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by Stef » Thu 14.07.2011, 07:32
Yay!
Camp Elan as growing well!
Any more??
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by dapinky » Thu 14.07.2011, 10:56
Today is my monthly 'admin' day, so i'm booked in for the 2 nights.
Just to clarify, it is not allocated pitches, just a large grassed area/field so there will be no problems with pitching together (or seperately if you want to avoid Graemes snoring

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I'm aiming to get there about 4 ish - what sort of times are others looking to land????
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by Stef » Thu 14.07.2011, 12:01
Oooo. I'll probably not make it till 6/7.
Hopefully enough time to pitch, banter and get over to the curry.
Please save me space! Or I'll defect to any other Lotus campers that maybe there

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by Rice crispy » Thu 14.07.2011, 12:08
Hope to leave mine about 4 so dependant of Friday night traffic

should be there around 6
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by rip » Thu 14.07.2011, 14:50
lansledj wrote:Hope to leave mine about 4 so dependant of Friday night traffic

should be there around 6
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Don't you think that's a just a little optimistic?
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by trig » Thu 14.07.2011, 15:26
Thats me and my lad booked in for the Fri-Sat
I'm off on holidays that week so should be there early.., If the traffic ain't too bad

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by Rice crispy » Thu 14.07.2011, 20:08
rip wrote:lansledj wrote:Hope to leave mine about 4 so dependant of Friday night traffic

should be there around 6
David
Don't you think that's a just a little optimistic?
Yep maybe 2hrs 10

its about 120miles so was hoping to average 60ish honestly officer
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by rip » Fri 15.07.2011, 09:15
lansledj wrote:rip wrote:lansledj wrote:Hope to leave mine about 4 so dependant of Friday night traffic

should be there around 6
David
Don't you think that's a just a little optimistic?
Yep maybe 2hrs 10

its about 120miles so was hoping to average 60ish honestly officer
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Around the M25 in the Friday evening rush? No chance!
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by Rice crispy » Fri 15.07.2011, 09:19
no will go m11 then a14

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by rip » Fri 15.07.2011, 11:24
lansledj wrote:no will go m11 then a14

A14
Still no chance. It's a dreadful road. Touch it & you'll be screwed dude!
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by Rice crispy » Fri 15.07.2011, 13:15
oh bugger

see you around 10 then

...... ahh just remembered Mini me will be on school holidays so will try to get afternoon off and leave earlier

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by rip » Fri 15.07.2011, 15:28
lansledj wrote:oh bugger

see you around 10 then
Don't look out for me. I'm not going until Saturday.
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by Dico » Mon 18.07.2011, 10:15
Booked for Friday & Saturday. Call me a tight barsteward but £40!!!??? FFS I remember when camping used to be cheap

4+ hours stuck in a damp bucket seat with a mad Irishman at the wheel - Deep joy!!!!
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by Rice crispy » Mon 18.07.2011, 10:20
Dico wrote:Booked for Friday & Saturday. Call me a tight barsteward but £40!!!??? FFS I remember when camping used to be cheap


How much !! I only paid £13 for Friday night for me and Mini me,
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by trig » Mon 18.07.2011, 13:00
lansledj wrote:Dico wrote:Booked for Friday & Saturday. Call me a tight barsteward but £40!!!??? FFS I remember when camping used to be cheap


How much !! I only paid £13 for Friday night for me and Mini me,
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£28 for me and my 13yr old son for Fri & Sat , why are they charging you £40? do you have a Circus tent!
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by dapinky » Mon 18.07.2011, 15:40
Mine was £12 a night?????
tenner for the pitch, and £2 per adult - yours should have come in at £28 for 2 of you for 2 nights (unless you're going for electricity in a marquee).
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by Dico » Mon 18.07.2011, 17:03
Mrs Turpin asked me if it was a 2 man tent or bigger. I said bigger. "£20 per night please, and if you stay past 12pm on Sunday I'll part you of your hard earned cash even more". So we'll be leaving 11.59am latest on Sunday.
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by dapinky » Mon 18.07.2011, 17:19
Ah, thats yer problem - if you are taking a big tent, and haven't got the gumption to say it's a 2-man one, then you pay the premium........
....of course, it all goes pete tong when you complain to the management that you and Sades' tent is actually smaller (in ground area) than my 'one man tent'

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by nicowalker1 » Mon 18.07.2011, 17:36
what if its a four man but your just one hell of a man making it a one man? How would they argue that one?
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by Dico » Mon 18.07.2011, 17:50
God loves an honest copper

. Oh, and I am one hell of a man thank you

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