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I'm very impressed that the fight wasn't a mismatch in the other direction.
If there's really three hours of business, somebody must have been letting too much slide for too long.
Hopefully you can improvise something on the go Barrett!I realized after mentioning it that Julie and I might be traveling on Yorkshire Day this year, but I’ll figure something out. Have to make sure Scout gets her chip butty.
I once got a small neighbourhood cafe in Barcelona to make a chip butty! Within a couple of days all the locals were eating them! 
I know what you mean mate. They won't take them at the bank here anymore, with a regular account, but some supermarkets have a machine that sorts them and pay you out, and charges you a sizeable fee
I usually come away with about £50 though! I do the same Barrett, I always seem to have loads of it! I still use cash most of the time, but I do sometimes use my card
True!I mean, compared to that, your botched head operation sounds like a great success!
Wow, it doesn't seem like 2 minutes since you were there last year! I'm glad you all had a great time in spite of the downpourToday was our local fire department’s annual fish fry. We usually meet up with some friends there and always have a good time. The only downside this year was that about 5 minutes after we arrived, it started raining, and that very quickly turned into a torrential downpour. The kids had to abandon their spot in line for face painting while we all ran for cover under one of the large tents they put up for the event.
Thankfully the rain didn’t last too long, and the girls were able to go back for face painting after we ate.
Scout in particular had been looking forward to the fish fry, and while her enthusiasm isn’t apparent in this photo, I can assure you she was excited to be there, and ate at least twice as much as her big sister.
By the time we were done eating, you could hardly tell that it had rained at all.
Great pics buddy Glad to hear it my friend, I hope I can tooThanks Jack.
You can't stop progressI thought you'd find it interesting.
I'll always find good places to walk
It might have been more entertaining!I'm very impressed that the fight wasn't a mismatch in the other direction.
If there's really three hours of business, somebody must have been letting too much slide for too long.
Says I, who know nothing about business.
That's the emoticon for it, all right.
Thanks Steve, I hope you don't suffer with it again in the near future
Well done Steve, you did a good job of that
Good-looking stag
Good morning Guardians, yesterday turned into a bit of a marathon for an old feller like me!I called in at the cafe for beans on toast, and a muffin, and I'm glad I ate, because it was a lot later before anything else but beer went into my stomach
The opposing boxers had come from a boxing club in Burton-on-Trent, once world famous for its beer, and they had brought a couple of titles with them, both of which were taken. There were about 8 fights I think, all just 3 round contests, with several not going the distance. Without the usual diabolical DJ, the raffles, buffoonery by the MC, and various other time-fillers, it was a relatively short event, and all the better for that. The promoter's ecconomising was not reflected in the ticket price typically.
Unfortunately, Wolfie's fight was a total mismatch, and he dropped his opponent 3 times with body-shots in Round 1. His opponent was game enough to get up, but completely outclassed. Unfortunately, the fighters are paired by a boxing board, who just go on statistics, and at 47, Wolfie would normally be well over the hill. I hope to be able to post a video at some point, but only took a few pics on my phone, as we were seated quite a long way back.
Looks like they didn't bother to take the balloons down from the 50th birthday party the night before!
There were quite a few of us out, so we headed into town to continue drinking, and ended up in a series of venues, one of which used to have a nice roof-terrace, but which is now completely surrounded and overshadowed by towering yuppie apartment buildings. I managed to grab a slice of pizza at some point. Nice to see some old friends, and I'm hoping Wolfie's next fight is a long way off
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. Unfortunately, I have a 3 hour online meeting this afternoon, which is rather inconvenient, and while they are often cancelled, I don't think this one will beI'll be trying to get in as much sofa time before then
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I don't know anything about boxing, either, but the kid looks slow and meagerly thewed.Here we go, from East End Park WMC, Leeds!
Good for you Jer, I've been trying to have a spate of ruthless idleness until 4pm, but there are a few things I need to doThat's the emoticon for it, all right.
I'm having a spate of ruthless efficiency right now. One load of laundry to go, a pot of beans done simmering after soaking overnight,...
I still have to mow the back lawn pretty soon because it's already pretty thick, but the front lawn's ok. It looks a little shaggy, but it's mostly clover, which will never be 8" tall! Mwahaha.
Yeah, was goodSounds like a fun day all around
Lovely Lamb Jack
Thanks buddy I wish he'd find another hobby, that fight cost me over £15 a minute!
Thanks Jer, I will pass on your very kind words 
Thank you Jack.Nice pic PeteHope you're OK buddy
Thanks, Barrett, very disheartening.I realized after mentioning it that Julie and I might be traveling on Yorkshire Day this year, but I’ll figure something out. Have to make sure Scout gets her chip butty.
That’s great!
Wow, Dan.
It’s amazing how heavy a bunch of coins can be! Several years back, I took a box full of change (quarters, nickels and dimes, no pennies) that I’d been collecting for years to the bank. The box was only the size of a shoe box, but it weighed 70-something lbs and came out to (if I remember correctly) around $1100.
(I’ve continued collecting my change since then — I usually toss any I have in my pocket into a mason jar at the end of the day — but I use cash so much less now than I did back then that it hasn’t amounted to nearly as much.)
I’d make a joke about this being like forcing us to choose our favorite child, but as a father of young kids yourself, you might agree that, depending on the day, choosing a favorite (or least favorite) child really isn’t all that tough.
Today was our local fire department’s annual fish fry. We usually meet up with some friends there and always have a good time. The only downside this year was that about 5 minutes after we arrived, it started raining, and that very quickly turned into a torrential downpour. The kids had to abandon their spot in line for face painting while we all ran for cover under one of the large tents they put up for the event.
Thankfully the rain didn’t last too long, and the girls were able to go back for face painting after we ate.
I was going to do the above post and this one in the same post, but, something went wrong and I couldn't figure out how to fix it???
I know what you mean mate. They won't take them at the bank here anymore, with a regular account, but some supermarkets have a machine that sorts them and pay you out, and charges you a sizeable fee
Yeah, it's actually 3 seperate back-to-back meetings, but they're supposed to be more spread out, and shorter, which is because previous ones have been cancelled
Happy birthday buddyGood day Guardians !
Heading over to my brothers for lunch to celebrate my birthday.
I*XL C. Johnsonin my pocket. I hope everyone's having a good weekend
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Yeah, me too Dan!
Delightful duo there 
LOL! First meeting ended 10 minutes earlyThink you're gonna need one of these mugs for your meetings...
Happy Birthday Steve, and Many Happy Returns my friendGood day Guardians !
Heading over to my brothers for lunch to celebrate my birthday.
I*XL C. Johnson
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I hope you have a great day with that stunning Lamb Happy Birthday!Good day Guardians !
Heading over to my brothers for lunch to celebrate my birthday.
I*XL C. Johnson
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Beautiful
Wow, what great pics!Went on a rather 'laxed bicycle trip today in great weather - relatively speaking, I know, I know. I was in a Tshirt, the tourists I passed all wore puffy jackets
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The "bonus" pics , also from todays trip, show what happens when ... an eccentric personality takes on a housing project from scratch - and scraps hauled from the sea. It is definitely one of Reykjavíks hidden and most obscure gems I'd say.
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