Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Bingo----got the pictures Johno----why do they disappear after 20 secs.-----shall perciivere

[CNC_Guy]

Did as you said, a dozen nice piccies-----no where near 147!!!
Did tell you I was crap on a 'puter----you can show me at Tavares in November .
When you getting your new "AMBASSADOR "motors?.


Couple of piccies of what this old fart was up to yesterday

Hi Jackie, I see the Cyclops is back in pic #2 just to the left of the black obelisk. Be careful!
Dave

[ron54]

Jackie, do you remember a racer called Peter Da Jesalo (?).....Hell of a nice chap.

Arrived at the hotel one morning driving a Merc with C.D. numberplates accompanied by one of Devon & Cornwalls finest complete with flashing blue lights.

I'm guessing he didn't stack shelves at Woolworths...........................Phill.

[jackiewilson]

Jackie, do you remember a racer called Peter Da Jesalo (?).....Hell of a nice chap.

Arrived at the hotel one morning driving a Merc with C.D. numberplates accompanied by one of Devon & Cornwalls finest complete with flashing blue lights.

I'm guessing he didn't stack shelves at Woolworths...........................Phill.

Sounds to me you met Colonel Peter Tejera, the Venezuelan naval attaché , had a son Pablo, was tipped to be the next Venezuelan prime minister.
His wife Anna used to take my wife shopping at Harrods----she always parked her two seater SL Mercedes on the pavement, got away with the CD plates.
Peter first came to me wanting a race engine for his Shakespeare tunnel boat----in the end I set it up for him and showed him how to drive it. He then wanted a Molinari sprint, so I took him down to Como to collect it, he had a works OMC, he did a deal with GG and wound up with a factory Twister,.
He shipped the motor back to Caracas in the torpedo tube of a Venezuelan submarine.
He then did a deal with MGM and hired them the sub to do a film with Cary Grant, I think it was called the petticoat submarine-----anyway ,it got painted pink in the film.
Peter always had a silver hip flask that contained "Panther Piss"-----a 50/50 mix of Brandy and Grand Marniere when we tested in the winter and spring we were always grateful for a slug of his favourite brew. He had friends in very high places, was a nearly perfect gentleman, but more of him later----he's a complete chapter on his own.
No time to tell you of the great day and the wonderful Bar-B-que we had tonight, maybe get around to telling you tomorrow, Sweet dreams, MYGGWY, J.

[jackiewilson]

Hi Jackie, I see the Cyclops is back in pic #2 just to the left of the black obelisk. Be careful!
Dave

What the hell I am going to do with that Dave, I have no idea, but that's what I do, I like a shape or design and I buy the thing-----sticker price for that flower pot was £90-----I got it for a fiver. It's been stuck in the cupboard ever since, only got pulled out ' cos I stuck all the Halen-Gars in there, had a massive purge of clearing out old half filled paint cans and rolls of electric cable etc, am a bit of a hoarder by nature so it was hard to chuck anything I thought might be useful in later life until I realized I should only be looking at stuff I might need in the after life.?

[jackiewilson]

Had another of those days that can't be planned for, had the two grand kids for the week , then Matt&Kathy came to collect them Saturday. Next door neighbour Steve has a great party house with an indoor pool-----13acres of garden and lawns----fishing pond and woods----a paradise for kids!
About 30of us were invited for a swim and a Barbie and a wine Quaff ----been another perfect day, hot sun, beautiful evening, 70/s music, bit of dancing, great friends and neighbours, as my old friend Reed Eller used to say with his palms pointing upwards-------------

DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS????
May you all enjoy life as much as I do !!!

[jackie wilson]

Just got 10 minutes spare to tell you about today.
Matt and Kathy slept here the night and have just packed the the kids into their car.
As Reed used to say----there's two kinds of lights -----Headlights and tail lights------i'm happy to see both.
We head off to Eastbourne in a while to Jills nephew Ian's 50th birthday party He's a chippy at Gatwick airport, Nice bloke , so i don't mind the 150 mile round trip-------it's sunday and a coastal run, with the kids on holiday and bad tempered parents in charge of the family jalopy, you just have to be that extra yard more careful. All Jills family [THE PURDIES] will be there , so i have to be on my best behaviour. Let's just take what comes with the day-------wring the best out of every day, remember what i told you all about the 86,400 seconds----it still stands-----have a nice sunday.

