Deleted User Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Quoted from Ellis Stokes I wonder if he'll still be saying that when 60 Triumphs turn up! 60, would you not expect more?Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Quoted from Ellis Stokes I wonder if he'll still be saying that when 60 Triumphs turn up! We both have big gardens, just bring your tents! Although that time of year it should be nice weather, you can always sleep in the stables.Would be a great 'triumph' BBQ to set off a great atmosphere for the start. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Flexney Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Tents?Nice idea but most of the crews are now so old they need soft beds every night 🙂AndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from AndyF Tents?Nice idea but most of the crews are now so old they need soft beds every night 🙂 As someone on a newsgroup I used to follow would say...Oi! I resemble that remark 😉(one of these years I will do the 10CR) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from Bobbyspit 60, would you not expect more? ... Definitely yes, but it's a matter of how many rooms are available at the finish ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from AndyF Tents?Nice idea but most of the crews are now so old they need soft beds every night 🙂AndyF Says he! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Flexney Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from Beans Definitely yes, but it's a matter of how many rooms are available at the finish ... see soft beds!I rest my case your honour. 🙂AndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from AndyF Tents?Nice idea but most of the crews are now so old they need soft beds every night 🙂AndyF I meant `so old` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Flexney Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 knew what you meant Mike, I was trying to brush over it AndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 We have our "Nachtrit" this Saturday, so I will be doing a last check before the start.I will look if there are some nice green fields for the tent fans in the vicinity of the finish location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Quoted from Beans We have our "Nachtrit" this Saturday, so I will be doing a last check before the start.I will look if there are some nice green fields for the tent fans in the vicinity of the finish location Midnight, circa 1973, my first Spitfire , looking where to pitch a tent somewhere near Rydal water ,after a few pints,....Pulled off the main road....."look there`s a flat spot over there , " as the headlights swept in front of usQuick braking ensued .......it was the lake!Head lights then picked another long stretch of green as we reversed around....."pitch there"Following morning as my head emerged from pitched tent i saw a police car stop, reverse up, look at us, do a double take ,shaking heads and drove offStood up turned around ....and we were on someones front lawn!Midnight circa 2008/9 , Nachtrit, latest Spitfire, following a stream of cars............someone must have said "90 right, 90 left"....and we all just followed..............up a bungalow`s front drive..........Owner looking out of living room window, seeing at least four cars doing u turns across hi lawnGreen, lawns, Triumphs ....don`t mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Quoted from Ellis Stokes I wonder if he'll still be saying that when 60 Triumphs turn up! Easy, has been done before.And as Shaun says, it would be great to have a Triumphant BBQ and then set off all together in the morning.Some might even come in useful in helping getting the Spit ready for the run. (see unfinished business)And for those not wanting a barn to sleep in, there is a BW close by, or a few B&B i can direct you to. But wait a moment,,,,,,didn't I recall correctly that quite a few of you were bemoaning the fact that there is no more overnight driving in the 10CR, and now they are all crying out for soft beds!...... Arhh, no pleasing them isn't it.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Quoted from Saltddirk Arhh, no pleasing them isn't it. Inconsistency is a fundamental part of being British 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Quoted from RobPearce Inconsistency is a fundamental part of being British 😉 I agree, it totally isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 But wait a moment,,,,,,didn't I recall correctly that quite a few of you were bemoaning the fact that there is no more overnight driving in the 10CR, and now they are all crying out for soft beds!...... Arhh, no pleasing them isn't it.DI refer the honourable gentleman to 2005Start at the Plough, Enfield - overnight drive to camping in Ventimiglia. The last night was also at a campsite. Of course anyone could choose other types of accommodation 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Flexney Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Oh, I remember it wellthe ground was so hard you needed a Hiti to get the tent pegs in 🙂Those were the days on days like those .... (think I am getting my song titles mixed up 🙂 )AndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Quoted from AndyF Oh, I remember it wellthe ground was so hard you needed a Hiti to get the tent pegs in 🙂Those were the days on days like those .... (think I am getting my song titles mixed up 🙂 )AndyF Absolutely... I don't mind camping, but I do draw the line at camping on a gravel car park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Camped in a few places in Australia where a Hilti gun would have useful for pegging the tent out. The distressed state of the tent pegs (hired kit) showed we weren't the first to have problems. Another place was so sandy 3 foot stakes would have been better - that site was very windy too, which was not a happy combination.......Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 And this is why my tent pegs are 12" long and made from rebar. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thats me out. Work cannot commit to let me have the time off. 12 months notice is not enough notice. At least someone else gets a shot.I will be doing my own run I am speaking to friends who may be interested in a 2017 trip to Europe.Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Rob, That's a bummer. Clearly your management are expecting a crime wave next September Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hell......!! Really? I take the view that any employer who can't give you a few days off with a years advance notice is not fit to work for...... 🤔 I thought there were rules about slavery? Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 We have allocated leave periods, this falls out of that leave period, I was initially told to put it in with as much notice as possible which I did, the leave was initially approved however was knocked back from those in charge as its outside the leave period I have been allocated.As for human rights we don't count as humans we have no rights as we are not employed. We dont have a union we have no come back and the goverment change our terms and conditions and more recently our pension meaing I am working 10 years longer for 1/3 less pension and next to zero lump sum. Leaving many to leave the job and do anther carrer . I thought it was going to be different up in Scotland and for some things it better but mostly its going the way England and wales went meaning the job is well and truly fooked. I would say most of you will have more staff working at your local McDonnalds on a night shift than your local Police office. I have now made a slightly different application and hope to get that approved and if that goes through I will be doing my own run with a few friends.I have put a formal appeal to the man up high but I don't hold out any hope and to save messing withdrawn my entry.Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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