Are you enjoying your summer?

[Diane CBPFC]

Well, are you?

[Roger Kettle]

Not really.

[Vulture]

ditto!

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Nope (sorry, Diane, not your fault, but you picked the wrong time to ask)! 

[Max]

Surprisingly, as a grumpy old bastard yes I am!.

Fished Gartmorn dam and actually caught a pike for once.

Fished for tope at the Isle of Whithorn, caught fish (not tope though) but had great fun with the PAAS mates.

Took the Scambell clan to Center parcs for a week and survived. Gained new name" Papa Max".

Had a wonderful sunny few days at Ardfern and Port Appin.

Today saw my 40th year working for the same shipyard, celebrations tomorrow night.

Nobody got hurt, the kids all loved it (including those in their 20's), and for once I didn't mind being busy every week.

Small things indeed, for a grumpy, but happy, old bastard.   

[Diane CBPFC]

It rained most of July (but after two years of drought we couldn't complain) and then a few days ago the temps dropped and I got a feeling that fall is in the air, some of the leaves are turning already.

I am very sad to see the summer come and go so quick this year.

[Bilthehut]

It's a tad soggy in Bournemouth today.  But when you can spend your time photographing beautiful models, and get paid for it, life is good.  There will be sunny days still this summer.

[Bog]

yep, off to America in a few weeks for some sun, saturated fat and golf, not necessarily in that order.

Summer has been a bit of a flop here in London, but hey, every day is good isnt it? I have a new (second hand) beau peep book, unread, to take with me. So sadly I will think of Roger! I will get the footy results on the old dog and bone. What more can a young lad ask for.

perfect.

 

[Mince]

Bog, do you enjoy the Hancock's Half Hour radio episodes?

[Diane CBPFC]

It's a tad soggy in Bournemouth today.  But when you can spend your time photographing beautiful models, and get paid for it, life is good.  There will be sunny days still this summer.

I thought you had to pay to take the photography course?

[Diane CBPFC]

Well thanks Max and Bog for making the effort.

I hear that we are in for three nice hot days - that may fix me up 

[Bilthehut]

It's a tad soggy in Bournemouth today.  But when you can spend your time photographing beautiful models, and get paid for it, life is good.  There will be sunny days still this summer.

I thought you had to pay to take the photography course?

Quite correct, but I am also still being paid by Her Majesty.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

So, you're paying money to take pictures of scantily clad women? Hmmmm... Her Majesty might have something to say about this.

[Roger Kettle]

I think I spoiled my Summer by starting it off with a glorious family holiday in Portugal. The wonderful weather, combined with the usual cold beers and delicious seafood, didn't prepare me for the dismal drizzle of the following two months back home. I'm not a great sun worshipper by any means, but it would have been nice to have had even a brief spell of warm weather---rather than the one day every two weeks that we've ACTUALLY had.
I've also discovered that cutting my workload by a third hasn't significantly provided me with more free time. Somehow, the remaining two thirds have managed to expand to fit the time available. Ah, well.
Right---I'm off to check out a holiday for October.

[Diane CBPFC]

It's a tad soggy in Bournemouth today.  But when you can spend your time photographing beautiful models, and get paid for it, life is good.  There will be sunny days still this summer.

I thought you had to pay to take the photography course?

Quite correct, but I am also still being paid by Her Majesty.

This sounds very 007 Hut, Bil Hut