the flying kiwis...

[Ken Gargett]

I swear that this is true.

Leaving Nelson airport this morning, to head up to Auckland on air nz. Call to board made. We go through some old bloke having a quick check of the tickets (I think he’d put down his mop to help out). About 18 of us boarding. Quite a large new plane. Would have taken around 120-130 people. Walk out on the tarmac (in New Zealand, if you walked into the airport carrying a flame thrower which was actually belching fire, they might ask what you intended but otherwise, security is zip - yes, I know, what is there to blow up?) And up the stairs. No one at the door. Go in. No one. We all sit down in our seats. Nothing.

We wait.

And wait.

Finally, as it ticks over to take off time, a red faced hostess sticks her head around the door - “Sorry, we’ve been waiting for you in the wrong plane.” Seriously.

A few minutes later, the pilot and co-pilot rush in. Pilot looks around and says, “well, all these planes look the same.”

As soon as we are cruising, the hostess has her mobile phone out taking photos.

Somehow, we survived.

and yes, there were trout.

[JMH]

Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to kiwis

[El Presidente]

You attract drama like a **** attracts flies :-D

[Ken Gargett]

» You attract drama like a **** attracts flies :-

thank you, william shakespeare. i see you are as erudite as ever (look it up).

on the way across, i had a pass to the air nz business class lounge but as usual, got the sorry sir bit but then she relented and let me in. she said she was not that busy.

she wasn't. i was the only person in it.

eventually an elderly couple arrived. he and i chatted as we got our wheeties. his wife walks past and announces, in a very loud voice, that she was off to the ladies and for her husband to watch her bag. we both look around but, i am still the only other person.

she seserves a visit from borat.

[El Presidente]

Firstly, I use eruldite to glue my flylines to my braided loops.

Let me get this right. You flew economy but bullied yourself into the business/fist class lounge in order to attack the buffet. No real CSI unit required to confirm this.

Then...dressed as a vagrant and quaffing champagne.... you made two elderly people nervous enough to be one step away from calling security.

Looking forward to seeing the trout photo's. As you haven't posted any to date I can only assume you are waiting to get home and photoshop out the guide casting :-D

We have missed you Ken. All is well for Cuba. Macho and Des have been doing some flycasting practice in order to challenge you again for the longest cast competition. From what I witnessed...I wouldn't feel threatened,,,but Macho has called in the pro's.

Mate...when you get to the Nacional....can you arrange some of those nice Mercs to collect us at the airport? Please :-D

[Ken Gargett]

» Firstly, I use eruldite to glue my flylines to my braided loops.

»

» Let me get this right. You flew economy but bullied yourself into the

» business/fist class lounge in order to attack the buffet. No real CSI unit

» required to confirm this.

»

» Then...dressed as a vagrant and quaffing champagne.... you made two

» elderly people nervous enough to be one step away from calling security.

»

» Looking forward to seeing the trout photo's. As you haven't posted any to

» date I can only assume you are waiting to get home and photoshop out the

» guide casting :-D

»

» We have missed you Ken. All is well for Cuba. Macho and Des have been

» doing some flycasting practice in order to challenge you again for the

» longest cast competition. From what I witnessed...I wouldn't feel

» threatened,,,but Macho has called in the pro's.

»

» Mate...when you get to the Nacional....can you arrange some of those nice

» Mercs to collect us at the airport? Please :-

no, as usual you have stuffed things.

i had the appropriate seating and had been assured all was in order to use the club. i am not a member as i usually fly qantas, though why i need to explain this to you????? and you may travel fist class, but i wouldn't comment (presumably you have booked fist class for the sydney *** and lesbian parade?).

so i was entitled. and i was merely getting coffee only. - quite where this crap re the buffet came from is still a mystery, or more likely a diversion.

7 trout, all browns, all between 4 and 5 with one 5 1/2lbs, over the two days. missed none day one, which was encouraging. missed a couple day two and the line spooked a few. me falling in with a very loud splash spooked another (and most of the island) and as we were wet wading, can confirm that nz rivers still ice cold this time of year. knee has almost completely gone. trout very skittish, mostly. spectacular place to fish. 60 different rivers and some of the most beautiful country on the planet and best trout. can post (knowing me, it still amazes me that you could possibly think i could even get photoshop to work, let alone own one) but they are not quite the size of the two goodies last year (which remain in my guides all time top ten - top six actually).

and i never feel threatened by des or macho.

will chat tomorrow re cuban arrangements, though if you are still using sally stay-at-home, fair bet i'll never see you.

[JMH]

Ok rob & ken, one of you has to fess up. I just saw a little piece in todays smh about a guy who got a fish hook through the eyelid from his fishing buddy trying to cast a line. So which one of you was on the hawkesbury today?

[Ken Gargett]

» Ok rob & ken, one of you has to fess up. I just saw a little piece in

» todays smh about a guy who got a fish hook through the eyelid from his

» fishing buddy trying to cast a line. So which one of you was on the

» hawkesbury today?

provided i stay 15 feet from rob, i'm out of range.

[habanablue]

Excuse the pun, but Prez, your brilliant baiting always gets Ken 'hook line and sinker!'

[Wiley]

what a crack up!

[El Presidente]

»

Priceless!

[Colt45]

Leave it to Ken to leave for weeks at a time, only to come back and stir things up

where there had been peace and harmony. But this time, he may have a point....