Thank you...

[Lozzo]

Messie and Supervox for planning a top weekend for the attendees of AR09. A fantastically organised campsite and pub, with easily the best organised ride-out I have ever done, on some excellent roads.

You outdid yourselves - be proud.

If anyone else was one of the organisation crew, then thanks to you too.

[davepreston]

cheers messie and vox banter was great, wouldnt know about the rideout but meh
had a right giggle ,met some top people defenitly worth the marathon trip
big thanks to spidy in perticular for making me come and cheering me right up
bluefish your a diamond for draging me down appreciate it
and finaly cheers to the org for makeing the weekend a minter thankyou all

[Paul the 6th]

I said it was gonna be rubbish all along :razz:

thank you thank you thank you.. Love ya messie :)

[Von Teese]

Thank you from us too..

To the markers, always laughing joking around smiling and waving etc, you made me laugh at every turn!

To Messie, what a brilliant set up, I was most impressed.
Like I said to you, we had expected so much less.
We had a wonderful time!

To everyone else that made my first AR a brilliant experience ....Thank You!!

[dizzyblonde]

I love you both.:smt049:smt038:thumright:

That is all. :-):riding:

[keith_d]

Yep, thanks to all the people who made the AR happen. Sally who managed to find the perfect venue, Supervox for leading us around the lanes, and all the markers who made sure we didn't get lost.

You've set the bar pretty high for next year.

Keith

[the_lone_wolf]

I managed to grab both of you before leaving, but I'll say it here as well

THANKS

It was a fantastic weekend, both the site arrangements and the rideout...

Byron

[Binky]

Great all round, really well organised.

Spot on. Thanks to the unsung heroes as well (Hog Roast, BBQ, Fire etc). :thumbsup:

[maviczap]

I've posted my thanks on another thread, but it won't hurt to say it again! :pl:

Thanks to Messie & Supervox, great weekend, great rideout. Thanks to all the markers out on the ride. :smt038

Sorry I didn't get to talk to everyone, maybe next year?

[ArtyLady]

There ya go.....Essex wasn't so bad after all! ;) :D

[TazDaz]

+1. Thanks to everyone for making it a brilliant weekend for me!

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

Thanks to everyone who organised this years AR.

Sally - great venue, great food and great weather :D

Supervox - great rideout with some lovely roads and views

All the markers - you did an excellent job, made me laugh & no-one got lost :D

And it was lovely to meet the rest of the .orgers who attended. Was great to catch up people and meet new people. Sorry I didn't get to speak to everyone but there is always next year ;)

[Kate Moss]

I had a great weekend - thanks to all who made it what it was.

[phil24_7]

Cheers all, much love!

[gruntygiggles]

I didn't get a chance to say goodbye, but Messie, Supervox and anyone else who helped with this weekend, THANK YOU SO MUCH! It was a fabulous weekend with a great site and to be able to bring all the dogs away and still relax with so many people and other dogs around was amazing. Thank you also to everyone that came down our end for playing with the Dogs, Me and Stretch have never seen him so comfortable with so many people.

The Org is truly a great place and this year will take some beating.

Well done and thank you again xxx

[dizzyblonde]

I really loved the little touch with the org pucks, the lucky bag, and the little key rings.
That was a lovely finishing momento. Every little detail really well thought out.

BTW, Mr and Mrs Vox, thanks for bringing your two little monsters, they were little gorgeous angels. They really did make me laugh....a lot :-)

[fizzwheel]

I have showered and am stuffed with curry... so...

Thank you to Sally and Jonathan, fantastic weekend, a credit to both of you and just reward for the hard work you've both put in to make that happen

I loved the rideout route, I never get to ride narrow tricky nadgery hairpin bends like that as they dont really exist in my area, it was great to tackle some new roads and get my rusty riding skills sharpened up again.

Fantastic job by the markers again and when I had my bib on it was really appreciated how easy everybody made it for me to safely and cleanly make my way past you all.

It never ceases to amaze me how we can have some niggles and bickering over an event like this and yet when we all get to the field how everybody is determined to have a great time and any past history is all forgotten.

You're all legends every single one of you. Its so nice to see a field full of at times, grubby, drunk, wet but most importantly happy smiling bikers having a bl**dy brilliant time, its a credit to you all. You guys make this forum and these events what they are.

Lastly an apology, AR's get bigger every year and its bl**dy brilliant how every year theres loads of people that I dont know and havent met, Its getting near on impossible now to get round and speak to everybody and I can only apologise that I never managed to get to speak to you all.

