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Post by mgtfnut on Aug 21, 2006 18:36:23 GMT
A big thanks goes out to ALL those who organised the event, and those who helped out over the weekend We had a fantastic time, but tired got home about 1.30am Agree with all previous statements,great Cars & great people, It was good to meet you all, on our first European Tour. Hope all will be well for Mark - Art & Christine To those who know, car is still running rich, but still going strong, used it to work today!!!! John & Lyn You should have had a pm by now with the OBD11 diagnostic tool contact details? Jerry
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Post by Steve Tyler on Aug 21, 2006 19:18:10 GMT
I'm not sure what took you all so long, we were home by 10:50! ;D
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Post by herbie on Aug 21, 2006 19:46:19 GMT
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Post by spike on Aug 21, 2006 20:31:09 GMT
Great piccies Herbie and everyone,thank you for those.It looks like youve had a bit of rain though,but glad it didnt dampen the spirits any. ;D
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Post by Tony Williams on Aug 21, 2006 21:25:53 GMT
Great piccies Herbie and everyone,thank you for those.It looks like youve had a bit of rain though,but glad it didnt dampen the spirits any. ;D Spirits No, Interiors Yes ;D if you ionsist on driving with the hood down in the rain.
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Post by James Curgenven on Aug 22, 2006 8:51:11 GMT
Colin, Minehead is far from EVERYTHING let alone Belgium Got home at 9:40pm on Monday after a leisurly drive home from the Hotel (we stayed in Ashford on the Sunday too) and did some shopping in Bicester Village. Hope Mark and Art get everything sorted and both cars are back on the road for next years event! Looks like a good time was had by all, and I'm already looking forward to next year's event! ;D
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Post by spike on Aug 22, 2006 9:15:08 GMT
Colin, Minehead is far from EVERYTHING ...just as it should be! Welcome back James glad youre back okay,and congratulations on winning that most gorgeous (and HUGE!! ) trophy. Im having that ......now wheres minehead in the satnav!
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Post by spike on Aug 22, 2006 9:17:52 GMT
Spirits No, Interiors Yes ;D if you ionsist on driving with the hood down in the rain. Lol now thats hard core top down driving for you ;D Note to self...pack waterproof jacket for next year.
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Post by johnp at work on Aug 22, 2006 9:48:38 GMT
A big thanks goes out to ALL those who organised the event, and those who helped out over the weekend We had a fantastic time, but tired got home about 1.30am Agree with all previous statements,great Cars & great people, It was good to meet you all, on our first European Tour. Hope all will be well for Mark - Art & Christine To those who know, car is still running rich, but still going strong, used it to work today!!!! John & Lyn and your cap is in our car boot (or was it Steve's?)
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Post by art on Aug 22, 2006 9:54:48 GMT
Thank you all for your kind words, at a time like this it is much appreciated. A very special thanks to Bruno, Daphne and ( my apologies I cannot remember) her co driver who remained with us at the scene until all the formalities were taken care of and the car was removed, also to Erik and his driver ( again apologies as in the confusion his name has escaped me ) for taking us back to the hotel. The hotel was an excellent choice, the food and service at the dinner on Saturday was everything we could have expected and more and again grateful thanks to all the staff there on the Sunday for their help, concern and general support when we returned following the accident, we could not have wished for more. We are battered and bruised but everything all seems to be in working order so time will see us fit and well again. The AA arranged taxi took us to the airport to collect a hire car for the journey to Calais, a left hand drive Leguna ! so that was again a new experience, at Calais we changed the car to a UK registered Megane, we amended our booking to 2000 hours from Dunkerque and were home here in Shrewsbury about 0200. The AA and the insurance company are taking care of the car details but we are not sure what is going to happen as yet regarding if the wreckage is to be returned to the UK. Mark, I hope your car is well agan soon We had a great weekend and it was a pleasure in meeting so many members of this forum and all our continental MG friends, many thanks to the organisers of the event for their hard work and to Luc and his helpers for the first day and the excellent lunch stop ( I cannot see many UK towns closing off the centre for an event of this nature ! ), again we would like to thank everyone for your words of support. Art & Christine PS If there is anyone on this forum who owns a White TF and is at anytime in the future considering a sale please get in touch.
