Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[Ducans elbow]

Well there's been a few developments over the last few days regarding my trip to the Channel isles. Due to the weather forecast for the channel crossing, the only window they have for the crossing is Thursday (tomorrow). Plus, we've discovered that there are no direct flights from Newquay to anywhere in the Islands. The routes have not been taken up by any alternative airline since Flybe went bust. So I'm now going to travel with their daughter Sam, and the two Norfolk terriors, Maisie and Chelsea. The upshot is that there won't really be room for all of us to sleep on the boat. not comfortably anyway, so I'll need to stay in a hotel. I'm actually fine with this as I've become accustomed to my comforts.

Sam arrived back in Cornwall yesterday and we're going to get the ferry from Poole to Guernsey on Sunday morning, so I could be in the middle of the English Channel when we're fighting for our Premier survival. The plan is to spend 3 days in Guernsey, and then sail the boat over to jersey on Wednesday and spend 4 days there, returning the following Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it.

I've also been speaking to my mate about joining him and my other mate in Edinburgh at the end of June for a couple of days to attend Musselburgh races. I'll then travel back with them to Liverpool for a few days to catch up with other mates and family. I can fly to Edinburgh from Newquay and get a return from Manchester. The hotels in Edinburgh are a bit pricey so I'm a bit scared this will put them off.

I had a great 10 years working in Jersey, still a great island to travel around but I’m hearing it’s changed a lot since my days there 80-90, and it’s expensive but you will enjoy it mate

A few Speke lads still there,Tony Phillips use to drink in the fox
Carl Grey, Mick Hayes all good lads

 

[Barnfred 55]

I had a great 10 years working in Jersey, still a great island to travel around but I’m hearing it’s changed a lot since my days there 80-90, and it’s expensive but you will enjoy it mate

A few Speke lads still there,Tony Phillips use to drink in the fox
Carl Grey, Mick Hayes all good lads

Is Mick any relation to John Hayes?

 

[Terrarian]

I'm concerned. What about a Number 2? You don't have to answer that..... ? ?

I'm sure I've a carrier bag somewhere ? ?

 

[Ducans elbow]

Is Mick any relation to John Hayes?

I think it's his brother , I lived in Harefield road they lived in lovel or linner rd I think

 

[Barnfred 55]

I think it's his brother , I lived in Harefield road they lived in lovel or linner rd I think

John Hayes was a total fruitcake mate. If you knew him you'd remember him. Total nutter. He was quite often out and about with Dougie Roberts as their wives were best mates. Remember seeing Dougie in Rotterdam that day.

 

[jazzy]

Safe journey home. Do the planes still have to stop at Thessalonika to get fuel? Last time I was there they did - runway too short to take off with a full load of fuel!

No just they have to have a more "qualified " pilot which was the reason for the outbound delay.

 

[jazzy]

Have a good flight, is Skiathos the one with the incredibly short runway or is the Zakynthos?

Fun fact...my bedside cabinet is over 30 years old now and was a flatpack from MFI

yep very short runway

 

[jazzy]

Well there's been a few developments over the last few days regarding my trip to the Channel isles. Due to the weather forecast for the channel crossing, the only window they have for the crossing is Thursday (tomorrow). Plus, we've discovered that there are no direct flights from Newquay to anywhere in the Islands. The routes have not been taken up by any alternative airline since Flybe went bust. So I'm now going to travel with their daughter Sam, and the two Norfolk terriors, Maisie and Chelsea. The upshot is that there won't really be room for all of us to sleep on the boat. not comfortably anyway, so I'll need to stay in a hotel. I'm actually fine with this as I've become accustomed to my comforts.

Sam arrived back in Cornwall yesterday and we're going to get the ferry from Poole to Guernsey on Sunday morning, so I could be in the middle of the English Channel when we're fighting for our Premier survival. The plan is to spend 3 days in Guernsey, and then sail the boat over to jersey on Wednesday and spend 4 days there, returning the following Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it.

I've also been speaking to my mate about joining him and my other mate in Edinburgh at the end of June for a couple of days to attend Musselburgh races. I'll then travel back with them to Liverpool for a few days to catch up with other mates and family. I can fly to Edinburgh from Newquay and get a return from Manchester. The hotels in Edinburgh are a bit pricey so I'm a bit scared this will put them off.

Have a brilliant time Fred!

 

[jazzy]

I'm concerned. What about a Number 2? You don't have to answer that..... ? ?

way too much info

 

[Barnfred 55]

Have a brilliant time Fred!

Cheers Jazz. Looking forward to it.

 

[Toast]

Storm knocked my Sky telly off here FFS..

Belter lightning strikes though..

 

[blue1948]

I spent my childhood in Walton Hall Park. We lived not far away. (1940's). What happy memories. Apart from when the ammunition train got blown up in the air-raid and there were bits of train all over the park and our football pitch!

I am a bit younger and gladly missed the war but I lived in Walton Village .

 

[blue1948]

Cal used to always buy stuff that needed assembling, but I just can't be arsed with it. So Cal would always shame me into it by starting it first, knowing that I would have to take over. Usually the first I knew about it was when when I heard banging then swearing from the next room.

Used to hate those things. If there was something you could do back to front I invariably did, and would often have to dismantle the whole thing and start again.lol

Have I ever posted to say that doesn't happen here ? They are made for them to make money not for you to find easy .

 

[blue1948]

Tell me about it.

The worst time was when Cal bought one of these "easy assemble" one person tents to use at the beach. I can sit in the sun all day but Cal liked a bit of shade. We were at Holywell Beach in North Cornwall (the one they always use in Poldark) and it's a fair walk to the beach over sand dunes from the car park. I made Cal carry the tent herself because I was already carrying two folding chairs, a beach mat, two large beach towels, and 2 beach bags full of various garments (I told you Cal doesn't travel lightly). That was my first mistake of the day. My second was to go for a swim whilst Cal was attempting to assemble the "easy assemble" tent. My third was to laugh when I came back from the swim seeing that she was in a right mess with her attempts to assemble said tent. My fourth mistake was not realising that her frustration had developed into a full scale cob on, and that anger was now directed at me. It took about 4 hours of apologising before she calmed down.

In the meantime I also attempted to assemble this thing but just couldn't work it out. The instructions were next to useless and it didn't help that they kept blowing away in the wind and I was chasing it all over the place. When the tide is out, which it was that day, this beach goes on forever. To top it all, when we came to pack it away the pieces wouldn't all fit into the bloody bag that came with it. We were able to have a good laugh about it afterwards, the fact that I couldn't assemble it either probably helped in that regard. When we returned home the tent went into the garage, never to be seen again until we had a sort out about 3 years later. lol

Shame we have no video of that Fred.

 

[blue1948]

Well today is an experience, I can't go to my toilet due to the first coat of flooring and so I am having to pee in a milk carton ffs haha sorry for being grossed but needs must. Glad I have a milk carton or I'd be buggered lol lol

Put it on your compost heap -perfect activator .