Lastly Grunty Giggles you are evil and you know why ;):smt008

[squirrel_hunter]

Thanks to everyone who helped with the organization and planning that made the weekend happen. And thanks to everyone who made the weekend.

[phil24_7]

I really loved the little touch with the org pucks, the lucky bag...

The what??? Guess I missed them. That'll teach me for turning up late!!

[Von Teese]

There were loads left over, message Messie, Im sure she will send you one :)

[dizzyblonde]

there were a few scattered round the field too...the pucks that is.

[phil24_7]

Thought people were cleaning up after themselves? That's terribly uncouth! :D

[gruntygiggles]

I have showered and am stuffed with curry... so...

Thank you to Sally and Jonathan, fantastic weekend, a credit to both of you and just reward for the hard work you've both put in to make that happen

I loved the rideout route, I never get to ride narrow tricky nadgery hairpin bends like that as they dont really exist in my area, it was great to tackle some new roads and get my rusty riding skills sharpened up again.

Fantastic job by the markers again and when I had my bib on it was really appreciated how easy everybody made it for me to safely and cleanly make my way past you all.

It never ceases to amaze me how we can have some niggles and bickering over an event like this and yet when we all get to the field how everybody is determined to have a great time and any past history is all forgotten.

You're all legends every single one of you. Its so nice to see a field full of at times, grubby, drunk, wet but most importantly happy smiling bikers having a bl**dy brilliant time, its a credit to you all. You guys make this forum and these events what they are.

Lastly an apology, AR's get bigger every year and its bl**dy brilliant how every year theres loads of people that I dont know and havent met, Its getting near on impossible now to get round and speak to everybody and I can only apologise that I never managed to get to speak to you all.

Lastly Grunty Giggles you are evil and you know why ;):smt008


Yes Fizz......yes I am!:smt077:smt098:smt056

[Von Teese]

I can vouch for that, although she did give me nice biscuits and cakes and looked after my dogs!

[dizzyblonde]

you mean I missed GG's cakes :-(

[gruntygiggles]

you mean I missed GG's cakes :-(


The hardy ones that were still up at 2am Sunday even got soup....lol.

[Cazza]

The hardy ones that were still up at 2am Sunday even got soup....lol.

Yes - and 2 portions of it. Thank you so much GG, it was very yummy and just what I needed. :D

[Von Teese]

I missed the soup, but that was Paul's fault for making me dress up :(
Got the cakes tho!!!! :)

[_Stretchie_]

Lastly Grunty Giggles you are evil and you know why ;):smt008


So when you getting a dog??? Don't forget the deal.. You can have WHATEVER BIKE YOU WISH.

And if you don't get one, Viper, Saxo and me will each buy Liz a dog and she won't be allowed to give it back because that would be rude

;)

[gruntygiggles]

Yes - and 2 portions of it. Thank you so much GG, it was very yummy and just what I needed. :D


You're very welcome. I was worried there would be no takers......my lot had loads, but there was loads left over and I would have hated having to throw it away!

[gruntygiggles]

So when you getting a dog??? Don't forget the deal.. You can have WHATEVER BIKE YOU WISH.

And if you don't get one, Viper, Saxo and me will each buy Liz a dog and she won't be allowed to give it back because that would be rude

;)


I love you and Fizz.....you know they will!

Now....back to the thank you's.............

[Von Teese]

So when you getting a dog??? Don't forget the deal.. You can have WHATEVER BIKE YOU WISH.

And if you don't get one, Viper, Saxo and me will each buy Liz a dog and she won't be allowed to give it back because that would be rude

;)

Ive already told Liz she can have ours!!!

[dizzyblonde]

The hardy ones that were still up at 2am Sunday even got soup....lol.

whaaaa, I'm such a lightweight. I missed soup:smt090

[Cazza]

Thank you Messie & Supervox for a brilliant weekend and rideout route!

You put in vast amounts of time and effort - and it was all tippety top. :D

THANK YOU.

[jambo]

Thank you to all the organisers, I had a brilliant time. I have no great memory for names and faces so I'm pretty sure I just stopped asking people's names after a bit. In retrospect that might have seemed rude, but I loved meeting so many new people, all of whome were a giggle.

The site was great, the route lovely and we wanted for damn near nothing. What a fantastic weekend!

See you lovely people soon!

Jambo & Jo

[SoulKiss]

Thanks to Messie for sticking with it during the "moany" times and getting the AR sorted out so well.

