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on: July 09, 2025, 09:34:09 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by typhoon13
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By way of seeing if there are still any readers out there, think I'll start with a Caption Competition. Try not to be too rude, right?
On Monday I played golf with Ralph (karabiner) & Tom (Red).
For those not familiar - the closure of the Sky Community means we have a few new & very welcome Member here - the distinguished looking gent on the right as we look is Ralph Shalson, aka karabiner, & the gnarly looking bloke in the middle holding his willy is Tom, aka Red-Dog. I'm the young cool dude, obv.
I swear to God we've all shrunk (in height) in the last decade. Pretty sure I used to be 5'-10", & I'm barely 5'-8" now & the shortest of all three.
Last of the summer wine |
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on: July 09, 2025, 08:45:33 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by Karabiner
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Well I did a list of prompts, a sort of note to self, on June 30th, but I've not made much progress, have I?
Retirement, & what it means. It's HUGE to me, a 100% lifestyle change, as I'll try to explain.
Vegas 2025 summary.
Service Levels
Paris
The Hermes shock experience.
Golf.
The elephant in the room.
Ooh, forgot a very important one.
EDIT - Addictions. Very very big one that. For almost everyone that reads this, as well as me.
EDIT - forgot another one. BOOKS.
Think I covered Vegas summary & Retirement in general, & that's about it so far. I blame the elephant in the room which temporarily interrupted my new golf, poker, travel & IDGAF lifestyle.
On we go.
Don't forget Glasto while you're in the mood.. And thank you for the extremely flattering compliments about my fairly crappy golf |
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on: July 09, 2025, 08:12:52 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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Whilst on the topic of geriatric blondes, anyone recognize the long-term blonde punting ledge on a Luton FT last week? G Luton must be super soft these days. CLUE - he forced through an 8 way chop.
Quite surprised to see Greg Wallace on the FT too.
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:47:20 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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Finally, on a sidenote to Monday's golf, Ralph offered us a Lion Bar to share between us, said it had been in his bag a year or more & had frozen/melted loads of times. Looked it too, had a sort of white bloom on it.
Well, I've not really eaten chocolate for 30 or 40 years but it was bloody lovely, I must say.
You should try one. A new product apparently.
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:39:17 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:38:49 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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And while we were just feet away, a squirrel climbed in to my golf bag. Tom approached it with a raised 7 Iron & it barely flinched before eventually scampering away.
Ralph had told us that he carries a bag of bird seed & feeds the Egyptian Geese & sure enough, two of them seemed to recognize him & waddled up, and Ralph got his bag of bird seed out & fed them, along with their solitary gosling. (There had been 6 goslings, but Mr Fox is in charge of Goose Population Control apparently).
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:33:59 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:33:14 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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I've not seen Ralph for a very long time, maybe 10 years or more. He looks in splendid nick - he & I are of similar age I think. He never had the goatee before, tells me he grew it during Lockdown. Put me a bit in mind of the late Eddie Jordan actually.
Ralph is a Member at Wollaton Park GC, a splendidly old-fashioned Parkland Course with a ton of wildlife.
He's the golfer I want to be. Classic swing, drives mostly middle of the fairway, equally good at pitching, chipping, putting & scrambling generally, & somehow keeps knocking in Pars seemingly without effort. Meanwhile, Tom & I huff & puff & spray our drives in all directions. Tom's waywardness off the Tee is worse than mine, but only because of that increased length = increased dispersion thing.
A stunning golf course, with wildlife galore, all of it amazingly tame. These men deer things were stood just 5 or 6 feet away & never batted an eyelid. (Photos by Tom).
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:23:03 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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By way of seeing if there are still any readers out there, think I'll start with a Caption Competition. Try not to be too rude, right?
On Monday I played golf with Ralph (karabiner) & Tom (Red).
For those not familiar - the closure of the Sky Community means we have a few new & very welcome Member here - the distinguished looking gent on the right as we look is Ralph Shalson, aka karabiner, & the gnarly looking bloke in the middle holding his willy is Tom, aka Red-Dog. I'm the young cool dude, obv.
I swear to God we've all shrunk (in height) in the last decade. Pretty sure I used to be 5'-10", & I'm barely 5'-8" now & the shortest of all three.
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on: July 09, 2025, 07:14:39 PM
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Started by tikay - Last post by tikay
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Well I did a list of prompts, a sort of note to self, on June 30th, but I've not made much progress, have I?
Retirement, & what it means. It's HUGE to me, a 100% lifestyle change, as I'll try to explain.
Vegas 2025 summary.
Service Levels
Paris
The Hermes shock experience.
Golf.
The elephant in the room.
Ooh, forgot a very important one.
EDIT - Addictions. Very very big one that. For almost everyone that reads this, as well as me.
EDIT - forgot another one. BOOKS.
Think I covered Vegas summary & Retirement in general, & that's about it so far. I blame the elephant in the room which temporarily interrupted my new golf, poker, travel & IDGAF lifestyle.
On we go.
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