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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #405 on: August 30, 2008, 09:44:51 AM »
We drove South of here and into England yesterday. Went down to Wroxeter and thence Ironbridge ~ drove back via a lengthy route involving Herefordshire. First times this year I have felt that it was really August. Wife commented the same thing. We actually saw and smelled the harvesters at work. It was like the Augusts of my childhood in Hampshire. Nothing like that in this part of Wales ~ just bloody sheep and grass.

Ah well ~ soon by half term and I can get my annual dose of Hants and Dorset air for a week as we are back to the same farm cottage near Bridport.
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #406 on: August 30, 2008, 10:04:11 AM »
We drove South of here and into England yesterday. Went down to Wroxeter and thence Ironbridge ...

I have fond memories of Wroxeter  eyes:, and no trip to Ironbridge is complete without trying the pork pies from the pie shop by the bridge

I reckon I could manage one of those pies right now, as for Wroxeter...
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #407 on: August 30, 2008, 11:02:48 AM »
. . no trip to Ironbridge is complete without trying the pork pies from the pie shop by the bridge

Is that the shop with the model boats?  whistle:
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #408 on: August 30, 2008, 11:14:03 AM »
. . no trip to Ironbridge is complete without trying the pork pies from the pie shop by the bridge

Is that the shop with the model boats?  whistle:

They did cata-meringues  whistle:
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #409 on: August 30, 2008, 12:39:41 PM »
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #410 on: August 30, 2008, 01:01:34 PM »
12 hours between bottle and throttle.

After a quick ride, back to my neighbours where we re-routed the throttle cable, adjusted the tappets and put the new finned rocker covers on.

Hopefully cured the little oil leek too.
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #411 on: August 30, 2008, 01:35:03 PM »
It was a Welsh leak...

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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #412 on: August 30, 2008, 02:39:53 PM »
We drove South of here and into England yesterday. Went down to Wroxeter and thence Ironbridge ...

I have fond memories of Wroxeter  eyes:, and no trip to Ironbridge is complete without trying the pork pies from the pie shop by the bridge

I reckon I could manage one of those pies right now, as for Wroxeter...

 rubschin: There were a couple of young lads in Hi-viz waistcoats about at Wroxeter  whistle:

Didn't go into any shops ~ I have an allergy where shops, wives, children and outings are concerned.
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #413 on: August 30, 2008, 05:56:35 PM »
. . no trip to Ironbridge is complete without trying the pork pies from the pie shop by the bridge

Is that the shop with the model boats?  whistle:

They did cata-meringues  whistle:
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #414 on: August 30, 2008, 06:31:19 PM »
Brooklands tomorrow. Not sure if car or bike - weather is "starting bright, increasing risks of thunderstorms and torrential rain"...

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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #415 on: August 31, 2008, 06:18:56 AM »
Brooklands tomorrow. Not sure if car or bike - weather is "starting bright, increasing risks of thunderstorms and torrential rain"...

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Brooklands is awesome!  cloud9:

I'll sort the posts... um, in the new version....  whistle:
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #416 on: August 31, 2008, 07:39:28 AM »
The weather this morning in Surrey is somewhat shite. To say the least.

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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #417 on: August 31, 2008, 08:10:16 AM »
The weather this morning in Surrey is somewhat shite. To say the least.
Still loads to see inside at Brooklands... Concorde is well worth it - buy tickets as soon as you get in...
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #418 on: August 31, 2008, 09:54:31 AM »
The weather this morning in Surrey is somewhat shite. To say the least.

Weather in Leicester is rather nice, not sure how long for though... scared2:
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Re: The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...
« Reply #419 on: August 31, 2008, 12:12:10 PM »
We are off to Scallyppol. There is a festival on which combines snakes and donkeys  rubschin:

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