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Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 21:51 on 30th June 2011 Vince, I had no idea but can understand it now. Dave, whats with this Asda stuff ? One does purchase ones hamper at Fortnum & Mason before retiring to ones country seat. Jolly fine beluga and champers old bean ! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	quotePosted at 21:59 on 30th June 2011 We used to do Harrod's Mick but it added 2 days on the trip!!! A couple packs of chicken breasts and a couple of packs of mince a few bottle mixes and we're done. Eat out a few nights cos it save washing up ! ! ! Oh I forgot my whisky and Anne's wine.... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 23:12 on 30th June 2011 It's Anne's 'whine' that you need to worry about Dave! lol Either way, have a good one mate! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	quotePosted at 07:04 on 1st July 2011 You're probably right there Ron. Especially if the weather ain't what she wants ! ! ! Personally don't worry too much about the weather, what's the point you can do nothing about about.... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sparrow Demitriesse Posts: 31 Joined: 23rd Jun 2011 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:48 on 1st July 2011 Hey Rob, my brother lives in Wadsworth, OH. He is a gemologist, which has him flying to Egypt and Israel to buy diamonds. Which seems a considerably interesting job for living in a little suburb of Ohio. I have been to Lake Michigan, it was quite pretty. I have driven a stick shift for 16 years and I love it. I can't stand waiting for my car to decide when it wants to change gear, you have no control. But shifting with the left hand will take some getting used to. I heard that cars will soon be only available in automatic, they aren't going to make manual anymore. Maybe that is just for the states, it just seems so lazy. And sorry for the term "stick shift", I do so like English terms for things. I really like that a "hood" is called a "bonnet". It is so dignified. I have been watching "Top Gear." Dave, you will have to post some pictures of your trip. Isn't the weather pretty reliable in the summer in England or does it rain all year? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 19:00 on 1st July 2011 Oh! Lol! Sparrow - the English can talk a great deal about the weather, so wait for it :-) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 20:11 on 1st July 2011 Yes Cathy & Sparrow, and we sleep with our ferrets, wear cloth caps and eat tripe. You all have a nice day, off to feed my ferret now ! Its warm today and should be warm tomorrow. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	quotePosted at 20:17 on 1st July 2011 Hey Laura, glad you like driving a 'proper' car. Don't worry I hope to be posting pictiures most days depending where we go. Also gonna try to get a daily thread of the holiday going. Got to keep in touch with all these great people if only to make them jealous ! ! ! So keep watching this space My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 21:31 on 1st July 2011 On 1st July 2011 20:11, Mick Smith wrote: Yes Cathy & Sparrow, and we sleep with our ferrets, wear cloth caps and eat tripe. You all have a nice day, off to feed my ferret now ! Its warm today and should be warm tomorrow. Take no notice of him Laura because the only 'tripe' we get on POE is from James (lol) and he hasn't showed his face for a while (probably yawning over on FB) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rob Faleer Posts: 703 Joined: 10th Jun 2005 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:48 on 3rd July 2011 On 1st July 2011 18:48, Sparrow Demitriesse wrote: Hey Rob, my brother lives in Wadsworth, OH. He is a gemologist, which has him flying to Egypt and Israel to buy diamonds. Which seems a considerably interesting job for living in a little suburb of Ohio. I have been to Lake Michigan, it was quite pretty. I have driven a stick shift for 16 years and I love it. I can't stand waiting for my car to decide when it wants to change gear, you have no control. But shifting with the left hand will take some getting used to. I heard that cars will soon be only available in automatic, they aren't going to make manual anymore. Maybe that is just for the states, it just seems so lazy. And sorry for the term "stick shift", I do so like English terms for things. I really like that a "hood" is called a "bonnet". It is so dignified. I have been watching "Top Gear." Laura: Both of my kids live within 50 miles of your brother, my son and his family in Oberlin and my daughter and son-in-law on the far north-east side of Cleveland--small world! I imagine your brother's recent trips to Egypt have been a bit more dangerous due to the political upheaval! I don't know--I like the term "stick shift." I remember my first experience driving a stick shift in traffic when I was 16-years-old--it was in very heavy Detroit rush hour traffic on the I-94. Considering the kamikaze driving habits of many Detroit drivers, and the fact that I was driving a tiny underpowered Datsun PL411 Bluebird in a sea of Motor City muscle cars and oversized family sedans was unnerving to say the least! That Datsun might as well have been a kid's pedal car--0 to 60 in about 3 minutes! Ah for living on the edge! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions