Just booked my holiday, where are you off to?

[Shane Drew]

New Zealand South Island Sept 1 – 15.

Can’t wait. The Greek Is’s would be nice though. Wish I could do that too..

Have a good time if I don’t speak to you again (like thats going to happen :lol1: )

[George Elsmore]

go on rub it in!!! my hols going to be NEC a few hours on the 2nd May 😥

[Marcella Ross]

quote George Elsmore:

go on rub it in!!! my hols going to be NEC a few hours on the 2nd May 😥

ditto 🙁

[Lynn Normington]

same here 😥

Lynn

[Phill Fenton]

Same as every year – a week in a tent in Fauldhouse

[George Elsmore]

luxury!!!

[Lorraine Clinch]

quote Phill:

Same as every year – a week in a tent in Fauldhouse

We are living in a caravan at the moment, have been for nearly a month, after selling our house, and waiting for the next home ( a pub! :lol1: ) to go through. Believe me, I so do not want ever to have a holiday in a caravan again!

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote George Elsmore:

go on rub it in!!! my hols going to be NEC a few hours on the 2nd May 😥

mine too………. 🙄

might stretch to a weeks camping in the new forest….another good excuse to get sloshed and get back to nature 😉

nik

[Martin Pearson]

Caravan !!!! Thats a bit of a luxury, I just have an old piece of plastic I throw over myself, sometimes if I am lucky I can find a couple of sticks to prop it up. 😥

[Gert du Preez]

Holiday? Do you have to be a paid-up member to order one of those? Where do you use it?

I think I’m going to Remainhere. Oh, look at all the pretty colours on the wall……

[Jamie Wood]

Going to Western Australia at end of December, and staying for the whole
of January. I can’t wait. First holiday for over 2 years.

Laaaaverly.

[John & Dawn Roddick]

We fly to Las Vegas in June and drive from there to visit my relatives in Salt Lake City – just over 8 weeks to go!!

[Lee Husselbury]

got a week in France in June, my parents moved out there 4 months ago, will be nice to c them and have a look at their shhato.

[John Childs]

Got a rented chateau near Luxembourg to go to in a couple of weeks time.

That’ll be my first holiday in well over a month, so I think I’ve earned it. 😀

[Harry Cleary]

We are going to London and touring the South of England…taking in some Adventure Parks, Thomas The Tank Engine etc………sun holidays are no fun with two small boys…..Im actually looking forward to it.

[Nicola McIntosh]

so does nobody fancy coming camping to the newforest then…. :lol1: guaranteed a brill laugh and loads of booze 😀

nik

[Lynn Normington]

ok Nik I will go as long as I don’t have to sleep in a tent,or light a fire with two twigs ( I was a girl guide but never got the hang of that) the loads of booze sounds a bit (well a lot) tempting 😛 when will this be ??

Lynn

[John Childs]

quote Nicola Rowlands:

so does nobody fancy coming camping to the newforest then…. :lol1:

:no1:

I’m sure it will be fun, but I don’t do camping any more.

But you can call in here on your way past.

[Peter Normington]

Holiday?

lifes a holiday. enjoy it whilst you can, once its over, you soon forget it…. 😉

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

ok Nik I will go as long as I don’t have to sleep in a tent, lots of booze sounds tempting 😛 when will this be ??
Lynn

oh…ive just bought a new tent…and cant wait to try it out 😀 hope your not like madge lynn….she wont sleep in a tent either :lol1: :lol1:

im thinking of ashurst, been before and thought it was fab waking up with coo’s and horses and me falling out a tent still half-peed…. 🙄

nik

[Marcella Ross]

mmmmm ………. beasties, hayfever, no ensuite ………..
nah! give me a hotel room!!! :lol1:
Mind you ……….. I don’t mind caravans ………. takes me back to my hols when i was wee. 😀

[Lynn Normington]

can’t sleep on the floor any more the old back doesn’t like it ? if you have proper beds I’ll come with you 🙄

Lynn

[Lynn Normington]

Nik are you going on your own ??

Lynn

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

can’t sleep on the floor any more the old back doesn’t like it ? if you have proper beds I’ll come with you 🙄
Lynn

ive got air beds………would that help lynn 😀

nik

[Phill Fenton]

I can just see the three of them..

