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« Reply #105 on: May 10, 2009, 11:09:23 PM » |
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Photos online over the next couple of days. We're off to bed now! Absolutely shattered. Hope you all got home safely. As Taz has said here & I've said in other threads, you lot are all absolute stars. We did our best to get to you all, but if we missed anyone -thank you. Thanks for making it a bloomin' brilliant day. Can't wait to do it all again next year!  G'night all.  |
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« Reply #106 on: May 11, 2009, 12:20:36 PM » |
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Great day THANK YOU Andy and Taz I'll try and be a bit more organized next year and give you a hand,is that the only show you have a stand on
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« Reply #107 on: May 11, 2009, 05:48:44 PM » |
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you ain't it, till you've "Bobbed" a Brit!!!
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« Reply #108 on: May 11, 2009, 07:21:07 PM » |
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Another great day out, we enjoyed meeting up with everyone. The exhaust/artificial coal paint stayed the course  Thanks Andy & Taz for the doughnuts/jaffacakes |
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« Reply #109 on: May 11, 2009, 08:35:26 PM » |
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Thanks for another great day out, and the lovely donuts. Everyone at work today wanted to know where I'd been to get sunburn, heehee. Photos are on their way
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« Reply #110 on: May 11, 2009, 11:09:40 PM » |
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Our pleasure  I've had a couple of days of just 2 or 3 hours sleep a night & today was my first day back at work after a week off, so I fell asleep on the sofa when I got home this afternoon! It's my age you know. Woke up mid evening when Taz came home from work & I'm still a bit woozy, so apologies for not posting more today. I promise we'll sort out a write-up for this event, plus the recent MonkeyWorld run, in the next few days. If you were at the Basingstoke show & have any photos you'd like to share with us, bung 'em on a disc & post them, (PM us for the address), or email them if you only have a few. We'll make up photo galleries for them all. Also, why not jot down your take on the day. Just a few sentences, or a 3 page essay. Up to you. Did you enjoy the show? Had you been before? Any problems or constructive criticisms for the organisers -or us? What was your favourite show vehicle? (I quite fancy one of the 30 ton Antar tank transporters myself). Will you be back next year? How was your journey there & back? Are you as sunburnt as I am? We'll add any we receive to the photos. |
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« Reply #111 on: May 11, 2009, 11:14:52 PM » |
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Definitely not planning on doing any work in the shed for the next couple of days. Lots to catch up on here, plus Taz & I need some time to recover! Normal service will be resumed soon though, promise. Got to push on & get all our projects finished ready for next year's show!
I spoke to one of the organisers today & he reckoned there were 100 trade stalls, 1,000 vehicles & around 20,000 visitors -& all for free. Certainly lots of people there, but that sounds a very high figure. I'll grab the local paper when it comes out on Thursday & see what they say.
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« Reply #112 on: May 11, 2009, 11:17:56 PM » |
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Almost forgot -everyone who had a vehicle booked in to the show was entitled to a commemorative brass plaque, (about 2" x 3"). I know most of you claimed them, but if anyone missed out, we've got a couple of spares here. PM us & we'll send you one.
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« Reply #113 on: May 12, 2009, 12:20:26 PM » |
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I wouldn't mind one of them if it's spare
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« Reply #114 on: May 12, 2009, 12:59:34 PM » |
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Hi All, It was a lovely day and it was great to see so many vehicles in the Manky section - maybe my trike will be there next year. It was nice meeting owners of names I have seen on the site and thanks to all those brains I picked! I really enjoyed looking at the lorries and trucks and I think I am with you Andy, those Antars were something else. There were lots of interesting stalls as well which was fun - I am now the proud owner of some skull braces. My arms (and other sensitive bits) are bright red so from now on (even if it is raining) I must wear sun tan lotion. I am going to Tunisia in July so if British May sun is anything to go by I will be looking like a lobster even with sun cream in July. We had a nice picnic by Chevy Rick's Nadine - got to think about what we are going to eat next weekend at Hayling now though. Really looking forward to that as I have never been there. Hope the weather is as good. Looking forward to seeing all the photos posted for Basingstoke, JayJay |
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« Reply #115 on: May 12, 2009, 03:45:37 PM » |
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No problem Mr Forest. PM me your address & I'll get one in the post to you. Nice to see you too JJ Sorry to interrupt your picnic lunch with Rick on Sunday. You guys make a nice couple -we don't get many lady trikists here! Know what you mean about the sunburn. The back of my neck was definitely a bit stingy on Monday morning. I'm a typical British tourist -never go brown, just different shades of red.  I'll be at the Hayling Island rod run on Sunday, possibly with Lunatic in tow cos Taz will be working. I believe Dave & Janie are going too. |
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« Reply #116 on: May 12, 2009, 06:08:10 PM » |
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Count me in for next year !! Great day out |
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« Reply #118 on: May 12, 2009, 10:50:42 PM » |
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She brought the trophy over to gloat show it off, then turned camera shy & wouldn't let Taz photograph her with the cup. Maybe we need a theme for next year. I wanted to create a metal Monkey sculpture of some sort, maybe built from old car & bike parts, but just ran out of time. Maybe we need to start preparing now. |
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« Reply #119 on: May 13, 2009, 06:09:26 AM » |
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