The Farewell Thread

[Matt Harper]

Hello H
Cant't decide how I fel about your segue from spending a night in a ditch to enquiring of our journey plan. I wonder what prompted the question? It has to be said that preparation for the race weekend's festivities is comprehensively accomplished by lying in a ditch, covered in ones own vomit and piss. I speak from personal experience.
I 'had a bad pint' in the Stella bar in 1983 and in time honoured Captain Oates fashion, I announced that I was going outside and may be some time. I was rescued and dragged to the tribunes by my stalwart oppo Ricardo, ensuring that I got to witness the 110 car start and the rest is history.
Dave and I are meeting at the Delta Business Elite Lounge (my first Le Mans was by Volvoverland Coach Tours, so there's progress) at Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky International, on Wednesday afternoon.
We intend to make copious use of the 'gin button' on the Air France Overnighter to Charles De Gaulle, assuming the rest of it hasn't fallen over, in the meantime.
It will be interesting to see who draws the short straw and gets to drive the renter, once we've been poured off the plane.
Pussies that we are, we are spending Thurday night at Mater and Pater's gaff near Saumur - though this in itself requires a tough constitution, as it was Mummy and Daddy that taught us how to drink like bastards in the first place.
We collect our motorhome on Friday morning, get the shopping over and done with and hopefully rendez-vous with our UK based contingent on Houx at around mid-day Friday.
I'm very much looking forward to meeting the faces behind some of the most entertaining and downright bizarre word-craft imaginable, all provided through this forum. Hopefully our paths will cross - and we'll invite you to chance your arm (and colon) in the lucky-dip.
See you then. When are you heading out?
Matt  

[powermite]

Stu,
why oh why have you left it till now to say you suffer from IBS.Im a bloody expert mate.We should really have an IBS thread, or should that be spurt, to ourselves.
PM

[BigH]

Wasn't IBS the Tory bloke who took over from the little baldy Yorkshireman?

Hi Matt,
I'm crossing with a mate on the 3:15 Portsmouth/Cherbourg on Tuesday 'artnoon. As no-one else seems to be making that crossing, we'll be the easy to spot 'Billy-no-mates' duo in the corner. Two cars, no co-pilots, so the sooner we can get down the better.

Gin is a good loosener to start the weekend, I hope they don't run out on you. I reckon you could survive for weeks, if not months and years on gin and tonic and dry roasted peanuts.

I'm a little apprehensive about the welcome cocktail Savaloy and the Liverpool boys have planned for my arrival. The problem is, I'll be sober.

Have a good flight boys, I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for R2D2...

H

[Stu]

Stu,
why oh why have you left it till now to say you suffer from IBS.Im a bloody expert mate.We should really have an IBS thread, or should that be spurt, to ourselves.
PM

It only plays up once a year around this time. Less than 5 hours to go. Car packed, just need to wash some honda pants (fast underpants for the un-initiated), beef dinner and I'm off.

[BigH]

Just re-read your post Matt. I wasn't insinuating that you'd be at home in a ditch, although they can be welcoming places on a balmy evening. It's just that something in my system has just kicked in, and I'm seeing everything with an LM week bias.
I've just walked down the highstreet with a pizza, in a 'stepping over guy-ropes' fashion. Several heavily laden flying crows passed me.
Savaloy has just rang up from Maison Blanche, and the picture I have of the campsite in my minds eye owes more to Hieronymus Bosch than the ACO. I need a drink to steady my nerves, and maybe another viewing of Hannibal.
I'm afraid I may have mis-timed my training, I don't want to peak too early...
H

[mgmark]

maybe the sartorial humiliation of a set of grubby t-shirts and soiled shorts is something I can put behind me, and call the case closed......... In summary, you're going to look pretty rough by Sunday, so you might as well start off that way.

H - So I take it that grubby T-shirts and soiled shorts remains the dress order of the week then?   Don't forget to pack the Imodium - prevents soiled shorts before they need Persil or the bin

Mark

[Stu]

Right everyone, I'm off in 1hour and 20 mins. I hope everyone has a safe  and police free journey down and hope to meet loads of you all there in the coming week.



Gentlemen Start Your Engines

[Matt Harper]

Just re-read your post Matt. I wasn't insinuating that you'd be at home in a ditch, although they can be welcoming places on a balmy evening.

Fear not, that was not how I interpreted your message - even though your non-insinuation might be quite appropriate.
We will be dragging 2 x R2D2 so will be a fairly easy target. I do worry sometimes that I'm in danger of being blind-sided by fellow forum contributors who I've pissed-off over the years, those who I have figuratively felled with my rapier-like wit and crushing vocabulary. Consequently, I shall be traveling incognito and operating covertly, so as to avoid any nastiness in this regard.
If someone sidles up to you at the CA Champagne Reception wearing combination round specs, big nose and attached Groucho Marx moustache, that'll be me.

[dryhen]

Matt - Don't wear that disguise - you would be mistaken for either George Bush or Tony Blair ........ the Gorilla-suit look would be better - and it (possibly ?) wouldn't need so much prior preparation !!  

[Lawnmower Man]

OK thats me out here.  I've given the Microwave a final test.  See you guys later.

t.

[TonyT]

I'm off now. Can't wait to read the 500 unread posts......

[Barry]

Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippee

After the longest afternoon I've ever experienced, I'm off.
See you there
 

[mgmark]

Well, this evening is packing and loading time, and then up and off and some OO diddly sparrow fart hours in the morning to set off for the annual adventure in the MGA, with my two lads tailing behind in their Ford Escort for their first LE Mans experience.   Look forward to seeing friends old and new out there, and trust that everyone has a safe trip, a great time and safe return to wherever home lies.   All the best for now,

Mark

[PJK Racing]

Well here we go, we are leaving tonight and the rest of our party tomorrow. Hope you all have a great event.

Best Regards,

Pete.

[Steve Pyro]

Okey dokey, I'm off, leave at 6 am tomorrow morning so early to bed for me - last chance for rumpy pumpy until Monday night!

See you in Houx Annexe.



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