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  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 14,046
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    edited January 2018 #13352

    Wet morning walk, but drier after lunch. Took Flyte onto the fields by the site then where he had a whale of a time chasing Pheasants!! Boy did he come back dirty, again!! Thanks goodness we've plenty of old towels in the van just for him.

  • ABM
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    edited January 2018 #13353

    Could  have  done  with  the  occasional  warm, dry  towel  myself  today   !!

    I  went  &  paid  a  visit  to  a  couple  of  my  "Friends"  just  before  lunch.  Cost  me  a  few  Quid  plus  a  tip ( well  its  still  Christmas  ain't it  )  Got  home  &  after  a  scrub  felt  very  cold  !!surprised

    Suppose  it's  my  own  fault  for  saying  "  If  you  find  my  school  cap  remember  its  an  Antique  now" ,  but  she  said  something  about  the old  ones  being  the  best  ones,  and  carried  on  SNIPPING  away  { There's  an  advert  in  there  !! }.  Now  I'll  have  to  use  a  scarf  when  I  visit  aged  Sister  or  her  old  moggy  might  think  its  a  threat  to  him  as  well.  wink

    Keep  warm  &  dry  you  lot,  and  keep  blowing  westwards  --  don't  let  that  c c c cold  weather  from  the  States  come  here  cool

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2018 #13354

    Been at DD's all day, putting up shelves and pictures, think most things are done now.  

    DD and OH were sorting through the huge amount of baby stuff friends and relatives have passed on to DD.......enough for  twins, never mind one baby!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13355

    My wife came with me to do the commute to Worthing yesterday as she wanted to do some shopping. We left here at 15:15 and arrived at the house address at 16:30 to collect our mail. Only four letters had come during the two weeks we were away in Bristol.

    We swapped over the Shogun for the Smart car. Then it was time to get to work to start my 17:30 shift. I was 15 minutes early by the time we got to Lancing, so time to get a quick bite to eat, a tuna sandwich from the Co-op. By the time I had finished my sandwich it was time to start work. My wife went to the Lancing Asda to do her shopping as there was not enough time to get her to the Shoreham Tesco Extra. So she just did a small shop of a few things we had run out of, like milk whilst I was at work.

    At 20:30, they said I could go home at 21:00 if I wanted instead of having to stay until 22:00. So I was glad to get off early. I collected my wife from Asda. She was at the checkout as I arrived. Groceries then loaded into the boot of the Smart and off we went back to our club site in Redhill. 

    We got back to our outfit at 22:00, had a drink and some snacks whilst playing a CD on the new CD player that had been fitted by Chipping Sodbury service for free under their warranty. This was followed by dinner and then bed by midnight.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13356

    I noticed that the discussion on EV charging has now been closed but also noticed a few more posts after closure about whether CL owners should charge extra for EV charging. My view, for what it's worth, is that they shouldn't charge any extra because a CL that offers EHU charges around £12 a night as opposed to CLs that don't provide EHU at £5 a night. So they already get £7 per night more for providing electric. This is more than enough to cover the cost of charging an EV, especially as other electric appliances are turned off to make power available for the charge.

  • taffyY
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    edited January 2018 #13357

    When are you going to Australia Malc?   You said you were "Going in March", is it still on?

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13358

    I never said I was going to Australia. I'm expecting delivery of my new Smart Electric car some time between March and June this year. That is why spending some time reading and posting on the EV thread was part of what I was up to yesterday, hence my above comment on this thread now that the other one is closed.

    I think I've had enough holidays, taffyY! I had four weeks holiday in June last year and another two weeks over Christmas and New Year. Six weeks a year holiday is more than enough! Now it's time to get back to work and earn some money!

    My wife and I visited Sydney in Australia in 2012 and we enjoyed our stay there then but don't have any plans to visit again.

