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My ego would love it, but I have no backstory - I'll never get on X Factor!
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al wrote: 21 Dec 2020, 12:59 My ego would love it, but I have no backstory - I'll never get on X Factor!
Well tell me how many r15 how many challenges full networks etc. Facts mr brown
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Golf wrote: 21 Dec 2020, 13:58
al wrote: 21 Dec 2020, 12:59 My ego would love it, but I have no backstory - I'll never get on X Factor!
Well tell me how many r15 how many challenges full networks etc. Facts mr brown
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Golf wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 15:36 At the moment my chapter is 10 fellow tube challengers. Hakan,steve,martin,brown family,geoff need not comment as they have already been written.

Sam is somebody I need to mention peter anybody else want to be mentioned of course u got to gave some kind of backstory
I am going to assume I won't feature in this book ...
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tubeguru wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:16
Golf wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 15:36 At the moment my chapter is 10 fellow tube challengers. Hakan,steve,martin,brown family,geoff need not comment as they have already been written.

Sam is somebody I need to mention peter anybody else want to be mentioned of course u got to gave some kind of backstory
I am going to assume I won't feature in this book ...
Why do you think that neil?
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Golf wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:27
tubeguru wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:16
Golf wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 15:36 At the moment my chapter is 10 fellow tube challengers. Hakan,steve,martin,brown family,geoff need not comment as they have already been written.

Sam is somebody I need to mention peter anybody else want to be mentioned of course u got to gave some kind of backstory
I am going to assume I won't feature in this book ...
Why do you think that neil?
Because you haven't mentioned me. Was I right in my assumption?
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tubeguru wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:16
Golf wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 15:36 At the moment my chapter is 10 fellow tube challengers. Hakan,steve,martin,brown family,geoff need not comment as they have already been written.

Sam is somebody I need to mention peter anybody else want to be mentioned of course u got to gave some kind of backstory
I am going to assume I won't feature in this book ...
The top and now sam and peter have been mentioned along with mr al brown. Its an on going book i can always go back to chapters and add for example. By the way u did get a mention in chapter 2 for example.
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Golf wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:40
tubeguru wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 16:16
Golf wrote: 20 Dec 2020, 15:36 At the moment my chapter is 10 fellow tube challengers. Hakan,steve,martin,brown family,geoff need not comment as they have already been written.

Sam is somebody I need to mention peter anybody else want to be mentioned of course u got to gave some kind of backstory
I am going to assume I won't feature in this book ...
The top and now sam and peter have been mentioned along with mr al brown. Its an on going book i can always go back to chapters and add for example. By the way u did get a mention in chapter 2 for example.
I wasn't asking because I wanted to be included, just so we're clear. If anything, I'd prefer not to be in it, but a mention is fine.
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On the tube forum there is a head honcho called Tubeguru real name neil his advice led me to use the underpass although i dont think its necessary but im alive from not running against traffic.

That is the very passage you quoted in.
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Golf wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 17:25 On the tube forum there is a head honcho called Tubeguru real name neil his advice led me to use the underpass although i dont think its necessary but im alive from not running against traffic.

That is the very passage you quoted in.
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Which underpass?
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RJSRdg wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 19:42 Which underpass?
I have no idea. It was a long time ago ...
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teacher ; always use the underpass
student ; which underpass ??
teacher ; im not sure sorry
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trains 500 wrote: 28 Dec 2020, 20:35 teacher ; always use the underpass
student ; which underpass ??
teacher ; im not sure sorry
Sorry. Next time I'll retain every exact conversation I have with everybody for ten years or more.
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There is/was only one underpass that would apply isn't there?
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