Another pointless thread
Posted 19/04/2012 - 09:42
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Gwyn wrote:
Never mind Stan - you get a North Sea cruise .
Just checked the shipping forecast and its only force 5 - 7 moderating later in the areas we should cross so we'll not even know we are at sea Never mind Stan - you get a North Sea cruise .
Probably means the restaurant will be full though
Looked at the weather forecast for Valkenburg and it's wooly hat weather I think, I've also packed a long sleeved shirt just in case
Posted 19/04/2012 - 10:06
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I thought you were made of sterner stuff being a Northerner and all
10C daytime temps. A bit warmer in Venlo.
The days of North Sea crossings being exciting are long gone with these huge ferries.
10C daytime temps. A bit warmer in Venlo.
The days of North Sea crossings being exciting are long gone with these huge ferries.
Posted 19/04/2012 - 11:20
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Thats assuming they shut the front doors, keep away from charted rocks etc
Bernard
Bernard
Posted 19/04/2012 - 11:24
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I've just had a letter from my bank warning me about "Boiler Room" scams.
I haven't spent 50 years working to acheive almost penuary for nothing, so how is someone working for the "south sea bubble company" going to get any brass out of me?
Bernard
I haven't spent 50 years working to acheive almost penuary for nothing, so how is someone working for the "south sea bubble company" going to get any brass out of me?
Bernard
Posted 19/04/2012 - 12:25
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I just tried to book a hotel room in the 'Sarf' during the Olympic Games; Holiday Inn Express £365 per night!!!!!!!!!!!
Profiteering or what?
Profiteering or what?
Ken
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 12:43
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That is ridiculous Ken.
I wonder where my son will be put for the Olympics if those are the prices being charged. Not that he is paying but I can't see the company being too happy paying that sort of money for all the those covering the Olympics.
Looks Like I will be in the UK just after they've finished.
I wonder where my son will be put for the Olympics if those are the prices being charged. Not that he is paying but I can't see the company being too happy paying that sort of money for all the those covering the Olympics.
Looks Like I will be in the UK just after they've finished.
Posted 19/04/2012 - 12:50
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I`m going to Cornwall and then Jersey in August !! They`re welcome to their silly games - financial and sporting - as usual we are conned into believing it`s "good for the country" ??
Sorry JR - getting a bit political again !!
Tony ( bring back Much Wenlock and tug o` war )
Sorry JR - getting a bit political again !!
Tony ( bring back Much Wenlock and tug o` war )
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 13:01
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I've a friend who lives in East Ham - really not far from Stratford
He's fleeing the country - going on a bike ride from London to Santiago de Compostelo
He's fleeing the country - going on a bike ride from London to Santiago de Compostelo
let the education continue
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 13:13
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Not just a bike ride but a pigrimage too?
Ken
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 13:22
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Pity my daughter - poor old Emma is Field Intelligence Officer for the Games with the Metropolitan Police - all leave cancelled for 3 months AND she has to commute in from E.Sussex daily and back out again !!
And as a real kicker - she could be back on the beat come September because of the cutbacks !!
Tish
Tony
And as a real kicker - she could be back on the beat come September because of the cutbacks !!
Tish
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 13:48
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Come on Tony you know there are NO CUTBACKS, just negative increase situations
Bernard
Bernard
Posted 19/04/2012 - 14:15
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I'm having nothing to do with the Olympics, after they turned down an ex rugby league player as a flame carrier, who having been diagnosed with an incurable stomach cancer about 4 years ago has raised thousands for charity since doing unbelievable endurance events. He received the MBE in 2010 so why can't he carry the flame. I can't honestly think of anyone more deserving.
He's just run in the Paris marathon, then cycled to Calais, is about to cross the Channel in a kayak, cycle Dover to London and then run in the London marathon...... but he still can't carry the flame
Links:
http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/
Paris-to-London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prescott
He's just run in the Paris marathon, then cycled to Calais, is about to cross the Channel in a kayak, cycle Dover to London and then run in the London marathon...... but he still can't carry the flame
Links:
http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/
Paris-to-London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prescott
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Posted 19/04/2012 - 14:18
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I'm just done with the Olympics. Full stop.
Not to mention the footie European Championship, Tour de France, Wimbledon, Jubilee, blah blah blah.
And I don't even live in the UK.
Please let us have a nice summer this year.
Not to mention the footie European Championship, Tour de France, Wimbledon, Jubilee, blah blah blah.
And I don't even live in the UK.
Please let us have a nice summer this year.
Posted 19/04/2012 - 14:54
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TOZZA27 wrote:
I`m going to Cornwall and then Jersey in August !! They`re welcome to their silly games - financial and sporting - as usual we are conned into believing it`s "good for the country" ??
Sorry JR - getting a bit political again !!
Tony ( bring back Much Wenlock and tug o` war )
Cornwall, good choice Tony, I will see if I can organise some good weather, but no promises. I`m going to Cornwall and then Jersey in August !! They`re welcome to their silly games - financial and sporting - as usual we are conned into believing it`s "good for the country" ??
Sorry JR - getting a bit political again !!
Tony ( bring back Much Wenlock and tug o` war )
Take care.
Chris R.
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