Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Good evening and welcome to the Summer Solstice meeting of Mad Over Fifties.
First, my apologies for my absence last week owing to a migraine I was incapacitated. Also I'd like to give my thanks to Mrs Overall for providing a welcome alternative for members of MOFC and for welcoming the only slightly insane members of AB. (something has to be done for these poor souls)
Well, tonight at the Towers it's a case of anything goes! The mixologist has brewed up a vat full of Tailcock, he has decided to call it the "let's ignore the World Cup" so everybody roll up and fill your buckets. Igor is not at the door waiting for our guests this week, he his currently leading the ceremonies at the Summer Solstice gathering down by the lake so if anyone wants their coats, cloaks or broomsticks hidden they will have to do the hiding themselves!
In view of the solemnity of the lakeside proceedings, we ask members to refrain from peeking out of the windows on the lake side of the Towers and also not to venture lake wards tonight. Thank you.
There will be a running buffet tonight so anyone who can catch it please feel free to help themselves.
For anyone wishing to dance the night away, we have engaged the services of the Elastic Band, another local group of musicians who have agreed to stand in for the Tone Deafs who are providing music down at the lake...
As always we have the usual facilities for our members, the indoor pool, the beach, the gym etc., new members who are not aware of the facilities we have on offer can pick up a brochure in the vestibule where they will find a list of the facilities we offer at the Towers.

For the rofl tonight I offer:
dozen plastic plant pots, (empty)
1 Bosch washer dryer (goosed - but people keep knocking at my door asking what I'm going to do with it! ? It's waiting for a council pick up for heavens sake! Do they think I do laundry in the front yard?)
2 Freezers both defunct (that was a bad week!)

A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals this evening.

Members are again reminded to show respect and avoid the Lake


carriages at midnight

[nungate]

not a Scooby Tony! I just know it's heavier than the modern stuff (and sometimes cheaper to buy) I used to collect it, don't any more - no room!

[tonyav]

So if you pinged a pre war glass and pinged a post war glass the sound would be different ?.

[tonyav]

We have some pre war crystal, used to be my grand mothers.

[DTCwordfan]

My uneducated guess is yes......

[nungate]

it would simply ring out I think, the difference I've found is in the weight of a piece. I have some of Mr. N.s late mum's crystal which I shall pass onto Queenie with mine and my mum's - not sure if she wants it though, I think she got fed up dusting and washing it a long time ago!

[tonyav]

Sparkles quite nicely after a wash though, nungate.

[nungate]

Oh it does Tony, though I give it a rinse in gin! Makes it sparkle! (waste of gin though I get some really cheap stuff - vodka would do too!)

[DaisyNonna]

Have promised myself I will buy a new wineglass. Do have a rather nice pottery goblet, dark green with stylised flower in white. Initials intertwined LP underneath.

[tonyav]

Haven't heard of that before, nungate.

[nungate]

Go for it Daisy, take your time and find the right one - or splash out on another nice piece of Waterford.

[DaisyNonna]

Do excuse me whilst I head for the tailcock vat. If we herd the running buffet into a corner and then barricade it, eating would be easier. Any ideas for a barricade. Getting hungry.

[nungate]

there's a very large net in the downstairs hall cupboard, could use that for catching the buffet - but it'll soon get tired and slow down anyway ....

[tonyav]

Yeah, think I'll part take in another tailcock has well.
If we all join hands and surround it then herd it into the corner would make it easier for the eating, Daisy.

[DTCwordfan]

we could line some steaks up and catch it behind the fencing........

[DaisyNonna]

Where are the Poles when you need them?

[nungate]

it's settled then? We ambush the buffet? Who's going in goal?

[tonyav]

Good idea, DT. Get them corralled behind the tables.


Probably working on the building sites, Daisy.

[DaisyNonna]

Haven't got the heart for that nungate.

[nungate]

I suppose I'd best go in goal then. I do have experience, I used to play ladies footie (in goal) when I was young, daft and fit (probably why me knees are goosed)

[DTCwordfan]

Is this buffet what they call as Messe, nungate?