NFR NFC 2017 - The friendly thread for lovely people

[lucyginger]

4 minutes ago, wonderwoman76 said:

If I manage to get a ticket in resales I might not even bother wearing a tshirt at all

Woohoo! 

[Yoghurt on a Stick II]

5 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

I love it too but i think being Irish we get away with saying swear words more. 

A great deal of my mates are second generation Irish (as am I) and one thing I've noticed is that we all swear like troopers because we were virtually weaned on swearing by our folks. That said, my mother, very rarely swears, but my dad swears like a bastard! I think the Irish almost use swearing like others would use punctuation marks.

[mr gumby]

17 minutes ago, wonderwoman76 said:

If I manage to get a ticket in resales I might not even bother wearing a tshirt at all

Now that's a party theme I can fully support!

[mr gumby]

15 minutes ago, lucyginger said:

Maybe it's a ginger thing! 

Hoorah! What goes well with raspberry? You don't like pineapple do you? Oh crumbs this is going to be a messy Thursday. Brilliant! 

Peaches.

[Curlygirl]

1 hour ago, lucyginger said:

Boomtown is the 10-13th August, at Matterly Bowl, Winchester. Darn sarf! It's 15-20 minutes up the M3 from me in Southampton. Southampton to Glastonbury is about a 2 hour drive, if that helps give an idea of where it is! Oh and it's my 40th the Saturday after Glastonbury, and I'm having that and Boomtown as celebrations  

further to that, I'm really gutted I missed the meet last year! No injuries this year for me! 

Thanx lucy. I did google it on the way to the cinema, it's 320 miles from my house via emmas. That's a long way! But it looks fab. I used to drive by Winchester on the M3 en route from Portland to Durham so I know the roads. I'll give it some thought. 

[Curlygirl]

1 hour ago, Yoghurt on a Stick II said:

For once, I am lost for words. I simply don't know how to respond. Oh yes I do - as I haven't said it before, congratulations on your engagement you two.

As an aside, I once wore (for a bet with oneeye off here) a t shirt which said 'I am a John Deere Former c**t' . To say that I felt self conscious about wearing it is an understatement. Suck Satan's Cock I can handle, but the C word really does upset some people, and upsetting people really isn't my bag.

Yog I don't think I have ever known you speechless!! 

As for the 'if' we go to glastonbury quote thingy... you will get there if you decide to go. 

@mr gumby... love you morer 

[Yoghurt on a Stick II]

1 hour ago, Curlygirl said:

Yog I don't think I have ever known you speechless!! 

As for the 'if' we go to glastonbury quote thingy... you will get there if you decide to go. 

@mr gumby... love you morer 

Hello Curlygirl,

Do you know what, you are right. I have just broached the subject with my wife and just blurted out that I really want to go and that it would be ace, and that she'd get to see Radiohead etc. Not that I'm under the thumb but she said that she would go to Glastonbury this year on one proviso. I asked her what it was and it's that I don't stay up for days at a time on speed, as is my usual want. Well, to be honest I really need to cut back on it anyway, before I go the way of my last speed dealer who died prematurely, probably from taking too much of his own goods. So, I have agreed to stop taking it after 8pm, so that i get some sleep at least somewhere down the line. However, this doesn't start until Sunday as we have guests tomorrow night. I have also said to myself that I need to get fitter if I am to enjoy all the areas of Glastonbury, so am going to do this too. To cut this long story short it looks like, tickets permitting, we are going to Glastonbury this year. I know that it's been a case of we are going, we aren't going, we are going etc, but this one's in a tablet of stone. I really want to go  to the efests meet and the NFR NFC meet. They'll be two of the highlights of the festival for me. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

On 1/22/2017 at 10:45 AM, Curlygirl said:

Hi peeps. Finally caught up in all events. @Yoghurt on a Stick, did you ever manage to sort the wardrobes? And ford transit related stuff? You had a bit of a bummer of a few days there mind... hope it's all coming together! 

