Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

I've had several colonial friends stay with me over the years and non of them have ever got to grips with the "Morris Dancers"---------they are a group of dancers (usually male) who perform old English traditional dances, usually outside inns, or on village greens. Often waving handkerchiefs and clacking sticks------------all available on the dot--dot.
Twenty years ago since Princess Diana died in a car crash on the Periphique whilst dodging the paparazzi. It's one of those times that you can remember exactly where you were when it happened-------a bit like Kennedy. Probably the most loved Royal there ever was.
She certainly put some new blood back into the line-------- they were turning into the ugliest looking people ever-------even TV ugly families were pretty compared to our royals !

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

nope ,!?

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I meant morgan, scimitar. leyland, rover as well

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Originally Posted by powerabout

I meant morgan, scimitar. leyland, rover as well

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i gather you did Pilgrim--------you still got quite a few to go, Aston, Allard, Armstrong, AC, and that's just the A 's----but now we're getting daft, which is very easy for any old fart with half a brain left.

I was only going to go through the dead ones bit now that I check its huge.
Did Morris dancing start in the Morris factory along with all the other things he pioneered ( swimming pool for staff etc)

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I was only going to go through the dead ones bit now that I check its huge.
Did Morris dancing start in the Morris factory along with all the other things he pioneered ( swimming pool for staff etc)

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Started long before then Pilgrim, dates back to the Middle Ages, long before Lord Nuff !

Time to start afresh methinks-------bloody Morris Dancing on the "Tricks" thread, what's the world coming to ? This is supposed to be a real mans site !
Autumn kinda snuck up on us didn't it ------same with life, spring and summer are long gone, so let's make the most of what we have now as we watch "The days dwindle down , to a precious few" wonder how many out there even remember Walter Houston ?
Get a final decision on Tuesday as to whether or not they open up the throat pipes, ( this is to stop mini strokes), which is a right pain up the rectum, even if it's just because they take away my driving licence for months at a time, which at this stage of my life I find a tad inconvenient.especially as I'm off to the South of France on Wednesday for five days
"Jilly next to me" has to drive to the paper shop to get the Sunday papers which irritates the crap out of me for some strange reason. I like my Sunday routine of "Scream and Fly", crosswords and bacon and eggs------OK, so I'm peculiar------tell you what though buster-------i FECKIN earned it.!

Hope is fading fast for my trip to Tavares-------I can usually sneak by all obstacles, by devious means, but bastard insurance companies who give you a brolly when the suns out, and then want it back the minute there's a sign of rain !
i paid insurance and was screwed rotten by insurance companies all my life, first time I had a claim when I lost my Rolex, I was told I had no claim, as I didn't know how I lost it!
Unfortunately the dice is loaded against you -------

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Hope is fading fast for my trip to Tavares-------I can usually sneak by all obstacles, by devious means, but bastard insurance companies who give you a brolly when the suns out, and then want it back the minute there's a sign of rain !
i paid insurance and was screwed rotten by insurance companies all my life, first time I had a claim when I lost my Rolex, I was told I had no claim, as I didn't know how I lost it!
Unfortunately the dice is loaded against you -------

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I wholly agree Jackie....Insurance is a "suckers racket" and I have paid in BIG time with my two busneisses for 40 yrs with 0 claims. I now am self-insured where ever I can be (funds in escrow) as I have had enough of bein a "sucker"! As I told my Scuba classes "If you want to keep commin back...Just don't f-up".
Gary

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Hope is fading fast for my trip to Tavares-------I can usually sneak by all obstacles, by devious means, but bastard insurance companies who give you a brolly when the suns out, and then want it back the minute there's a sign of rain !
i paid insurance and was screwed rotten by insurance companies all my life, first time I had a claim when I lost my Rolex, I was told I had no claim, as I didn't know how I lost it!
Unfortunately the dice is loaded against you -------

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SAY IT ISN'T SO!! I planned my whole trip around you being there as it could be my last time to attend.

Bang on Gary, Paid the thieving bastards premiums for seventy years, had one claim ( DENIED ) in all those years.
American Express took my travel insurance premiums for over thirty years starting at £150 per annum and rising to £1,000 before I reached 75, then they refused to insure me at any price.
Saga were magnanimous , but at stupid money until I was 80, then it was goodnight Vienna ------on your bike !
Before any insurance company-----ANYWHERE, will give you a quote---first thing they want to know is HOW MUCH YOU GOT-----WHAT CAN WE BLEED YOU FOR ?
Try to explain------I'm 85 but I never had a claim-------- That counts for nothing, their answer is still the same, -------ah, but you have had a mini stroke,------SO !!!! I still haven't made a claim. Yes but your 85 and have had a stroke, ------------Come on Mr Prudential------I just want to travel a little.
Yes, but you must understand you've had a stroke----------and you lying, thieving, sons of bitches must understand---------it's because of people like you that I had a mini stroke !
Bottom line is--------if I had never ever dealt with an insurance company in my life, I would be a bloody site better off than I am now!
Even governments and their tax collectors are no match for insurance companies.

