RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
Aug 26th 2010, 2:19 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
I looked but couldn't find it. Here's another similar story though. Unfortunately, no video of it..
Aug 26th 2010, 3:29 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
oh do me a ****ing favour - like that particular piece of legislation wasn't popular among the general population and campaigned for by loads of people at the time banging on about restricted drinking hours being symptomatic of the whole "nanny state" crap.
As for the initial premise of this thread: I sometimes wonder if some people are visiting a different country to the one I visit every two years or so. We spent July 14-31 in Britain and loved it. Had no problems with customer service and pretty much everyone was a pleasure to deal with. As for the expense I don't agree with sweeping statements about extortionate prices in Britain. We found food in supermarkets to be good value and in outdoor shops they were practically giving stuff away (eg fleeces and rain jackets). Traffic was no problem at all and the weather was mostly helpful - out of two and a half weeks we only had two days in which the weather put a dampener on our activities. We spent those two and a half weeks in southern Scotland, Northumberland, the Lake District (and briefly Stockport, just to complete the tour of the UK's primary beauty spots).
As for the initial premise of this thread: I sometimes wonder if some people are visiting a different country to the one I visit every two years or so. We spent July 14-31 in Britain and loved it. Had no problems with customer service and pretty much everyone was a pleasure to deal with. As for the expense I don't agree with sweeping statements about extortionate prices in Britain. We found food in supermarkets to be good value and in outdoor shops they were practically giving stuff away (eg fleeces and rain jackets). Traffic was no problem at all and the weather was mostly helpful - out of two and a half weeks we only had two days in which the weather put a dampener on our activities. We spent those two and a half weeks in southern Scotland, Northumberland, the Lake District (and briefly Stockport, just to complete the tour of the UK's primary beauty spots).
Nice to read a positive trip back, thanx sweety
And I appreciated Stockport being called a beauty spot
Aug 26th 2010, 4:04 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
I looked but couldn't find it. Here's another similar story though. Unfortunately, no video of it..
Thanks Robin,very funny.
Certainly lightens the mood here!!
Aug 26th 2010, 4:05 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
I looked but couldn't find it. Here's another similar story though. Unfortunately, no video of it..
Aug 26th 2010, 4:07 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
Being an anmal lover,I am happy she got caught.
What a sicko.
Not much crime in my neighbourhood but I have thought have about having a CCTV installed in our home,in case anyone came in and my dogs were hurt lost in any way.(They are never out alone)
The rest is replaceable but not my Dogs!!
What a sicko.
Not much crime in my neighbourhood but I have thought have about having a CCTV installed in our home,in case anyone came in and my dogs were hurt lost in any way.(They are never out alone)
The rest is replaceable but not my Dogs!!
Aug 26th 2010, 4:35 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 4:37 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 4:40 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
Aug 26th 2010, 7:46 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 8:00 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 8:52 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 8:54 pm
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Re: RECENT TRIP TO ENGLAND
There's been another similar wheelie-bin related outrage.
Didn't I say the UK's gone to the cat and dogs?
Aug 26th 2010, 9:27 pm
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