October Unofficial

Mother wrote:
>The gurlys berra be pretty...

Baaa ?

Steve

"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:30:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hope to arrive Friday evening, all being well.
>
> We'll prolly be goin' down Friday too. 'bout a 6 hour drive
> methinks... The gurlys berra be pretty...

Tis a bit ch of a trip. I'd recommend over the Brecons if going in daylight
for the sceneary. M1 A50 M6 through brum at Rush hour on a Friday noon...no
way.

Lee D

On or around Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:40:54 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:30:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hope to arrive Friday evening, all being well.
>>
>> We'll prolly be goin' down Friday too. 'bout a 6 hour drive
>> methinks... The gurlys berra be pretty...
>
>Tis a bit ch of a trip. I'd recommend over the Brecons if going in daylight
>for the sceneary. M1 A50 M6 through brum at Rush hour on a Friday noon...no
>way.

any northern types fancy coming by this way, we can have a convoy [1]


M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
- Beulah - Llandovery

works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of scenery
If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda. if not, straight on
through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen. Can offer coffee/tea/bogs
here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from here to Carmarthen, so probably
about an hour to K-quads.

[1] pigpen, this's the rubber duck, etc.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:40:54 +0100, "Lee_D"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:30:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hope to arrive Friday evening, all being well.
>>>
>>> We'll prolly be goin' down Friday too. 'bout a 6 hour drive
>>> methinks... The gurlys berra be pretty...
>>
>>Tis a bit ch of a trip. I'd recommend over the Brecons if going in
>>daylight
>>for the sceneary. M1 A50 M6 through brum at Rush hour on a Friday
>>noon...no
>>way.
>
> any northern types fancy coming by this way, we can have a convoy [1]
>
>
> M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod -
> Newbridge
> - Beulah - Llandovery
>
> works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of scenery
> If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda. if not, straight
> on
> through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen. Can offer coffee/tea/bogs
> here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from here to Carmarthen, so probably
> about an hour to K-quads.
>
> [1] pigpen, this's the rubber duck, etc.

Might be a giggle! Thats the way are coming anyway!


> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
> Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
> from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:08:36 +0100, "/\\/ / & E"
<nigel.ince****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Might be a giggle! Thats the way are coming anyway!
>

lemme know, then, sometime nearer the date or I'll forget
--
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

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:08:36 +0100, "/\\/ / & E"
> <nigel.ince****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>Might be a giggle! Thats the way are coming anyway!
>>
>
> lemme know, then, sometime nearer the date or I'll forget
> --
> 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

What time yerall setting off. I gotta wait for the Kids and Mrs D to finish
work but hope to be rollin' by 1630 hours from Newcastle under lyme.
Wouldn't want people hanging around needlessly though as it'll undoubtedly
be dark when we arrive on site.

I could follow the oil slick I suppose ;0) just don't you buggers get using
all the petrol! .. There is a point.. any LPG sites on this route Austin? I
guess we would be going via Shrewsbury then chucking a left and downwardly
direction... must get the maps out.

Lee D

Austin Shackles wrote:

> any northern types fancy coming by this way, we can have a convoy [1]
>
>
> M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
> - Beulah - Llandovery

That's my usual route !
<over>
Steve

Lee_D wrote:
> any LPG sites on this route Austin? I
> guess we would be going via Shrewsbury then chucking a left and downwardly
> direction... must get the maps out.

Not had any LPG problems on the route. There's stuff on the A483, at the
services before the turn for Shrewsbury. There's stuff at Newtown.

Steve

On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:45:16 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:08:36 +0100, "/\\/ / & E"
>> <nigel.ince****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>
>>>Might be a giggle! Thats the way are coming anyway!
>>>
>>
>> lemme know, then, sometime nearer the date or I'll forget
>> --
>> 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
>
>What time yerall setting off. I gotta wait for the Kids and Mrs D to finish
>work but hope to be rollin' by 1630 hours from Newcastle under lyme.
>Wouldn't want people hanging around needlessly though as it'll undoubtedly
>be dark when we arrive on site.
>
>I could follow the oil slick I suppose ;0) just don't you buggers get using
>all the petrol! .. There is a point.. any LPG sites on this route Austin? I
>guess we would be going via Shrewsbury then chucking a left and downwardly
>direction... must get the maps out.

I've got some here...

I'll not leave here til about 6 at the earliest probably, wot with having to
do school jbex. And that implies a togetherness of act and everything being
stashed in the motor ready to roll.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
other people to be entirely to your liking?"
Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xvi.

