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  • ABM
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    edited June 2017 #6752

    Check  under  the  new  name,  folks  --  the  shop  I  saw  in  Shrewsbury  was  just  like  the  "old"  staples  internally,  and  the  E-mails  I  get  are  selling { or  trying  to  sell }  goods  that  look  very  similar  if  not  identical  to  the  old  stores.

  • neveramsure
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    edited June 2017 #6753

    I'd say you were quite justified to be grumpy on this occasion ABM.laughing

  • triky auto
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    edited June 2017 #6754

    cool ,Finished the refurb' to the short jetty ,just in time to crane in the new arrival on high water.Temperature shot up again,, Phew !! Music practice tonight .wink.

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2017 #6755

    Up early this morning, must be excitement of fitting in a spur of the moment trip in the van!laughinglaughing

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2017 #6756

    Going anywhere interesting? (all places in the van are good)

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2017 #6757

    Nottingham area, mission statement 'to observe Bee Eaters' and of course see a bit of the area

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2017 #6758

    Great place, watch out for the sheriff smile

  • triky auto
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    edited June 2017 #6759

    cool Sunny and hot already here on the Kent coast,no breeze.Off to B/yd now to get strimming "AGAIN"  !! Oh it grows SO fast !!surprised.

  • ABM
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    edited June 2017 #6760

    Tell  me  about  it,  TA  !!

    After  a  long,  hard  mornings  graft { finishing  ironing,  unpacking  a few  thousand  tons  of  bird  food ( well  at  least  2cwt )  and  putting  it  into  storage  bins,  then  cleaning  &  disinfecting  both  bird  baths }  I've  come  on  'ere  for  a  few  mins  R  & R  Now  the  Bird Brained  Clock  has  just  tweeted  8:00  !!  so  it's  back  to  the  small  utensil  battery  box  and  charge  up  a  load  for  this  afternoon.  And  to  think  I  was  going  to  settle  down  after  lunch  and  have  a  session  trimming ( i.e.  micro  sized  strimming )  my  beard  So  it'll  be  next  week  now  before  I  can  get  my  hair  cut  and  I  suppose  the  temperatures  will  drop  even  further  then yell  Must  look  out  my  scarf,  yet  another  unwanted  job,  moan,  moan,  grouse  !

  • huskydog
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    edited June 2017 #6761

    Busy day here , getting ready for our village fete tomorrow, so when iv'e finished in the shop it's off to the field to mark out where all the stalls are going , and I might be home by midnight !!!!, then an early start tomorrow to make sure everyone has a good time laughing

  • ABM
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    edited June 2017 #6762

    And  after  all  your  hard  work,  Huskypup,  I  hope  you  have  a  good  time  as  well   !!

  • milliehull
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    edited June 2017 #6763

    Hope you have a great day tomorrow HD and that the weather is kind to you.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited June 2017 #6764

    We've booked two nights away from 9th July, to stay at Lancing Fruit Farm CL on Old Salts Farm Road, Lancing; so we had a drive around the area this morning to try to familiarise ourselves with the route. It's only about a mile away from where I work and it's open all year, so there's an idea for somewhere to stay during the winter months when Northbrook Farm closes. It would certainly cut the cost and time spent commuting!

    We'll need to spend two nights away because our 21 nights will be up by then so a nice new location to try out. The surrounding area looked quite attractive. 

    When I booked it over the phone, it was confirmed £12 per night with ehu, which is £1 a night cheaper than Charmill Cottage CS. So it looks good value for money. The reviews look good too!

  • Tammygirl
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    edited June 2017 #6765

    Hope you enjoy it Malcolm, don't forget CL's are held to 21 nights the same as club sites, or is it 28 nightsundecided you will have to move between the two of them over winter. Can't you find a permanent site non club that would allow you to stay all the time without moving.

