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Yesterday was pretty awesome Rode up to resort relatively early cos there was a memorial ceremony for the 'parachutage' (RAF drop of munitions and supplies to the resistance). I always do my best to get to this and was lucky after the shoulder op that the weekend they insisted that I go home was the weekend of the 15th! It's on the 15th August for a couple of reasons - it's a bank holiday (Assumption of Mary?!!) and the actual drop was in the winter so not really feasible to have any kind of ceremony then

It always makes me emotional, not least due to the EU flag flying with the French and Savoie flags. The first one I went to (the first time I realised they did a ceremony at the memorial that I go 'chat' to regularly) was just after the Brexit vote and it made me really sad that we were stood there celebrating unity and working together just a couple of months after a vote to leave the EU (Please don't turn this into a political thread, this is just how 'I' felt!!). My grandfather joined the navy very under age for the first world war and stayed in for the second (ended up in Australia at some point teaching their pilots to fly!!) and my Dad was in the army in a couple of conflicts (he didn't talk about it much and Grandpop died when I was 11, so I really need to get their military records sometime to find out more! But essentially I love that there is a memorial to unity between the RAF and the Resistance just outside my apartment

Then met a friend for lunch (he came to the memorial, but his dog is in toddler mode and got a bit ansty so he took her off to walk halfway through!).

My physio is determined to push my buttons and read more into my comments than I think is actually there! I asked some questions about the metal coming out of my leg soon and he got all psychological on me. And then said I shouldn't ski this winter FFS!!! He really should know better!! LOL But he did say to ask the surgeon

Some friends run a bar in another village and have a bingo night twice a week - they asked if I'd help out (not work - can't work at the mo!!) so I did. Good for my vocab - bingo french and bar/drinks ordering french is new to me And at the end when it was fairly quiet a french friend came in and we chatted a lot - much to the amazement of both my bar friends cos they've never heard me chat in french!! LOL

Rode home to a conversation from an ex Blackbird forum friend who's going to be riding past next week and we're going to meet up

Whilst my knee is bloody unhappy this morning (bar work doesn't suit it right now!) I'm a very happy Noggin And it's sunny again today - might hit the pool later

Was it! Went to the market to suddenly realise theres a developing panic as the skies darkened. Market traders dismantling thier stalls and packing away as the lightening was spiking its way to the floor a few miles away.

We got back to the camper as the storm hit town and it was biblical!! Winds turning to gale force ripping branches from trees. Then Ice and hail like golf balls! I was fearing a bobbled finish to my campers paintwork snd broken windows etc but I got the last spacer under a bridge.

we sat there for around 20 minutes snd the streets and roads turned to raging rivers . The noise was horrendous and the the traffic just stopped trying to drive and the drivers just seem to accept their fate!

Finally it relented snd we moved on. Still the ditches overflowed and there was ice everywhere. Took nearly 2 hours to get on site as the access road was flooded and being pumped out. Suns out now and everything is drying snd being swept up. I suspect in a few hours time there will be no trace of it. Camper seems unmarked so we’re somewhat relived about that!!

Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:19 pm Went to the market to suddenly realise thetevsss a dream eloping panic as the skies darkened. Market traders dismantling thief tstsllls and packing away as the lightening was spiking its way to the floor a few miles away.

We got back to the camper ad the storm hit town snd it was biblical!! Winds turning to gale force ripping branches from trees. Then Ice and hail like golf balls! I was fearing a demsnesu finish to my camper snd broken windows etc but I got the last spacer under a bridge.

we sat there for around 20 minutes snd the streets and roads turned to raging rivers . The noise was horrendous and the the traffic just stopped trying to drive and the drivers just seem to accept their fate!

Finally it relented snd we moved on. Still the ditches overflowed and there was ice everywhere. Took nearly 2 hours to get on site as the access road was flooded and being pumped out. Suns out now znd dvergyfhing is drying snd being swept up. I suspect in a few hours time there will be no trace of it. Camper seems unmasked do I’m somewhat relived about that!!

That cheap wine seems to be working a treat !

The electrical discharge has blown TPs speelchucker.

Count Steer wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:24 pm The electrical discharge has blown TPs speelchucker.

It’s now so sunny I haven’t got a lie what I’m writing. I know TLDR heavy rain today!

weeksy wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:23 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:19 pm Went to the market to suddenly realise thetevsss a dream eloping panic as the skies darkened. Market traders dismantling thief tstsllls and packing away as the lightening was spiking its way to the floor a few miles away.

We got back to the camper ad the storm hit town snd it was biblical!! Winds turning to gale force ripping branches from trees. Then Ice and hail like golf balls! I was fearing a demsnesu finish to my camper snd broken windows etc but I got the last spacer under a bridge.

we sat there for around 20 minutes snd the streets and roads turned to raging rivers . The noise was horrendous and the the traffic just stopped trying to drive and the drivers just seem to accept their fate!

