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Columbusrat 1207851553|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oh well, looks like the forum's gone and got its knickers in a twist. Hopefully, Satin's busy poking someone with his pokey thing at this very moment, but in the meantime pull up a barstool, help yourself to a tipple from the contraband I've smuggled in, and make yourself comfy.
Oh - and guess what …. we serve LAGER!!!! Hahahahahaha …
MrRatty 1207852127|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hello Ratty, thought I'd better keep you company until the rest of the rabble turn up. At least OldMaRat won't spot us here. Mines a very large LAGER with a creme de menthe chaser.
Anonymous (86.25.29.x) 1207852444|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Evening all.
I've just stuck a banner at the top of the forum directing folk here, so hopefully we'll have some more customers for lime cordial and lager soon.
Looks like the backend database server is having some serious issues - its nothing I can fix remotely so I hope the hosting company are on the case…
Anonymous (86.25.29.x), 1207852444|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207852459|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
The creme de menthe chaser's so your breath's still minty-fresh when you throw up, and you don't have to brush your teeth after, I assume?
Anonymous (86.137.231.x) 1207852673|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hi guys whats happened to the inebg forum im reasonably new to it so never experienced this?
and no worries your secret larger drinking session is safe with me, unless Old ma rat is up for chasing me then i may give the secret up for fear of over exerting myself :-}
Anonymous (86.137.231.x), 1207852673|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Anonymous (83.67.70.x) 1207852811|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Thank you for opening up an alternative forum Mr Ratty!
And thank you for posting a banner on the real forum Mr Anonymous!!!
Are we all going to be anonymous?!!
B
Anonymous (83.67.70.x), 1207852811|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207852994|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hello anonymous, what do you fancy? apart from Old Ma Rat, that is ;)
If you click on the joining up linky in the top right corner you can register, and we can all see who you are! Can't remember back to my first time, but Mr Ratty assures me it's easy. Mind you, there's a lot of things he tells me are easy which I have great difficilty in doing …
The pointy-hatted Jimll reckons the problem's at the server host end, so hopefully they'll get it sorted soon …. I did say hopefully, though ….
gunners71uk 1207853028|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
oh dear here we are ellooooo mr and mrs ratty and co
Anonymous (78.145.139.x) 1207853041|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
When Satan has finish poking someone with his pokey thing (I was thinking trident actually), perhaps he could have a look at the forum.
This anonymity thing could be fun - we'll all have to guess each poster's identity by their posting style.
Anonymous (78.145.139.x), 1207853041|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
MrRatty 1207853100|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Are we all going to be anonymous?!!
I'm afraid you'll be anonymous unless you create a wikidot account. It's dead easy if you want to do so - just click on the "create account" in the top right hand corner of this page (or similar - I can't see cos I'm logged in!).
jimll 1207853236|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Ah, now I've got the Wiki to let me change my password, I can log in as me. 'Twas I who slipped the banner on the forum. I just wish there was something more "hands on" that I could do to get the database back but unfortunately its out of my hands really.
Columbusrat 1207853359|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
unfortunately its out of my hands really
spoken like a true IT support person, Jimll ;)
seileasdar 1207853431|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Yohoo everyone,
I was just getting withdrawal symptoms … thanks for the refuge!
Now I just have to find out how to hotlink to here from my photobucket account. There is one nugget of eternal ingenuity I found at work today which I HAVE to share with you!
Any help from anyone, please? Beverage will be on me for it. :D
seileasdar 1207853629|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Anonymous (81.110.234.x) 1207853666|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oh dear, I guess things went from bad to worse after I left… :S
I don't know if it's any use, but I had a couple of free forums on www.phpbber.com, so if you want a temporary free forum that is more of a forum then it may be a good idea… :)
Twocvbloke… :)
Anonymous (81.110.234.x), 1207853666|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
MrRatty 1207853768|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
You're too quick for me Seil - I was half way through answering your query when Ratty said your pic was there! And a free drink was on offer too …
Columbusrat 1207853954|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Wow Seil, the Scottish tourist industry sure know how to keep people coming back for more, don't they? :D
Mr Ratty's very upset as he was halfway through a post telling you how to get your pic on here, and he's worried he won't get his free beverage now. In fact he's off to sulk in the bath.
Talking of tourist indistries - now we've got you all over here, those of you unfamiliar with the area, do go and have a wander round, won't you? Try not to get lost though ….
Not that Mr Ratty would sabotage the INEBG forum just to get everyone over to his wiki. Of course he wouldn't do that. Oh no, definitely not …….