Nik all excited and camping out in the tent. Lynn trying to be enthusiastic while blowing up her airbed. And Marcella sleeping in her Merc with the air conditioning running and all the windows closed

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

Nik are you going on your own ??
Lynn

what makes you think i would be going on me own 😀

nik

[Lynn Normington]

well you won’t be cause I’ll go with you the air beds convinced me 😀

Lynn

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

well you won’t be cause I’ll go with you the air beds convinced me 😀
Lynn

nice one…..newforest it is then ….oh theres a fab pub just 200 yards up the road on the site….. 😉

nik

[Marcella Ross]

quote Phill:

I can just see the three of them..

Nik all excited and camping out in the tent. Lynn trying to be enthusiastic while blowing up her airbed. And Marcella sleeping in her Merc with the air conditioning running and all the windows closed

…………..you forgot to mention my bottle of brandy Phill :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

At least in a tent Nik you’re already on the ground, so there’s nothing you can fall off of 😀

[Lynn Normington]

you will pick me up when ?? and how long are we going for ???

Lynn

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

you will pick me up when ?? and how long are we going for ???
Lynn

yeh no probs……a week? i fancy a week on the booze…to let my hair down and all that…….. 😉
yeh i’ll pick yeh up….but ive only got a mini mind 😀

nik

[Lynn Normington]

for goodness sake Nik I’m not that big I’m sure I will fit in a mini !!!! 😥

Lynn

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Lynn:

for goodness sake Nik I’m not that big I’m sure I will fit in a mini !!!! 😥
Lynn

my apologies lynn…..i know your not…but was not sure how big a wardrobe you’d bring…………. :lol1: :lol1: (if madge can fit in my mini…then you could too) 😛

nik

[Marcella Ross]

😮 ……….. thanks :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: ………….. and I survived the journey and lived to tell the tale too.

[Harry Cleary]

are we talking Mini Car or Mini Skirt?……just wondering 😮

[Lynn Normington]

for a week Nik 7 knickers 7 tops and bossosum containers 7 trousers/ skirts maybe a cardy or a couple of sweaters for if it gets cold of an evening round the camp fire, whilst we are playing our banjos and mouth organs, silk pj’s of course so all in all a tesco carrier bag will do 😀

Lynn

[Martin Pearson]

I’ve been camping in the New Forest, well not exactly camping it was orienteering really. Had to do it a few times on things like leadership courses when I was in the Royal Navy.

[Peter Normington]

quote martin:

I’ve been camping in the New Forest, well not exactly camping it was orienteering really. Had to do it a few times on things like leadership courses when I was in the Royal Navy.

bu66er then, I’ve always said this country is rs about twits,

why send the navy into forests? next thing you know we will be teaching the army how to swim!

😉

Peter

[Martin Pearson]

Peter, its suppose to be part of your leadership training, they give you a flippin heavy rucksack to cart about and a team of new recruits and you spend a few days tramping around teaching them to map read and deal with being out in the open.

[Lynn Normington]

why would you need to do that on a boat Martin 🙄

Lynn

[Marcella Ross]

Lynn ………….. you’re priceless! :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Lynn, its all about taking charge of a group of people, they try all sorts of things to try and stress you out to see how you cope and handle situations that you are not familiar with. Basically its an evaluation of how you cope when you are tired and under pressure.

[Phill Fenton]

A bit like working in a sign shop then 😕

[Shane Drew]

quote Phill:

A bit like working in a sign shop then 😕

:lol1: :lol1: I love the way you look at life Phill. Reading Martins post, I thought ‘a bit like fatherhood then’ 😉

[Phill Fenton]

I really wish you were coming to sign UK Shane – I’d enjoy meeting up with you 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote Phill:

I really wish you were coming to sign UK Shane – I’d enjoy meeting up with you 😀

Me too mate. I actually promised the wife last year that we’d do our level best to go this year. She’s been excited about the prospect for a while, but as it happens, I’ve had the worse 4 months in business in 12 years, so the money is not there 🙁

I booked the trip to NZ to make it up to her 😳 Just got to hope that the money is there when the time comes :pray:

Maybe next year 🙂

[Garrie]

we are skint so no big holiday this year but a couple of long weekends in Islay is on the cards 😀

[John Harding]

quote :

Me too mate. I actually promised the wife last year that we’d do our level best to go this year. She’s been excited about the prospect for a while, but as it happens, I’ve had the worse 4 months in business in 12 years, so the money is not there

I booked the trip to NZ to make it up to her Just got to hope that the money is there when the time comes

Maybe next year

Heres my take on this

Shane seams like a nice guy, he has helped me out in the past and obviously with 7000 posts has helped a few others out too.

