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  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2017 #7203

    its sounds as if he did well in Business Studies thensmile

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited July 2017 #7204

    A successful career in HMRC beckonslaughing

  • Bakers2
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    edited July 2017 #7205

    Bright start almost hot clouding over now. Breakfasted outside usual chores and once washing pegged out its garden tidying.  Plenty of deadheading required. No plans for anything exciting 😦. Nice catch up with cousin yesterday, shes lost 8.5 stone and beginning to look much more like her old self, so glad to see a change for her but lots of issues to sort as well.

    Safe journeys to all those travelling today.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2017 #7206

    Dull here, looks like it might rain.

    Off to visit son and family, they have a new puppy to show off.

  • papgeno
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    edited July 2017 #7207

    Dull wet start here in the Pennines but it's brightened up into a grand day now. The old weather saying in these parts "rain before seven dry by eleven" held good on this occasion.

    just got back from a long walk and my manky toe is a bit sore😫

  • brue
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    edited July 2017 #7208

    Dull but humid here. Just been checking our veg garden, left to it's own devices for a week the pumpkins are taking over! smile

  • triky auto
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    edited July 2017 #7209

    cool Started out a grey overcast day ,but now around mid-day it's sunny and warm ,very little wind.Day off from the B/yd ,going to an anniversary of the opening of our newest 'micro pub' this afternoon,a jar or two ,,,perhaps !!tongue-out.

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited July 2017 #7210

    Thanks Millie, hope you have a safe trip home.smile

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited July 2017 #7211

    Cloudy but very warm and humid today, been trying to remove a stain from the bottom of the curtains, proving to be rather stubborn  yell

    Going to have to fight OH for the telly remote, whose idea was it to have the men's finals at Wimbledon and the British GP on the same day! frown

    The Red Arrows have just flown over on their way to Silverstone. smile

  • taffyY
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    edited July 2017 #7212

    My son and DIL are in Silverstone for the GP and he said on the phone that the Red Arrows have flown over a few times today!  I love the Red Arrows and somehow, I always get a lump in my throat when they fly over! laughing

  • Francis
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    edited July 2017 #7213

    We have just arrived in Devon we left home on Friday morning and had 2 nights at Chapel Lane CC yesterday we visited the transport musuem just at the enterance to the site it was very good and only £4 to get in. We left Chapel Lane at 9.30 and got here at 12.45 so not bad abd there were no hold ups on the M5 for once

  • Tammygirl
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    edited July 2017 #7214

    Busy day again, gave the new door frame its first coat of primer this morning. Then on to the front garden, one half is a gravel bed where the plants have got a bit big and untidy so I've been cutting down bushes that are ok to do so, dug up a redhot poker that is really just a hotel for snails laughing need OH's muscles to dig up and remove a bush that has had its day, everything is looking better for it so far. Still somethings to be moved but not just now, later on in the season. 

    OH has been busy removing tar from the motorhome after the council managed to spray it last week, the cars were not too bad to do but the motorhome is going to take much longer I fear.

    Weather today has been dry with the odd bit of sunshine fairly cool with the ever present blustery wind. Looking at Countryfile I think Monday/Tuesday we might get summer laughing

  • Fozzie
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    edited July 2017 #7215

    The Red Arrows along with the Amercian Display Team have been on show at the Royal International Airshow at Fairford this weekend.So a short flight by their standards to Silverstone.

    Even so with some of the amazing planes on show,I got the goosebumps when the 4 Spitfires and Lancaster  flew overhead in formation.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2017 #7216

    Today turned out better than we thought, rain never arrived.

    Got to son's house just after 12, had a nice lunch, played with grandchildren, and with new puppy, which is mega cute!  And really small.

    She is a Cava Poo, so will always be small as parents were small.  Very nice temperament, and doing really well with her training.  Really friendly.

    Discussed changes to house with son, they are planning to do away with bedroom 5 and enlarge bedrooms 3 and 4 plus make a new shower room.  With only 2 children, they only need 3 bedrooms plus a guest room.  Lots of work needed!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #7217

    We had a day out visiting the NT Knole in Sevenoaks. We saw plenty of deer when walking from the car park to the house. We visited the showrooms and also had a picnic lunch in the picnic area. 

    After that, we went on to visit Rochester and drove to the beach at Grain before heading back to Worthing.

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #7218

    On the contrary K. All my insurances are on automatic renewal. I still recieve the quotes and can act on them and check elsewhere. Also I have a period after renewall when I can cancel and just pay pro-rata without additional charges. I do pay in one lump however. It simply means that if life gets in the way of my renewing I,at least, still have cover.

