Todays Boating

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Bit bl###y freezing, but ferry and Trevor’s light bedecked tug AND barge (lights, Christmas tree) performed well.

Distinct lack of audience.

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

The storm is coming….

Colin

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Ashley,

You must love your boating sessions, I look forward to visiting the lake next Easter

Regards Ray

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Let me know, Ray, and I will load the car up with whatever you would like to see!,

Ashley

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Ash,

Do you ever go boating on Fridays ??

I have now reduced to working 4 days a week as I'm officially an OAP

Regards Ray

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Myself, being retired….can do boating Monday, Tuesday and Friday during the week! The other days being occupied.

The others have varied commitments.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Ferry and disco again tomorrow. Wrap up warm! Gloves a must.

Thought I had something in Jan issue but obv not…Feb and March it must be. Have to spread the dripping thinly on my stale crusts until then!

Ashley

[Chris EParticipant @chrise]

Are the Aerosledges in the February issue yours?

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Chris. Yes indeed! Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

. Very mild this morning. Christmas/disco boats performing as intended. Capsize on Trevor’s Christmas barge (luckily a tug was on hand) but it was in no danger of actually sinking. Oddly enough as it has holes in the bottom to admit water ballast, it actually gets lighter when on its side?? (It was the massive Christmas tree wot did it, officer).

Richards new “waterborne aircraft” was just that. Reminded me of the Walrus before I had made a few modifications.

Peters Tup held up the Russian end.

And a good time was had by all, before going home to a warming cocoa and a full Sunday roast lunch that our wives had been busy doing (not).

Ashley. Ho Ho Ho!🎅

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I am afraid boating has finished for me this year as I have just had a positive covid test!!!!

That means self isolating for 10 days and so on. Bugger.

I have a teeny coff, not much, but feel ok otherwise so far. Felt a bit grotty last night but much better this morning. we will see how effacious the two jabs have been.

Such is life. I will have to hide in the shed, heater on, and fiddle with all the boats that need fiddling with!!!

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 16/12/2021 10:19:50

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Ashley,

Being confined to the shed for 10 days !! I felt rubbish the day after my Booster !! Have you the new exciting variant or the boring old one ??

All the best anyway for a speedy recovery

Regards Ray

[Empire ParkstoneParticipant @empireparkstone]

Probably a variant one he built himself

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Going for a prc test at a walk in centre near me this afternoon…wont know if i have the exciting variant for a couple of days.

Rumour has it the Omnivore version is more catchy but less nasty??

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Good luck Ashley, let us know how you get on. You might have caught it from an old deer at Bushy maybe?

Perhaps your boats should self isolate by disconnecting their batteries.

Colin

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Yes I know a few old dears!

Will have to sort out the articles queuing up…….

Ash Needs a medicinal Brandy.

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Hope you are doing OK Ashley.

Please remember that Santa needs all the help he can get at this time of year. Please don't be having encounters with any of his deer and certainly not any old, Bushy, dears you may encounter. You might get a dose of something even worse that C19/Omi etc.

Merry Christmas!

George

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Hi George. I am doing ok, it has settled down to a cold with a bit of a cough.

Seeing some deers would be fine thing! Being stuck inside for 10days is stressful.

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Glad you are doing OK Ashley.

Are you able to get to the workshop or is it too cold?

Colin

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

If he had no legs he’d still get to the workshop!

Anyway, a good turnout yesterday at ye old muddy puddle even though it was very misty and cold. Me, Peter and Noel so a broad range of craft keeping the public amused. Took the Jupiter duck seaplane for another test now with flaps on the main wings + a 3s for power, flight was achieved for a split second but not under full control so another rethink, don’t want it stuck in a tree!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all,

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Merry Christmas geezers. Not yer normal Christmas. I am on last day of 10 days self isolation, the mrs has Covid, the lad is working 10-5pm, we can’t see my mum who is on her own for Christmas Day….AND we are having a Chinese t/a for dinner as it’s not worth cooking…the mrs being ill and all.

still, tomorrow I can get out for the sales and buy all the things I wanted to buy in the last 10 days!

Always next year…..

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

That's a real shame Ashley, especially for your Mum. Hope your Wife recovers quickly.

No need to wait until next year though. Once you are all OK again in a week or two's time you could have your own personal Christmas. After all, that's what most families do anyway – it'll just be a different day.

Colin

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Yeah, have a belated Christmas. I was seriously ill a few years ago and following an op we had our Christmas meal in March!

Chris

Edited By Chris Fellows on 26/12/2021 00:32:29

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Following a query from Larry about not hearing from Paul Thomason for a while, I emailed Paul who tells me that he has been laid up with Covid for the last month. Although a very unpleasant experience, he avoided hospitalisation and is recovering slowly.

I have sent him our good wishes and hope that he will be back online when he feels up to it.

Colin

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Get well Paul.

Luck of the draw as to how bad you get it. I must have had the Omigod version as I had essentially a heavy cold, getting better.

Get those two jabs and a booster!

Ashley

(do you remember Bleep and Booster from Blue Peter???)

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