October NEC - what were your best bits?

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  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #32

    The  Ideal  place  for  fast  growing  teenagers  is,  surely,  under  the  'van  &  in  well  zipped  arctic  sleeping  bags  --  Keeps  them  close  to  Nature,  dontcha know  !!

    P.S.

    The  Punjabi  Rifles  are  looking  for  you, Cholmondely-Smythe  --  they  seem  to  have  an  outstandng  Mess  Bill  or  some  such  paper  !!

     

     

     

  • Fysherman
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    edited October 2016 #33

    Dear CT, 

                  I had my Chimney swept the other week & was darned surprised when the sweep turned up with mechanical aids to do the job. Whatever happened to the excellent practice of sending a child up the chimney, they don't know they're born these days.
    I think the CC should be campaigning to get us back to the Victorian era, the good old days without a doubt.

    yours faithfully colonel(ex Punjabi rifles) cholmondly-Smythe(DFS, MFI, MRSA)

    MRSA?

    Don't think even JVB would want that. Wink

  • Fysherman
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    edited October 2016 #34

     

    The  Punjabi  Rifles  are  looking  for  you, Cholmondely-Smythe  --  they  seem  to  have  an  outstandng  Mess  Bill  or  some  such  paper  !!

    Never mind the mess bill I have had to deal with a very distressed young lady on his behalf. The bounder.Surprised

  • Pippah45
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    edited October 2016 #35

    The highlights of the show for me were meeting up with CT friends - AND deciding I don't like some of the New Fangled stuff so may go for a second hand one or get a few things fixed in current van.  I was interested that I was taken seriously this year as
    a Solo female I am used to not being seen as a serious buyer.  This year I took my tape measure to make sure the beds were long enough and the salesmen were falling over themselves to chat!  One I asked about the heating off EHU he confidently said the fan
    will last 5 days on battery power - hmmm - it will?  Perhaps without using the water pump or the TV or any lights?  Another talked me out of buying a new van when discussing the repairs I said would be expensive on my old van - he replied that it was expensive
    to buy a new one - fair point but ..... Worried

  • AstralRanger12
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    edited October 2016 #36

    Ah yes the good old days....Undecided

    There's still no excuse to ignore the fact that youngsters nowadays are much taller than they used to be. Both mine were 1.75m at 11 when they started high school

    Could you translate this please into old fashioned English Happy

    In all seriousness do you actually describe your height in metric?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2016 #37

    Ah yes the good old days....Undecided

    There's still no excuse to ignore the fact that youngsters nowadays are much taller than they used to be. Both mine were 1.75m at 11 when they started high school

    Could you translate this please into old fashioned English Happy

    In all seriousness do you actually describe your height in metric?

    11 is the age mid-way between 10 and 12. Happy to help.Laughing

  • JayEss
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    edited October 2016 #38

    Ah yes the good old days....Undecided

    There's still no excuse to ignore the fact that youngsters nowadays are much taller than they used to be. Both mine were 1.75m at 11 when they started high school

    Could you translate this please into old fashioned English Happy

    In all seriousness do you actually describe your height in metric?

    Yes I do describe height and weight in metric as that's what I use. I believe there are conversion calculators available for those who still live in the early 1970s Laughing

  • briantimber
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    edited October 2016 #39

    Ah yes the good old days....Undecided

    There's still no excuse to ignore the fact that youngsters nowadays are much taller than they used to be. Both mine were 1.75m at 11 when they started high school

    Could you translate this please into old fashioned English Happy

    In all seriousness do you actually describe your height in metric?

    Yes I do describe height and weight in metric as that's what I use. I believe there are conversion calculators available for those who still live in the early 1970s Laughing

    May need them in the early 2019s..InnocentCool

  • JayEss
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    edited October 2016 #40

    Not me BT. If I'm still in the uk I'll be refusing to learn the 'new' measurements for 43 years or so. 

    The precedent has been set ... 

  • Oneputt
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    edited October 2016 #41

    On the basis that we use miles i never use metric measurements, but then all to their own.  I would never critise anybody for using their preffered unit of measurements. 

    Back on topic never went to the show so can't commentLaughing

  • Merve
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    edited October 2016 #42

    All of it but especially talking to specialist companies and finding out that the future for non EHUers is very bright indeed! Much encouragement from small energetic firms. I love the shows! 

  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #43

    loved  that  Snowdonia  Cheese  I  had  at  lunchtime,  today  Laughing

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2016 #44

    You only posted that to torment DSB.

  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #45

    Of  Course,  I  have  to  admit  that  I'm  Like  That  Embarassed

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