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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,270
    A warm welcome back to @barryt007 and @bigladiesman!
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    edited July 2019 Posts: 624
    Hello everybody! I'm back but I can't say for how long, as I'm notorious for logging in, posting a few times, and then waiting 3 years to post again. We got some news today about Bond 25 that made me log in to see reactions to it. I'll try to pop in now and again from now until April 2020 (and hopefully beyond!)

    I honestly don't try to ignore you guys, but times change, careers happen, new hobbies form, but I can assure you I'm the same ol' TopGearJB007 who is obsessed with James Bond. This is my 13th anniversary of being on MI6, back when it was mi6.co.uk (keeping the british end up!)

    Also, my username hasn't aged well haha.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Hello old pal,great to see you !!

    Howz life ?
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    edited July 2019 Posts: 624
    @barryt007 I'm good, thanks for asking! How are you? You still like James Bond? ;)
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Oh yes !!!

    No change on that front he he ,still driving friends and families mad about everything 007 !
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    Sure am! haha
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,569
    Great to hear from you, @TopGearJB007! I'm glad it was a reply to my comment which marked your return. I hope you're as pumped for B25 as me, I like to think it will be on CR-level awesomeness.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    QBranch wrote: »
    Great to hear from you, @TopGearJB007! I'm glad it was a reply to my comment which marked your return. I hope you're as pumped for B25 as me, I like to think it will be on CR-level awesomeness.

    Well, you gave Gasly wayyyy too much credit. :)) I had to say something.

    Yes, I hope it will be a good movie.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,569
    TopGearJB007 wrote: »
    Well, you gave Gasly wayyyy too much credit. :)) I had to say something.
    :)) Hey, I credited my boy Jimbo as being quicker than both F1 drivers! Mind you, he most likely had some 'optional extras' installed.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    If I've learned anything from the movies, anyone in danger is immediately good at stuff as soon as they begin.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,569
    Cue Elvis and his magical disappearing pants.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    His pants have left the building.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,569
    Haha! They were on their last leg.
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,722
    I'm off to Vanuatu - for a week. Snorkelling, swimming, sun and sand. Planning to read a bit of Thunderball while I'm there to amplify the Bondian exoticism of the experience.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    Enjoy your downtime, @Major_Boothroyd.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,176
    That all sounds just fabulous. Enjoy!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    I'm off to Vanuatu - for a week. Snorkelling, swimming, sun and sand. Planning to read a bit of Thunderball while I'm there to amplify the Bondian exoticism of the experience.

    It is perhaps not that far from Isthmus?
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    I'm off to Vanuatu - for a week. Snorkelling, swimming, sun and sand. Planning to read a bit of Thunderball while I'm there to amplify the Bondian exoticism of the experience.

    Fantastic Major B x bring us back TB style photos !
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    With this post it's time for a break.

    I see more and more trolling on this website than before and hence no longer a fun Bondian community.

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,173
    @ToTheRight
    Can you tell me where this trolling is taking place? Thank you.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,569
    @ToTheRight I enjoy reading your comments, they're funny and contemplative.

    There are some individuals here who could use a lesson in manners, but don't let em get to you; and don't even waste your time responding (unless of course, you have a killer comeback)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    QBranch wrote: »
    @ToTheRight I enjoy reading your comments, they're funny and contemplative.

    There are some individuals here who could use a lesson in manners, but don't let em get to you; and don't even waste your time responding (unless of course, you have a killer comeback)

    QBranchth speaketh the truth.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
    Posts: 8,253
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    QBranch wrote: »
    @ToTheRight I enjoy reading your comments, they're funny and contemplative.

    There are some individuals here who could use a lesson in manners, but don't let em get to you; and don't even waste your time responding (unless of course, you have a killer comeback)

    QBranchth speaketh the truth.

    I dislike the +1 posts, but in this case I can only say +1.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,176
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    I dislike the +1 posts, but in this case I can only say +1.

    Me too, and me too.

    @ToTheRight, I hope you'll either reconsider, or have a good break and bounce back to us soon.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,092
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    With this post it's time for a break.

    I see more and more trolling on this website than before and hence no longer a fun Bondian community.

    A break is never a bad thing I am thinking the same, take it easy
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited July 2019 Posts: 19,339
    Don't be a stranger @ToTheRight .
    What will the 'Comments while you watch' threads be without you !!!
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    edited August 2019 Posts: 2,722
    Back to the Mi6 Community page as it is the last day of holidays in Vanuatu. Thank for the Bon voyage send offs you lovely people! I'm now back in the main city of Port Vila and have to catch an early morning flight back to Isthmus tomorrow and then the crushing reality of work the next day.