Solution – we all chuck a tenner in the bring shane to sign uk 2008 fund, Rob could hold it all official like before you know it Shane would be here!

What do you all think we could hit rob with loads of cheques at this years sign uk to save a stamp and get the party started

😉

John

[Martin Cole]

quote John Harding:

quote :

Me too mate. I actually promised the wife last year that we’d do our level best to go this year. She’s been excited about the prospect for a while, but as it happens, I’ve had the worse 4 months in business in 12 years, so the money is not there

I booked the trip to NZ to make it up to her Just got to hope that the money is there when the time comes

Maybe next year

Heres my take on this

Shane seams like a nice guy, he has helped me out in the past and obviously with 7000 posts has helped a few others out too.

Solution – we all chuck a tenner in the bring shane to sign uk 2008 fund, Rob could hold it all official like before you know it Shane would be here!

What do you all think we could hit rob with loads of cheques at this years sign uk to save a stamp and get the party started

😉

John

Good idea John

Think I jokingly mentioned all shoving a pound in the pot last year to get Shane over.

I would be willing to to put a tenner in the pot no probs, what if we only get enough for a one way ticket though, we would have him for good 🙁

😀 😀

[John Childs]

quote Martin Cole:

I would be willing to to put a tenner in the pot no probs,

I’ll put twenty in. Let’s have Jill as well. 😀

[Martin Cole]

quote John Childs:

quote Martin Cole:

I would be willing to to put a tenner in the pot no probs,

I’ll put twenty in. Let’s have Jill as well. 😀

Sounds good, Twenty it is 😀

[Peter Mindham]

Count me in for sure. I love neighbours 😉

Peter

[John Harding]

quote :

I would be willing to to put a tenner in the pot no probs, what if we only get enough for a one way ticket though, we would have him for good

:rofl:

twenty it is – I missed jill last time around

John

[Martin Pearson]

OK but can we stop at Jill and Shane, I can’t afford more than £20 😥

[Marcella Ross]

quote martin:

OK but can we stop at Jill and Shane, I can’t afford more than £20 😥

Martin, you are hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the best bit is ………….. I don’t think you realise it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Me? Hilarious? No sorry Marcella you have lost me with that one 😳

[Marcella Ross]

Martin …………. you are an unconscious comedian …….. :lol1: you make me laugh with your posts ……….. even if you don’t mean to.
Your a funny man!!!!!!! REALLY! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

no ………… REALLY!

[Martin Pearson]

Sorry Marcella, you have got it all wrong, I’m not a comedian at all. I am a very serious person, you must be reading all my posts the wrong way 🙄

[Marcella Ross]

Martin ………….. serious or not, there is humour in some of your posts.

You constantly put yourself down, and you shouldn’t. You are a knowledgeable and funny man ………….. give yourself a bit of leeway and cut yourself some slack! 😉

[Phill Fenton]

It’s his dry sense of humour Marcella. He’s taking the Mickey most of the time :lol1:

Makes me laugh too.

But I agree with Martin – can we stop at Jill and Shane because I can’t afford more than 20 quid either 😕

[Harry Cleary]

‘unconcious comedian’! that’ll be most of the UKSB crowd at SignUk 😀 😀

[Martin Pearson]

Me……..Take the micky? NEVER !!!
Thanks Phill, could only have been you or Robert that said something like that about me :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

quote John Harding:

Heres my take on this

Shane seams like a nice guy, he has helped me out in the past and obviously with 7000 posts has helped a few others out too.

Solution – we all chuck a tenner in the bring shane to sign uk 2008 fund, Rob could hold it all official like before you know it Shane would be here!

What do you all think we could hit rob with loads of cheques at this years sign uk to save a stamp and get the party started

😉

John

I’m truly humbled (and more than a little embarrassed) by this suggestion friends….

