apparently this fella entered the bob-sleighing Competition, when they caught him up he had already killed 73 Bob's
Did you hear Dolly Parton was angry she had to compete in the Olympics? She was a cross country skier.

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11th place! Well done GB!goldandblack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:45 pmWinter Olympics: British bobsleigh crashes in Beijing
hope they had there hard hats on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/60349724
but it is the wrong sort of snow for us Mr 9. otherwise we would be topnumber 9 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:47 am11th place! Well done GB!goldandblack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:45 pmWinter Olympics: British bobsleigh crashes in Beijing
hope they had there hard hats on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/60349724![]()
thats interesting stuff mate,marko69 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:03 pmLong story short, Wolfie. My parents emigrated twice to Oz…… in between trips, we lived in Penicuik, 12 miles south of Edinburgh. My Primary 6 teacher was Mrs Muirhead. Looking at Eve Muirhead, they’ve got to have been related.
I say that in a past tense way as poor Mrs Muirhead, (i heard years later at a reunion) was killed by an out of control scaffolding truck.
See that, ^^^^ GB / (Scotland) gold medals can generate really interesting conversation.![]()
goldandblack wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:54 pmA mate of mine once won a gold medal when he was in the Olympics.
he was so proud of it, for a surprise,, I had it bronzed.
Also did you notice the Sailing results.
The British have taken the Gold medal.
The French have taken the Silver medal.
The Somalians have taken the boats
Brilliantmarko69 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:13 pmHazel Irvine: “Did you see the way the team managed to get that 22mm automatic by-pass valve installed well within the 2 metre manufacturers instructions.”
Guest heating guy: “Yes Hazel, the pump was installed on the flow leg equidistant from inverted cold feed combined expansion area allowing plenty space for the by-Pass installation.”
Hazel: “Yes, good stuff by the heating team there. We were due to bring you news from the electricians event but proceedings had to be stopped due to, and i quote from the referees, the f**king mess no one has bothered their arse to sweep up. Oh dear. Not good for the electricians. Lets go to the joiners. Wait…… something coming thru my earpiece here…… the joiners are at McDonalds? Ok. Lets go back to the Scottish, sorry, the GB team in the curling.”
marko69 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:44 amHahahaha! That an issue Dan Sath as well?![]()
Yep, up here, sparks?? Messy bstds!
And plasterers? Well,. In their defence, its a messy job, ……. But some plasterers get the stuff everywhere but the walls.
Long story short, YEARS ago was installing both heating & new bathroom for this policeman dude. Heating first and all went smooth.
Then started on the bathroom, which had previously been ripped out and plastered.
Police guy: “You think the tiles i chose will be ok on that main bath wall?
Me: “Depends on the plasterer, mate. Most of them are useless bstds.”
Police guy: “I plastered it. Was a plasterer before i joined the force.”
Talk about a “floor open and swallow me up” moment.
Better mention the games. Well done Norway.![]()
like you and your trade, I bet we could write a book on some of the antics, there certainly was with my time fitting kitchens
not sure Schizo is quite the right word for this fella, probably a complete and utter nutter really summed him up .
sure would have, but we only got paid when he paid or signed the finance doc's for the kitchen. but there's still time in this story
I’m more of the calm type me mate, and always up for a challenge, especially when there is 2 or 3 hundred £ at stake,marko69 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:47 pmMan!No patience for that, mate!
I’d have been off.
I remember going to a student flat in Marchmont, Edinburgh, 1990s. Couldnt even see the carpets, STUFF everywhere.
“Glad you guys are here. Freezing!”
“AYE? And you’ll be freezing again tonight ya lazy bstd. Get your sh*te cleared and we MIGHT be back tomorrow.”
Fk those people, wolfie. Sorry, brings down a red mist !![]()
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Hoping part 3 the tools are in the van and you're home watching Countdown!
goldandblack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:44 pmI’m more of the calm type me mate, and always up for a challenge, especially when there is 2 or 3 hundred £ at stake,marko69 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:47 pmMan!No patience for that, mate!