Thanks to Supervox for having dragged himself out on those "awful boring" (NOT!) Essex roads all those times to find an excellent route for us.

Thanks to the Markers for making the ride go well.

and finally

Thanks to everyone else who was there and made it a great weekend.

[Sosha]

Cheers all. Brilliant Weekend - Good job on the weather too.

[martianskippy]

Big Thanks and Kudos from Kate & and little ol' drunk me :) The weekend was nothing short of brilliant and we enjoyed ourselves immensely - Sally and Jonathan - you are my heroes! Problem is no one will want to organise next year's AR now you have raised the bar so high!

Ps. hope I did not manage to offend anyone during my Saturday night drunken antics (still can't remember much..)

[Quiff Wichard]

Thanks all..
as above - brilliant. well organised. wanted for nothing.


and like fizz said sorry didnt get to speak to every one.. had the intention of walking around and chatting to new folk.. but sat night I felt a bit off.. so sat still.



Ta to all for letting me past as a marker.. was asked last thting and was worried I wouldnt get back to the front being 2 up. but we did and it was all good..

feel low today its post AR depression methinks

[chris8886]

i'd like to add my thanks to messie and supervox for their efforts in the organisation of the site and rideout etc. you really did a superb job. and to all those who helped them out with other bits n pieces. i had a great time this weekend! thanks also to stretchie for showing the way to tescos for the beer run on friday evening and carrying the soho massives order back to the site. it was also great to meet some new people and say hi again to those i've met before. i'd also like to say a sheepish sorry for any of my antics on saturday evening anyone may not have liked, i'd had one or two bevvies and i do have a few blank bits of memory :rolleyes:

The hardy ones that were still up at 2am Sunday even got soup....lol.

and it was daaaaaaamn good tasty stuff!

[ophic]

feel low today its post AR depression methinks
+1. Post AR blues - could be an annual condition. You lot rock :D

not sure why all the bikes were there at our SUV.org annual doggy meet, but it was all awesome anyway =D>

[gruntygiggles]

i'd like to add my thanks to messie and supervox for their efforts in the organisation of the site and rideout etc. you really did a superb job. and to all those who helped them out with other bits n pieces. i had a great time this weekend! thanks also to stretchie for showing the way to tescos for the beer run on friday evening and carrying the soho massives order back to the site. it was also great to meet some new people and say hi again to those i've met before. i'd also like to say a sheepish sorry for any of my antics on saturday evening anyone may not have liked, i'd had one or two bevvies and i do have a few blank bits of memory :rolleyes:



and it was daaaaaaamn good tasty stuff!


Thank you :kiss:

[gruntygiggles]

+1. Post AR blues - could be an annual condition. You lot rock :D

not sure why all the bikes were there at our SUV.org annual doggy meet, but it was all awesome anyway =D>


Tee hee hee.....t'was certainly a doggy site this year! Seeing Kaiser and Squirrel playing was just hilarious with the size difference....lol.

I too have the post AR blues today and am really not feeling very well either. Stretch and Saxo have gone for some 4x4 fun on Salisbury today and taken the dogs so I am here trying to forget about my aching joints, head and sunburn and my stuffy nose and the feeling of exhaustion....NOT FUN.

You lot are amuzing me with your posts though....once again, the .Org showing how bloomin' marvelous it is!!!

[metalmonkey]

I just got home to my place, stayed at my folks last night and shared a bottle of wine with my grandparents over dinner, hence just got back:cool:

Really to add on what everyone has said Messie and Supervox what a brillant job well done guys.

As for everyone else that helped as well, thx.

It was great to met everyone, I don't think I got to speak everyone either the AR is getting bigger every year. It was a really awesome w/end. Take care guys.

Well back to work tomorrow for me sigh, anyone fancy going for in my place?

[Bear]

As others have said, well done Sally and Jonathon, but unlike anyone else I have no regrets for drunken behaviour, as we all know I was the picture of decorum and politeness all weekend...

[Quiff Wichard]

Bear I have to thank. I listened in on his pre rideout brief.

to paraphrase

"If you ride like a knob, if you cut anyone up, if you are drunk now and get on a bike or if you forget to get petrol and food at stop one ....
I WILL f^*k YOU UP "

[kellyjo]

+1 re post AR blues, it somehow won't seem right anymore just two of us riding out together, i'll be wondering where the other 70 are! Nevermind 363 days to go and counting..... :-)

[SoulKiss]

Bear I have to thank. I listened in on his pre rideout brief.

to paraphrase

"If you ride like a knob, if you cut anyone up, if you are drunk now and get on a bike or if you forget to get petrol and food at stop one ....
I WILL f^*k YOU UP "

Glad you said Paraphrase, because I am sure that the word "UP" at the end wasn't in there.

