grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6376 Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, davemorton said: Unless you all drive to the Tower, then you could mix there so long as there is less than 6 of you. Too long a drive from Durham. Last time we were at the tower in 2014 there was thousands of poppies around the tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemorton Posted September 30, 2020 #6377 Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Too long a drive from Durham. Last time we were at the tower in 2014 there was thousands of poppies around the tower. Blimey, was that 6 years ago? I popped over to look on my way home from a RC cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 30, 2020 #6378 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Rain hitting the roof in our conservatory sounds good. Long time since I heard rain noise on a caravan or tent. A static caravan we had I decided to upgrade it a bit as it was gas only . Part of the upgrade was to go solar powered also went for a wind powered generator . There was nothing better than being woke up in the middle of the night ,rain lashing down on the caravan roof and if you were really lucky and it was stormy then you got to hear the growl of the wind running through the generator blades. Happy days 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6379 Share Posted September 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, davemorton said: Blimey, was that 6 years ago? I popped over to look on my way home from a RC cruise. We stayed 3 nights at the Ritz for our 33rd wedding anniversary in 2014 and visited several London landmarks. Graham. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 30, 2020 #6380 Share Posted September 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, grapau27 said: We stayed 3 nights at the Ritz for our 33rd wedding anniversary in 2014 and visited several London landmarks. Graham. You must have been crackers to stay there,must have cost a packet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted September 30, 2020 #6381 Share Posted September 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, grapau27 said: We stayed 3 nights at the Ritz for our 33rd wedding anniversary in 2014 and visited several London landmarks. Graham. Wow - that must have been quite an experience, Graham! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted September 30, 2020 #6382 Share Posted September 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, grapau27 said: We stayed 3 nights at the Ritz for our 33rd wedding anniversary in 2014 and visited several London landmarks. Graham. We went to London to celebrate my 50th in autumn 2014 and loved the Tower poppies. Alas we had to make do with a Premier Inn but we did have afternoon tea at the Ritz! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 30, 2020 #6383 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, kalos said: A static caravan we had I decided to upgrade it a bit as it was gas only . Part of the upgrade was to go solar powered also went for a wind powered generator . There was nothing better than being woke up in the middle of the night ,rain lashing down on the caravan roof and if you were really lucky and it was stormy then you got to hear the growl of the wind running through the generator blades. Happy days Did you have the old gauze gas mantles that went pop pop pop, it was a very relaxing sound but they were in really fragile. The other interesting sound was the whale pump for water in older caravans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazrat Posted September 30, 2020 #6384 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Did you have the old gauze gas mantles that went pop pop pop, it was a very relaxing sound but they were in really fragile. The other interesting sound was the whale pump for water in older caravans. Our first caravan was gas lighting no electricity hot water from the kettle water pumped up with a foot peddle, double bed I made the slates for it far better than using the table top, I did install a battery pack but never lasted that long happy days. Edited September 30, 2020 by Bazrat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 30, 2020 #6385 Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Did you have the old gauze gas mantles that went pop pop pop, it was a very relaxing sound but they were in really fragile. The other interesting sound was the whale pump for water in older caravans. Oh yes we had a few gauze's as spares and as for the water pump I left that fitted but bought 12v micro tap switches for the sink . Most people who came back for a cuppa thought I had gone mains electric . The other loving memories I had was in really cold weather having to run outside and give the propane bottle a kick as they tended to frost up meaning no gas fire/cooker until you did . Those morning were a bit refreshing going over to the washroom/toilet blocks . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 30, 2020 #6386 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 minute ago, kalos said: Oh yes we had a few gauze's as spares and as for the water pump I left that fitted but bought 12v micro tap switches for the sink . Most people who came back for a cuppa thought I had gone mains electric . The other loving memories I had was in really cold weather having to run outside and give the propane bottle a kick as they tended to frost up meaning no gas fire/cooker until you did . Those morning were a bit refreshing going over to the washroom/toilet blocks . Yep frosted gas and Dripping wet condensated windows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazrat Posted September 30, 2020 #6387 Share Posted September 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Yep frosted gas and Dripping wet condensated windows. Anyone want to discuss the pre cassette toilets, our first trip 4am we was woken by this horrendous noise a nimrod flying overhead to do a sortie, in the morning the nice lady in the shop said don’t worry you’ll get used to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted September 30, 2020 #6388 Share Posted September 30, 2020 8 hours ago, P&O SUE said: Hope all goes well Manx buoy! I’ve just been wrapping the hubby’s presents. I got him this ready made cocktail from Amazon, it’s one of his favourites onboard! A cheese and wine hamper has just been delivered from M&S too so he’s all set food and drink wise! 