What are you all up to today? - part 3
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, Just had breakfast,comfortable night here on the I.o.W.Cloud to start but now burning off,wind dropped to..Going to take the "floating bridge"
(chain ferry') £2.20 single for car,to Cows this morning.Sus' out the high St shops & restaurants .0 -
Just popped in to say a quick Hello - sitting in the car while Carol has gone into Carrefour, Puget-sur-Argens. Taking the opportunity of using Carrefour's free Wi-fi for Internet. Off to St Tropez in a minute, just to see what it's like. Very hot here
(but I hear you have a good spell of weather this week in the UK also). I'm expecting one of those Provencial thunderstorms soon - maybe tomorrow. Good to read through all the news.David
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Just popped in to say a quick Hello - sitting in the car while Carol has gone into Carrefour, Puget-sur-Argens. Taking the opportunity of using Carrefour's free Wi-fi for Internet. Off to St Tropez in a minute, just to see what it's like. Very hot here (but I hear you have a good spell of weather this week in the UK also). I'm expecting one of those Provencial thunderstorms soon - maybe tomorrow. Good to read through all the news.
David
...David ,glad you are on ,where did you get your awning from as our dealer is not sure about fitting one sorry to interupt your "shopping"
glad its all going well ,we had some big thunderstorms on tuesday night in some parts ,not us in East Anglia its been in the low 30s ,its a bit cooler now but still very warm0 -
...David ,glad you are on ,where did you get your awning from as our dealer is not sure about fitting one sorry to interupt your "shopping"
glad its all going well ,we had some big thunderstorms on tuesday night in some parts ,not us in East Anglia its been in the low 30s ,its a bit cooler now but still very warmThe awning we had fitted to our new van - the Thule awning - was supplied and fitted by John Rose of Poole, Dorset. (Just Google 'Rose Awnings') They fit nation wide, and the installation is part of the cost. We bought ours at the NEC in February at the same time as the van. Raymond James liase with them to fit the awning before we collected the van. They came up from Poole to Atherstone (N.Warks) to do it, on a very tight timescale. John Rose is very good and I can recommend him. They will fit anywhere - including at the shows, or even at your home. I think they've fitted them on site before now. The version we had (the 6200) was 'bonded' to the side of the roof - no screws etc, so did not affect the warranty of the van.
Carol reckons it's the best awning we have had, ie, the easiest to put up, but, be warned, they don't come cheap!
We've only used the roof so far. As we were in Europe and expecting good weather, we didn't even take the sides with us, so I can't comment on the full thing with the sides in, as yet.
At our present site, we are amidst a load of pine trees, so I haven't even bothered putting the awning out. We have a mixture of sun and shade, and having put up an awning before amidst pine trees, I'm just a but weary of deposits of sap on the roof. We had one awning almost ruined by tree sap!!
David
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...David ,glad you are on ,where did you get your awning from as our dealer is not sure about fitting one sorry to interupt your "shopping"
glad its all going well ,we had some big thunderstorms on tuesday night in some parts ,not us in East Anglia its been in the low 30s ,its a bit cooler now but still very warmThe awning we had fitted to our new van - the Thule awning - was supplied and fitted by John Rose of Poole, Dorset. (Just Google 'Rose Awnings') They fit nation wide, and the installation is part of the cost. We bought ours at the NEC in February at the same time as the van. Raymond James liase with them to fit the awning before we collected the van. They came up from Poole to Atherstone (N.Warks) to do it, on a very tight timescale. John Rose is very good and I can recommend him. They will fit anywhere - including at the shows, or even at your home. I think they've fitted them on site before now. The version we had (the 6200) was 'bonded' to the side of the roof - no screws etc, so did not affect the warranty of the van.
Carol reckons it's the best awning we have had, ie, the easiest to put up, but, be warned, they don't come cheap!
We've only used the roof so far. As we were in Europe and expecting good weather, we didn't even take the sides with us, so I can't comment on the full thing with the sides in, as yet.
At our present site, we are amidst a load of pine trees, so I haven't bothered putting the awning out. We have a mixture of sun and shade, and having put up an awning before amidst pine trees, I'm just a but weary of deposits of sap on the roof. We had one awning almost ruined by tree sap!!
