Ha ha!
Worst thing that could happen to a young man. 
Or an âOld Manâ 
I didnât know there were so many Dublins around the world Gummo, thanks for that info.
Iâm very low on energy these days, old age doing itâs thing.
I wasnât able to finish clipping the big hedging so I had to ask Phyllis to get âa manâ to complete it, he put it on his list for next week. Very hard to get hold of âa manâ these days, luckily she knows plenty of good handy men. 
Naturally theyâve all upped their prices.
I hear thereâs chaos at airports all over the place.
These lads had the right idea, just goes to show you people can join together in peace with music and laughter, true barrier breakers.
they havenât moved since the last time I looked in? can they play those things?
Must be something wrong with the video then Gummo, played great for me.
Sure them lads can play those instruments, most rural families here are musical mined from a young age.
I hope you are keeping well, a little bird told me you had to visit the hospital, well a big bird actually, you were never one to complain so mind yerself, chin up old son.
Iâve had to curtail a lot of my activities lately, taking it easy but I still manage to get out to walk the dog and bring him into the pub for his saucer of stout, heâs 12 now and thrives on it.
The place was almost empty today at 3pm, I was sitting at the bar and Sean the owner was doing his books (on a laptop) at the counter, I asked him in a jovial manner. âDid you make all that money filling pints Sean?â
âNo, not filling themâ⊠he said with a cheeky wink.
I think I mentioned I had to stop cutting the hedge the other day, Philly got a chap in to finish it.
I had to accept defeat in the end, we all do, because they come with de legs.
Iâve often wondered if the word âcurtailedâ had anything to do with dogs.
âThe term cur is usually used to describe a mongrel dog, particularly of aggressive or unfriendly nature. The term is believed to be derived from the Old Norse kurra, meaning âto grumble or growlâ. A short-haired dog used in hunting and herding in the United States is called cur-tailed, or cur for short. Wikipediaâ
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Glad you still walk âTheâ Dog, not My Dog, donât ask Jem its a âWifeyâ thing. 
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Now I know why you have that shed at the bottom of the garden - to keep all your world encyclopedias in - phyllis wont have them in the house cos they would show the rellies and friends that you are showing off all your knowledge - right?
yes I spent half a day in hospital with what I self diagnosed as food poisoning - after blood tests and urine tests and just laying there watching everyone dashing about it cure me and I walked out hrs later sane! - the amazing thing was jembo that my doctor a dear charming fella was from the Emerald Isle - didnât say where but I did mention you - " oh him he said - the gem cutter so much money heâs always holidaying somewhere !!
sure it did Jembo cos I was the one who taught you how to post tubes in the first place remember?? perhaps they were on Irish tea break?
found a video of jembo walkin the dawg!!
is it a âherdogâ or a âhisdogâ or just 'thedog"?
There has been a sudden outbreak of shorts all across the West Country, with an epicentre believed to be around Fruitcake Folly.
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We should have a Knobbly Knees competition! 
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steady PK or weâll have to put you back in the nudist column?
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Well Fruity, with this mini heatwave, its probably for the best to stick to the Beer.
Nowt nude about knees, gummy 
Yes, you are correct Gummy, I shall be in the sanctum of my cosy shed studying life as seen through the eyes of an old man, the subject is so interesting, you laugh at the silly things folks worry about, fight about, fall out about, etc., and how the powers that be are still able to fool all of the people all of the time, but we know better donât we.
Actually its âherdogâ, heâs an opportunist, he only attaches himself to me when he sees me putting on me coat and heading for the door, he gets annoyed if he doesnât get his saucer of Guinness.
Ah old Greengrass, loved that character rest his soul.
Iâm afraid Iâm not qualified to be a contestant in a knobbly knees contest Pixie, you see I am very modest and have never let it be known to my fellow scribblers that I have perfect legs, not a blemish and certainly no knobbly bits, the wife forbids me to wear shorts for fear of me being mobbed by herds of frantic old dears on me way to collect me pension, in fact she has made arrangements with the undertaker to cremate the rest of me but send her back the legs, she wants to have them stuffed and mounted as a hat stand for the hall.
Anyway Gummy would walk away with it, thereâs more knobs on them rough livingâ fellas than on an old radiogram, besides heâs from Knotty Ash, Iâll say nah more.
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Oh Jem, Iâm going to come back to this each time I need a laugh! This is funny! 
as old Queen Vic was oft heard to say " the Scots are easily amused"! strokin her gillie around the gills!!
wot rod stewarts hot legs??
Fancy that, Rodneyâs got his hand on a Birds thigh clad in sprout bags, now whoâs a Plonker?>?
TRackin down old friends/flames etc etc - bit of a hobby/obsession of mine. Had a few limited successes - one was in a hearse travelling to his funeral [him not me!] and another is still alive but 91 and in a wheelchair unable to walk and stair chair to take him to bed! - tried to track down RJ but no success there - found a mates gravestone in Canada once - and I was there at the graveside! - the internet has certainly made it easier but also bloody frustrating when it donât bring up the intended results! - anyone got anymore tricks of the trade that have been successful? Women are the hardest to find cos the change their names on marriage of course. The new International FriendsUnited site does ask women to include their maiden names too. Good idea. facebook can throw some successes also. And there is no doubt about it many are always looking for their pasts lives!