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Huzzah indeed!

And Huzzah again!!!!

So, what is Johnny up to?

Qualifying heats for the Olypmic Tiddlywinks Team?

Sezza xxxxxx

Christoff, you have just warmed the cockles of my heart, I knew you would be back.

Am loving Jake in the mornings, but do, of course, miss Jonny's dulcet tones.

Welcome, welcome back :-)

Pen xx

Morning Chief Blogmeister.

See - I KNEW you'd be back sometime soon.

So what's Johnny up to then? Is he working behind a bar at Ascot, serving Pimms to the masses? Is he taking part in a circus training workshop? Is he moonlighting for his local radio station as their guest breakfast presenter?

Can't wait for all to be revealed!

And I think I may also write a new blog today. It's been a while and I'm feeling somewhat inspired AND inspirational.

Mange tout, tout!

Deevs
x

Chris: welcome back! Boy oh boy, have you been missed, but we all understand how busy you are. xx Loving Jake, he is terrific, but looking forward to our lovely Jonny returning!

MwK: ooooh, you're a wee bit a of a star, how lovely Mr Evans was listening to you!

C xx

Deevs, have just had a wee smile at the thought of Jonny back in the lycra at circus school! I think he probably still has nightmares about the high wire!

A Pimms would go down well just now! umm umm!

Sezza xxx

Water Sezza, water ....... ;-)

x

Chris, welcome back, missed you.

Mary, thank you.

Chrissie, happy birthday to MrS.

csn. xx

Hurrah indeed Christoph - so good to have you back! xx

I'm liking Jake Humphrey very much but still want Jonny back.

Thanks Chrissie xx

Mary xx

Hello all!

Chris, glad to see you are back and blogging. Your troops over here missed you!

Just wanted to say to the CE bloggers that the Mayo bloggers really enjoyed you dropping in. Now that you have your blog back, please don't be strangers!

Alex-Girl

Deev - Pimms and water, no thanks, I'll stick with lemonade in it:))

CLP - Welcome back, you had me in a right panic for a while there, I must say, I am thoroughly enjoying Jake in the mornings, although it will be nice to have Johnny back where he belongs, my guess for where he is, is that is has something to do with Strictly, or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

Have a great day everyone.

X

Gail.

Welcome back Chris, and can't wait to hear what our Johnny has been up to!

Ooh, this has brightened my very stressful day

huzzah!


CG xx

Drunk Deevs, Honest!!

Afternoon

Nice to have you back Chris and Jake is excellent in the morning. Not sure that the non-petrolheads could cope with all the F1 chat permanently though!

Mary we must bow in your direction with caps suitably doffed (sp?), well done on your contact.

On the Saunders mystery - hasn't it been X-factor auditions this week - surely not?

Cheers

A

Hurrah! I just switched on whilst having my lunch and what did I see? Hurrah indeed!!!

Sorry! I got so carried away I forgot to say:

Hello CE & Everyone.

A lovely sunny day here on the Wirral peninsula.

Where's Jonny? Looking forward to Friday when all will become clear. We love Jonny but Jake is good also.

MM xxx

Thank you CSN xx

I don't have any idea as to what Jonny could be up to but I'm loving your Stictly idea Gail xx I remember him being a bit of a mover at the O2 night! ;o)


Mary xx

Gail: I would love to see Jonny on Strictly!

xx

CLP - hurrah! You are back - we love you! double hurrah!!!!

I cant wait to see what Jonny has been up to - loving the guesses ;-D

not here really but just had to pop on!

hi ho hi ho its off to Cardiff I go....

See you all on the morrow!
debs
x

Andy - thank you xx

Debs - have a fab time tonight.

Mary xx

Debs - don't you end up becoming one of those TT stats from the Manchester gigs .... apparently "eomen of a certain age" have had an increased presence in A&E whilst the chaps have been on tour. It's been blamed on excessive drinking at the concert, and too much dancing ....... no, really!!!

Have fun.

x x x

Deev's

Debs - excessive drinking, too much dancing - trip to A & E, surely that couldn't happen (twice) ;)

A

Debs, have a great time.

csn. xx

Maybe Jonny is going to do a temporary swap with Jake and is going to do the British Grand Prix with David Coulthard & Eddie Jordan!

Debs-Enjoy!

MM xxx

ha ha Andy & Deevs - best not hey! But then again, Cardiff A&E could be added to my list of "A&Es of the UK I have visited"!

