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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Yeah, as my eye-sight fails and I need to carry truckloads of shit (but, like not too much), I needed something that would work.  @Kurt-faith came up with the goods…..

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GrahamG
        Graham
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        @Anesthetist We will have the bag that Giles posted along with a natural version and both in a smaller version photographed, detailed, and available on the website soon. Will update you as soon as we have all the details.

        @gmac_ironheart
        🤘

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          Today, we went to collect the tender.  Next Monday we start our 5 day Day Skipper Theory course, @Madame Buttonfly took the opportunity to do some pre-course required swotting…..

          The tender had to be partially deflated to get into the van, thank God I took the rear seats out of the van…..

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Today, @Madame Buttonfly and I pumped up the rib, attached the outboard, started it (took me a little time until I found the fuel tap - in the end, Paula had to read the instruction manual, which as most men know, is a little bit cheaty), and took her to Pilgrim.

            Here she is installed on the coach roof….

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • Madame ButtonflyM
              Madame Buttonfly
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              My husband is like a dog with two dicks!  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

              We did have a lot of fun today, after some cursing and after the "how you use the outboard motor" manual had eventually been consulted  ::)

              AKA Mrs G

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              • GilesG
                Giles
                IHUK Crew
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                Classroom work….

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • ManticoreM
                  Manticore
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                  @Madame:

                  My husband is like a dog with two dicks!  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

                  Quite the visual…  ??? 😃 😉

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                  • jordanscollectedJ
                    jordanscollected
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                    @giles, I think I saw that boating hat on clearance on Sonder, maybe you could also get an employee discount and keep that noggin from getting sunburnt.

                    Looking stellar in the dingy, although i feel you were going a little fast for trolling.

                    world tours:
                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                    Mad Red x2
                    Wabidashery

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      This week is the hardest I have worked intellectually for over 40 years.  But @Madame Buttonfly and I both passed.  We have our 4 day practical on the boat booked for early July.

                      All I really want to do now is go to bed, but we have a party in London…..

                      On the train.....

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • MattM
                        Matt
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                        Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉

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                        • Bums_FanB
                          Bums_Fan
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                          Bravo!  Celebration time.

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                          • goosehdG
                            goosehd
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                            We all knew that @Madame Buttonfly would pass, you on the other hand… 😉

                            Congratulations skippers!!

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            • S
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                              Awesome news, you two! Onward and upward

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                              • Daniel SanD
                                Daniel San
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                                congratulations 🎉🍾 🥳

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                                • ROmanR
                                  ROman
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                                  Congratulations to the two of you. Hope you relaxed and enjoyed the party.

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                                  • dinobarnesberlinD
                                    dinobarnesberlin
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                                    That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      brilliant. aye aye captain

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        @dinobarnesberlin:

                                        That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

                                        Like fuck  😉

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                          @Giles:

                                          @dinobarnesberlin:

                                          That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

                                          Like fuck  😉

                                          I had a feeling that response was coming 😃

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                                          • goosehdG
                                            goosehd
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                                            @Giles By chance, was this one of your questions:

                                            You are underway when a drunk Norwegian wearing heavy denim falls overboard.  What do you do?

                                            A) Turn the boat around wasting valuable time and fuel
                                            😎 Throw a life ring to him and point him to the shortest direction to land
                                            C) Pretend you didn't see anything and keep on your designated course

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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