I’d do anything to get there and meet you personally, and I really appreciate the thought… but I’m not sure that you’d raise enough money :lol1:

The wife would tells me she’d be happy to contribute if its a one way ticket for me. 😳

End of the day, I contribute because it is a very good community. I’ve been helped too many times, which I appreciate immensely.

I’m of the belief that if you benefit from something like this, you should contribute too. That, and the fact that I have no life :lol1: , is why I’m here so often. 🙄

Thanks again for the thought.. 😀

(Martin.. you are a funny guy mate… Actually I find many members comments here very humorous.. Nothing better than a good sense of humor and not taking ones self too seriously) 😛

[Marcella Ross]

quote Shane Drew:

I’d do anything to get there and meet you personally, and I really appreciate the thought… but I’m not sure that you’d raise enough money :lol1:

…………………… so dig deeper folks! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Harry Cleary]

Shane, my jet is at your disposal, just say the word and I’ll crank it up……….my offer is the same as the guys above……would love to meet you!

[Shane Drew]

quote Harry Cleary:

Shane, my jet is at your disposal, just say the word and I’ll crank it up

:lol1: :lol1:

Thanks friends….

[Martin Pearson]

Marcella, I was married for 20 years and my wife was absolutely superb at putting me down, now I’m divorced and she isn’t about anymore it’s just another one of those things I have to learn to do for myself. I do slip up from time to time and miss opportunities but I am getting better at it (chat.)

[Shane Drew]

quote martin:

one of those things I have to learn to do for myself. I do slip up from time to time and miss opportunities but I am getting better at it

:lol1: You’re obviously a fast learner then Martin 😉

[Robert Lambie]

I’m off to Playa d’en Bossa, Ibiza this year…
no not the typical rave scene area… complete opposite :lol1:

hopefully ill be able to chill out and catch up on my lack of sleep. 🙄

[Marcella Ross]

that looks nice Rob. When does the course of Vallium start? :lol1:

[Robert Lambie]

quote Marcella:

that looks nice Rob. When does the course of Vallium start? :lol1:

started already marcella… 😳 thought ide start early as it will help deal with signuk at same time 😉 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

quote Robert Lambie:

hopefully ill be able to chill out and catch up on my lack of sleep. 🙄

Leave your laptop at home then :lol1:

[David Rowland]

Rob, I come with ya… I love Ibiza, want to go back… its not a quiet place particularly in the summer months. I think Playa da Bossa is one of the largest beaches and one of the most famous ones on the isle.

[Robert Lambie]

shane, audrey told me its going in the pool if i bring it out this year… 😕
ill just keep it in a plastic bag :lol1: :lol1:

dave, ive never been mate… been to allot of place around it but never fancied it before but have had nothing but good reports on this location. hotel is situated right on the beech which is a bonus as audrey loves the beach and i prefer the pool. :lol1:
I had planned on lagos Portugal as its another "short flight" but been there twice already and jodie wants us next to a water park, which is less than 100 yrds down the road… so ibiza it is! :lol1:

[Stepen Wood]

Rob

Playa de’n bossa is where the night club Space is and bora bora beach

Went there last year, it is where the party carries on after the night has ended.
Nice place but not that relaxing, good luck with sleeping

Cheers Stephen

[Nick Walker]

Hi All

Getting married in July and just been told that I have to book our honeymoon as apparently she’s too busy with wedding arrangements and I don’t even help around the house etc etc.:nagnag:

We’ve decided on the lakes in Italy which is fine, but as Carol works for a airline I’m bound to c*ck something up and will hear about it for a long, long time. 😥

Been together 15 years now and I’m starting to think that I’m rushing into this 😀

[Martin Pearson]

Nick, not sure whether to congratulate you or commiserate :lol1:

If Carol works for an airline I would have thought that she could arrange something far better than you could or maybe you could get one of her friends to organise something for you, muck up the honeymoon plans and you will never hear the last of it :lol1:

Personally I would wait a few more years just to make sure you are really compatible but I may be a bit biased 🙄

[Shane Drew]

quote Nick Walker:

Been together 15 years now and I’m starting to think that I’m rushing into this 😀

Nick, take it from me mate, if you can’t get it right after 15 years…you’re no different to most other blokes…. welcome to the club…. :lol1:

My advice? Don’t get your hopes up that it will change after you get a certificate .. 😉

Congratulations by the way. Been married 24 years… still trying to be the perfect husband…

Thought I had it worked out last year. Purchased her a tree trimmer for her wedding anniversary…. Kept mumbling something about cutting me down to size… The year before, I bought her a mower…. she didn’t appreciate it.

