Great that you and The Boss (not Bruce Springsteen - I mean the real one) are coming, but I just don't understand all these Fawlty towers references....I thought the place was great. Honest. Ahem.
Great that you and The Boss (not Bruce Springsteen - I mean the real one) are coming, but I just don't understand all these Fawlty towers references....I thought the place was great. Honest. Ahem.
Plus 2 more Norm, Jayne & Ian
**** Important News Regarding Hotel Bookings ****
It seems there's been a bit of a problem with the hotel booking system, and they've lost all reference to our group. Some of you who've already been in touch are still on the system but at a non-discount rate...anyway, it's all in hand now, and I'm working with a dedicated staff member to get it sorted. But she's off for a fortnight now, so it'll be a couple of weeks before it's back to normal. In the meantime, can I ask anyone who's thinking of going, NOT to call the hotel till I give the all-clear please!
Don't worry about there not being room for us as she's reinstated our provisionally-booked room quota, it's just that we don't have any names against them as yet! So as they say, Watch This Space (the one between my ears....)
Ta!
Norm
Fawlty Towers strikes again !!!!
Yep, it's already shaping up to be a memorable weekend, and it's still 4 months off yet
REALLY looking forward to Rice Crispies for brekky..................AGAIN..............
Kind Regards
Manuel
Right, we appear to be back on track hotel-wise now. If anyone wants to go, call the hotel and say you're with the "Briers" group and leave the deposit - which is now only £30 for some reason. And leave a note in this thread so I know too, ta!
Phil, if you want the Rice Crispies Special again, they've offered to mix some fluff in with the cereal just in case the dispenser doesn't fall apart upon the slightest touch. Thoughtful or what??
Oooohh... I saw the "Northern" bit in the title and got all excited. Then realised that Shap is 215 miles (or 3hrs 45mins) south of home and is even in another country!! Gotta be some contravention of the Trades Descriptions Act or sommat.
In saying that, I've been on a few runs in that area in the past and all have been memorable.... and wet. Perhaps I'll have something suitable to join in with next year... passport controls, immigration formalities and hard border barricades permitting.
Hiya Bob, had an idea you might show up somewhere along the route! We're leaving Shap at 10 so I'd have said a couple of hours to Kielder, maybe a bit longer. And you know how these things go....it's not a procession so peeps will be well spread out by then! My suggestion: have the teas ready and waiting with a nice piece of cake
Jim - you don't need a Stratos to come along, in fact there are usually only a couple. And there's a group of peeps who aren't even Stratos Enthusiasts (specifically) who'll be there!
The one thing you do need to know, though, is that anyone coming from north of that daft "border" has to bring a supply of Irn-Bru and Tunnocks, as a sort of guarantee of good faith. I know it's a long way for you... even if you decided to just pop down to Kielder to say Hello on this one, it's still a good schlep. There's a goodly number of folks from Dahn Sarf who can't make it for the same reason - too far. Ah well, c'est la vie, as they say in the other half of the Auld Alliance....
Keilder's not far towards the equator from me, indeed I was there a month or two ago on the way back from Newcastle airport when they shut the A68. But there's no wheels on my wagon, and I'll be in midge central near Oban at the weekend now, so I'll miss you this year. Do look out for motorcyclists and MAMILS; there's a lot about and a steady cull of them at weekends doesn't seem to put them off.
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