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Post by notanimby on Mar 9, 2015 19:07:02 GMT -1
24C and scorchio
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 0:36:09 GMT -1
Fanbloodytastic, good on ya!  What's it like there (apart from being a tad warmer than here...)? Remind me: Madeira, is it more Spanish than Portuguese or the other way about? I'm thinking Portuguese, given close proximity to the Azores, where my dad was stationed in the RAF 1942-ish. But not *that* far from the Canaries, which are of course, Spanish. Tell us more, and send pics! |
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Post by notanimby on Mar 10, 2015 7:15:17 GMT -1
Fanbloodytastic, good on ya! What's it like there (apart from being a tad warmer than here...)? Remind me: Madeira, is it more Spanish than Portuguese or the other way about? I'm thinking Portuguese, given close proximity to the Azores, where my dad was stationed in the RAF 1942-ish. But not *that* far from the Canaries, which are of course, Spanish. Tell us more, and send pics! It's Portuguese . We're in the centre of Funchal, the capital about two hunner metres from the harbour, in a booteek hotel, we only arrived late Monday efternoon Ah dinnae huv a Flickr account or such, so you'll huv tae wait on photies |
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Post by bormes on Mar 10, 2015 12:29:14 GMT -1
Nae beaches,
Beatles boat up on blocks as a Restaurant,
Ski lift tae the Hills,
Toboggan doon the Hills,
Reids Hotel and Tokos Restarant up the Hill a wee bit
Churchill did many of his paitings over there!!
Espada an the teeny wee Bannanas are braw!!
Great plaice fur fush suppers!!
Enjoy!!
Ah'm in the south of France but it's only 17 degrees today, but sunny!!
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Post by notanimby on Mar 10, 2015 14:21:46 GMT -1
Nae beaches, Beatles boat up on blocks as a Restaurant, Ski lift tae the Hills, Toboggan doon the Hills, Reids Hotel and Tokos Restarant up the Hill a wee bit Churchill did many of his paitings over there!! Espada an the teeny wee Bannanas are braw!! Great plaice fur fush suppers!! Enjoy!! Ah'm in the south of France but it's only 17 degrees today, but sunny!! You've been then........? It's rather quiet, not because its empty, but because it seems rather douce, restrained, at ease with itself, civilised It was either Reids or this place, the vine hotel, plumped for it as it was in the centre. We were aboot the youngest folk on the flight, it was like oing on holiday wae ma parents As soon as the fasten safety belts sign went aff, it was a constant queue furra lavvies, it seemed like the same folk all the time. |
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Post by bormes on Mar 10, 2015 19:17:16 GMT -1
Emptying their colostomy bags?
Aye, liked it,
The MOD made a HUGE mistake in allowing a Company of fit young horny Paras to have a week R and R after a hard "exercise they were removed after the second day,,,, TOO much culture for them!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2015 18:44:23 GMT -1
Sampled any madeira yet, Nota? Excellent that you and Mrs Nota-- and Bormes and Mrs Bormes-- are warming yer bones in the heat: it's been a long, dark winter (they seem to get longer and darker, maybe just my advancing years talking ) and just turned colder again here these past couple days, struggling at single figures...again. If I was First Minister I'd make a week's winter holiday compulsory for all Scots! |
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Post by ozneil on Mar 14, 2015 21:17:24 GMT -1
getting chilly here too bite has gone out of sun seldom gets over about 25C now during day. Soon be into long trousers and digging out sweaters.
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Post by notanimby on Mar 14, 2015 21:30:58 GMT -1
Sampled any madeira yet, Nota? Excellent that you and Mrs Nota-- and Bormes and Mrs Bormes-- are warming yer bones in the heat: it's been a long, dark winter (they seem to get longer and darker, maybe just my advancing years talking ) and just turned colder again here these past couple days, struggling at single figures...again. If I was First Minister I'd make a week's winter holiday compulsory for all Scots! Yeah the hotel put on a tasting session, it reminded me of eldorado ( dark and clear ) fortified wine, or as its known in inverclyde " a bottle of who the fuck you lookin at " Ok as an aperitif but I couldnae drink a lot of it. The local table wines are very good, the local beer (coral) is excellent too, but not as good as freezing mojitos.....hmmmmmmm Still very much a place for the older folks at this time of the year, even the cruise ships that stop in are full of them from across the globe. But the lcal pensioners are just like those back home, sun beating down and they are still cutting aboot in their jumpers, scarves and duvet jaikets zipped right up, obviously using hat auld Scottish maxim - never cast a cloot until May is oot Socks and sandals seem to be de riguer too.......... Food is excellent and e prices are tremendous, even if the exchange rate was one to one the value for money would be tremendous, 45 euros gets you to sirloin steak dinners with all the trimmings and a few drinks too. Even in the supermarket food is much cheaper than here, even with vat at 22% |
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Post by celyn on Mar 15, 2015 17:41:54 GMT -1
That sounds great, Nota. Jammy bastard.  Bring us back a stick of rock. |
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Post by notanimby on Mar 18, 2015 7:44:41 GMT -1
Back Noo.........  Back to work this coming Monday, back in Embra too, at another very large financial institution ( diffrint frae ra last one) Terminated my last contract early due to the agency and end client being, in a technical sense, completely fuckwitted - typical civil service |
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Post by notanimby on Mar 20, 2015 18:29:07 GMT -1
Sitting oot ra back in ra hot tub, pished on cheap champers frae morrisons( no to bad ak shilly) listening to eighties music, no exactly Madeira but not to pish either, well apart frae me and mrs n bein a wee bit rat ersed.
Hope thecneighboursclike oor music, well they hear it every fekking week, so they should by noo
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Post by ozneil on Mar 20, 2015 20:00:33 GMT -1
Half your luck!!!
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Post by notanimby on Mar 20, 2015 20:15:01 GMT -1
Aye right, ah kin jist see ye, wanting the 8'C, arf arf arf |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2015 20:15:56 GMT -1
Sitting oot ra back in ra hot tub, pished on cheap champers frae morrisons( no to bad ak shilly) listening to eighties music, no exactly Madeira but not to pish either, well apart frae me and mrs n bein a wee bit rat ersed. Hope thecneighboursclike oor music, well they hear it every fekking week, so they should by noo Hahahaa! Excellent behaviour! I keep promising maself a winter break in the sun, never quite get around to actually booking one, cos Dec and Jan go a bit mental workwise for me and Mr R... I console myself with the thought of how utterly shit it must feel landing back here after being in sane temperatures for a week or two....I guess the hot tub's the perfect antidote, along with the fizz though. And post up yer 80's clips, that's a whole thread that'd go down helluva well hereaboots! |
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