Okay, I hate to do this....

In article , Andy Lawson
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
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In article , Wayne Harrison
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote Hi Wayne,

Is there any truth in the rumour that your whisky glasses have 2 dioptre
bottoms?..:-)

a gross exaggeration, billy me boyo! i can still get by easily with
my
trusty 1.50's...

yfitons
wayno( poster boy for "moderation in all things")


Well done Wayne, nice to hear from you.
--
Bill Grey

Hiya Bill,

I've just had to change my glasses to 2.00. Does that mean I can only have
doubles? ;o)

Andy



Hyia Andy what are you doing over this side of the pond?

For our American friends, Andy myself and a few others have had our
equivalent of your 'claves here in Wales. I would add with far less
success fishing-wise that your orgies !.
--
Bill Grey

"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...
In article , Andy Lawson
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...
In article , Wayne Harrison
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote Hi Wayne,

Is there any truth in the rumour that your whisky glasses have 2
dioptre
bottoms?..:-)

a gross exaggeration, billy me boyo! i can still get by easily with
my
trusty 1.50's...

yfitons
wayno( poster boy for "moderation in all things")


Well done Wayne, nice to hear from you.
--
Bill Grey

Hiya Bill,

I've just had to change my glasses to 2.00. Does that mean I can only have
doubles? ;o)

Andy



Hyia Andy what are you doing over this side of the pond?

For our American friends, Andy myself and a few others have had our
equivalent of your 'claves here in Wales. I would add with far less
success fishing-wise that your orgies !.

Well, you know "fish stories."

Just about a month ago, I spent three glorious days fishing in the Great
Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the company of three
splendid gentlemen, notorious habitués, one and all, of this (insert
adjective of choice here) assemblage. I averaged about three fish per day,
I think.

Catching fish is good.....but that's not what it's about. I mean, any fool
can go out and fish alone.....and probably catch more fish without all the
distractions attendant on being in the company of others......right?

Wolfgang
who knows one fool (who shall remain nameless) who intends to fish
alone......and come home with a basket full of bluegills.....tomorrow.

In article , Wolfgang
writes
Well, you know "fish stories."

Just about a month ago, I spent three glorious days fishing in the Great
Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the company of three
splendid gentlemen, notorious habitués, one and all, of this
assemblage. I averaged about three fish per day,
I think.

So you were in Wayno-land eh? Was he one of your companions perchance?
--
Bill Grey

"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...
In article , Wolfgang
writes
Well, you know "fish stories."

Just about a month ago, I spent three glorious days fishing in the Great
Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the company of three
splendid gentlemen, notorious habitués, one and all, of this
assemblage. I averaged about three fish per day,
I think.

So you were in Wayno-land eh?

Well, I was in the state of North Carolina. Looking at my World Atlas, I
see that the isle of Great Britain is about 581.43 miles, from Beachy Head,
southeast of London, to Cape Wrath in the northwest highlands of
Scotland......as the crow flies. North Carolina, from Nags Head on the
Atlantic coast to the the tri-state corner shared with Georgia and
Tennessee, is about 493.89. So, yeah, roughly.

Was he one of your companions perchance?

Sadly, I must report that he was not. Sadly, because although we have never
technically "fished" together, I have enjoyed his company (immensely) at
three or four of these gatherings, and he was definitely missed at this one.
The "gentlemen" referred to above were Messrs. Knight, Miller, and Vance.
This one was not slated to be a ROFFian get-together. It just happened that
a few people planned to be in the area at approximately the same time, and I
took advantage of the opportunity to avail myself of benefiting from their
good manners by showing up and counting on the justly famed southern
hospitality to keep from being summarily and forcibly ejected from the
premises. It works every time.

Wolfgang
on the other hand, the *******s caught all the fish, leaving me and my bum
left hind flipper to lurch along, whimpering pitifully (though, evidently,
not pitifully enough), in their wake.

In article , Wolfgang
writes
So you were in Wayno-land eh?

Well, I was in the state of North Carolina. Looking at my World Atlas, I
see that the isle of Great Britain is about 581.43 miles, from Beachy Head,
southeast of London, to Cape Wrath in the northwest highlands of
Scotland......as the crow flies. North Carolina, from Nags Head on the
Atlantic coast to the the tri-state corner shared with Georgia and
Tennessee, is about 493.89. So, yeah, roughly.

We may be small but we have a huge heart :-)

Was he one of your companions perchance?

