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Can I say hi? Been a while since I posted, but I do very occasionally still have a read, and do the odd bit of moderating duty for my sins, all the way from New Zealand.


I first registered June 2007, was a pretty avid user for 9.5 years, until we moved away at the end of 2016. Made many friends, sold lots of stuff, had many a laugh over the years.

Hope all well in NZ Pickle. I haven't lifted a squash racket since your departure!


All about the fly fishing for me now - and we had a baby boy - Jock.


Pickle Wrote:

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> Can I say hi? Been a while since I posted, but I

> do very occasionally still have a read, and do the

> odd bit of moderating duty for my sins, all the

> way from New Zealand.

>

> I first registered June 2007, was a pretty avid

> user for 9.5 years, until we moved away at the end

> of 2016. Made many friends, sold lots of stuff,

> had many a laugh over the years.

Hello Pickle,

I hope you are all loving your new life. My mum missed you and your lovely children.

I?ve stolen your threader Sema, she missed you too.



Pickle Wrote:

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> Can I say hi? Been a while since I posted, but I

> do very occasionally still have a read, and do the

> odd bit of moderating duty for my sins, all the

> way from New Zealand.

>

> I first registered June 2007, was a pretty avid

> user for 9.5 years, until we moved away at the end

> of 2016. Made many friends, sold lots of stuff,

> had many a laugh over the years.

I was on the forum for well over 10 years I think. Happy days, most of the time! Am still mortified by my Sainsbury's avocado thread! 😱! And I still cherish my face to face meeting with Strafer Jack (also no longer here) in the Palmerston - it was quite emotional and uplifting. I Continue to follow you all but have moved to the South Shropshire Hills and set up a B&B. It's beautiful here but I still miss ED/Peckham borders though don't regret move. In fact I always maintain that nearby Ludlow is like ED in the country! And yes, I am still editing my posts - old habits die hard...
  • 1 month later...

A B&B, you need to post the link. Will there be smashed avocado on sourdough bread for breakfast? Prefer Waitrose?s avocado but I?ll make do with Sainsbury?s.



buddug Wrote:

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> I was on the forum for well over 10 years I think.

> Happy days, most of the time! Am still mortified

> by my Sainsbury's avocado thread! 😱! And I

> still cherish my face to face meeting with Strafer

> Jack (also no longer here) in the Palmerston - it

> was quite emotional and uplifting. I Continue to

> follow you all but have moved to the South

> Shropshire Hills and set up a B&B. It's beautiful

> here but I still miss ED/Peckham borders though

> don't regret move. In fact I always maintain that

> nearby Ludlow is like ED in the country! And yes,

> I am still editing my posts - old habits die

> hard...

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> Where did that poster MrBen go? He was hilarious!


I was disappointed he didn't return as BenDover...



> Also ????- I heard he made lots of money and

> emigrated to Portugal.


Sagres bleu!!!...

#SnubGate


DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> Where did that poster MrBen go? He was hilarious!

>

> Also ????- I heard he made lots of money and

> emigrated to Portugal.

>

> The Christmas drinks where everyone dressed up and

> then fell out was also very funny.

  • 2 weeks later...
Me, 10/01/08 which was the day we moved to ED... I?ve mainly been in the Family Room for the last 5 years though. Love the EDF but am particularly grateful for the amazing friends I?ve made from 2 lots of Winter Babies threads which means I went from knowing no-one in the area to bumping into people all the time (and some good nights out)!
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