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Post by lymaze on Aug 1, 2008 11:17:27 GMT
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Post by maibee on Aug 1, 2008 11:19:05 GMT
LOL well done Linden! Must have been by milliseconds!  ROFL I find this so funny. Little things, etc!  I would delete mine, but your 'Beat you!' would then make no sense. So guess we'll leave it, unless admin want to deal with! But apologies for the double post anyhow, folks! I didn't check back here till after I'd read the column and posted my comment, which was no more than tedious waffle, I'm afraid!  |
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Post by lymaze on Aug 1, 2008 11:36:14 GMT
No probs. A little comedy moment. Nowt wrong with that. So what's the new column about? Telegraph website is blocked here. (Can get The Sun though :  . |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 1, 2008 11:49:00 GMT
A long rant about towing and reversing caravans and the physics involved. ;D
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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2008 11:50:47 GMT
Good job both of you.  I just posted mine as well. I can relate, and you'll see why. My uncle had one of those pop up campers that you have to tow. I loved the trips we used to take together when both of our families would get together for camping weekends. He had just as much trouble as James, but James went into great detail about how troublesome it is to back one up. God, he explains things the same way my husband does. No wonder I ......... well, you get the idea. Good luck everyone, and I can't wait to see what you're posting when they come up. |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 1, 2008 12:06:38 GMT
Somehow I will be surprised if they do put up my comment. ;D You'll see what I mean when they do. |
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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2008 12:09:15 GMT
I don't think they would keep it off. At least I hope they don't. You've got me curious now. |
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Post by cantervilleghost on Aug 1, 2008 14:05:07 GMT
Just read James' new column. Sounds like the poor man is having a heck of a time with reversing and parking. I haven't commented yet. I'll do that over the weekend.
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Post by blackopal on Aug 1, 2008 14:55:03 GMT
My Dad could teach James all about the care and handling of an unwieldy caravan - he's an expert after many summers of towing said caravan hundreds of miles from our home in Pennsylvania to the balmy southern shores of South Carolina and Florida. Add four screaming, rowdy kids in the backseat who commandeered the radio, and you have a recipe for family fun.
Canterville, that's a lovely avatar you have. Richard has really got the "come hither" look mastered.
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Post by cantervilleghost on Aug 1, 2008 14:59:43 GMT
Blackopal-- Thanks! Yes, I wandered onto the Richard threads and he seduced me! One look into those big brown eyes and I was lost!  So, I made this from one of the photos there. It's my first avatar.
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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2008 16:44:29 GMT
*Feeling a bit sheepish and hanging head low.*  Please don't hate me, but I posted an extra one. (puppy dog eyes to everyone who reads this) All I did was recommend a brewery and camp sight close to where I live. Granted, I'm not sure exactly how to get to that camp sight. I've only seen it in Thetford Forest along the train tracks between Brandon and Thetford. |
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Post by PP on Aug 1, 2008 17:03:30 GMT
OT but there is NO WAY that I would go camping in Thetford Forest. Not even in a caravan. Have you seen the size of those wild pig things that roam about the place ? Scare the living daylights out of me (I'd be rubbish on a safari ;D). Southwold is very nice, though. I wonder if they'll go there to check out the Adnams Brewery as part of their adventure? |
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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2008 17:32:36 GMT
Hi Porschepolo, I wasn't aware of the wild boar. I know sometimes on my way to work, I have to dodge deer and pheasants. Now that I know this, I'll probably never camp there either and wonder how others who do deal with them. Thanks for letting me know. Lindenchase, Ah-ha. LOL ;D |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 1, 2008 17:59:08 GMT
Surprised they put it up. They don't have a great sense of humour. I once dared Beckstar to post a comment in which she said she would let James sleep with her if he got rid of the shirt of doom. She did, but it never made it. ;D
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Post by PP on Aug 1, 2008 18:03:25 GMT
Maureen, I wasn't sure if they were boar or pigs (or if there is even a difference They seem to hang out along the edge of the A11 whenever I pass through. Would put a serious dent in my car if I was unlucky enough to bump into one on a dark night. |
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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2008 18:11:01 GMT
Sometimes, I'm not sure if they're one in the same either. They cook up good though. I certainly wouldn't want that to happen to you or anyone else here, Porsch. Scarey thought.
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2008 18:39:45 GMT
Surprised they put it up. They don't have a great sense of humour. I once dared Beckstar to post a comment in which she said she would let James sleep with her if he got rid of the shirt of doom. She did, but it never made it. ;D He's got rid of the shirt though. I suppose I'd better keep my side of the bargain then... ;D |
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Post by PP on Aug 1, 2008 18:50:57 GMT
Surprised they put it up. They don't have a great sense of humour. I once dared Beckstar to post a comment in which she said she would let James sleep with her if he got rid of the shirt of doom. She did, but it never made it. ;D He's got rid of the shirt though. I suppose I'd better keep my side of the bargain then... ;D Sorry to disappoint Beckstar... It's still alive (I'll stop derailing this thread now. Sorry) |
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Post by februarystar8 on Aug 1, 2008 19:19:25 GMT
im suprised at the lack of smutty jokes and/ or innuendoes about james' chaffing buttocks ;D
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Post by maibee on Aug 1, 2008 21:59:28 GMT
Is that chafing or chuffing? |
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Post by lew on Aug 1, 2008 23:05:57 GMT
Feb I've been thinking about that all day.......james and his sore bum and light weight summer trousers  .......ok my mind is full of crap it's kids school hols ......oh and I'm staying at an aunts static caravan in two weeks, it has a camp site and is in cider country, so guess what I'll be doing for a week ;D pp forgot that the shirt of doom made an appearance, though I rather like it, but then I've a strange taste in clothes, sometimes should have seen me today ;D |
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Post by dutchdiva on Aug 2, 2008 9:28:53 GMT
first 3 comment are up (just 3 ?)
