After what seemed it was eternity (in fact, three only months), it is good to see Alan (Mr. Mister) back online again.

He may still be jet-lagged, so be gentle with him.

Welcome back!!!!

After what seemed it was eternity (in fact, three only months), it is good to see Alan (Mr. Mister) back online again.

He may still be jet-lagged, so be gentle with him.

Welcome back!!!!


Ooh ... too much ! 'tis true. You HAVE started a thread in this regard. Well, thanks.  8) Hope I can live up to the anticipation that some might have ... although I currently don't feel much on form, being preoccupied with other more pressing matters, and do believe I won't have the same amount of time to be online as days gone by.  :-\\    :(  Time will tell ?  8)

Welcome back from your journey Alan. sometimes it seems like we need to ease oiur way back in after extended time away. I have a feeling that it won't be long before you're making merry again. 

Welcome back from your journey Alan. sometimes it seems like we need to ease oiur way back in after extended time away. I have a feeling that it won't be long before you're making merry again. 


Thanks Mike.  :)  I hope to oblige / come up with the (some) goods ....  in the not too distant future.  8)

There certainly was a huge void.  Welcome back

There certainly was a huge void.  Welcome back


???    ::)  ???    :o

What a cool thing to say.    8) 8)

Thanks, 'Danoota'.  :)

The big question is (others may not realise or know), are the birds (parakeets) still attrached to your balcony?

The big question is (others may not realise or know), are the birds (parakeets) still attrached to your balcony?


No sign of them yet.  :(  However, I'm quite confident, that in their absence, I have been visited by pigeons !  >:(    8-P  The poops on my balcony, well, white, and the sort they'd leave behind. None actually seen though. The lorikeets, well their liquid poops are dark, and pretty much don't show up on the concrete    8)

I hope to put some honeyed water out tomorrow, or day after .... which might get them back ?    :-\\

No sign of them yet.  :(  However, I'm quite confident, that in their absence, I have been visited by pigeons !   >:(    8-P  The poops on my balcony, well, white, and the sort they'd leave behind. None actually seen though. The lorikeets, well their liquid poops are dark, and pretty much don't show up on the concrete    8)

I hope to put some honeyed water out tomorrow, or day after .... which might get them back ?     :-\\
Let us all hope the lorikeets do return. You probably find that the pigeons return to, they are a right pest to get rid of.

Let us all hope the lorikeets do return. You probably find that the pigeons return to, they are a right pest to get rid of.



I DID used to feed pigeons, like them ... even as late as the early  90s. However on returning to London for some years, and finding them roosting outside my bedroom .... well the crap they left was bad enough .... but their noisy sounds  ... and they were building nests a few yards away .... they'd manage to wake me time and again, from the deepest of sleeps, with pillows trying to mute their sounds, both sides of my head  ... cut through like a knife, and I'd wake very angry, very tired to shoo them away, but they'd soon be back ......

I DID used to feed pigeons, like them ... even as late as the early  90s. However on returning to London for some years, and finding them roosting outside my bedroom .... well the crap they left was bad enough .... but their noisy sounds  ... and they were building nests a few yards away .... they'd manage to wake me time and again, from the deepest of sleeps, with pillows trying to mute their sounds, both sides of my head  ... cut through like a knife, and I'd wake very angry, very tired to shoo them away, but they'd soon be back ......
It is all down to that pigeons home, there are attracted to the one place, usually where they were born.

Have invested in a water pistol yet?

Welcome back.  Hope you had a great vacation.

Welcome back. You were missed around here.



Cat

Are you glad to be home or are you already missing good old Blighty??

Have invested in a water pistol yet?


a water pistol?  >:(



YAHOOO....WELCOME BACK TO THE 00'S
MR MISTER!!

a water pistol?  >:(
What would you used to scare away the pigeons?

I wrote this little song for the occasion, Al.....

Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.

Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)

Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

I wrote this little song for the occasion, Al.....

Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.

Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)

Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.



Hmmm... sounds vaguely familiar. ::) Karma anyway. ;)


Oh, I nearly forgot: Welcome back Alan. :) Yes, you have been missed - believe it or not.

Hello! :)

After what seemed it was eternity (in fact, three only months), it is good to see Alan (Mr. Mister) back online again.

He may still be jet-lagged, so be gentle with him.

Welcome back!!!!

Welcome Back you have been missed, your great photos & sense of humour will give us a great boost :)

Welcome back, Alan! I hope you had an excellent trip, and we look forward to seeing some more great posts from you. :)

welcome back Alan,you are certainly missed. :)

Welcome back!!!!!! We've certainly missed you around here!!!!!!!!


