Happy birthday Mr Race

[Jim R]

Thank you Allen for the "This is your life" history of our friend John. From such humble beginnings he has turned out OK.

[yak face]

Happy birthday dzohn ! Cheers tony

[Andy the Sheep]

A warm happy birthday from the southern border of the forum, Mr. Race. :thumb2:
I noticed that even in your youth you never parted from your personal reserve of 4BO and flammable liquid... 'cause I bet this is what those two bottles on your bicycle handlebar contain!? :tongue-out3: :rolling:

Again, a very happy birthday, John, wishing you and your family even happier days to follow.

Andrea

[Steve Jones]

Happy birthday to you
Squashed tomato's and stew
Bread and butter in the gutter
Happy birthday to you

Have a drink on me and have a great day my friend

[Mark1]

Happy birthday john.Have a good one .

[minitnkr]

Many happy returns Dzohn.

[Lee Drennen]

Happy Birthday Commander Race enjoy your day.

[JayCee]

Birthday wishes John. You must be nearly as old as me !
John.

[boatman]

AN a very happy B- day from jen an i comrade an may your 4bo spread an prosber

[rtfoe]

Happy Bornday John, have a great bonfire with the...Hey! We ran out of candles boys, get me a few more boxes...I've lost count, good thing Allen gave references to his age...have we got the license from the fire department to do this??? Whose idea was it to give him a birthday cake surprize?:smiling6::smiling6::tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Happy birthday John have a great day. Stay away from the candles with that many the heat will be intense.

Thank you Paul, currently banned from such exciting things

Yep,
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" from the Smythe's John. :smiling3:
Hope you have a fantastic day,
All the very best,
Andy,Rach and of course ...... Cohan!!

Cheers Mr Smith , Rach and Cohan, had a lovely day.

Happy Birthday Comrade!!!

Cheers Andrew, :thumb2::smiling3:

Happy birthday Papa John.Have a splendid day today.
Richard

Many thanks Rich.

Matron sends her best regards 453.:sick:

...and me too!

570

570 Thanks , please thank Matron as well.

Regards from me as well John. Have a great day :thumb2:

Cheers Tim.

All the best John, happy birthday from me

Thanks Neil.

Happy birthday John, have a good day.

Andy.

:thumb2: Cheers Andy.

Happy birthday mate……did you get a telegram for this one

:smiling3::smiling3::smiling3::smiling3: As if ! Thanks Si.

Hi John
Happy birthday my friend. I hope you have a great day.
Jim

I have Jim, thanks.

Happy birthday dzohn ! Cheers tony

:smiling2: Thanks Tony.

Happy Birthday John.

Thanks Ian.

Happy Birthday Dude 2,

In honor of this glorious occasion, I have decided to share a quick history of your life with the fine folks here on the forum. You might remember some of these from last year's birthday mail...

When John was in school, he was like most of us and wasn't the best in his class!!! Here's proof of that,

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Yea, we've all been there.............When he was younger, he developed a love of gardening and still has that love to this day!!! This kicked off that love of turning the earth,

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My, he was a young lad there, huh???.......Of course, as he got older, he did his service for his country and joined the military,

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Freshly graduated out of basic training, but at least he could have smiled for the pic....................After his service, he went into business for himself as a wood butcher. He couldn't afford a car at the time and had to ride to work on a bicycle. He just forgot that one can't carry 30 2"x4"s to the job on it and this happened,

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Luckily, he only banged up his knee. After this episode, he bought a Ford Transit......................Now John was always a very proper person and he doesn't drink, but just one time he let loose with the lads and,

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It was only overnight and there was no harm done. At home though, Christine was not amused and that meant no toast and coffee in bed for a week!!! Poor fellow.................Lastly, our good friend John is not the biggest fan of watching the Telly and sometimes the shows really get on his nerves. I do think this was a bit too extreme though Buddy,

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He has since bought a new one and there is once again, peace at Race Towers...........

I hope you all enjoyed this little trip down memory lane of our friend John Race. He'll hate me, but the truth had to be told...........

All the best Buddy and enjoy your day!!!!

Prost auf Dich
Allen

Thank you Dude 1, how did you obtain those photos ? They are supposed to be under file until 2050. I was great of you to phone this afternoon :smiling3::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:.

many happy returns Comrade Race,
hope you have a brilliant birthday, and here's to many many many more...

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Thanks Chris. :smiling3:

Have a very happy birthday John!
Pete

Thank you Pete.

Happy birthday comrade

Is your cake a shade of, now what is it????????????????

Ah GREEN

Have a great day and remember a StuG is worth 2 T34 in a bush:flushed:

[COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Thanks Bob.:tongue-out3::upside::upside::upside: [/COLOR]

Thank you Allen for the "This is your life" history of our friend John. From such humble beginnings he has turned out OK.

That is very kind of you Jim.

A warm happy birthday from the southern border of the forum, Mr. Race. :thumb2:
I noticed that even in your youth you never parted from your personal reserve of 4BO and flammable liquid... 'cause I bet this is what those two bottles on your bicycle handlebar contain!? :tongue-out3: :rolling:

Again, a very happy birthday, John, wishing you and your family even happier days to follow.

Andrea

Thanks Andrea, I was hoping it would be a Public Holiday, no luck :smiling3:

Happy birthday to you
Squashed tomato's and stew
Bread and butter in the gutter
Happy birthday to you

Have a drink on me and have a great day my friend

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Steve, thank you, now we know why you like Gerry cans so much !

Many happy returns Dzohn.

Thanks Paul.

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Thanks Lee, love the card.

Birthday wishes John. You must be nearly as old as me !
John.

John thanks. Surely not , I thought I was the oldest on here now at 74 !

AN a very happy B- day from jen an i comrade an may your 4bo spread an prosber

Thanks Chris and Jen.:smiling3:

Happy Bornday John, have a great bonfire with the...Hey! We ran out of candles boys, get me a few more boxes...I've lost count, good thing Allen gave references to his age...have we got the license from the fire department to do this??? Whose idea was it to give him a birthday cake surprize?:smiling6::smiling6::tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

Cheers Richard, due to H.S.E. I was banned from having candles, in fact no cake either.:disappointed::disappointed::disappointed:


Thanks all, had a great day, spent some time at the bench fighting some plastic film for the green house. Had some friends call and load of cards and numerous messages on FB.

[Mickc1440]

Happy birthday JR might as well do it on here as well :smiling:

[Peej]

Happy birthday John. Hope you had a good 'un!!

[Graeme C.]

Happy Birthday John!

[Guest]

Happy birthday JR might as well do it on here as well :smiling:

Thanks Mick :smiling2:

Happy birthday John. Hope you had a good 'un!!

Cheers Paul .I did indeed .:thumb2:

Happy Birthday John!

Cheers mate .