The Argy Bargy Bar...the lease has been secured!

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Well rowed.
Could we afford him?

GC is secured tight and I am on my way back.

Achilles leave the poteen alone! I have already added zoflora and Beechams powders. Vim will spoil the flavour.

Today I think I prefer fluffy kittens to George. I have asked Orlando Bloom to come. Quite a bit younger than old George.

"*ixion* you are a bit heavy handed with the Vim ( costs money you know.)

Ah.
Sorry about that. The Viking-looking one with the hair and the sandals took it off me for for the poteen... He said that he liked 'the hinterland and emotional resonance' that his home cooking brought, while shaking it liberally over the bubbling vats.
Mind you, I think he's been watching too much of 'er in the Pleasure Palace IMHO..

Look....just don’t come back without George...that’s the main thing!

I’ll go and help GG to introduce Amal to the flavour of river water, I’ve borrowed the takings from your bloomers Lemon to rustle at George, I’m getting quite good at picking a pocket or two, or five in the case of your bloomers. We’ll be back by Friday in time for you to splice the mainbrace.

If Amal comes first (? shouldn’t all ladies) I will bundle her up and bring her back to the Argy for The Admiral as an early Christmas Gift ?

If Amal comes to the waters edge give her a taste of river water ( use the oar!) then bundle George into the canoe.

Doodle I have to hand it to you, you sure have some energy
( pity you don’t put all that effort into the cleaning.)
GG13 have you got a back up plan in case George doesn’t like kittens? Instead of meowing you could rustle a bit, like a wad of banknotes ( am certain he would respond to that....I mean who wouldn’t?)
ixion you are a bit heavy handed with the Vim ( costs money you know.)

lemon I want Thor two nights a week, Achilles one night, George alternate Mondays (but not if Grannygravy has had him first) and the tall fireman with the muscles every Saturday night. On other nights, I’ll see who comes my way ?
ixion the waders and the deep sea diving helmet belong to chewy who works part time at the sewage farm. She leaves them here for us to use when she’s not at work.
Laura I think you’d better go and keep an eye on Grannygravy and her pussy. We don’t want George claiming entrapment or calling the RSPCA. Take the Admiral’s old fishing net in case you need to haul him in.

What if Amal comes to the water's edge??
Would that be an alternative for Thor and the Admiral?

Good plan re the pussy, miaow

Pass me a scrubbing brush, I must keep busy, it’s going to be a long week, so excited, Stopping mid estuary while waiting to board an incoming vessel, GG you’ve got me in a lather with that thought.

I shall be in position tomorrow, I intend to hide at the waters edge meowing like a kitten in distress. When GC looks for kitty I will pounce and secure him in my canoe. See you soon ?‍♀️?‍♀️

doodle I have cleaned many toilets over the years, and you will find that I am up there with the best and worth my weight in suet pudding. The accoutrements provided for said scrubbing are, indeed, most generous and a marked improvement on the single toothbrush provided by the warder those I have previously been allocated in other establishments. Although the waders are new to me and the deep sea diving helmet a tad heavy.
Anyway, where's GG? I'm getting impatient.......

Thor is my brewing partner lemon so I don't want Doodle to wear him out. There is a lot of poteen to be made.

Put your back into it GG or by the time you get there George will be halfway to Monaco ( or somewhere).

Orange bloomers are all the rage, am told.....I want some now.

Doodle I could refer you to the parable of the vineyard workers ? from the NT ( New Testament, not National Trust)
Besides.....you have the rights to Thor for two nights a week.

Don't worry Doodle you can soak your bloomers in the llama's water trough. Mine come out lovely and fresh.

Grannygravy claims to be still rowing but she's got George in the boat and there isn't much rowing going on. That's why it's taking her a week to get here.

Still rowing.............

Hang on lemon I’ve been scrubbing those toilets for years and I’m on the same pay scale as ixion who’s not even cleaned one yet. That’s not fair ?
Don’t get your hopes up ixion last time Grannygravy went and got George he wasn’t fit for anything the rest of the week. She wore him out on the return trip.
That rum sounds good AGA . Shame about my new pure white bloomers, I used them to carry the carrots back and now they’re bright orange ?

GrannyGraveeeeeeeee,

Just rowing past Tilbury (I know I am slow but I stopped mid estuary and boarded an incoming vessel, I too have rum ?)

Carrot rum is an acquired taste so I have been to the Docks to see Shady Shane and his crew of smugglers seafarers. He has let me have 2 cases of rum.
I won't tell you what I had to do to get them but it involved singing "what do you do with a drunken sailor" and pink bloomers. They are all coming to Naval Nite too.