Columbusrat 1207854092|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
:o 2CVB, you do realise that Mr Ratty has banning powers, don't you????? He gets very tetchy if people make disparaging remarks about his wiki ….
Anonymous (81.110.234.x) 1207854222|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I was just saying, that's all… :P
Twocvbloke…. :D
Anonymous (81.110.234.x), 1207854222|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
senseofjoy 1207854481|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oooohhhh!!
Not sure how i got here, but here i am! :)
Evening, fellow refugees!
tulliola 1207854879|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
ok ok who broke it evening all (ilan)
seileasdar 1207855007|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Mr Ratty,
for all your efforts and to counterbattle (??) the sulk,
have a full big fat barrell of your beverage of choice on me, my dear!
I was just reading through your recent wiki help page, where you had told people how to link their smilies over here,
and it really said everything already, so I just went in and did it. sorry… 
MrRatty 1207855918|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Counterbattle successful Seil - and I'm glad the help pages were useful :D
seileasdar 1207856557|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well, how could they NOT be?!
What are you having?
Anonymous (79.74.129.x) 1207856689|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Helloooooooo.
Help..am confused..where are we???????
Have spent the afternoon and evening watching Mark Foster's chest (swoon) in the swimming. Have lost my tentative grip on reality……
Anonymous (79.74.129.x), 1207856689|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
MrRatty 1207856755|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Mine's a Ringwood 49er then Seil - thank you very much :))
Anonymous (79.74.129.x) 1207856760|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
That was me CJ by the way cos my name didn't come up…oooooh help….
Anonymous (79.74.129.x), 1207856760|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207856863|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Have spent the afternoon and evening watching Mark Foster's chest (swoon) in the swimming.
Evening CJ ;)
Anonymous (86.43.222.x) 1207856927|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Ooooh can I go back to my student days and have a Snakebite & Black please ;-)
How's everyone doing this evening?
A x
Anonymous (86.43.222.x), 1207856927|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
MrRatty 1207857049|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Help..am confused..where are we???????
You're quite safe, you've been safely rescued by the INEBG forum recovery system and transferred to a place of safety pending the restoration of normal service. It is permissible to watch chests if required.
Anonymous (78.145.139.x) 1207857099|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I prefer to remain anonymous, it adds a certain frisson to proceedings, like being at a masked ball (not that i have ever been at a masked ball).
Anonymous (78.145.139.x), 1207857099|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Akuma 1207857106|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hmmm the Snakebite & Black was me before I logged in ….Duh!
Akuma x (Just incase I still have managed to log in!)
Akuma 1207857166|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Is your chest worth watching Mr Ratty?! ;-)
Anonymous (81.110.234.x) 1207857215|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I noticed one of my old forums is still there (so much for their 30-day auto delete thing!!!), I've cleaned out all the old cr*p and tidied things up and put in a single chat section, I just wish I had the money to get rid of the adverts!!! Anyway, it's here if anyone's interested… :)
http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=citroen2cv
Twocvbloke… :D
Anonymous (81.110.234.x), 1207857215|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207857367|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well you can stop watching mine, Mr Ratty.
Old Ma Rat is heading off to NZ tomorrow - she's quite insistent that it's perfectly green as the plane's going there anyway. I wonder if she'd notice if I took all her clothes out of her suitcase and squeezed in myself? I could do with a holiday!
MrRatty 1207857418|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Is your chest worth watching Mr Ratty?! ;-)
Oh no, I don't think so.
Columbusrat 1207857553|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I prefer to remain anonymous, it adds a certain frisson to proceedings
That's OK, EC, you can remain anonymous if you want ;)
MrRatty 1207857650|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
That's OK, EC, you can remain anonymous if you want ;)
What, Eric's here? Do you know if he's got any more guitars he wants to get rid of?
Anonymous (62.136.213.x) 1207857832|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well…. This is very cosy for temporary accomodation.
Anonymous (62.136.213.x), 1207857832|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Anonymous (81.157.186.x) 1207858714|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hi, well I'm here, having got through four laptops in two weeks, not sure why but I had to rush out this aft to buy yet ANOTHER one while my Eee with a broken screen (if that's what it is) is packed up to return but I did buy another Eee cos it's fab, cute and lovely and besides, all the others in the shop ran on Windoze Fistula except the horribly expensive Macs.
It's nice in here, but hardly home. What's wrong with the proper forum? I can log in ok but haven't tried to do anything with it.
HM
Columbusrat 1207858909|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Someone broke it, HM :( Wasn't me though!
