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15th June 2023, 08:54 AM
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That old bosun and me were the only 2 clean living blokes around Shields then ? Cheers Queers and Ginger beers .
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15th June 2023, 12:43 PM
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Power, who needs it.
A guy on radio today speaking about the $100.000 he sent on an EV and house charger for it.
Fine if you stay at 60 klm but once you start to push to the limit of 110klm the distance on a charge drops by over 30%


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16th June 2023, 01:23 AM
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Hi Cappy.
John since his accident now uses that leg of Mary's as a spare leg to scoot his chair alng when he has a few to many.
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16th June 2023, 01:46 AM
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#13 . On the 27 th of this month am scheduled to see the Urologist , the one who thought he was a Hollywood camera operator when removing tubes from my indescribable parts and replacing with a camera to go on a Cook’s tour that was 3 months ago , and after the second fall has taken until now to get down to one crutch so don’t think the hospital is going to get back their aids to walking just yet. However if he wants to use his camera again I think I will refuse , especially as he expects all the off duty nurses to be his audience and I have to listen to all the rude remarks . Wouldn’t be so bad if those remarks were complimentary and not just sniggers . Maybe I will take Mary’s leg with me and attach a note to it with a big arrow on to pointing camera this way. Just to see if he notices . Cheers JS
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16th June 2023, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
#13 . On the 27 th of this month am scheduled to see the Urologist , the one who thought he was a Hollywood camera operator when removing tubes from my indescribable parts and replacing with a camera to go on a Cook’s tour that was 3 months ago , and after the second fall has taken until now to get down to one crutch so don’t think the hospital is going to get back their aids to walking just yet. However if he wants to use his camera again I think I will refuse , especially as he expects all the off duty nurses to be his audience and I have to listen to all the rude remarks . Wouldn’t be so bad if those remarks were complimentary and not just sniggers . Maybe I will take Mary’s leg with me and attach a note to it with a big arrow on to pointing camera this way. Just to see if he notices . Cheers JS
could be worse john could be the umbrella up there .....still mate your on the mend albeit slowly ......regards cappy
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16th June 2023, 07:06 AM
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Could be a Parasol Cappy now , unless he gets a smaller camera , JS.
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16th June 2023, 09:13 AM
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You could do what the people of note do.
Sell photos of it to the media, may be worth a fortune.


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16th June 2023, 09:23 AM
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Due to the trauma it had to undergo John , it will not now show its face or should say head. I’ll bet those sniggers I heard turned to a discussion and loud guffaws of laughter after I had left the theatre . Beware it could be your turn tomorrow . Cheers JS
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16th June 2023, 06:56 PM
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Wind-sday best day for wind
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16th June 2023, 07:08 PM
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Ivan Cloherty
Well so much for renewable energy, there are reports of some solar panels melting in the sun, must have got them from 'Del Boy' seem to work okay in Saudi heat. Land based wind farms are grinding to a halt as there is no wind on shore. Nottingham area is re-commissioning two coal fields to make up the energy shortfall.
in't being green wonderful!
imported coal is way forward fella
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