Greetings from Sunny Birmingham

[fsn]

Sunny Pembrokeshire ?.......

Now you're just being silly. 

[Fenton]

Welcome

Not sure which Birmingham Linstock is from but checking the profile the location section is blank so they might be from Dudley

[fsn]

So Lin Stock's real name is Dudley and he comes from Alabama?

Glad we sorted that out.

[Westmarcher]

Nobby. Don't be so yampy.*


*apparently that's a brummie word.

Only 276 posts to go.

[fsn]

Does it mean "handsome, intelligent and witty"?

[d_Guy]

and he comes from Alabama?

With a banjo on his knee?

Birmingham AL is called the "Pittsburgh of the South" while much of the area of Pittsburgh along the Mon River used to be Birmingham which was named after the one that is now in the West Midlands (which is why this is confusing). Still your "Sunny" argument has merit.

Red Mountain is the key 

[toxicpixie]

Sweet Fnord, we're at a page and a half and the poor chaps only managed one post!

If it's B'ham UK then You're in my neck of the woods, Linstock. What sort of 10mm goodness piques your fancy?

Also, Techno, we normally go on hols to Sunny Pembrokeshire, but this year we're off to North Wales instead!

[Fenton]

Also, Techno, we normally go on hols to Sunny Pembrokeshire, but this year we're off to North Wales instead!

That must be like choosing between Monte Carlo and the Amalfi Coast

[Steve J]

Welcome on board from sunny Bristol

[Subedai]

Wotcha from Kent from an ex-pat Brummie (after a 28 year visit I reckon that counts), who was born in Southend in Essex.

By the way Westmarcher and fsn. 'Yampy', handsome, intelligent and witty...not quite.

[toxicpixie]

That must be like choosing between Monte Carlo and the Amalfi Coast

Don't give Mdm. Toxic any ideas, I've had to save the painting proceeds for hols so we can eat, instead of me having new lead

Also, "yampy" - our elderly and somewhat addled greyhound is definitely yampy. He's also a handsome chap and quite funny, but those are not related to his yampyness

[Roy]

Hello and welcome to the forum 

... and "sparkling Middlesborough" has never been said.

Being a bit harsh on the State of Kentucky there 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesboro,_Kentucky

"Originally funded by English businessmen, the town opened its first post office on September 14, 1888, under the name Middlesborough, presumably in honor of the English town of almost the same name."

Middlesbrough, UK, used to sparkle no doubt ... When it was part of North Yorkshire and not some place called Cleveland. 

[Orcs]

Hello all!

I saw the worthy people at Pendraken had kindly provided this support group for the similarly afflicted and thought I should join in before the condition worsens...

Hi Linstock,

I don't think this group will do anything to stop the condition worsening  .  If anything it will probably make it exponentially worse.

Before long you will be

Sniggering to yourself quietly whilst sitting with the family about some comment or joke on the forum.

Saying to your better half  " I was reading on the forum........"  or "This bloke ( insert name of Forum member) on the Forum says ......"

Visiting the "Top Totty" page with alarming regularity.

Feeling the need to make a monthly payment to Leon and Dave for you "Fix"

You have been warned !!

[howayman]

Welcome Linstock. Enjoy.
           


(Think we may have frightened him/her off.)

[Linstock]

Thanks for the welcome! I shall toast you all with the finest vintage Sparkling Middlesborough!

My internet connection packed up soon after writing my intro post hence the delay in my reply. I shouted at the router a lot and that seems to have fixed it.

For those who wondered, Birmingham UK rather than Alabama. It is currently sunny but we expect normal service to be resumed shortly once someone in charge notices.

As to where to start - my interests run from post-Roman to about the Spanish Civil War but I have two projects I want to get going with: One is some 12th-13th century English forces for the civil wars of the period. Not sure which rules to use here as the market seems crowded with things that claim to cover ad100-1500. This always puts me off. I recently picked up a copy of Big Bloody Battles after reading so many positive reports about it, so FPW for me. It'll have to be a longer term project I suspect, as getting all the required forces marshaled might take some time.  After that, the Italian wars, Elizabeth's wars in Ireland, Middle East WW1 and on....