anyone off to Eastnor

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Dave R

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Hi All,

After years off working in an industry where I never get any days off
in the summer there's a small chance that I might get the weekend of
10th-11th June off and am thinking of taking us to Eastnor, (LRW?) Is
it worth going to? We're in West Wales so it's only a 3 hour trip max,
and Eastnor sounds and looks fantastic. I might have to borrow a
caravan to take tho!

Anyone else planning to go?

Dave

 
Dave R wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> After years off working in an industry where I never get any days off
> in the summer there's a small chance that I might get the weekend of
> 10th-11th June off and am thinking of taking us to Eastnor, (LRW?) Is
> it worth going to? We're in West Wales so it's only a 3 hour trip max,
> and Eastnor sounds and looks fantastic. I might have to borrow a
> caravan to take tho!
>
> Anyone else planning to go?

We're expecting to go, depending on business.

Steve
 
Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle
appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something
to look at while i ogle shiny bits........

Dave

 
Dave R <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle
> appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something
> to look at while i ogle shiny bits........
>
> Dave

Dave,

We will be there. It's a bit like the Jamaica of Landrover shows. Very
chilled out, just relax man!

Last time we went it was very very hot and there seemed to be miles to walk
to get to the stands but to be fair the kids were in pushchairs and very
grumbley so it probably felt worse than it was.

The show also attracts a variety of other marques for some odd reason
including steam engines and such like. I've also seen some of the most
creative displays there too.

It would be rude not to!

I think there is a fair old contingent of the unofficial regulars likley to
turn up too.

Lee
--
www.lrproject.com
Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
home in the USA.
Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
Morph - He's "living the dream".


 
On Wed, 10 May 2006 18:24:13 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> scribbled the following
nonsense:

>Dave R <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>> Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle
>> appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something
>> to look at while i ogle shiny bits........
>>
>> Dave
>
>Dave,
>
>We will be there. It's a bit like the Jamaica of Landrover shows. Very
>chilled out, just relax man!
>
>Last time we went it was very very hot and there seemed to be miles to walk
>to get to the stands but to be fair the kids were in pushchairs and very
>grumbley so it probably felt worse than it was.
>
>The show also attracts a variety of other marques for some odd reason
>including steam engines and such like. I've also seen some of the most
>creative displays there too.
>

James Harvey Bathurst who owns the Castle owns a variety of Traction
engines, and has steam rallies etc there as well I believe.

>
>I think there is a fair old contingent of the unofficial regulars likley to
>turn up too.
>

I will be there, having abused burrt yet again by making him drag the
GLASS trailer.
--

Simon Isaacs

"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)

ROT13 me....
 

Lee_D wrote:
> Dave R <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> > Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle
> > appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something
> > to look at while i ogle shiny bits........
> >
> > Dave
>
> Dave,
>
> We will be there. It's a bit like the Jamaica of Landrover shows. Very
> chilled out, just relax man!
>
> Last time we went it was very very hot and there seemed to be miles to walk
> to get to the stands but to be fair the kids were in pushchairs and very
> grumbley so it probably felt worse than it was.
>
> The show also attracts a variety of other marques for some odd reason
> including steam engines and such like. I've also seen some of the most
> creative displays there too.
>
> It would be rude not to!
>
> I think there is a fair old contingent of the unofficial regulars likley to
> turn up too.
>
> Lee
> --
> www.lrproject.com
> Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
> home in the USA.
> Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
> Morph - He's "living the dream".

We're (whisper it) going to borrow my folks caravan and take that I
think, we're planning to travel under the cover of darkness so no-one
sees us. Do i need a "hook up" or something to run the electrics?

The other small problem is that it will be me, other half, and baby,
problem is, the baby isn't here yet!!!................

