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Sorry, the Cognoscenti decide when something is closed.
Come back soon OGF.
Thanks Myrtle and Spitty, I’ll still be knocking around the forum but I’ve closed Bob’s Bits for re-furbishment…
[I]Always be a first rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.[/I]
[SIZE=“1”]Judy Garland…1922 - 1969[/SIZE]
Wonderful posts, but rumor has it that even God takes a day off now and then. Well-deserved, you.
As you refurbish, let us know. I love picking out paint and wallpaper.
Come back soon 
I came to check out your latest adventure only to find you are closed for refurbishment. That’s a shame Bob but we all take a break every now and then.
I was hoping to find out how your trip to Nidd Hall went I think that will be coming up soon, enjoy
I think his MIssus has had enough of Bob and his OGF blog if the truth be known!!
Nidd Hall is a Nineteenth Century building and bought by racehorse owner Guy Reid in the sixties, where he started a Stud farm and then in 1986 he sold it to the Warner Leisure Group and will be the residence of Mrs Fox and myself for the next three days…Tally Ho!..See you there…
I like the Warner Hotels Foxy and Nidd Hall is one of the closer ones to home. We’re at the Village Hotel in Hessle, nowhere near as posh as Nidd Hall, but we like it here and have a nice room overlooking the Humber Bridge.
I think we called in there for a meal once on our way back from Burton Constable Val, we came back through Hull and couldn’t find anywhere decent to eat.
Managed to throw a few shapes on the dancefloor last night to the sound of the resident band called ‘The Northern Lights’ can’t seem to get the radiator working in the room so Mrs Fox is a bit cold, but apart from that, the food is good and the hotel is to a very high standard. I suppose I’ll have to cuddle up to Mrs Fox to keep her warm…If I can find her in this giant bed…
Back home now after our visit to Nidd Hall, enjoyed the house and grounds but unfortunately didn’t get chance to try out the spacious swimming pool. The friends we were with don’t swim so it didn’t seem right to take myself off for an hour or two. Perhaps next time. Although the Tribute band were good, Franki Valli is not really my kind of music, neither is sitting drinking all night, getting up to dance was the best bit, I don’t mind that.
So we meandered our way home via Harrogate and arrived home after dark. An early start on Tuesday saw me struggle round an eight miler. My legs were tired and heavy and It was a hard decision to take the right turn at the road junction and do my eight rather than the six that the left turn would have worked out at, which would have put me out of my misery sooner, and prevented me from getting quite so wet from the gentle rain that had accompanied me all the way round.
So what a difference it was on Thursday when once again I shaved off another 20 seconds from my years best time for this well worn eight mile course. I was further impressed by this mornings three mile walk, when after one mile I sprinted the next mile (flat out) in eight and a half minutes, a time I haven’t achieved for many a year, although It left me gasping for breath and clinging desperately to the kissing gate and fumbling for my mobile phone (Cell Phone) in case my heart decided to give it up…
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=1297&pictureid=10972
Welcome back OGF … great blog as always
Good to see you back, Bob 
Thanks Myrtle and Mags, I won’t go away again…despite what Gumbud says…
Yay! Bob’s Bits is back!
I, for one, am most happy to hear you did not have to use that phone. Nicely done on that sprint.
It sounds like another fine getaway, though I feel your pain about the late night drinking. Not my cup of tea either. I think we know where we find our highs :-D.
Any pics of Nidd Hall for those of us on the wrong side 
of the Atlantic?
Good to see you back Bob I have missed your bits 
Meg, move to Yorkshire and live on one of his 8 miles, then you will be able to see his bits most days!
oh what a gruesome site - bobs bits dangling in a cold n’wester -mind you ladies just have a thought for poor Mrs Fox who has to watch bobs bits dangling all the time!
Gumbud, I was meaning Bob’s legs, the bits that carry him on his 8 mile runs. I can’t imagine what you were thinking of.
It’s really good to see you all visiting Bob’s Bits, even my antipodean friend…:-D:-D:-D…I don’t know if there are enough chairs for everyone, but never mind, Gumbud can stand at the bar…
Things just seem to be going right concerning my running just lately, once again this morning I ran a years best time for my eight mile route, that’s three in a row!
Could it be something to do with the enormous looking full moon, gracefully sinking into the Western sky, Mrs Fox always says that my moods are controlled by the moon, I think it’s just a load of poppycock! But it has made me think once again about Surfermoms theory concerning the changing size of the celestial bodies. I have included my interpretation of the illusion, and I apologise in advance for the questionable graphics…
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=1297&pictureid=10975
And for your enjoyment I have included some photos of Nidd Hall.
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=1306&pictureid=10976
For anyone who is not familiar with Nidd Hall, it’s part of the Warner group of hotels that are situated, at various locations around mainland UK. They are usually found on the site of a stately home or mansion, with an occasional castle that would have probably fallen into disrepair and dereliction without Warners assistance. They are also restricted to adults only.
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=1306&pictureid=10977
The gardens and grounds are quite splendid and very well tended to.
There seems to be a craze going round at the moment with outdoor gym equipment being sited in local parks. Whilst passing our local park on the bus I’ve been surprised to see quite a few mature members of society doing their daily exercise routines on this equipment. So when we stumbled on the same equipment scattered around the grounds of Nidd Hall we just had to give it a go. I really enjoyed my workout and although there were instructions fastened to every machine, I would imagine it would be easy for the more sedate patrons of the hotel to overdo it…So much fun though…:-D:-D:-D
This is a fine example of a ‘Ha Ha’ (I think that’s what they call them)
When the gentry looked out of the window of their residence at the well manicured grounds they didn’t want to see fences and walls in their line of sight. So they sort of terraced the land, which kept sheep and other cattle from straying into the gardens, but from the house the lawn looks continuous.
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=1306&pictureid=10978
I believe Capability Brown (the well known Landscaper) was the first to use this design.