@lucyginger great news you're getting better matey! 

@dizzymoo fab result for your youngest! I'm sure you're very proud. And congratulations on managing to drink so much scotch and port haha. Hope the hangover isn't too bad. 

Good luck with Gumby Jrs bed @mr gumby! I think I would've just bought a cabin bed, easier all round! 

I have nothing to report  it's that time of year that I work non stop to get time off for June! Bye lovelies

 

Hello Curlygirl

I've only just managed (with the help of Neil) to get my old account back, so have only just seen your question. No, unfortunately the wardrobes are still in pieces as I just can't fit them in the bedrooms. They will fit in the conservatory type thing (I say type thing because it's not really my idea of a conservatory) but we have the dining table there and her indoors doesn't want the wardrobes there. I'm going to try to sell them instead. We now have various heavy duty clothes rails which do the job. To be honest this house is very upside down at the moment. I haven't even cleared the old house out yet, although there's very little stuff to come from there now. I say very little, but one piece to come is a section of church pulpit (yes we have a pulpit) which has about a 4 to 5 inch thick marble base. Moving that is going to be hellish. Ho hum. Hope you are well. 

[Quark]

Morning lovelies. Taking the proverbial hit for the NFR team today, turning out for rugby in what is decidedly Manchester weather. Washing machine will be in overdrive later!

Glad you and Mrs Yog are coming old chap

Can't believe it but Tommy's right, less than 20 weeks to go! To be exact, in 137 days we'll be setting up camp and getting bang on it!!! Proper excited now, and the thought of sharing gin, mead and party cigarettes in the blazing sun makes this afternoon's imminent mudfest all worthwhile

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

It's a lovely sunny and mild day here today, which warranted being kicked off with by having a bucks fizz. Having a large one of these was my wife's idea. She's a genius, it really is nice. Unfortunately I can't continue on them though as I'm driving (and picking up) my brother in law (and old school friend), his daughter, and two, unknown to us, Americans to the final Black Sabbath gig tonight. They aren't my cup of tea, but I'm glad they chose their home town to play their final gig. Once I've got them all back to our house safely then the all nighter begins. It's a shitty job, but somebody's got to do it. Hope everybody is well and is having a lovely weekend. Oh, I nearly forgot - I just sold a light fitting for £120, which has also made me happy. And there's 6 people viewing the house today and the for sale board only went up on Thursday and it only went on line yesterday. I'm now going to pray to the little baby Jesus that this roll continues.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

You will never believe what has just happened to me. I'm having difficulty getting my own head around the situation. I went out about 2 hours ago to get an electrical extension lead from Argos and also hoping to get some metal washers from Poundland (I shop at all the classy joints you'll notice!). Anyway, Poundland didn't have any washers but I bought a few bits and bobs there anyway, because it's kind of the law to do so isn't it. I then went to Argos, which I actually haven't been in to in years. What the fuck has happened to their level of service. It used to be the case that you paid for your item then went to the collection point area and they would virtually be lobbing the items out at punters. Not so nowadays. Well, not today anyway. I waited 15 minutes for my extension lead to arrive. While waiting I got a text from one of my speed dealers saying that they'd got the £60 worth that I wanted, so I left the shop and went to collect it. After collecting it I remembered that there was an independent little hardware shop just down the road from my dealer, so I went there. I asked the bloke behind the counter if he had washers. he pointed to little bags of varying sized washers on a display stand. I exclaimed out loud £1.10 for a few washers in a shocked tone. Anyway, I needed them so bought two packets, fishing the correct change out of my pocket. I then started to drive home.