😊 I think I’ll need to send away for one of those cocktails myself. Coffee and almonds sounds delicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 30, 2020 #6389 Share Posted September 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, Bazrat said: Anyone want to discuss the pre cassette toilets, our first trip 4am we was woken by this horrendous noise a nimrod flying overhead to do a sortie, in the morning the nice lady in the shop said don’t worry you’ll get used to it. Loo blue, those were the days. The cassettes were a vast improvement, much more discrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6390 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, brian1 said: You must have been crackers to stay there,must have cost a packet. It was well worth it Brian, something we always wanted to do. We had champagne afternoon tea which was excellent. Dinner in the restaurant was fantastic too. Edited September 30, 2020 by grapau27 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6391 Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Harry Peterson said: Wow - that must have been quite an experience, Graham! We had a fantastic time thanks Harry. It was well worth it. We flew down from Newcastle to Heathrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted September 30, 2020 #6392 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Oh, I meant to say earlier, I booked a flu jab at Lloyd’s Pharmacy for 19th October. I did it online, and indicated that I was in the 50-64 age group, and it still gave me an appointment. However, I’m half expecting them to run out of vaccine by then, so will have to wait and see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6393 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Ardennais said: We went to London to celebrate my 50th in autumn 2014 and loved the Tower poppies. Alas we had to make do with a Premier Inn but we did have afternoon tea at the Ritz! Our anniversary was August 22nd and we were there then. The champagne afternoon tea was certainly a highlight and I'm pleased you got to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 30, 2020 #6394 Share Posted September 30, 2020 3 hours ago, grapau27 said: Too long a drive from Durham. Last time we were at the tower in 2014 there was thousands of poppies around the tower. Graham, unless your lockdown is more lenient than ours in Kirklees, then you are not allowed to socialise with anyone outside your own household in any public venue including pubs, restaurants, cafes, shops or any entertainment venue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6395 Share Posted September 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Graham, unless your lockdown is more lenient than ours in Kirklees, then you are not allowed to socialise with anyone outside your own household in any public venue including pubs, restaurants, cafes, shops or any entertainment venue. Cheers John. That is the big extra restriction for indoors but you can still socialise outside or in beer gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 30, 2020 #6396 Share Posted September 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Cheers John. That is the big extra restriction for indoors but you can still socialise outside or in beer gardens. Graham, I suggest you recheck from today you can no longer socialise anywhere, except funerals, outside your household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6397 Share Posted September 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Graham, I suggest you recheck from today you can no longer socialise anywhere, except funerals, outside your household. Even Boris didn't know yesterday. It is only advised to avoid outside. This is the latest guidelines from government website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted September 30, 2020 #6398 Share Posted September 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Graham, I suggest you recheck from today you can no longer socialise anywhere, except funerals, outside your household. To be fair, how can anyone possibly understand the complexity of all this dross: BBC News - Covid rules: How much of the UK is now under some sort of lockdown? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52934822 The PM certainly can't! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 30, 2020 #6399 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Harry Peterson said: To be fair, how can anyone possibly understand the complexity of all this dross: BBC News - Covid rules: How much of the UK is now under some sort of lockdown? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52934822 The PM certainly can't! I'm sure Dominic Cummings knows the rules and loopholes. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted September 30, 2020 #6400 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Our anniversary was August 22nd and we were there then. The champagne afternoon tea was certainly a highlight and I'm pleased you got to do that. We were there a few days after you on August 28th, a month before my birthday. The children marvelled at the toilets so I had to take some photos! Why would someone want to read the papers there??! Edited September 30, 2020 by Ardennais 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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