tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post2426822054148318961..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: A typical day in ParadiseHippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-8407515467467432662012-09-21T19:45:15.697+01:002012-09-21T19:45:15.697+01:00Idalia, I swung over to your site to take a look....Idalia, I swung over to your site to take a look. Man, that is one nice boat you have! I would be interested to know how much you charter that one out for per day. Here you want a 30 footer for a day and it'll cost you US$ 1,000. I shudder to think what you could charge for a boat like yours.<br /><br />Answering your question, yes that was a typical fish. Last time out a few days ago we hooked eleven Jacks and put five back because they were less than 25kgs. Angolan waters have given up a disproportionate amount of record fish. Billfish are common and our Tarpon make yours look like tiddlers, 100 kgs is nothing to shout about.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-82302687640311602622012-09-21T18:51:23.174+01:002012-09-21T18:51:23.174+01:00Wow! You caught a pretty big fish! How many of you...Wow! You caught a pretty big fish! How many of you needed to pull that huge fish out of the water? They are a lot stronger than they look when they’re deep in the water. Is that a fish you’d regularly catch in the area? I think it would be great if you add that to the menu of that restaurant you’re planning to build. Have you started it already? All the same, I wish you the best! :DIdalia Connhttp://finnstercharters.com/fishing-in-islamorada/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-85211489099922616102012-03-30T01:38:30.862+01:002012-03-30T01:38:30.862+01:00I will happily stand co-respondent and beat off al...I will happily stand co-respondent and beat off all those unwelcome suitors, Megan,<br /><br />Actually, my back feels much better today so I guess the bones have knitted and I was able to smoke a whole pack of fags so clearly both lungs are functional. Just shows how tough us blokes are...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-54396477549243421822012-03-30T01:08:13.604+01:002012-03-30T01:08:13.604+01:00As the saying goes, Tom, i'm not a doctor and ...As the saying goes, Tom, i'm not a doctor and don't play one on tv. To see the collapsed lung, i'd need a front view, mind. I see you're bending at the knees and reaching out, so your back could be at that angle without pain. <br /><br />To my knowledge, the government investigators aren't usually doctors, either. <br /><br />Most of my neighbours are older than i am. If the men get their hopes up only to have them dashed, i'll let them know you're to blame.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-28997090639055564282012-03-29T21:52:39.496+01:002012-03-29T21:52:39.496+01:00I think this is one of my favourite of all your po...I think this is one of my favourite of all your posts as it lends colour to you, your family and your life...<br />thank you..... I can picture things over there much much more easily!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-76424087688098625472012-03-29T20:51:49.084+01:002012-03-29T20:51:49.084+01:00Megan!
You can't see the distortion of the sp...Megan!<br /><br />You can't see the distortion of the spine? The deformed vertebrae? The popped discs? The collapsed lung? The hopelessly twisted torso?<br /><br />You work as an investigator for that government department that hands out disabilty benefits, don't you?<br /><br />Hah! I've rumbled you now. I am going to tell all your neighbours. And I'll tell them that you developed an affinity for older men when you were only 14 and were a professional by 30.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-63294241030597436502012-03-29T20:18:39.592+01:002012-03-29T20:18:39.592+01:00Wonderful blog post!