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Post by spike on Aug 22, 2006 10:00:58 GMT
Art......great to hear you both got back okay in the end.I can only echo again what Ive already said.......get well soon. I will keep an eye out for any white Tf that comes up for sale around here,and will ofcourse let you know asap should one appear. Take it easy and rest up and goood luck with the insurance company etc. Regards Spike
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Post by on Aug 22, 2006 10:58:45 GMT
We're back! Arrived home at 12.30am this morning after stopping for fuel and a snack for half an hour. Left the port at around 9.20pm so less than 3 hours driving back....pretty good considering it took us 4.5 hours to get to Ashford alone on Friday due to 4 accidents, torrential rain and almost stationary traffic on the M25.... We had a lovely last day alone yesterday - after a very romantic breakfast in bed at the Hotel Ve ;D ;D . We wandered around Mechelen and visited the huge and awesome catherdral of St Rombout with its golden shrine and huge wooden carved pulpit and works of art...we ate chips with mayo and drank coffee outside cafes and watched the world go by! Then we almost ran out of petrol after every petrol station we found was one of those unmanned card places...we were eventually rescued when a very kind Belgian guy allowed us to fill up on his card and we paid him in cash (a relief we didn't have to pay him in kind....!!! LOL! )!!!! Mechelen was fabulous, the people we met were so friendly and lovely and the food at Saturday night's epic supper was...WOW! I lost count of how many dishes we sampled! As for Maanrock, I have never danced as much as I did on Saturday...Herbie and I must have danced our socks off...! ;D Brilliant night.....! I get the feeling that Jay and I were some of the few people who actually completed the tulip run EXACTLY as it was planned... we were not overtaken by anyone, we stopped twice - once at the awful accident to check Art and Christine were ok and again at the windmill (that no-one else seemed to have noticed!) - yet several people who left the start at Averbode after us arrived at the finish before us....hmmmmmmm.... To all involved - both the lovely Belgian people, the people from Holland, all the organisers and, of course, our very own Mr Adrian Clifford...a HUGE THANK YOU for making it such an enjoyable weekend! As you all know, I have NEVER been abroad so driving on the 'wrong' side was a concern...but it came quite easily...and I had no problem at all driving back alone from Mechelen to Dunkerque via Brussels, Gent and Bruges....felt quite calm! Art and Christine, so glad that you are both okay apart from the bruises and aches. When we saw the flashing blue light of the police car and then your boot lid open we both felt ill with worry so we were relieved to find you both relatively okay at the scene. So sorry we missed you on the ferry home - if we'd had any idea you were on the same crossing as us we'd have sat with you. Was good to be able to say hello to you both as we got in our cars after the rather choppy trip back to Dover. PS to Steve Foster - you cheekychops !!! Nowt wrong with DIRTY BLACK I'll have you know! And my car is now even muckier after hitting the worst rain I've ever driven in and a huge thunderstorm with forked lightening between Brussels and Dunkerque! And anyway Steve, Dave says he likes me encased in something balck and dirty - ooooooerrrrrrr! LOL! BRING ON 2007...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by on Aug 22, 2006 11:49:12 GMT
And just checked out Duffel, JP (we drove through Duffel!) and apparently the Duffel coat is named after the fabric which is named after the town of Duffel....so I was sort of right!
The Essence of a Good Duffel Coat
Duffel (variant spelling 'duffle') is a coarse heavy woollen fabric with a thick nap, taking its name from the Belgian town of Duffel, where it originated in the 17th Century. In 1890, John Partridge, a British designer of outdoor clothing, started to market the Duffel coat as a proprietary item. The Duffel coat as we know it today, with the hood and wooden toggles, owes its popularity to the British Navy, which used it during World War II.
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Post by Bruno on Aug 22, 2006 12:01:47 GMT
Duffel is my hometown, where I was born an growed up. Although it is said that the duffelcoat becomes from the town Duffel, it isn't right at all. The duffelcoat is never or never fabricated in Duffel. The name duffelcoat comes from the dutch word "induffelen" . Who can find what that means ?
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Post by Bruce on Aug 22, 2006 12:18:06 GMT
In the Netherlands this is know as a "houtje touwtje" jas.
translated this is a "bit of wood, piece of string" jacket.
Art, good to see you are both ok...
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