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #7219

    Automatic renewal is an option that I select with all insurances for the reasons above.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #7220

    We've just got up to a sunny morning here in Worthing in contrast to yesterday morning when it was cloudy and overcast. Nevertheless, the weather did start to change by the time we got to Knole and we had sunny weather the rest of the day.

    I've got another day off from work today.

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #7221

    Holiday finishes Friday!

    Presently at Pandy and off to visit chepstow and its castle soonish. TOAST CALLS FIRST.

  • Oneputt
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    edited July 2017 #7222

    Automatic renewal as opposed to direct debit can be a real pain in the rear end, particularly when wanting to cancel.  

    Back on topic, bright sunny day and still day on the East coast.  Will be preparing the van for our forthcoming trip commencing Thursday.  Yippee smile

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #7223

    Automatic renewal for me means an automatic one off direct debit payment and just as simple to cancel.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #7224

    I find it's best to select the option of automatic renewal. It's easy to forget to renew as happened to me once with Green Flag and had to pay for a callout. 

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  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited July 2017 #7227

    It's not as hot as it has been though, BB. When we visited Knole yesterday, the heat was just about bearable. 

    We're planning to visit Highdown Gardens today provided it stays cool enough. If not, it will be back to the caravan air-conditioning and that's heaven compared to sweating in the hot kitchen at Pizza Hut!

  • milliehull
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    edited July 2017 #7228

    Back home now from our Pembrokeshire holiday.  The journey was straightforward with no hold ups on the motorways.  We were struck by how many caravans overtook us even though we were doing a steady 65-70 (without the caravan).  I even saw a caravan travelling on the opposite carriageway with 2 roof vents wide open.surprised.  We had a brilliant holiday with the family from N. Ireland but are now missing them terribly as it will be another 2 - 3 months before we see them again. frown

    Hope all those away are having the same lovely weather as we have got here.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2017 #7229

    Yes, it does remove the risk of forgetting or not being in the position to renew something vital, but you are checking you are getting a good deal.

    However, Malcolm wrote........

    "My caravan insurance automatically renews. I pay monthly by direct debit for 5Cs insurance through the Caravan Club. If you did the same, KjellNN, it would be one less job for you to do. "

    This suggests to me that he did not bother to check that he was still getting the best deal as he reckons it means I would not have needed to do anything at all, which is  not good advice!

     

     

  • ABM
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    edited July 2017 #7230

    Good  afternoon  all  !!

    Now  fully  awake  after  short  break  trying ( and failing innocent ) to  educate  them  thar  northerners  on  the  Yorks / Lancs  border  areas wink !

    Bit  damp & mizzley  on  Saturday  morn,  but  after  an  hour  at  Masham   most  definitely  warming  up cool !  A  good  show  that  I've  not  visited  for  a  fair  few  years,  but  it  has  taken  me  to  a  Club  Site, { Wharfedale } that  I've  never,  ever  used  laughing

    Nice  enough  site  altho'  surprisingly  full  even  when  I  arrived  on  Wednesday.  Must  say  that  all  seemed  to  be  just  what  I  wanted  with  just  the  one,  obligatory,  grouse.  Lovely  new  MVSP  designed  for  all  from micro  campers  up  to   DGB  American  sized  Mobiles  but  why  o  why  plant  it  right  outside  the  amenities  block!!  So  many  folks  going  off  site  need  a  'comfort  break'  just  before  hitting  the  road  and  there's  a  motorvan  disgorging  a  fair  few  gallons  of  grey  water  in  the  one  spot  they  can  reasonably  pull  up.

    Still  I  won't,  and  didn't,  complain  'cos  the    general  effect  was  of  a  nice  clean,  well  presented  site,  even  down  to  having  an  inordinately  large  number,  to  my  mind,  of  caravanning  cats  wink

    If  I  have  no  more  complaints  over  the  next  3 months  I  reckon  I,  and  the  CAMC,  will  have  done  very  well  indeed.

    Hope  you  lot  have  as  much  fun / pleasure  as  I've  just  had.

    Off  for  a  fresh  pot  of  tea,,  tara  Kids

     

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2017 #7231

    One other point, which we all should be aware of is that with the Club policy, if you have added equipment cover to the caravan sum insured, thus making the sum insured significantly higher than the cost of a replacement caravan, you will need to review the sum insured every year.

    The Club will tell you the new caravan replacement cost, but if your sum insured is still higher than that, they will not automatically increase the total sum insured.  

    You need to recalculate the total amount of cover you need yourself, and ring them to amend the sum insured.

    Malcolm, you have a few extras on your van......air con, mover, awning.....plus you will also presumably be covering your battery, gas bottles, Aquaroll etc, so your sum insured, like ours, will be quite a bit more than just the cost of a replacement van.  So like us, you will need to review the amount every year.