There's one further detail I didn't mention earlier, but will do now seeing as it has a happy ending after all...When I picked myself up from the river, dusted myself off and inspected the bike I remember thinking that I came off very lightly indeed - a bit of pond weed on the left pedal and a bruise on my left hip.It was about 40 yards up the road that I realised I was no longer wearing my wedding ring! I spent the next 45 minutes or so squelching up and down the ford conducting a fingertip search of the area (there's an impressive scrape in the slime cover from the pedal, BTW), to no avail, then set off home, wondering if that was where I lost it after all - I started to think that maybe it came off in the pub when I took my mitts off (a quick perusal of del's photos confirms that wasn't the case).We returned to the ford this morning, and between myself, Mrs O. and the little O's managed to find it.
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
What's the plan for next week?
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 27 August, 2009, 12:55:09 pmWhat's the plan for next week?I think we should make a list of a dozen pubs and visit them in order, one per week, and when we get to the end we just repeat the series. Just turn up at the appointed time, 2000 - 2030 hrs, have a drink and a chat. All welcome and no pressure on turning up every week.
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 27 August, 2009, 12:55:09 pmWhat's the plan for next week?I think we should make a list of a dozen pubs and visit them in order
Having said that, I doubt there are any pubs in mid Essex that none of us have ever been to
That's coz we're from ESSIX, innit!
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Andrij. I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT
Seeing as there's little interest (plus the fact that the weather is a bit minging) maybe we should go for next week? Maybe one of the pubs in the Hanningfields to keep it nice and central for all of us?
Maybe Del can offer an opinion?