Hello from England

[Steve Broughton]

It was great to meet you Gray, had a really enjoyable day with you and the fellas, thanks to Mikes lady Claire for feeding us, cream cakes too! bonus!

[Robert Lambie]

Hi Gray.. I look forward to seeing those pictures too mate..
I only wish I could have been closer to mikes place or I would have made extra effort to drive down.
It would have been great you have a chin wag with you, Steve, Bob & Mike..
But instead.. I had a hectic day at work.. Our holiday period has started so we have some in at work and some off.. Problem is we still have the same workload.. argghh
Fridays eh!
Well, I was green with envy. When I heard you all were meeting at Mikes..
Its great meeting face to face, Mike flew up a short time ago and met with myself, Martin & Phill.. We had a great chat and a good laugh about stuff.. The only down side was we didn’t have longer…
Well.. When you come back, be sure to make Scotland a definite stop. I’m sure Phill, Martin & a good few others will get together for the day and have a couple of pints or ten..
Come to think of it.. Eddie! You’re going to need to paddle across that water mate and meet some of us too..

i hope you have a great flight home.. and thanks for the phone call on friday. good to hear your voice Gray!
funny thing was.. you didnt sound like “Madge Ramsey” 😆 😆 😆

[Mike Brown]

Here’s one for the album…NOT! 😉

From the left: Dave (Gray’s bother-in-law(standing)), Clare (leaning nervously away from ‘the nutter’ sat next to her!), Gray (“don’t you think I look just a little like Gary Cooper!), ‘the nutter’ (mikethesign – “how d’ya like the slippers!?), Daniel-son-of-gray (offered me money to digitally remove ‘dad’ from the photo), Steve (pay or I’ll slap ya’) Broughton, Bab’s (long suffering wife of Dave – and Gray’s sister), and finally our Bob (Fat Bob) who’s losing weight like a droppin stone so he’s gunna have to come up with a new name soon! 😉

Thanks to Bob for the pressies, Thanks to Steve for making such a long journey, thanks to Clare for a lovely spread and a BIG THANKS to the Hodge clan – you’re all quite certifiable!

more soon

mikethesign

[Lee Attewell]

Jeez Mike…I’d have thought you’d at least put some undies on.

Lee

[Bob Gilliland]

quote :

…and then a look at Mikes’s workshop and surrounds.

And you did this in just one day!!

Thought for sure that would be at least two days if not three.

On a more serious note, reading about your travels Gray, I, like Robert, am green with envy. Great to see you meeting many that have been “digital” to this point and see fellowship abound no matter where the location.

[Robert Lambie]

thanks for sharing the picture mike..
looks like you got a great day for it also mate..

look forward to seeing more…
other than your legs 😮 one thing i noticed.. wheres steves pint? 😆 😆 😆

[Lee Attewell]

Well Gray, What are you up to now? I’m trying to vicariously live my holidays through your travels.