06 Aug 2024 21:45:04
I have a confession to make. I am now friends on FB with a sheep fan. He helped to push me up the mountain on Sunday, prodding me verbally on the ascent about me being a Forest supporter. I was too knackered to respond at the time.
On reaching the summit we did have a good chat and shook hands (I cleansed myself with Huggie wipes afterwards).
Stokey will vouch for me here as he is with me on FB - the guy kept trying to wind me up until I asked how many European Cups the sheep had won. He stopped bleating after that.
I'm sorry for my indiscretion Reds.
06 Aug 2024 23:12:29
You sure he's a sheep and not a mountain goat?
07 Aug 2024 07:06:36
has soon as you mentioned FB you lost me.
07 Aug 2024 09:13:10
It's short for fat bloke jester ?.
07 Aug 2024 09:34:14
Legless, your question to the Derby fan usually works very well when the Stokies whom I live amongst now start.
When they point out that they won the League Cup back in the early 70s ( the pinnacle of their achievements ) I usually rub it in with “ Oh man, I've lost count of how many of those we've won”! ??
All done in the best possible taste of course……
By the way, I meant to ask you if you’d gone to the local press and media with your incredible achievement? Apart from publicity for your rugby club it’s a great headline “ Man with no legs climbs mountain”. ??????.
{Ed001's Note - a friend of mine used to work in PR for a number of major corporations over the years, he would literally create an article to send to newspapers (back when they were a thing) and other media outlets. It would be basically an advert for his company, but they would run it as it saved them having to find a story. He even managed to get me a news spot on TV many years ago, just by sending in a press release. Legless you should write up what you did and send it to the local TV stations etc. They will love it as a story and it makes their job easier too, so they will almost certainly use it.}
07 Aug 2024 10:11:04
Oh thanks Skegsjay thought it was Fick Bloke ??.
07 Aug 2024 10:26:03
Ed 1.Agree entirely. Christ knows it’s a great inspirational story in these troubled times to lighten the mood a bit.
Legless, get yourself on local news TV mate. got to be worth a phone call at least mate. You and your mates ( even the Derby fan) have a wonderful story to share ( and raise funds for a good cause at the same time)!
07 Aug 2024 11:08:24
Jester and Skegs in my own particular case FB means “Famously Boring” ????…………?.
07 Aug 2024 12:44:53
LeglessRed, been googling you, in hope of finding a report on your amazing achievement. Could not find anything, like ed said, go to the press, big up your conquest ??.
07 Aug 2024 13:42:54
At least I'm Famous and I'll let you now it's boring being famous ??.
07 Aug 2024 16:31:59
Thank you all for your advice - I appreciate it. Someone was supposed to arrange for the Welsh press to attend, but unfortunately it didn't happen. A long story which I'm still a bit cross about tbh.
Anyway, if you want something doing then do it yourself! I'll put together an article (thanks for the heads-up Ed 1) and send it to the local press down here. We also have the TV cameras coming to film us at wheelchair rugby training at the end of this month.
{Ed001's Note - good luck with it Legless. It deserves some press coverage.}
07 Aug 2024 16:52:36
Thanks Ed. I'm writing it now.
{Ed001's Note - fingers crossed for you mate.}
07 Aug 2024 20:44:45
Well done ED001 mate ? and again legless andywarhol said we'd all get our 15 minutes of fame. (Arters still waiting) but yeah run with it all.
07 Aug 2024 21:27:05
Hang on doesn't sound right. Wasn't being funny mate ?.