Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1165641 times)

dasmoth · « **Reply #4225 on:** 09 August, 2011, 12:12:56 pm »

Quote from: Thing2 on 09 August, 2011, 12:04:56 pm

I've not been banned from riding PBP!

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4226 on:** 09 August, 2011, 12:23:51 pm »

Bobb will be here tomorrow.

barakta · « **Reply #4227 on:** 09 August, 2011, 12:35:59 pm »

I found the sodding work laptop which I've been searching for for 10 days. Someone had hidden it in a cupboard full of CRAP. Must go crap diving at some point to see if anything else which is my responsibility is in there.

Regulator · « **Reply #4228 on:** 09 August, 2011, 05:04:54 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 09 August, 2011, 12:23:51 pm

Bobb will be here tomorrow.

Ah well.... that's one scallywag off the streets of Essex and less likely to get dragged into a little rioting....

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4229 on:** 09 August, 2011, 05:19:28 pm »

He has to get from Chelmsford to Heathrow first though.

Majorbloodnok · « **Reply #4230 on:** 09 August, 2011, 06:58:05 pm »

Nailed my presentation today, was really dreading it for some reason (well lots of reasons actually), sleepless night last night worrying so feel relieved and pleasantly borked now!

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4231 on:** 10 August, 2011, 11:20:00 am »

Bobb will be here in 8 hours, and I've just made a plum & redcurrant cobbler.

Regulator · « **Reply #4232 on:** 10 August, 2011, 12:14:54 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 09 August, 2011, 05:19:28 pm

He has to get from Chelmsford to Heathrow first though.

Why is he flying from Heathrow? SleazyJet flies from Stansted to Edinburgh.

Alternatively, he could get the train.... or cycle.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4233 on:** 10 August, 2011, 12:28:17 pm »

Sleazyjet does fly from Stansted and that's how he usually goes, but they had no cheap flights at all, so we used my airmiles for a BA flight from Heathrow. The train is both expensive and lengthy.

Regulator · « **Reply #4234 on:** 10 August, 2011, 12:30:36 pm »

Ahhhh.... it must be ~~lust~~ love if you're willing to sacrifice your AirMiles for him.

LindaG · « **Reply #4235 on:** 10 August, 2011, 02:30:46 pm »

I haz tickts for a hog roast on Saturday night. There will be music.

mike · « **Reply #4236 on:** 10 August, 2011, 02:35:25 pm »

we've just booked the flights for our holidays!

Driving through the national parks in utah and colorado to denver for muchos hiking, horseriding and biking, then to Kansas for little brothers wedding, then home!

Now just to decide - RV or car + tent + m/hotels......

thing1 · « **Reply #4237 on:** 10 August, 2011, 03:09:51 pm »

Huzzah! We just booked a week in California (tacked onto the back of a work trip) and musing the over same RV vs car, take bike vs rent sort of decisions. Just to head off to Yosemite and maybe Tahoe (need to check what it's like out of winter season)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4238 on:** 10 August, 2011, 03:37:53 pm »

Quote from: mike on 10 August, 2011, 02:35:25 pm

we've just booked the flights for our holidays!

Driving through the national parks in utah and colorado to denver for muchos hiking, horseriding and biking, then to Kansas for little brothers wedding, then home!

Now just to decide - RV or car + tent + m/hotels......

When are you going, Mike? You might bump into me...

mike · « **Reply #4239 on:** 10 August, 2011, 03:41:03 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 10 August, 2011, 03:37:53 pm

Quote from: mike on 10 August, 2011, 02:35:25 pm
we've just booked the flights for our holidays!

Driving through the national parks in utah and colorado to denver for muchos hiking, horseriding and biking, then to Kansas for little brothers wedding, then home!

Now just to decide - RV or car + tent + m/hotels......

