Sybil & Basil home from a little trip
Submitted: Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 14:58
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Mr Fawlty
Well just when you thought I had abandoned the
forum I return with more cynic wit and acerbic comment....
We had a few weeks away. Sybil had to arrange a birthday party for her 90yo Aunt, try for a moment to imagine the logistics of organising 40 odd geriatrics for a party... @ least with kids to make a party a sucess you just have to hire a stripper & a band. Much to her credit she did incredibly
well considering the demographic involved. Her idea was to cater to their tastes which means any food has to be sitting in a Bain Marie stewing until it is not recognisable then they rush it but not before lengthy discussions vis a vis as to who is having what & why Elsie dosen't want the prawns if
Maude is having the curried snags....
Then we moved south & had a week with grandson who camped in a tent.... absolutley fascinating.
Moved on to
Merimbula where some moronic miscreant stole our thongs (rubber ones not our lycra ones).
All in all a pleasant little break... I really enjoyed being rolled back into the surf by Greenpeace @
Merimbula but strewth I miss my $1.75 thongs....
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 15:19
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 15:19
Wife has fixed the problem of people stealing her rubber thongs in
camp sites.
She now has a pair of
bright pink ones.
They stand out in a crowd if any one takes them, and if they are game enough to wear them, good luck to them.
Makes them easier to find too when your eye sight is not so good anymore.
I just don't bother wearing them and use bare feet.
Can not loose them that way, always attached. Wait a mo, just double checking, yes, they are there.
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 15:32
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 15:32
That means that our paths should NEVER cross ,as my swmbo also abides by the pink rubber thongs [ footwear ] theory ,imagine the hullaballoo of 2 women in the same place wearing the same footwear ,claws out at 10 paces ,let the games begin ,LOL.
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Follow Up By: Mr Fawlty - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:30
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:30
Well oldplodder these were flouro pink.... Now as it is friday I can make the following comment without attracting the wrath of
mine hosts...
Oldplodder, Ok you've checked your feet are still there but do you know why the great engineer gave us feet? Simple they stop our legs fraying...Boom boom...
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:56
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:56
If what both of you say is right about our better halfs (depends how you measure it I suppose), it might be interesting to meet.
No better not on second thought, they might swap ideas and very embarassing yarns
about us. Has happened to me before. :-)))). They seem to gang up on you and try and you in one's place.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:09
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:09
Good to see you back Fawlty - I've missed you input :)
Could have hired a stripper for the geriatrics - would have been interesting.
Sorry about the thongs - I think I have a spare pair, would you like me to send them to you :)
Mike Harding
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Follow Up By: Mr Fawlty - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:48
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 16:48
Mike the feeling is, I assure you, entirely mutual, I missed your intensly lucid posts on things electronic & electrical...
I did give some consideration of engaging our mutual friend Miranda (you do remember Miranda from earlier posts don't you) however the
Ambulance would have had to be standing by just in case....
Look, the offer of some replacement thongs is way above the call of duty, I have not bothered to replace said thongs yet but I do marvel at the intellect of someone who would take up the challenge of half inching thongs....Now sneaking around @ night & mismatching thongs is more my style, then awaiting dawn as my fellow carravanners make a streak for the loo in 2 left thongs....
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Reply By: Footloose - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:56
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:56
Ah Fawlty ol chum, you've been having a pensioner moment or three by the sounds of it. I don't know why you had so many hassles with the old folk. The nice nurse who let me have this computer for a while says I'm a model prisoner...umm..I meant pensioner.
Pink thongs ? OMG ! That's like wearing Speedos isn't it ?
Although I rekkon that anyone who wears thongs..or flip flops....
well, if they'll go that far then there's no telling what they'll do next, is there ?
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