Did you get my PM & Gunner's text BTW? Not long to go now …. ;)
Anonymous (62.136.213.x) 1207858915|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
It's wonkier than a wonky thing right now. :O(
Damn damn dammit damn……
COTW
Anonymous (62.136.213.x), 1207858915|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Anonymous (81.110.234.x) 1207858970|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
A wonky donkey? lol
Anonymous (81.110.234.x), 1207858970|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
green goddess 1207859171|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
It doesn't seem to want to let me join - said I'd already applied to join! Don't remember that one - maybe too much LAGER! ;)
green goddess, 1207859171|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
green goddess 1207859215|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hey! Looks like it let me in anyway - I'm sooo rubbish at this kind of thing LOL!
green goddess, 1207859215|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Happymama 1207859433|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
CRat, I replied to your email, and yes, did get Dave's text, but have had some horrible laptop problems AGAIN so not sure where I was in the sending of things when it broke, but I seem to remember being in the middle of compiling an email about work, so perhaps I did send you something.
I've logged in now, btw. With the fifth laptop in two weeks.
twocvbloke 1207859462|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Am I in and not just an anonymous IP address? :D
Columbusrat 1207859758|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
HM, I never got your email \o/ Do you want to try again, at the moc.liamelgoog|tarsubmuloc#moc.liamelgoog|tarsubmuloc address? There's still time (just)!
2CVB, yes, you're properly in now!!!
MrRatty 1207859771|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
GG said "It doesn't seem to want to let me join - said I'd already applied to join!"
Ah, wiki site membership … sorry I don't check requests as often as I should - you should be accepted now :) Must check more frequently in future.
Tanya2 1207859986|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hi all,
looks like there's another Tanya out there ( scary thought eh?) so I have had to change ID for the wiki. Pint of cider please…
Tanya
Anonymous (78.145.139.x) 1207860099|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
EC? Who is EC?
I had thought of having a dig at Ratty's grammar as a clue, but couldn't find any mistakes so far…
Eric Clapton ought to give allitalic text//// his guitars away. Or burn them. Should have done it straight after recording Disraeli gears in fact.
Anonymous (78.145.139.x), 1207860099|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
MrRatty 1207860318|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Is that there a Rhomboid? This new guess who game is quite fun!
Chickenofthewoods 1207860533|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
[Bibliography item label not found.]
Am I in under my own name now? Sheesh… all this learning new skills on the hoof. I need a beer!
Chickenofthewoods, 1207860533|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207860580|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Phew!!! Thank goodness I spotted that highly embarrassing stray apostrophe in my first post and edited it out in time!
Personally I'd have let him get at least as far as Slowhand before nicking his guitars, but maybe not much further than that.
Anonymous (82.2.219.x) 1207860652|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well that's very worrying. I even think of leaving and the whole place falls apart!
Not sure I can handle that much responsibility. ;)
Anonymous (82.2.219.x), 1207860652|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
green goddess 1207860662|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well. I did think I'd escape to the forum for a bit - DH is talking motorbikes. AGAIN. He's just gone and bought another one before he's even put his up for sale! Oh well - I think a G&T and I'll just have to get back to listening to him if it's all broken here - hope this is a short term thing. Not sure I'll last too long! :)
green goddess, 1207860662|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207860766|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Talking of which Mr Ratty's still hunting for a white Strat, and needs it more urgently now, as DS2 has purloined his guitar, and was last heard trying to wring Stairway to Heaven out of it … maybe I could try Freecycle?
twocvbloke 1207860772|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
It'd be nice to have an angry rant, but, the thread doesn't work… :(
Chickenofthewoods 1207861216|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well, big thanks o Mr R for the accomodation at such short notice, but I think I'll call it a day and wait to see what tomorrow brings. Enjoy yourselves!
XXXXXXXXXXX.
Chickenofthewoods, 1207861216|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Columbusrat 1207861264|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I've just set up and Angry Rant thread, just for you, 2CVB … well, not just for you, of course, I'm sure a few others could use an angry rant:
http://mrratty.wikidot.com/forum/t-52717/the-angry-rant-thread
twocvbloke 1207861329|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
*wanders off for an angry rant…*
:D
twocvbloke 1207861790|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
That's better… :D
seileasdar 1207861945|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Gosh, golly,
a day of getting two loads of training AND jumping over my shadow to answer the phone :D is catching up with me I think.
A day of errands and loads of college work ahead of me.