As I drove home I realised that it would be prudent to put some fuel in the car because the fuel level was low in the car, and that I have the responsibility to drive people to the Black Sabbath gig this evening. They want to get there early so that they can have a drink, so wouldn't want me fucking about filling up with fuel. So I pulled in to a garage and bought some and then went home. On arriving home I pulled my keys, change, mobile phone, receipts out of my jeans pockets. Guess what? The two bags of speed were nowhere to be seen. I immediately went in to panic mode and started swearing like a trooper. I ran back out of the house re-tracing my steps to the car but found nothing on the pavement. When I got to the car I looked in the foot well and there was no sign of the speed. Then I thought I'd look under the drivers seat and I found a bag of speed AND a pre-rolled joint. This was a little bewildering because it wasn't the bag of speed that I had just lost. Not only that but i hadn't to my knowledge lost a bag of speed before, and I never go out in the car with a pre-rolled joint. This was good news but I was still £60 down on the speed that I'd lost. I rushed back to the house once again looking at the pavement for any sign of the lost speed. Nothing. It occurred to me that I could have lost it at the hardware shop or just outside because I (forgot to tell you this bit) was accosted by a large man outside the shop who asked me for help because he'd just come out of the police station for fighting with some Somalians last night and needed the bus fare home. I suspect he was lying and just wanted the price of a pint so gave him some money. I also thought that I could have lost it when paying for fuel at the petrol station. 

Anyway, I knew that if I'd dropped it in the petrol station then it was lost forever, because they are right fuckers in there. So, I looked up the hardware store on the internet, got the number and rang it. I indicated that I'd been in the shop earlier to buy some washers and had he found anything on the floor, as I'd lost something. I couldn't make out his response so repeated my question. He indicated that he had found something in a clear polythene bag. I said that's it. he asked me what it was and I said that it was my medication and that I needed it badly and would be right over to get it. So, I raced over there wondering if the local constabulary would be waiting for me there or not. I burst in to the shop and asked quite firmly 'where is it'. The bloke pointed to the counter and there it was next to the key cutting machine. I grabbed the bag, thanked him, and legged it, and then drove back home. This is where I am now, writing this for you to read. Talk about fucking mental. 

Oh, I forgot - when I got back home I went in to our shop next door and started singing to my wife (who was aware of me having lost the speed and overhearing me say to the bloke in the shop that it was my medication) " If you want to be the best, if you want to beat the rest, then medication is what you need". Only those who had the dubious pleasure of having seen The Record Breakers on television will understand that bit.

Do you know what - I feel exhausted after all that. Might have to have a little pick me up!

[lucyginger]

Blimey, Yog! Sounds like you need a lie down after all that!

I'm very glad you'll be trying for tickets, I should be able to help  we must get you there! I want to meet you and Mrs Yog! 

[tommywillo]

1 hour ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

You will never believe what has just happened to me. I'm having difficulty getting my own head around the situation. I went out about 2 hours ago to get an electrical extension lead from Argos and also hoping to get some metal washers from Poundland (I shop at all the classy joints you'll notice!). Anyway, Poundland didn't have any washers but I bought a few bits and bobs there anyway, because it's kind of the law to do so isn't it. I then went to Argos, which I actually haven't been in to in years. What the fuck has happened to their level of service. It used to be the case that you paid for your item then went to the collection point area and they would virtually be lobbing the items out at punters. Not so nowadays. Well, not today anyway. I waited 15 minutes for my extension lead to arrive. While waiting I got a text from one of my speed dealers saying that they'd got the £60 worth that I wanted, so I left the shop and went to collect it. After collecting it I remembered that there was an independent little hardware shop just down the road from my dealer, so I went there. I asked the bloke behind the counter if he had washers. he pointed to little bags of varying sized washers on a display stand. I exclaimed out loud £1.10 for a few washers in a shocked tone. Anyway, I needed them so bought two packets, fishing the correct change out of my pocket. I then started to drive home.