Finally it relented snd we moved on. Still the ditches overflowed and there was ice everywhere. Took nearly 2 hours to get on site as the access road was flooded and being pumped out. Suns out now znd dvergyfhing is drying snd being swept up. I suspect in a few hours time there will be no trace of it. Camper seems unmasked do I’m somewhat relived about that!!

That cheap wine seems to be working a treat !

Excuse me! I’ve upped it to €1.30 a litre carton today! Tonight should be epic!

New garage window.
Just need to do the other 4 upstairs now!

Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:19 pm Was it! Went to the market to suddenly realise theres a developing panic as the skies darkened. Market traders dismantling thier stalls and packing away as the lightening was spiking its way to the floor a few miles away.

We got back to the camper as the storm hit town and it was biblical!! Winds turning to gale force ripping branches from trees. Then Ice and hail like golf balls! I was fearing a bobbled finish to my campers paintwork snd broken windows etc but I got the last spacer under a bridge.

we sat there for around 20 minutes snd the streets and roads turned to raging rivers . The noise was horrendous and the the traffic just stopped trying to drive and the drivers just seem to accept their fate!

Finally it relented snd we moved on. Still the ditches overflowed and there was ice everywhere. Took nearly 2 hours to get on site as the access road was flooded and being pumped out. Suns out now and everything is drying snd being swept up. I suspect in a few hours time there will be no trace of it. Camper seems unmarked so we’re somewhat relived about that!!

Where was this?
Sound like the kind of thing that wrecked my van and damaged 25k+ houses in June

Demannu wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:46 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:19 pm Was it! Went to the market to suddenly realise theres a developing panic as the skies darkened. Market traders dismantling thier stalls and packing away as the lightening was spiking its way to the floor a few miles away.

We got back to the camper as the storm hit town and it was biblical!! Winds turning to gale force ripping branches from trees. Then Ice and hail like golf balls! I was fearing a bobbled finish to my campers paintwork snd broken windows etc but I got the last spacer under a bridge.

we sat there for around 20 minutes snd the streets and roads turned to raging rivers . The noise was horrendous and the the traffic just stopped trying to drive and the drivers just seem to accept their fate!

Finally it relented snd we moved on. Still the ditches overflowed and there was ice everywhere. Took nearly 2 hours to get on site as the access road was flooded and being pumped out. Suns out now and everything is drying snd being swept up. I suspect in a few hours time there will be no trace of it. Camper seems unmarked so we’re somewhat relived about that!!

Where was this?
Sound like the kind of thing that wrecked my van and damaged 25k+ houses in June

Tarragona, Spain. Wasn’t even forecast from what we can gather?

Moving home - wish us luck!

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:39 am Moving home - wish us luck!

Good luck! As long as you've got kettle, milk, tea bags etc to hand to keep the removal team happy you'll be

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:43 am

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:39 am Moving home - wish us luck!

Good luck! As long as you've got kettle, milk, tea bags etc to hand to keep the removal team happy you'll be

Cheers - Wife had packed those

Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:44 am

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:43 am

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:39 am Moving home - wish us luck!

Good luck! As long as you've got kettle, milk, tea bags etc to hand to keep the removal team happy you'll be

Cheers - Wife had packed those

Hope you remembered the biscuits! Our movers sent us off to the village shop when we arrived here. 'Wot? No biscuits?!' (They were absolutely brilliant though, nothing was either a problem or too much trouble....so I bunged them some beer money at the end. ).

Today I have been to the dentist for a 6 monthly and swum 1km. (But not at the same time).

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:47 pm Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

Woah! Missed this.

We had a 'park up outside the new place with the removers for an hour' because things got stuck somewhere in the system but it did get sorted. The 'mover-outers' just said 'Meh, it'll happen, here's the keys. Get in there!' Which was cool.

Hope they've got you sorted too.

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:47 pm Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

Stressful.

I left the catsit house and came home.

Had the best ride up the mountain on the monster so far - not fastest, just the best so far

Awesome physio session - more positive than any previous ones since getting back from rehab

Chatted with a mate and his friend about summer mountain biking holidays. My mate has a chalet company here and wants to do more in the summer, the friend has a mountain biking youtube channel and they have organised their first joint chalet biking holidays this summer! I'm being asked transport and logistics Q's!! Need to do some research LOL

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:47 pm Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

Hope they've found it

Skub wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:08 pm

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:47 pm Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

Stressful.

Just a touch - missus was having a meltdown, completed at 16.50! Removals guys not long left, had to bung them a few quid to stay on.

Noggin wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:04 pm

v8-powered wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:47 pm Well it's going to shit - bank has lost the funds transfer, so we can't complete on our purchase however sale has so we are currently homeless!

Hope they've found it

Whether they found it I'm not sure? Think they ended up resending and then find their missing funds tomorrow!

I'll bet it was stressful! Lots of stories around of house funds going adrift usually involving hacked solicitors systems (or someone bent/compromised on the inside) and sending out dodgy bank details and funds getting hoovered up by crims. It's one thing losing a few bob on an iffy eBay purchase but when a few 100k or more's involved you'd expect systems to be absolutely solid.

Still, you're in and it looks like the bank's problem.