I’d have been off.
I remember going to a student flat in Marchmont, Edinburgh, 1990s. Couldnt even see the carpets, STUFF everywhere.
“Glad you guys are here. Freezing!”
“AYE? And you’ll be freezing again tonight ya lazy bstd. Get your sh*te cleared and we MIGHT be back tomorrow.”
Fk those people, wolfie. Sorry, brings down a red mist !![]()
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Hoping part 3 the tools are in the van and you're home watching Countdown!
Thinking back this was in the early 80s. shock
Anyway back to the best bit.
Part 3.
This fella comes back and offers us a cuppa, off he goes and comes back with just 1 cup, he said he only had the 1 cup so we’d have to share it,
Looking at it the grass outside needed it more than us,
Anyway this is when the fun starts, in walks Micky the spark, out of the 6 sparks on that firm Micky wasn't the guy this fella needed or us![]()
This fella asks him when he wires the oven in can he drill a hole in the wall and put a wire in for a shower and puts a cross on the wall where this hole is going, Micky says let’s have a look in the bathroom to see where,
This fella says wait I’ll get the bathroom ready and will give you a shout, 10 minutes later this fella calls him.
Micky goes in the bathroom and this fella is in the bath starkers. Everywhere was black bin bags full of rubbish.
Micky looks a bit concerned when he tells us especially when this fella walks in with blood pouring from his nose and storms out of the flat.
I think Micky has got your patience Mate.
Part 4, and an even better bit
Well funny you should say thatmarko69 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:57 pmgoldandblack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:44 pmI’m more of the calm type me mate, and always up for a challenge, especially when there is 2 or 3 hundred £ at stake,marko69 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:47 pmMan!No patience for that, mate!
I’d have been off.
I remember going to a student flat in Marchmont, Edinburgh, 1990s. Couldnt even see the carpets, STUFF everywhere.
“Glad you guys are here. Freezing!”
“AYE? And you’ll be freezing again tonight ya lazy bstd. Get your sh*te cleared and we MIGHT be back tomorrow.”
Fk those people, wolfie. Sorry, brings down a red mist !![]()
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Hoping part 3 the tools are in the van and you're home watching Countdown!
Thinking back this was in the early 80s. shock
Anyway back to the best bit.
Part 3.
This fella comes back and offers us a cuppa, off he goes and comes back with just 1 cup, he said he only had the 1 cup so we’d have to share it,
Looking at it the grass outside needed it more than us,
Anyway this is when the fun starts, in walks Micky the spark, out of the 6 sparks on that firm Micky wasn't the guy this fella needed or us![]()
This fella asks him when he wires the oven in can he drill a hole in the wall and put a wire in for a shower and puts a cross on the wall where this hole is going, Micky says let’s have a look in the bathroom to see where,
This fella says wait I’ll get the bathroom ready and will give you a shout, 10 minutes later this fella calls him.
Micky goes in the bathroom and this fella is in the bath starkers. Everywhere was black bin bags full of rubbish.
Micky looks a bit concerned when he tells us especially when this fella walks in with blood pouring from his nose and storms out of the flat.
I think Micky has got your patience Mate.
Part 4, and an even better bit.... but you've got me all wrong, Wolfie......, I am very VERY calm......, the calm one back in those days.
But I just refuse to clear peoples stuff when they know (for weeks) that we'll be there.
One job, we turned up, 8am, 4 kids running around in pj's and two teenagers sleeping in. The mother was like, "We'll not be long!"
My mate, Paul (RIP, Buddy) whispered in my ear...., "Snooker hall?" ....., I said, "Its ok, just take your time. In fact we'll be back tomorrow ok."
"But, but........"
"Tomorrow, BYE!"
I hope this guy is put in Carstairs in Part 4.
the scam kitchen was right down in London, Always remember telling the wife how we'd left this couple with no cooker over Xmas, she was gutted until after Xmas when i told her about the scam and we would not get paid, She changed her view mighty quick and i discovered new swear words