FlyTheNest

2026: the 81st calendar year in which I’ve participated. Let it be good for all of us!

A very quiet and sensible Christmas to all of us! And , if at all possible, a much better New Year. Let the healing hand from above (interpret as you want) clear up the various infirmities reported on this forum recently. Good food, good drink, good presents for all. Not at all bah humbug!
Merry ...

@sky - very sorry to hear your news. However much it was anticipated, it’s still a dreadful wrench. My mum died very painfully from cancer which was chilling to watch. Assisted dying should not be blocked by the HOL. A bit emotional I know, but you have my sympathy.

Snow in Sonning and the A4 ground to a halt. Only in England (deliberate) eh?

Top notch QT review as usual @sky. You managed to bring Mr Stringer in at the end instead of his Parliamentary opponent Mr Stuart but that was the statutory forgivable mistake!

refitman wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 12:08 pm On a related note, the tabloids are angry our women's team won?

Looked to me that the complaint was that the "shocking amount" wasn't enough. Probably right,

As we were out on Saturday, I've just managed to watch the recording of England Women's rugby victory over Canada. Excellent fillip for those of us who needed it! Ellie Kildunne is without doubt the rugby star of the moment.
I have a (Welsh) friend, a regular rugby player in his youth at a good ...

refitman wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 5:39 am Morning all.

It's my birthday today, help yourself to some:

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear refit
Happy birthday to you!

How are the shoulders getting on?

Do not approach Tommeh , you people in Tenerife, he's quite handy with them :-)


I’ve carefully scrutinised all new arrivals at breakfast and by the pool and am pleased to confirm that we haven’t bern blessed by his presence…yet. Mind you, our place is a bit below his standard (grifted) hotel ...

@sky Lucky they didn’t beat Germany or I couldn’t have made the quip about two on the trot. They would, of course, have blundered and fluked their way past them too!

@sky PS all four of those teams mentioned could do with a bit of England’s luck and doggedness to bolster their undoubtably superior skills, then they too might win two Euros on the trot

@refit Cheers!

@sky England are never going to be the skilled team in any encounter, unless they playing, oh, an awful lot of teams. Not including Spain, of course. But as a journeyman footballer myself, I can appreciate the qualities they bring to a game. And in the end, they deserved to win ...

Pleased to say we have BBC 1 on our Tenerife TV listing so have been able to follow the football. Unfortunately, as we go into extra time, we have a restaurant booking for 7.30. Penalties and we’re late. Luckily it’s very close! They’ve done much better than I expected - or even hoped!

@sky Glad to see you’re taking it so badly!



S/b thumbs up but no emoji available on my phone.

Looks like the spanking administered by the French to our English Women’s team, so enjoyed by @sky, has worked wonders! And I do think they’ll probably be beaten by Spain/Germany this weekend - but in the end, who knows?
We’ll be in Tenerife and as I expect the opponents will be Spain, it should be ...

@refit

Pretty straightforward then!

My sister (and her boyfriend) are on repatriation flight lists to the UK, booked & paid. Also her boss has told her that she can continue her job from the UK. Hopefully she will be able to leave Israel soon.


Refit, if you’re happy to answer the question, how come your sister is working in ...

@sky

Sorry to read that. However much you might be anticipating it and "it's for the best", when it happens it's a real pisser.

Frog222 wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 5:35 pm Warning --

The S*N has a story on Starmer and his Arsonist ...

Haven’t seen it. What does it say?

Morning all.

Mrs Sonny has asked how you are getting on, shoulders-wise?

She was always kind-hearted!


I'm not getting pain anymore (providing I don't move them 'wrong') and I'm slowly getting more range of movement. Got a check up at the hospital next month.

Thank Mrs Sonny for asking ...

refitman wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 5:51 amMorning all.

Mrs Sonny has asked how you are getting on, shoulders-wise?

She was always kind-hearted!

@sky
Disturbing post last night. Did you get to see PF in the end?

To coin a phrase, "very quiet on here today."

Does anyone know what's happened to AK as I've seen no mention of any problems?

@sky

Good. Always more likely to watch it on iplayer if tickled by your review!

PS late happy birthday for the other day.

@refit
Can’t disagree with your riposte. Just think it could be a lot worse, without in any way endorsing the way it’s going at the moment. Eternally optimistic, I suppose!