NFR NFC 2017 - The friendly thread for lovely people

[lucyginger]

1 hour ago, Babylon sister said:

Good to hear you're back singing  

Thanks! I do love a good sing  Enjoy your celebratory drink tonight, I'll have one for you at the weekend xxx

[guypjfreak]

The girl in yellow did it............... Hema................... Death in paradise 

[Yoghurt on a Stick II]

The trouble with eating tinned plum tomatoes on toast with your hands instead of a knife and fork like any other human being is that it (the plum tomatoes) can, and has, gone everywhere. This included spraying the lovely white powder that was left, rather stupidly, below the eating area. I have been forced in to snorting speed and plum tomato. Watch this space - I'll bet it'll be all the rage in that there London soon. 

 

[guypjfreak]

OK it's the young bloke with the grey suit who's having an affair with the red headed bird and they stole the money.......... Death in paradise.. Obviously 

[dizzymoo]

1 hour ago, Yoghurt on a Stick II said:

The trouble with eating tinned plum tomatoes on toast with your hands instead of a knife and fork like any other human being is that it (the plum tomatoes) can, and has, gone everywhere. This included spraying the lovely white powder that was left, rather stupidly, below the eating area. I have been forced in to snorting speed and plum tomato. Watch this space - I'll bet it'll be all the rage in that there London soon. 

 

Speed and plum tomato - a different kind of speedball?  Hope you're ok Yog.  What's with all the faecal matter that was flying around earlier guys?   @Babylon sister hope the treatment today went ok and that all is clear.  Good that your current job gives you a breathing space @Quark, so you have time to consider your next move - good luck.  Glad you're singing again @lucyginger We're learning songs for 2 choir festivals at  the moment,  including 'Down to the River to Pray',  which is beautiful. 

Been a lot of precipitation here today,  which at least washed some of the greasy muck and salt off my car.  I'm sort of enjoying the daily drives taking youngest to Outreach school as I'm listening to loads of music and acquainting myself with the output of some popular beat combos.  Despite myself, I love OK Computer.  Accidentally watched 'Unbelievable moments caught on camera' on ITV earlier,  something I'd normally avoid like the plague,  but there was the most wonderful wedding proposal at the end.  Cheesy and heartwarming.

Warm (not in the least bit cheesy) hugs to all.

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick II]

19 minutes ago, dizzymoo said:

Speed and plum tomato - a different kind of speedball?  Hope you're ok Yog.  What's with all the faecal matter that was flying around earlier guys?   @Babylon sister hope the treatment today went ok and that all is clear.  Good that your current job gives you a breathing space @Quark, so you have time to consider your next move - good luck.  Glad you're singing again @lucyginger We're learning songs for 2 choir festivals at  the moment,  including 'Down to the River to Pray',  which is beautiful. 

Been a lot of precipitation here today,  which at least washed some of the greasy muck and salt off my car.  I'm sort of enjoying the daily drives taking youngest to Outreach school as I'm listening to loads of music and acquainting myself with the output of some popular beat combos.  Despite myself, I love OK Computer.  Accidentally watched 'Unbelievable moments caught on camera' on ITV earlier,  something I'd normally avoid like the plague,  but there was the most wonderful wedding proposal at the end.  Cheesy and heartwarming.

Warm (not in the least bit cheesy) hugs to all.

 

I'm fine, thanks dizzymoo. My wife was due to go to her first choir practice last Monday but something, the facts of which elude me right now, stopped her from going. A friend of a friend has been asking her to go for ages now but she has always made some excuse up to not go, even though she loves singing. Anyway, it turns out that the choir have moved on to (from what I know not) Madonna's Like A Prayer, a song which my wife holds dear - my wife suffered an incident of compartment syndrome which when she was rushed to hospital the NHS doctors couldn't identify. The doctors referred to the surgeons who also couldn't identify the problem and were considering amputating her arm. It was only when an army surgeon overheard their dilemma (she was in the QE in Birmingham where the NHS and army work alongside each other) that he immediately identified the problem because it's common after receiving bomb blast injuries. He immediately took over proceedings and started surgery straight away. The only problem was that for some medical reason they couldn't put her under general anaesthetic. This meant that they gave her a local anaesthetic and covered her eyes from proceedings and then proceeded with the operation. A nurse then asked my now wife if she wanted to listen to anything to avoid concentrating on the operation. My wife responded that she'd like to listen to Madonna's album (I know not which) which she apparently listened to over and over again until the end of the operation. Like A Prayer is one of her favourites from that album - hence her desire to sing it with the choir. Note to self - ensure that she goes to the choir practice next week.

I've watched some unbelievable moments of footage on Youtube when wired and bored out of my mind in the wee hours before. Although often fascinating it's easy to tire of such things. I don't really watch television any longer though. In fact we don't even have a television any longer. Despite this my stupidity yet again got the better of me and I recently paid an installment for a tv licence - just because I got a threatening letter addressed to the new occupier of the house we are renting. I know that I could have gone in to battle with them at the front door if I had wanted to, but there's a part of me that wants to keep the BBC afloat at whatever cost.

Anyway, I'm rambling like a lunatic, so must stop. I blame the speed / plum tomato combo. If you ever see it on a menu then I thoroughly recommend it!

 

[Quark]

Outstanding work Yog. I repeat, looking forward to these rambling tales at the meet

Good to know you're singing again Lucy!

Well Mrs Q is away in Prague this weekend with a friend, so I'm left to my own devices.  I suspect that I won't be doing much beyond watching rugby and music documentaries, and eating stuff.

Unbelievably this week, I forgot (FORGOT!) that I had a gig ticket to see Declan McKenna on Tuesday night.  Only remembered on Wednesday. Twat that I am 

 

[mr gumby]

14 minutes ago, Quark said:

 

Well Mrs Q is away in Prague this weekend with a friend, so I'm left to my own devices.  I suspect that I won't be doing much beyond watching rugby and music documentaries, and eating stuff.

Can't wait for kick off, 6 nations is my favourite sporting event of the year. I'm thinking England, Wales and Italy for wins this round. 

In glasto-related news, I tried the gingerbread vodka last night. Apologies in advance, some of the group may not survive the meet!

[Quark]

2 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

Can't wait for kick off, 6 nations is my favourite sporting event of the year. I'm thinking England, Wales and Italy for wins this round. 

In glasto-related news, I tried the gingerbread vodka last night. Apologies in advance, some of the group may not survive the meet!

You'll have a job there.  Wales are playing Italy

Going to have to record the Scotland game as I've got a 2pm kickoff myself tomorrow, so the challenge is to get home and start watching without hearing the result.  Also means I'll be watching the England game on delay, so need avoid hearing that one too!

Looking forward to this vodka of yours

[mr gumby]

8 minutes ago, Quark said:

You'll have a job there.  Wales are playing Italy

That's weird, I googled the fixtures, and it showed the matches for the middle of March! England, Ireland and Wales, then!

[Quark]

Just now, mr gumby said:

That's weird, I googled the fixtures, and it showed the matches for the middle of March! England, Ireland and Wales, then!

I dunno.  I reckon Italy could spring a nasty shock on Wales. Also worried about France. 

I'm going Ireland, England, Italy.

[lucyginger]

Oh Yog! I have had similar incidents of having to "rescue" things! Never tomatoes though. I can imagine that's quite interesting to shove up ones nose!! 

Singing is sooo good for you, I hope your wife does go along. She won't regret it! How's the shop, by the way? 

Gumby, is that a challenge?! A gingerbread vodka challenge?! I'm in!

 

 

[Skoo]

Bit of speed on a Thursday night - living the dream there Yog! And with the plum tomato combo - not only are you getting high, you're getting some vital nutrients as part of the bargain. Seems a good combo to me 

[lucyginger]

38 minutes ago, Skoo said:

Bit of speed on a Thursday night - living the dream there Yog! And with the plum tomato combo - not only are you getting high, you're getting some vital nutrients as part of the bargain. Seems a good combo to me 

That's a very good point, Skoo! Maybe we should all partake of the tomatospeed! 

[Quark]

1 minute ago, lucyginger said:

That's a very good point, Skoo! Maybe we should all partake of the tomatospeed! 

Fast food.

I'll get my coat.

[Skoo]

Such a dad joke.

[Quark]

Just now, Skoo said:

Such a dad joke.

[Skoo]

So when's this NFR meet happening this year? I realise I am a fairly absent poster but keen to see some of your lovely faces.

[Quark]

5 minutes ago, Skoo said:

So when's this NFR meet happening this year? I realise I am a fairly absent poster but keen to see some of your lovely faces.

That rules out @Scruffylovemonster then

Last year's was Thu afternoon by Croissant Neuf I believe.  I rocked up a bit late and missed everyone

Same again?  The location, not the me missing it part.

[mr gumby]

1 hour ago, lucyginger said:

Gumby, is that a challenge?! A gingerbread vodka challenge?! I'm in!

 

 

Actually, I'm still trying to decide what to bring. I've got some mead that's nearly finished, and the gingerbread, but I'm not sure what else. I could do mince pie whisky again, or fragolino, or something completely different. Decisions, decisions...

[lucyginger]

55 minutes ago, Quark said:

That rules out @Scruffylovemonster then

Last year's was Thu afternoon by Croissant Neuf I believe.  I rocked up a bit late and missed everyone

Same again?  The location, not the me missing it part.

I missed everyone too, due to breaking a bastard rib on the Wednesday! 

We tend to meet on the Thursday at around 4pm, we'll decide once we have a line up  We might need a more specific location, so people who havent met others before know where we are. If you see what I mean. Maybe we need an inflatable dolphin on a stick, or something? No idea why I said dolphin. Maybe cos it's pissing down out there. 

Gumby! MEAD! I'll do pineapple gin I think. Or maybe strawberry gin. Hmmm. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick II]

1 hour ago, lucyginger said:

Oh Yog! I have had similar incidents of having to "rescue" things! Never tomatoes though. I can imagine that's quite interesting to shove up ones nose!! 

Singing is sooo good for you, I hope your wife does go along. She won't regret it! How's the shop, by the way? 

Gumby, is that a challenge?! A gingerbread vodka challenge?! I'm in!

 

 

Hello lucy,

Trade at the shop this month has been fairly slack. We did know in advance that it would be like this because other traders adjacent to us told us that it's always quiet post Christmas. Essentially everybody is nursing their wounds after the Xmas expenditure and indulgence. Talking of nursing wounds my wife dealt me a body blow about 30 minutes ago. Not physically you understand, but mentally and financially. She has just told me that she has given (as in free) the antiques bloke around the corner two heavy duty industrial bench legs that I was going to make a table out of. Guess what?  He is now going to make a table out of them and sell it, which is what I was going to do. Guess what more? I've just looked up on line that the legs alone are currently retailing at £275 for the pair. So, she has given away £275. Plus I already had the table top for it. I could have got approx £400 for the finished article. Oh well, you win some you lose some.

[lucyginger]

18 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick II said:

Hello lucy,

Trade at the shop this month has been fairly slack. We did know in advance that it would be like this because other traders adjacent to us told us that it's always quiet post Christmas. Essentially everybody is nursing their wounds after the Xmas expenditure and indulgence. Talking of nursing wounds my wife dealt me a body blow about 30 minutes ago. Not physically you understand, but mentally and financially. She has just told me that she has given (as in free) the antiques bloke around the corner two heavy duty industrial bench legs that I was going to make a table out of. Guess what?  He is now going to make a table out of them and sell it, which is what I was going to do. Guess what more? I've just looked up on line that the legs alone are currently retailing at £275 for the pair. So, she has given away £275. Plus I already had the table top for it. I could have got approx £400 for the finished article. Oh well, you win some you lose some.

Oh no!!! That's a bit of a bugger. If he's a decent chap then he might give you a bit of the profit. Hopefully! 

I think everything is quiet this time of year. I know we are. It's been a great time of year for me to have my op anyway!!! Hope things pick up soon for you xxx

[Curlygirl]

23 hours ago, mr gumby said:

Does Lady Gaga have a Glastonbury shaped hole?

I think she does. And when asked if she was playing she said she can't discuss that! 

[Quark]

1 minute ago, Curlygirl said:

I think she does. And when asked if she was playing she said she can't discuss that! 

Playing on Sunday worries me though.  If I take my meat dress down on the Wednesday and we have the weather we all know we're due then come Sunday it might be a bit iffy.

Should have a bit of space around me to dance though.