RTT09 camping and brekkie banter

[Guest]

Just ordered my new Khyam biker for the trip now got to find a good kip mat. Oh and order new pilot road two's.

[catsbum]

I may have some rain clouds on all this. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]

About to be hit with Import/Freight/VAT Duties on my truck parts in from Miami. Could amount to thousands.

And with my personal life in a bit of a mess, I may have to pull out.

Tony. I'll ring you to advise on Tossa. Would still be ok.

[dapleb]

Find someone in the US Airfarce over here and buy em a cake in exchange for truuuuuck parts.

[aircooled68]

<!--quoteo(post=122102:date=Wed 13th May 2009, 08:36 PM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Wed 13th May 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I may have some rain clouds on all this. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Thing's going tit's up here to [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

They have stopped our bonus in work..... giving it the old should be lucky you have a job the way things are


so things are tight... VERY tight

paid the ferry so i'll leave it to the last week and see what the situation is


Dave

This post was last modified: 14-05-2009, 08:11 PM by aircooled68.

[catsbum]

Agreed, I could still cancel the Ferry, but F**k it, why should I?
My bill for the truck import duties did arrive today, some £1300. Plus £590 for the re-build

I want some time to enjoy with others, Last Sunday was a good example. Relaxed, good food and then mates pissing about with bikes.
You cant buy that.


Its all up in the air!!

[Guest]

Cats,
Lots of us are in the same boat. Too many bills and not enough cash. I am taking a little cooker with me to save money at brecky times. Dont sound alot but if you x it by the amount of mornings you are away it adds up. Will be buying wine and beer to drink at the campsite rather than at the camp bar every night. Still going to have fun but on a budget [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/drinks.gif[/img]
Danny

This post was last modified: 15-05-2009, 01:48 PM by dannyboy.

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=122267:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 12:18 PM:name=Dannyboy)-->QUOTE(Dannyboy @ Fri 15th May 2009, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cats,
Lots of use are in the same boat. Too many bills and not enough cash. I am taking a little cooker with me to save money at brecky times. Dont sound alot but if you x it by the amount of mornings you are away it adds up. Will be buying wine and beer to drink at the campsite rather than at the camp bar every night. Still going to have fun but on a budget [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/drinks.gif[/img]
Danny<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
me too matey, especially as i'm paying for 2 bikes on the ferry [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]
still its better than having a pillion [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
got me little primus stove and will be using that where poss [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

first one up in the morning gets the brew on, 2nd & 3rd do the bacon and eggs [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]

[Guest]

Danny makes mental note to self, set alarm for 04:30, and get a free brecky [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif[/img]

[ChrisG]

Pity Tony's on the TDM, he's got a chopping board fitted to the Tenere for field kitchen use [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Spotted these the other day if we're planning on doing it properly [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

[TonyDevil]

ooooh shiney....

[ChrisG]

I normally carry Lyons coffee bags but i've got to admit an espresso maker does sound tempting [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

We need one of the Hairy Bikers wickerwork top box/hampers if we really want to look the part [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=122286:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 03:21 PM:name=ChrisG)-->QUOTE(ChrisG @ Fri 15th May 2009, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I normally carry Lyons coffee bags but i've got to admit an espresso maker does sound tempting [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

We need one of the Hairy Bikers wickerwork top box/hampers if we really want to look the part [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
if i took the SuperTen i could fit one of those there wickyer jobbies to the front crashbars [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doubtfull.gif[/img]

[catsbum]

Had a cup O tea with Tony this afternoon, we talked about money and lack off........

Left him to take my Daughter somewhere, on the way back hit a brick in the road, took the new £160 tyre fitted not 4 weeks ago out, did some motocross along the verge trying to avoid the ditch.

Todays Fiscal Summary:

MOT £54.00
Fog Light £6.00
Tesco £16.00
Fuel £51.00
New Tyre: £160.00

And people wonder why I get depressed. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]

[TonyDevil]

ouch [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img]
you need to get rid of that truck!

[zardoz]

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress_story.htm

http://www.bodum.com/b2c/index.asp?id=K179...Id=&shpId=4
2 excellent coffee makers.

[Matlock]

<!--quoteo(post=122355:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 09:10 PM:name=danceswithmopeds)-->QUOTE(danceswithmopeds @ Fri 15th May 2009, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->2 excellent coffee makers.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo(post=122350:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 08:48 PM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Fri 15th May 2009, 08:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Todays Fiscal Summary:

MOT £54.00
Fog Light £6.00
Tesco £16.00
Fuel £51.00
New Tyre: £160.00

And people wonder why I get depressed. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Combining both off topic threads, Mrs Matlock dropped the coffee machine on the ceramic hob the other morning - £160 down before I'd even got out of bed [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ranting.gif[/img]

[ChrisG]

<!--quoteo(post=122354:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 09:02 PM:name=TonyDevil)-->QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Fri 15th May 2009, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->ouch [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img]
you need to get rid of that truck!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/istupid.gif[/img]

Mind you he needs to get rid of the Ecto 1 too. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]


<!--quoteo(post=122361:date=Fri 15th May 2009, 09:54 PM:name=Matlock)-->QUOTE(Matlock @ Fri 15th May 2009, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->£160 down before I'd even got out of bed [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ranting.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

And then no cup of coffee to start the day [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]



Look a bit fragile for camping purposes but one of those bodum ones would do the trick for work. We've got a stupid pumped waste sink that we're not supposed to put coffee grounds down so I can't use the cafetiere, and they don't even trust us with a kettle so have to use hot water out of the coffee machine* which isn't hot enough to make a decent cup of tea! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ranting.gif[/img]

*I'm not too sure why they call it a coffee machine, it produces something that tastes almost, but not exactly, unlike coffee

[TonyDevil]

i'll get rid of the scoobuster/turbo hearse when Kris has had a few driving lessons.....
until then its still my play toy [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]

ps. its cost me £309 for an MOT (which it failed) and is about to cost me my left testicle at Subaru for diagnostics on the ABS system which turned out to be a sensor. Subaru wanted £170 for a new one, Kris found me a working one for £16 on ebay, just waiting for them to fit it then it can go back for its free retest.

pps. Whitehouse garage in Winnersh is the strictest MOT centre i've ever used [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]

ppps. to keep on topic, i was sorting me camping gear out yesterday for the RTT....anyone know where i put my primus stove?

This post was last modified: 16-05-2009, 10:00 AM by TonyDevil.

[dandywarhol]

I know it's getting close to the event but do you think we should have a separate thread of excitable pish like this?

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=122423:date=Sat 16th May 2009, 11:40 AM:name=dandywarhol)-->QUOTE(dandywarhol @ Sat 16th May 2009, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I know it's getting close to the event but do you think we should have a separate thread of excitable pish like this?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yes, was just going thru the posts when i saw yours