WELSH RUGBY SCARF 2012 ... a travel log in pictures.

[Alan H]

That thumping sound is me beating my head on the desk.

I'm not just screaming at NSpiper, or whoever nspiper sent it on to.....who probably won't see this for another two months when whoever-he-is logs on again, and then signs up to host the Quaich, which will arrive during his 6 week trip to Antarctica..... this sort of ridiculous delay has happened a couple of times.

Oy, ve!!!

Yes, I'm a jerk.

[Alan H]

I wrote this back in April, now I'm writing it again. Don't sign up for the damn scarf...or the quaich, or the saltire or whatever gewgaw it is that we're sending around, if you're not going to be able to put in at least a tiny bit of effort to contribute to the whole point of the exercise by taking and posting pictures in a timely manner, or you're not going to stay in touch with people on X Marks so that weeks upon weeks, if not months go by while we all wonder what the heck is going on.

Like.....DUH. it's NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE IT OUT.

[McElmurry]

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[cryerelizabeth]

damn... it sure is taking a while...

[Jock Scot]

Right then who can we send over?

Pilot? Chas: He was in the RAF, so he knows about aircraft.
Co Pilot? Cessnatowser(Alex): He does/did fly. So he knows too.
Logistics? Jordan: Oh yes hes is young, fit and strong and knows about things that fly, so he can lift the supplies on/off the transport. Known as the "fork lift" to his friends.
Medic? English Bloke: Oh yes, he knows how to bandage a finger. So should be OK for the odd heart transplant---or two.
Band? Derek: Guitar, mouth organ, drums, spoons, washboard, triangle, oh yes he is a one man band.
Welsh Choir? Trefor: All good action situations have the Welsh up to their ears in muck and bullets whilst singing "Men of Harlech".
The BRAIN? H: Last known position, "somewhere in the South of England".
Specialist Military know how? Peedy: Well he is bound to remember, just, how to salute.
Team Mascot: Humm ........?
Procurement? Pleater: Skilled in making a lot from not a lot.
Consultant(at the rear)? Jock Scot: can also fill in as acting, tempory and probationary assistant reserve backseat driver.
Muscles?...........
A N Others?........

Oh yes the team is coming together, so be warned, the SAS are mustering at a secret watering ho-- er well um, location, to be ready to deploy in oooh well I don't know, but say a month or two. Now do you really want this lot arriving at your door?

[be da veva]

Jock, count me in, I'll take care of the bar.

Err.... I mean ....

Yeah, I'll stay at the bar, watch over the bottles, take sample for quality reasons...... Making sure everything is fine when the mission is over.

[cryerelizabeth]

I'll be the muscle! grrrr

[auld argonian]

I think that, should the powers that be ever allow the scarf to resurface, those who send it on should be ready to spend the extra three or four bucks to send it via a postal service that allows tracking and tracing. I opted for the extra service charge that gave me tracking and delivery notification when I sent it on...just one of those things that I feel is incumbent upon you if you want to play this game.

And...let's admit it: **** happens. In your worst fantasies about what went wrong you can go from "scarf delivered to incorrect address" to "recipient died of a massive heart attack five minutes before the package arrived". I'll be very interested in knowing what went wrong here this time.

Best

AA

ps: I know how tough it can be to travel with advanced weaponry from the UK to this side of the pond, so I'll put my vast arsenal of Nerf weaponry at the SWAT team's disposal....when you get near the target, just look for the white van with the "Chicago Typewriter Company" logo on the side.

pps: I certainly hope that the discussion of air powered toys that can fire a foam rubber tube maybe twenty feet with the impact of a thrown marshmallow doesn't violate any forum rules...

[Downunder Kilt]

Jock, if you would like this to be a Commonwealth affair, I can get a SAS team together at this end to allow a two pronged attack. As the next intended destination for the scarf was Washington State, we can come in from the Pacific side and meet at X Marks The Spot

[LitTrog]

If any of you invading foreigners have seal fur sporrans that you need to get through customs, I volunteer to be your mule. I'll fly to the UK or Australia, dump them in a condom and carry them through the checkpoint in my tummy. Retrieval might be an issue, but we'll burn that bridge when we get to it.

You gents should be well-dressed for the rescue mission.