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Two supermarkets Socco, you are in for a very exciting morning :-)

Exciting?

I came 1st in the Waitrose Gold Cup and a close 2nd in the Morrison's Grand Prix. Whilst I was at it, I also had a go at the Cheltenham Cone Slalom and failed miserably, ended up doing an unintentional 3 mile detour.

Trip to the new ILVA store (sort of upmarket IKEA) at thurrock today, interesting they have some nice stuff. On the way home girlfriend announced that as we were close by we should go to Bluewater as well ;-(

so I went to the cinema and watched Miami Vice which was much more fun...

Spaceman - I didn't have you down as a Texas fan. Bit too middle of the road for me. I saw them by default when I went to one of the Hyde Park concerts a month ago. They were on at the same time as the last England match, so the back half of the audience had their backs to the stage while they watched the match on a separate screen. (I thought of it as divine retribution for the Scottish attitude to the Ing-er-land team, although a bit hard on the band, I agree.) The audience only turned around after the penalties, in time for Texas's last number, when someone threw something - a shoe I think - at the demure Ms Spitieri. She stopped everything dead to have a go at the person responsible. She's got a fierce gob on her. I'd put my money on her against a fishwife any day.

Texas are playing the Arundel Festival on Aug 27th btw.

Hi StonyB not they are not the sort of thing I normally listen to but I think they are a pretty good pop group (note pop) and Sharlene has talent both as a writer and a singer, she was a bit pissed off yesterday as well, the audience took a while to get going and she was frustrated by it, I think she really need to audience with her to perform well.

Thanks for the Arundel tip.

Morning all, we are off to Woodchurch in Kent to the Wing and Things show.

A bit wet in Hastings this morning.

Well it wasn't wet here but seems to be now Spacie, at least it's cooler - last night was too muggy!

Today is Muggy, yesterday was Suggy!

Hello all

Goodness me, is there only me left in the cafe?

No I'm about from time to time and Opto and Spacie and JJ is too, but many others are missing presumed on holidays Socs.
Trifle ready and waiting for you :>)

That's great 'Bunny, I was beginning to feel deserted, as opposed to desserted!

I hope Spacie enjoyed his trip to Woodchurch, I've just perused a list of all the airplanes that took part or visited, quite a busy day by the looks of it.

Socs, that Wings and Things show is really nice, is a small strip but always has some nice aircraft, most fly in and land but some e.g. Sally B and the jets cant. This year they had 3 of my favorites, P-51 Mustangs flying from the strip. Beacuse its small you can get nice and close to the aircraft and the flying is close up.

And if your not into aircraft they always have a car and bike show as well along with those odd people that sit in a ring with very small steam and petrol engines that do nothing other than go chug chug chug, not forgetting the ones that pump water from a tank to a tap which runs into the tank etc.

I have been for about the last 10 years and its got better each time.

re P-51's I met one of my heroes Chuck Yeager a few years ago at a show in the US and later on the day he did a flying display in a P-51, he was still flying brilliantly and at the time I think he was 81, and he signed my book...

Good morning
Lots happening since my last visit. Looks like I will be quitting my job and going for the in contracting. Bit scarey after being an employee all my life, but exciting.

Hows everyone doing

Morning Jeff, still a few of us around. Contracting, now that sounds like heavy duties, will require good stocks of the 'black magic' to rebuild the vitality.

Oh JeffMack - exciting stuff, I really hope it goes well for you :>)

Jeff, how are you going to manage without all those hi tec lovelies to look after you :-)

Jeff, sounds fun, I have been contracting since 1988, the money is still OK but not as good as it was, still worthwhile though.

I dont think I would go back to permie work now, anyway no-one would want me!

Hi all,
something that i am trying to do to raise money for charity.
If you visit www.swapz.co.uk , go onto collectables then autographs.
My one is Ruud van Nistelrooy
please have a look
Dexter

Ok having seen The F Word last night, on the menu today we have home grown common-or-garden snails with garlic butter and salad, every bit as good as the French according to Mr Ramsey and I ain't argueing with him! So those of you who despair at the little horrors eating your plants now you know what to do! ;>)