Dear All.
To preserve our Mental Health and Wellbeing we have taken a week away in Jersey.(Having naturally fully complied and adhering to both UK and Jersey Govt travel rules and regulations at all times.)
Nice to get away for a break.
Today for the RNLI fanatics amongst you I managed to get these pictures of the St Helier boats which may assist you in any building plans.
Take care and stay safe all.
Regards Bill

Hi Nerys.
Always good to hear your thoughts.
Otherwise known as a sterile alcohol swab for the protection of the skin from infection by external bacterial infection.😂😂😂😂....Sorry my wife is a nurse.🌈
Regards Bill.

That was after my time Doug, but in latter years I heard the phrase 'Stop Children' being used rather differently and they were referred to as 'contraceptive ladies'.

Nerys

Or-
Remember the Lollipop Ladies Nerys?
The nice (sometimes🙄) ladies with the 'Stop Children' (😮) signs who used to help us kiddywinkies across the road on the way to school way back then.
😎

Lollipop, in the hospital it's a plastic stick with a bit of foam on the end wettened and used for cleaning skin before applying a dressing.

Nerys

That figures Cash 😉
"Lollipop lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop"
The Chordettes 1958. (Amongst others!)
😎

To be honest I don’t think I’ve heard the term lollipop since I was a kid, and I’m 60. I think, in this part of the country at least, it went out of favor.

When Grace was very young she would get a sucker (lollipop)at the pediatricians office. She usually conned her out of more than one🤣

Ron here...got my 2nd Moderna vaccine this morning! 🥰👍

Red.
All in total innocence and light hearted banter.😂😂👍 a lollipop.
Regards Bill

Hi Bill ,
here in SA a sucker is usually either a sweet on a stick or the con mans victim - not sure which you were referring to. Perhaps too many Carry On movies in your youth ............

Having said that will remove tongue from cheek...........

You are right in that we do need a good bit of humour in this day & age

All Received Admiral.
Must keep the troops happy,I agree.
So Splice the Mainbrace.
Regards Bill.

Lieutenant Commander Scratchbuilder I think we need to turn a blind for a while as it is good to see things are getting a little better and the sun is out here so it will give all ranks the chance to wet there hulls.

Stay safe Guys.

Martin555.

Martin.
There seems to be a serious outbreak of Hilarious moral amongst the troops at this moment in time.
Perhaps it’s the sun that is muddling minds.
We need to ensure that the troops are under control and are not too happy.
They will need more rations and possibly ask for the reintroduction of the Rum Tot......God forbid !!!!🥃
Regards Bill.👍👍

Hi Red.
“In our local surgery good boys get a sucker”
I take it that’s a typo Red 😂😂😂😂😂 for sticker.
😃😂😅😂😅😂😅😇
Regards Bill.

Sorry Dad but i don't like sprouts LOL!!

Martin555.

She must be a school nurse as her main job. Anyway, Good Boy Martin. Now eat your tea. All of it or there will be no telly tonight.😬

Hi Geoff,
No it was Doctor rhino LOL!!!

Martin555.

It wasn't Matron Hattie Jacques was it?

Geoff

Wonderful news Martin .
Rick

In our local surgery good boys get a sucker Bill - guess I wont be getting one...........

No Bill i will have to wait until the next time when they get some more in LOL!!!

Martin555.

Hi Martin.
Well done both.
Did you get your good boy sticker?
Regards Bill.

Hi Guys,
My wife and i have just had our second Covid Jab today.
I left the Doctors surgery with a big smile on my face as i thought it was very funny.
I felt as if i was five again because as the needle went in, the lady that was giving me the jab said "Thats a good boy"

Hi Cash,
That is good to hear.
As we now know this Covid effects people in different ways and so it seem the Vaccine dose too.

The important thing is we all do our bit to try and prevent this nasty thing spreading.

Martin555.

