Happy New Year 2019

[ombugge]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!!!

[ombugge]

We have entered the year 2019 in traditional (Dutch) fashion here in Aalesund, Norway:

The first bath of the year The traditional New Year’s bath at Tueneset came off the pile for tenth time today. MartinÅrseth martin.arset@smp.no
Job Bakker has been an organizer from the first bath, together with Gert Jan-Brink, Linda Eidset and Barry Lower. They have taken a Dutch tradition from the 1960s to Sunnmøre, namely to bathe on New Year’s Day. This year there were 31 bathers, a little less than usual. In the top year they had about 75 bathers. - It’s probably a little fewer this year because of the weather, says Bakker. After the bath, they got served hot soup and a bonfire to warm up.

[c.captain]

here’s a dime to call someone who cares

[ombugge]

You obviously haven’t changed much during the holiday. Still the same grumpy old fart.

BTW; Telephone calls are available for free and cash money is obsolete in Norway these days, so here is your 10 cent in return:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (If you still remember how it is to be happy, that is??)

[c.captain]

BAH! I wished you were that old fool drifting out there in that barrel but even if you were I am sure you’d still be posting on here just to keep your record of irritating us unbroken

[ombugge]

Are you speaking in third person now??

[KPChief]

Happy New Year to everyone and as an early Christmas present for 2019 am happy to close this thread.