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Haven’t had a holiday abroad since 2012. In fact, 2022 is the first year where we actually had two whole weeks away, rather than just one!
Various things have contributed to this.

* Wife not too fussed about hot places, so staycation is her preferred option.
* kids school/college commitments not aligning with my work.
* Work colleagues booking the best slots before my family gets its act together and tells me when they’re free.
* Wife’s hols not aligning with mine!

Essentially, for ten years I’ve been left with one week, where the “stars” aligned.

Whilst I’ve moaned about this scenario many times over the years, it’s fallen on deaf ears.

You can now imagine my euphoria when, four days after an enjoyable two week stay in the Lake District, I received the following text from my wife:

Wife: Can you get the following dates off xxxxxxxx?
Me: Why?
Wife: Sam & Dave (Samantha is wife’s besterest mate) have booked an all inclusive week in Turkey for £325 each and did we want to join them, if it’s still available?
Me: Book it! Book it now! Have you booked it yet? Well?

So, in just under three weeks, we’re off to Turkey! :D :D :D :wave:

PS: just checked and the same package is now £750 per person!!!
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Lovely Warwickshire walk today with my wife, eldest son and his wife, not forgetting Tuppence. Life is good.
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Thermexman wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:14 pm Haven’t had a holiday abroad since 2012. In fact, 2022 is the first year where we actually had two whole weeks away, rather than just one!
Various things have contributed to this.

* Wife not too fussed about hot places, so staycation is her preferred option.
* kids school/college commitments not aligning with my work.
* Work colleagues booking the best slots before my family gets its act together and tells me when they’re free.
* Wife’s hols not aligning with mine!

Essentially, for ten years I’ve been left with one week, where the “stars” aligned.

Whilst I’ve moaned about this scenario many times over the years, it’s fallen on deaf ears.

You can now imagine my euphoria when, four days after an enjoyable two week stay in the Lake District, I received the following text from my wife:

Wife: Can you get the following dates off xxxxxxxx?
Me: Why?
Wife: Sam & Dave (Samantha is wife’s besterest mate) have booked an all inclusive week in Turkey for £325 each and did we want to join them, if it’s still available?
Me: Book it! Book it now! Have you booked it yet? Well?

So, in just under three weeks, we’re off to Turkey! :D :D :D :wave:

PS: just checked and the same package is now £750 per person!!!
Did you get good weather in the lakes? It makes all the difference.

I'm pretty sure you will get good weather in Turkey, although I've never been :D
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JAFO wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:32 pm

Did you get good weather in the lakes? It makes all the difference.

I'm pretty sure you will get good weather in Turkey, although I've never been :D
Mixed weather for the first week and pretty reasonable the second. The wife’s been visiting the Lakes most of her life, whilst I first visited when I was 18 so we’re used to working around the weather. You can dodge around the rain by driving to the next valley!


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Seeing two of my grandchildren in the morning, can’t wait.
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Happy to report this in the Non corner.
Virgin Broadband hub and 2x new TV boxes fitted today by a very helpful, knowledgeable and hardworking installer.

Then I went outside and saw this.

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My youngest grandson’s favourite book, Helicopter. I’ve lost count how many times I have read it with him, I know it word by word and picture by picture. Best of all, it’s my grandson’s beaming smile.


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Having reached 5000 miles in my new car I posted my thoughts on a FB car group. I focused purely on what’s not so great, that’s not to say I’m not enjoying the car. The reaction has been interesting from shear horror to “I’ve experienced the same”. Sometimes it’s good to be honest.
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I have had the call from my AD.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:01 am I have had the call from my AD.
Rock that bad boy!
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missF wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:16 am Rock that bad boy!
Gonna be jumping all over that puppy when I pull the trigger!
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I’m loving this….

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On the positive side ....

If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs. :D
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We put radio 2 on in the car yesterday, and it wasn't Steve Wright. It didn't sound like Scott Whatsisnane. It was almost Michael Ball, but it turned out to be OJ Borg, which I think is better than Scott for the moment.
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Our youngest grandchild has left for home, I’m exhausting but in a good way.
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