Well, that night was fine, I felt a little tired and a little feverish for an hour or two late Saturday evening, today was fine. No webbed toes yet either!!🤣

Drink plenty of fluids non alcohol. I get my second Moderna vaccine next Thursday morning. June 10

Poor old Aggie Westons, I do have good memories of that establishment, sailors could get a room there for a few shillings a night to escape from naval discipline, they could rent lockers there to keep civvy clothes so that they could have time out of their uniforms. Decent meal were available for a pittance. And if you wanted a snack, their meat pies were lovely.
Do you know what happened to the Fleet Club and the Salvation Army?

In remembrance, Nerys

Evening Nerys.
Let’s hope they all soon get the vaccination.
I read with interest that the converted Aggie Weston sailors rest in Devonport that we have previously discussed with fond memories has been condemned because of the type of cladding applied to the wall on the new social housing building it has been converted into.
What’s it coming too.
Regards Bill

My 76 year old sister, in France, is having her FIRST jab next week and some members of her family have no idea when they will be getting their's, and that is in France, a first world European country.

Nerys

How wonderful to be talking second doses. When this pandemic started the thoughts were it may be years before we had a vaccine. I can book my second dose Mon June 7. Let's hope for all to be able to get vaccinated in the world.
Rick

Hi Cash,
I had no problems at all with either jab, but some people do have anything from feeling ill, to having slight headaches. By the time you read this you'll probably have found out.

Nerys

Cash.
If, in the morning you go to put your socks on,and you find you have webbed feet,then one of the following will apply.
A) Your hung over.
B) The vaccine has gone wrong,please consult Your Doctor.😂😂😂
Regards Bill.

Ps.
I was fine after both.

Cash,
Hopefully in the morning you won't even know you had it done, Well maybe just a slight pain in the arm.


Martin555.

Got my second dose of the Moderna vaccine just 10 minutes ago. We’ll see how I feel in the a.m

Ladies and Gents.
Fully agree with Martin.
Please post all your boating adventures on here for us all to enjoy.
Help support a great site.
Please feel free to contact us if you need any help in any way.
Regards Bill.
Site Moderator and apprentice to Martin 👍👍😂

Hi Guys,
As you can see on the site we have more members slowly getting back out to ponds/lakes and starting to enjoy this fun part of our hobby.
Hopefully it won't be long before we all can do the same world wide.

So please take care and above all STAY SAFE.

Martin555.

Someone has maintained their sense of humour then!

Thanks for the thought

I agree Rick👍
Shame they didn't have GPS back then though 😮
Cheers and G'night, Doug 😴💤💤💤

I do like the design Bill think it was used once before or so the story goes.
Rick

😂😢😂😢

Bill,
Did you plank that two by two LOL!!

Martin555.

Well.
The weather certainly in my part of the world has been so bad of late that I knocked up a quick boat over the weekend from some off cuts in the boat shed.
I’m hoping it will come in handy.
Regards Bill.

Hi Martin.
No I use Ship Tracker.....sad..... I know 😂👍
Regards Bill

Bill,
Have you used this ship tracker before.?
https://www.vesselfinder.com

Oops drifting again.

Martin555.

Hi Martin.
This morning at 08.00 in the Bay off Teignmouth we had.
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary 2
Arcadia.

I see that the Queen Mary 2 is now under way heading out into the English Channel.
She may be on the way up to you.
Regards Bill.

Hi Guys,

It looks like we have about five Cruise Ship now in Southampton's Port,
They have been arriving over the last few days.
It is good news for Southampton as they are being stocked ready for there journeys.
Altho they will be traveling with only a third of there passenger capacity.
Good news indeed for employment and job retention.

If any of you guys are booked up for a cruise soon on any of these ships then please be careful, take all necessary precautions with this nasty Virus and stay safe.

Martin555.

Thanks Bill
We in Ontario are still in lock down until June 2 . I do see hope but the Indian variant scares me as it travels much quicker and they are in much trouble.
In my mind if the world is not protected then we should all be wary of letting our guard down.
Please all stay safe
Rick

Ladies and Gentlemen.
All being well we will soon be able to start our visits to the “Pond” to sail our works of wonders that we have been slaving over during Lockdown.
That’s if things don’t change with the uncertainty of the latest Indian variant starting to take hold.
I just hope that we escape the brunt of it.
Please remember that we are here if you need any help in anyway.
Regards Bill 👍