Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Arthur just received his boat and is suitably impressed in spite Of the martini stripes .
Guy in Minnesota got his CARL ZEISS MICROMETER — he is also well chuffed !!!!
Benny should get his F1 concept tomorrow friday—- paying through the nose is the only way to ensure on time delivery.

[jackiewilson]

Went down to minus 5 again last night, shan’t be rushing out into SUPERSHED any time soon !!!
see if i can settle down and finish the key west chapter . Its only days like this that i can be arsed to do nothing except hammer the Magic Keyboard ???? Which is a load of bollocks because there is nothing “MAGICAL” about it . Au contraire — it has PREDICTED SPELLING which does give me loads of chuckles and is the stupidest thing i ever came across—- a device that THINKS it can predict what i am thinking . Hells teeth—- i don't even know what im thinking most of the time !!!!!!!

[FUJIMO]

...would that be -5 fahrenheit or celsius?... cold either way for where you are, isn't it?...

[jackiewilson]

5 below is 27 f ——- and -5C —- colonials will never go metric . Mind you if i am honest its only in the last 20 years i have come to understand the metric system —which, if i am honest is easier and more accurate than all the outdated systems i have used all my life. Colonials will not like it and be slow to accept — but believe me its coming !!!!!!!!

[Rotary John]

Not in my life time. I cuss every time I have to get my metric tool to work on a John Deere tractor.

[powerabout]

5 below is 27 f ——- and -5C —- colonials will never go metric . Mind you if i am honest its only in the last 20 years i have come to understand the metric system —which, if i am honest is easier and more accurate than all the outdated systems i have used all my life. Colonials will not like it and be slow to accept — but believe me its coming !!!!!!!!

just say its -45....same in both systems

[Amberjack1234]

Language Jackie

...he had a "hard" life...

You are always trying to confuse us colonials Jackie was Pruitt farming we’re having an affair with the Afghan. Inquiring minds want to know😎😎

[jackiewilson]

Never did have time to get PRUETT neutered in all of his fifteen years . He had a stamping ground of around 20 square miles . He could smell a bitch on heat five miles away. Never had to worry if he was late home .[he was always back in time for breakfast]
Only one he ever took any notice of was SAM my youngest daughter—- she could do anything with him. He was the scourge of West Sussex for fifteen years .
Afghan hound was a show dog at CRUFTS — belonged to my next door neighbour . Was only a question of time before he had her away—— when PRUETT was frisky not even chastity belts would deter him. He collapsed in a heap in the middle of a ploughed field stuck across the Afghan when aged 15 years . Last thing he ever did—-HE WAS SUCH A HAPPY DOG!!!!!!!​

[jackiewilson]

Sams house last night at sunset—— belies the fact it was 27 degrees F !!!

[FUJIMO]

...can't beat that spot on the channel...

[jackiewilson]

Old Mother Nature had one last nasty little trick left . She lowered the temp to -7 and then raised it to + 13 which is a 20 per cent increase ——- then she chucked down a ton of rain which immediately froze over so everything is a skating rink. Jolly hockeysticks .

[jackiewilson]

After six hours of constant rain even the ice capitulated. Just off to HAMBLE for a family get together with some of my family . Will be a glorious pissup — but im not driving so —do i give a flying fart, Christmas is here at last. Will deliver ANNE CURTIS”S [ Stevie Curtis’s mums] tunnel concept to NETLEY Abbey at the same time . If i didnt have so much to do and so little time to do it in i would be a happy bunny.!!!!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

Finally rolled into bed a tad after 1-00am. Rained heavily and nonstop for 20 hours creating some horrendous driving conditions . I did manage to deliver the ANNE CURTIS trophy OK. Think she was suitably impressed.
Wilson get togethers are always a little hectic -noisy=and very wet, there is never a dry throat in the house and always a heavy table with just about every food known to man on offer. Far too much food as usual with some scintillating conversations going on until the early hours . Never a cros word this time and no fights . What more can a man ask for ???
really do have to get stuck into the three Velden/Benson and Hedges craft this morning, still haven’t worked out how to mount them although i must confess to having the vague inkling of an idea.
Watch out for a progress piccy. Another week and it’ll be all over ?????????

[jackiewilson]

IM GETTING THERE — BUT SLOWLY. This is the third attempt at mounting the three Velden boats of VELDEN—MOSTERT AND SALABERT. Its quite difficult to create a threesome !!!!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

Getting there SLOWLY !!!!!!!!!