Solent Spin March 20/21

[The Jackeens]

That's a pretty generous offer...thanks on behalf of anyone needing this...please also note Waver's generous welcome at Southampton earlier in the thread...

Missus

[robin]

Hi
I am a definite maybe.
Perhaps.
Depends whether me boat has arrived by then (expected next week)
I am up for a cruise in company.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by The Jackeens
Sorry Daniel (SE Thread)...Ian asked us about the weekend of 20th particularly because of his new arrival & I thought it would be nice to combine with a Paddy's Day BBQ (though not on Paddy's Day so very Irish methinks)....
Didn't see it clashing as your original dates were different.
Apologies

I don't take it personally. And remember i've not said i'm coming yet. I also need to remember not to forget, if you C what i mean. So what's the incentive to a 500mile round trip with a slow old range rover and a large yellow trailer.

Incidently, with my new 'happymax' the cost of concern is now towing the boat somewhere rather than the actual fuel the boat uses - how nice is that? (What i am trying to say is with grayswish it would easily cost more for a day on the water than to tow from Margate to Portsmouth)

Hope you can make it robin, would be nice to see a new face, some of the old faces are not that nice to look at (Mrs Jackeen and Louise excluded of course )

[Richard B]

I think you may have just got away with that one. Perhaps.

[robin]

Originally posted by Daniel

Hope you can make it robin, would be nice to see a new face,

I have marked my calendar for both days.
Me and my face will do our level best to attend.
I will await any updates re time/date place
Do i need to bring owt?

To the Jackeens....i have discovered your pm ( i will get a grip of this malarky soon) thank you for the offer. Most kind.

[Richard B]

Originally posted by robin
Hi
I am a definite maybe.
Perhaps.
Depends whether me boat has arrived by then (expected next week)
I am up for a cruise in company.

Sounds like you're becoming a definite very quickly!

See you there, with or without new RIB. (RIB pic in the gallery looks good BTW!)

[robin]

Cheers.
it was lurve at first sight.

[The Jackeens]

Originally posted by Daniel
I don't take it personally.

Can't be too careful these days
Can't offer incentives Danny Boy unless you can sing your name song for us lonesome Paddies in which case a crate of the black stuff will be positioned near your elbow.

Pootling it is I'm afraid...nowt exciting and some refreshments of varying quantity & quality all with some of the local codgers (myself included). Your mates Rich & Lou will be happy to see you tho' (I almost said age-mates then I remembered Rich must be goin on for 92... )
We'll admire your boat from a distance...I've seen the way you drive Blue Ice.. you mad you-know-what...
Oh and for Godsake admire Ian & Debs' new boat if it turns up or we'll never hear the end of it.


Missus

PM'd you back, Robin. ...gorgeous boat !!!

[Ribald]

Originally posted by robin
Cheers.
it was lurve at first sight.

Hope you get as much enjoyment out of your 4.8 as I did out of mine but, beware, you will want a 5.85 within 18 months

[robin]

Thanks, I am looking forward to getting out on the water again.
The weather pundits are predicting a hot summer again this year. So the solent will be seeing lot of me and Tifino.
Mind you, i dont really need a hot summer to get out on the water!

[Richard B]

Robin, happy birthday!

You're 46, retired, and you've just bought a new RIB.

We need to have a chat

[robin]

Thank you.
Another early riser eh?
You off out today?
Oh and the early retirement...dont be too impressed, by accident rather than design...fnarr

[Richard B]

We have a moggy who asks for breakfast to be served at 06:30 every day - damned cheek!

Not out today unfortunately, chores and all that to do - lack of motivation really! But looking forward to the 21st.

[robin]

I just get up earlier as i get older. I am looking forward to it too. I have been a lurker long enough i think.

[The Jackeens]

Originally posted by Richard B
Not out today unfortunately, chores and all that to do - lack of motivation really! But looking forward to the 21st.

Planning the Solent Pootle for the 20th Richard..we're not 100% sure about Ian's boat yet (& he's away in Wales at the moment) but hoping most peeps who can make it will go out on the Saturday. Mentioned 21st only to make allowances for weather...
But we were expecting you & Louise on Sat.??? Sofa booked out to you & all that...

K&P

[Richard B]

for 21st read weekend 20th / 21st!

[Louise]

Originally posted by The Jackeens
Sofa booked out to you & all that...

Hmm. As I no longer have any faith in the booking arrangements at the ol' shebeen/chez Jackeen, having been told variously that we will be allocated a sofa, a bed or the doorstep, I have taken the precaution of purchasing an inflatable mattress (without strategically placed holes Mr F) so beds/sofas no longer required - just a king-sized spot of floorspace please. Ta!

[The Jackeens]

I don't like to go into details about the shebeen on air...suffice it to say we're putting the sheep out as usual and your USUAL ROOM is booked since our initial discussion (Before Boatmad....died!!!!)...

Ian & Debs also asked us ages ago & we'll fit them in also...
Mind you they may feel at home with the sheep...

Missus (Feeling like everyone's bloody mum at the moment )

[Richard B]

Louise was being serious about the blow-up mattress so if Ian & Debs have a first dibs on the guest room we'll bring it along & bed down somewhere on the ground floor.

[Ribald]

Originally posted by Richard B
We have a moggy who asks for breakfast to be served at 06:30 every day - damned cheek!

Stikes me that said moggy needs a little bit of extra "training". According to "the management" they can quite happily go 24h without food so I don't think an extra hour on Sunday will kill it