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so, a weekend full of shows for me!!
yesterdays show was an outdoor affair in which i was playing ref all day (yes... my infamous reffing was called upon once more as a last resort) but this time it actually went quite well, i guess practice really is the only way to improve.
we had some minor issues setting up our 6 sided ring, and sadly about 2 matches from the end of the day, the central spring/base structure sheared away from it's stand and the ring became pretty unstable. the wood was shifting around, the padding moved and the spring section went lopsided and created a central lump, so the 3 guys in the ring (2 workers and me :) ) had to devise cunning ways of updating each other as to where the nasty gaps were... someone still took a pretty nasty bump on the raised section though :S
BUT!! the most amusing story of the day occured pre-show. 4 of us in my car on the way to the venue, we stop in the car park to wait for the other guys to arrive with the ring, etc and this police van goes by. now the show took place in one of the ... we'll say "less desirable" parts of town, so this was nothing unusual.. what WAS unusual was that 1 minute later it comes tearing ass back the other way, pulls into the car park and stops right behind my car so we can't go anywhere. I've had run ins with over zealous, quota-meeting traffic monkeys before so, i got out and prepared to debate with these nice young men why exactly they have nothing better to do and to address the issue of their questionable parentage. Anyways, 3 guys get out who were a fair bit bigger than your average copper, all decked in body armour and sporting pistols... for some reason i decided NOT to pursue my original line of questioning :) so it's all a bit odd and one of them asks me if they know why they're talking to us, which we obviously don't, so they give me a ticket that explains they've stopped us because we're "4 guys in an empty car park in the middle of a highly populated area with electrical devices about our person" (the elsectrical devices in question being a couple of cameras, a tv, some cable.. and some non-electrical buckle pads) and we've been searched on suspicion of terrorism :D
terrorism!!!!!!!! :D
so after almost choking on my apple juice i let them have a look in the boot, sign their little ticket (which i'm framing on account of the absurdity of it all) and watch as they try to retain some air of credibility after acknowledging that there's nothing dangerous and buckle pads... so they do their '3 of us bunch round one person' (me) and all give it the "so, have you been nicked before?" bit.
so yeah, stopped on suspicion of terrorism!!! then the guy in tescos ballsed up my change and gave me a £20 instead of a £10, so a prett sweet day all round!!
and another show today, which is thankfully back indoors as it's hacking down here.
and AWAY!
yesterdays show was an outdoor affair in which i was playing ref all day (yes... my infamous reffing was called upon once more as a last resort) but this time it actually went quite well, i guess practice really is the only way to improve.
we had some minor issues setting up our 6 sided ring, and sadly about 2 matches from the end of the day, the central spring/base structure sheared away from it's stand and the ring became pretty unstable. the wood was shifting around, the padding moved and the spring section went lopsided and created a central lump, so the 3 guys in the ring (2 workers and me :) ) had to devise cunning ways of updating each other as to where the nasty gaps were... someone still took a pretty nasty bump on the raised section though :S
BUT!! the most amusing story of the day occured pre-show. 4 of us in my car on the way to the venue, we stop in the car park to wait for the other guys to arrive with the ring, etc and this police van goes by. now the show took place in one of the ... we'll say "less desirable" parts of town, so this was nothing unusual.. what WAS unusual was that 1 minute later it comes tearing ass back the other way, pulls into the car park and stops right behind my car so we can't go anywhere. I've had run ins with over zealous, quota-meeting traffic monkeys before so, i got out and prepared to debate with these nice young men why exactly they have nothing better to do and to address the issue of their questionable parentage. Anyways, 3 guys get out who were a fair bit bigger than your average copper, all decked in body armour and sporting pistols... for some reason i decided NOT to pursue my original line of questioning :) so it's all a bit odd and one of them asks me if they know why they're talking to us, which we obviously don't, so they give me a ticket that explains they've stopped us because we're "4 guys in an empty car park in the middle of a highly populated area with electrical devices about our person" (the elsectrical devices in question being a couple of cameras, a tv, some cable.. and some non-electrical buckle pads) and we've been searched on suspicion of terrorism :D
terrorism!!!!!!!! :D
so after almost choking on my apple juice i let them have a look in the boot, sign their little ticket (which i'm framing on account of the absurdity of it all) and watch as they try to retain some air of credibility after acknowledging that there's nothing dangerous and buckle pads... so they do their '3 of us bunch round one person' (me) and all give it the "so, have you been nicked before?" bit.
so yeah, stopped on suspicion of terrorism!!! then the guy in tescos ballsed up my change and gave me a £20 instead of a £10, so a prett sweet day all round!!
and another show today, which is thankfully back indoors as it's hacking down here.
and AWAY!
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Kawada wrote:
> O_o ...... bunch of women :-D
QUIET YOU! :D
and Wardy, it's about £4 for the footlong i think.
meatballs, cheese, lettuce, onions, mayo
(although i put low fat mayo on at home... yes, i'm THAT lame :) )
> O_o ...... bunch of women :-D
QUIET YOU! :D
and Wardy, it's about £4 for the footlong i think.
meatballs, cheese, lettuce, onions, mayo
(although i put low fat mayo on at home... yes, i'm THAT lame :) )
> The Wardy wrote:
> Have you ever had a meatball sub with melted cheese? That sounds
> really nice to me but i have never had one. Gotta get me one of
> those soon!
Very_Metal wrote:
> hehe, that's my "cheat" sandwich.
> i'll usually have a day every coupla weeks when i eat pretty badly
> (but not TOO badly) and that's a cracking sandwich :D
> it's good to reward yourself, otherwise it becomes a chore and you
> lose enthusiasm.
You know how much that one is? I might reward myself next time i go past Subway :p
> Have you ever had a meatball sub with melted cheese? That sounds
> really nice to me but i have never had one. Gotta get me one of
> those soon!
Very_Metal wrote:
> hehe, that's my "cheat" sandwich.
> i'll usually have a day every coupla weeks when i eat pretty badly
> (but not TOO badly) and that's a cracking sandwich :D
> it's good to reward yourself, otherwise it becomes a chore and you
> lose enthusiasm.
You know how much that one is? I might reward myself next time i go past Subway :p
O_o ...... bunch of women :-D
The Wardy wrote:
> Have you ever had a meatball sub with melted cheese? That sounds
> really nice to me but i have never had one. Gotta get me one of
> those soon!
hehe, that's my "cheat" sandwich.
i'll usually have a day every coupla weeks when i eat pretty badly (but not TOO badly) and that's a cracking sandwich :D
it's good to reward yourself, otherwise it becomes a chore and you lose enthusiasm.
> Have you ever had a meatball sub with melted cheese? That sounds
> really nice to me but i have never had one. Gotta get me one of
> those soon!
hehe, that's my "cheat" sandwich.
i'll usually have a day every coupla weeks when i eat pretty badly (but not TOO badly) and that's a cracking sandwich :D
it's good to reward yourself, otherwise it becomes a chore and you lose enthusiasm.
kugkv wrote:
> The Wardy wrote:
> Hey V_M
>
> You seem to know your stuff about fitness etc.
>
> HAHAHAHA
>
> :D
sod off bender, go bumhug yer psp :D
> The Wardy wrote:
> Hey V_M
>
> You seem to know your stuff about fitness etc.
>
> HAHAHAHA
>
> :D
sod off bender, go bumhug yer psp :D
Have you ever had a meatball sub with melted cheese? That sounds really nice to me but i have never had one. Gotta get me one of those soon!
of all of them, a fillet burger from KFC is the least bad for you.. but it's still bad.
get a subway instead, it's fresh and they have low-fat subs on offer.
better yet, get some ingredients and make your own lunch :D
get a subway instead, it's fresh and they have low-fat subs on offer.
better yet, get some ingredients and make your own lunch :D
The Wardy wrote:
> Hey V_M
>
> You seem to know your stuff about fitness etc.
HAHAHAHA
:D
> Hey V_M
>
> You seem to know your stuff about fitness etc.
HAHAHAHA
:D
Raven-ous wrote:
> Why are you even asking that question Wardy?
> If you eat any of those, you are being unhealthy, it's fairly black
> and white.
Yeah i wanna know what is least worse for you. So that if i am out and i am hungry i can get the one that is not as bad for me as the others.
I am pretty sure that McDonalds is the worst, but KFC i know isnt healthy but it isnt amazingly greasy like the McDonalds stuff. Pizza hut is meant to be "OK".
> Why are you even asking that question Wardy?
> If you eat any of those, you are being unhealthy, it's fairly black
> and white.
Yeah i wanna know what is least worse for you. So that if i am out and i am hungry i can get the one that is not as bad for me as the others.
I am pretty sure that McDonalds is the worst, but KFC i know isnt healthy but it isnt amazingly greasy like the McDonalds stuff. Pizza hut is meant to be "OK".
Why are you even asking that question Wardy?
If you eat any of those, you are being unhealthy, it's fairly black and white.
If you eat any of those, you are being unhealthy, it's fairly black and white.
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