Essentials

[The_duke]

Tomorrow I head for the wonderful wilds of Co Cork in the Emerald Isle.

I am visiting Laxie Towers for the weekend so I thought I might need a few essentials

Clothes (can't be scaring the natives)
Smellies (can't forewarn them I am in town)
Spare liver (have you seen them two drink !!!)
Camera (might need some blackmail leverage)
Crutch (Leg still sore and I might need a weapon in Dodge City)
Phone (I have a feeling I might need to call the emergency services)
Euros (Re mortgaged to cover the weekend)
Fast Car (obv IMO)
Copy of Ted Harringtons ("How to deal with people who think 10 5 is the new AA)  -- Timothy back me up on that one
Personal phone number of Michael O'Leary (Ryanair are bound to lose my bag)
Earplugs (Think about it)
Roshambo trophy (Nah on second thoughts that would be cruel)

Looking forward to it -- any other thoughts on essentials would be appreciated

[Colchester Kev]

extra earplugs in case you lose them obv.

[suzanne]

Have a GREAT time as im sure you will with Laxie looking after you :-)

A sexy nightie and you just might pull ;-)

[Laxie]

Luckily, he has the nightie.  After that...he's on his own. 

Plan?

Friday - standard piss up with poker thrown in for fun.  Hope he's brought a helmet...it could get ugly.  10 5 is premium compared to the usual Friday night fare.

Saturday - In the pub by 4pm.  Has to be done.  Munster Final.  Ye know how it is.  Plan was to get the bus into town at 4:30 and sit still watching the match until concert time, but that's been over-ruled. 

Bus collecting us at 7:30 (this is the change he's unaware of...lol) and off to to the Glenn Eagle in Killarney.  80's concert to follow at 9pm with these groups:

Midge Ure, Paul Young, T'Pau, Howard Jones, Nick Heyward and China Crisis.

Followed by best of 80's disco with RTE's Les Vickers.

Bus to collect the lot of us at 2:30am where we'll either end up in a local pub or back at one of the 'party houses' unless everyone is too pissed to carry on.  We'll let you know.

Sunday is 'cure' day and will more than likely involve an extended period of drink...has to be done.  Obv.

Monday - I send him back to the UK, hopefully with a liver.  Only time will tell.

[The_duke]

Packed and ready to go

I think I will be OK (been in training for this weekend for 30 years)

[Claw75]

Have a fantastic weekend! 

[kinboshi]

extra earplugs in case you lose them obv.

[cia260895]

Have fun and GL

[Laxie]

To be fair...he brings out the 'quiet side' in me...no ear plugs required.   

Last minute cleaning being done now.  Well, being done after I catch up on posts. 

Himself is at work.  Somebody has to pay for this week-end.

Off to the airport just after lunch.

Have checked gas tank to be sure we don't run out again half way through cooking the dinner.  Happened last time.  Sigh.

Will get him to report in once he's safe in Knocknagree this evening. 

[The_duke]

Will get him to report in once he's safe in Knocknagree this evening. 

Yeah right 

[technolog]

Have a great weekend  - and don't forget the updates.

Munster FTW



Sorry for Neil Back's misdemeanour 6 years ago!

[Laxie]

The eagle has landed.  After making the 90 minute journey back to my house, he's currently sat up at the bar of our favourite local.  I decided I'd join him and cheated by ordering the chipper for everyone instead of cooking.  That's been delivered and devoured and I only hope there might be a scrap or two left for him when he decides to ramble back.  As he's still not here, my job as hostess is to return to the pub to entertain him.  The things we women do for our guests.  Sighhhhh. 

[Laxie]

So I arrived back to the pub to find Duke chatting with the locals and the owner of the pub, Martin.  Duke has been hanging out in this pub since 5:30 and shows no sign of budging.  Martin has a cheesy grin on his face at the thought of it.  Pint count?  We've already lost count.   

Timothy landed around 8:30 after a long day at work.  Duke has a tale of my driving abilities.  He tells the tale to Timothy.  He's threatened to post it here too.  It's lies.  All lies I tell you.  Anyway, it's pretty clear the Guinness is FINALLY having an affect on the big guy. 

Friday night poker at Martin's is a friendly affair.  We never have more than 10 players and the first 2 levels are usually a limp fest while everyone finds their feet and tries to gather a few chips early.  Note, I said USUALLY.  They've never played on the same table as The Duke...and he's already cleared the bones of a keg of Guinness.  Bring it on!!!  I'll spare ye the gory details as I'm sure he'd like to post his version, but Duke was the first out, courtesy of yours truly...by the second level.    

He spent the next hour shaking his head in disbelief.  The next two were spent...snoring at the table.  He had finally hit a wall.  Timothy got a photo of him slumped at the poker table.  Will figure out how to get it up here.  There's a turtle on Duke's head.  It had to be done.

Anyway, today is a new day.  He's just surfaced and I'm about to cook the fry up.  Long day ahead.  Munster match at 5:00.  We'll be in the pub for 4:30 to get seats.  Maybe even 4:00...just to be sure.  Bus collects us at 7:30 for the 80's concert in Killarney.  Will we outlast The Duke again today?  Only time will tell, but I reckon odds are good.       

[The_duke]

, but Duke was the first out, courtesy of yours truly...by the second level.    

Sick call in my opinion -- more later

[The_duke]

Landed in Cork airport, which was awash with song and merriment due to the hordes of Munster rugby fans an their was to Cardiff. Laxie was there to greet me and we headed off to their home village.

Headed off !!!! Laxie does a superb impression of driving whilst..

1) Not looking at the road
2) Never drawing breath between sentences
3) Always being in the wrong lane - however Manoeuvre, signal, mirror seemed to work perfect.
4) "Who needs Sat Nav, shiite was that my turn off"

Dropped the bag, hit the pub had a couple of scoops and settled down nicely. Laxie goes to feed the multitudes and I elect to stay and keep Martin company (mistake).

Friday night game was a howl (Fking sick call to take me out tho). Tiredness did get the better of me and I took a little power nap. There are pictures I understand.

Great people, perfect environment, priceless.......