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  • Bakers2
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    edited February 2019 #25022

    I reckon nelliethehooker manages as many on foot as towing!

  • milliehull
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    edited February 2019 #25023

    I wonder if Millie was at the Cathedral today when they were saying goodbye to Mr Peterborough or Mr Pizza Express?

    Sadly I wasn't David as we were collecting 2 grandson's from school.  I gather the Cathedral was packed. Rightly so. He did such a lot for Peterborough. 

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2019 #25024

    I know the feeling B2. When I had my yacht, I managed more trips when working than after I retired. Never managed to work out why.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2019 #25025

    Hardly surprising. I had a look on GoogleEarth and the only signage appears to be on the bridge itself, by which time there is no alternative apart from reversing back. Perhaps if motorists started doing that, the subsequent chaos that would ensue would get the council to sort it out.

  • Bakers2
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    edited February 2019 #25026

    I think that the bus gate signage/planning etc sums up our local and county councils attitude to planning in general and roads in particular. It was announced that our roads in the city run at 96% capacity but they have still approved thousands more dwellings all around the town with no infrastructure plans whatsoever. 

    I had to chuckle as some hoarding on a development that is being expanded again said Beaulieu holt/station some wag had added lair lair pants on fire 😂😂. It was first proposed in the late 70s early 80s. Like the notorious army and navy roundabout they allowed building to the edges meaning there literally is no where to  accomodate!

  • Bakers2
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    edited February 2019 #25027

    Long off's once a month focused the mind! As did trying to organise leave using as little annual leave as possible. It seems days aren't the same precious commodity they once were 😱. Plus mum needs more support. Also NZ trips swallows up money I don't earn any more 😢

    Note to self, must try harder!

  • brue
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    edited February 2019 #25028

    Our cat wouldn't like it...(if we went away too much.) It costs £9 a day in the cattery so that curbs our style. wink

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited February 2019 #25029

    Might be a glimmer of hope here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-47175357

    David

  • JVB66
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    edited February 2019 #25030

    When the experts altered the traffic flows in York a few years back,the very poor signage was causing a lot fines being issued for the same reasons,and there was a lot of complaints,which the city fathers ended up having to repay most of moneysurprised

  • JVB66
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    edited February 2019 #25031

    From   5th May ,when I started checking towing miles with the "new to us"auto until 2nd January this year it was 2059 miles,with the white box on the hook mostly in England ,with one annual trip to Tredeger house  to visit friends in Barry

  • milliehull
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    edited February 2019 #25032

    Same here brue. We have 2 cats which means a hefty bill!!

  • ABM
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    edited February 2019 #25033

    You  could  always  open  :--  Millehull's  Mobile  Moggery --  Don't  think  there's  any  mention  of  charges  for  such  things  in  the  Club  website  nor  the  H/book  laughing

  • DSB
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    edited February 2019 #25034

    So sorry to hear the news Bakers2.  Hopefully they will do the operation soon so that her can get on the road to recovery.  Best wishes to you both.

    Dsvid

  • DSB
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    edited February 2019 #25035

    There seem to be so many people I know, both online and personally, who are ill at the moment.  Good wishes to all for a speedy recovery.

    Enjoy Sri Lanka Moulsey....

    David

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited February 2019 #25036

    We have time specified bus lanes in our town. Judging by the folks in and out of them at various times of the day, they are not working well. On the plus side, there don’t appear to be any Camera checks going on, and no policemen to enforce them, so it’s a bit of a free for all.

    We also have lots of 20 metre stretches of bike lane, which residents can park over, we have three lane ring roads that suddenly become two lanes round a roundabout and places where it is forbidden to turn either left or right so you have to do a long detour round other roads!

    Other towns get the qualified traffic planners. We get either the Uni drop outs or the still on work experience. It’s a spectator sport at times watching new visitors trying to work things out. Spot the policeman is another Summer Special. As is watching locals with dropped suspension negotiate all the hundreds of humps and cushions.🤣🤣🤣

  • Oneputt
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    edited February 2019 #25037

    Had a walk down the beach this morning, dry and bright but very windy.  Waves crashing on to the beach and breakwater, exhilarating:

     

  • huskydog
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    edited February 2019 #25038

    had a phone call from our potential buyers that they have deiced to pull outyell,they said that retail is too much of a risk at the moment .

    So, back to the drawing board and try and find another buyer 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited February 2019 #25039

    Sorry to hear this HD, stressful for you. Hope things work out next time.

  • Bakers2
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    edited February 2019 #25040

    Likewise. Hopefully 3rd time lucky.

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited February 2019 #25041

    Sorry to hear your buyers have backed out HD , must be annoying for you, hopefully as Bakers says 3rd time lucky. 

  • milliehull
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    edited February 2019 #25042

    😂

  • milliehull
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    edited February 2019 #25043

    So sorry to hear your news husky. I do hope you get some new buyers soon. As others have said 3rd time lucky hopefully.

    I love your photo OP. It captures the rough sea perfectly.

    Lovely sunny day here but very windy. Luckily the wind seems to be dropping now. It is a day of watching rugby for OH.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited February 2019 #25044

    If they are risk averse perhaps it's not a good idea they buy a shop!  They seem to have taken a long time to reach that conclusion. I assume a buyer can check out the turnover/profit ratio so can enter into a deal with an open mind? 

    David

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited February 2019 #25045

    Had a lovely couple of hours here at home in garden. Lots of snowdrops and crocus out, hellebores doing well and some other rather foolish little gems poking their heads through. We are having a bit of a revamp this year, trying to make a few areas less labour intensive. Absolutely full of birds as well. Raises the spirits enormously😁

  • Francis
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    edited February 2019 #25046

    We are now back at the caravan after a good day out at the caravan show. For the first time ever we have went to a show and never even picked up a brochure. We had a look at some caravans but never saw anything we would swap ours for. The last show we were at in 2017 at the NEC we bought a new caravan so it was nice just to walk around today and relax. We did buy a couple if pies from the farmers market section which we have just had for dinner they were lovely. The site is quite busy tonight, wind has dropped a bit now so hoping it stays like that. Not doing much tonight just stay in the van SWMBO wants to watch the voice.

  • Wherenext
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    edited February 2019 #25047

    To say it was a bit windy last night would be a bit of an understatement. Just glad we are still in situ. Think Mrs WN and I got at most 2 hours sleep. NTH and OH the same by the sound of it. CL has lovely views but is a bit exposed.

    Not a great deal done this morning but we joined Nellie and his good wife and Flyte for a clear the sinuses walk this afternoon. We walked up to a beautiful little church in the hamlet of Stainburn about 2 miles from site. Lots of Snowdrops in grass verges and Red Kites in the air. Wind has died down to acceptable levels.

    Sorry to hear of HD's news. Persevere HD.

    Good to see Bakers back to her normal talkative self.winksmile

  • huskydog
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    edited February 2019 #25048

    They had never had a business before and it seems their friends had suggested that going from a well paid job to working for yourself was too big a step 

    generally a buyer likes to see the last 3 years financial paperwork to see if it's a workable choice 

  • Francis
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    edited February 2019 #25049

    We were the same last night WN. Very windy van was getting shaken about. It seems to have settled down tonight so hopefully a better nights sleep.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited February 2019 #25050

    Hope you are enjoying some nice Yorkshire weather, if a tad breezy!😁

     

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited February 2019 #25051

    Had a phone call from our dealer today to say our new motorhome will be available  earlier in March that we first thought which is good news. Better start emptying the old one out!!!

    David

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