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I may never forgive you for spotting that howler, FF!Flyfisher said:
Damn, damn, damn.....
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Damn, damn, damn.....
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Oh... er... yes! Of course it was deliberate.jocelyn plummer said:
I just wanted to see whether anyone would spot it.
Ahem....
He's nearly there !!!*
The most recent horror at our end was waiting for him to complete the stretch along the banks of Loch Lomond - two and a half hours in the pitch dark.
But tomorrow he and his poor knees and achilles tendons should reach John O' Groats, in time for a ten-mile dash to catch the one-a-day train to Inverness. Then, blissful hours in the sleeper to London. And his parents can start to breathe again.
Er.... there's still plenty of time to slip in a contribution http://www.justgiving.com/hughwilkinson/ if any of you feel so inclined.
xxx M
* I know, I know, Penners, but there are times when one just has to spend one's ration of exclamation marks.
The most recent horror at our end was waiting for him to complete the stretch along the banks of Loch Lomond - two and a half hours in the pitch dark.
But tomorrow he and his poor knees and achilles tendons should reach John O' Groats, in time for a ten-mile dash to catch the one-a-day train to Inverness. Then, blissful hours in the sleeper to London. And his parents can start to breathe again.
Er.... there's still plenty of time to slip in a contribution http://www.justgiving.com/hughwilkinson/ if any of you feel so inclined.
xxx M
* I know, I know, Penners, but there are times when one just has to spend one's ration of exclamation marks.
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By the power vested in me, I hereby allocate you an additional supply of exclamation marks. Please note, however, that they have an expiry date 24 hours after Hugh's return.Moo said:
So they're only for short-term celebratory use.
Phew. That's all right, then.
I promise to revert to proper standards after Tuesday, when he'll be safely tucked up at home in London.
nb Note that 'phew' only has a full stop. Exclamation marks reserved for really special things, like sons and grandchildren.
I promise to revert to proper standards after Tuesday, when he'll be safely tucked up at home in London.
nb Note that 'phew' only has a full stop. Exclamation marks reserved for really special things, like sons and grandchildren.
HE'S DONE IT !!!!!!!!!!
Hugh reached John O'Groats today in plenty of time for a dash to Wick station, where he'll catch the train for Inverness. Then the luxury of a sleeper to Euston.
He may have done nasty things to his knees and achilles tendons, but (apart for the saddle snapping off) the bike's come off unscathed. Nearly a thousand miles without a puncture !!
Hugh reached John O'Groats today in plenty of time for a dash to Wick station, where he'll catch the train for Inverness. Then the luxury of a sleeper to Euston.
He may have done nasty things to his knees and achilles tendons, but (apart for the saddle snapping off) the bike's come off unscathed. Nearly a thousand miles without a puncture !!
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yippeeeeeeee, well done to all.
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Southern softie!Moo said:
moo said:
Apart from?? I reckon that would affect rather more than the knees and Achilles tendons. :x
Very well done to Hugh. That's a hell of an achievement!
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Yippeeeeeee WELL DONE HUGH!
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"The boy done good"
He did, didn't he? We're so pleased and proud, but I do hope he doesn't put us through anything like that again.
I don't think m'nerves'll stand it.
After all that, we couldn't let him just get off the train before breakfast and cycle home, could we? such an anti-climax. There should be a hero's welcome - a trumpet fanfare, perhaps, or a brass band...
However, the best we could manage was an ambush at Euston and drinking his health in Tesco's best Cava out of plastic wine glasses outside Pret a Manger. But it was much appreciated, and after coffee and croissants and more coffee and croissants we waved him on his way and trotted happily to Liverpool Street and Naarch.
(We'd intended to shove him and bike into a taxi but he pointed out that, having cycled just under a thousand miles, he could probably manage to get to east Dulwich under his own steam.)
And don't forget, folks - the justgiving page is still open.........
I don't think m'nerves'll stand it.
After all that, we couldn't let him just get off the train before breakfast and cycle home, could we? such an anti-climax. There should be a hero's welcome - a trumpet fanfare, perhaps, or a brass band...
However, the best we could manage was an ambush at Euston and drinking his health in Tesco's best Cava out of plastic wine glasses outside Pret a Manger. But it was much appreciated, and after coffee and croissants and more coffee and croissants we waved him on his way and trotted happily to Liverpool Street and Naarch.
(We'd intended to shove him and bike into a taxi but he pointed out that, having cycled just under a thousand miles, he could probably manage to get to east Dulwich under his own steam.)
And don't forget, folks - the justgiving page is still open.........