And the winner is (Part 2)

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HomerJSimpson said:
I am going to say this once. Take it or leave it.

Firstly lets clear one thing up. The £100 is for getting 100 followers on twitter and is nothing to do with the blog or any comps. I metnioned it in the blog of the 27th November to try and get to the 100 follower mark,

http://threeoffthetee.blogspot.com/2011/11/breaking-them-in-gently.html

On December 1st I posted on Twitter that I'd reached the 100 follower mark and would be making the £100 payment https://twitter.com/#!/mbedboro/status/142154140078964736

I sent a cheque the following Monday - December 5th by post and it cleared my account on the 16th. I've absolutely no intention of posting any details of my bank account on a public forum so please don't bother to ask. H4H is something I take seriously as I've a mate injured in service.

I'll make one final point re the jumper. There was no competition held No-one entered and there was no winner. No one has been diddled. As for the rest I've already said all I'm prepared to say how ever many days ago. This is as far as I'm prepared to take it and won't make any other comment on H4H, wedges, the blog or anything else connected to the thread. You may choose to interpret that any way you feel fit but I consider the matter closed although I doubt it will be enough for many.
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HomerJSimpson said:
I am going to say this once. Take it or leave it.

Firstly lets clear one thing up. The £100 is for getting 100 followers on twitter and is nothing to do with the blog or any comps. I metnioned it in the blog of the 27th November to try and get to the 100 follower mark,

http://threeoffthetee.blogspot.com/2011/11/breaking-them-in-gently.html
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Thursday, 11 November 2010

Cabin Fever


I've not played for a few weeks either socially or competitively. I've managed to get a few range sessions in but the results have hardly been inspiring. I was really looking forward to getting out on Saturday morning with the usual suspects but given the foul conditions forecast and in particular the torrential rain we've endured here in the last 48 hours, I'm not sure how great the course will be and whether I'd actually be up for the challenge.

On the other hand I can't really find the mental fortitude to go over to the range. I'm desperately trying to bed in the swing changes from my last lesson and had foolishly thought I'd cracked it after an inspired session a few Sunday's back. Of course since then the old faults have started to creep back again and I'm still searching for the missing link.

This lack of golf and inability to regularly recreate the correct swing in practice have left me with the golfing equivalent of cabin fever. I need my fix and need it now. What to do? Do I go out and play and sod the score but have that lingering whiff of frustration and regret if I play poorly or the course is barely playable or do I bite the bullet and knuckle down to a couple of hours of swing meditation at the range.

Either way I hate this time of the year, particularly in the run up to Christmas. It seems the course is at its most drab to look at and play on. There is a pre-Santa hiatus in the competition calendar and it is hard to get any kind of enthusiasm up to go out and hit balls or play. At least once Christmas is over, there is a chance for a few games over the festive period and then we are into 2011 and the days start getting longer until Spring arrives.

Fortunately there is plenty of comment, banter, opinion and humour on the Golf Monthly Forum so I can at least get some kind of fix amongst fellow golfers in a similar position. Check out the links at the side of the page and sign up.

On a tangent, it was great to see the remembrance silence observed so diligently at a lot of workplaces and golf clubs. I know many clubs sounded their klaxon so even those braving the storms out on the course could join in. I've a lot of friends that have served or are still on active service both at Royal Ascot and beyond and so I always try to ensure this one moment in the year is observed. It is also why I support the Help for Heroes campaign and why I'm desperate to get 50 followers on here. Once I do I'm going to donate £100 to the H4H charity. If you haven't already done so, start following. If you do, pass the blog address onto your golfing mates and your own club. It would be great to get to 50+ and give the cheque for Christmas. As a reward to those who join I'll be running a competition for the followers and you can win a dozen Pro V balls. Go on, make the effort. If not for me, then for those H4H helps.
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Saturday, 6 November 2010

A Cry For Help


I have received a lot of praise (and the odd word of criticism too which is always useful) regarding this blog and my journey to date. I know there are a good few Royal Ascot members, fellow Golf Monthly forum members and lots of people from the world of Facebook and Twitter that take the trouble to see my latest attempt to soar with eagles and end up floundering with turkey's. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for your time.

