St. George’s Day

[DrPat 423]

Happy St. George’s Day!

 

The United Kingdom may not be very united and Great Britain not that great, but England is still a damn good place to be.

 

PS I’m in an even better place next week – Pattaya.

[atlas2 4,329]

I've just been out 'shivering me timbers' in that squall……..which started as we got to Koh-Jin, (about 5 miles passed 'Monkey Island). Four stout and true Englishmen only one who knew anything about sailing….battering down the hatches and facing the elements head on……….I don't know how bad it was here but 18 miles out there it was horizontal rain that blinded you and freezing blasts of air..first time I've shivered in thailand. Spectacular lightening……..I'd forgotten my 1iron to hold aloft…(even God can't hit one of those)…..visibility down to about 30 meters….. and other exaggerated assessments of the danger.

 

But I couldn't have been in better company…... no cursing the captain and festering mutiny. No complaints of any kind. Just jokes, banta and piss taking…….Salt is in the blood for the English you see……..Like queueing.

 

'Appy St George's Day…….and Rule Britannia!!

 

And fucking glad I'm back

[graymatter 153]

I've just been out 'shivering me timbers' in that squall……..which started as we got to Koh-Jin, (about 5 miles passed 'Monkey Island). Four stout and true Englishmen only one who knew anything about sailing….battering down the hatches and facing the elements head on……….I don't know how bad it was here but 18 miles out there it was horizontal rain that blinded you and freezing blasts of air..first time I've shivered in thailand. Spectacular lightening……..I'd forgotten my 1iron to hold aloft…(even God can't hit one of those)…..visibility down to about 30 meters….. and other exaggerated assessments of the danger.

 

But I couldn't have been in better company…... no cursing the captain and festering mutiny. No complaints of any kind. Just jokes, banta and piss taking…….Salt is in the blood for the English you see……..Like queueing.

 

'Appy St George's Day…….and Rule Britannia!!

 

And fucking glad I'm back

 

Did you get to place on the map that says "here there be dragons"? After all that is how St George got his reputation.

 

Edited April 23, 2015 by graymatter

[atlas2 4,329]

No.... We were heading in the opposit direction to Soi 6!

[jacko 8,867]

No.... We were heading in the opposit direction to Soi 6!

But then you would never get there.

[misteregg 709]

I've just come back from the UK, petrol ( gas ) was cheaper than when I left five years ago, cars stopped at pedestrian crossings, pavements ( sidewalks ) were free of people selling things, the electric cables didn't strangle me, they were underground. I never saw or heard a single immigrant and wondered where all the Muslims who are taking over had got to.

[jacko 8,867]

They live in my home town!

You could be forgiven for mistaking many Greater Manchester areas for Karachi.