Pleinair
Member
Morning all.
Having hijacked a couple of threads recently I think its time I formally introduced myself to the masses herein, although at least one member will need no introduction and probably regrets ever getting to know me.
As yet i'm not a boat owner although I have spent rather a lot of time afloat over my 55 yrs both inland and coastal, and will hopefully be correcting this failing sometime in April/May. Although I currently live in Grantham, my plan is to have my own hole in the water in which to chuck some money in or around the R. Crouch area, Probably at Fambridge.
I've spent most of my working days since leaving the Navy as a truck driver, travelling all over the UK and some parts of Europe. Thats all behind me now though and i'm currently spending my time trundling along the black stuff as a courier Owner/Driver.
In my youth, I was a sea cadet and followed this up with a (very short) spell as a matelot. This time was followed by a very long spell as both a civilian and uniformed instructor with the sea cadets in Reading. (my home unit, TS Jervis Bay and with Slough Unit, TS Lion). As a general instructor, mainly with the new entries and as a specialist instructor, in Communications. (Don't ask me the morse code tho, that's the reason for my "very short" time in the navy.
So, after a couple of failed marriages (it was definitely me, apparently), i'm now happily tucked up in Grantham, yeh right! happy and Grantham in the same sentence, debateable.
Anyway, You can blame Bru for re-whetting my appetite for all things afloat, I do!
and by my reckoning you can blame him for me inflicting myself on the forums, and anyone one I happen to meet in the future, as a result of this introduction.
Thats enough from me for now, mainly because i've just started boring myself, so...
Fair winds all
No doubt i'll be popping up now and again, and will certainly be asking advice from the wise members of this and other forums when the time arises.
ATB
Tony M
Having hijacked a couple of threads recently I think its time I formally introduced myself to the masses herein, although at least one member will need no introduction and probably regrets ever getting to know me.
As yet i'm not a boat owner although I have spent rather a lot of time afloat over my 55 yrs both inland and coastal, and will hopefully be correcting this failing sometime in April/May. Although I currently live in Grantham, my plan is to have my own hole in the water in which to chuck some money in or around the R. Crouch area, Probably at Fambridge.
I've spent most of my working days since leaving the Navy as a truck driver, travelling all over the UK and some parts of Europe. Thats all behind me now though and i'm currently spending my time trundling along the black stuff as a courier Owner/Driver.
In my youth, I was a sea cadet and followed this up with a (very short) spell as a matelot. This time was followed by a very long spell as both a civilian and uniformed instructor with the sea cadets in Reading. (my home unit, TS Jervis Bay and with Slough Unit, TS Lion). As a general instructor, mainly with the new entries and as a specialist instructor, in Communications. (Don't ask me the morse code tho, that's the reason for my "very short" time in the navy.
So, after a couple of failed marriages (it was definitely me, apparently), i'm now happily tucked up in Grantham, yeh right! happy and Grantham in the same sentence, debateable.
Anyway, You can blame Bru for re-whetting my appetite for all things afloat, I do!
and by my reckoning you can blame him for me inflicting myself on the forums, and anyone one I happen to meet in the future, as a result of this introduction.
Thats enough from me for now, mainly because i've just started boring myself, so...
Fair winds all
No doubt i'll be popping up now and again, and will certainly be asking advice from the wise members of this and other forums when the time arises.
ATB
Tony M
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I wouldn't want to put him in the position of having to choose between being a friend and being a mod on here so no other logins have been used by yours truly for some time as I respect him enough to expect him to jump on me :ambivalence:
