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Frank Shailes's avatar

I went sober 13 months ago after 30+ years, so it's strengthening to hear about your own experience with it. Thank you for sharing.

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Anoushka's avatar

All power to you! X

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Frank Shailes's avatar

Thank you!

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Sara Bevan's avatar

The "...midnight with..." thing, John, made me crumble-we are so 🤯🤯. Am TRYING so hard to to find my "thing". I have loads o "things" but apparently I need A THING 😩.

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Anoushka's avatar

Another superb Vibemail — these really do brighten my somewhat bleak life.

I hadn’t got in touch about this before in case it wasn’t appropriate, but I too heard the Colin interview and thought it was beautiful in its general vibe of openness, emotional intelligence and compassion. Well done. Both my dad and step dad were/are alcoholics and a very dear friend drank himself to death a couple of years ago so I wasn’t sure if I’d want to listen, but I was so glad I did. All power to you, John.

Lastly, since the first lockdown I’ve been feeding a family of foxes. The vixen appeared heavily pregnant and seriously ill with mange early in 2020. I managed to cure her using a treatment a local charity gave me to feed her, and have since been visited by three years’ worth of subsequent cubs.

Yesterday I found a whole, raw chicken egg buried in a plant pot. There’s a neighbour who keeps hens and they are safely cooped up at night, but I’m guessing she’d found an undiscovered egg in their garden and buried it; they do this, apparently. Finding it was honestly magical.

UPDATE!: magpies watch squirrels hide nuts and then dig them up and steal them! Have just seen this happen!

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John Robins's avatar

that's so nice! Though don't rule out the buried egg as the result of local Welsh folk trying to break a spell / ward off chilblains

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Anoushka's avatar

🤣! I think the fact you bother to reply to comments - and with individualised Good Humour too - says everything about you, John.

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Luke B's avatar

Great vibemail as per but needed a few more updates JR… current handicap, deadlift/bench/squat PB’s etc. As a left handed golfer/cross-fatter myself I’ve started project Beat Robins. Your content could not be anymore in my wheelhouse. Love it. Looking forward to Howl. Take care, all the best.

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John Robins's avatar

HC has taken a bit of a bashing due to sporadic golf and now sits at an achievable 14.1

In terms of PBs I'm afraid they're very low as my lower back just won't accept the loads that my remarkable physique is capable of. So I go for multiple reps of lighter weights. These are all 3RM: Deadlift 110kg, Bench 55kg, Squat 76kg.

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Dave chambers's avatar

Those Delinquent Blackbirds were probably winter visitors from Northern Europe. They will have got on their Scandinavian equivalent of a Vespa back to their homeland by now.

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Sue I's avatar

Perfect Monday morning inbox arrival

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Spence's avatar

Love the vibemail John! Got tickets for Howl- so excited, I may S my P's!

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Diane Goodwin's avatar

I’m just here for the pussy cat #content.

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

Love reading your vibemail, John, and excited for Howl in Cardiff!

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Sue's avatar

Love it. Love you. Love my Cameo.

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Fran S's avatar

Can’t wait for Howl later in the year 💕

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Veronika Tomin's avatar

I remember my first lawn. I've always loved the cricket.

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Sara Bevan's avatar

You are so going to banned from Wales soon, lol.

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Sara Bevan's avatar

(John, Alan Hull-Pipe Dreams. (Astral weeks is in my top 10...7-top 7 I'll go wiv but ...🤐🤐🤐) Keep taking care, lovely X

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Emily Lee's avatar

I wish I could have you read out all my emails, what a soothing experience

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Marni Poole's avatar

Always a pleasure, never a chore - thanks John 😊

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