Quite a few " large units " de trained at Southampton, I expect they will be even larger after the cruise 🤔
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Quite a few " large units " de trained at Southampton, I expect they will be even larger after the cruise 🤔
I knew a guy that used to love cruises and would amaze me when telling me what he would eat each day, staggering really.
That was a really smooth journey. Left sons place at 09:50 and walked to Kensal Rise station via Gails bakery. Train to Clapham Junction to join the Weymouth train, got off at Poole and walked to bus station to catch bus home, walked indoors at 13:50. Washing in machine, windows open to air the house and a glass of cold squash to was down the medication I've missed taking for a couple of days 😮
Poole railway station is an open station with no ticket barriers, as is Kensal Rise. At no stage on either journey was my ticket checked, I walked onto the train at Poole, changed at Clapham Junction and walked off the station at Kensal Rise, same in reverse for the return journey. A rare occurrence.
Poole railway station is an open station with no ticket barriers, as is Kensal Rise. At no stage on either journey was my ticket checked, I walked onto the train at Poole, changed at Clapham Junction and walked off the station at Kensal Rise, same in reverse for the return journey. A rare occurrence.
ebikeerwidnes
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- Z’ha’dum
Well we're back
Emergency phone call at about 12:45 as the elest grand child - female - had rung her Mum becuase she was home
and had just discovered that she had forgotten her keys
so she was stuck on the doorstep
we were due to leave soon anyway so we just hurried up a bit
my wfe refused to send the message "Pops says you are a prat"
so I had to leave it until we got there
she had not even thoyght of trying to open their back gate and sitting in teh garden on the comfy garden chairs
Honestly!
I would at least tried!
Middle grandson arrived on "his" bus from his special school at about 2:30 - finished early due to end of term
Then had to go and get the youngest and their cousin from the Primary school - they finish nex t Tuesday so normal time today
funny thing on the way back
There is a busy junction controlled by traffic lights
there was a queue - as ususal - and it moved forward but the lights went red when the car in front was just crossing the line
so - clearly - I had to stop
a few seconds later someone in the queue behind me blew his (probably!) horn FOUR times
then a while later when they were STILL on red - blew it again - FIVE times this time
not exactly sure why - but there you go
and then on teh motorway home 3 different people tried to undertake me when I was trying to move into the inner lane
I was doing 70 at the time in all 3 cases
maybe the planets are in a strange position today???
Emergency phone call at about 12:45 as the elest grand child - female - had rung her Mum becuase she was home
and had just discovered that she had forgotten her keys
so she was stuck on the doorstep
we were due to leave soon anyway so we just hurried up a bit
my wfe refused to send the message "Pops says you are a prat"
so I had to leave it until we got there
she had not even thoyght of trying to open their back gate and sitting in teh garden on the comfy garden chairs
Honestly!
I would at least tried!
Middle grandson arrived on "his" bus from his special school at about 2:30 - finished early due to end of term
Then had to go and get the youngest and their cousin from the Primary school - they finish nex t Tuesday so normal time today
funny thing on the way back
There is a busy junction controlled by traffic lights
there was a queue - as ususal - and it moved forward but the lights went red when the car in front was just crossing the line
so - clearly - I had to stop
a few seconds later someone in the queue behind me blew his (probably!) horn FOUR times
then a while later when they were STILL on red - blew it again - FIVE times this time
not exactly sure why - but there you go
and then on teh motorway home 3 different people tried to undertake me when I was trying to move into the inner lane
I was doing 70 at the time in all 3 cases
maybe the planets are in a strange position today???
numbnuts
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- Gone over the hill and far away
I bought a new Braun electric toothbrush only el-cheapo one £25 as the on/off button was very temperamental
But how can a top of the range cost £160 they are having a laugh.
But how can a top of the range cost £160 they are having a laugh.
The rrp is deliberately high so they can offer you a big " discount " so you're still overpaying but it seems like a good deal. Our dentist sells a limited range of Philips toothbrushes. Last time I went for my checkup I saw that the model I had purchased the week previously on an Amazon deal of the day for £35 was on sale for £22. When I mentioned to the receptionist that I had paid more for the same model from Amazon, she said that the exact same model was currently £90 at Argos. I asked if they were selling them at a loss and she said not at all, we're still making a profit at that price.
PaulSB
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The M6 was closed between 27 and 28 at 11.00. That's very close to us. Southbound is open now but northbound remains closed. Locally it's gridlock on other motorways and A roads. Cyclists have a special knowledge, a bit like London taxi drivers, so I used all the little back lanes and cut throughs without too much problem until........
We met an enormous 4 x 4 towing an enormous caravan up a single track lane with limited passing places. Locals know the rules, refuges from the M6 don't. We had to persuade 10 drivers behind the caravan to reverse to a farm track and park on the track. Four of us backed up to a passing place to let the caravan through.
We had to negotiate all this with the driver's wife as he was in panic mode. I explained to her they had another two miles of this. Told her where they could pull off the road and suggested they should to clear the traffic.
We met an enormous 4 x 4 towing an enormous caravan up a single track lane with limited passing places. Locals know the rules, refuges from the M6 don't. We had to persuade 10 drivers behind the caravan to reverse to a farm track and park on the track. Four of us backed up to a passing place to let the caravan through.
We had to negotiate all this with the driver's wife as he was in panic mode. I explained to her they had another two miles of this. Told her where they could pull off the road and suggested they should to clear the traffic.
Drago
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Been resting. Mrs D drove me to the garden centre for a light lunch, then back to bed again.
