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Offline Pastis

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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #45 on: August 22, 2008, 03:10:49 PM »
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I've just had an email in from Photobox telling me that I can get a huge 30% off my enlargements this Bank Holiday Weekend.

Think they've been to the Syd James school of sales promotion  eyes:
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #46 on: August 22, 2008, 03:16:04 PM »
They are prolly the same ones who send out all those viagra ads  noooo:
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #47 on: August 22, 2008, 04:35:41 PM »
They're equally persistent make no mistake.
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #48 on: August 22, 2008, 04:47:24 PM »
We should take some viagra on the pub outing.Just in case,like.

ANd a camera.

We could visit AINSDALE.
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #49 on: August 22, 2008, 05:24:16 PM »
We have returned safely and almost mud free ~ because my boys behave when told eveilgrin:

An eyewatering £45 admission charge for a family of 5.

Although voted "OK" by the boys they are in no hurry to return since one is barred from many of the activities because he is only 7 ~ might have been useful if a certain name changing member who has been there before had mentioned that small detail in his recommendation. evil:
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #50 on: August 22, 2008, 05:25:07 PM »
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #51 on: August 22, 2008, 06:44:16 PM »
Tsk indeed  evil:

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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #52 on: August 22, 2008, 07:05:44 PM »
Did Mrs SNoopy have fun or was she scared?
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #53 on: August 23, 2008, 09:42:11 AM »
She worried about the little one who was dashing onto everything he was underage for on the grounds that "I cannot be expected to read signs ~ I'm only seven". The age restriction is, of course, not so much a matter of age but is used as an indicator of size (height and body weight) as well as the obvious safety implications involving bones, brain protection etc. Apart from that she, obviously, was not involved in "going on the rides", she was concerned at the number of groups of "disadvantaged" youths bussed in from Liverpool and Manchester (under the nominal control of social workers) who were rampaging about the place swearing, smoking, drinking and clearly bent of causing mayhem and the total absence of any attempt at control by the few staff in evidence. We were both at a loss to understand why they could manage three people at the entrance to collect the cash but only two patrolling the entire site. All in all I think she found it a daunting experience and not one we plan to repeat in the near future.
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #54 on: August 23, 2008, 09:45:01 AM »
SHame.We have never encountered urban feral youth there, so you were unlucky. And the age restrictions, within reason, were never enforced.

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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #55 on: August 23, 2008, 09:55:34 AM »
Actually asked one of the Gate Keepers if it was always overrun by these louts ~ he said "usually" and did a  ::).
He also told me that they had admitted well over 1500 people that day, expected to exceed six thousand over the weekend and suggested that a visit "out of season" might be less of a trauma. Apparently the "feral youths" are an increasing problem as the Social Workers see it as a good place for them to "release their aggression" as well as "experiencing the countryside" rather than keeping them in the inner city where they will only "get into trouble" and never see the real countryside. Personally I see it as transporting gangs from one location, where they are at least policed, to another where they are not.
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #56 on: August 23, 2008, 10:00:13 AM »
I shall be spending the weekend with my leg up... and keeping an eye on Nick ffrom my laptop...  whistle:
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #57 on: August 23, 2008, 10:03:07 AM »
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #58 on: August 23, 2008, 10:03:49 AM »
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Re: Bank Holiday "fun"
« Reply #59 on: August 23, 2008, 10:43:35 AM »
I have been unblocking drains and gutters.  surrender:
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