Dave

 
On 10 May 2006 12:13:43 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
scribbled the following nonsense:

>
>Lee_D wrote:
>> Dave R <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>> > Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle
>> > appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something
>> > to look at while i ogle shiny bits........
>> >
>> > Dave
>>
>> Dave,
>>
>> We will be there. It's a bit like the Jamaica of Landrover shows. Very
>> chilled out, just relax man!
>>
>> Last time we went it was very very hot and there seemed to be miles to walk
>> to get to the stands but to be fair the kids were in pushchairs and very
>> grumbley so it probably felt worse than it was.
>>
>> The show also attracts a variety of other marques for some odd reason
>> including steam engines and such like. I've also seen some of the most
>> creative displays there too.
>>
>> It would be rude not to!
>>
>> I think there is a fair old contingent of the unofficial regulars likley to
>> turn up too.
>>
>> Lee
>> --
>> www.lrproject.com
>> Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
>> home in the USA.
>> Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
>> Morph - He's "living the dream".
>
>We're (whisper it) going to borrow my folks caravan and take that I
>think, we're planning to travel under the cover of darkness so no-one
>sees us. Do i need a "hook up" or something to run the electrics?
>
>The other small problem is that it will be me, other half, and baby,
>problem is, the baby isn't here yet!!!................
>
>Dave

yes, I have that problem too......!!!!!!!
--

Simon Isaacs

"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)

ROT13 me....
 
Simon Isaacs wrote:
>>
>> The other small problem is that it will be me, other half, and baby,
>> problem is, the baby isn't here yet!!!................
>>
>> Dave
>
> yes, I have that problem too......!!!!!!!

They ARE fully portable at the tiny baby stage, we could go out for a
meal and bring the baby along, fast asleep - its only when they get
bigger and they won't sleep you have a problem. The 101 would have been
ideal when my two were small - with all the baby gear in the car there
was barely room for us.

Steve
 
It's an unknown quantity for us, as i suppose it is for any parent.
Mind you, I didn't like kids when I was one! We'll have to see.

The isea of hitching up the caracan seems a sound one I think. I can
wander off and the other half can sleep / rest or whatever whenever she
feels like. And there's some other things of interest when I've walked
around the same stall 10 times. We'll see. The show is a fortnight
after it;s due so we may be pushing things a bit. If I could be sure
that I could get the caravan out if we needed to head back early then I
would be more confident. However, having only ever been in a caravan
about 3 times I need to see how they work before I tow one around!

Dave

 
Dave R wrote:

|| It's an unknown quantity for us, as i suppose it is for any parent.
|| Mind you, I didn't like kids when I was one! We'll have to see.
||
|| The isea of hitching up the caracan seems a sound one I think. I can
|| wander off and the other half can sleep / rest or whatever whenever
|| she feels like. And there's some other things of interest when I've
|| walked around the same stall 10 times. We'll see. The show is a
|| fortnight after it;s due so we may be pushing things a bit. If I
|| could be sure that I could get the caravan out if we needed to head
|| back early then I would be more confident. However, having only ever
|| been in a caravan about 3 times I need to see how they work before I
|| tow one around!
||
|| Dave

If you need a short tutorial, gizza ring. :)

That's caravans, not babies. Babies are a piece of cake. Caravans can be a
bugger.

--
Rich
==============================

I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.


 
will do, I don't want to go to the hassle of having twin electric
sockets put on the rangir (the shame) then everyone think I own one
even when I'm not towing one!!

Dave

 
On or around 10 May 2006 01:13:25 -0700, "Dave R" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hi All,
>
>After years off working in an industry where I never get any days off
>in the summer there's a small chance that I might get the weekend of
>10th-11th June off and am thinking of taking us to Eastnor, (LRW?) Is
>it worth going to? We're in West Wales so it's only a 3 hour trip max,
>and Eastnor sounds and looks fantastic. I might have to borrow a
>caravan to take tho!

oh bugger. I KNEW there was something else missing off my calendar for that
weekend. Mind, at this rate, I'll not have the land rover fixed anyway...
and turning up in a minibus 2 years running might be regarded as poor form.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> oh bugger. I KNEW there was something else missing off my calendar for that
> weekend. Mind, at this rate, I'll not have the land rover fixed anyway...
> and turning up in a minibus 2 years running might be regarded as poor form.

Don't worry, I can lend you a cammo net.