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Post by glam on Aug 3, 2008 12:55:02 GMT
I'm thinking it might be time for a new Telegraph thread as this has reached 60 pages.
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Post by lew on Aug 3, 2008 22:10:05 GMT
Glam you could be right......infact how many pages back in a mo |
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Post by lew on Aug 4, 2008 10:32:14 GMT
Right I'm thinking of starting James's column a weekly thread rather that one huge thread.....easier to refer to, has anyone any thoughts |
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Post by maibee on Aug 4, 2008 10:46:01 GMT
I think that would work, Lew, if our way of posting/bouncing off each other happened in an organised, structured way on a week-to-weekly column basis. But there always seems to be a certain amount of overlap where comments emanate from other comments and it all seems to snowball and become a kind of general chat area! I don't envy you your task! I think it'll be more complicated with weekly threads - that'd be 52 in a year. And then how would we remember which week it was that so-and-so said something, if we wanted to go back? (I know there's the search, but that depends on remembering key words.) You have 60 pages after 9 months of the Board being in existence - approx 6.6 pages a month, so if you wait till the anniversary of the Board you could have another 20 or so pages. Why not start a new thread for Year 2 of the Board? ( I so shouldn't have picked up on this, I have WORK to do  . Anyhow hope this gives you some food for thought; be interesting to see if anyone else has any ideas! Hope I haven't bored you rigid, Lew! Right I'm off to the day job!) |
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Post by lew on Aug 4, 2008 11:01:22 GMT
I think that would work, Lew, if our way of posting/bouncing off each other happened in an organised, structured way on a week-to-weekly column basis. But there always seems to be a certain amount of overlap where comments emanate from other comments and it all seems to snowball and become a kind of general chat area! I don't envy you your task! I think it'll be more complicated with weekly threads - that'd be 52 in a year. And then how would we remember which week it was that so-and-so said something, if we wanted to go back? (I know there's the search, but that depends on remembering key words.) You have 60 pages after 9 months of the Board being in existence - approx 6.6 pages a month, so if you wait till the anniversary of the Board you could have another 20 or so pages. Why not start a new thread for Year 2 of the Board? ( I so shouldn't have picked up on this, I have WORK to do . Anyhow hope this gives you some food for thought; be interesting to see if anyone else has any ideas! Hope I haven't bored you rigid, Lew! Right I'm off to the day job!) No not at all........trouble is, proboards have a nasty habit of posts going awol if a thread gets too big, thats why we do a monthly thread for the morning/afternoon......anyway I'm thinking so carry on may be an idea .....and thanks  |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 4, 2008 11:09:42 GMT
A thread a week would mean there is soon going to be a enourmous list of them. Why not simply start a new thread "James - Telegraph II - and when that gets to 60 pages "James - Telegraph III - etc?
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Post by lew on Aug 4, 2008 14:24:01 GMT
Very true Linden that's why I weren't too sure......right a new thread will be made and this will be locked when the column appears......thanks ladies |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 4, 2008 15:51:57 GMT
Meanwhile...more comments are finally up. Okay, admit it, who is James_Lover? (Check out that link! ;D)
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I would delete mine, but your 'Beat you!' would then make no sense. So guess we'll leave it, unless admin want to deal with! But apologies for the double post anyhow, folks! I didn't check back here till after I'd read the column and posted my comment, which was no more than tedious waffle, I'm afraid! 
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I just posted mine as well. I can relate, and you'll see why. My uncle had one of those pop up campers that you have to tow. I loved the trips we used to take together when both of our families would get together for camping weekends. He had just as much trouble as James, but James went into great detail about how troublesome it is to back one up. God, he explains things the same way my husband does. No wonder I ......... well, you get the idea. Good luck everyone, and I can't wait to see what you're posting when they come up. 
So, I made this from one of the photos there. It's my first avatar.
Please don't hate me, but I posted an extra one. (puppy dog eyes to everyone who reads this) All I did was recommend a brewery and camp sight close to where I live. Granted, I'm not sure exactly how to get to that camp sight. I've only seen it in Thetford Forest along the train tracks between Brandon and Thetford. 
.......ok my mind is full of crap it's kids school hols 
. Anyhow hope this gives you some food for thought; be interesting to see if anyone else has any ideas! Hope I haven't bored you rigid, Lew! Right I'm off to the day job!) 