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A tragedy has befallen Chez T. One of the family has gone missing

JCT (Mrs T.) and I have hunted high and low but can find no clues to explain the disappearance of our darling little SFT. He has been with us for eight years and it is unbearable to think what might have happened to him. Wherever he is I hope his new carer is looking after him, filling him with some of his favourite things and making sure he remains impeccably clean.

If you see SFT please let us know so that he can be returned to the family home as soon as possible.

Yours with great sadness, grief and diminishing hope,

DRT & JCT

Oh NO! This is not a good season for decanting funnels, especially after my unfortunate accident with Justin K's rather good one! Are they flying north for summer?

djewesbury wrote:Are they flying north for summer?

Either that or inadvertently abandoned by one of their parents at a hotel some weeks ago

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Are they flying north for summer?

Either that or inadvertently abandoned by one of their parents at a hotel some weeks ago

Yes. The parent who drinks port and stays in hotels a lot I suppose. Though I shouldn't interfere in family business.

djewesbury wrote:

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Are they flying north for summer?

Either that or inadvertently abandoned by one of their parents at a hotel some weeks ago

Yes. The parent who drinks port and stays in hotels a lot I suppose. Though I shouldn't interfere in family business.

Or perhaps someone has tidied it away somewhere in the home that was so safe it can no longer be found

I can sense another DRT apology being imminent.

Whatever ‘toy’ you are missing is not being shown here.

I see it just fine.

Only those with excessive browser paranoia cannot see it. A similar problem has manifested itself here previously.

Children in bed, so I dared use the parental password. And, phew, what a scorcher.

Did you pack it for a tasting in an infrequently used suitcase?

jdaw1 wrote:Did you pack it for a tasting in an infrequently used suitcase?

No. Have checked all of them. I have checked all of the places that DRT might have put it.

I have been asked to consider moving this thread to Meaningless Drivel, which I will after a couple of days once I have given up all hope that I left it at a tasting and some kind soul put it in their bag waiting for the owner to request its return.

DRT wrote:given up all hope that I left it at a tasting

Do you recall using it at a tasting? When did you last see it? And, since then, at what tastings have you decanted?

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:given up all hope that I left it at a tasting

Do you recall using it at a tasting? When did you last see it? And, since then, at what tastings have you decanted?

Yes, I don't know and I don't know.

DRT wrote:I don't know and I don't know.

You aren’t making it easy for the boys in blue. What were the suspects wearing? Tattoos? Piercings?

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:I don't know and I don't know.

You aren’t making it easy for the boys in blue. What were the suspects wearing? Tattoos? Piercings?

One of them was wearing white cotton trousers, a checked shirt with cuff-links, black shoes and a green cotton jacket. He was 6ft+ with very little hair, a child-like grin and quite tubby.

I think one of the others had a red checked shirt and appeared to be quite slow at writing.

I do recall you recently arriving at TBH and decanting what you brought. I don't recall which offline it was. I don't recall whether you used your own specialist equipment or borrowed TBH's.

And I can provide several alibis and witnesses who can prove that I wasn't there. Just let me know the time and date of when I was somewhere else.

You decanted the GM65 at the Graham 1980 Case Study, but that was some time ago.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:given up all hope that I left it at a tasting

Do you recall using it at a tasting? When did you last see it? And, since then, at what tastings have you decanted?

Yes, I don't know and I don't know.

I share your pain. I would like to think it's keeping our sadly departed company, last seen in its prime at the Bell, in a photo amongst all its friends; I'm hoping it found a well-cared for resting home with a new pub-owner.

Thanks for responding. Sadly, it appears to be lost forever.

Thread moving to MD.

After five weeks of mourning at Chez T, guess who has turned up in my box of Port-related odds and ends?

He chose a very clever hiding place.

DRT wrote:After five weeks of mourning at Chez T, guess who has turned up in my box of Port-related odds and ends?

He chose a very clever hiding place.

Ah. Always wonderful when something treasured but lost eventually turns up!

Things are moving in 5-week periods in the Turnbull household. This is vey good news.

And there was the little matter of the random accusations regarding the fate of your darling. I assume it is not necessary to suggest a fulsome apology on this thread as you will already have made one in person.

Now where was that picture you posted of a man eating humble pie...

LGTrotter wrote:And there was the little matter of the random accusations regarding the fate of your darling. I assume it is not necessary to suggest a fulsome apology on this thread as you will already have made one in person.

Now where was that picture you posted of a man eating humble pie...

I had been thinking the same thing, but I know that Derek has been very good lately so perhaps he'll have been forgiven already...?