Guest Book

Johnny,
Go to the forum as Ray described via the TV/Pc at the top of the guestbook page.
Click on Register, give the necessary detail, establish your own screen name and password and hey presto!
I am now in the Forum and reading all the tripe I wrote on there between 06 and 09, but there is some good shit on there if you click on the "characters" icon.

Ray, I have tried again, how can you register to the Forum, having never registered I have no password. Isnt there some way these infiltrators be blocked????
Ray if you are in the vicinity of Vilamoura Algarve in November I would certainly give you a game if I could play.
I remember you as a very young piece of skin in Admiralty, still a youngster.
Is that to Personal.

Well, I managed to get to the Forum via the little PC/TV screen at the top right of the Cloud Observers site, but was then asked for a password, etc. which I didn't know or couldn't remember - so its back to the Guest book for me. Your very aged 'bit of skin' (thanks Ken)
Ray
By the way Johnny, it looks as if we'll be on a bowling holiday on our own!

Thanks Ken for your Email on this subject, I must admit I am amazed by the amount of Email addresses of people flogging their wares.
I tried to get on Forum but all I managed to is get back to Guestbook.
To make easier for the Administrators of the site I will go along with the recommendation of the powers that be.
I truly thought the site was to find old shipmates if that involved personal dialogue then that was fine with me, I have nothing to hide except my age.

Am inclined to agree with Spud up to a point, the barrage of weirdo email addresses appearing every day must be pain in the butt for the administrators.
However, much of the stuff I append to the guestbook is inconsequential rubbish which, if it amuses the trolls is fine by me.
I would be only too willing to use the Forum if I could find the damn thing and agree that all pertinent things could be aired on there with a greater level of security.
If the administrators read this, I would appreciate instructions by email as to how I may access the Forum, and the few contributors remaining on the guestbook may appreciate the same thing!
An opinion on this subject would be welcome from Ray "the bit of skin"
Brooker and others.
I wait with baited breath!

SPUD exposed the demise of the SE SECTION website some years ago because of the total tidal of "surfing webbers of the Nee-Soon type". Now that our 'free access' guestbook site is attaining the same degree of attention daily it is surely time to pull the plug! Who for gawds sake would put personal info on this site - it is so exposed !

In this "cyber freely available" athmosphere' access to anything not password protected is exposed - our guestbook site is very vulnerable, (As in the demise of the SE website some years ago.)

I propose we ask the 'management' to suspend or even delete, within 6 months this 'open to anybody' site.

The 'FORUM' is a suitable platform to express or even renew our thoughts and memories of the past 50 years without deletion. I'm sure John Woodside would agree with this (or not) ... etc

There is a secure alternative in the FORUM - SECURE -

The Guestbook HAS a function - but it is not for personal niceities - too exposed -it should be an introduction to the METOBS - not a platform for dialogue !

Hi Keith I am very pleased that you found a old Ship Mate and I hope your visit goes well,
I found a couple of old buddies from the early sixties. In our Branch unlike others you may have been the only rating on Board Ship and my case the only one on the Met course. so Ship Mates were few.
Ray I am sorry you have had no response for your fellow Bowlers, unless some have contacted you directly, November seems to be the popular month in my holiday resort.
Last one I watched was for the Deaf and Dumb from various Clubs in the UK. Quite something watching them celebrate in the bar after the event.

Hello Johnny,

It was very remiss of me not to thank you for your GOOD LUCK. Thanks for that. I was a short term retread in Met from 73 to 79. Had a wonderful time in the branch. Probably should have stayed longer but past decisions always take on a variable hue when viewed through different glasses.

Cheers
Keith

Hello Pete me old mate, good to hear from you. A couple of emails I sent bounced back so now I know why. I shall be heading down to the SW at some time but can pop in to see you and Julie. I will not be bothering with a car just going to use the coach and rail to get around. So if there is a bus-stop near you I will drop by.

The ship, Utrillo, gets in towards the end of August. When I get sorted I can drop you a line or a bell. None of my email addresses have changed if you wish to make contact.

All the best to you and yours,
Keith

If we could get enough bowlers together, I would willingly organise a holiday! Either outdoors abroad somewhere, or indoors in UK in Winter. I already have a bowls holiday booked for 36 from Minehead in mid-February, so am well used to organising fixtures, etc. Let's see what the respose is......

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