    Have spent a week in some of the most beautiful beaches. The remote island of Espirtu Santo was the highlight. Spent four days in a simple hut on the shore of Lannoc Beach. Literally thirty metres from the shoreline. Around the corner is Champagne Beach - one of the most idyllic settings ever. Found coconuts on the beach, drank the coconut water, then cracked it open and ate the flesh as I read Thunderball on the beach next to my wife. It was perfection.

    Thunderball was a good read, even if the experience was more like Crab Key. I even swam up from snorkelling and would show my wife a shell and say 'I can sell these in Miami for 50 dollars! 50!' She would look blankly, knowing I was making a reference to some film, probably a Bond one...

    Excellent snorkelling all around Vanuatu. A real highlight for you Bond fans would be Million Dollar Point where the Americans pushed all their military vehicles into the water at the end of world war 2. You can snorkel down and see the rusted jeeps and ships. It's both haunting and beautiful as colourful coral breathes new life into the watery graveyard. Attracting luminously bright fish who swim all around you. It's quite a unique marvel.

    Glad to be back and will join the 'Award Winning Bond Comments' thread when I watch Thunderball (which will be shortly!)
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    Back to the Mi6 Community page as it is the last day of holidays in Vanuatu. Thank for the Bon voyage send offs you lovely people! I'm now back in the main city of Port Vila and have to catch an early morning flight back to Isthmus tomorrow and then the crushing reality of work the next day.

    Have spent a week in some of the most beautiful beaches. The remote island of Espirtu Santo was the highlight. Spent four days in a simple hut on the shore of Lannoc Beach. Literally thirty metres from the shoreline. Around the corner is Champagne Beach - one of the most idyllic settings ever. Found coconuts on the beach, drank the coconut water, then cracked it open and ate the flesh as I read Thunderball on the beach next to my wife. It was perfection.

    Thunderball was a good read, even if the experience was more like Crab Key. I even swam up from snorkelling and would show my wife a shell and say 'I can sell these in Miami for 50 dollars! 50!' She would look blankly, knowing I was making a reference to some film, probably a Bond one...

    Excellent snorkelling all around Vanuatu. A real highlight for you Bond fans would be Million Dollar Point where the Americans pushed all their military vehicles into the water at the end of world war 2. You can snorkel down and see the rusted jeeps and ships. It's both haunting and beautiful as colourful coral breathes new life into the watery graveyard. Attracting luminously bright fish who swim all around you. It's quite a unique marvel.

    Glad to be back and will join the 'Award Winning Bond Comments' thread when I watch Thunderball (which will be shortly!)

    Fantastic post and a warm welcome back Major B !!!!
    Any photos ??
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,722
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    Back to the Mi6 Community page as it is the last day of holidays in Vanuatu. Thank for the Bon voyage send offs you lovely people! I'm now back in the main city of Port Vila and have to catch an early morning flight back to Isthmus tomorrow and then the crushing reality of work the next day.

    Have spent a week in some of the most beautiful beaches. The remote island of Espirtu Santo was the highlight. Spent four days in a simple hut on the shore of Lannoc Beach. Literally thirty metres from the shoreline. Around the corner is Champagne Beach - one of the most idyllic settings ever. Found coconuts on the beach, drank the coconut water, then cracked it open and ate the flesh as I read Thunderball on the beach next to my wife. It was perfection.

    Thunderball was a good read, even if the experience was more like Crab Key. I even swam up from snorkelling and would show my wife a shell and say 'I can sell these in Miami for 50 dollars! 50!' She would look blankly, knowing I was making a reference to some film, probably a Bond one...

    Excellent snorkelling all around Vanuatu. A real highlight for you Bond fans would be Million Dollar Point where the Americans pushed all their military vehicles into the water at the end of world war 2. You can snorkel down and see the rusted jeeps and ships. It's both haunting and beautiful as colourful coral breathes new life into the watery graveyard. Attracting luminously bright fish who swim all around you. It's quite a unique marvel.

    Glad to be back and will join the 'Award Winning Bond Comments' thread when I watch Thunderball (which will be shortly!)

    Fantastic post and a warm welcome back Major B !!!!
    Any photos ??

    Thanks @barryt007 - I will post some photos once I'm back home. Need to start a Flickr account to store them! I think there should be some good ones for all you fans of tropical bond settings (and let's face it. Who among us isn't?!)
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,134
    Welcome back @Major_Boothroyd sounds like you had a fantastic time.
    Look forward to seeing some photos.
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