And I still want to watch the most recent Dr Who…
Anonymous (78.145.139.x) 1207862259|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Would Mr Ratty like a pastel coloured Versace suit a la Don Johnson to go with that Strat?
Anonymous (78.145.139.x), 1207862259|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
seileasdar 1207862462|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hi Billy! :D
Columbusrat 1207862643|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Mr Ratty says you can keep the suit, Billy, as he knows you love wearing it (suits you better, too!), but he'll happily make do with a Ferrari Daytona.
Columbusrat 1207863243|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Nighty night folks. Please try not to break this forum overnight!
Anonymous (88.109.21.x) 1207863543|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oooh hello everyone…just been watching last nights Frankie Howard thing….I met him several times ( had a Dad who was "something senior" in ATV /Central, so lots of famous stars etc were Uncle this and Auty that…odd to see them portrayed on the screen…
DH find it highly amusing..
Barrel of Abbot please!
anyone guessed me yet??
Anonymous (88.109.21.x), 1207863543|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
twocvbloke 1207864263|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Would it not be a good idea to close the forum until the difficulties have been resolved? Or is the Admin panel also malfunctioning? :S
Anonymous (86.163.85.x) 1207864420|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Its me, mrsn….but I think i will be anonymous………anyway…..I am drinking in order to get over the shock of…….em well I was so shocked I drunk to forget, so I'll stick with the horrible wine I got in for the MIL but she didn't drink it she stuck with the whisky…but it's not that bad, well when there's nothing else in……..so there you go….
what's happening with everybody, who is here…
Anonymous (86.163.85.x), 1207864420|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
seileasdar 1207864691|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I am sort of… just on my way out and in (to bed).
night everyone ,
let's hope our normal abode is fixed soon and that awful black sucking draft avoided soon.
Not that it is not really nice here…. but… oh well… you know?
Night!
Anonymous (86.25.29.x) 1207865048|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I've not closed the forum on purpose as PMs are still working, so folk can still get in touch with one another via that mechanism. Closing it wouldn't really help much seeing as the backend MySQL database seems to have hosed/missing tables so is probably going to need to be restored from a backup (though it might well need to be closed at short notice if such a restore is done so as to not corrupt partially restored tables - be warned folks). Lets hope the hosting company have made a backup recently…
Anonymous (86.25.29.x), 1207865048|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Denise Nesbitt 1207865404|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
IS this me?
Denise Nesbitt, 1207865404|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Denise Nesbitt 1207865424|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Yes….it is me!
Denise Nesbitt, 1207865424|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
twocvbloke 1207865451|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Ah, Backups are good, but only if they're recent!!! If they're a decent host, they should do daily backups, and if not, move somewhere else (I know I know, you've already moved it recently!!!)… :)
twocvbloke 1207865907|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well, I'm off to my home, got a cat with war wounds to tend to (Spud!!!), and then feed myself!!! lol
Night all, hope the forum's back soon!!! :D
Hairyloon 1207866410|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I'd be inclined to agree with 2CVB, I'd got the impression that it's not a particularly cheap host; if they're not giving value for money ditch them.
compostwoman 1207867434|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Well no one guessed it was me, so I have had to log in…
I can't help thinking we need to move to a better host….it seems to have comprehensively broken now…..
Am off to do compostwoman stuff outside Te$co in Hereford tomorrow……..
and next week we are planting up the veg beds at school and having a Welly wednesday in support of HDRA!!
Am knackered so am off to bed now…night night peeps
compostwoman, 1207867434|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Anonymous (195.93.21.x) 1207893329|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Yeah, but did you really have to bring the whales, Gunners?
In case anyone's wondering when we throw to a new page … we don't. The wiki hosts hadn't quite predicted that anyone would ever want a thread running into thousands of posts! I'm going to start a new thread for today, and then see if I can work out how to lock this one. Haven't got a clue at the moment!
Anonymous (195.93.21.x), 1207893329|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Wrenbird 1207895892|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I'm HERE gunners! Morning all, I've brought the full works with me to add to Gunners grub!
Bollix looks VERY disgruntled though, best keep out of his way for a while, I've got the Gauntletts with me, so I'll just put him over there in that big box with a blankie and his food and gf, and he should be fine. The kittins are too busy exploring to be a problem!
Columbusrat 1207897199|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oh burgers, I think I've just managed to edit your post, Gunners, instead of creating a new one. Anyway, in lieu of pages, we're off to a new thread for today. 'Tis here: http://mrratty.wikidot.com/forum/t-52791/friday-in-the-bunker
Right, let's see if I can work out how to lock this one ….