However what I really want to do now is move everything forward. Please, please, please sign up as a follower and get involved. I want to hear from you more often about my latest fall from golfing grace, my rare successes and even your thoughts on my swing (see the latest video further down the page). So here is the deal. For every 50 followers of the blog (and we're at 33 without any of you cyberspace lurkers even joining yet) I'll give £100 to the Help for Heroes Charity. If you don't know their work check this site out. They do a sterling job and as I have a few friends in the forces it is something close to my heart. http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Please pass it on to as many Ascot members, forum friends or golfing mates as you can. Not only will you have helped a great charity but as Christmas is coming along, I'm going to run a competition for followers only. I'm not sure what format this will take or the prizes involved (definitely a dozen premium golf balls and maybe something more).

I'm throwing myself to the followers of Homer's Odyssey. Let's see how many new followers we can sign up here for Christmas. Once again I thank you all for your support so far. May your good karma make your golf balls fly long and straight.
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Friday, 5 November 2010

Martin would you like to comment on the above entries from your blog, which quite clearly state you will give £100 to Help for Heroes when your blog has 50 followers.:confused:
 
Guys, richarts quotes appear to be from 2010 and not 2011.

Let's be fair, quote from 2011 not from previous years.

Also, I think we're all happy with £100. £200 is being pedantic.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I am going to say this once. Take it or leave it.
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You could have saved yourself a load of grief Homer by being less defensive. The more you protest, they more people are incentivised to look for stuff, and too be fair it's doesn't seem hard to catch you out.

Who won the jumper by the way ? ;)
 
AmandaJR said:
Some of my friends nickname me "The Voice of Reason" which I think is a compliment :mmm:

Anyhow, I have read this thread daily and have to say some of it is downright hilarious - you guys make me chuckle (think I've said that before). Some of it also makes me wince :(

I keep reading it everytime I see it's moved back to the top here in OOB in the hope there will be a post that will be an end to it all and give us all a warm glow.

So Homer/Martin please bite the bullet and confirm the donation has been made to H4H as I think/hope that's the main reason this is running on and on. They are my favoured charity and do a truly amazing job so I'd hate to think a promise of a donation hasn't been kept.

Just my two penneth but think it would be appropriate.
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Looks like you are the one who got him to respond Amanda, well done !!!:thup:

Although this has been an amusing thread and I will be sad to see it die down.....:whistle:
 
At this stage I've read so many different versions of "Homers" truth and then read the "REAL" truth soon after that I now do not believe for 1 second that there was a wedge winner from twitter nor any donation made to H4H.

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Bloody hell, GM Forum, Twitter, Facebook and a blog - when do you get the time to do any work Homer!! ;)

Sorry to hijack this thread, but would anyone like a guess as to how many pies I am likely to eat this year? Winner (probably my wife) will receive their choice of McCain wedges.
 
PieMan said:
Sorry to hijack this thread, but would anyone like a guess as to how many pies I am likely to eat this year? Winner (probably my wife) will receive their choice of McCain wedges.
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I'll go for 366 as it's a leap year !!


Can I go for this type?

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+ a donation to the Britsh Heart Foundation
 
James - that's a very good shout, but you may be just out!

therod - of course; I won't be shy with the McCains!!
 
PieMan said:
Bloody hell, GM Forum, Twitter, Facebook and a blog - when do you get the time to do any work Homer!! ;)

Sorry to hijack this thread, but would anyone like a guess as to how many pies I am likely to eat this year? Winner (probably my wife) will receive their choice of McCain wedges.
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88.01........?:whistle:
 
PieMan said:
James - that's a very good shout, but you may be just out!

therod - of course; I won't be shy with the McCains!!
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Sorry Pieman it was a typo,.......... can I change that to 2.86 million? Ta :thup:

When you send out the Vokey, I mean POTATO wedges,.... get a feckin' receipt!!
 
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