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Out for a nice day in the sunshine with some friends at Goodwood yesterday expecting to drive a very pretty E type and what happens ? I spend the day pushing that Emberson chappies ( very nice ) car around the paddock . I'm exhausted ! I suppose if you own a Morgan you get used to that sort of thing.

Jerry,
I assume that as you were seconded to do the hard labour, Catherine could not have been present, as John usually has 'wifey' doing the strenuous bits.

One who knows,

BB

No No No Yes She was there Bob but I could not leave a Lady to suffer because of her husbands shortcomings .

Yes I was there. I put my back out a week ago and am on 'light' duties so was unable to push the car on my own! Many thanks Jerry, we owe you a beer or two. You never know, now that the starter motor and clutch have expired John may consider an offer for the car you took such a fancy to! (Not seriously though as I like it too much too). At least we had sunshine at Goodwood.

Catherine

Catherine,
I seem to recall that you have aired the 'back out' ploy on previous occasions. Is this a fresh 'back' or is this a re-occurence of the original problem?

I only ask because, as you know, I do have a tender spot for you, and concern myself with your welfare.

YDA

Bob.

Bob, This is a recurring problem following a bad fall off a horse in my youth (crushed vertebrae). I should know what my limitations are by now but have obviously never learnt. 'Must not lift heavy boxes' should be my mantra. Many thanks for your kind concern all the same but I know that this current episode was entirely avoidable.

Will be back to car pushing fitness by the time we go up to Snetterton on the 12th.

Catherine

[quote]'Must not lift heavy boxes' [quote]

absolutely,
far better, (whilst your beloved pilot is fettling, quaffing, bragging, flirting, nosebagging, socialising, or otherwise engaged) , to split the heavier items into smaller lighter elements and make several journeys rather than one single straining, truss bursting, faint inducing essay. If the load is not reducable I am aware of a guardian angel (he who masquerades as a papparazi [what is the singular?}) who would willingly, albeit with faint heart and unrequited adoration (if I interpret his postings to date), leap to your assistance .....

regards

peter rafter wrote:he who masquerades as a papparazi

Before doing leaping of any kind I want to know what happened to the horse.


Snaps.

papparazi [what is the singular?]

I believe it is papparazzo

Mary Lindsay wrote:I believe it is papparazzo

Bob Bull wrote:I want to know what happened to the horse.

Mary,
Is your post an answer to the linguistic query or is it the name of the horse?

Is your post an answer to the linguistic query or is it the name of the horse?

The linguistic query Bob as I haven't met the horse so have not been formally introduced.

The name of the horse was 'AHU' (a persian name for a gazelle). Unfortunately although we had bred her ourselves she was a bit of a handful (hence the name and the bad fall) and when I moved to London from Herefordshire my mother who kept her on for a couple of years found that her unreliable nature was a bit much so she was sold on to someone with a lot more experience.

Peter, I shall try to listen to your good advice but it sounds as though everything will take longer to get done. Bob, I don't think you will need to leap to my aid as John has been extremely solicitous. In fact if I had asked him to move the heavy boxes in the first place, as he would have expected, I wouldn't have been in this situation at all.

Mary, I believe it is paparazzo. Sorry to be pedantic.

Catherine

Catherine,
Just as I have been concerned for your physical wellbeing, I have recently become increasingly worried about John's reputation, as he has been cast in a pretty poor light in some posts recently. You will understand that I hold Mr Emberson in high regard and would not wish for anyone to garner the impression that he is anything but a loving and solicitious husband, not at all the sort who would endanger your health by forcing you to labour at unsuitable tasks.
Perhaps you may redress the balance by regaling us with tales of visits to the opera and similar cultural treats, that I am sure he has showered upon you. Thus we may restore his reputation as Gentleman John Emberson.

Fond affections,

Bob.

PS; I suppose if you name an English horse after a Persian moose, she may well feel a little ill disposed towards the rider.

Jerry - I must have had your Goodwood E-type ride then the previous Friday http://www.blip.tv/file/3308576