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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:28 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
well all that sounds ok apart from the bit where you took him to the pub

hope he wansn't wearing housie then

wow i can't believe how much i care about it

this is really an interesting learning experience

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:30 pm
by DavebytheSea
Of course he was! Why ever not? He had a bite to eat so it was all legal.

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:33 pm
by Mrs C.
DavebytheSea wrote:
soc wrote:On the lighter side, I travelled home on my first half term holiday in housie. I travelled all the way from Victoria station to north London alone. The looks I got were the stuff of comedy sketches. I had about 20 people stop and ask me if I was atrainee vicar!
This time last year, Jonathan (against all advice) decided to surprise us. He travelled (in full Housey) up to London and then across it by tube. He then took a train from Kings X to Stansted and appeared at Newquay Airport in all his glory. We then took him to the nearest pub for a well earned drink!!

BTW Stansted to Newquay is obviously less convenient than flying from Gatwick where there are now 4 flights daily. However the cheapest flights from Gatwick are now £33 inc taxes but Ryanair does occasional sill offers where you can fly for just one penny plus £15 taxes. Unfortunately, it is a long way out of London and there is only one fly per day.
perhaps they`d like some of our craneflies??

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:36 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
do they still paint them in tippex so they kind of melt?

i remember people doing that in the cloisters...

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:37 pm
by Mrs C.
craneflies?
do they keep still long enough??

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:39 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
If we could kill thousands with our broadies then they must be damn slow!

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:39 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
yes

when there were hundreds of them on the walls of the cloisters

some 'orrible oik would pick one up by a leg

it would wriggle but not get away

sometimes i think they flew away without the leg

but them him or his mate would splodge tippex all over it

and i think it burnt the poor creature...

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:27 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
Oh that's pretty rough. At least we killed them immediately

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:10 am
by Great Plum
Ruthie-Baby wrote:I tried to comment but the site crashed

Are they not refurbishing Col B this year?
Col B is being refurbished (along with Col A) at Christmas...

Middleton is currently in the prep block...

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:30 am
by UserRequestedRemoval
Poor Middleton, it used to be such a great house to be in!

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:32 am
by Richard Ruck
soc wrote:Poor Middleton, it used to be such a great house to be in!
Well, Mid B anyway. Not sure I could have coped next door!

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:33 am
by Mrs C.
Great Plum wrote:
Ruthie-Baby wrote:I tried to comment but the site crashed

Are they not refurbishing Col B this year?
Col B is being refurbished (along with Col A) at Christmas...

Middleton is currently in the prep block...
not quite right Matt - Barnes in prep block at the moment - Mid. after Christmas. Col will be the last house to be refurbished , I believe.

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:38 am
by UserRequestedRemoval
Well someone had to live in the shadow of our glory I suppose. You off to the beer festival Richard?

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:58 am
by Great Plum
Mrs C. wrote:
Great Plum wrote:
Ruthie-Baby wrote:I tried to comment but the site crashed

Are they not refurbishing Col B this year?
Col B is being refurbished (along with Col A) at Christmas...

Middleton is currently in the prep block...
not quite right Matt - Barnes in prep block at the moment - Mid. after Christmas. Col will be the last house to be refurbished , I believe.
I'll blame my mother...

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:00 am
by UserRequestedRemoval
Pardon Mr P?