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« on: April 03, 2007, 04:37:40 PM » |
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Tazet & I were at a bit of a loose end on Sunday afternoon, so on the spur of the moment, we stuffed a change of clothes in a rucksack, polished up our bank cards & jumped in my trusty ol' Fester van.
We decided to see how far North we could drive before it got dark or we fell in the sea. By 10pm we'd reached Penrith in the Lake District & decided to book into a hotel for the night, (The West Morland, just off the M6, overlooking beautiful open heathland. Very nice).
We both had Monday off work so after a leisurely, (& huge), fried breakfast at the hotel we bimbled slowly home again, stopping off at Morcambe & Lancaster.
An expensive day trip but it's good to escape once in a while.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2007, 04:43:20 PM » |
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My comedy hero -Eric Morcambe, who named himself after his home town. This is their tribute to their most famous son on the seafront. All his best lines & catchphrases are inscribed in the pavement around him. My all-time favourite was his comment when a Police car went past his window with it's siren wailing -"He'll never sell any ice cream going at that speed". Brilliant.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 04:46:10 PM » |
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"What d'ya think of the show so far?"
"Ruggish".
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 04:48:19 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 04:50:29 PM » |
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Lancaster Castle. We thought we'd have a look around -but it turned out to be a prison.
So we didn't.
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 04:52:58 PM » |
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What do they call those scary stone figures that are meant to frighten away evil spirits?
Oh yeah -gargirls.
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 04:53:40 PM » |
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Oh thanks love you too  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 04:54:51 PM » |
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Hee hee!! x
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2007, 05:05:02 PM » |
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That looks like a brilliant time you two had. One place Shaun and I have never been to and would love to go there. Looks like you were lucky with the weather as well, not like today, Brrrrrrrr  |
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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2007, 05:11:51 PM » |
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Yes it was loveyl and the weather was fantastic. I love just jumping in a car/van and just driving like that. No plan, just end up where we end up. No hassles, no ties, just piece and quiet and the two of us. The hotel was brilliant and very clean, (quite posh too). Cumbria is well worth the visit.
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2007, 05:13:45 PM » |
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600 miles in a day & a half in my little 70 quid van. Bless it.
Yeah, was fun to just get away from it all together. I discovered Scotland a few years ago -well, I think someone probably found it before me, but I didn't know just how beautiful it is up there. So peaceful & tranquil. So we're heading up there for a couple of weeks in October.
We take our own weather with us in a big box.
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2007, 05:33:40 PM » |
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And that was without a stereo too
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2007, 05:42:33 PM » |
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Ah Eric Morecame - bless his heart. Yes a favourite of mine too.
Boom-oo-ya-ta-ta-ta
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The Old Manor Cafe is now on Facebook.
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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2007, 05:44:37 PM » |
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All around the circles were phrases fron various sketches. got dizzy trying to read them all though. Also one of the rings had just names of all the stars that appeared with him.
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« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2007, 08:32:14 PM » |
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so you found penrith so did i a week last saturday you see a certain person wouldnt let me have a motorbike she said i was to old and they were dangerous so things being how they are at the moment i had a dabble on evil bay and yep youve geussed it i bought a yamaha xj 600 guess where it turned out to be at yep penrith 125 miles from us so i popped up in the old vw caddy left home at 7 am and just back in time for a chippy dinner i bet you never thought about picking that v8 up on youre way down you passes within 20miles of us |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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