I will raise a glass to you all and I'm sure you will have a great catch-up.
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| Author: | BC [ Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
I will raise a glass to you all and I'm sure you will have a great catch-up.
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| Author: | phred [ Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
I'm sure that your Last Run was a good one. Anne and I really enjoyed the one on 2015 that we attended. I had thought of coming for this one but Anne is still recovering from two back surgeries this year, She's doing great and is recovering well but 25 hours in an airplane seat would be too much for her back this year. |
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| Author: | Hippy Chippy [ Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
 I think you and Anne would have enjoyed it as much as we all did, Fred...        ...particularly with the totally unexpected, last minute, surprise arrival of our mate SeeJay (...ta  da...) to grace our company, all the way from sunny  Cairns...  ...though not altogether appropriately dressed...  ...for our cool-ish Sydney weather...   Full report (from my perspective, at least,)  to follow, (maybe later tonight,)  but as I've just arrived home, for now, it's some serious re-hydration, another Berocca  and a well deserved nap...  BTW. If any of you participants wish to submit your own pics  from the last two days events, perhaps to add to YOUR posts about the occasion/s, feel free to e-mail themto me on  roman134@bigpond.com and I'll upload/ add them for you... 
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| Author: | Hippy Chippy [ Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
.......................................................................................... Hmmmmm... Yeah...  Nah...  Stuck my foot out from under the covers and decided my feet/ legs/ back were still in mid-recovery mode, so my Rocks Run Report can wait 'til tomorrow, sorry 'bout that..!  .................................................................... 
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| Author: | DirtyDiesel [ Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
5 Days and still no update report on the Run Rick where are you |
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| Author: | Seejay [ Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
He's old Charlie, takes him a while to get his stuff together. 
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| Author: | Hippy Chippy [ Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
Sorry, Guys, bit pushed at the moment, including (although not limited to,) a house inspection tomorrow,  (oh, the joys of renting..!) I promise you'll have my full report by the weekend...
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| Author: | BC [ Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
the old Captain's Rounds! 
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| Author: | Hippy Chippy [ Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
Hippy Chippy wrote: Sorry, Guys, bit pushed at the moment, including (although not limited to,) a house inspection tomorrow, (oh, the joys of renting..!) I promise you'll have my full report by the weekend... BC wrote: the old Captain's Rounds!  That's about it, BC..! 
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| Author: | Hippy Chippy [ Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 2023 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke |
| Whilst I appreciate that my long-overdue (eagerly anticipated?) report should have been submitted days ago, as this is supposedly our FINAL Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey, I'm putting in the extra effort to make it a FULL report, and as such, it will run over 5 separate posts..! By way of a preface, I should point out that while at one stage we had 17 confirmed starters, for very real reasons we suffered a number of withdrawals, who I'll acknowledge here... Firstly, Pony Moore, (thwarted by the date change,) then Dave Warren, (initially also knocked out by the date change, but as well, is currently undergoing chemo and couldn't risk the exposure,) then Brian and Velma McKenzie, (who had to attend the funeral of a close family friend,) then Col Kelson (currently in hospital after blood clots were found on both lungs,) and finally, Charlie Staples (having caught Covid-19 on his recent trip to Victoria...) I'm sure I speak for all in wishing our friends a full and speedy recovery from ailments - various...  ----------------------------------------------------------- # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # --------------------------------------------------------------------- # -------------------------------------------------------- Start HERE for my special 5-Page OFFICIAL Report on the FINAL  Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey Some months before the FINAL Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey, I’d accepted a generous offer from Tafmo to share accommodation in the city, and in return for a highly sought after parking space at the hotel,  I’d decided to drive down from the Central Coast, thus enabling me to pick Tafmo and Garry Fradd (both flying in from Adelaide,) at the airport. However, on confirming our booking, Tafmo discovered the hotel had failed to book the parking,  so I changed my travel plans to rail, advising them to do the same for their trip in from Mascot, then as it happened, bumped into the pair of them as we all alighted our respective trains at Town Hall…  From there it was a brief stroll, (thankfully all downhill,) to our hotel, on the very edge of Cockle Bay/ Darling Harbour… Here’s the view from the balcony of our upgraded, top floor, two-bedroom suite, (no doubt the best room/s in the hotel,) looking out toward Darling Harbour…  Earlier in the day, while awaiting my train to Sydney, I was blown away by a phone call  from our highly esteemed co-webmaster, Chris ‘SeeJay’ O’Keefe, announcing he’d already arrived in Sydney, and intended to surprise everybody by joining us for our Final Blast..! So after we’d checked into our hotel, we rang SeeJay and invited him to join us for lunch before heading down to Cockle Bay for the customary pre-pub-crawl heart-starters… After a few convivials, we then contacted Ned and Ellen, Shep and Polly, who had also booked accommodation in the inner city, to join us for drinks,  and once we'd gotten them down there, it wasn’t too hard to convince them to join us for dinner in Cockle Bay… For the benefit of anyone who doesn't know those at the table, from left to right, Robin 'Tafmo' King, Gary 'Fraddy' Fradd, John 'Chippy Ned' Kelly, Ellen Kelly, Polly Shepherd, Steve 'Shep' Shepherd, Chris 'SeeJay' O'Keefe, et moi, Rick 'Hippy Chippy' Pengilly...  And in case some of you missed the first roll call, we'll do it again, only this time, from the other end of the table...! L to R: Polly Shepherd, Steve 'Shep' Shepherd, Chris 'SeeJay' O'Keefe, Rick 'Hippy Chippy' Pengilly, Robin 'Tafmo' King, Gary 'Fraddy' Fradd, John 'Chippy Ned' Kelly and Ellen Kelly... (Take notes, peoples, we'll be asking questions later...!)  Whilst it's apparent that Cockle Bay/ Darling Harbour is undergoing massive renovations at the moment,  it's still a pretty place to visit,  particularly at night, as evidenced by this gaggle of silver ibis (a pest, known locally as bin chickens, or  ducks,  ) dancing around a lovely illuminated fountain, just outside our restaurant... After a delightful afternoon/ evening shared with our close friends we all adjourned to our respective abodes,  to prepare for 'The Main Event' tomorrow,  whilst I felt the after-dark view from our balcony (compared to the  day-time shot at the top of this post,) was nothing short of inspirational...
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