tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post485634800008059741..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Out of my life foreverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82006363274350830832014-07-05T06:24:27.227-07:002014-07-05T06:24:27.227-07:00I promise not to bore you. My attention to the To...I promise not to bore you. My attention to the Tour does not go very deep and work will prevent me watching during the day so reports will be brief it at all. I gave up tennis when Rod Laver retired.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20219551237248040912014-07-05T06:15:23.354-07:002014-07-05T06:15:23.354-07:00I'll need to ask John about that.I'll need to ask John about that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18932908172933517302014-07-05T06:14:47.671-07:002014-07-05T06:14:47.671-07:00Wink wink to you too.Wink wink to you too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16697258354008513192014-07-05T06:13:55.002-07:002014-07-05T06:13:55.002-07:00All I can say is I'm glad the Tour de France d...All I can say is I'm glad the Tour de France doesn't last as long as the football season. I wish I could get more interested in sport, but ever since McEnroe retired, I've even lost interest in tennis.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2188996519371036312014-07-05T04:37:37.030-07:002014-07-05T04:37:37.030-07:00A Freudian slip, a mistake or a Blogger trick. I ...A Freudian slip, a mistake or a Blogger trick. I spotted this morning that you had gained a follower. Imagine my surprise (horror) when I saw that it was me. Ok, but it is alright now I am here, thank you for the welcome.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34929610270242210832014-07-05T03:51:28.312-07:002014-07-05T03:51:28.312-07:00My turn to welcome you back, Rachel.My turn to welcome you back, Rachel.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38150680334577983252014-07-04T17:29:40.844-07:002014-07-04T17:29:40.844-07:00See it's those sly Hattatts again! They have y...See it's those sly Hattatts again! They have you all discombobulated. (Wink wink!)Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64872923333690441572014-07-04T17:28:28.803-07:002014-07-04T17:28:28.803-07:00Violet Crawlley (Downton Abbey) could not have com...Violet Crawlley (Downton Abbey) could not have come up with a better term!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23319379820700274862014-07-04T15:27:00.273-07:002014-07-04T15:27:00.273-07:00That could work, but they would just laugh as I le...That could work, but they would just laugh as I left, and that would be worse.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87991666470573623812014-07-04T15:25:23.713-07:002014-07-04T15:25:23.713-07:00They are quite sophisticated for their age, but no...They are quite sophisticated for their age, but not to the extent of a graph on the dashboard - without a diagnostics laptop plugged in...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32569749842790339452014-07-04T14:40:24.251-07:002014-07-04T14:40:24.251-07:00OMG panic over. I also thought you meant the dashb...OMG panic over. I also thought you meant the dashboard of your car. And as I think you still drive an old Volvo much like our wonderfully reliable 16 year old estate, I turned to Mr EM in panic. Had he seen the blue graph-line dip? Would 'Sven' soon be out of our lives forever? Phew - we poured another glass of M&S vdp Gers and sank back in the equally ancient sofa to watch Brazil score goals like they know how to play football. It's a wonderful life. Dead pigs and deadbeat politicians notwithstanding.elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61069394936761368562014-07-04T13:31:11.418-07:002014-07-04T13:31:11.418-07:00"I find this discussion nettlesome!" Emp..."I find this discussion nettlesome!" Empty pint to the bar, exit stage right. Or wherever the door is located.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15339976042725773202014-07-04T13:26:19.081-07:002014-07-04T13:26:19.081-07:00Me too, and me too.Me too, and me too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77249098837462346492014-07-04T11:59:13.669-07:002014-07-04T11:59:13.669-07:00It is merely a fact I was imparting. I am sure he...It is merely a fact I was imparting. I am sure he is still deeply affected and few were quick off the mark at the time of the conflict to intervene in the Bosnian conflict. I remember P shouting at the tv news at the time for the UN to do something.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19603236050111114142014-07-04T11:39:07.271-07:002014-07-04T11:39:07.271-07:00True. The reason he went back to Bosnia is becaus...True. The reason he went back to Bosnia is because - when he was actually in the army - he had to stand by and watch the locals murdering each other for 'ethnic cleansing' purposes, without having the mandate or orders to do a fucking thing about it.<br /><br />This affected him deeply at the time, and probably still does.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9299574553416369952014-07-04T11:35:54.793-07:002014-07-04T11:35:54.793-07:00My time to swap my word 'net' for your wor...My time to swap my word 'net' for your word 'not' - this was NOT deliberate!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63052423192128153282014-07-04T11:34:42.725-07:002014-07-04T11:34:42.725-07:00Oh, I read this after I typed the above. Phew aga...Oh, I read this after I typed the above. Phew again.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38768558424771914942014-07-04T11:34:10.851-07:002014-07-04T11:34:10.851-07:00Calm down, dear!
Go to the 'followers' bi...Calm down, dear!<br /><br />Go to the 'followers' bit on this site, then click on 'follow publicly' and it should renew itself.<br /><br />If that doesn't work, then clicking the little envelope at the bottom of here should get you an irritating email saying that I have just dropped another pearl of wisdom, though 'pearls' are not how I think of them.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5063959062428905332014-07-04T11:31:14.801-07:002014-07-04T11:31:14.801-07:00The strange thing is that when the blue line took ...The strange thing is that when the blue line took a nose-dive, my stats told me that about 20,000 people were looking at this stuff every week. They lie in both directions, methinks.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10988997307083941702014-07-04T11:29:36.730-07:002014-07-04T11:29:36.730-07:00Me too. I'm trying to think of a way I can in...Me too. I'm trying to think of a way I can incorporate it into my every day language without it sounding studied.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20308680202011685432014-07-04T11:28:35.836-07:002014-07-04T11:28:35.836-07:00I don't know, and it's so long ago now tha...I don't know, and it's so long ago now that I don't care either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15316883099504401682014-07-04T11:28:01.268-07:002014-07-04T11:28:01.268-07:00I have thought about installing a Trail-Cam, then ...I have thought about installing a Trail-Cam, then selling the footage to the locals police, or even putting it up on You Tube, but life's too short.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46105966121445381552014-07-04T11:26:39.081-07:002014-07-04T11:26:39.081-07:00Wasps nests are fine, just so long as you don'...Wasps nests are fine, just so long as you don't bang the door too hard. I speak from experience.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55752919632194870772014-07-04T11:24:48.350-07:002014-07-04T11:24:48.350-07:00Firstly, thanks for the unconditional love. I hav...Firstly, thanks for the unconditional love. I have net yet received any demands from you, so I am assuming it is unconditional.<br /><br />Secondly, I would not have thought that any blogger who feels the need to advise commenters to re-load the page should the comments exceed 200 ought to be worried about any squiggly lines, blue or not.<br /><br />Thirdly, I am about to respond to Mr (Lord?) Ashdown's past career to Rachel, so I won't repeat myself here.<br /><br />And finally, I almost panicked about the word 'not' attached to the header regarding your continued affection, but H.I. persuaded me out of the locked bathroom and dried my tears after she read the read you correction.<br /><br />Phew.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10729867958046318942014-07-04T10:33:23.505-07:002014-07-04T10:33:23.505-07:00Done it! I can stop taking the tablets!!Done it! I can stop taking the tablets!!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com