Update on the refurbishment of the Gardeners Rest

[JanieB]

Jukebox wise has to be Wurlitzer or Rockola. I've still got "old" money if it hasn't been converted.

[rary]

Defo need a lovely big fireplace so our beloved pooches can socialise with us too

Have you smelt dogs drying in front of a fire, it will be worse than CG, LD, MH and company removing their boots and shoving their feet in front of the fire.
and JanieB I think farthings were obsolete when jukeboxes came out

[Greenleaves]

Bearded Bloke, who did you say you got that jukebox from?

[bearded bloke]

Weren't me, honest guv said BB pushin A.1 on the Wurlitzer .......

[Sheneval]

Having recieved an email earlier this morning from "Squire Cass" please see attached!

Hi "Deano's Diggin It"

As you will no doubt be aware, the "Gardeners Rest" situated on the "Village Green" as over the last few years become into disrepair! But luckily enough, a bunch of "Muppets" Calling themselves "Grapies" have decided in their incline (They do actually frequent this building and have done so for many years over the festive season) to step in and carry out much needed renovations and repairs.

Our only concern being, that the outside oblution's situation, tendered out to "Loo's R Us" and also "Loo's Women" has not yet begun! with regard to the compost toilets.

As your name suggests! "Diggin It" We would appreiciate you to start digging and "Overseing the Tender" between the two and award accordingly!

Your help in this matter would be very much appreciated!

Squire Cass n Son Godfrey

I see Godfrey is still alive and in the picture - thought the Squire might have sent him somewhere out of the way after the scandal. Interesting piece of info Deano. Charge them plenty - they can afford it :-)

[Miss Mousetrousers]

As "Loos'R'Us" sent in our sealed bid yonks ago and have had no response to date, we initially thought we'd lost the plot, but as the title "Loo's Women" suggests, they seem to be more focussed on women's liberation to the exclusion of men's emancipation, . We now await your final decision and will be more than happy to provide the same terms and conditions as initially stated in our bid. If we do not receive written confirmation in two weeks, we will be unable to include our special offer of toilet paper (made either from the Sun or the Financial Times) or our unique hand-drying facilities in which case users will have to make paper fans from the previously-mentioned papers, though we may be persuaded to bend the rules a bit and provide instructions, or the users can just go outside and wave their hands about.

[veggiechicken]

Squire Cass n Son Godfrey

I see Godfrey is still alive and in the picture - thought the Squire might have sent him somewhere out of the way after the scandal. Interesting piece of info Deano. Charge them plenty - they can afford it :-)

I have to ask - was Godfrey's mother..............Mama Cass

[SaraJH]

You lot are all completely bonkers!!

[Sheneval]

You lot are all completely bonkers!!

Why would you say a thing like that?? I can't believe you said that! Ok but leaving aside VC who is renowned for being a Nutter and BB who can't help it, also perhaps rary and Deano who do have a little problem and Shen who has major issues most of the other people; well some of the other people are """perfectly""" normal, well nearly normal ..............

[bearded bloke]

I resemble that comment ^^^^^

[bearded bloke]

I have to ask - was Godfrey's mother..............Mama Cass

IWas that a musical request hint ? just incase it was .........

[Sheneval]

I resemble that comment ^^^^^

Agreed but some of have to put some effort in - VC is a natural

[Lumpy]

Dream a little dream indeed.

I remember the 'scandal' very well as I was eating my chips out of the local newspaper for weeks.

Headlines - 'Millionaire Aristocrat Taken To Hospital'

It seems that the daft Godfrey had been buying up the worlds supply of Golden Poison Dart Frogs as he thought that he could sell them on for a huge profit as a slug control method.

There were however 2 problems.......

He raised the money (why use his qwn) to buy the frogs from a time share pyramid scheme involving the Manor's potting shed.
He poisoned himself by having to rub the frogs on each slug in the extensive Manor veggie patch.

After extensive de-amphibianisation Godfrey was allowed home. However, 2 years later when his laptop was searched it appeared that his frog fettish had not been cured.

[Sheneval]

Dream a little dream indeed.

I remember the 'scandal' very well as I was eating my chips out of the local newspaper for weeks.

Headlines - 'Millionaire Aristocrat Taken To Hospital'

It seems that the daft Godfrey had been buying up the worlds supply of Golden Poison Dart Frogs as he thought that he could sell them on for a huge profit as a slug control method.

There were however 2 problems.......

He raised the money (why use his qwn) to buy the frogs from a time share pyramid scheme involving the Manor's potting shed.
He poisoned himself by having to rub the frogs on each slug in the extensive Manor veggie patch.

After extensive de-amphibianisation Godfrey was allowed home. However, 2 years later when his laptop was searched it appeared that his frog fettish had not been cured.

Lumpy - I salute you - this is indeed a fitting sequel to the original story - George Elliot could never have thought that one up herself - you missed out the fact he was actually frog-marched into hospital - other than that you got it spot on - I found these old pics. Silas had in his box as proof.

I take it you got your information from the book produced by the excellent Worldwide Printers 'Frog Productions' - if so you must have discovered that he was married a second time in India which probably was why he needed to be hospitalised.

Silas always claimed that Godfrey was a bit of a Toad but unfortunately we have no proof of that

[rary]

You lot are all completely bonkers!!

You are sooo right

Why would you say a thing like that?? I can't believe you said that! Ok but leaving aside VC who is renowned for being a Nutter and BB who can't help it, also perhaps rary and Deano who do have a little problem and Shen who has major issues most of the other people; well some of the other people are """perfectly""" normal, well nearly normal ..............

Apart from myself, name an other who is normal or nearly normal
I would bet that you are now struggling to name one.