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Things That Gladden The Heart

Hobbit said:
Yesterday was the 2nd round of the Christmas triples knockout at the bowling club, we had a brilliant win. Today was the 1/4 final. Down for 12 of the 18 ends, and then we found our game, and we ran out comfortable winners.

Semi-final tomorrow afternoon. Really looking forward to it.
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Hobbit said:
Final tomorrow morning... semi went to sudden death after finishing the 18 ends @ 17-17.
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And the winner is... drum roll... (y)(y):):):D:D

Went well up through most of the match... and with the opposition needing 5 on the last end for a win, someone(y) dropped a bowl right against the jack with 2 bowls a couple of feet behind if they decided to fire.

That's Christmas lunch for us both paid for next week.:cool::cool:
 
Hobbit said:
And the winner is... drum roll... (y)(y):):):D:D

Went well up through most of the match... and with the opposition needing 5 on the last end for a win, someone(y) dropped a bowl right against the jack with 2 bowls a couple of feet behind if they decided to fire.

That's Christmas lunch for us both paid for next week.:cool::cool:
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Having joined my local indoor club a fortnight ago and being a total novice couldnt believe that I was asked to play in a match for the team as someone hadn't turned up .well I played and I think we just won our match (triples) at half time we were a staggering 31-1 up and ended up after 18 ends an unbelievable 48-5victors.
I don't think I will ever win another match by that margin ever again.and it was my first ever match .I have only had two coaching sessions but everyone is saying I'm a natural, I rather think I had one of those games.
 
Norrin Radd said:
Nativity plays .you can't beat watching your offspring on stage having a fantastic time being all dressed up and singing their hearts out.
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One of my most unforgettable /entertaining and funniest Gigs I've ever been invited to deputise at.
Was back in the mid 70s. for a local Dance School Studio's Christmas special at Motherwell Civic centre, kids ranging from 16/17 down to the 4/5 year olds.
With a full house of around 1000 all seated parents and relatives watching closely, :eek:.
Back then i was use to standing up belting out all the TOPS Wings/Slade/ Bay city Rollers :cry: type of stuff, so sitting down at the back of a stage quietly playing to a new strict script and bang on tempo stuff was pretty strange to me.
Watching from behind was brilliant especially the younger ones trying they're best to get it right and catch up, then seeing the audience's faces was a sight to behold. :love::love::love:
 
Orikoru said:
Unbelievable scenes in our Sunday League match as our keeper came up for a corner in injury time and headed the equaliser to earn us a point!
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Ha ha quality.
Our star player came up with the goods yesterday and scored a cracking winner with a couple of minutes left. Puts us 6 points behind the league leaders with 3 games in hand ?
 
Beezerk said:
Ha ha quality.
Our star player came up with the goods yesterday and scored a cracking winner with a couple of minutes left. Puts us 6 points behind the league leaders with 3 games in hand ?
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This was a big match as both sides had won all their league games up to this point (but they had played more so they're top). So could be a vital point earned.
 
Simple pleasure of being sat here in my favourite coffee shop enjoying a flat white with a stroop waffle watching the outside world go by on a beautiful sunny cold winters day waiting for Mrs Wolf who is having her next stage RAF officer interview right across from where im sat
 
HID found a tiny hoglet in some leaves in the school grounds today. Clearly from a very late litter and no time to bulk up. Tiny little creature so she took it into the office in a box and one of the maintenance staff took it to a local vet. Apparently they've now sent it to someone that runs a rescue centre and so far it has done ok but apparently the first 48 hours can be really touch and go depending on how much they've been exposed to the cold and how much they've managed to eat. HID just chuffed she managed to help. Kids were quite excited to see it all happening too so a real life nature lesson
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Got to ask - how did it go.
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Smashed it Homer, her interview was with a panel of 3 people, was meant to last 45mins and was to find out her knowledge of UK air power, current operations, a full run down of her knowledge on the Aircraft capability and the vary RAF stations in UK and abroad. She rang me about 25mins after it started amd came met me in coffee shop to tell me how well it went. They advised her shes exactly sort of candidate they want put her onto final medical and provided she passes that will give her a start date.
 
Wolf said:
Smashed it Homer, her interview was with a panel of 3 people, was meant to last 45mins and was to find out her knowledge of UK air power, current operations, a full run down of her knowledge on the Aircraft capability and the vary RAF stations in UK and abroad. She rang me about 25mins after it started amd came met me in coffee shop to tell me how well it went. They advised her shes exactly sort of candidate they want put her onto final medical and provided she passes that will give her a start date.
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Brilliant news. So chuffed for her and you especially given some of the crap that's gone on recently with MiL etc. Hopefully the medical is a doddle and 2020 is the year she flies (metaphorically at least)
 
While playing at Nine of Herts yesterday I glanced across at the neighbouring Batchworth course, and saw three blokes playing a round dressed in Santa outfits. :LOL: Made me chuckle while I was waiting to tee off anyway.
 
Oh hallelujah...

After a not inconsiderable fight - one that required significant changes to our original designs and cost us a lot of money - the council planners yesterday granted my church planning permission for the redevelopment of the community facilities that we provide - basically a rebuilding of everything except our original church building and old hall.

We squeezed the decision 6 votes to 5 - and we faced fierce opposition from the Planning Committee of the town's historical and preservation society. Of course we know the Councillors who tried to stop our redevelopment :) even although they knew that we had to redevelop as otherwise we would die as a church and provider of community facilities - and what we have proposed is just about as low impact as we could make it.

However, we are reminded by our minister of the Christian message to love our enemies and those who persecute us :) We still have to work with all of these people as part of the community, and whatever our private feelings, there will be no ill will towards anyone. We are here to to build up the community in love.

And I can now tell an Arts and Community Centre in a Scottish Borders town I visited recently, that they can have the pews that we now don't need, but that they do need as part of the development of their facility in an old church. Win Win.

Onwards and upwards...
 
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