Dilemma and Going Solo

AndreaMac
AndreaMac Forum Participant Posts: 7
edited February 2019 in Your stories #1

I’ll have Dora on the back of the car on Saturday as I’m bringing her home after a service.

Now here is the dilemma, do I pull into a campsite on the way home and stay the night or do I head home, like a responsible person, and do the housework, shopping, laundry and whatever else crops up ????  Hummmmmmm

Well after much deliberation (about the time it took to press the return key twice) I’ve decided to pull into Chapel Lane, Birmingham on my way home.  It’ll be the first time going at it alone, well the dog will be with me, but it adds to the experience and adventure. 

Driving and towing Dora wasn’t any scarier than when I have my daughter with me, although we only had one set of eyes rather than two, but I made it there and back with no drama.

I’d downloaded Killing Eve so at 5pm I decided to settle down and watch an episode.  Fantastic isn’t it.  About 6pm ish I decided to put my dinner on.   I’d treated myself to rib eye steak and a bottle of wine.  Whilst the steak was cooking I went to my well-equipped drawer to get the cork screw …. hummm where is it …. Needless to say I didn’t have my wine that night!!!

I now know the trick with the shoe and perhaps just be brave enough to ask a neighbour.  Plus Dora is now equipped with a cork screw laughing

 Thanks for reading

 

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  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited February 2019 #2

    Well I certainly would not begrudge anyone the loan of my Corkscrew! They only have to ask.

  • libben
    libben Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited February 2019 #3

    We forgot to take pillows and blankets on one trip!

  • libben
    libben Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited February 2019 #4

    We forgot to take pillows and blankets on one trip

  • Burgundy
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    edited March 2019 #5

    Met an English couple on a site near Reims many years ago. He’d been driving round trying to find somewhere to buy a corkscrew. It was Sunday morning and in the days when supermarkets didn’t open. He said he was desperate and could he borrow a corkscrew. I gave him one of mine. I always carry at least two, just in case one fails!!

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited March 2019 #6

    The answer of course is to by bottles of wine with screw cap closures and save the weight of the corkscrewwink

    David

  • paul56
    paul56 Forum Participant Posts: 937
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    edited March 2019 #7

    We were on a camp site in Nancy last year, sitting, chatting and generally putting the world to right with a glass of wine and were approached by a chap with a broad Scottish accent - he too hadn't got a corkscrew! Told him it was grounds for divorce and promptly loaned him one of ours!

  • Lehop
    Lehop Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited April 2019 #8

    On our first day trip we forgot the dishes. Lunch was delicious out of the (clean) grill pan and a mug 😎

  • vbfg
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    edited April 2019 #9

    Well Andrea, I have been a female,,singlehander, narrowboat owner (with dogs)  for 16 years and a singlehander motorhome owner|(also with dogs) for 6 years and have found that, very,very occasionally I have been moored or pitched next to a miserable git, but usually people are more than helpful if asked.

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