On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:06:04 +0100, steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> any northern types fancy coming by this way, we can have a convoy [1]
>>
>>
>> M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
>> - Beulah - Llandovery
>
>That's my usual route !
><over>
>Steve

hehe. There is another route, involving Languor, Devil's Bridge, Tregaron
and Lampeter.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
other people to be entirely to your liking?"
Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xvi.

On or around Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:09:58 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On or around Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:06:04 +0100, steve Taylor
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>> any northern types fancy coming by this way, we can have a convoy [1]
>>>
>>>
>>> M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
>>> - Beulah - Llandovery
>>
>>That's my usual route !
>><over>
>>Steve
>
>hehe. There is another route, involving Languor, Devil's Bridge, Tregaron
>and Lampeter.

Langour??

Llangurig.

I suspect the spoil chicken of interfering...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Confidence: Before important work meetings, boost your confidence by
reading a few pages from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead"
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

During stardate Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:08:49 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:


>>I could follow the oil slick I suppose ;0) just don't you buggers get using
>>all the petrol! .. There is a point.. any LPG sites on this route Austin? I
>>guess we would be going via Shrewsbury then chucking a left and downwardly
>>direction... must get the maps out.
>
>I've got some here...
>
>I'll not leave here til about 6 at the earliest probably, wot with having to
>do school jbex. And that implies a togetherness of act and everything being
>stashed in the motor ready to roll.

Dude, email us your post code and I'll see if it would be worth
factoring your pad in the route :0)


Lee D

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:47:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
>- Beulah - Llandovery
>
>works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of scenery
>If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda. if not, straight on
>through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen. Can offer coffee/tea/bogs
>here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from here to Carmarthen, so probably
>about an hour to K-quads.

Right, plannin' this ere route...

Autoroute ses...

Motorway, 288 miles

Scenic, via every fecking village going, 207 miles.

So, prolly not a great deal of differnece in terms of time I guess,
but cheaperish going the very long way. Autoroute however, does not
really recognise the route you give above...

Suggesting: Sheffield, Bakewell, Stoke (hi Lee), (almost straight line
to) Aberystwyth, then down the coast.

Anyone have a better, understandable, route?


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On or around Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:51:51 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:47:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
>>- Beulah - Llandovery
>>
>>works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of scenery
>>If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda. if not, straight on
>>through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen. Can offer coffee/tea/bogs
>>here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from here to Carmarthen, so probably
>>about an hour to K-quads.
>
>Right, plannin' this ere route...
>
>Autoroute ses...
>
>Motorway, 288 miles
>
>Scenic, via every fecking village going, 207 miles.
>
>So, prolly not a great deal of differnece in terms of time I guess,
>but cheaperish going the very long way. Autoroute however, does not
>really recognise the route you give above...

You have to be stern with it, and tell it where you want to go.

Having said that,
wrexham-oswestry-newtown-llangurig-aberystwyth-Aberaeron-Lampeter-Carmarthen
ain't a bad route, and avoids some of the more obviosuly wiggly roads. You
can go further down the coast and cut throught NC Emlyn, but I'd not bother
meself.

Quite likely that the motorway route is more expensive - I find I tend to
motor too fast for economy, given a motorway.

>Suggesting: Sheffield, Bakewell, Stoke (hi Lee), (almost straight line
>to) Aberystwyth, then down the coast.
>
>Anyone have a better, understandable, route?
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic
face by frightening people in the street.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:51:51 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:47:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod - Newbridge
>>- Beulah - Llandovery
>>
>>works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of scenery
>>If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda. if not, straight on
>>through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen. Can offer coffee/tea/bogs
>>here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from here to Carmarthen, so probably
>>about an hour to K-quads.
>
>Right, plannin' this ere route...
>
>Autoroute ses...
>
>Motorway, 288 miles
>
>Scenic, via every fecking village going, 207 miles.
>
>So, prolly not a great deal of differnece in terms of time I guess,
>but cheaperish going the very long way. Autoroute however, does not
>really recognise the route you give above...
>
>Suggesting: Sheffield, Bakewell, Stoke (hi Lee), (almost straight line
>to) Aberystwyth, then down the coast.
>
>Anyone have a better, understandable, route?

Multimap fancies M62, M56 and then down through from North Wales. 4
1/2 hours.

Well, by Volvo I reckon M1, M42, M5, M4 is the way to go. Not sure
how long it will take once I fall off the end of the M4, but I reckon
I can get to Swansea in 3.5 hours.

