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I Left My Bus Fare at the Pub, and......

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I couldn't tell you exactly but I seem to remember it taking a helluva long time. Calculating by the Naismith rule ( 1 hour for every 3 miles and a half hour extra for every 1000ft of ascent ) and given that I walked very fast in those days, I would estimate about 12 or 13 hours. The last section from Cardiff to Newport was sheer torture. I tried hitching but passing motorists could tell from shoddy and shambolic gait that I was a shiftless and feckless young ne'erdowell on his way back from the boozer.

updated by @ceri-shaw: 08/29/16 02:58:17AM

I Left My Bus Fare at the Pub, and......

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Nice one...I think we should feature this and do a broadcast email.....lol.

I Left My Bus Fare at the Pub, and......

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Intriguing....please elaborate....lol.

I Left My Bus Fare at the Pub, and......

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hahahahaha...and let this be a reminder to us all that the road to hell is paved with drunken good intentions. Diolch Ian.

I Left My Bus Fare at the Pub, and......

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Inspired by Ians recent posts on the related topics of misspent youth and woefully inadequate travel arrangements I thought it might be fun to invite members to embarrass themselves with similar tales in this forum. I enjoyed a number of bracing walks in my teens and twenties having neglected to provide myself with the means to get home after a good night out. I heve walked from Pontypridd to Cardiff on a number of occasions. I avoided walking from Barry to Grangetown one fine day after me and my mate were picked up by a passing garbage truck ( we got off the Waverley at the wrong port ). But I still consider my finest achievement in this area to be my 40 mile or so odyssey from Llwynypia to Chepstow Rd , Newport. If anyone can help me out with the exact distance I would be eternally grateful. All in all my drinking habits in those years kept me as fit as a fiddle.If drinking beer was an Olympic event I know that this group could field a strong team So hows about it? Regale us with your tales of drunken misadventure. It doesnt have to involve a long walk home although I have always thought that a good 20 mile hike is the perfect way to end a perfect evening. If its all too embarrassing create a sockpuppet and post anonymously. And if its good ( and more than a 1000 words in length ) enter it for the short story competition! I'm sure you can make it relevant to one or other of the photos there.

updated by @ceri-shaw: 01/15/18 02:32:35AM

Top Ten Welsh Albums of 2008

Welsh Music

errrrm...no 'fraid not. We'll need a whole new category for that one.....lol.

Top Ten Welsh Albums of 2008

Welsh Music

Nominate your favorite Welsh or Welsh American album of 2008 here. Nominations are open till Jan 1st. Voting will take place during January. Feel free to throw in a few youtube links if you can find them. The idea is to showcase the musical explosion that has taken place in recent years and give people a few ideas for christmas presents.

I'll kick off by nominating the most obvious choice. "Rockferry" by Duffy ( released March 2008 )Heres the title track from YouTube. Rockferry And heres her homepage. Duffy Official Site

Rockferry

updated by @ceri-shaw: 12/15/15 03:05:51AM

Great idea! Will start contacting local radio stations in Oregon first thing Monday morning.

This thread has been dormant for some time but now seems like a good time to revive it. This year for only the second time in recent history there is a national event in America on St David's Day. The St. David's Day special hosted by Sean Owens of IRFT Celtic Radio will attract lesteners from all over America and around the world. It will feature contributions by dozens of Welsh bands and performers in all genres. In short it will be a truly Welsh American celebration of our national saints day. We hope that all Americymru members will join with us in thanking Sean Owens and Dave Parry for the pioneering work that they did on this and more importantly.... we hope you'll all tune in on the day and tell your friends about it. Obviously this is a great opportunity for Welsh performers to be heard in the US but more importantly it's an opportunity for a 24 hour party and celebration that we can all join in with. Tune in for Wales:)"And gentlemen in Walesland now a-bedShall think themselves accursed they were not here,And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaksThat partied with us upon Saint David's day."( with apologies to W.S. )

http://www.irftradio.comlu.com/stdavids.html

March 1st is declared Welsh-American Heritage Day in the State of Oregon. Heres the proclamation ( or see the PDF at the bottom of the page ) :-

This is a bit pixelated so try the PDF below:-