TLF MIA Thread

[richardvg]

tell you that i was MIA . every time i loged on .........for about two weeks the computer kicked the site out.Was around the recurring changes.

richard

[Bibs]

One person that I have not seen for several weeks is John Heath (iconic ride)

He's gone again, similar time of year too. Perhaps he really, properly hibernates!

[ramjet]

Squirrel maybe?

[dodgy]

Anyone Heard anything from Phil Betts (non shall pass)

[Bibs]

Not for years. What happened to all your canadian pals too?

[dodgy]

John has been busy at work and with his pitts, Mark and Andi have started a business up, and Garry is either working or on gt5 or F1, and helping Mark and Andi out I think.

I still chat to Garry on FB now and then.

I know they are having the worst winter in decades at the moment, It seems to have been snowing in Medicine Hat every week since October!

Edited March 22, 2011 by Dodgy

[Iconic Ride]

REUTERS U.S. NEWS

25 March 2011

In an astonishing display of aboreal perseverence, a resident of Austin, Texas spent the last several weeks living in the treetops of his backyard, attempting to communicate with a colony of chittering squirrels. When pressed for details concerning this unusual endeavour by our man on the scene, Mr. Heath had this to say: "It has long been the dream of mankind to eliminate this pestilence of a species from the earth, and my research was directed at establishing a line of communications with the tribal leaders, at least in my local area, to suggest to them the performance of a feasibility study dealing with the analysis, development, and construction of a small orbit capable rocket sufficiently large to accomodate appoximately 23 adult squirrrels and their progeny, with the goal of establishing the first orbital squirrel space colony. To my great consternation I discovered that the squirrel dialect was proving overwhelmingly difficult to master, and we never quite got beyond basic titters and indecipherable chatterings. Cryptic in the extreme. Thus I was forced to "come down from the trees," as it were, and rejoin my own kind. Besides, the little varmints' internet service was dodgy at best, one might almost call it 'squirrely.' Having abandoned the project, I have elected to devote my squirrel dissapation efforts to more standard methodologies, such as total nuclear warfare."

At this juncture, the local authorities proceeded to escort Mr. Heath to a waiting Swat Team squad car, and offer him accomodations for the evening at a downtown location.

[ramjet]

That boy above has had WAY too much sun....

Welcome back Mr Heath.

[molemot]

My old mate Bonzo said he could talk to squirrels....after the ingestion of peyote! Sadly they didn't seem to want to chat...in fact they berated him for wasting their time as they had to get their nuts together before winter....

Oh yes, rat poison works just as well on squirrels, too....

[Iconic Ride]

"Sadly they didn't seem to want to chat..."

This can most likely be attributed to the difficulties of persuading squirrels to ingest Lophophora williamsii , as they have a strong preference for garden variety nuts over the sacramental cactus of the gods.

Should Bonzo still be among the living, I would be most interested in employing his services as a translator during future parleys with my resident rodent populace.

[molemot]

Bonzo is still among the quick, I am happy to say...unlikely to be sober, though. He now inhabits a perfectly splendid house in Fordingbridge, in the New Forest...nice little stream with trout and ducks, weeping willows, summer house with good sound system and fridge for alcoholic purposes only....and at least half a dozen pubs and two Indian restaurants within staggering distance. Boy, has he ever lucked out....when I first met him he was an unreconstructed hippy, living on other peoples floors, whole life in a couple of carrier bags...he had been married, but it didn't work (!) and his share of the sale of the Marital Home came to £7.12.6d....they had to leave it after a seance went wrong and they couldn't stand the entities that it had invoked....now the place is worth in excess of £500,000; guess the Goblins have gone....! Bonzo would have been England's answer to Lenny Bruce, had he not suffered from stage fright; after a few beers he turns into a peerless raconteur, and I've seen him have a whole pubfull of people unable to breathe as they were laughing so much. He was a lost soul...then he met a young lady, she gave him a birthday present of some driving lessons, test was passed, and an old school chum gave him a job repossessing office equipment. Inside 6 months he had a house and a mortgage and a mobile phone ( this when such things were almost unheard of) and is now happily retired in this gem of a place...it was his parent's, and he inherited it. Life needs more characters like him...... These days I think he speaks more Duck than Squirrel, but the next time I feel the need to wreck my liver and go see him, I shall ask!

[Iconic Ride]

Ah yes, another case of "the road less travelled by" reconverging in the wood, with ducks as the bonus prize. What's not to like about that? Good for Bonzo!

Would he by any chance be interested in adopting a squirrel colony?....Free overnight shipping.

Edited March 28, 2011 by Iconic Ride

[ramjet]

I think Mr Heath has gone and done it again. Feb this year since he has been logged on.

[Bibs]

Perhaps he's back in the special place again?

 

[Bazza 907]

Haven't heard friom Cliff recently - any reports?

[Bibs]

Spoke to him last week, busy at work. The HC is back on the road though!

[Bazza 907]

Excellent

[red vtec]

What's happened to Christopher aka "swimming pool boy" I used to have his personal email, but lost it when my PC went tits up.

 

I thought he was rebuilding his S4 after the dealer fiasco?

[Iconic Ride]

Bibs...do you have any idea how long it takes for the neurons to regenerate an adequate new pathway following a lobotomy? Sheesh!

Simply had too many "irons in the fire" as of late, and lots of large fish to fry.

C'mon, admit it. You missed me, didn't you...

[Bibs]

Seriously, this weekend I was considering looking for your number, I was worried a racoon had got you. I'm taking up stalking full time now so it would have been good practice!

Welcome back John, great to hear from you!

[ramjet]

Bibs...do you have any idea how long it takes for the neurons to regenerate an adequate new pathway following a lobotomy? Sheesh!

Simply had too many "irons in the fire" as of late, and lots of large fish to fry.

C'mon, admit it. You missed me, didn't you...

 

 

So I ask about you http://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/31783-tlf-mia-thread/?p=461085

 

and you reply to Bibs. Nice.

 

Good to 'hear' from you.

[Iconic Ride]

Michael, you're a good man. I don't care what all the other members say about you when you're offline.

Just kidding.

I was really torn as to who to reply to first, especially since it was (as you've pointed out) you who first (and early on at that!) noticed my absence. I meant to add a second post addressing your perspicacity, but got wrapped up in responding to a PM from Trevor (USAndretti42). Hope all is well in Oz Land, what with all the fires and such.

Thank you, Bibs. I have once more proven that you do not sleep.

[ramjet]

.....I meant to add a second post addressing your perspicacity.....

 

 

crawler

 

Fires are in NSW so a long way from us

[Bibs]

I am more handsome, deal with it...

[Kimbers]

I was wondering where you went before you even left so I'm better than Bibs and Mike.

 

Welcome back BTW.....who are you again?