David
Write your comments here...Thanks for that David ,I have tried to contact Rose awnings by email twice and phone (answer phone) but have not had a response,I will give them another go ,i have seen them a the Peterborogh show, thanks again ,Keep enjoying "over there"
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Write your comments here...Thanks for that David ,I have tried to contact Rose awnings by email twice and phone (answer phone) but have not had a response,I will give them another go ,i have seen them a the Peterborogh show, thanks again ,Keep enjoying "over
there"I'm really surprised at that JVB. I've always had quick responses from email. I only tried once by phone and I did get an answering service - not surprising really as it was 'out of hours'. I rang back during working hours and got straight through, in
spite of him being mid-installation. Hope you manage to catch up with him.David
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We are the very proud grandparents of a graduate.
Congratulations Millie - would this be the grand daughter I drank a toast to on her 21st the other day? Seems like a good enough reason for an extra glass tonight too!
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Yes the same one moulesy.
Her life is full of celebrations at the moment.
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Today is out last day at Penrhos on Anglesey. We went back to Bulk Bay to do the walk we had to abandon in the head the other day. And what a treat it was! Not only is the coastal scenery spectacular on that stretch but just at the end of our walk we saw a lot of dolphins playing just off the headland. I think there must have been fish around because we were also treated to a display of high speed dive bombing by a group of terms and gannets - a right I never grow tired of!
Moving in to Welshpool tomorrow to a site recommended to us and which we'd planned to visit last year but had to cancel twice when Harry picked up his foot infection and wasn't allowed long walks. The owners very kindly let us carry the deposit we'd paid forward so now we're looking forward to repaying that kindness!
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Sounds wonderful moulesy and what a treat to see the dolphins.
We have been for a walk with our walking group today followed by the summer BBQ. Beautiful weather for it.
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We are the very proud grandparents of a graduate.
Congratulations Millie - would this be the grand daughter I drank a toast to on her 21st the other day? Seems like a good enough reason for an extra glass tonight too!
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Yes the same one moulesy.
Her life is full of celebrations at the moment....What has she graduated with Millie ,is she in the area of High tech East Anglia,for work
I can remember when we used to pick our first grandaughter from University of Hertfordshire,Graduated to primary school after that!! she was in the Creche as her mum worked there
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,now 16 ,is waiting for her exam results to see if she has a chance of returning
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Today is out last day at Penrhos on Anglesey. We went back to Bulk Bay to do the walk we had to abandon in the head the other day. And what a treat it was! Not only is the coastal scenery spectacular on that stretch but just at the end of our walk we saw
a lot of dolphins playing just off the headland. I think there must have been fish around because we were also treated to a display of high speed dive bombing by a group of terms and gannets - a right I never grow tired of!Moving in to Welshpool tomorrow to a site recommended to us and which we'd planned to visit last year but had to cancel twice when Harry picked up his foot infection and wasn't allowed long walks. The owners very kindly let us carry the deposit we'd paid
forward so now we're looking forward to repaying that kindness!Glad you have enjoyed Anglesey Moulesy, did you manage to visit the Dingle?
Safe trip to Welshpool.
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Its been another gorgeous day here very warm. We are having a BBQ tonight at our house we are going to be joined by my sister and family. Also we have to find time to pack the van as we are going away for the werkend tomorrow not far just local but I can't
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We came home today.....a 260 mile drive back to Yorkshire. Still very warm, but not a problem in the car.
Strange thing......while reversing the caravan into its parking space at home, noticed that the rear, nearside light cluster lens was smashed. Upon closer inspection, there were scuff marks on the rear corner of the caravan, the awning rail had been twisted
and a slither of wood was lodged in it.We haven't been anywhere that we could have hit a post, MrsH didn't see anything while checking the lights prior to setting off and I didn't see any damage on my walk-around at our halfway stop to water tbe horses.
Most strange.......and about £60 to replace the light cluster, it seems
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Glad you understood my post, Millie. Just noticed all the typos! Problem is WiFi is down today so having to rely on my phone instead!
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I shall have that problem in a couple of weeks moulsey when we go to Houghton Mill as there is no WiFi . Mind you there are usually typos in my posts whatever I use to post on here!!
