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Re: What are you all up to
Busy day here yesterday got all the outside decorations up a bit later than usual but yesterday was the only free day we’ve had. Then in the evening we went out for a lovely family meal to our local pub was nice there was 8 of us and we used vouchers that had been given to us earlier in the year for golden wedding so was nice to share them with the family. Not too much planned today it’s quite mild so might get some time out in the garden tidying up
Francis
Re: What are you all up to
Snap!! @Francis - just spent the last couple of hours, doing the same. I wasn't going to bother but then, with deciding not to go away for Christmas, plus the boys next door had commented that I hadn't put my 'light pole' up - I thought I was being a bit miserable. Although I struggled getting up and down the steps, it's all done now 😀
Quite mild here as well - but so grey again - hardly got properly light at all. Still, it's the shortest day today, so things can only get better.
Re: What are you all up to
Shortist day today, dull and cold.
Busy day for Mrs One, Christmas cake, Stollen and Christmas iceceam made. As always Delilah’s Xmas recipe book used.
Got my hospital appointment for 3 January. Hopefully get away in the van shortly after that
Oneputt
Re: What are you all up to
Well!!! Almost managed another December - and still standing (just about) - just two church services to go before Christmas.
I've lost track of the number of December practices, concerts and other performances, services etc - and the number of times we've loaded and unloaded the car with equipment!! We've had some lovely concerts/ performances etc., though, although some have required a bit of travelling..... and those make-do 'meal deals' from petrol stations (or drive through Costa), on the way.
Family time coming up, from Thursday, with family coming to visit at various points....
Hopefully, time to start thinking about getting out in the caravan... hope to have at least one or two short trips out in January.
David
DSB
Re: Site Pricing
Interesting that despite the cost quite a few serviced pitches at Haycroft are already booked in June so it would seem that many are willing to pay the price? There is another campsite only yards from Haycroft but I don't think they have hardstandings, let alone serviced pitches, not sure of their prices?
On your point about the price of the CL I think you have to ask yourself whether you would be prepared to open and run a CL for less? If customers agree with your comment about prices it won't succeed as a business. I think there is a danger with prices of not accepting that many costs have risen, particularly since Covid and many have not got used to them yet?
David
Re: Caravan registration for travel in most of EU
As it doesn't affect me, it's not something that I would normally have picked up unless someone pointed it out and that wasn't until last summer. I admit to having repeated myself a number of times since, but only in response to equally repeated statements questioning how it all came about. Next time I'll just reference my first reply in later posts. 😊
Lutz
Re: Caravan registration for travel in most of EU
I wasn't aware of the issue mayself until I read about people being fined for not having their caravan registered. I then did a bit of research and learned that all this should already have been cleared up long ago and not as late as 2025. When the UK government signed the international agreement in 2018 to implement trailer registration, the the UK was still in the EU and the EU granted the UK an exemption for non-commercial trailers such as caravans not to require registration. However, by leaving the EU, that exemption no longer applied and that seems to have been overlooked.
Lutz
Re: What have you seen
There have been lots of Tawny Owls calling around the Blackmore site, both in the evening and the early morning before sunrise.
There are still a few bunches of Fungi about. We say this group yesterday atop a gate post at Croome Park.
Re: What are you all up to
Well we did it. We risked Tesco. Very busy but not too bad. I got all the 15p vegetables I need for Christmas plus a few extra to make soup. The only thing left is to go to Iceland for a couple of nice puds for Boxing Day. I need to make a bit more room in the freezer first. All shopping put away, when a call from granddaughter, she was rushed into hospital again yesterday but they let her out at 6pm today. So we picked her up and took her home, all she wanted was her bed as said they were doing tests most of the night and she was hooked up to various drips etc so hadn’t had much sleep. Lovely nurses though.
My cousin, same age as me and best friends since babies, phoned today and said, all this fuss for one day, then she went on to say - ‘I’d ask you to come away with us to a hotel next year but I know (my OH) wouldn’t consider going away cos he likes to be with the kids and grandkids at Christmas’. I agreed that he wouldn’t consider it. Then I suggested next New Year which she agreed with. I tentatively suggested this to OH, he said, ‘umm well’ as though possibly considering it. That was all I needed! 😁 Cousin and I have decided that, due to all our ages and many health issues we will wait a few months, and then have a great time choosing a place and suitable hotel for next year New Year. Already looking forward to it.
DEBSC
Re: What are you all up to
@nelliethehooker We are well away from the river here thanks for your concern, it’s mainly the businesses in the village that get inundated occasionally but not so much these days with the flood walls. Although it has happened twice since we moved here 16 years ago, when the pumps fail! We are 8 metres above high water level, right on top of the ‘hill’ so it would be pretty biblical to affect us!!! 🤞🏻. The river burst its banks weeks ago and has been very high ever since. There is a sewage pumping station in the car park next to the river, and it appears that there is a failure on its discharge pipe, so the tankers are taking the village sewage to prevent pollution in the river. They can’t do much with the broken pipe until the flood levels recede. It’s causing chaos for parking, closing a whole large car park but needs must. We do feel sorry for the residents near that end of the village as it’s obviously a constant noise, it must be dreadful for them.
heddlo