My brother was a consummate ...Wonderful blog post!<br /><br />My brother was a consummate fisherman and would have behaved much the same way as Joaquim.<br /><br />As for going grey, i started at 14, although it didn't really get going with any sort of steam until i was in my 30's.<br /><br />Your back looks surprisingly unmangled in the photo.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-50183045016521592342012-03-29T20:13:45.912+01:002012-03-29T20:13:45.912+01:00He may look like a fat bugger but old Joaquim has ...He may look like a fat bugger but old Joaquim has arms like Garth. When it was my turn he lifted me straight out of the water and dumped me on the deck as if I was no more than a (sodden) rag doll!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-90879663927125364232012-03-29T19:31:19.261+01:002012-03-29T19:31:19.261+01:00A great post, that fish is a beast! Not sure I'...A great post, that fish is a beast! Not sure I'd be able to hold it up as easy as he makes it look!Morlock5Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243915692553237454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-39518665601605183882012-03-29T10:58:16.754+01:002012-03-29T10:58:16.754+01:00I'd love to see any of you out here once the p...I'd love to see any of you out here once the place is up and running. I got myself into severe financial shit once when I was younger and as a result have an aversion to borrowing money. If I want something badly enough I can only have it if I have the cash. I pay for everything in cash, I don't even have a credit or debit card so the build here will be completed with the cash I earn. Takes longer but it means everything I have is mine and I can sleep at night even if the build will take longer than if I went to the bank for a loan.<br /><br />Ursula, the offerr to shag you still stands, I am used to being rebutted but am both patient and determined. If, during the consummation of our friendship, you insist on talking to me while I give you the best time of your life, there's always earplugs. This attitude naturally refutes Chris's contention that I am not up for the chase. I may not be able to run as fast as I could but sometimes it is as effective to bait the trap and let them come to you.<br /><br />Chris, I have had two heart attacks and was riddled with malaria, bilharzia and stress. Now that I am free of the last three afflictions, I have learnt how to take things easy and relax, allowing me to cope with the dodgy ticker.<br /><br />As far as you not being my type, you are perhaps a little young but more than make up for it with your impish charm and wicked sense of humour. The sort of attributes which, at first sight of you, would have the knickers of those girls combusting spontaneously.<br /><br />JohnD, it was the sort of fishing trip that memories are made of. If it had been Joaquim that went overboard, I would have behaved the same way and then berated him for losing my hip flask.<br /><br />As an aside, there are loads of sharks offshore, often you see them cruising around the boat but I have never heard of a single shark attack on a human.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-48182262848437032352012-03-28T23:19:31.710+01:002012-03-28T23:19:31.710+01:00Great yarn and thanks for the terrific images. Doe...Great yarn and thanks for the terrific images. Doesn't matter "who" <i>caught</i> that fish, it's a great catch and its a 'boat fish'!JohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608216150220329902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-65061711905694302572012-03-28T22:32:39.047+01:002012-03-28T22:32:39.047+01:00U, Tom must be used to instant gratification rathe...U, Tom must be used to instant gratification rather than the thrill of the chase. More fool Tom I say. ;-)<br /><br />Yes, I'd do just about anything for a decent days fishing, but I don't think I'm his type.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-28802049653706991552012-03-28T22:09:08.154+01:002012-03-28T22:09:08.154+01:00Chris, please do get your facts right. I am not af...Chris, please do get your facts right. I am not after Tom (though am in another manner of speaking). He offered to shag me not that long ago. As I didn't take him up on his generous offer immediately he now is no longer talking to me. Wouldn't you just love to be courted by him, the one short of fuse? Marcia should be so lucky.<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-12974651721487121882012-03-28T21:46:32.820+01:002012-03-28T21:46:32.820+01:00Priorities. Save the Abu and the Ugly Stick (not y...Priorities. Save the Abu and the Ugly Stick (not you Tom) and leave the white guy to the bull sharks. Can't fault him.<br /><br />Lovely looking girls you have there Tom. I can't speak for anyone else, but you're really selling the place to me.<br /><br />You look really healthy and radiant in these recent pics Tom. I'm not being critical, but I always thought you looked a bit gaunt in your usual pic (top right of your blog) like you had one good meal a week, lol. But you're actually quite a nice looking fella in these recent shots. Have you just bought photoshop?<br /><br />No wonder U is after you! ;-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-39756276752190789232012-03-28T20:53:12.219+01:002012-03-28T20:53:12.219+01:00Grey at 52? I had a hard life Ursula, I got marri...Grey at 52? I had a hard life Ursula, I got married. Twice.<br /><br />Josh, bugger the back, the main thing is he got it on board. And me as well...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-73388191240031774532012-03-28T20:36:36.038+01:002012-03-28T20:36:36.038+01:00Since you appear to be a man's man I wish I we...Since you appear to be a man's man I wish I were a man. <br /><br />On second thought, and to rephrase: Since you appear to be a man's man I am so glad I am a woman.<br /><br />And if I were a fish I'd defy you. There isn't a bait in the world that'd hook me.<br /><br />Grey at a delicious 52?<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-1540773482865819552012-03-28T18:13:26.785+01:002012-03-28T18:13:26.785+01:00Man that was a great story! It sounds like both y...Man that was a great story! It sounds like both you (holding the rod) and Joaquim are quality guide material. <br /><br />I love that Joaquim doesn't have to stretch his arms so far out for the fish to look big that he teeters over. Also, he looks like holding that thing is as easy as holding a can of beer. I wouldn't go giving him too hard a time for landing your fish...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.com