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Northern Lass
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by Northern Lass » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:04 am
Rob wrote: Back in my student days i played in a tiddlywink competition at Nottingham University with a bunch of undergraduates.That felt extreme let me add!!
You are such a fibber!
you were never a student!
and I knew you would do this!!
Rob
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by Rob » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:11 am
True i wasn't a student but my mate was and we played in the " University Challange Tiddlywinks Doubles Tournament" held in Nottingham 1965.
Google it if you doubt my word!!
Rob
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by Rob » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:33 am
I was just thinking,not that i have time to think much with my busy hectic work schedule,but people who come on here wouldn't really be the types for " extreme sports"!!
They'd do things like Nordic Walking-Chess-embroidery-pottery classes and things like that wouldn''t they?
Not things like kick boxing - mountaineering- wall of death motor cycling or white knuckle canoeing!! I'm probably the exception on here!!
Just a thought!!
Northern Lass
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by Northern Lass » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:49 pm
Rob wrote: I was just thinking,not that i have time to think much with my busy hectic work schedule,but people who come on here wouldn't really be the types for " extreme sports"!!
They'd do things like Nordic Walking-Chess-embroidery-pottery classes and things like that wouldn''t they?
Not things like kick boxing - mountaineering- wall of death motor cycling or white knuckle canoeing!! I'm probably the exception on here!!
Just a thought!!
excuse me as a venture scout I went canoeing and sort of mountaineering the Pennine Way for starters.....or is that rambling...yeah I am good at that too!
and Wolvie has done Martial arts!
not all of us do tap dancing you know!
a5baggie
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by a5baggie » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:20 pm
I abseiled down the Howard Johnson hotel in West Brom
a few years ago to raise money for Anthony Nolan trust,
does that count??
Northern Lass
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by Northern Lass » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:39 pm
a5baggie wrote: I abseiled down the Howard Johnson hotel in West Brom
a few years ago to raise money for Anthony Nolan trust,
does that count??
Rob
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by Rob » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:32 pm
That's a daring thing to do A5 !!
How high is The Howard Hughes Hotel?
Northern Lass
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by Northern Lass » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:39 pm
Rob wrote: That's a daring thing to do A5 !!
How high is The Howard Hughes Hotel?
Its in that minature world display in west brom
so 2ft tall
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by Rob » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:52 pm
Thar's all you can do is poke fun at people!!
Abseiling down a hotel!! That's really living on the edge!!
Northern Lass
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by Northern Lass » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:09 pm
Rob wrote: Thar's all you can do is poke fun at people!!
Abseiling down a hotel!! That's really living on the edge!!
Now listen to me Bob
I know a5 baggie and we don't call him dangerman for nothing!
No boundaries with our a5!
Rob
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by Rob » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:43 am
So he's Dangerman!!
Oh and stop calling me Bob!!
a5baggie
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by a5baggie » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:06 am
Rob,
it's about 275ft, but from the top it
looks alot higher!!!
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by Northern Lass » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:57 am
a5baggie wrote: Rob,
it's about 275ft, but from the top it
looks alot higher!!!
Well how on earth did you manage that!
You get dizzy just wearing your platform boots!
Did you sing this as you climbed up....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kP8IRXBymE