8)  :D  ;)

It is all down to that pigeons home, there are attracted to the one place, usually where they were born.

Have invested in a water pistol yet?



Back in London, they were just out of range. Here, no problem to clobber the little bar-stewards !  8)



Welcome back.  Hope you had a great vacation.


Thanks.  A mixed bag, but MOSTLY good.


Welcome back. You were missed around here.



Cat



Hi Cat. I missed your leather outfit too !  ;)


Are you glad to be home or are you already missing good old Blighty??


Hello Gis.  Well, even though it was I believe the 12th wettest August on record, mostly rain/ overcast during my stay ......I did not mind that at all, as I often strive to avoid sunburn. So, odd that I ended up in Australia.  With constant internet access, I feel less isolated.

As for England, the main thing I miss is my mother / brother ... although I do have to say that the quality of television programming is more satisfying there too, and the tv commercials much less tedious / invasive, generally more sophisticated. However ... that TV licence is certainly not missed.



a water pistol?  >:(



YAHOOO....WELCOME BACK TO THE 00'S
MR MISTER!!


Thanks Jules. I see you've forgiven me for my cheeky final  SMS ....    :-X    8)      ;D


I wrote this little song for the occasion, Al.....

Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.

Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)

Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.



Yes ... took me a second or two to realise a certain tv show theme ... a certain John Travolta starred in ... (not a show I ever watched though).


Anyway Peter, thanks for the welcome. Good to see you, ..... and now that I know what you look like / have your pic ...... it's only a matter of time before you make some unexpected appearance(s)  ???  :-\\    ........  :-X ;D



Hmmm... sounds vaguely familiar. ::) Karma anyway. ;)


Oh, I nearly forgot: Welcome back Alan. :) Yes, you have been missed - believe it or not.



Hi Henk. Well I did anticipate some would miss, others not miss  :-X  .... but the belief is slightly  ???    :o    ???  at some unexpected welcomes ...
8)  ........uhm ........ I'm almost tempted to trill Sally Field like ..... 'You like me ........  :o  :-
Hello! :)



Hello Stephen !  :)



Welcome Back you have been missed, your great photos & sense of humour will give us a great boost :)



Hi ninny. Thanks ^ .... although your classy pics ... generally 'eye candy' .... are good consolation, I reckon.  :) 



Welcome back, Alan! I hope you had an excellent trip, and we look forward to seeing some more great posts from you. :)


Thanks Jeff. I'm hoping it's not too long before I come up with some good posts.  A lot of ring rust ... and things to get on with.


welcome back Alan,you are certainly missed. :)


Hi Howard, and thanks. Had a quick look at a thread Snoz started. Looks like you've finally  moved on relationship wise, so that's pleasing. Good luck !


Welcome back!!!!!! We've certainly missed you around here!!!!!!!!


8)  :D  ;)


Thanks Sasha. Hope to be in amusing form in the near future. Cheers !    :)

Oh yes ... karma coming up to all in this thread (24 hour rule permitting ....else later).

Welcome back.  I've missed you, no really I have. :)

Welcome back.  I've missed you, no really I have. :)


Hey .... thanks Kath. What a nice welcome !  ^    8)    :)

Hey .... thanks Kath. What a nice welcome !  ^    8)    :)


It's nice to have some sanity and a few laughs back again.

It's nice to have some sanity and a few laughs back again.


Not too sure about the sanity part ... <  (  :-X  :-[    :P  )  ... but as for the laughs, hopefully they're not too far down the track !  8)

Welcome back, Alan http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1blue1.gif

Welcome back, Alan http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1blue1.gif


Thanks Shannon. Nice to see you're full of bounce !  ::)    8)    :D    ;D




















              http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1blue1.gif
Go, ladybug go !  ::)  :P    ;D

I wrote this little song for the occasion, Al.....

Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.

Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)

Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.



Mwahahaha!  That was great!  And very... original!  karma for that.

ah darn!
An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry, you can't repeat a karma action without waiting 24 hours.

I'll catch up soon.

Oh and Welcome back you!  I missed my protoge of Photoshopping madness!  ;D

Oh and Welcome back you!  I missed my protoge of Photoshopping madness!  ;D


Thanks. You don't know how many times I've tried to karma you in the last couple of hours, but the 24 hour rule has thwarted me. Someone else has just  had the honor.  :(

Congrats on your 2000th !  8)

As for England, the main thing I miss is my mother / brother ... although I do have to say that the quality of television programming is more satisfying there too, and the tv commercials much less tedious / invasive, generally more sophisticated. However ... that TV licence is certainly not missed.

I bet you never saw QVC?

I bet you never saw QVC?


Something to do with Queen Victoria ? No, I didn't see it.

Something to do with Queen Victoria ? No, I didn't see it.
QVC is one of the dire shopping channels, and you did the best thing by not seeing it.

yes...Welcome Back Mr. Mister  http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020w6PdtIY7oAbHajzbkF/SIG=12ddmsrdm/EXP=1222414010/**http%3A//www.mos95b.com/New/dr.evil_one_miliion_dollars.jpg  International Man Of Mystery. 

yes...Welcome Back Mr. Mister  http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020w6PdtIY7oAbHajzbkF/SIG=12ddmsrdm/EXP=1222414010/**http%3A//www.mos95b.com/New/dr.evil_one_miliion_dollars.jpg  International Man Of Mystery. 


Thanks Mike.

Thanks Mike.
which countries did you journey to?

Thanks. You don't know how many times I've tried to karma you in the last couple of hours, but the 24 hour rule has thwarted me. Someone else has just  had the honor.   :(

Congrats on your 2000th !  8)


Thanks, I hadn't noticed until you remarked on it.  Perhaps you can award me with my 3,000th (should I live that long).  ;D

How was your trip?

which countries did you journey to?


Thailand ... one week on the way out, 10 days on the way back, the rest of the time in the UK .... ten weeks, except for one of those weeks being in Las Vegas, USA. Stayed at the Luxor with my mum.

How was your trip?


On the whole, a good time. Yeah, but packing / unpacking ...  hours at the airport, those long haul flights ... that seem never ending, ..  not one of my fave parts ...... especially when you've got screaming infants very close (UGH). If only I could be beamed straight to the destinations 'Star Trek' style.

On the whole, a good time. Yeah, but packing / unpacking ...   hours at the airport, those long haul flights ... that seem never ending, ..  not one of my fave parts ...... especially when you've got screaming infants very close (UGH). If only I could be beamed straight to the destinations 'Star Trek' style.
Did you have to travel through the infamous Terminal 5 at Heathrow?

Did you have to travel through the infamous Terminal 5 at Heathrow?


I believe I arrived at terminal 3 from memory? On the way back, I went from Gatwick, so, no, no terminal 5 for me.

Mr. MistersThanks Jules. I see you've forgiven me for my cheeky final  SMS ....    :-X     8)      ;D

i musta missed that one??
or do u mean the one about you actually standing outside of my frontdoor, and it was all  trickery?   :D

How was the weather over there?

I believe I arrived at terminal 3 from memory? On the way back, I went from Gatwick, so, no, no terminal 5 for me.
So your luggage was intacted?

Mr. Misters
i musta missed that one??
or do u mean the one about you actually standing outside of my frontdoor, and it was all  trickery?  :D











One where I stated I stated I was carrying whips,axe etc ....... and 'hey see, I AM nornal after all' .... or some such tripe !    :D    ;D


(Yes, I'd say she had a lucky escape !  ;)  )

How was the weather over there?


12th wettest August on record ? Little sign of the sun, most days. A typical English 'summer'  ::) .  Perhaps it makes it understandable, that when you see them over here, they're usually lobster red from sunburn, in their eagerness to get a sun tan ... the sun lovers amongst them, being so often sun starved !  :P    ;D

So your luggage was intacted?


I'd say it's on its last legs, but not through any major damage on THIS trip.

12th wettest August on record ? Little sign of the sun, most days. A typical English 'summer'  ::) .  Perhaps it makes it understandable, that when you see them over here, they're usually lobster red from sunburn, in their eagerness to get a sun tan ... the sun lovers amongst them, being so often sun starved !  :P    ;D
I think that I reported on the UK weather very well.

I think that I reported on the UK weather very well.


I'm sure you did. How-hard probably forgot. How-hard is that for HIM ?    ???      :P    ;)

I'm sure you did. How-hard probably forgot. How-hard is that for HIM ?    ???      :P    ;)
All you have to do is to look at the Abbey Road WebCam, but the picture will not show how cold it can be.

Hey, I've just realized ... in the last few mins ......... I've made .....  my 10,000th post !!!!!!!!!!!


(Shame I wasn't a bit more awake to realise ).  :-[


Now a 'Feathers McGraw'.  8)    You may now bow down .... and kiss my feathers. Well .... lesser posters  ::)    :P    ;D

Hey, I've just realized ... in the last few mins ......... I've made .....   my 10,000th post !!!!!!!!!!!


(Shame I wasn't a bit more awake to realise ).  :-[


Now a 'Feathers McGraw'.  8)    You may now bow down .... and kiss my feathers. Well .... lesser posters   ::)    :P    ;D
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!