Capetonian.

General Chit Chat
Post Reply
Message
Author
jimtherev
Station Padre
Station Padre
Posts: 1422
Joined: Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:40 pm
Location: A country mouse in Derbyshire
Gender:
Age: 85

Re: Capetonian.

#161 Post by jimtherev » Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:23 pm

Wonderful vase - like Mike, one-of-a-kind, never forgotten.
Another +1 to all the compliments etc above.
Top
User avatar
OFSO
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 18684
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:39 pm
Location: Teddington UK and Roses Catalunia
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Capetonian.

#162 Post by OFSO » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:07 am

Anyone listening to Steve Allen on LBC this morning will have heard him talking about scammers and scammer-baiters, and how one unnamed individual fooled a scammer for over a year into believing money was just-about to be sent. Both OFSOs said "must have been Cape... "
Top
User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Re: Capetonian.

#163 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:27 am

Mike always disapproved of my music and the amount I played, and told me so to my face, and thus it is with a frog in my throat (and he disapproved of those too), that I will post this last vale from me here to him...

Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Top
User avatar
OFSO
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 18684
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:39 pm
Location: Teddington UK and Roses Catalunia
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Capetonian.

#164 Post by OFSO » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:38 pm

Mrs Capetonian came for a long lunch today. A time of reminiscences, laughter and not a few tears. She said it's as if Mike is away on one of his journies, which I feel, he is. One we all must take sooner or later.

She sends her regards and thanks to everyone here for the condolences which were posted.

Below, with the Remembrance Vase Mrs OFSO made for her.
IMG_20200922_193249.jpg
Top
User avatar
Ex-Ascot
Test Pilot
Test Pilot
Posts: 13127
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:16 am
Location: Botswana but sometimes Greece
Gender:
Age: 68

Re: Capetonian.

#165 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:07 am

A day to raise our glasses (even non alcoholic) to Mike, a very special guy, who sailed off into the sunset a year ago today. Cheers Mike. B-)
Attachments
Mike.jpg
Mike.jpg (113.73 KiB) Viewed 489 times
'Yes, Madam, I am drunk, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly.' Sir Winston Churchill.
Top
User avatar
Rwy in Sight
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 6746
Joined: Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:04 pm
Location: Lost in an FIR somewhere
Gender:

Re: Capetonian.

#166 Post by Rwy in Sight » Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:25 am

Thank you for posting that Ex-A. I count myself happy that thanks to you I had a chance to meet him.
Top
User avatar
OFSO
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 18684
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:39 pm
Location: Teddington UK and Roses Catalunia
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Capetonian.

#167 Post by OFSO » Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:36 am

Nice photo, I forwarded it to Carmen.
Top
User avatar
Ex-Ascot
Test Pilot
Test Pilot
Posts: 13127
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:16 am
Location: Botswana but sometimes Greece
Gender:
Age: 68

Re: Capetonian.

#168 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:39 am

Rwy in Sight wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:25 am
 Thank you for posting that Ex-A. I count myself happy that thanks to you I had a chance to meet him.
At the end of the day it was down to Alison.
'Yes, Madam, I am drunk, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly.' Sir Winston Churchill.
Top
User avatar
Wodrick
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 8364
Joined: Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:23 am
Location: Torrox Campo, Andalucia.
Gender:
Age: 74

Re: Capetonian.

#169 Post by Wodrick » Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:45 am

For my own reasons I'll drink to that.
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ITORRO10?cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash
Top
Magnus
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 3484
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:42 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Gender:
Age: 71

Re: Capetonian.

#170 Post by Magnus » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:18 am

Still enjoy the memory of a few hours spent in Jinglin' Geordie's bar in Edinburgh in Mike's excellent company. He later gave us some helpful advice when he heard we were visiting ZA, but sadly we couldn't meet up again as he was in Ireland when we were in Cape Town.
Top
User avatar
admin
Chief Engineer
Posts: 1243
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:58 am
Location: By a sunny beach on Port Philip Bay.
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Capetonian.

#171 Post by admin » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:59 am

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:07 am
 A day to raise our glasses (even non alcoholic) to Mike, a very special guy, who sailed off into the sunset a year ago today. Cheers Mike. B-)
++1

Alison/Admin
Top
John Hill
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 5719
Joined: Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:40 pm
Location: Aotearoa

Re: Capetonian.

#172 Post by John Hill » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:01 pm

TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:27 am
 Mike always disapproved of my music and the amount I played, and told me so to my face, and thus it is with a frog in my throat (and he disapproved of those too), that I will post this last vale from me here to him...
Dear Mr Goblin, I am sorry I never met your friend Mike but I do applaud your choice of music and I hope you will play the same when my time comes! :)
Been in data comm since we formed the bits individually with a Morse key.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Crewroom”