Picked all the eating apples on Sunday, the "Gardening Guru" pulled out the sweet peas, oh yes, it rained a lot! A sure sign summer is coming to an end.
I managed a couple of hours in the shop working on the Dragon concept------- the Cowes/Torquay winner,(James Shepard) who I have known since he was a nipper. There's no way in hell it'll be finished afore we leave for France on Wednesday. Got most of the day at Worthing hospital, getting pipes sorted, which leaves me very little Shop time.
Still, knickers up, box on, lets see what the weather has in store for us today --------at least I woke up again this morning, so it can't be all bad.

Been one of those "comic cuts" sort of days--------SUssed out how I wanted to do the dragon screen, nailed it third time----used the gas flame. Bubbled it to buggery the first time-------had it all stitched together, just tightened the last screw, ------cracked the screen from arse holes to breakfast time.
OK no problem, six bolts tying the plexiglass to the frame--------all I had to do was grind the bolt flush with the frame. Forgot the first principle of grinding, --------you know, the bit about friction creating heat, --------melted the screen and the bolt heads popped right out !
Bear was eating me today-------was a tad pissed with the whole damned thing, so I walked out, switched the light off, closed the doors. Left .
Never did understand why the colonials got a day off on LABOUR DAY !
This side of the pond we're fresh out of holidays until Christmas-------- understand you still have a bunch of timeouts left to come!
Might just sneak back into the shop and see if I can fernagle that damn screen------may just have to resort to something simple and forget the ambition.

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Screwed up the finish on this and and had to tear it apart and strip it--------me and finishing do not get along-------the mounts good though, Rolls Royce Silver Ghost wheel I had left over from Rich's concept!
Why can't I get a concept right the first time------it's always the third or fourth attempt before a plan comes together.

I stayed in Canada a few weeks ago between races at Rideau Ferry Ontario and Springfield Ohio. Went downtown in Bobcaygeon and fortunately bought a puzzle from a local cottage owner. He looked to be in his late 20's. Glad I did that as the rains from hurricane Irma have finally reached TN, so I dug it out in anticipation of putting it together. Unfortunately it didn't come with a picture of the finished puzzle and it appears to have extra parts!?!?!!! This ought to keep me busy for a day or two.
What do you think it will look like finished.

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I stayed in Canada a few weeks ago between races at Rideau Ferry Ontario and Springfield Ohio. Went downtown in Bobcaygeon and fortunately bought a puzzle from a local cottage owner. He looked to be in his late 20's. Glad I did that as the rains from hurricane Irma have finally reached TN, so I dug it out in anticipation of putting it together. Unfortunately it didn't come with a picture of the finished puzzle and it appears to have extra parts!?!?!!! This ought to keep me busy for a day or two.
What do you think it will look like finished.

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SWEET!!! Keep us posted during assembly as that is a jewel!:thumbsup:
;)Gary

Looks like you got shortchanged on a couple rods Gaty.

Sorry Roger, on closer inspection, it appears I've put my foot in it again.
you'll have to forgive me, all my marbles aren't in the right place at the moment-----had a couple of those blasted TIA thingies last week and got hoiked off to see the head pokers.
Her indoors ( my very own matron) decided to take me back down memory lane to see all the friends we left in France.
Was very pleasant to see them all again------Americans, Swedes, Dutch, English and Canadian with quite a few French thrown in for good measure.
Ipad was left at home on pain of death , would have been extremely painful------if you know who had admininistered said treatment--------decided, discretion was better part of valour !
We left the journey home until the last flight out of Montpellier -----22:00 hours--------French air traffic control decided they had been good enough for long enough and decided to go on strike at midnight !
No worries, we will be long gone by midnight--------Wrong-----incoming was in one hour late--------OK, still no worries-------if Easy Jet get a wiggle on we can still be out of there with ten minutes to spare--------Wrong --------nobody's wiggling--------work to rule starts at 23:00 hrs--------bastards !!!
everyones seated and belted by this time so hopes are high--------forget it -----this is France with French folk wielding the baton, Hey guys-------we got us a plane bound for England------let's just bring the strike forward an hour ??? Me myself would have sacked every single one of the bone idle gits, BUT------having said that, the gits would probably be able to claim full pay under the EU benefit scheme. Yes, I am all bitter and twisted by the actions of these thoughtless and selfish "****ehawks". ( as my sainted mother would have called them) .
Me and the fairy godmother finally rolled into bed at 4:30 am . And you wonder WHY I'm like a bruin with a sore arse. But at least I'm home and about to open the shop !

