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Back in Cannock. Firstly a thank you to Jim, for his sterling work and Tompa for his contribution from NEA.Two other comments........
Firstly.... on the night I gave Rod a lift to the event. When we got to the top of the ramp at Tynemouth (Alan we were fishing on the South Crab Hill) Rod says "Where's my rod?" Me says "Don't know" - it's still in the back of his car in Heaton!!! So I have to go and get it. So.... I provide the transport, he's using the lug I dug that morning, I tell him where to fish (the other option was Sharpness, where the Tynemouth comp was won), I tell him where to cast and he wins 100 notes and then we DON'T go night clubbing on the sea front in Whitley lol. By the way, as others have talked about wading off marks, now that they've taken the pipe out that ran across the Hill (yes I know it's been 10 years or so but it takes me a while to catch up) you've only got an hour and a half of the flood to get off and even then you're up to your thighs. We then spent the last 45 mins of the comp in the Queens lol.
Secondly, and I'm sure TC won't mind me sharing this with everyone.... I received from STEVE, who got it off Bert, who was given it by Sless, who initially was delivering it on Tony's behalf.......(are you following?).... a photo that "we" commissioned in the first NESA auction. It's taken a while to get a result (distance can be a real pain at times) but this is the result. It shows Tynemouth Sands, in particular the spot where my mam scattered the Old Man's ashes and I got her to open it when we got in last night.
Her reply, to Tony in particular, but to NESA as a whole was:
"This is just a short note to say thank you for the lovely picture, which I shall treasure. The sea has always been Jim's memorial, but to have the place recorded where we put him to rest is special. Once again, many thanks"
David
Firstly.... on the night I gave Rod a lift to the event. When we got to the top of the ramp at Tynemouth (Alan we were fishing on the South Crab Hill) Rod says "Where's my rod?" Me says "Don't know" - it's still in the back of his car in Heaton!!! So I have to go and get it. So.... I provide the transport, he's using the lug I dug that morning, I tell him where to fish (the other option was Sharpness, where the Tynemouth comp was won), I tell him where to cast and he wins 100 notes and then we DON'T go night clubbing on the sea front in Whitley lol. By the way, as others have talked about wading off marks, now that they've taken the pipe out that ran across the Hill (yes I know it's been 10 years or so but it takes me a while to catch up) you've only got an hour and a half of the flood to get off and even then you're up to your thighs. We then spent the last 45 mins of the comp in the Queens lol.
Secondly, and I'm sure TC won't mind me sharing this with everyone.... I received from STEVE, who got it off Bert, who was given it by Sless, who initially was delivering it on Tony's behalf.......(are you following?).... a photo that "we" commissioned in the first NESA auction. It's taken a while to get a result (distance can be a real pain at times) but this is the result. It shows Tynemouth Sands, in particular the spot where my mam scattered the Old Man's ashes and I got her to open it when we got in last night.
Her reply, to Tony in particular, but to NESA as a whole was:
"This is just a short note to say thank you for the lovely picture, which I shall treasure. The sea has always been Jim's memorial, but to have the place recorded where we put him to rest is special. Once again, many thanks"
David
Thanks for sharing your last post with us. In the wee small hours of this morning, while at the hospital, Ray and I explained to his mam and his sister the nature of these forums and the key word which kept coming up was "sharing"....advice, information, friendship, good times and bad times, laughter, lug, bait elastic, mints 
. What a fantastic photo, it was worth the wait.