Sadly, I must report that he was not. Sadly, because although we have never
technically "fished" together, I have enjoyed his company (immensely) at
three or four of these gatherings, and he was definitely missed at this one.
The "gentlemen" referred to above were Messrs. Knight, Miller, and Vance.
This one was not slated to be a ROFFian get-together. It just happened that
a few people planned to be in the area at approximately the same time, and I
took advantage of the opportunity to avail myself of benefiting from their
good manners by showing up and counting on the justly famed southern
hospitality to keep from being summarily and forcibly ejected from the
premises. It works every time.

aA I write I'm looking at a baseball cap issued for the '99 ROFF Fall
Ball ans I see Jeff Miller's signature on it !

I treasure this cap !

The other signatories we-Daytripper, I.J (Indian Joe) Wayne Knight,
Louis LaPlac (the rev Dave laCourse) Charlie Choc, Waldo (where is he?),
Tom Brown, Steve Zimmerman and Bill Crowe.....and NO Wayno !!!......
..... I nearly forgot - Ken Fortenberry.
Wolfgang
on the other hand, the *******s caught all the fish, leaving me and my bum
left hind flipper to lurch along, whimpering pitifully (though, evidently,
not pitifully enough), in their wake.

I hope they shared their fish :-)
--
Bill Grey

"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...

aA I write I'm looking at a baseball cap issued for the '99 ROFF Fall Ball
ans I see Jeff Miller's signature on it !

I treasure this cap !

The other signatories we-Daytripper, I.J (Indian Joe) Wayne Knight,
Louis LaPlac (the rev Dave laCourse) Charlie Choc, Waldo (where is he?),
Tom Brown, Steve Zimmerman and Bill Crowe.....and NO Wayno !!!......
.... I nearly forgot - Ken Fortenberry.

I have one of those up in the closet. It wasn't till the next year that I
got to meet some of those signatories face to face.

...the *******s caught all the fish, leaving me and my bum
left hind flipper to lurch along, whimpering pitifully (though, evidently,
not pitifully enough), in their wake.

I hope they shared their fish :-)

Well, Chuck let me photograph one.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:

...the *******s caught all the fish, leaving me and my bum
left hind flipper to lurch along, whimpering pitifully (though, evidently,
not pitifully enough), in their wake.

Despite his protestations to the contrary, Wolfgang got around quite
well despite a truly awful blister on his "flipper". He scrambled over
rocks, waded through water I wouldn't even attempt, and in general
handled himself like a man who is immediately at home as long as the
water is wet and has the promise of fish in it. :-)

He did finally have enough of it after 5-6 hours (?) on the stream,
and turned back. Jeff and I fished for a while longer before heading
back ourselves, and what did we find when nearing the trailhead, but
Wolf back in the stream catching fish. :-) (I think he said he got
tired of waiting for us.)

I hope they shared their fish :-)

Well, Chuck let me photograph one.

Hey, that's right. Whatever happened to that photo, anyway? :-)

Again, to be fair, this was shortly after Wolfgang arrived at my
campsite. We were sitting around chatting when some bug activity
started on the river right below the site. He insisted *I* fish the
mini-hatch, and not only coached me on a long-leader technique, but
re-rigged his rod and handed it to me with one of his flies tied on, and
proceeded to direct my casts to willing fish.

I figured the least I could do was try to catch one. :-)


Chuck Vance (or two ... or three)

"W. D. Grey" wrote

The other signatories we-Daytripper, I.J (Indian Joe) Wayne Knight,
Louis LaPlac (the rev Dave laCourse) Charlie Choc, Waldo (where is he?),
Tom Brown, Steve Zimmerman and Bill Crowe.....and NO Wayno !!!......
.... I nearly forgot - Ken Fortenberry.

well, um, that signature event just might have taken place when i was,
ah, ...resting...

yfitons
wayno(nothing i'd rather do than sign it for you some day.)

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"W. D. Grey" wrote
The other signatories we-Daytripper, I.J (Indian Joe) Wayne Knight,
Louis LaPlac (the rev Dave laCourse) Charlie Choc, Waldo (where is he?),
Tom Brown, Steve Zimmerman and Bill Crowe.....and NO Wayno !!!......
.... I nearly forgot - Ken Fortenberry.

well, um, that signature event just might have taken place when i was,
ah, ...resting...

I remember you being outside trying to jumpstart a dead battery
on your old Mercedes.

--
Ken Fortenberry

In article , Wayne Harrison
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote

The other signatories we-Daytripper, I.J (Indian Joe) Wayne Knight,
Louis LaPlac (the rev Dave laCourse) Charlie Choc, Waldo (where is he?),
Tom Brown, Steve Zimmerman and Bill Crowe.....and NO Wayno !!!......
.... I nearly forgot - Ken Fortenberry.

well, um, that signature event just might have taken place when i was,
ah, ...resting...

yfitons
wayno(nothing i'd rather do than sign it for you some day.)



I may take you up on that Wayne - nothing I'd like better :-)
--
Bill Grey