The Boy Lard
22nd Jan 2001, 13:29
Honestly, it was absolutely packed!
I’d like to thank everyone who was there and I hope everyone had a safe journey home, I know a few of you had rather long distances to travel. (Like Lands End and John O Groats!)
Brian Clough and myself got there first clutching my PPRuNe balloons, much to Brian’s displeasure. We had to move from our originally planned meeting point because we wouldn’t have all fitted in which managed to confuse one or two of us.
We were joined shortly by QNH1013 who had indeed been fooled by our evasion tactics. QNH1013 was most disappointed that he was driving so was on soft drinks, indeed he was the first to leaver claiming the voices in his head were telling him to have a drink!
Matelot was next bringing with him his alter ego (Your secrets safe with me). Then in short order we had PerfectPFL and Schooner who Brian Clough new in a round about kind of way but didn’t know it.
We thought that was going to be it but sliding into home base at the last gasp before food was ordered was TimC with his two “Outoftown” guests. One bloke was from Worcester and flies out of my home airfield Halfpenny Green A.K.A Wolverhampton Business Airport! And also TimC brought a lady who was I’m sure you will all agree by far the prettiest PPRuNer there. (The fact that she was the only lady present may have something to do with it)
Then last but not least Ja arrived, an Apache driver resplendent in his leather jacket and white scarf!
We had a really good mix of age and experience ranging from early 20’s to early 50’s PPL Twin IR to one hour powered and two glider flights.
I make absolutely no apologies for the quality of my jokes, they made some laugh (Or was that groan?)
We ate, talked and (some of us) drank (Schooner and Brian Clough spring to mind!) and certainly for me I had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
To a man (And woman) you all agreed that we should make this a regular event, so I’m proposing that we make it a quarterly get together and that we do “something different” in April (But not necessarily cheaper Schooner sorry).
Good luck to all the young lady in your search for sponsorship and many thanks to Brian Clough who bravely stepped into the breach and organised things when my wonderful employers decided that I had spent a little too much of my working day on PPRuNe and pulled my plug!
Watch this space for details of the next Nottingham Chapter of PPRuNe bash.
[This message has been edited by The Boy Lard (edited 24 January 2001).]
[This message has been edited by The Boy Lard (edited 24 January 2001).]
I’d like to thank everyone who was there and I hope everyone had a safe journey home, I know a few of you had rather long distances to travel. (Like Lands End and John O Groats!)
Brian Clough and myself got there first clutching my PPRuNe balloons, much to Brian’s displeasure. We had to move from our originally planned meeting point because we wouldn’t have all fitted in which managed to confuse one or two of us.
We were joined shortly by QNH1013 who had indeed been fooled by our evasion tactics. QNH1013 was most disappointed that he was driving so was on soft drinks, indeed he was the first to leaver claiming the voices in his head were telling him to have a drink!
Matelot was next bringing with him his alter ego (Your secrets safe with me). Then in short order we had PerfectPFL and Schooner who Brian Clough new in a round about kind of way but didn’t know it.
We thought that was going to be it but sliding into home base at the last gasp before food was ordered was TimC with his two “Outoftown” guests. One bloke was from Worcester and flies out of my home airfield Halfpenny Green A.K.A Wolverhampton Business Airport! And also TimC brought a lady who was I’m sure you will all agree by far the prettiest PPRuNer there. (The fact that she was the only lady present may have something to do with it)
Then last but not least Ja arrived, an Apache driver resplendent in his leather jacket and white scarf!
We had a really good mix of age and experience ranging from early 20’s to early 50’s PPL Twin IR to one hour powered and two glider flights.
I make absolutely no apologies for the quality of my jokes, they made some laugh (Or was that groan?)
We ate, talked and (some of us) drank (Schooner and Brian Clough spring to mind!) and certainly for me I had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
To a man (And woman) you all agreed that we should make this a regular event, so I’m proposing that we make it a quarterly get together and that we do “something different” in April (But not necessarily cheaper Schooner sorry).
Good luck to all the young lady in your search for sponsorship and many thanks to Brian Clough who bravely stepped into the breach and organised things when my wonderful employers decided that I had spent a little too much of my working day on PPRuNe and pulled my plug!
Watch this space for details of the next Nottingham Chapter of PPRuNe bash.
[This message has been edited by The Boy Lard (edited 24 January 2001).]
[This message has been edited by The Boy Lard (edited 24 January 2001).]