The US air traffic control tried the same in the early 80s. Reagan fired their ass and hired new. So much for their money suckin union!!!!!:mad: (Can ya tell I'm self employed):reddevil: My dad had a great sayin "If the helps gonna run the shop....let'm pay the bills"!:p
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you ant sack anyone in France so protests work

True Pilgrim----very true, but if they ever were to get the bullet then they could become"AUTOROUTE"
administrators!
France spends more EU money on roadworks than all the rest of the member countries put together!

This thread is supposed to be about racing in any form--------you know, what old farts like me get up to in the autumn years-------bit of old, bit of new, just has to have a bit of boat racing somewhere in the vicinity!!! Feel I've been a tad lax lately------will try and get back to the nitty gritty.
Well, here's something you might not know--------Gieco's new throttle jockey is Stevie Curtis------- and the new wheel man is James Shepard, Winner of the Cowes/Torquay last month. he won a couple of world titles with my grandson Craig a few years back. My grandson in law Gary runs the whole operation--------should soon be seeing the fruits of their labours.
Poorly Paw is eighty per cent, so I had some quality time in the shop today. First thing I did was strip the last concept back to bare bones. Let's see what tomorrow chucks at us.!

Weather has deteriorated badly the last couple of weeks. We have hurricane "Annette" (one high sided lorry blown over and two trees down). Life can get pretty tough this side of the pond !
Slept the sleep of the damned last night, was plumb wore out. Woke early, bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready for the fray.
Seems a long time since I looked forward to a full day in the workshop, "Mitigating circumstances" was what I put it down to, but it really was Accident and Illness------the two things insurance companies never pay out on. So if anybody out there ever gets sick or breaks a leg, don't waste your time trying to make a claim------ it ain't never going to happen!
Right-----that's it then---another day, --another dollar, lets get this show on the road !

if you get sick, just go to the UK where its free for the whole world especially if you were part of the empire.....

if you get sick, just go to the UK where its free for the whole world especially if you were part of the empire or dont speak English.....

Hand a stonking morning in the shop, all fitted together like a jigsaw-----would have finished the Cowes/Torquay concept if I hadn't been called in to lunch-------I don't have large enough cojones to ignore the call !
However, if I carry on the same course, without interruption, who knows what I might achieve?

Travel insurance is due again, so I have to do a few "Concepts" to pay the premium.
Forget to tell you------I think I am the new owner of car park F, North terminal--Gatwick--!!!!!!!

Back in the old routine-----Thursday again, guess what, I'm on the prowl !
The aerodrome beckons, seems like ages since I was last there, in fact it's only two weeks.
All my grandkids in Florida are on a mercy mission to the keys, loaded up trucks with food, water, clothes, blankets, power tools and generators-------transport provided by the Islamorada Beer Company. I know now that the Wilsons are part and parcel of America------wild horses wouldn't drag them back to England.
Whilst I'm proud to be English, I've noticed over the last twenty years that the family have become "Americanised", all the kids want to take up US citizenship and even Mark and Vicky are seriously thinking about it.
Nothing stays the same forever!

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Back in the old routine-----Thursday again, guess what, I'm on the prowl !
The aerodrome beckons, seems like ages since I was last there, in fact it's only two weeks.
All my grandkids in Florida are on a mercy mission to the keys, loaded up trucks with food, water, clothes, blankets, power tools and generators-------transport provided by the Islamorada Beer Company. I know now that the Wilsons are part and parcel of America------wild horses wouldn't drag them back to England.
Whilst I'm proud to be English, I've noticed over the last twenty years that the family have become "Americanised", all the kids want to take up US citizenship and even Mark and Vicky are seriously thinking about it.
Nothing stays the same forever!

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must be the food?( the reason to migrate)

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must be the food?( the reason to migrate)

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Nothing wrong with the food--------it's the bloody silly QUANTITIES that are served up-------no getting away from the fact, Americans are becoming a nation of "LARDARSES" ( along with the English ).

