tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post6674745063478075352..comments2024-01-31T10:30:00.722+00:00Comments on Wide Beam - Still Rockin': A peaceful SaturdayCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-35323306906948500782017-08-23T13:11:23.358+01:002017-08-23T13:11:23.358+01:00I'm sure they will Paul. That was certainly a...I'm sure they will Paul. That was certainly a novel way of saying cheerio!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-33369731259328538982017-08-23T13:09:33.972+01:002017-08-23T13:09:33.972+01:00Jennie ... thepalinz@yahoo.co.ukJennie ... thepalinz@yahoo.co.ukCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-44553796489484978572017-08-23T09:12:15.887+01:002017-08-23T09:12:15.887+01:00It would be good to meet up - I will keep up with ...It would be good to meet up - I will keep up with your blog. Maybe it would be best to communicate by email? If that suits maybe you could send yours to my blog and I will not publish it? Hope to see you soon. Jennie x Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991436741087480533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-91542812190914337102017-08-23T00:33:44.414+01:002017-08-23T00:33:44.414+01:00On matters fire fighting ... clearly a quiet day a...On matters fire fighting ... clearly a quiet day at the local fire station !!<br /><br />But your comment and the others brought back vivid memories for me. I also trained on green goddesses in '79 at Cosford ... just can't remember why !!<br /><br />But the real 'fun' started on my posting to Cottesmore where it somehow seemed sensible to have a Tornado avionics engineer with two years expensive tax payers training just completed ... sat on crash duty in the runway fire hut. Volleyball anyone ??<br /><br />They had the last laugh though. On my last night shift after 9 years service and as flying ceased, I was surrounded by my 'mates' and tie wrapped to a gantry before being covered in gunk and 'chicken sh*t' (oil absorbent grit) and pulled out onto the pan to be hosed down by a massive water cannon used to extinguish burning wrecks. Even now I recall the power and sense of drowning. Oddly an honour really, nice that people could be bothered to organise such an unauthorised send off. Happy (distant) days :) <br /><br />Sand bagging over!<br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874535285975592388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-19864189748303742702017-08-23T00:04:27.593+01:002017-08-23T00:04:27.593+01:00Ouch ... an expensive repair for such a young boil...Ouch ... an expensive repair for such a young boiler !! Lucky George is good at yoga / meditation with a webasto on the mat!.<br /><br />Also catching up on blogs. Currently at Runnymede where I briefly met up with NPXL crew and dogs x 4 !! Mrs B has jumped ship for a few days. <br /><br />Heading upstream again from Friday ... but it looks like you'll be also turning to go 'upt'. Hope our paths cross at some point soon.<br /><br />Best<br />P&C<br />NewlandsPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874535285975592388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-41212399086844956942017-08-22T21:14:56.197+01:002017-08-22T21:14:56.197+01:00We shall be leaving Bourne End on Friday Jennie. ...We shall be leaving Bourne End on Friday Jennie. We need to be in Goring on the 12/13th September but not sure yet where we'll go between now and then but we should be able to manage a meeting somewhere along the way I'm sure.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196100398580522186.post-45322379088572082452017-08-22T13:33:07.867+01:002017-08-22T13:33:07.867+01:00Looks idyllic Carole. We have not had such a rela...Looks idyllic Carole. We have not had such a relaxing couple of days which is why I am behind on the blog, but all will be revealed in due course! We are moored below Abingdon lock - two days ahead of schedule! We will stay here tomorrow and leave on Thursday. I don't know which way you are heading, but I hope we will be in the same place at the same time at some point in our travels? Jennie and Chris Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991436741087480533noreply@blogger.com