[jackiewilson]

Well, some you win-----,some you lose-----some you remember----some, you just don't bother to remember. I suppose as a reunion for the Purdies it was right up there among the " yeah, yeah way to go" gatherings.Me, myself, have nothing to say.
First thing you saw as you walked in the door was a DVD compilation of Jilly's first marriage to Mike Purdie on a 60" TV. With all the clan gathered from 1964!! I wasn't "Pissed off" so much---as, let's just say I was a tad "Miffed". Was a beautiful day and everyone was well pleased with themselves and congratulating each other. After 3hours I decided 'twas time to head home-----the DVD was playing over and over, as we headed for the door I couldn't resist a last parting shot at the congregation---Yup says I ---all very well----but the daft bugger couldn't keep her could he? I couldn't hide the huge smile as Jilly and I waved our fond goodbye's and walked out the door!!!

Ah, well as Scarlet OHara said to Rhett Butler------TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY.

[CNC_Guy]

Way to go Jackie!

[jackiewilson]

Was up early and itching to get the machines singing, was still in a state of "well siss on you pister," had to do something. Just to calm the situation, was doing a bit of internal seething from yesterday's idiocy.
Remember i told you about the Saturnight night Barbie-----well, Steve next door was burning huge portions of ACACIA, you may , or you may not know that ACACIA was used for the rollers in old fashioned mangles------grannie always had one out back next to the " Peggy tub" -----the wasing was squeezed through the rollers to get excess water out . Long and short of this is ----I " rescued" a wheelbarrow full of the firewood and started to play with it!! Hard as Garbrecht playing poker. More later.

[powerabout]

Is that a Jackieism
Hard as GG playing poker?
Classic

[jackiewilson]

Is that a Jackieism
Hard as GG playing poker?
Classic

If I can't find the words, I improvise, like invent a word that sounds right!!
My sainted mother was the same, if I talked a lot I was a "GOBSH-TE"

[jackiewilson]

I loved my sainted mother even though she threw my clothes out of my bedroom window out into the street when I was 17years old and told me to bugger off. I knew she didn't mean it, I must have just pissed her off about something----I just don't remember what, but I told her if she ever did that again, I would leave home.
Well, just a year later, she did it again, and I gave her the blessing and made her a saint, packed my gear and moved down south, just about as far away as I could get, I was a master baker with attitude and I could get a job anywhere, and I did.
Never did return to Bradford except to visit over the next 20 years, then stopped going back altogether -----we were "incompatible" I believe is the word. Mum and dad followed me down south 5years later, along with my brother and two sisters.
My mother and I had a "love hate" relationship for the next 65 years, loved her to bits, but couldn't be with her more than ten minutes before we were at each other's throat , she outlived my father who died when he went into hospital for the first time in his life and caught a hospital virus at the age of 92. My younger brother NIPPER, (Geoffrey ) died aged 60, two sisters are alive and well.
I tell you all this just in case you think I was an orphan, or adopted, or found in a garbage can, there are those of you out there who will swear I NEVER had a mother and father, just wanted to prove I'm almost humanoid , and I had sod all that was interesting to tell you anyway, and I couldn't think of a topical joke.
Remind me to tell you the swan joke when we all meet in Tavares, but only if I've had a skinful.
Thats it 'till tomorrow-----MYGGWY .J.

[mr fun]

once had it said "you weren't born, your mom shat on a rock and the sun hatched you" ,,, very funny stuff Jackie, maby we can get you going on a stand up career while your over here in the states looking foreward to hearing some more stories un-edited , going to dig back through the pages and get info on sign up for golf outing, I've finally saved up 50 bucks and want to get my slot. cheers, fun out

[jackiewilson]

Last day before we get the tail end of a hurricane, decided to have a day out on the SUNSEEKER with my sister Angela, so Crack-O-sparrow were off down to Southampton to the port of
Hamble -Le -Rice, used to be just plain Hamble ' till it went all upmarket and posh. That's where my grandson in law and head honcho at GIECO hails from. It's always been a bit of a toffee nosed, yachtie spot-----just hope I don't let the side down and lower the tone----doncher know!!! Jolly hockey sticks and all that.
will post you a few "happy snaps" when I get back tonight-----you all have as good a day as I am going to have, and remember those 86,400 gifts you got given today, use them well. J.