Last year she bought me a pink nightie with matching slippers. I don’t know what she was thinking….

[David Rowland]

Yeah thats it, Space is the party in the open air, I never did get to that one as it’s nearer Ibiza Town if I recall, San Antonio is the party place and I only ended up at a few places including Bora Bora and Es Paradis tropical club that fills with water, absolutely brilliant night called Festa del Aqua
http://www.esparadis.com/

[Phill Fenton]

Well I’m dead excited. We’ve just booked a week (at the end of June) in a private villa in Spain about an hours drive from Marbella. We’ve also booked a convertible Peugeot 307CC to drive around in all week (I couldn’t get a Chrylser 300C :cry:) but I’m really looking forward to it all 😀

[Marcella Ross]

that’s sounds the business Phill. Any room in your suitcase for me? 🙁

[Nicola McIntosh]

nice one phil hope you both have a nice time…… 😉

nik

[John Childs]

Nice one Phill. I’m sure you will both have a good time. Don’t worry about the Chrysler, they don’t come in open top so the Peugeot is probably the better tool for the job.

We were told on Saturday that a friend who is fifty next year has booked a chateau in the Dordogne for a week to celebrate the occasion. All we have to do is to get ourselves there and the rest of the expense is on him. A very nice gesture I thought.

Ah well, can’t sit here gossiping all day. I’ve got to go and pack my bike ready for departure to Luxembourg on Thursday. 😎

[John & Dawn Roddick]

We’ve booked a car from the 300C or similar range for our drive from Las Vegas so we are hoping the Chrysler is what we’ll get.

[David Rowland]

Phill, hm how about UKSG goes to Phill’s Villa party? sounds pretty good idea to me

[Marcella Ross]

quote Dave Rowland:

Phill, hm how about UKSG goes to Phill’s Villa party? sounds pretty good idea to me

………… now there’s a thought, Spanish Sign Meet at Phills. Good idea Dave!

[Phill Fenton]

Yes of course, you’re all welcome to my Villa in Spain 😎

[John Childs]

quote Phill:

Yes of course, you’re all welcome to my Villa in Spain 😎

Dates? 😎

[Harry Cleary]

quote John Childs:

quote Phill:

Yes of course, you’re all welcome to my Villa in Spain 😎

Dates? 😎

Figs? 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote John Childs:

quote Phill:

Yes of course, you’re all welcome to my Villa in Spain 😎

Dates? 😎

No thanks John, I’m married 😉

[David Rowland]

So when is Alison coming on uksb now she met us?

[Phill Fenton]

She doesn’t have time – she’s too busy working at the unit, then when she gets home – washing, ironing, cooking, dusting….. 😕

[Andrew Bennett]

quote stepen wood:

Rob

Nice place but not that relaxing, good luck with sleeping

Cheers Stephen

😀 You Cad stephen 😀
Do you reckon "Eyeball Paul" still rocks the house (?)

[David Rowland]

she had time to come to sign uk… slave driver phil!

[Andrew Bennett]

quote Shane Drew:

I’d do anything to get there 😛

Shane, can you go look at the yellow stain outside the dunny and come back and tell us how many snakes it was again mate 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote Andrew Bennett:

quote Shane Drew:

I’d do anything to get there 😛

Shane, can you go look at the yellow stain outside the dunny and come back and tell us how many snakes it was again mate 😀

Just one snake…. what makes you think the stain was yellow? 😳

[John Singh]

Hmmmm! I’m off to Sidari, Corfu next Monday 14th

Whoopeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :plane:

[John Childs]

Ha! Beat you to it John Boy. 😀

Bike is packed and I’m away in about an hour.

I don’t suppose there’ll be an internet connection in the chateau, so I’ll see you all in about ten days. *drink*

Marcella, pray for ambient temperatures below the melting point of chocolate. 😀

[Harry Cleary]

Enjoy John! Wish I was there, its pelting it down here, dark and wet, wet, wet!!

[Marcella Ross]

ahh John ………….. you have the life of Reilly! 😉

Can you buy diet chocolates? 😀

Have a lovely time and most of all a safe journey! See you when you get back JC. 😀