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New Fri 22 Jul 11 22:03 
 Things to do this weekend - Kevin
CLA Gamefair at Blenheim Palace this weekend.

www.gamefair.co.uk/
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New Fri 22 Jul 11 22:10 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
Been to one at Burghley, great fun, dont forget to take your brace of labradors.

Best stall was the venison burgers!

Funniest thing is the real country gents who turn up in rusty orange coloured tweed plus fours.
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New Fri 22 Jul 11 23:32 
 Things to do this weekend - Roger.
Visit Hardwick Hall a National Trust property.
Really insightful how the rich lived in Elizabethan times.
We've been 3 times recently, including the working water mill, part of the estate, great experience, IMO.
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New Fri 22 Jul 11 23:53 
 Things to do this weekend - Kevin
>Been to one at Burghley, great fun, dont forget to take your brace of labradors.

We're going on Sunday and I'm trying to borrow a couple of feisty Springers ;-)

A great day out and plenty for the kids, even if you aren't a country sports fan.
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New Fri 22 Jul 11 23:55 
 Things to do this weekend - Manatee
Silverstone Classic for me tomorrow.

www.silverstone.co.uk/events/Silverstone-Classic/
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New Sat 23 Jul 11 17:11 
 Things to do this weekend - Crankcase
Dragonfly safari at Wicken Fen, Sunday. Be there or be L 7, as we used to say.

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New Sat 23 Jul 11 22:07 
 Things to do this weekend - Iffy
I released what I think was a young dragonfly which was caught in a spider's web outside the caravan.

Spidey won't starve, he doesn't eat half of what he catches.


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New Sun 24 Jul 11 00:24 
 Things to do this weekend - Ted

Did a bit of fettling my kit in the new Vitara this morning. Found that my little trolley jack and a smaller toolbox would go nicely under the driver's seat, leaving the ' boot ' free

Spent the rest of the day dipping into the web, napping or sitting in the Sun with me MP3 on.
Enjoyed a bottle of home brew, which I'd made over a year ago and forgotten about. Got about 10 litres so it's about time it was cleared to make room.

Sunday...Have a look at the paper over brekkie, visit new Grandson for another look,
check me tomatos when we get back and then see what transpires for the rest of the day. Was to have my cataract done on Wednesday but got a letter postponing it for 2 weeks.....left me feeling a bit down, I really want it done.

Ted
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 00:38 
 Things to do this weekend - rtj70
Tomorrow (After its finished) it will be the German F1 GP. Could be an interesting start - Webber has had some poor starts so Hamilton has a chance to jump him at the start.

The tomato plant reference above reminds me I need to sort out those too. They need sticks to support them.

And something I should sort for fuel saving reasons - I don't half have a load of junk in the boot! Should sort it instead of transferring to the boot of the next car which is bigger. But not as accessible (saloon vs. hatchback).

Anyone know a good way to convince a lease company and employer to terminate a car lease early BTW? My new car might be available soon.... current car has the following problems and/or jobs to do:

- Two new front tyres fairly soon
- Gearbox/syncro/clutch problems - had a problem with clutch pedal a few years ago and it seemed to resolve itself. Did get checked out. Had the transmission fluid changed and the clutch bled already
- MOT
- Tax
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 08:40 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
Went to see Harry Potter film last night. Good lord - has it really been ten years!
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 08:41 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero

>> Anyone know a good way to convince a lease company and employer to terminate a
>> car lease early BTW?

Yes - I found a bus quite useful.
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 09:46 
 Things to do this weekend - Runfer D'Hills
Going to see if I can get the dog to run with the bikes today. He's OK now running with us off the lead when we're on foot and in a suitable place. However, if he craps on a bike trail I'll clear it up ! Knobbly tyres, a bit of velocity and dog poo combined with lack of mudguards can really put the serious mockers on a mountain biker's day !

Won't go too far, he's only a pup.

:-)
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 09:56 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
Dont overwork him Humph, pups joints are still forming.

Throw him in a pond tho, they need to learnt to swim at an early age.
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:22 
 Things to do this weekend - Runfer D'Hills
No don't worry Z, I won't. just a training excercise. Mile or two at most. A squillion years ago ( well about 40 ) I trained my dog to jog kerbside of my bike. The technique I used then was to tie a garden cane onto the left side of my handlebars to form about a 2' extension. I then tied a piece of string to the end of that and dangled his favourite toy on the end at just about his head height. At first it was a game of "chase the toy". Eventually he got the idea that he had to stay on that side beside the bike. Of course in those days it was PC to reward him with bits of my cheese sandwiches from my packed lunch ! In the end we used to cycle as a bunch of kids and dogs all the way from Edinburgh down the coast road to North Berwick to play on the beach. 25 miles each way. Of course traffic was much lighter then.

No, today I'm going to take Leo to a quiet area of a local forest where I know there won't be many, if any, other people. Pockets full of dog treats and mind set to patience mode. We'll just take it really easy and go for no more than a half hour or so. He'll more than likely want to mix it with the bike so walking pace only today. He'll soon get the idea that pedals are hard !
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:35 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
You can get tracers to fix to bikes now Humph. Metal bar fixed to saddle post, clip a long tracer lead to the bar.

There is a guy near me has a pair of huskies (actually they look like husky/malamute cross but i digress). He has a a bar fixed across his handlebars, and they tow him down the local canal footpath at a right rate of knots.

I would love to have a team and a wheeled sled. Great sport.

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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:39 
 Things to do this weekend - Runfer D'Hills
Well funnily enough, near us there is quite an active scene for that at Delamere forest. If there's been snow thety even use "real" sleds.
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:40 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iOaOuqsmfw
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:41 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
Dont get this sport confused with "dogging" tho Humph.
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 10:45 
 Things to do this weekend - Runfer D'Hills
Yeah, that's the sort of thing. Looks like fun. I once followed a husky race through Kielder forest in the snow in..um...my Westfield...that was hilarious !
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 11:05 
 Things to do this weekend - R.P.
Zero - you have mail....
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New Sun 24 Jul 11 11:40 
 Things to do this weekend - Zero
Got it - Ta.

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