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Home Crew Members Gallery Notice Board Specifications Naval Links Contact News News FEB2010 FEBRUARY 2010 A week has gone of February already so here goes a bit late but better late than never with my near truths, dodgy truths and some statistics thrown in for good measure.
Sick Parade:- As I haven’t heard from any one have to presume with figures crossed etc. that all s/ms and their better halves are OK.
. Its just over 5 weeks now to the AGM in Coventry, so just think about those moans and groans that can be brought up straight away. Not saying that you will get an answer to any of them but then again God loves a tryer.
January as you will no doubt know was a bad month for snow depending on which way you look at it. One thing though the white stuff makes even the dullest scenery look really superb. But just when thought we had had the last of the snow, the forecasters are saying that we are in for a bucketful more of it sometime this week. In God’s own country ( North of Watford of course) the scenery is rather good all year round of course without the need of the snow enhancing it, we don’t have to resort to concrete Cows as a new town down south does. Can any one throw any light as to why they did this ?
Think I will now throw in abit of a history lesson for the benefit of our southern brothers. Did you know that there was a Ferry system across the Mersey manned by the monks from Birkenhead Priory which is the oldest building on Merseyside. The 2nd Birkenhead Scout troop is the longest running scout troop in the world. Laird’s School of Art ( Paul O’ Grady fame) was the first public school of art outside of London. The world’s first electrified railway line - Birkenhead to Liverpool. The Mersey Tunnels - opened by King George V and Queen Elizabeth 11. The first street tramline in Europe ran from Woodside Ferry to Birkenhead Park. Birkenhead Park was the first public funded park in the world and Central Park in America was modelled on it
. In 1856 Birkenhead Library opened as the first public library in a unincorporated borough. Cammell Lairds built ships such as CCS Alabama for the southern states during the civil war of America and The Ark Royal for 2nd world war. The birth place of RBL (Royal British Legion) is in Birkenhead, RBL in London won’t acknowledge this historical club, even though it is still there. Here endth today’s history lesson on the North West namely Birkenhead.
As the newspapers are full of it for a change will comment on it. Football has been getting a lot of press one way and another this week through the help of a player from Chelsea. Wow didn’t realise how much they were capable of getting, all this fuss because he lost his armband. The new captain is a right pillar of the community, only been banned for four games because of his style of play, apart from missing drug tests, in all a right good guy. Just had our local derby Liverpool V Everton - good result Liverpool won 1.0, plus 2 red cards, 4 yellow cards and no broken bones, in fact a very laid back game.
Well that’s about all can think of at present so will end with a couple pieces had sent to me, not sure who sent this one.
The Morning After The Office Party
Jack woke up with a killer hangover after attending his firm’s Annual Party. He didn’t even remember how he had got home. It’s 8.30am. What day is it ? Thursday. His wife must have gone to work.
As he struggles into consciousness through the fog of a pounding headache, his stomach plummeted as he wondered what the hell he did last night.
He forced himself to open his eyes, the first thing he saw was a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And next to them, a little vase of sweet peas. Freshly picked from his garden. He sat up. The bedroom was clean and tidy, no trail of drunkenly abandoned clothes, fresh air was coming in through the window and all was serene. He stumbled to the bathroom, also pristine, and squinting gingerly into the mirror, saw he had a black eye. This was not a good sign, but no memories were returning. As he concentrated hard on getting the world into focus, he saw a post - it note stuck on the corner of the mirror. It was written in red, with little hearts on it and a kiss from his wife. “I’ll ring your office and tell them you wont be in today. Breakfast is in the oven. Try to eat something and go back to bed for the morning. There’s snooker on TV this afternoon. Take it easy today, hope your eye doesn’t hurt too much. See you tonight. I love you, darling! Love Jillian xx He stumbled to the kitchen and sure enough, there was hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the newspaper. His teenage son was sitting at the table, eating. Jack, braced himself, asked his son what had happened the previous night. “Well, you came home after 3 A.M. drunk out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway. and got that black eye when you ran into the door”. Confused. Jack asked his son, “So, why is everything in perfect order, aspirins by the bed, a nice note from Mum and breakfast waiting for me”. His son replied “Oh THAT ! …. Mum dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your trousers off, you screamed, “ Leave me alone you slapper, I’M MARRIED !! “ Broken Coffee Table £250 ………… Hot Breakfast £3.50 …………. 2 Aspirins 20p Saying the right thing, at the right time …………. PRICELESS