Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

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Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:26 am My Campervan flying through its MOT today. :thumbup:
My poor mans camper is on the 28th. Ran out weeks ago but i found storage for when i am not using it what is great. Well apart from being 20 miles away.
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Druid wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:49 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:47 am That was one of the ones at Castle Donnington I think? There were a few just down the road when I was at Uni in Loogabarooga in the early noughties. A couple at that pub in CD with the massive car park out the front*, then one or two just of J22 of the M1.

Edit:*which now appears to be an indian restaurant
This one
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That was 2003
That just all VD/TRC members?
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Is there where the famous nidge and his roll up photo comes from? :D
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Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:51 pm Is there where the famous nidge and his roll up photo comes from? :D
Don't say you were there ?
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Druid wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:49 pm That was 2003
Wasn't that when someone (X81???) crashed a customer's bike on the way over? A Cagiva?

Could be imagining that.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:56 pm
Druid wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:49 pm That was 2003
Wasn't that when someone (X81???) crashed a customer's bike on the way over? A Cagiva?

Could be imagining that.
I was following right behind him about 80ish when he missed a bend and went between the upright poles of a road sign.
He should have died.
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Been checking if old cars and bikes are still on the road. Nice to see my old GPz is still Taxed and MOT'd. It will soon be 40 :D



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Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:51 pm Is there where the famous nidge and his roll up photo comes from? :D
Don't say you were there ?
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No mate. Rarely, if ever, do meet ups.
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Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:22 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:51 pm Is there where the famous nidge and his roll up photo comes from? :D
Don't say you were there ?
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No mate. Rarely, if ever, do meet ups.
Thank fuck. Was scared I might have met you :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:24 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:22 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:55 pm

Don't say you were there ?
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No mate. Rarely, if ever, do meet ups.
Thank fuck. Was scared I might have met you :obscene-birdiedoublered:
You'd remember if you had! :D
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Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:34 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:24 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:22 pm
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No mate. Rarely, if ever, do meet ups.
Thank fuck. Was scared I might have met you :obscene-birdiedoublered:
You'd remember if you had! :D
I'd be traumatised if I had :(
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Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:45 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:34 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:24 pm

Thank fuck. Was scared I might have met you :obscene-birdiedoublered:
You'd remember if you had! :D
I'd be traumatised if I had :(
Most are. Its the deodorants, they just dont seem to work on me? :cry:
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Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:46 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:45 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:34 pm

You'd remember if you had! :D
I'd be traumatised if I had :(
Most are. Its the deodorants, they just dont seem to work on me? :cry:
Us gorgeous Yorickshire folk smell gorgeous naturally and don't need help.
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Felix wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:14 pm
Druid wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:49 pm This one
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That was 2003
That just all VD/TRC members?
Yep!
2003 was my first mem meet, there were shit tonnes of people there 😱
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Sunny wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:37 am
Yep!
2003 was my first mem meet, there were shit tonnes of people there 😱
I have organised 5 meets now for a self build camper group i help admin on Facebook. Every time when folk start asking when is the next meet we get at least 100 sticking there hands up to say well will come. On the day you are lucky to get 30 people. Oh its to far, wrong dates and various other shite. Now i just advertise a meet and expect the same group of people but its quite nice as we are all friends now so its quite nice to meet up round the camp fire for a weekend
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Felix wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:21 pm I have organised 5 meets now for a self build camper group i help admin on Facebook. Every time when folk start asking when is the next meet we get at least 100 sticking there hands up to say well will come. On the day you are lucky to get 30 people. Oh its to far, wrong dates and various other shite. Now i just advertise a meet and expect the same group of people but its quite nice as we are all friends now so its quite nice to meet up round the camp fire for a weekend
You all should do a campfire reading of Dr. Sleep. It gives a different slant on Rose the Hat and the campervan people...

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Skub wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:24 pm
You all should do a campfire reading of Dr. Sleep. It gives a different slant on Rose the Hat and the campervan people...

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Who? I managed to reach 60 without reading a book in my life. Not about to start now and certainly not to a bunch of piss heads round a camp fire. :lol:
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Felix wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:09 pm
Skub wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:24 pm
You all should do a campfire reading of Dr. Sleep. It gives a different slant on Rose the Hat and the campervan people...

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Who? I managed to reach 60 without reading a book in my life. Not about to start now and certainly not to a bunch of piss heads round a camp fire. :lol:
There's a film too,if you are a book dodger,but it's a bit average.
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We were all a lot younger then. Pre-Facebook becoming the ubiquitous place to have social groups, and then a load of people getting sick of that shit too. 🤣
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I've seen LOADS of cherry blossom, some primroses and I'm sure some crocuses. All in the valley/Annecy/Geneva/Ferney - but its kinda lovely when spring start to

And, the dry and warm meant I saw a ton of bikes, some of them sounded amazing :D

Spring rocks (ok, I do prefer snow, but I do love when the first bits of spring are sprung and summer is near :D :D )
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