London

[Hamish]

....and while we're on the subject Ham, a quick hello from me as we've not said Hi for a while. I see you're your usual self and up to your usual tricks!!

Regards

Al

Meaning WHAT pray? I'll 'ave you know that I'm a good boy, I am! Ghaaaarrrrn!

Oh, and "Hello Al." No news is good news, I hope?

[Hamish]

Hamish wrote

. Anyone who drives anywhere near London these days must be mad!

Thanks Hamish I did just that some 4 weeks and felt quite sane
It was worse on British rail when we met up in summer
Cheers Rhino

Ah, but it's all relevant, Rhino. I mean, you're a man of the world; always tearing about. Driving across the moors one minute and crawling your way through a snarled up city the next. You're experienced!!!!! (or so I am led to believe ).

Me, I'm a country boy. I don't understand city, or even town, driving. When I go to Brighton, I park on the outskirts (Oooops! sorry guys! ) and walk in to the centre. If I drive into Chichester to the shops, it takes me three days on tranquilisers to recover from the trauma!

Apart from anything else, I'm only a poor ol' pensioner and, wiv me Senior Rail Pass, I gets a nice discount on the rail fare. It's much cheaper for me to take the train than to drive.

A year of saving the rail discounts and I can order a new kilt!!!

[al' Sporrano]

Hamish wrote

. Anyone who drives anywhere near London these days must be mad!

Thanks Hamish I did just that some 4 weeks and felt quite sane
It was worse on British rail when we met up in summer
Cheers Rhino

Hi mate

Long time no speak. I was hoping for a meet-up somewhere but nothing seemed to happen. Next year maybe.

Al

[Rhino]

Hi Al, I know what you mean, I think life got in the way a bit. Even my friends who live quite close to me have been shamefully neglected, hopefully I'll be able to catch up with everyone soon. Hope things are good for Al and the 'force' is strong within you
The scary thing is this, I assume that my life will slow/calm down but it just gets faster and more hectic
Hamish wrote:

it takes me three days on tranquilisers to recover from the trauma!

I was the same after a train journey that's why I drove this last time. I transferred my angst to the drivers of London by getting lost and doing U turns in the middle of any road I happened to be on.
It's good to see BMW drivers scattering out of the way
Cheers Rhino

[al' Sporrano]

Hi Al, I know what you mean, I think life got in the way a bit. Even my friends who live quite close to me have been shamefully neglected, hopefully I'll be able to catch up with everyone soon. Hope things are good for Al and the 'force' is strong within you
The scary thing is this, I assume that my life will slow/calm down but it just gets faster and more hectic

Hi mate,

Happy to say the mediclorian thingies are fit and well. Had great fun with a Section 3 escapee the other week which I must tell you about sometime.

We must have a meet sometime in 2005. I'm sure we could persuade my new found pal Martin to join us - and there are others we could tempt I'm sure.

Lets see if we can manage something

Al

[Rhino]

Yeah I think the effort must be made.
Lets get christmas out of the way and have a few dates sorted for the New Year. A couple of the guy's round here will be up for it I'm sure.
Just out of interest I learned today that the Peak district is so named due to a corruption of the word Pict, as it was a favourite route for Scots to come into England.
Something new every day.....
Cheers Rhino