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NEWKID

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  1. Worked away a lot over the years, always take the rods (sea or coarse depending) and a lurcher if we could get away with it, one of the lads who worked for me a lot back then was and still is mad for the dogs, well any poaching really, we didnt spend many nights un... we ate well, from game or fish.. he took a roe into a small pub in Penistone, Yorkshire, we were on a big Tesco's job, the landlady was great in that pub, had a venison roast dinner on the table for us after work... few of the old boys joined us...they hated us for building a Tesco in there lovely old village, but got to like us
  2. Yeah munties everywhere mate, almost urban lamping though lol
  3. Stayed in Wokinham when we were on a big job in Bracknell, not far from Slough, was there for nearly 8 months, renting a house had 14 of us in there at one point lol.. Took a lurcher with us and had great fun on the massive gardens around Windsor area on the Muntjac, late night lamping..in and out was the only way, lots of venison stews back the digs to keep the boys going... purple Turtle in Reading was a decent end to a night on the piss, going back 15 years or more now, thought I hated it at the time...was a great time looking back!
  4. A run around the sites today.. Ready for pouring on Tuesday The boys are smashing this roof on, Fin is loving it lol Got back to the bed centre later and mucked in with the lads for a couple of hours. Picked up a nice one today to start in the new year, a refurb on a big old unit to turn it into a gym, few fancy bits on it... best thing is it's right outside one of our main competitors office... be a fair lump of signage on this one lol
  5. Haha... thank.you mate... As I said, grab the ferrets anytime while we're away if you want a day out with them. I might not come back to be honest, then you can come and take anything you want lol
  6. @WILF This is the bed cente WWW.DEVONBEDCENTRE.CO.UK Furniture shop CHRISTIESEXETER.CO.UK
  7. Its an old family business mate, one side is his bed company 40 tear old firm, the other side is hos furniture company.. he's now bought the middle unit so is knocking holes through into the 2 other show rooms and it will become one big furniture showroom.. Some of the beds are over £10k with a mattress, proper top of the range stuff... no idea on makes or models, I've been keeping the wife a very long way away from.this job!! Lol
  8. 2 weeks to go and we booked the boat yesterday. 25ft self drive fishing boat for a week, delivered to our air bnbs private dock, live tank well, fish finder etc...to say I'm excited is an understatement... been waiting for this since I was 8 years old lol
  9. I'm sure @mackem will disagree with that...i don't mind an olive either lol
  10. 2 week turn around on a new showroom for an old mate.. holes cut, steels in, stud going up, boarded, suspended ceiling later this week... over to him to decorate and put the laminate floor in, fill it with furniture ready for boxing day sales!
  11. Shit news Sean, hope you're OK mate. Thoughts go out to you and the family mate
  12. The wife done a cracking spread of food for my bday yesterday..
  13. Im on left overs tonight, Fin had it at work.today...twice a week might put us on death row lol
  14. Lol... basically beef, shallots and mushrooms cooked slowly in a bottle of red wine and beef stock.. a pound if butter and half a litre of cream in the potato puree and honey glazed carrots...it ain't healthy but it tastes bloody lovely lol
  15. No mate, don't think they've played it live for 20 odd years.. Played Fake aplastic trees, Karma Police, no surprises but the big surprise was the played Just which they don't normally play.. It was a brilliant gig though
  16. Radiohead...wow! Daughters 18th present, all grown up now, not a baby Guinness anymore
  17. Busy is an understatement at the minute Slab prep underway, meet steelfixers in the morning to start raft slab steel, slab in on 8th, frame up later that week 3000m2 barred out (boys smashed it in a week) craned up last Tuesday, 600m2 down in 2 days 10'000m2 flat roof, pricing for a good customer, all solar panels off, new insulation and single ply.. starts next April Start a new showroom fit out for an old mate on Friday, got 2 weeks to get stud walls, boarded, jointed, suspended ceiling
  18. Shin of beef for a beef bourguignon Went in late, so late dinner...
  19. NEWKID

    Mani RIP

    Shit news, seemed a top.fella as well.as being a legend.. RIP Mani
  20. Can't believe they've forked out on Farrow and Ball...f***ing idiots lol
  21. Surf and turf is ancient mate, steak and seafood, usually prawns... not a new thing, it's a classic ..
  22. Bloody lucky your brother popped in Sean! ...hope he's on the mend and makes a full recovery mate
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