The NERDS did a ramble the other day. If I give you a report will you promise not to piss it about and produce your version?  (Yes but be it on your own head regarding the images!)


Anyway, the NERDS met up at The Steamworks pub/bistro
next to Seaford Station.

The Bish and Lafayette were the two first and each found he had fucked up his right knee as a result of doing stupid things on rambles.

The rest arrived - Froggy, Sandyballs, Paco and Matt. We drank coffee and in some cases beer. 

Outside it was sunny and hot.

Because of the euphoric weather someone decided to make Froggy Routemaster on the basis that even he couldn't get lost walking to Newhaven.

We walked along the seafront. The Bish bought prawns

from a wayside prawn seller and Paco told us about his plan to bring girlies on rambles.

He is never successful in this because none of the girlies he knows gets up before midday.


We walked along the abandoned railway line

to Tidemills then towards a lot of industrial rubbish infront of which someone had built a big fence - presumably to keep the poor immigrants out.

We skirted this and headed for the old Newhaven detention centre where we used to go and shout at Algerians.


This was obviously a nostalgia ramble because we passed Amy's paper shop AND The Engineer.

We didn't dare go in the latter even though it was open since rumour had it that the beer was poisonous.

We noticed that our old office was still knocked down

so stopped for a moment and murmured a prayer.


Finally we ended up at The Ark (again)

Lafayette seems to spend most of his life here.

The food was the usual high class pub grub. ( L is being ironic here, by the way) whereupon Froggy said he had been diagnosed with leprosy

and told he had to diet and lose two and a half stone. Good luck with that, Froggy.


The day was livened up when 3 Filipino slave girls came in for their lunch.

They were too good looking for us so we ignored them. Paco wanted to ask them if they were late risers but he was too shy.


Matt told some crummy jokes, Paco and Lafayette drank malt whisky and felt smashed. It was a good day. Then we went home


Lafayette.

Ramble arrangements 23/7/21

Hi fellow NERDS,

This month we meet under the new freedom generously donated to us by Our Supreme Leader. Yes, as I type we are only a few hours away from Freedom Day! 

Sunlit uplands beckon…….NERDS will be able to embrace and hug each other without fear of social censure. Joy shall be unrestrained! 

As discussed last time on Zoom, we meet on FRIDAY 23rd at Seaford Station in the Steamworkspub. Suggest 10.30 ish. My train arrives at 10.40. We lunch at either The Flying Fish or The Ark - whichever takes our fancy.


We may as well continue with the Zoom sessions on the 20th of the month, for Brian’s benefit at least. New log-ins though, as follows:


Meeting : 764 2563 7962


Password: ******


For some reason my computer would not allow me to book the meeting for 12.00 noon so I have booked for 11.30.

See you on the day

Harry

NEW DATE FOR JULY'S RAMBLE!! 23rd JULY 2021

Brilliant! OK. Let us do Friday 23rd. No changes!!

Harry


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Harry….,23rd July Friday is ok for me .

Matt

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OK Harry, let's do Friday 23rd. You can do it, Matt can do it, Charles can do it and I can do it. Paco and Tony, I'm sure you can also do it!

Fast Frog


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Fuck it! Fuck it! Fuck it! Have cancelled the dentists on the 14th but have now found out that I have to self-isolate for 7 days following Bab’s operation this coming Monday.

Therefore this means we can only meet the week after. Sorry to start this all again but who cannot make what that week? I cannot do Wednesday 21st. Monday would not be ideal but in extremis I could do it.
Sort it our NERDS!!

Harry

So the Ramble for July is the 14th!

Vive la Revolution! 

French Frog

Froggy's First Reply

Hi Harry and all,

I don't mind which day, although Matt and I have a provisional luncheon date on the Friday (so that would normally just leave the Tuesday or Thursday ....and Tuesday's my bluesday (shopping), but of course I can do, if required and I'm sure Matt and I could find another day if Friday became the firm favourite?

Currently watching a DVD given to me yonks ago by Mike Clarke called Broken Trail (he loved these sort of western-type films). Nothing unusual in the playing of this except that my son has rigged up some kinda setup for it to play directly onto the TV straight from the CD player on my stereo!!!! What??? Full explanation to anyone who is even remotely interested.

So to recap; Tuesday Thursday or Friday are ok which is basically all that you can do anyway Harry!

Go go go to all Harrys playing for England and can I say "please, you English wunderkinds, whack those Danes tomorrow in revenge for what they did to my lovely boys, with that grotesquely unfair scoreline". So give us another 4-0, but in our favour this time, having had the practice against Ukraine!!!

Froggy

July's Ramble Arrangements (1)

Hi all,

We provisionally booked the Ramble date for Wednesday 14th. Unfortunately I have a dentists appointment (root canal, ouch!) for that day. Anybody have a preference for another day that week? Not Monday.

Cheers

Harry