Outriders end of season party

A.K.A. why did I get out of bed Friday?

Even a day before the event, we knew there was going to be something special about this party.

Was it the total disorganised state we were in, hotel rooms (decided on a bit of comfort for this weekend) double booked, evenings double booked, parties elsewhere etc. In fact I suppose quite a normal state of being really

Saturday and sister rings up, my cars bust, “ok use mine”, says me, “I’m on the bike anyway”” great I shall drop it back early next week” says sis. So off I head for the party. Briefly returning having done 5 miles as ticket left on side. On the way I then realised I would need the car Sunday to pick up Anita from her friend’s house 30 miles away, DOH! But hey that’s tomorrow.

Reaching the hotel, which had been kindly booked by Tosh from C12, I find no mention of room, and cannot remember his surname. So off to Packhorse here I meet black pig and spider, they then proceed to inform me how drunk they had been.

At the same time I meet up with Ian and Jacky from our centre, and Tosh and a few others arrive. So after a quick half and a few hello to the likes of Spir from Denmark, it’s back down to book into the hotel properly

All signed in and the others go off swimming and to the sauna while I sat in bar and waited their return. Paul calls and books a room while I’m there (now we are 6 from c14) On their return I then had to endure their tales about buxom wenches in the sauna and a gaggle of airhostesses. It is quite obvious by now ROGI is on heat, as when the airhostess appear at the bar he is there like a bee to honey and we try hard to persuade them to come to our party. Anne, Nick and Dave arrive and all is well with the world.

As we sit there in comes a group of ladies and gents all done up in their finest evening wear with bow ties the lot. It seems they are a singles club, ROGI straight in there, and all the ladies more interested in us then the suits.

Now any of you who have seen “The Blues Brothers” will recall the scene where Jake and Elwood eat in the swanky restaurant. Well Anne, Nick and Dave go for food, while Tosh and Gazz try there best staring through the window to get them thrown out.

Cab booked and we wait for cab while watching someone loading Gay porn from the hotel computer, in an open foyer very odd.

Into the mêlée at the packhorse and a good night had by all catching up with friends from around the country, with a cracking guitarist playing all evening, with Adult entertainment as well. I seemed to spend most of the time outside chatting away, watching arm wrestling and chilling out.

Returning to hotel in the small hours we grab a few more beers and watch the now paired up singles group leave.

Sunday morning and I have felt better, but eventually up, tablet taken for headache, and off for breakies. A struggle but done, I then note the tell tale tingle, the tablet has started an allergic reaction eek. And as this was a mega super doper headache tablet I get a mega reaction. (By the time I was back home I looked like Mick Jagger who had done5 rounds with mike Tyson, and my skin looks like I have been slapped with nettles for hours)

 Tosh then takes a hotel guest for a spin on his bike, at speed (must be the slick tyres he is running) and has to listen to an old boy “they don’t make them” tales, but then we find he’s a shale track racer. Looney

An uneventful journey home, but as I rode round the m25 one thought did cross my mind, why do so many cars now seem to fill their rear windows up with Duvets and Mattresses? Is this a fashion trend I have missed out on?

So back home and dosed up I eventually have to cough up a further £30 for a cab for Anita to come home, But not just the usual 40 minutes the Cab takes 1 ½ hours as he gets very lost, and this with “Sat Nav” what’s wrong with a map then.

All told a very strange weekend, but it all came right in the end, but one of the best I have had for a long time, a great party as ever, good friends and fun what more can you want. Thanks to C12 for their company.

Now as I right it is coming down in sheets, and the forecast is not much better, why did I lend my car?

Bosun