     

  • cariadon
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    edited January 2018 #13359

    I think this post should be in the CL section so that the owners can have a chance to reply,  IF you believe you are right then you will do so, and I will apologise for getting it wrong if they agree with you.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13360

    Cariadon, at the end of the day, I am the consumer. I pays my money and I takes my choice. It is not up to the CL owner but individual caravanners to decide what price they are willing to pay. I am not willing to stay somewhere that says that I should pay extra for charging my EV when the whole idea of switching to electric is to save money. To my mind £84 a week is enough to pay site fees to stay on a CL and is probably costing me more than two thirds of my earnings from Pizza Hut. I would be better off staying on a non EHU CL at £5 a night and using a power generator to get electric if they charge extra for EVs.

  • triky auto
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    edited January 2018 #13361

    undecided Cloudy ,damp and cool here in Kent .Have to dodge the showers today.

  • cariadon
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    edited January 2018 #13363

    A lovely frosty morning, with blue sky, forecast is for a sunny day this will be a lovely change from the miserable grey. Might take the dog for a lovely walk on the beach, but which one. Living 45 mins from the stunning beaches of Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire means I am spoilt for choice.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13364

    Cariadon, if the price is too high, nobody will stay there. They will find somewhere else to stay that's cheaper. I'm afraid that in this situation, market forces come into play!

    Even at £12 a night, I have to pay £884 for a 10 week stay. That's a lot of money already, who would want to pay more than that, I ask you?

  • Yertiz
    Yertiz Forum Participant Posts: 324
    edited January 2018 #13366

    "I would be better off staying on a non EHU CL at £5 a night and using a power generator to get electric if they charge extra for EVs."

    The solution is in your hands then!

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2018 #13367

    You may be right Malcolm. However, for many, the difference between paying £14 and paying £16 can easily be accepted if the other site aspects are felt to warrant it; whether that be facilities, location or various other aspects. After all you are spending 3 weeks staying on a site costing more than that at probably around £18 a night. For me, if I was commuting to work regularly, the location would be a great consideration. I would sooner pay £16 for something on the doorstep than £14 for a site meaning an hours commute. How reasonable a fee is depends on a number of factors and not the least of these is location. 

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2018 #13368

    Lucky you Cariadon,  just a bit jealous. Wish we lived near a beach for dog walking. Enjoy your walk.smile

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2018 #13369

    It's been frosty but it's very grey and horrible, I'am just wondering whether I can get away with a "duvet" day undecided laughing

  • JayEss
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    edited January 2018 #13370

    If I was a CL owner I'd be providing 6a EHU 

  • cariadon
    cariadon Forum Participant Posts: 861
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    edited January 2018 #13371

    At  least if the cost of living in a caravan gets to expensive for you, you have a tenant agreement on a house you could move into or park on the drive..

     

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2018 #13372

    I suppose some would be interested if the price were right. Personally I would prefer at least 10 amp in January. smile

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #13373

    I would never choose to stay on a 6 amp CL when I can get 16 amps elsewhere. If you were a CL owner offering only 6 amps, you might find you'll have no customers!

  • cariadon
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    edited January 2018 #13374

    Shouldn't these threads be in the CL section,

  • Yertiz
    Yertiz Forum Participant Posts: 324
    edited January 2018 #13375

    If that's what you want then you'll have to accept that there is a price to pay for it.

    If you get a generator then you wouldn't need an electric supply at all, just a field off  friendly farmer wink

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2018 #13376

    You could start one there if you wanted C.

    For me they are fine here as tey are general thoughts and not centered on CLs

  • cariadon
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    edited January 2018 #13377

    There are plenty of people willing to use cheap basic cl's and plenty willing to pay £ 20, people will pay what they think is fair for them and the owner, many appreciate what it entails running a cl.

  • cariadon
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    edited January 2018 #13378

    I just thought as we were on the What we are up to page. If everyone is happy then carry on.

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2018 #13379

    I presume that this is just a passing bit of our old friend Fred. As in Mr Fred Drift. wink

  • huskydog
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    edited January 2018 #13380

    And his brother , Mr snow driftlaughing

  • JayEss
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    edited January 2018 #13381

    Sorry if I've started something C but it was just a musing. I've stayed on plenty of 6a CLs myself and it seemed like an alternative. I remember a CL owner mentioning it as a possibility when they were faced with increasing electricity usage and bills 

    In other news we are off for afternoon tea today as we've been given a voucher. Not my favourite thing to do as gluten free options can be grim but I'll get through it 

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