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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Nick on November 03, 2015, 06:52:16 AM
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All nice and ready, like :thumbsup:
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The all new Nick fog bound at East Midlands airport thread?
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When do you go ?
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The all new 'Nick books holiday in tinned fruit factory' thread ?
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::)
Saturday cloud9:
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When do you go ?
Planning a party you say.. rubschin:
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Just as long as The Brat was back safe and sound by then scared2:
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Taking company........ rubschin:
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Taking company........ rubschin:
No, just seed....
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Taking company........ rubschin:
No, just seed....
To share.... rubschin:
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Hotel looks posh eeek:
http://www.hotelsantacatalina.com/es/galeria.html (http://www.hotelsantacatalina.com/es/galeria.html)
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Going to need more than a few throw-away t-shirts for this holiday.
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I fear I may lower the tone redface:
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I fear I may lower the tone redface:
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I fear I may lower the tone redface:
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lol: lol: lol:
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Time to go :thumbsup:
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Have a great trip :thumbsup:
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What can possibly go wrong?
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What can possibly go wrong?
scared2:
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horn:
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horn:
Is that the de-pressurisation klaxon? scared2:
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I don't think Mr O'Flighty bothers with such luxuries sad24:
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Have a great trip :thumbsup:
Wot she said :thumbsup:
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scorchio:
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You're there then?
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That seems to be the case. Going out exploring now....
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That seems to be the case. Going out exploring now....
scared2:
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Wake up to find my room is flooded eeek:. Water coming through bathroom ceiling evil:
Nice man at Reception offers me a new room but 5.30 a.m. seems a tad early to be doing that. Free coffee on way from room service cloud9:
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Wake up to find my room is flooded eeek:. Water coming through bathroom ceiling evil:
Nice man at Reception offers me a new room but 5.30 a.m. seems a tad early to be doing that. Free coffee on way from room service cloud9:
Another Nick staying upstairs???? scared2:
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Euro brekky chaos noooo:
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Euro brekky chaos noooo:
No Full English option? eeek:
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Everything is mixed up with everything else with about 10 gazillion things to choose from noooo:
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Everything is mixed up with everything else with about 10 gazillion things to choose from noooo:
Too complimicated for you...? pathead:
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My new power socket. Note how the bedhead has been carefully screwed to the wall so as to prevent the insertion of a plug Banghead Banghead Banghead
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My new power socket. Note how the bedhead has been carefully screwed to the wall so as to prevent the insertion of a plug Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Stick bare wires in with matchsticks! :thumbsup:
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Should have read Trip Advisor?
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My new power socket. Note how the bedhead has been carefully screwed to the wall so as to prevent the insertion of a plug Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Are we sure this is a hotel and not Nick Towers? rubschin:
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SUrrouding a swimming pool with large decoraative cacti is not wise IMHO evil:
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SUrrouding a swimming pool with large decoraative cacti is not wise IMHO evil:
TripAdvisor (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g187472-d228489-r200119619-Santa_Catalina_Hotel-Las_Palmas_de_Gran_Canaria_Gran_Canaria_Canary_Islands.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT) wrote: "Worst 5* hotel we've stayed in over 25 years of travelling"
noooo:
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SUrrouding a swimming pool with large decoraative cacti is not wise IMHO evil:
The bathroom....... rubschin:
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SUrrouding a swimming pool with large decoraative cacti is not wise IMHO evil:
Never mind Nick, it probably wouldn't have been the first time you felt a bit of a prick whistle:
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evil:
Excellent fish shaped lunch and now back with the Air con on for a bit of a nap cloud9:
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Bathroom is more than usually stuffed with free kit to harvest. I have just shaved my nose :thumbsup:
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Bathroom is more than usually stuffed with free kit to harvest. I have just shaved my nose :thumbsup:
rubschin: accident....
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SUccessful experiment :thumbsup:
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Bathroom is more than usually stuffed with free kit to harvest. I have just shaved my nose :thumbsup:
Excess baggage charge = €1,500.... noooo:
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
lol: lol: lol:
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
;D ;D
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
Did they pat you on your head and high-five you on your success?
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
Did they pat you on your head and high-five you on your success?