There will most certainly NOT be any dancing, just mild jiggling - apart from the leg issue we are "in the Gods" and I dont do heights!

debs
x

Debs - "mild jiggling" sounds like fun! ;-)

You really must write a guidebook to A&Es - you'll clean up!

x

I also think Jonny's absence has something to with SCD. Probably barking up the wrong tree, but we shall see!

Enjoy your evening Debs, I'm sure that goes without saying.

After a stunning day yesterday, today is a bit more cloudy, and if the forecast is to be believed, yet more rain! Willing it to be fine next Thursday, for my visit to Wimbledon.

Pen xx

I'm holding out for Olympic Tiddlywinks! Jonny for Gold!!

Anyone had any thoughts on the 10 Important Pop Records?

My first thought was Drive by The Cars - I think that's what I mean - the track that was played at Live aid over the video. Such a powerful image

Laters

Got to see a man about an oil tank!

Sezza xxxx

Sezza

Flowers In The Rain - The Move

The first record ever played on Radio 1 I believe .......

x x x

Correct Deev, played by Tony Blackburn. Before you were born no doubt!

Pen xx

21st September 1967, 2 months and 1 day before I was born!
Happy 50th Mr Sezza

Tiggs xxx

Yep - before I was born .... which was 17 August 1968.

x

can I throw Band Aid into that top ten, or am I totally off the mark?!

Yikes, I remember it well!

x

Phew, phew and phew again!

Thank goodness for a Blog Chris - Thank You. Just for reference in future if you are not going to blog for a while, holiday's excluded, could you get one of the gang to write something - even if it's sorry no blog! That would save the endlessness (is that a word?) of pressing end and next! Thank you xx

I like Jake in the morning, makes a change. But I am excited to hear what Jonny has been up too, roll on Friday.

I hope everyone is well, especially those poorly little ones xx

Keith, Well done to you and MrsKeith on your invitation and also a "big up" to your boy xx

Debs, Have a fab time tonight, I've no doubt that you will xx

I am in the middle of a major office sort out! It's one of those tasks that I wish I'd never started :(

Happy Hump Day
AliB
xx

Afternoon each

Well, thank crunchie Chris - thought you were a goner there!!

Is Jonny climbing a mountain? No, probably not.

xxxxx

Ali, We're still waiting for the new oil tank that should've been fitted "this afternoon" !

Now, I'm no expert but I'm guessing that removing an old oil tank and fitting a new one is not a 5 minute job!!

Tiggs, Band Aid! Yes good choice, think it was the first of it's type really.

Sezza xxx

Oil tank arrived - just been craned over the back wall!

S'all exciting now!

Gail, meant to say earlier pimms and lemonade is good but pimms and ginger ale is really good!!

Debs, can't wait to hear about tonight tomorrow

Ali, have you escaped yet?

Sezza xxxx

Sezza, I am glad that it's finally arrived - it does sound exciting. I'm still here, this office sort out malarkey might take a while. I've so far filled up 6 bags of recycling! I've got until the 15th July to get it ship shape before someone else moves in.

I have a splitting headache though, I am not sure if it looks like thunder as it's gone very dark out there. Which might explain the headache!

AliB
xx

Important pop songs -

All You Need Is Love by The Beatles which was first performed on the first live global television link on 25 June 1967.

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles which was the first song played on MTV on 1 August 1981.

New Rose by the Damned which was released in October 1976 and is considered to be the first punk record

a new blog - thank you CLP - much apprecaited!

Hello everybody - I'm back.

Well that was different... going north and crossing the Arctic Circle (got a certificate and everyfing...). It was a nice holiday despite the cold (2 degrees when we got the the north of Iceland and there was snow on them there hills - there was even a bit of sleet on the ship...).

Invergordon (the next stop after South Queensferry) was a nice little town with unusual murals (or muriels as one of my fellow passengers called them) on a lot of the corners. I took some pictures on my phone, when I remember how to download them I will put them on faceache.

Lerwick was next (getting chillier). This was most memorable for a local lady standing at the end of the ramp and shaking everybody's hand as they arrived - saying welcome to Lerwick. As there were 3000 people on board and the majority took the tender boats across (if the waiting times were anything to go by) thats a heck of a lot of hands shook......

Then we had a restful day at sea followed by a stop at Akuriri (sp? pronounced like Tipperary according to the ships guide) this was where the snow was.

Next day Rekjavik (sp? again - I know I should look these things up before typing) where we tried some of the local firewater in an Irish pub. It was a bit aniseedy but as the pub only had enough for 1 shot the barmaid gave it to us for free.

2 more days at sea (I won $100 on Bingo and we won several more quizzes - mini radio anybody??? we seem to have accumulated quite a few...)

The final stop was Dublin where we walked up and down Grafton Street and saw the statue of Molly Malone. There is a lot of performance art going on along this street - busking, human statues etc. My favourite was a man standing still in a walking position with his tie wired to look as if it is being blown in front of him and his hair gelled back to look as if he was walking into a strong wind. Of course we had to sample the local falling down water starting with the letter G. They're right that it does taste different there....

The last day was at sea and we arrived back in Southampton this morning.

Surprisingly there were no dramas, ash clouds, hurricanes or anything. Perhaps the jinx has been lifted.....

I hope everybody is well.

Back later.

mtd ffb xxx

Ali, hope that office is cleaned out by now.

Sezza, good news that the new oil tank arrived.

mtd, glad you're back safe and sound, sounds like a wonderful cruise even with the snow. I tried that G drink when in Ireland and agree - it tastes very different.

xxxxx

Hi All

Whoop whoop! A new blog!!

For those of you who know her, I just wanted to let you know that KatyMac has had her long-awaited surgery. All went well, and she is hoping to be home on Thursday afternoon. I am happy to pass on any messages - you can contact me on FB or Twitter, or leave a post 'next door' on Simon's blog.

That sounds like a fantastic trip, MTD!

Deebee ~X~

Deebee, hope KatyMac is all better soon x x x

Sezza xx

My idea of important songs:

Imagine-John Lennon.

Dancing Queen-ABBA.

Angels-Robbie Williams.

MM xxx

Ooh, important songs Maddy, How about 'The Times they are a-changin' - Bob Dylan. 'Ring of Fire' - Johnny Cash.

xxxx

How about:

Oh! I'm Going To Barbados-Typically Tropical.

Or:

Itzy Bitzy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini-Timmy Mallett.

MM xxx

Maddy, that made me chuckle. Gawd, I remember them both.

xxxxx

Normal Service Has Resumed. Lovely!

I knew that you wouldn't desert your blog, Christoff.

Were you flirting with Moira this morning, young man?

madchick x (who seems to lurk more these days)

Me too Annie LOL!

I'm afraid I have to admit to knowing the words too!

MM xxx

Marjie, that made me smile.

csn. xx

Hi Annie and madchick.

xxxxx

Afternoon all,

Nice to see you back Chris ,hope alls well in your world . Looking forward to hearing what Jonny's been up .

Deebee ,thanks for letting us Know about Katy ...If you see this message will you send her my very best wishes.

mtd ,your cruise sounds fab ,glad you had a good time .not very nice coming into the solent this mornig eh!!! a bit dreary.

Alib ,hope your headache clears ,awful aren't they ,I had a belter the other week ,don't want another one of those for a while.

B/day greetings to Mr crissie and to Mr sezza.hope they're being looked after ladies in the style that we treat our spouses ;)).

Hope everyone else is AOK.

Take care ...Bids.xxx.

Some more important pop songs -

Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets, released in 1954, it was the first big Rock and Roll hit.

Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan. Marked the time that Dylan "went electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. First released in 1975, it was the first great pop video.

CLP - good choices

I hope nobody minds but I've come on here to have a rant.
I feel so angry!

In my back garden there has always since about 1975 been a lovely fir tree half way down the garden on my side of the fence (the fence which Bingo very kindly erected for both them and us.) It brought the most lovely interesting wildlife to our garden, i.e. squirrels, a pair of doves and many birds. In fact I was only sitting on my bench out there this afternoon enjoying the peace and tranquility.

Fred next door has often said he would like the trees chopping down, I have always politely and understandingly agreed that he is welcome to saw off any branches which go over their side of the fence.

Well I just went into the kitchen to make a cup of tea and I was so shocked. My lovely fir tree has GONE! Chopped down! Without even mentioning a word to me, never mind having the courtesy to ask me. I heard the saw earlier and presumed they were simply sawing off a couple of branches. There were three lads doing the job, unqualified of course and what a mess they've made, sawdust all over my plants, etc.

I haven't got the strength to go and tackle them as all I want is peace and quiet in my own home. I know that they've broken the law by chopping down trees in someone else's garden but what good will it do now. The lovely tree has gone together with the wildlife.

And so my view now when I sit on the bench is a stump, their old shed and the community hall where the kids gather on the fire escape during the summer evenings.

How wonderful!

MM xxx

Maddy, how awful! Get Bingo to phone the police if you can't - you're right, they've broken the law.

xxxxxx

Maddy I am not surprised you want a rant. How utterly unthinking and selfish of your neighbours. Trees are wonderful in anyone's garden but especially for someone like you who can't always get to parks etc to view them. To have someone invade your garden is awful and I am sure you should report them to somebody - maybe the council?

I really feel for you and hope this doesn't affect your health. Take care xx

Hi to everyone else - so lovely to have a new blog.

Susan xx

Annie.

They've done this when Bingo has just gone on holiday from today, whether this was planned I don't know.

MM xxx

Maddy, they're horrible people, and Susan's right, you should report them. Isn't there anyone who could contact the Council/Police for you? They really shouldn't get away with this.

xxxx

In fact I'm going to phone the police and ask what the situation is. It won't bring the tree back but they shouldn't get away with it.

MM xxx

Good on you Maddy. Let's know how you get on.

xxxx

Maddy ,i'm so sorry to hear that ,and yes they def have broken the law they are only allowed to cut back to their boundry and no further .

Don't let them get away with it ,and If I was you ,when bingo gets back ,get hime to plant you anothe tree Just a little further back from your fence so that they wont be able to touch it.

I'm feeling angry for you as Susan has said it's your pleasure he's stolen from you .

Bids.xxx.

MaddyMoon

I have never involved myself in the personal stuff that goes on on here but this time...

First off, don't get stressed about this as it could lead to a relapse. As you say the tree is gone and you can't bring it back. That is not to say that you can't do anything about it.

I assume that Mr Next Door knows that you are not well and may well know that your son is away, hence the timing. So, bide your time, get advice from the Citezens Advice Bureau, wait until your son gets back and then take action.

As the Sicilians say "Revenge is a dish best served cold".

As the last resort a nice line of Leylandii should do the trick!

CLP - I do like your advice on the Leylandii - that should get him back!!!!

xxxx

C_L_P well said. I do like the revenge bit and the Italians know a thing or too about revenge.

Maddy I hope you are ok? {{{hugs}}}

Sus xx

Evening all,

CLP, thanks for a new blog , much appreciated.

Debs, hope the jiggling went well. Deevs re A&E in Manchester it's the shiny pavements y'know , catch me out everytime ;-)

Maddy , am feeling your anger , CLP's idea of Leylandii is good one.

Raining hard here , and its miserable.
Adios amigos

MC xxx

Well I called the police who arrived pretty quick. They have broken the law and I am quite within my rights to prosecute but I'm not going to. Fred like me is not in the best of health and his wife suffers with Altzeimer's so I wouldn't do that to them and also it would not bring back the tree. They were out at bingo but the police spoke to the daughters and the three men, who told a story about it having been arranged between them and Bingo which I know to be a lie. When I was in hospital Bingo said that Fred had said he wanted the trees chopped down, Bingo replied "my mum doesn't want them chopping down".

Anyway I feel better for talking to the police who were also shocked when they saw what had happened and also for letting my neighbours know exactly how I feel about the situation.

CLP-thank you, a nice row of lleylandi (very fast growing) is an excellent idea.

Let the lleylandi war commence!

MM xxx

Hey - go Maddy xx

Night all and sweet dreams

Susan xx

Maddy,
Glad you are ok,

MC xx

D'oh! Leylandii not LLeylandi!

Welsh ones Marj :)

MTF.xx

Great minds MTF as I was thinking just the same.

I'm not here really!!

L
S x

Marjie, that is awful but glad you're ok.

csn. xx

Chris ,I do see partly why you've been so busy of late ,I keep hearing your voice in the adverts on the TV.I didn't realize that you were into voice overs.

Bids.xxx.

Night everyone.

Sleep well.

csn. xx

Well ,I've cleared all my old emails ,doent it take forever ,but job well done .
had a nice chat with my lovely friend the Fairy ,and now just look at the time .
now I know why I'm grumpy in the mornings ,too many late nights ,no not really The grumpy bit I was referring to .

I'm quite a happy bunny in the mornings ,after that first cup of tea that is .

night night all and God Bless.

Bids.xxx.

Morning all

MM - really sorry to hear about your trouble with the neighbours, that's just appalling to you, especially when you still not 100%. Glad you got the police involved and you are taking some control of the issue.

Something fast growing and prickly may be appropriate as well as the conifers - burberis perhaps?

A

Good morning all,

Morning Andy.

A better day here on the south coast,but we have heavy rain forcast.at the moment the sky is blue and the sun is knocking around somewhere over my right shoulder.

Have a good day all and ejoy what you're doing .

Take care ....Bids.xxx.

Morning Bids

I'm in work early, as playing out with some ex-colleagues tonight. May need to nip to the sarnie shop - not used to being here, as I've been in for an hour already. I think I can hear a bacon buttie calling me.

Cheers

A

Morning everyone.

Heavy rain and chilly here.

Hope you all have a good day.

csn. xx

Hi

At least JS gets his facts right - tell Jake there have been a few female F1 drivers, one of whom scored a point.

Cheers

Hi everyone:

How wonderful - it is not a dream that Chris wrote a new blog yesterday, thanks to our lovely MwK alerting him that the previous blog was just about to close for posting! We would have been scuppered otherwise, for sure!

Loving the "Simon Mayo blog vibe" that's been going on with the Most Popular Pop Songs: I suppose it's been left to me to suggest ... Never Gonna Give You Up!

mtd: nice to see you back - sounds like you had a lovely holiday.

Deebee: I didn't know KatyMac was due to have surgery. Please pass on my good wishes to her - I'm sure all the love from Simon's blog will really help her. xx

Thanks for the wee birthday wishes yesterday for MrS. I think he had a very happy birthday - favourite gift being a family-size packet of Maltesers from MsS!

Maddy: just awful what happened to your tree. Unforgivable behaviour on your neighbour's part. Well done for contacting the Police, and I am sure your neighbours were quaking in their boots when the Police arrived. I think Concerned gave you some excellent advice - Leylandi is the way to go!

Hope everyone is ok.

C xx

Good morning everyone from a sunny Ayrshire,

Sezza, thanks for the heads up about the Pimms, I will try ginger ale next time.

MTD, glad you had a good holiday.

Debee, thanks for letting us know about Katymac, hope she gets well very soon.

Maddy, that's awful about your tree, I'm glad you've done something about it and good luck with the Leylandii planting.

Took Mum and Dad out last night for Italian meal as it was my Mum's birthday, I didn't have any cash on me so I paid with my debit card (including the tip), then I happened to ask the waitress if they get their tips and she said, if it's on the card machine they don't get it, that's shocking isn't it, so I will not be doing that again.

Have a good day everyone.

X

Gail.

Chris, so random I love it. I listen everyday on my journey up from Sussex to Surrey and this morning in particular was so blaze. The music hey, The Specials Ghost Town, to Country and Western, to Morrisey and over to the Detroit Spinners. Beats all commercial radio stations who play the same old stuff day in day out. Makes my morning and I don't even notice the traffic. How do you manage to always sound so happy????

Morning all

and Bye Bye Jake! Been nice having you here for a while. Come back any time!

Gail, Mid-Week nights out aren't so easy as they used to be!

We just went to the pub in the village for a meal with the family and the grand-parents but this morning did come too soon!

It was only me and the boys who had to get up and out this morning and now it's raining!

It's going to be a long day, I can tell!

Good song suggestions coming through - wonder if any will be on the list?

Loved Ghost Town this morning - Singing along in my bedroom I was!

Sezza xxx

Hi Gail: you would be amazed at the amount of restaurants that do not give their staff their tips. I would love to name and shame them, but I'm not in the mood to be moderated today! Absolutely shocking as you say, and these people should be ashamed of themselves.

btw: it only feels like 10 mins since you last said it was your mum's birthday - where did that year go?!

C xx

Just a quick thought, any one heard from Debs yet this morning?

Should we be raising a search party yet? Y'know, ringing round those place Debs never wants to go to again type thing? ;-)

Either that, or seeing if she's still clinging to her seat having come over all giddy from the combination of the height and That being Taken!

Sezza xxx

Oh, I forgot to say, if you haven't alreay bought a Radio Times this week, you have to get one, there's a great article with some of the Radio 2 presenters including our leader CLP.

X

Gail.

Thank you for that Gail, I will buy one when I go out later.

csn. xx

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