COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

no win on the lottery i'm afraid folks.

cashed in the scratch card which means.... tonight's beer is FREE

Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(the free beer, not not winning the lotto.)
And glad the day was good .
More to follow tomorrow, i'm sure.

 

[johnandjade]

WOW!!!!! MAJOR deliciousness!!!!!!!!

sargent scrummy

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

oh! also gave my hat a 'supagard' so now not only is it roasty toasty.. its waterproof too .

i love miss using company chemicals


on that note, if anyone would like a £250 car protection pack for free let me know

Does it work on donkeys ?

 

[johnandjade]

Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(the free beer, not not winning the lotto.)
And glad the day was good .
More to follow tomorrow, i'm sure.

hopefully the manager has been made aware i'm a responsibil key holder... another step closer to a job there

 

[johnandjade]

Does it work on donkeys ?

yip, sure does... makes em' more carrot efficient as well

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

hopefully the manager has been made aware i'm a responsibil key holder... another step closer to a job there

Fingers and toes crossed.

 

[johnandjade]

Fingers and toes crossed.

bit of luck when he's told i'm being pulled out soon, he will snap me up

 

[johnandjade]

sent an email to chase up the card fillers


reply

 

[johnandjade]

adam, you have a replacement one in yours.. i hope you like

 

[Moozillion]

Just found out one of my best friends over here is going to London for a week over Christmas!!!!!!!
She has never been anywhere outside the US except for Canada. She and her hubby are staying in central London and have a very ambitious schedule planned: the opera, Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, Tower of London, Westminster, St. Paul's, a very old English pub whose name I forget (which is not actually in London...) etc. etc. etc.
They KNOW they are very overly ambitious and will never do it all, but are starting by putting down EVERY thing they'd like to see, then pare it down. The Stonehenge trip will be part of a big loop that will wind through Oxford etc. and will be an overnight trip. (They are not tortoise people but are still wonderful folks.)
She will be doing the driving, and I do NOT envy her!!!!! I advised her to do what I did when I was first in New Zealand: get a large sheet of paper and write in all capital letters KEEP LEFT with a large red arrow underneath that points to the left!!!!!!!!!
I'm quite jealous!!!!!!!

 

[johnandjade]

Just found out one of my best friends over here is going to London for a week over Christmas!!!!!!!
She has never been anywhere outside the US except for Canada. She and her hubby are staying in central London and have a very ambitious schedule planned: the opera, Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, Tower of London, Westminster, St. Paul's, a very old English pub whose name I forget (which is not actually in London...) etc. etc. etc.
They KNOW they are very overly ambitious and will never do it all, but are starting by putting down EVERY thing they'd like to see, then pare it down. The Stonehenge trip will be part of a big loop that will wind through Oxford etc. and will be an overnight trip. (They are not tortoise people but are still wonderful folks.)
She will be doing the driving, and I do NOT envy her!!!!! I advised her to do what I did when I was first in New Zealand: get a large sheet of paper and write in all capital letters KEEP LEFT with a large red arrow underneath that points to the left!!!!!!!!!
I'm quite jealous!!!!!!!

joes mum may be able to advise on hot spots

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

adam, you have a replacement one in yours.. i hope you like

John, anything I receive from my friends is always a delight.
I like, already.
Thank you.

 

[johnandjade]

John, anything I receive from my friends is always a delight.
I like, already.
Thank you.

i'm sure will get a laugh if nothing else

 

[johnandjade]

almost home,have discovered i get a mile per beer

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Just found out one of my best friends over here is going to London for a week over Christmas!!!!!!!
She has never been anywhere outside the US except for Canada. She and her hubby are staying in central London and have a very ambitious schedule planned: the opera, Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, Tower of London, Westminster, St. Paul's, a very old English pub whose name I forget (which is not actually in London...) etc. etc. etc.
They KNOW they are very overly ambitious and will never do it all, but are starting by putting down EVERY thing they'd like to see, then pare it down. The Stonehenge trip will be part of a big loop that will wind through Oxford etc. and will be an overnight trip. (They are not tortoise people but are still wonderful folks.)
She will be doing the driving, and I do NOT envy her!!!!! I advised her to do what I did when I was first in New Zealand: get a large sheet of paper and write in all capital letters KEEP LEFT with a large red arrow underneath that points to the left!!!!!!!!!
I'm quite jealous!!!!!!!

Wonderful!
It is, of course, impossible to see all the sights in one's own country, let alone another on holiday.
But what a great trip.
Hope they enjoy it, and sure they will.
I adore The Henge, got married in Bath and love the other places, too, though i prefer Cambridge to Oxford.
And i'd add Stratford upon Avon to the list, Shakespeare and all that.

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

we kind of did, View attachment 193938

spent 4quid on scratch cards and got £21 back

Your drinking Bud tonight !

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

joes mum may be able to advise on hot spots

Torbay has a slightly warmer microclimate, but hotspots In England ?
Naaahhhh!!!!

 

[johnandjade]

jade must be gossiping

 

[johnandjade]

Wonderful!
It is, of course, impossible to see all the sights in one's own country, let alone another on holiday.
But what a great trip.
Hope they enjoy it, and sure they will.
I adore The Henge, got married in Bath and love the other places, too, though i prefer Cambridge to Oxford.
And i'd add Stratford upon Avon to the list, Shakespeare and all that.

road back to scotland is my favourite

 

[JoesMum]

Just found out one of my best friends over here is going to London for a week over Christmas!!!!!!!
She has never been anywhere outside the US except for Canada. She and her hubby are staying in central London and have a very ambitious schedule planned: the opera, Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, Tower of London, Westminster, St. Paul's, a very old English pub whose name I forget (which is not actually in London...) etc. etc. etc.
They KNOW they are very overly ambitious and will never do it all, but are starting by putting down EVERY thing they'd like to see, then pare it down. The Stonehenge trip will be part of a big loop that will wind through Oxford etc. and will be an overnight trip. (They are not tortoise people but are still wonderful folks.)
She will be doing the driving, and I do NOT envy her!!!!! I advised her to do what I did when I was first in New Zealand: get a large sheet of paper and write in all capital letters KEEP LEFT with a large red arrow underneath that points to the left!!!!!!!!!
I'm quite jealous!!!!!!!

That is ... ummm .... ambitious for a short trip. British roads are not wide and straight. Car journeys take longer than people expect. You could get to Bath via Stone Henge in a day, but you'd need to stay the night in the Bath area and there's no way you could do both Bath and Oxford in a day or as day trips from London.

There will be lots of engineering works on the trains over the Christmas period too.

Your friend also needs to carefully research what is actually open while she's here.

Central London is dead on the afternoon of Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day as there's little or no public transport. Many/most shops, restaurants and attractions will be closed. She will need to book a restaurant in advance on these two days.

I advise she researches very carefully otherwise she will be disappointed.