Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 31)

[Bobberoo99]

Since the revelations about onehandedness by Trophyhusband I've been practising using my mobile phone with one hand with varying degrees of success, I don't feel confident enough to even contemplate toast as yet, but I have managed to avoid dropping my phone in the toilet and even managed to drive all the way home whilst still holding it, although gear changes were a little difficult, and surfing the internet whilst driving and changing gear was nearly impossible, if it hadn't been for that nice police man shouting at me and waving his arms I would never have noticed that lorry!!!!

[glenrobbo]

I am in total awe of that chap who single-handedly rowed across the Atlantic.

That must have taken some doing, having to swap over to the other side of the boat after each oar stroke.

[DickyC]

The pub on Euston Station as busy and so was the gents. An Okay-Yah came in carrying a full pint and locked himself in a cubicle. A few moments later his phone rang. He answered. Loudly.

"Yah? Oh, Toby, hi. Okay. Yah. Yah. Yah, fine, thanks, Toby. You? Yah. Okay. Yah. No, fine. They're all fine. Thanks. Yours? Yah? Okay. Yah. This weekend? Yah. Be good. Yah. Normal sort of time? Yah. Okay. Yah. Look, Toby, I'm taking a dump and I need a free hand."

The long understood and observed custom of avoiding eye contact or engaging in any social activity in a strange toilet with strangers was overlooked on this occasion as everyone else enjoyed a spontaneous communal laugh.

[P5BNij]

This internal railway memo just in via the office ticker-tape thingummy machine : 'Need has arisen to re-install slightly dodgy black and white grainy CCTV in Euston concourse hostelry, must be attended to with utmost urgency. Also, 08.15 to parts north noted as cancelled, passenger answering to name of 'Dicky C' incapacitated in coach D due to laugh induced hernia. Message ends'.

[Trophy Husband]

DickyC said:

The pub on Euston Station as busy and so was the gents. An Okay-Yah came in carrying a full pint and locked himself in a cubicle. A few moments later his phone rang. He answered. Loudly.

"Yah? Oh, Toby, hi. Okay. Yah. Yah. Yah, fine, thanks, Toby. You? Yah. Okay. Yah. No, fine. They're all fine. Thanks. Yours? Yah? Okay. Yah. This weekend? Yah. Be good. Yah. Normal sort of time? Yah. Okay. Yah. Look, Toby, I'm taking a dump and I need a free hand."

The long understood and observed custom of avoiding eye contact or engaging in any social activity in a strange toilet with strangers was overlooked on this occasion as everyone else enjoyed a spontaneous communal laugh.

That was me! I had a piece of toast with President on my knee and needed to wipe (one handed, complete operation). Thus I needed to end the conversation although I could've considered, but didn't, loudspeaker. It is all about the toast after all.
By the way, Toby needs two hands to point at something due to his boss eye. One is looking at you whilst the other is looking for you! He scans like a basket of prawns.

[Scrump]

fatboy18 said:

I did find this one in the rack

I have the PH version with a jeep and and a Citroen.


Edit: I notice mine is Superieur!

Edited by Scrump on Saturday 18th May 14:53

[Bobberoo99]

I have arisen from my pit after a prolonged and particularly nice afternoon kip!!!
I truly am cowed by your onehandedness Trophyhusband, however, this is Trivial Towers and the use of "Yah" carries with it a stiff penalty, the first round in the Bell and Leper, which by the time word gets round the village and the residents, will be substantial!!!!!

I didn't know they still used those tickertape thingumy machines P5BNij, mind you Battert still insists on communicating with the Greenfields using the Aldis lamp on the old control tower!!!!

[fatboy18]

Scrump said:

fatboy18 said:

I did find this one in the rack

I have the PH version with a jeep and and a Citroen.


Edit: I notice mine is Superieur!

Edited by Scrump on Saturday 18th May 14:53

WOW, I didn't know they did a Superieur vinegar! Have you drunk yours or is it still corked?

[Bomma220]

Bobberoo99 said:

I didn't know they still used those tickertape thingumy machines P5BNij, mind you Battert still insists on communicating with the Greenfields using the Aldis lamp on the old control tower!!!!

I remember the Chief Constable phoning one evening, "will you please stop that man from flashing on your bloody airfield".

That must have been what was happening. I never did go outside to investigate, I was afraid of what I might have found.

[Bobberoo99]

Nope it was definitely what you were afraid it was!!!!

[Scrump]

fatboy18 said:

WOW, I didn't know they did a Superieur vinegar! Have you drunk yours or is it still corked?

If my wine was superieur then I hate to think what yours tasted like.
I drank mine whilst celebrating under the Arc du Triomphe many years ago. That was long before recycling was a thing so I was unable to dispose of the empty.
The Arc du Triomphe today is probably full of just as many drunk people, just a lot more hi-viz.

Long gone are the days when it was acceptable to advertise cars on bottles of alcohol.

[fatboy18]

Scrump said:

fatboy18 said:

WOW, I didn't know they did a Superieur vinegar! Have you drunk yours or is it still corked?

If my wine was superieur then I hate to think what yours tasted like.
I drank mine whilst celebrating under the Arc du Triomphe many years ago. That was long before recycling was a thing so I was unable to dispose of the empty.
The Arc du Triomphe today is probably full of just as many drunk people, just a lot more hi-viz.

Long gone are the days when it was acceptable to advertise cars on bottles of alcohol.

My bottle is still full

[P5BNij]

Bomma220 said:

Bobberoo99 said:

I didn't know they still used those tickertape thingumy machines P5BNij, mind you Battert still insists on communicating with the Greenfields using the Aldis lamp on the old control tower!!!!

I remember the Chief Constable phoning one evening, "will you please stop that man from flashing on your bloody airfield".

That must have been what was happening. I never did go outside to investigate, I was afraid of what I might have found.

As a means of communication I must admit it's not that effective, the bakelite two pin plug might have something to do with it...

[Scrump]

fatboy18 said:

My bottle is still full

Of what?

[glenrobbo]

Scrump said:

fatboy18 said:

My bottle is still full

Of what?

You really don't want to know.

ION, my Dandelion & Dogpiss wine is coming along nicely:



Considering it's lying on its' side.

It's still slowly fermenting, but should be ready for racking off next week.

[Bobberoo99]

glenrobbo said:

You really don't want to know.

ION, my Dandelion & Dogpiss wine is coming along nicely:



Considering it's lying on its' side.

It's still slowly fermenting, but should be ready for racking off next week.

Did you nail that to the wall?!?!?

[glenrobbo]

Nope, it decided to adopt the horizontal mode all on its' own.

By the way, the good old Belfast is featured on Ch 5 NOW!

[Bobberoo99]

Having a very pleasant evening with friends, I shall report back later!!!

[Bobberoo99]

Twas a jolly nice evening enjoyed by all, our friends have decided to walk home, it's not too far around a 25 minute walk, maybe a little more as my friend Colin may have had a couple of whisky's!!!
His partner, and a good friend herself, is coming to the end of a degree in psychology and mental health care, she's 71!!!

[glenrobbo]

Plying old people with whisky, young Bobbers? Then making them march home?
Is that how you treat your friends?

Shame on you!