The first trip with the tip jar was to Antwerp to the chic Crest hotel. Sixty to seventy Cor-ruptelingen and many members of a pipe smokers’ federation. A somewhat unusual and not entirely harmonious combination. For Cor-rupt, in addition to a weekend away, it was also a sort of reunion. Many old customers and friends […]
Events
Maastricht
After Lochem and Antwerp we went to Maastricht. Why we chose this town, I honestly don’t recall. I know we did want a more cultural outing this time, but I don’t think we succeeded. I do remember, however, that the distribution of the rooms led to some silly situations, we presented our ‘busking’ to the […]
Christmas dinner
By far the biggest challenge for the chef (moi) was the traditional ‘Spaarkas’ meal on Christmas Eve at ten, eleven P.M. This party was a mixture of old Brabant customs, the ‘Spaarkas’ was emptied (in Brabant the regulars saved some cash every year in their local for Carnival, with us for the Christmas holidays), the […]
One-year anniversary
Cor and I liked to do things that were a bit different; sometimes for the better, sometimes for worse. But by far the best things were made up by the people of Cor-rupt; in shenanigans, in music, and in events. One of the best surprises was the party for the one-year anniversary. We were picked […]
Tip Jar Outings
In Cor-rupt there was an old stone ‘piss-pot’, our tip jar. We got quite a lot of tips and therefore decided to have a weekend outside Amsterdam with all the (more or less) regular customers once every two years. In total, we left Cor-rupt four times in the nine years. We went to Antwerp then […]
The trip to Lochem
On outings, we usually went with one coach, sometimes supplemented by our own transport. However, hiring a coach was pricey, especially if we didn’t go back the same day. So, we decided to go to Lochem with as many cars as possible. The rest (about twenty-five) would follow by train. On that Friday we all […]
Tug of War and Heptathlon
In addition to brunch, another unplanned tradition evolved. Tug-of-war every year in Boskant, Cor’s home village. Most of us went (again) on a rented bus and a few with cars. We almost always lost; and it was usually bad weather but what fun we had. Afterwards we went to Cor’s parents with at least 50 […]