When are you going, Mike? You might bump into me...

flying out to vegas on the 11th sept. You? (currently leaning towards hiring a big fat american car, not an RV)

Notsototalnewbie · « **Reply #4240 on:** 10 August, 2011, 04:11:43 pm »

We just booked Tunisia in a few weeks' time. We’re both quite fed up due to various Stuffs, so are very much looking forward to it. I get half the fun out of the planning.

It was utterly bargainous due to the fact that many tourists have been scared off, but things seemed to have calmed there; in fact, it’s probably calmer than Londonton…

We won’t get *too* close to the borders tho’…

MattH · « **Reply #4241 on:** 10 August, 2011, 04:28:00 pm »

Quote from: thing1 on 10 August, 2011, 03:09:51 pm

Huzzah! We just booked a week in California (tacked onto the back of a work trip) and musing the over same RV vs car, take bike vs rent sort of decisions.

I think the answer is obvious. Leave your bikes at home to avoid damage outwards, buy bikes out there (rental is money down the drain) and bring them home with you!

thing1 · « **Reply #4242 on:** 10 August, 2011, 05:18:02 pm »

Reminds me: I think the common solution amongst colleagues recently has been to buy a bike and leave locked up on work campus ready for their next visit. I think I can borrow one such bike already, so I just need to precure the N+1 to add to that store

Regulator · « **Reply #4243 on:** 10 August, 2011, 05:24:03 pm »

I'd go car and tent. I hate the idea of large (and they do no other size) RVs. Plus they're expensive to fuel up and restrict where you can go.

There's a company in Las Vegas that rents out camper vans, complete with bedding, tables, barbecue etc. The also do non-camper van rentals, where the vehicle comes with tent, etc. I'll see if I can dig out their details if you want.

mike · « **Reply #4244 on:** 10 August, 2011, 08:38:31 pm »

yes please Reg!! That sounds ace.

current planning is to take our hiking kit, with tent, carry mats, bags and stove and put them in the back of a large SUV, but a campervan would be much more fun!

thing1 · « **Reply #4245 on:** 10 August, 2011, 08:50:21 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 10 August, 2011, 05:24:03 pm

I'd go car and tent. I hate the idea of large (and they do no other size) RVs. Plus they're expensive to fuel up and restrict where you can go.

For bay area, I was eyeing up http://www.californiacampers.com/ (stock only VW campers)

mike · « **Reply #4246 on:** 10 August, 2011, 09:54:26 pm »

i found http://www.leavinglasvegascampervans.com too, but I think they're too small - the bed is 6' x 4', and I'm 6'2" and too wide to share a 4 foot bed with mrs mike for 3 weeks... we've been married too long for that.

LindaG · « **Reply #4247 on:** 11 August, 2011, 08:20:10 am »

Emptying jeans pockets for the wash, I found a fiver

Regulator · « **Reply #4248 on:** 11 August, 2011, 08:24:48 am »

Quote from: mike on 10 August, 2011, 09:54:26 pm

i found http://www.leavinglasvegascampervans.com too, but I think they're too small - the bed is 6' x 4', and I'm 6'2" and too wide to share a 4 foot bed with mrs mike for 3 weeks... we've been married too long for that.

Ah - but they have two 6'x4' beds. One each and you can sleep at an angle on yours...

I'll have a dig round for details of the firm I'm thinking of. I think they're in the map pile upstairs.

BTW, do you want some maps for the trip? I've got a pile of US maps that may be useful.

Edit: Found 'em: http://www.escapecampervans.com/

There was another company I looked at but they were in Los Angeles so not much help (unless they had a one way rental ending in Las Vegas, which may be worth checking out) http://www.lostcampersusa.com/

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4249 on:** 11 August, 2011, 11:12:19 am »

Quote from: mike on 10 August, 2011, 03:41:03 pm

flying out to vegas on the 11th sept. You? (currently leaning towards hiring a big fat american car, not an RV)

Denver on the 3rd, by the 11th I'll be in Battle Mountain NV, though.

Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1165641 times)

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