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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

James wrote:
Camping stove? Taking it a bit far?


Well it's one of those meths fired moutaineering things - boils water very very quickly.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mosseman i am sure they will have drink and stuff there to buy
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mainly taking it to preheat water for the engines, and the last two years all there was to eat was cakes and icecream - take a sandwich or summat!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MooseMan wrote:
Mainly taking it to preheat water for the engines, and the last two years all there was to eat was cakes and icecream - take a sandwich or summat!


Can't see much call for the icecream this year.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the event the Ice Cream Van seemed to be doing quite well.
F.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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In the event the Ice Cream Van seemed to be doing quite well.
F.


I bet the fish and chip van would have done better.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Without a doubt
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trouble is it's coal fired (the range you fool not the engine) and you just can't get salt'nvinegar flavour coal these days for love nor money.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think we were bloody lucky with te weather - even got to sail some boats!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I think we were bloody lucky with te weather - even got to sail some boats!


We certainly were lucky Odilon.

The forecast was for heavy rain to set in about 1.00 pm.  
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The weather was just great.

MTA only had his forum T-Shirt on (well and jeans, shoes, socks etc) but not a coat, hat & scarf
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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well and jeans, shoes, socks etc


whew, you had me worried there.
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As I said to Sandy's wife that day:

"Not all of us Southerners' are wusses"
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So did I!

Apart from later on in the day I wore a flag aswell
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

James wrote:
So did I!

Apart from later on in the day I wore a flag aswell


I bought a jumper and coat, but forgot to put them on, wore fleecy thing, but it was a bit chilly by the pond, and wasnt looking forward to wading in and getting Snipe out when she primed in the middle.  
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