Steve
 
On or around Wed, 10 May 2006 23:20:44 +0100, Steve
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> oh bugger. I KNEW there was something else missing off my calendar for that
>> weekend. Mind, at this rate, I'll not have the land rover fixed anyway...
>> and turning up in a minibus 2 years running might be regarded as poor form.
>
>Don't worry, I can lend you a cammo net.

hehe.

no, I was buggering 'cos I'm in the process of double-booking the weekend.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"There is plenty of time to win this game, and to thrash the Spaniards
too" Sir Francis Drake (1540? - 1596) Attr. saying when the Armarda was
sighted, 20th July 1588
 
in article [email protected], Dave R at
[email protected] wrote on 10/5/06 8:13 pm:

> We're (whisper it) going to borrow my folks caravan and take that I
> think, we're planning to travel under the cover of darkness so no-one
> sees us. Do i need a "hook up" or something to run the electrics?

Asfaras I know there are no electric hook ups. Caravans run on a mixture of
bottled gas, 12v and mains electric via a hook up. If you have no hook up,
the gas will run the fridge, cooker and any heating/hot water and 12v for
your lights. I'd get your folks to show you how things work before you go.
>
> The other small problem is that it will be me, other half, and baby,
> problem is, the baby isn't here yet!!!................

due before june 10th?
>
> Dave


--
Nikki

2000 Discovery V8
1990 Discovery V8
1979 Lightweight 2.25 petrol
1976 Series lll 2.25 petrol - in need of repair

 
Dave R wrote:

|| will do, I don't want to go to the hassle of having twin electric
|| sockets put on the rangir (the shame) then everyone think I own one
|| even when I'm not towing one!!
||
|| Dave

You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone. All you
would miss would be fog and reversing lights (I think), plus a power supply
to the caravan fridge. If you're not touring and you have an electric
hookup at the far end of the journey, it's hardly a problem.

--
Rich
==============================

I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.


 
May 22nd. But my other half has never been early for anything since
I've known her. We're thinking that maybe if it arrives on time it will
hopefully have settled into a routine by then (hopefully). Would be
nice to do something as a new family before I go back to work. Oh, and
I want it to learn all the Land Rover Variants before it's a month old.

Dave

 
I'm only thinking of Ang be a able to watch the TV and to have lights
on the evening. I think what I may do is to bring a few of the 12V
batteries for the boats from work and can swap them over if needs be. I
reckon that they should last. I'll ask them this evening, am I correct
in thinking that the second socket only charges the caravan electrics
while towing? Shouldn't be a problem. I think I need to give you a
ring. Thought of Ang and newborn without creature comfortsbit scary.

Dave

 
On Wed, 10 May 2006 22:09:47 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dave R wrote:
>
>|| It's an unknown quantity for us, as i suppose it is for any parent.
>|| Mind you, I didn't like kids when I was one! We'll have to see.
>||
>|| The isea of hitching up the caracan seems a sound one I think. I can
>|| wander off and the other half can sleep / rest or whatever whenever
>|| she feels like. And there's some other things of interest when I've
>|| walked around the same stall 10 times. We'll see. The show is a
>|| fortnight after it;s due so we may be pushing things a bit. If I
>|| could be sure that I could get the caravan out if we needed to head
>|| back early then I would be more confident. However, having only ever
>|| been in a caravan about 3 times I need to see how they work before I
>|| tow one around!
>||
>|| Dave
>
>If you need a short tutorial, gizza ring. :)
>
>That's caravans, not babies. Babies are a piece of cake. Caravans can be a
>bugger.

Best advice I was given was "don't worry too much - they are very hard
to kill". Mind, I did once spend a very memorable night in a 101 with
a teething baby. Once. I was glad to be half-cut, although someone
else was less impressed.

One of Charlotte's first outings was to dog training, at about 2 weeks
old. It raised a few eyebrows, but set the pattern. She's toughened
up nicely, although at this rate I expect she'll be able to kick my
arse by the age of 11.

At 2 weeks old they only wake for about 30 minutes at a time to eat,
pee, moan and then back to sleep again. A bit like being 15
really....



--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"
 
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