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70

so Austin Shackles was, like...
> On or around Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:51:51 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
> @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:47:29 +0100, Austin Shackles
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> M6 - M56 - Chester - Wrexham - Oswestry - Newtown - Llandrindod -
>>> Newbridge - Beulah - Llandovery
>>>
>>> works quite well as a route from the Frozen North.. plenty of
>>> scenery If you wanna call in here, you turn right at Llanwrda.
>>> if not, straight on through to Llandeilo and thence to Carmarthen.
>>> Can offer coffee/tea/bogs here, natch. 's a bit under an hour from
>>> here to Carmarthen, so probably about an hour to K-quads.
>>
>> Right, plannin' this ere route...
>>
>> Autoroute ses...
>>
>> Motorway, 288 miles
>>
>> Scenic, via every fecking village going, 207 miles.
>>
>> So, prolly not a great deal of differnece in terms of time I guess,
>> but cheaperish going the very long way. Autoroute however, does not
>> really recognise the route you give above...
>
> You have to be stern with it, and tell it where you want to go.
>
> Having said that,
> wrexham-oswestry-newtown-llangurig-aberystwyth-Aberaeron-Lampeter-Carmarthen
> ain't a bad route, and avoids some of the more obviosuly wiggly
> roads. You can go further down the coast and cut throught NC Emlyn,
> but I'd not bother meself.
>
> Quite likely that the motorway route is more expensive - I find I
> tend to motor too fast for economy, given a motorway.
>
>> Suggesting: Sheffield, Bakewell, Stoke (hi Lee), (almost straight
>> line to) Aberystwyth, then down the coast.
>>
>> Anyone have a better, understandable, route?

Austin's route from Wrecsam (see I'm a native) is about the best - quite
pretty in places and fairly direct. Superb descent into Aber if the
weather's right. An alternative would be Wrexham-Oswestry-Welshpool-Newtown
(as above) and then keep going South to the Wellses (Llandrindod and
Builth), Llandovery-Llandeilo-Carmarthen. Goes through some spectacular
country. I would advise against going through Stoke. You're fine as far as
Bakewell, but getting from there to the M56 will either take a day and a
half, or seem like it. Lots of towny stuff, traffic lights, roundabouts,
triple parked shopping trolleys - not really 101 country.

When mum was alive and we visited Leeds a lot, we would always go
Chester-M56-M6-M62, or round the south of Manc on the M61 (I think) Circular
when they finally built that. Even given the extra distance to Sheffield,
that's still the way I'd go. Stoke way looks good on the map, but I only
did it the once! Never again.

Are we all excited and sitting on our beds at 4am with our ruckies packed,
like the kids (and parents) in the Disneyworld ad?

I know I am.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Richard Brookman wrote:

>
> Are we all excited and sitting on our beds at 4am with our ruckies packed,
> like the kids (and parents) in the Disneyworld ad?
>
> I know I am.
>

Yep ! I'm aiming to be there around 6-ish. When is everyone else
intending rolling up ?

Steve

so Steve was, like...
> Richard Brookman wrote:
>
>>
>> Are we all excited and sitting on our beds at 4am with our ruckies
>> packed, like the kids (and parents) in the Disneyworld ad?
>>
>> I know I am.
>>
>
> Yep ! I'm aiming to be there around 6-ish. When is everyone else
> intending rolling up ?
>
> Steve

I've booked a holiday from work, and I'm about 30 miles away, so probably
mid-afternoon. I'll get t'kettle on.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Richard Brookman wrote:
>
> I've booked a holiday from work, and I'm about 30 miles away, so probably
> mid-afternoon. I'll get t'kettle on.
>

Great. I've been looking forward to this for months.
Steve

During stardate Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:51:51 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> uttered the imortal words:


>Suggesting: Sheffield, Bakewell, Stoke (hi Lee), (almost straight line
>to) Aberystwyth, then down the coast.
>
>Anyone have a better, understandable, route?

How about M1 , A50 (It's especially nice through the city now) Left
onto the A500 across Junct 15 M6 and work the way onto A53. Then tag
on with us Via Shrewsbury, Welshpool and some other places I canner
remeber the name of. We will be doing the Disco and Caravan. Hope to
be rolling around four or five-ish from home a short trip (6ml) to
hook up the Van at Ma and Pa's and wey hey!!!

I was considering the Motorway then got that Friday feeling and as we
would have to go straight through Brum,,,bugger that!

Dunno what time your cruising.. would be much more fun in convoy if we
were going in Morph though :0(

Lee D
--
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