutes to add my comments about the weekend! We had a really fab time, met some great people, some new friends, and some who I haven't seen for varying lengths of time. I have to thank Wholi and Radar who make the most fantastic host and hostess: your hospitality was par excellance. Apologies about the trouser thing, but I was dared by Redsnail, so it was her fault. It was just a bit unlucky that we were not able to join in on Friday evening, and that we had to leave early on Sunday morning, but we thoroughly enjoyed the short while that we were with you all.

Yes, please! What's your delivery radius??


You arrange another bash and I'll arrange more sausage;):ok:

Wow Flyblue how much did you eat/drink etc that day!!!!

Love the photo of all of you in bed - this is what real airline people do in their free time :E

mmmwwwwwaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

this is what real airline people do in their free time
Now that's disappointing ... I thought it was all the time.:E:ok:

Help!

I am having problems with Fotophucket :ugh:

I get into to it OK but it freezes on one album only, I cannot upload, cannot make a new album or open one. Anyone got any ideas or is it naff at the min?

Works fine for me mate and I'm sorry but I don't know what to suggest.

Serves me right, I suppose. Just heard the clatter of the letter box, went to inspect contents and out popped an official looking letter.

Upon further investigation, ie I opened the thing, there was a speeding ticket for last Friday 4/04/08! I've been zapped doing 83 in a 70 limit. :=:=

And all this to get to the Zoom Bash in time for a couple of swift Nigerians!! :(:(

As I said before - Buggar!!!

jf

:{:{:{:{:{

There is therefore a requirement for a few more Nigerians to deaden your wallet.

Commiserations.

Glad they didden catch me doing 95 trying to catch you up!!!:O

aw that is seriously bad luck Mr Fairr... whereabouts were you caught?


But i think that your expression in the picture of you being 'adored' by Juud and Flyblue proves that it was worth it.....?! ;)

Rad,

'Twas on the A303 heading west at Amesbury, 1:15 or so in the afternoon. To my chagrin, I can't remember seeing any signs indicating cameras, or yellow boxes to hide them. Normally I spot these things well in advance. Guess my situational awareness was somewhat blunted and my mind on the other things you alluded to . . . . . . :*:*

jf

Thought I'd better dig out my old user name in case everybody said who the feck is that saying thanks for a bash he never attended!

Massive thanks to Wholi and Radar for organising a truly wonderful Bash :ok: It was really great to see such a big bunch of the 'good guys' again and to also be a founder member of the Somerset Sandwich :E

Just got back from Canada, eh, to find that the builders have ripped out the old kitchen and all we have left is a cold water tap hanging on the wall and an electric kettle. Met some very interesting people at the launderette yesterday but was wondering if we could have another ZoomBash immediately and lasting for about five weeks? Just a thought :)

Just got back from Canada

I trust you flew Zoom!;)

glad you enjoyed it sandwich man! :p






'Twas on the A303 heading west at Amesbury, 1:15 or so in the afternoon. To my chagrin, I can't remember seeing any signs indicating cameras, or yellow boxes to hide them. Normally I spot these things well in advance. Guess my situational awareness was somewhat blunted and my mind on the other things you alluded to . . . . . . :*:*


Tha's a real booger of a camera that one.... tis at the bottom of a hill swooping down to the big roundabout before stonehenge and catches lots of cars trying to overtake the slow juggernauts and 'ravans before the road narrows after the roundabout and thereby avoid the bottleneck at stonehenge.... it's a relatively new one as well...

I'm still finding plastic glasses and beercans in the garden.... please hurry up wif the next bash!! still haven't taken in the flares and tea lights - might leave them out.... :O

Got the offer I couldn't refuse today. The maximum penalty for my speeding offence, according to the Wiltshire Constabulary, is a £1000 fine (that's ONE THOUSAND pounds!!) and a 6 point penalty.

The offer they made me was £60 fine and 3 points, on an otherwise unblemished licence (under the terms of rehabilitating offenders for evils they have committed a long time ago, in a galaxy far from here).

Mebbe I shudda stayed at the Bash, or attempted to get there somewhat more slowly . . . . :hmm:

jf

Why didn't you try

The_Kieron_Fallon_Defence (http://itn.co.uk/news/cafad94b97becd8d275b95ba355ee17c.html)

:} :ok:

Cheers

Whirls (3 points!)