Remember folks the Bear always uses lube, but sometimes that can be Swarfega...

[Von Teese]

Bear I have to thank. I listened in on his pre rideout brief.

to paraphrase

"If you ride like a knob, if you cut anyone up, if you are drunk now and get on a bike or if you forget to get petrol and food at stop one ....
I WILL f^*k YOU UP "

Kind of Quiff, but he just said 'I will f...k you'


Glad you said Paraphrase, because I am sure that the word "UP" at the end wasn't in there.

I'm positive it wasn't, as I was listening very carefully........ more so after his comment 'and that goes especially for you young lady', although I think he might have been pointing at Stu not me...*sigh, one can dream!

[hovis]

thank you
:kiss:

[phil24_7]

The hardy ones that were still up at 2am Sunday even got soup....lol.

And it smelled lovely. I passed though and left more room for beer!

[Kate Moss]

THANK YOU to the twisted fire starters Phil and RichT, not only did it keep me and MrsT warm but you managed to gather pretty much all of the AR attendees together. Well done guys. x

[Kate Moss]

AND thank you Spiderman for taking me and Scoobs for the offer...pillion I mean!

[SoulKiss]

THANK YOU to the twisted fire starters Phil and RichT, not only did it keep me and MrsT warm but you managed to gather pretty much all of the AR attendees together. Well done guys. x

They provided the wood, but I provided the flame :)

[chris8886]

Thank you :kiss:

no problems, but you don't have to thank anyone. you're the hugely generous one who brought the tasty food! :D

[Lozzo]

Kind of Quiff, but he just said 'I will f...k you'



I'm positive it wasn't, as I was listening very carefully........ more so after his comment 'and that goes especially for you young lady', although I think he might have been pointing at Stu not me...*sigh, one can dream!


I distinctly recall the phrase "If you do <insert violation> I will have sex with your face" being in his briefing too.

[dizzyblonde]

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[MrsT]

Thanks Messie, Vox and all who organised for a great AR!
Thanks to all for making the weekend a fun one!
Thanks to Rich T and Phil 24_7 for the warmth!
Thanks to Kate for the madness and wavelength!
Thanks to Vox for the ride on sunday - only a few of us stayed but we all enjoyed a bimble to South End on Sea.

[RichT]

A BIG THANKS to all those involved with the AR organisation. A great weekend, thoroughly enjoyed each and every bit... funniest thing for me was watching Hovis attempt to jump on the trampoline... I think a little bit came out. :D

Messie - you're a star
Vox - great job Saturday and thanls for the rideout Sun
Markers - nice work, you made it easy for us all.
Phil 24_7 - bit more wood next time fella (that sleeper was never enough) :D
Everyone else - thanks for the memories.

In the words of Hovis " it's Fab-u-lous"

[Spiderman]

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As he said by the fire that night... I put my hands down Phil's pants and it was 'this big', i finally see what Kate sees in him.

:lol:

[Paul the 6th]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/AR09%20Essex/DSCF1290.jpg

"look, I just like to make sure they're as pert as they look... it's like taking a bike for a test ride even though you know you're not gonna buy it"

[ManxMatt34]

-I'd like to thanks Messie who was worried weeks before about this going balls up, unbelivable weekend no idea, espescially with all the money spent on me travelling and bike service and new bits of gear before i came.

-Bear for my first male/animal molestation.

-All the amazing people i met for the first time or got to know better from my first meet on Carlsberg run v1.

AndyBrad, Paulthe6th, GraciePant, DaveNumba's, DavePreston, LeedsMatt, Messie again, Binky, Girth, Wideboy, Spideyman, The other Halves of some of those mentioned, Orose, BBQ pirates (randonly forgot forum name)...Soulkiss. I'm sure i'm missing a few from there tbh, just what i have typed at the time of thinking.

As Grace summed up to me when leaving, what an emotional weekend it's been :P.

Really guys no idea, was well worth me leaving the island, and thanks to anyone else who just popped over to say hi for abit. Love you all cya all next year and some in the mean time. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (sorry couldn't resist) :P

p.s. And Hovis for Drunken Entertainmeant :P.

p.s.s. Right no more emotinal posts, back to been a man my son!