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lol: lol: lol:
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There is an AMerican basketball team staying. NOw I know how TMR feels amongst normal people noooo:
Did they pat you on your head and high-five you on your success?
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lol: lol: lol:
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Will you have the Globe trotts now ? scared2:
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There are some surprisingly nice bits of Las Palmas and I spent some happy time in the food market earlier followed by an excellent fishy lunch wiith gazpacho and collapso.
Bloody hot now so basking in the air con and then off on a bus tomorrow to somewhere uphill
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...... off on a bus tomorrow to somewhere uphill
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All ready for you....
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Very kind, Mr Darwin, sir. I expected no less of you angel1
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Been to have a look at Chris Columbus's house, then lunch (Chestnut soup, beef stew with mushrooms, flan, collapso and coffee: 10Euros cloud9:)
Swarms of schoolgirls in the doubtless male enforced uniform of PTMS and white knee socks Shocked: Shocked:
WOuld have got a pic but didn't want to get arrested redface:
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Been to have a look at Chris Columbus's house, then lunch (Chestnut soup, beef stew with mushrooms, flan, collapso and coffee: 10Euros cloud9:)
Swarms of schoolgirls in the doubtless male enforced uniform of PTMS and white knee socks Shocked: Shocked:
WOuld have got a pic but didn't want to get arrested redface:
noooo:
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Been to have a look at Chris Columbus's house, then lunch (Chestnut soup, beef stew with mushrooms, flan, collapso and coffee: 10Euros cloud9:)
Swarms of schoolgirls in the doubtless male enforced uniform of PTMS and white knee socks Shocked: Shocked:
WOuld have got a pic but didn't want to get arrested redface:
They are Spanish.
Give it a year and they will have morphed into spheres of lard with moustaches.
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Going boating :thumbsup:
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Going boating :thumbsup:
Is that wise...?
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A grand day out. Bus to Mogain, boat along coast for an hour or so. Missed bus back so.
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As a result, also missed next bus redface:
So had the same again redface:
Back now cloud9:
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A grand day out. Bus to Mogain, boat along coast for an hour or so. Missed bus back so.
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As a result, also missed next bus redface:
So had the same again redface:
Back now cloud9:
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Going boating :thumbsup:
Is that wise...?
What's the worst that could happen.....?
rubschin:
rubschin:
rubschin:
rubschin:
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Ok good point well made. :thumbsup:
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A M. Hulot moment this morning. Breakfast was quite busy but I found a table :thumbsup:
Assembled some breakfast and put it on table. Went off to fetch coffee.
Got back.My breakfast had been cleared away. evil:
Left coffee on table and went to collect a new breakfast.
Returned to table. Coffee gone and table reset evil:
In the end I had to eat breakfast. Have coffee at a different table and coffee and croissants at a third table evil: evil:
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lol: lol: lol:
It's catching then
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A M. Hulot moment this morning. Breakfast was quite busy but I found a table :thumbsup:
Assembled some breakfast and put it on table. Went off to fetch coffee.
Got back.My breakfast had been cleared away. evil:
Left coffee on table and went to collect a new breakfast.
Returned to table. Coffee gone and table reset evil:
In the end I had to eat breakfast. Have coffee at a different table and coffee and croissants at a third table evil: evil:
;D ;D
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A M. Hulot moment this morning. Breakfast was quite busy but I found a table :thumbsup:
Assembled some breakfast and put it on table. Went off to fetch coffee.
Got back.My breakfast had been cleared away. evil:
Left coffee on table and went to collect a new breakfast.
Returned to table. Coffee gone and table reset evil:
In the end I had to eat breakfast. Have coffee at a different table and coffee and croissants at a third table evil: evil:
Do you think that perhaps the restaurant staff are trying to tell you something.......? rubschin:
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OVERSLEPT eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:
Now at hairyport, but sweating...............
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OVERSLEPT eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:
Now at hairyport, but sweating...............
Sweaty, dodgy looking passenger..............something tells me Nick's next post will detail a visit to 'that room' accompanied by a customs official and a rubber glove. noooo:
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Actually I had a narrow squeak at Customs as they stopped the woman in front of me and the guy behind me scared2:
Had they stopped me they might have found those 600 fags (£2 a packet) scared2: