MONTY'S BACK! "Yeah,it was just a walk in the park....NOT!"

Hello peeps! Back from me 55 mile charity walk. God that taxi was expensive! Set off at 9pm on Friday night from Manchester Uni.There were 90 people doing the walk,89 of them were students. God the snow! as far as they eye could see.At least it was easier on the feet and a feast for the eyes.We were talking picture postcard. Worse was walking through Rusholme,a mile of curry houses and kebab houses...and I've got a Fruit & Nut! I was armed with plasters,paracetomol a couple of Mars Bars.My idea of travelling light. Came back through Hazel Grove and ten chavs came out of kebab house chanting footie songs.I naturally crossed the road,to chants of "that poof with rucksack...where yer walking?" It was 1.30am,where was open that night to be stil getting pissed in? Was in front most of the way till Didsbury when a couple of student from Liverpool Uni JOGGING (?!) caught me up,and were walking/jogging into town,then on NORTH leg of walk. Got to a point I thought,I'm burning candle at both ends here."Nah you go on mate,I'll catch you up" Saturday morning was gorgeous,sun was up and snow was melting of the trees,that fine rain that gets you wet. Hard going back through Salford into Manchester.I was a bit hobbly,but I got back 2.45pm...17 3/4 hours it took me.Personal best 18 1/2 last year. Got a lift of student who ran me home to my door. Still recovering.Julie says I'm walking like John Wayne!

Thanks everyone who helped out.The final total going to Cancer Research,majority pledged by NOOLers is...

£ 126.00 !!!!

Here's some embarrasing pictures of me with frozen crows on my nose! THANKS EVERYONE,YOU'RE ACE

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to be continued!

Congrats!

Thanks Chris. Here's as promised some lovely piccies.Helmut Newton must be shitting himself!!

Me in Didsbury at 2am

Outside Christies Hospital

Chadderton,Oldham 5am

I want a curry!

Victoria Avenue,Blackley (where's the road?)

St. Lukes Church,Salford near Salford Reds ground (only 4 miles to go)

Thank fook for that,where's me taxi?

Congrats, Monty, and hope you warm up from the cold!

Thanks babe. Got to say by the way...I LOVE DIANA RIGG! There I've said it.

A sterling effort sir.

monty wrote: Thanks Chris.--lovely pics! Me in Didsbury at 2am / Outside Christies Hospital / Chadderton,Oldham 5am---whatta trip I want a curry ! --Victoria Avenue,Blackley (where's the road?) / ----St. Lukes Church,Salford (only 4 miles to go) Thank fook for that,where's me taxi?

look at that New Order ! t-shirt. http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/4122/traveler200405p11456uc.jpg" class="max-w-full" alt="" loading="lazy" /> nice job Monty ! hope that you've warmed up.

Monty!

Thanks you lot.Worship the T-shirt. Jen,is that your view from your window? Loved the picture you sent me.

monty wrote: Thanks you lot.Worship the T-shirt. Jen,is that your view from your window.

hey- Monty lives ! thank you internet. specifically nationalgeographic for the picture. edit-- do wish that instead, it could've been truck fulls of money. the view-no, not that nice. but still lucky. .

Well done Monty, you look knackered on that fourth pic!

very well done did you see any dawn drug raids in cheetham hill ?

monty wrote: Came back through Hazel Grove and ten chavs came out of kebab house chanting footie songs.I naturally crossed the road,to chants of "that poof with rucksack...where yer walking?" It was 1.30am,where was open that night to be stil getting pissed in?

In The Grove? Bamboo 'til 2! Fucking Shit.

Well done Monty though!

Shug wrote: I misread one of yer other posts.

I thought you were having a Charity Wank.

:D

17 and a half hours? Foowk. Well done matey

No,the fourth picture was after the charity wank. It snapped off in my hand!

Well done you!!:) Has everything fully defrosted now?

Yeah Kath,all me extremities actually bend now!

bansheeman wrote: very well done did you see any dawn drug raids in cheetham hill ?

Heh heh,that's my old neck of the woods! When I used to live in a bedsit in Crumpsall,it was like suburbia,then you turn a corner and it's curry half-mile!!

Didn't come that way though,I walked up Oldham Road past Royal Mail and the Wing Yip,right up to Hollinwood and cut down Victoria Avenue towards Heaton Park and Whitefield,my current neck of the woods.Would have popped home for a cuppa but I had to catch up to these two scousers who stole my lead.The kids of today!