Thought at least one of the colonials would have taken unbridge at my remarks concerning fat friends in florida--------guess all the fire and brimstone died out long ago------sometime around the civil war!
What could be an interesting site just popped up entitled Shakespeare. Avon Special, well worth a cursory glance if you get time.
Grandson Craig's birthday today --------feels like he was just born a couple of years ago yet I'm told he's over thirty.
World champion three times over -----missed out on another two titles ------one by one point and the other one on countback !
Just had the doc take another look at this old frame------it's in tolerable shape but the bonce needs a blast of something or other-------just to clear the pipes !
Whoever said growing old must be nice was seventeen at the time and a bit of a pillock!

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Roger, I have to stop buying boxes of other people's broken toys--------I have too many unfinished projects of my own -------still got the Gary Cooper DUESENBERG I started 27 years ago!

Nice-n-easy day in the shop yesterday. You know when you pick up a chunk of timber that has a shake running through it--------look at it for a month or two and wonder what the tell you can fashion out of it? Then it smacks you right between the peepers and you wonder why did I not see that before !
Long and short if it is ------a cut down "LUCAS OIL" concept, hells teeth, I don't do models or scale sizes or even accurate, so go for it ! A three hour stint and I'm well on the way to a "passable" project!
finished my lunch and switched the TV sport on, was surprised to see the start of the F1 Singapore GP.
As most of you know, I am no longer an avid fan of this particular sport due to the total dishonesty of what goes on in F1 ! ----particularly the heavy billion dollar gambling that is rife in the Far East.
Here we go again-----opening lap-----now what sort of odds would you imagine you could get on a wipe out of the front three runners in the opening lap !??? Hundred to one-----five hundred to one ???
Mercedes first and third-------fifty to one-----no finish for Ferrari? Twenty five to one ?
You only have to visit any casino in the world and watch the high rollers, all far eastern-----and they bet on ANYTHING but particularly car racing, football, cycling, cricket, chess and checkers !
Its no coincidence that all front running F1drivers are MULTI millionaires.
Look back at the history of the "SPORT" over the last twenty years----- it stinks----far cry from the days of honest to goodness racing.
Lots of you will think I'm crazy----talking out of my arse----rambling----the old boys lost the plot, etc.
I can assure you I'm as sane as I've ever been. Just dissilutioned.
Enough of all this, I'm off back into the shop to do what I like doing best, fernagling.

Could never quite understand how I can make a complete pigs ear of finishing any piece I've ever done.-------tried everything, epoxy, varnish, painting and polishing. Everything I touch turns to worms!
Simply wax polishing works best for me-------trouble is, it needs at least six coats and I don't have enough time ( or energy ) left, to spend it buffing up a concept.
Chugged along nicely today, putting stuff together and the finishing touch to a couple of projects that have been kicking around the shop since Pontious was a Pilate .
One of my very best, 80 year old friends who lives in San Diego, scored a hole in one at his very "Nobby" golf club-----------the customary round of drinks cost him $500------- so they had a whip round for him. Counted it up when he got home, result, $1600 in his bin !
Thats the sort of club I should belong to .
Now George never got a trophy for his noble effort, so I decided I'd do him a very special one off.
I would say that was "A DUESEY" of a shot------ I just happen to have a 1934 Duesenberg La Salle--- a golf ball ------ and a hole, the basis for a half decent trophy I'd say.
Will post you a piccie tomorrow if it's a half tidy effort.

Morning peeps-----did it again-----woke up, must be still alive, what'd ya know.
Lifes great when your having fun!

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Lucas Oil has two of its six coats of red-------I will get a see through shine on the damn thing. Probably wind up getting it powder coated, but I will get a half decent finish somehow.

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Nearly done the pair pair of golf trophies .
One for my son in law.
Other is for my friend "HOLE IN ONE HOOVER".

Be nice to have a comment from someone once in a while-----even Pilgrims gone dormant .

Turd in a punch bowl comes to mind, even Murph's pissed off with me. Might just hibernate to the workshop for the winter. Father Christmas stopped coming twenty years ago anyway!

What would
chitty chitty bang bang look like if it was a boat?

Happy to see ya back at it....never thought about commenting. Thats what I do in the winter, hangout in the workshops and I almost forgot... Plow snow also and once in a while build a house! BTW Concepts are lookin as good as before your health issues so the "paw" must be working well.
Gary

Hey, you disappear off to Froggie Land slurping champagne and scoffing nouvelle cuisine while leaving us all in the lurch, then get all bent out of shape when it takes us a while to realise your not dead and just been enjoying yourself. :D