Bob left for London and the Eurostar this afternoon. However, before he left we went down to Bolton for lunch - fish, chips and mushy peas. After lunch I suggested to Bob that we headed for one of the oldest pubs in England, "The Man and Scythe" in Churchgate, Bolton. (I think it was first opened in 1260 not sure of the exact date.) After sinking a half pint of an excellent cask ale (none of these ice cold lagers, or a Buds for us - the real McCoy or nothing) we made for a supermarket so that Bob could purchase a few bottles of Fursty Ferret to take back to the USA... they are going to be well travelled by the time he gets home. It was absolutely great to meet up with him after so many years of reading his posts on here, it was just like meeting an old friend. Photo of Bob with Arwen - Bob's the one wearing the baseball cap ;-) at http://groups.msn.com/nfwsopen/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0 &ID_Message=218 BTW I think I ought to warn folk that the photo was taken at the end of the ferreting season and Arwen is examining her rabbit. -- Sheila Bolton Ferret Welfare - not a registered charity Declaration Day Quote of the day from Vini Faal, "Alun Michael is to animal welfare what King Herod was to baby sitting". NFWS web site http://www.nfws.net updated 7th June 2004 Waiting at Rainbow Bridge:- Jill, Deanna Troi, Cameron, Carnath, Button, Bill, Bobby, Jasper, Inga, Holly, Fergle, Amanda, Sparky, Daniel, Blackie, Marvin, Claude, Bumper, Kurt, Tasha Yar, Larry, Lily, Ben, Fritz, Dax, Kelley, McCoy, Brock, Snowy, Dumpling, Buddy, Stumpy, Treacle, Max, Scrap, Vanessa, Sarek, Paw Paw, Badger, T.D, Spooky, Stanley, Tara, Oliver, Alfie, Sindy, Beano, Lulu, Scully, Brecon, Lady, Tuppence, Casanova, Beverly, Geordi La Forge, Piper, Phoenix, Tiberius & Twiggy. [Moderator's note: Wow, that doesn't look like Bob C. to me! Not saying it isn't, but could have fooled us all! Weird. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4698]