tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post3944169852091411598..comments2024-03-25T12:56:50.867+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: St Ayles skiff rows the ThamesChris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-18804224981953067822010-06-07T10:33:01.341+01:002010-06-07T10:33:01.341+01:00You bet your sweet bippy we would have overhauled ...You bet your sweet bippy we would have overhauled you, and the pilot gig would have left you standing.<br />Pity you missed the show, it was fun.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-64345586108084169382010-06-07T10:24:34.773+01:002010-06-07T10:24:34.773+01:00Sorry to miss it when passing through Pangbourne.
...Sorry to miss it when passing through Pangbourne.<br /><br />Sounds like they could have over-hauled us in our slow motor boat.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-27471307629297810052010-06-06T21:47:02.659+01:002010-06-06T21:47:02.659+01:00Real Greek-style hubris is a plate of moussaka was...Real Greek-style hubris is a plate of moussaka washed down with four pints of retsina, but sadly it has been years since I could swallow that at lunch without a long siesta. I can still manage pie and mash and shandy, however.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-48979893216174809432010-06-06T21:25:51.052+01:002010-06-06T21:25:51.052+01:00"Hubris" - funny, I don't recall see..."Hubris" - funny, I don't recall seeing that on the menu in the beer tent when we had the HBBR Rally there just before the more energetic went a rowing. We were filling ourselves with lots of other things though – as an experienced oarsman you could perhaps advise on the wisdom of the crew taking on quantities of Pie and Mash washed down with Old Father Thames just before a sprint?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385998512440914510noreply@blogger.com