Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[RED-DOG]

There is no hope for me.

Mrs Red and Bridie decided that I would take them out to lunch today, we went to "The Bees Knees" the food is excellent and the portions more than generous. Not only are the portions generous, they are BOGOF (Buy one, get one free) meaning that with three people dining we were entitled to an extra meal, absolutely gratis.

We ordered 3x lamb shank with mash, peas and mint gravy. Of course we didn't have to take the free meal, but to avoid confusion I decided to order a roast lunch with all the trimmings and set it in the middle of the table so that we could all help ourselves to any part of it that we might fancy.

Unusually, we had waited a long time for out meals to arrive, when I questioned this I received an apology and was told that there had been a mix up with our order, but to make up for it, we would be given complimentary desserts.


As it turned out, the girls couldn't even finish their initial meals, let alone a portion of the extra one, so to save them embarrassment I decided to do the decent thing and "Take one for the team" as it were.

Then the desserts arrived. Naturally, because we had ordered four dinners, they sent out four desserts. Bridie and I had a chocolate fudge sundae each, Mrs Red had treacle sponge, and our imaginary friend had apple pie and ice cream.

Incredibly, neither Mrs Red nor our imaginary friend could finish their desserts, so once again I stepped into the breech.

It's a conspiracy I tell you!

[boldie]

...I need to get myself on that diet

[Karabiner]

Thinly veiled "I'm okay for bones this week" post 

PS If I had to get someone to eat for my life, you'd be a leading contender Tom.

[RED-DOG]

Thinly veiled "I'm okay for bones this week" post 

PS If I had to get someone to eat for my life, you'd be a leading contender Tom.

I'm a growing lad.

[Kev B]

There is no hope for me.

Mrs Red and Bridie decided that I would take them out to lunch today, we went to "The Bees Knees" the food is excellent and the portions more than generous. Not only are the portions generous, they are BOGOF (Buy one, get one free) meaning that with three people dining we were entitled to an extra meal, absolutely gratis.

We ordered 3x lamb shank with mash, peas and mint gravy. Of course we didn't have to take the free meal, but to avoid confusion I decided to order a roast lunch with all the trimmings and set it in the middle of the table so that we could all help ourselves to any part of it that we might fancy.

Unusually, we had waited a long time for out meals to arrive, when I questioned this I received an apology and was told that there had been a mix up with our order, but to make up for it, we would be given complimentary desserts.


As it turned out, the girls couldn't even finish their initial meals, let alone a portion of the extra one, so to save them embarrassment I decided to do the decent thing and "Take one for the team" as it were.

Then the desserts arrived. Naturally, because we had ordered four dinners, they sent out four desserts. Bridie and I had a chocolate fudge sundae each, Mrs Red had treacle sponge, and our imaginary friend had apple pie and ice cream.

Incredibly, neither Mrs Red nor our imaginary friend could finish their desserts, so once again I stepped into the breech.

It's a conspiracy I tell you!

LOL Tom it's the Circus all over again. I don't know where you put it all. Talkling of the Circus I'm off there later for the monthly league final FO. 0- £40 buy in depending how many points you aquired during July. £3000 in the pot last month so worth the £40 buyin.

[RED-DOG]

Sounds good value Kev, but it's just a bit far for me to get there to a regular basis.

If I manage to fasten the button on my jeans before 7pm, I might pop down to DTD for the £100 freeze and some french toast.

[Karabiner]

I'm just about to stick a rib of beef into the oven, shall I put a few extra spuds on just in case you pop by en route ?

  I like this new smiley..

[RED-DOG]

I'm just about to stick a rib of beef into the oven, shall I put a few extra spuds on just in case you pop by en route ?

  I like this new smiley..

Oh Ralph! So tempting.....

[Snatiramas]

I'm just about to stick a rib of beef into the oven, shall I put a few extra spuds on just in case you pop by en route ?

  I like this new smiley..

Oh Ralph! So tempting.....

One of these days gentlemen........one of these days

[phatomch]

did that ferret die waiting

[77dave]

Thanks for 200 amazing pages Tom. Heres to the next 200.

[amcgrath1uk]

Thanks for 200 amazing pages Tom. Heres to the next 200.

+1

[AlexMartin]

ferret story damnnit! great read red-dog, so nice to see someone utterly immersed in the natural world. Also, btw, did you ever use string when ferreting or were you a bell and spade rabbiter?

[boldie]

did that ferret die waiting

[RED-DOG]

ferret story damnnit! great read red-dog, so nice to see someone utterly immersed in the natural world. Also, btw, did you ever use string when ferreting or were you a bell and spade rabbiter?

Sorry, it's been a busy couple of days.

I was never really a fan of line ferrets Alex. I always had a spade, one of those nice folding ex-army trenching tools. (I still have it today)


Line ferrets were big hob ferrets that you attached a piece of string to before introducing him into a burrow. If he refused to come out from below ground, (Usually because he had cornered and killed a rabbit, then eaten his fill and settled down next to the carcass for a kip) you could haul his ass back to the surface using the cord, or you could follow the cord as you dug down to his position.

The thing I didn't like was when the ferret managed to tangle himself around the roots of a large tree. If that happened, you couldn't haul him out, and often you couldn't dig down to him either, so the poor animal is left to a slow lingering death.


So I used my ferrets without a line. If I had one "Lay up" below ground and I couldn't dig it out, I would put something tasty into the ferret bag or box and leave it near the hole overnight. Most of the time, the ferret would be in there, fast asleep by the next morning.
 


I was at DTD last night for the £100 freeze. The atmosphere was wonderful. I had one of those nights when you get moved a lot, so I got to share a table with bookiebasher, karabiner, tikay, reggie, slow mo, redbull and loads of others. it was a real fun night.

I managed to get to the last two tables before I went bust. Once I'm out of the competition I usually go straight home, but There was a couple of no cap £1/2 Texas games running and I was having such a good time..

I played the no cap game until they chucked me out. Despite having to pull up when I ran my house into a bigger house, I managed to escape only £26 down. Result.

While I was playing the cash, Simon Trumper came over for a quick word. "I bet that ferret comes to a sticky end" he said, and one or two of the other players at the table nodded knowingly.

It made me laugh. Sometimes, it's surprising to find out just who reads this tripe.