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Ha-ha!!

I remembered to check the Litfod pages in the first time since goodness knows how long (even better, I managed to remember my login to post an entry). A belated happy New Year, Mr M and Mr R and thanks for the good wishes.

Cmdrs Maynard(s), Hoddinott, McLoughlin and Elmslie decided to toast their overseas chums in an escapade they thought you would be proud of on Good Friday.

Assembly commenced at Chez McLoughlin at 18:30 hours where some time was spent teaching the nippers there important Litfod ideologies, such as how to hit things with hammers and being generally impressed at their speed of growth. We then piled into Mr McLoughlin's capacious Hun-Wagon for a trip to JBs eatery for some nosh. My McLoughlin was admirably 'up' for stinking out his motor with the pong of grilled dogburger.

Horror was expressed and much shaking of heads was performed at the Tescos monstrosity sitting so arrogantly upon the place where the good commanders used to park up. Not ones to be depressed about progress and what used to be however, we sagely reflected that in another 20 years, we'd be parking up in our spaceships and moaning about the fact that this used to be a Tescos. An inflatable green alien was spied in a van which prompted some chuckles and then the happy five entered the infamous JBs.

In minutes all modernity was forgotten as we were whisked back into a different era - the menu was the same as ever (apart from the addition of the intriguing 'Jackpot Burger') This frivilous extra was ignored as the lads ordered what they knew and loved. Monster & Chilli burgers all-round! Big Nige added a couple of spring rolls to his 'larged' order and managed to wolf the lot down before everyone else.

The trip to The Beehive (TM) was very bouncy and made all the worse because Mr P had been let off the lead for the evening and was putting the motor through it's paces. Nige was co-pilot and sent a lot of 'data' to Mr H's phone where he and Mr E chuckled drunkenly at it whilst adopting the brace position every so often. It is worth noting that Mr H took everything Big Nige had to offer although he complained that it was 'too much' on a few occasions. A phrase Big Nige hears often no doubt. After many purile gags about taking a load, etc, etc the Beehive was reached and the evening flew by in the manner of the mighty Concord (quickly) A few orders of Coffee and Hot Chocolate were added to the drinks orders, as the commanders are now getting on in years. They toasted their fallen comrades and wondered where the camp chappy was who used to be a source of much amusement.

Bladders drained, at kicking out time, the lads performed the obligatory freewheel test down Holmbury Hill (it was noted that hun-wagon estates have serious initial rolling resistance and some help was required here) Hot and Cold flushes were also performed all the way back to Chertsey, much to the amusement of the entire company.

Classic photos to follow tomorrow, courtesy of Maynard Photography Inc.

Seeing as how I've changed ISPs, I thought I should revamp my website about the Caterham.

The new one's here

These look such fun!

Festive Greetings to one and all

The classic 'Howard's Way' Series 1 and 2 have been released in a boxed set on Amazon, I notice.

Now I can watch in rapt attention once more as Ken Masters, Jack Rolfe et al live the coastal dream. Hoorah.

...that the humble octopus is the only living creature without a skeleton, capable of walking?

I think I've had a mid-life crisis.

The Caterham is going because I have no interest in driving it any more. It's impractical, costs money and is dangerous to drive.

I'm thinking of getting rid of the boat too, but only on the grounds that it doesn't get used much and we have to pay to store it on the coast where it gets a yearly pummelling by the elements which are doing their best to reduce it to it's consitituent parts as rapidly as possible,

But most of all I hate my job and want to change it. I detest commuting most of all and would rather be an IT administrator than a consultant. I think that needs to be my next more I'm also toying with the idea of property development because it seems so unreal - an occupation that i enjoy? the idea seems so alien I'm convinced there must be a catch. And there is - the big wodge of capital needed to get the ball rolling. That and the fact that even a 150k property translates to a 1-bed apartment round here at the moment.. I need some inspiration in the form of a job I can do via the internet from home, there must be some business or service that people would happily pay for.