As I drove home I realised that it would be prudent to put some fuel in the car because the fuel level was low in the car, and that I have the responsibility to drive people to the Black Sabbath gig this evening. They want to get there early so that they can have a drink, so wouldn't want me fucking about filling up with fuel. So I pulled in to a garage and bought some and then went home. On arriving home I pulled my keys, change, mobile phone, receipts out of my jeans pockets. Guess what? The two bags of speed were nowhere to be seen. I immediately went in to panic mode and started swearing like a trooper. I ran back out of the house re-tracing my steps to the car but found nothing on the pavement. When I got to the car I looked in the foot well and there was no sign of the speed. Then I thought I'd look under the drivers seat and I found a bag of speed AND a pre-rolled joint. This was a little bewildering because it wasn't the bag of speed that I had just lost. Not only that but i hadn't to my knowledge lost a bag of speed before, and I never go out in the car with a pre-rolled joint. This was good news but I was still £60 down on the speed that I'd lost. I rushed back to the house once again looking at the pavement for any sign of the lost speed. Nothing. It occurred to me that I could have lost it at the hardware shop or just outside because I (forgot to tell you this bit) was accosted by a large man outside the shop who asked me for help because he'd just come out of the police station for fighting with some Somalians last night and needed the bus fare home. I suspect he was lying and just wanted the price of a pint so gave him some money. I also thought that I could have lost it when paying for fuel at the petrol station. 

Anyway, I knew that if I'd dropped it in the petrol station then it was lost forever, because they are right fuckers in there. So, I looked up the hardware store on the internet, got the number and rang it. I indicated that I'd been in the shop earlier to buy some washers and had he found anything on the floor, as I'd lost something. I couldn't make out his response so repeated my question. He indicated that he had found something in a clear polythene bag. I said that's it. he asked me what it was and I said that it was my medication and that I needed it badly and would be right over to get it. So, I raced over there wondering if the local constabulary would be waiting for me there or not. I burst in to the shop and asked quite firmly 'where is it'. The bloke pointed to the counter and there it was next to the key cutting machine. I grabbed the bag, thanked him, and legged it, and then drove back home. This is where I am now, writing this for you to read. Talk about fucking mental. 

Oh, I forgot - when I got back home I went in to our shop next door and started singing to my wife (who was aware of me having lost the speed and overhearing me say to the bloke in the shop that it was my medication) " If you want to be the best, if you want to beat the rest, then medication is what you need". Only those who had the dubious pleasure of having seen The Record Breakers on television will understand that bit.

Do you know what - I feel exhausted after all that. Might have to have a little pick me up!

Quality story and an even better ending, made up you found your swag mate and a bonus spiff for the come down...

winner winner chicken dinner

[Curlygirl]

7 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Hello Curlygirl

I've only just managed (with the help of Neil) to get my old account back, so have only just seen your question. No, unfortunately the wardrobes are still in pieces as I just can't fit them in the bedrooms. They will fit in the conservatory type thing (I say type thing because it's not really my idea of a conservatory) but we have the dining table there and her indoors doesn't want the wardrobes there. I'm going to try to sell them instead. We now have various heavy duty clothes rails which do the job. To be honest this house is very upside down at the moment. I haven't even cleared the old house out yet, although there's very little stuff to come from there now. I say very little, but one piece to come is a section of church pulpit (yes we have a pulpit) which has about a 4 to 5 inch thick marble base. Moving that is going to be hellish. Ho hum. Hope you are well. 

Yog I am well mate. More so after reading your posts. You really cheer me up and make me giggle out loud. I was laughing at your previous post (last speed dealer dying... not funny at all but it's the dry way in which you tell it) and my family are asking what I'm giggling at! Now I tell them there's not many drugs at glastonbury and not to worry etc haha. The speed and plum tomato story had me laughing too. Just brilliant. Anyway, I'm so so happy you and Mrs Yog have decided that you are definitely definately going to Glastonbury and I'm so looking forward to  meeting you both. I owe you a few drinx 

[bennyhana22]

Beautiful story, Yog. Lovely to see you back under the original moniker (wasn't keen on the II...there can be only one!). Already  warming up my f5 finger for you and Mrs Yog for April. 

