P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[Harry Peterson]

3 hours ago, brian1 said:

LOL,my old man used to buy his from those blokes at Petticoat Lane who used to chuck whole dinner services across the stall to each other.

Goodness, that takes me back. Used to love the odd Sunday morning up there (or down there). Good entertainment, but we were caught a very long time ago by the old mock auction trick. My only excuse is that we were young and obviously stupid!  £5 it was, but back in 1970 that was a lot of money. 
 

Got it back afterwards though, because my girlfriend (wife now) was a trainee nurse at a local hospital and Eastenders then put nurses on pedestals. He just handed her the fiver back. That was a lesson well learned. If it looks too good to be true……….😉

[SarahHben]

20 hours ago, P&O SUE said:

Oh no Sarah, sorry to hear this. Sounds like you’re getting everything organised though and as you say there’s plenty of help in your party.

 

You’ve got to go - we’ve been waiting so long to hear how you find your first cruise! 

Thanks Sue. Mum’s disappointed she won’t be able to wear some of the clothes she’s bought but relieved that she can still go with us.

I had better like the cruise as I’ve already booked one for next summer too 😂

[grapau27]

32 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

Thanks Sue. Mum’s disappointed she won’t be able to wear some of the clothes she’s bought but relieved that she can still go with us.

I had better like the cruise as I’ve already booked one for next summer too 😂

I'm sure once you are on board you will be booking another cruise for this summer too.

[yorkshirephil]

Cute,

[zap99]

57 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said:

Goodness, that takes me back. Used to love the odd Sunday morning up there (or down there). Good entertainment, but we were caught a very long time ago by the old mock auction trick. My only excuse is that we were young and obviously stupid!  £5 it was, but back in 1970 that was a lot of money. 
 

Got it back afterwards though, because my girlfriend (wife now) was a trainee nurse at a local hospital and Eastenders then put nurses on pedestals. He just handed her the fiver back. That was a lesson well learned. If it looks too good to be true……….😉

As a kid, Mum& Dad dragged me up there every Sunday in the winter ( summer was to their caravan at Bognor ). 22 bus from Putney and lunch in the ABC. Happy days.🤣

[kalos]

56 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

I had better like the cruise as I’ve already booked one for next summer too 😂

 

Thinking back to our first cruise ship ,we were booked and back onboard within 

7 weeks .So I think you will be fine  It can be a bit addictive 

[Snow Hill]

7 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Good morning.

8°C and cloudy here.

I have been to the barber's and had my hair cut.

I hope everyone is safe and well.

Had my haircut today, never left the house though as my wife cuts it, she started to do it during lockdown and done it ever since. 

[P&O SUE]

2 hours ago, SarahHben said:

Thanks Sue. Mum’s disappointed she won’t be able to wear some of the clothes she’s bought but relieved that she can still go with us.

I had better like the cruise as I’ve already booked one for next summer too 😂

As others have said, it’s very addictive!

[yorkshirephil]

7 minutes ago, P&O SUE said:

As others have said, it’s very addictive!

Cruising is also damaging to your wealth

[brian1]

2 hours ago, zap99 said:

As a kid, Mum& Dad dragged me up there every Sunday in the winter ( summer was to their caravan at Bognor ). 22 bus from Putney and lunch in the ABC. Happy days.🤣

I used to love the apple or banana fritters.

[Ardennais]

6 hours ago, Adawn47 said:

Strange how some words when sung sound entirely different kalos..

Everytime I hear Bonnie Tyler sing 'It's a Heartache' I only hear 'It's a Hard Egg' and 'Message in a Bottle', instead of 'a year has come and gone since I wrote my note'- I'd swear he sings 'a year has come and gone since I broke my nose'🙄

Avril

I always pity Lucille with ‘four hundred (hungry) children and a crop in the field’. 

[yorkshirephil]

6 hours ago, Adawn47 said:

Strange how some words when sung sound entirely different kalos..

Everytime I hear Bonnie Tyler sing 'It's a Heartache' I only hear 'It's a Hard Egg' and 'Message in a Bottle', instead of 'a year has come and gone since I wrote my note'- I'd swear he sings 'a year has come and gone since I broke my nose'🙄

Avril

And of course there is Will Young and the deep fry song, it doesn't matter how many times I hear it always sounds like "I think I want to deep fry now"

[Valfan]

3 hours ago, yorkshirephil said:

And of course there is Will Young and the deep fry song, it doesn't matter how many times I hear it always sounds like "I think I want to deep fry now"

I know what you mean. No matter how many times I hear Neil Diamond's song, I'm always sure he's singing about the Reverend Blue Jeans.

[Snow Hill]

Quite a wet morning, I suspect  the builder coming to rebuild one of our side path steps may not be coming weather not conducive to repairing concrete.

 

Getting prepared for our break in Yorkshire next week, grocery delivery to cottage arranged, hopefully weather will be kind as planning a visit to Harlow Carr RHS one day. 

[davecttr]

Raining this morning and showers for rest of day. I have a dental appointment with the hygienist this morning, IMO worse than fillings etc. This afternoon I was planning to construct and fit a fence panel but not if it is raining. I see Iona is in Alesund again today, the good news is the Geiranger cruise schedule has her calling during the May 21 cruise, first call of the season for Iona and only ship scheduled that day.

 

Got any £50 notes, if so the paper ones are no longer tender from September so get spending them or send to me to add to my cruise casino bankroll.

[Snow Hill]

[wowzz]

13 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

Quite a wet morning, I suspect  the builder coming to rebuild one of our side path steps may not be coming weather not conducive to repairing concrete.

 

Getting prepared for our break in Yorkshire next week, grocery delivery to cottage arranged, hopefully weather will be kind as planning a visit to Harlow Carr RHS one day. 

If the weather is unkind, The Winter Gardens pub in Harrogate is a splendidly restored building. Well worth visiting, and it would be a shame not to have a pint whilst admiring the architectural features ! 

[Snow Hill]

We don’t do pubs owned by Wetherspoons, so will give that a miss, plus Harrogate is  3 and a half hour round trip from where we are staying in North Yorkshire. 

[DamianG]

No more "cone of shame" for Teddy and he's enjoying being out and about off the lead again.

 

Edited May 4, 2022 by DamianG

[wowzz]

14 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

We don’t do pubs owned by Wetherspoons, so will give that a miss, plus Harrogate is  3 and a half hour round trip from where we are staying in North Yorkshire. 

But Harlow Car RHS is in Harrogate !

[Snow Hill]

2 hours ago, wowzz said:

But Harlow Car RHS is in Harrogate !

Of course it is, got it confused with Mount Grace Priory. No intention of stopping off in Harrogate itself though as we have been before. 

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

It is 15°C and the rain is pouring down.

I just got home in time after picking up some brochures from my local TA.

 

 

[Josy1953]

It has been a strange day, one minute pouring with rain, the next nice and bright.  My French and Maths teachers came together get their booster vaccines.  I thought that they were really old when they taught an 11 year old me but they are both only in their mid eighties now.

[brian1]

8 hours ago, wowzz said:

If the weather is unkind, The Winter Gardens pub in Harrogate is a splendidly restored building. Well worth visiting, and it would be a shame not to have a pint whilst admiring the architectural features ! 

We had lunch in there a few years back.WS do refurbish some lovely buildings.

[Guest ccpm]

8 hours ago, DamianG said:

No more "cone of shame" for Teddy and he's enjoying being out and about off the lead again.

 

I know he isn't a wirey dachshund but give him shorter legs he would be my golden silky wires double. Lovely dog