    OH fixed the fly screen door on the van, we've given it a good service and re-fitted it back into the van all working well and looking good smile

    Not raining today but grey and overcast, still chilly due to the damp and gloomy skies. Can't get into the garden to do anything as its all too wet and soft. So I'm trying to persuade the OH we should just go away again and find some better weather wink

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2017 #6766

    Lovely day in North Norfolk warm sunny spells, no rain yet but now cloudy, had a day out in Norwich by train (very busy there and back) "Potty Festival" tomorrow and Sunday at Sherringham, just need fine weather (forcast)

     

  • brue
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    edited June 2017 #6767

    Well that's it, a busy day over, more tomorrow, a music in the park type event with son and grandson. Then a visit to my Mum and up to Bristol on Sunday, my sister and others have open gardens, hers is a small town garden. Will tag along for the remnants of the tea and cakes....! laughing

    Hope you all have a good weekend. I'm still trying to plan a Scottish trip in September, have got as far as a few nights in Rosemarkie, must decide on the next bit but might just go with the flow somewhere. smile

  • milliehull
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    edited June 2017 #6768

    Sounds like you have a lovely weekend ahead brue. I hope you get good weather. We are off to friends for lunch on Sunday. They have kindly organised a gathering for Mr H's special birthday. Then off to St David's in Wales for a family holiday later in the week. In a cottage this time which will be a bit of a novelty for us.

  • ABM
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    edited June 2017 #6769

    "Will  tag  along  for  the  remnants  of  the  tea  and  cakes ....! laughing "

    To  which  I  can  only  add  :--  "Oh  Crumbs"

    That's  got  my  poor  attempt  at  humour  out  of  the  way  for  the  evening  !

    As  for  your Scottish  Trip  in  September  you  should  have  a great  old  time  !!  Trees  will  be starting  to  change  colour  as  long  as  you  don't  do  what  I  did  some  time  back  !  I  planned  a  super  autumn  tour  but  picked  just  about  every  pine  forest  to  look  at,  and  never  any  deciduous  trees  --  the  only  colours  changing  I  saw  was  when  the  sunshine  reflected  off  the  early  morning  dew  embarassed.

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #6770

    Hope you enjoy it Malcolm, don't forget CL's are held to 21 nights the same as club sites, or is it 28 

    28 nights on CLs Tammy

  • triky auto
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    edited July 2017 #6771

    undecided ,Temperatures have dropped here on the Kent coast,ABM,heavy cloud and stiff Northerly wind .Back into trousers and shirt today,put away the shorts and T shirt.

    Yet MORE delays on my planning project for the "boathouse" at the boatyard,,the paperwork that i submitted (they sent me) was the wrong stuff !!  !!.Now waiting for the correct forms yell.

  • milliehull
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    edited July 2017 #6772

    Gosh Triky you couldn't make it up could you.  Such incompetence. It beggars belief..

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #6773

    Yes 28 nights maximum stay on a CL as well as on a CS. However, you can move off for 48 hours and then return for another 28 nights if pitches are available. I think 28 nights in one place is long enough. It's nice to go somewhere else for a change, especially as I get a lot of time off in this job and have more time available for moving.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #6774

    We've still got just over 4 months to go with our seasonal pitch. Northbrook Farm closes on Monday, 6th November. 28 nights after that will take us to 4th December. Then after another 17 nights somewhere else, maybe Charmill Cottage CS, we're booked to stay for two weeks over Christmas and New Year at Baltic Wharf, Bristol which will take us from 21st December to 4th January 2018. My employers agreed that two week break from work because it was already arranged before I started. Normally they don't allow holiday in December. Also I think it will be paid annual leave as I will have accumulated enough paid leave to cover that period. 

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2017 #6775

    Last day of the holiday today, tomorrow we have the 270 mile trip home. Dual carriageway or motorway for all but a few miles.

    With an early-ish start, we should be home by mid afternoon.  Forecast looks reasonable, so I should not get soaked while getting the van into place on our driveway.

    Weather here in north Wales has been mixed, with thick mist on the Horseshoe Pass every night, not pleasant for driving back to the van after visiting our friends.

    Lovely this morning, site quite full, only a few grass pitches unoccupied.

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited July 2017 #6776

    last full day of our holiday today meeting youngest son today so have travelled up to Buxton. 

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2017 #6777

    Glad you've had a good time in the new van! Enjoy the meet up today.

    Got the next trip planned yet? smile

  • papgeno
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    edited July 2017 #6778

    I went to the Town Hall in Huddersfield last night to se my GS with his school choir. 

    They run a concert every day for the week with a number of school choir each night. 200 hundred children aged 7 to 11 singing their hearts out and enjoying every minute.

    my favorite song was a Hindi folk song which they sang in Hindi unaccompanied or as my 10 year old GS corrected me 'a capella' 

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #6779

    I bet that once you get home, you'll be planning your next trip, KjellNN! After all, summer has only just begun!

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 2017 #6780

    He has obviously been watching too much Gareth Malonewink

    David

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