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JVB. No not high tech, quite the opposite - Drama and the Performing Arts. Hopes to do her PGCE in a couple if years in order to teach. Best of luck to your grand-daughter with her results. It is quite a stressful time of year with so many young people waiting
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Just popped in to say a quick Hello - sitting in the car while Carol has gone into Carrefour, Puget-sur-Argens. Taking the opportunity of using Carrefour's free Wi-fi for Internet.
Off to St Tropez in a minute, just to see what it's like. Very hot here (but I hear you have a good spell of weather this week in the UK also). I'm expecting one of those Provencial thunderstorms soon - maybe tomorrow. Good to read through
all the news.David
hope you enjoyed it, its great sitting out on the dockside eating the wonderful fish and washing it down.......etc....
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the few that had to hold the fort moved a few comfy chairs into the IT rooms, tuned their air con to full, ordered pizza and spent a very lazy day (at 18C v 34C outside) putting
the world to rights, luckily we all managed to home before the kids started arriving back as well. But a better day tomorrow, finish at 12 for six weeks and 4 days. Why do I have a certain Alice Cooper song in my head?Write your comments here...Very sensible, Corners. I can never understand how anyone can live without air con in this heat! I have it set to 15 degrees celsius in the car and 16 degrees in the caravan when its 33 outside.
...each to their own Malcolm, I wouldn't want aircon in the van. If we have it in accomodation when away in hotels/villas/cruise ships etc. we either turn it off or have it around 20c any colder and its too cold for comfort.
Write your comments here...That's ok if you're sedentary, Tammygirl. However, if you are actively doing things, you are burning energy which makes you feel hotter, hence the need for a lower temperature in those circumstances.
Malc its called acclimatizing
if you don't allow your body to get used to the rise and fall in temperatures its not healthy. As to a sedentary
life, what's that. I will have plenty of time to be still when I'm dead.The reason I'm soooo late in my response is that I've been a bit active today. First I made the beds, cleaned the bathroom, hoovered throughout the house, washed the kitchen and bathroom floors on hand and knees. Put the washing machine on, made a banana
loaf (bananas gone soft) hung out the washing. Time for a cuppa at 11.30. Then strimmed the grass edges OH cut the grass, I then hoed all the garden beds. Lunch (which I made). This afternoon I cleaned all the windows and frames outside, played football with
the little boy next door, then made him 3 windmills out of plastic bottles. Dinner which I cooked.Sedentary I think you will find is more your thing not mine
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I think Tammy is the most 'active'person that posts on here. She never seems to be still!!
We are the very proud grandparents of a graduate.
Congratulations Millie, it seems a long time since our sons graduated, its a great feeling isn't it.
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Gosh you have been very active today Tammy
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Gosh you have been very active today Tammy
. just a little light workout all
without A/C only 24c today.Write your comments here...
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Relocated to Cae Mawr today after three nights of digital purdah at Much Wenlock. No wifi and one G phone signal. It was hot work going round the Ironbridge museums over the past couple of days.
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Yesterday was warm and humid, but not so sunny. Did some work on the windows before going to Ikea and M&S with OH.
Today was hot. Had my hair cut, it's pensioners day today, OH says I have gone from looking like a Dulux dog to resembling a shorn sheep!
Then to Waitrose as we had a £10 off voucher. Lots of "3 for 2" and "3 for £10" offers, so freezer and fridge now well stocked.
Later I did a couple of hours on the windows....almost finished the repairs on the downstairs ones now.
Phone call from the honeymooners to check I was remembering to pick them up at the airport at 07.30 on Saturday. They are in Las Vegas now and suffering in the heat.....42C!!
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Relocated to Cae Mawr today after three nights of digital purdah at Much Wenlock. No wifi and one G phone signal. It was hot work going round the Ironbridge museums over the past couple of days.
Have a great time Cyberyacht , it's a lovely site, very quiet,
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Another lovely morning, not too warm yet, took the dog out early when it's cooler for him.
It feels like it's been a long week, I suppose it's because it was first week back after the holiday,
Have now got a huge pile of ironing to get through,
I have a feeling my iron is on the blink as it tripped the rcd 
my
excuse for not getting it all done.
Haven't any plans for the weekend, just relaxing at home.
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