Ben

[Curlygirl]

4 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Beautiful story, Yog. Lovely to see you back under the original moniker (wasn't keen on the II...there can be only one!). Already  warming up my f5 finger for you and Mrs Yog for April. 

Ben

Hi Ben!! Did I read you're bringing your son this year? Will he keep up with you? 

[Curlygirl]

Well today I have bought all of my cheap and cheerful rose gold plated jewellery for Glastonbury. I always lose them or break them so they need replacing every year. 

I have also regretfully decided not to bring cherry bakewell. Emma and I are on the coach again this year so we're limited to what we can carry, and last year (as it was for us all) was just torture. 

[bennyhana22]

11 minutes ago, Curlygirl said:

Hi Ben!! Did I read you're bringing your son this year? Will he keep up with you? 

Hi Cg. Certainly NOT! You're half correct! Against my default one festival per year model, I am taking Child 3 to Latitude for his first festival. 

But Glastonbury? No way, José! I mean, I ADORE him, but NFC, right?!! 

Ben x

[Curlygirl]

8 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Hi Cg. Certainly NOT! You're half correct! Against my default one festival per year model, I am taking Child 3 to Latitude for his first festival. 

But Glastonbury? No way, José! I mean, I ADORE him, but NFC, right?!! 

Ben x

Hahaha! That made me laugh. Absolutely NFC! I was slightly worried about him not keeping up with you. Look forward to seeing you flash before my eyes for 30 seconds 

[Quark]

Fuck me Yog, if ever there was a time to find a pre-roll it would be then!! Bloody liability so you are

Edited February 4, 2017 by Quark

[bennyhana22]

48 minutes ago, Curlygirl said:

Hahaha! That made me laugh. Absolutely NFC! I was slightly worried about him not keeping up with you. Look forward to seeing you flash before my eyes for 30 seconds 

Wednesday eFests meet. For you, I'd pause for 45...

Ben 

[Quark]

5 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Wednesday eFests meet. For you, I'd pause for 45...

Ben 

Hear that @Curlygirl? You can expect a solid 45 seconds. Best offer I've seen all day!

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 hours ago, lucyginger said:

Blimey, Yog! Sounds like you need a lie down after all that!

I'm very glad you'll be trying for tickets, I should be able to help  we must get you there! I want to meet you and Mrs Yog! 

All assistance on the day of the re-sales is very welcome in my books, so thanks lucy. I've actually put me and my wife on a list elsewhere on this site. I think the idea is that we will be paired with another two people so that the maximum potential for getting efesters tickets is achieved. Just waiting to hear who we'll be coupled with and will take it from there. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

3 hours ago, tommywillo said:

Quality story and an even better ending, made up you found your swag mate and a bonus spiff for the come down...

winner winner chicken dinner

Thanks tommywillo. It's the bonus spliff which is a real head scratcher. I just don't know how it got there. I can't roll a spliff to save my life, although it's not for the lack of trying! However, this spliff is perfectly formed - narrow at the roach end and tapering larger towards the end that you light. All very odd because the person that I bought the car off last year doesn't smoke dope, and I've not lent the car to anyone to use. Oh well, I'm not complaining as I think it will come in useful in a few hours time. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

3 hours ago, Curlygirl said:

Yog I am well mate. More so after reading your posts. You really cheer me up and make me giggle out loud. I was laughing at your previous post (last speed dealer dying... not funny at all but it's the dry way in which you tell it) and my family are asking what I'm giggling at! Now I tell them there's not many drugs at glastonbury and not to worry etc haha. The speed and plum tomato story had me laughing too. Just brilliant. Anyway, I'm so so happy you and Mrs Yog have decided that you are definitely definately going to Glastonbury and I'm so looking forward to  meeting you both. I owe you a few drinx 

Looking forward to meeting you too Curlygirl, and a lot of other folk off here too. Just got to get them tickets. It's odd really, because I actually got through to the booking page this year but it was on behalf of another efester. To think that I could have had them tickets in the bag now already. Oh well, what will be will be.