Re: Ping Aidan



Jo Schaper wrote:
Glad to hear you survived the 'big blow' over there last week.
When they were talking about 180 km winds in Germany, I was hoping
with eyes squeezed tight you weren't rocking to and fro on an oil rig
in the North Sea.

Best
Jo

Oh, so warrabout me then? While he was sitting snug as a bug in a rug somewhere, my village was getting battered by them there 180 km winds in Germany! :-) We lost part of our balcony facing, which smashed off one of our satellite dishes on its way to the road below, and about a dozen trees were felled scattered around the village.

Regards

Alan
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