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Lovely machine Andy, and you know it will be very well looked after by our very own Manu

Enjoy your holibags matey, you and Bev deserve it.

 

Are you and Al having a competition to see who can spend the least amount of time in their own house?

Have fun over there, say hello to Manu from all of us, be careful of the steak over there, it might not be what you think it is..

 

Yes, this new variant is causing worries, no word if it's more toxic but seems it might be.

All our best to Bev..

Yeah, we are ropey to say the least, tried everything (Vit D, tonics etc), all they do is make me feel nauseous (in truth, most stuff makes me feel that way, perhaps I'm preggers)

Hopefully Cindy's pension with back dated months will be here in a couple of weeks, it will enable us to pay off all our debts, so that should make us less stressed. Sadly the in laws are a real nightmare now, there's in fighting between the mum and 2 other sisters, mostly fuels by the dementia and the idiot called Fiona who is constantly moping about the same bloke after 7yrs...Nutters everywhere..

Hope the trip to Manu is still on, a few days away should make Bev and you feel better. Al, you staying in Scotland for the week

Impossible...

 

Watch out for the hotels in Blackpool, one called Tiffany hotel has just had a case of fatal electrocution for a 10y old. You job seems to have a cheat patch installed for infinite holidays

PS, enjoy it all, maybe take a few pics for us lot to look at?

 

I've not had a holiday in MANY years, well Serena was 3-4 when we last went to Florida, and she's 23 now, so seeing where others go is like a visual holiday for me. Back in the day we would do a couple of trips to Florida (you get the idea I like it over there) and maybe off to Malta as well in a year. The last trip to Florida got us in LOADS of debt, BUT it was at a very low time for us, I was barely being treated for depression, we were being thrown out of the in laws house by bad blood and my health was taking turns for the worse, so feck it we said, and off were went on the old CC's.

Jesus, it felt great at the time....And then we got back and the do-do hit the fan..

I don't miss the oversea's jaunts, sure I like the USA but I'd rather get an old camper van and tour around the UK, especially the Highlands, a place I've never been to despite my Scots Irish roots. So that's why I like seeing holiday pics, if you go somewhere with epic scenery then that makes me smile..

Pics of you sat on a beach with a knotted hanky on your head are er fine, but I'd rather see beach vista's, mountains, nice buildings, you get the drift.

 

String vest.....oh, oh, I've arrived...

 

Getting back on thread with this one (we went all over there, didn't we?!),

At long long long last yesterday, the 1200XL was reunited with its rightful owner - the Count of Elancourt, Manu / Klyde himself!

This was a lovely visit for Bev and I - we drove for about 75mins through Paris to reach Manu and his family and at times the traffic was very heavy (of course the rugby world cup is on and it's a weekend of national heritage visits etc so everyman and his dog was out and about and there was also the occasional accident on the road), but it was worth the travel time there and back as Manu's family looked after us as if we were royalty - I'm not kidding you - we were treated to champagne, a most beautiful gateau that Isabelle had made and a trip out to their country pad - a chateau that some chap was looking after for them - I think they call him the Count de Breteil - but basically he's Manu's right hand man - his gopher etc.

We had the most fantastic afternoon chatting, celebrating, visiting places and as I say, being treated as if we were VIPs - it was wonderful, especially for Bev with it being her birthday on the Saturday but we hope also we brought a little celebration too to Manu and Isabelle as it happened to be their wedding anniversary day too - so a little card and a pretty plant came with us for them (no, this was not interfaced to the 1200XL, Richie... )

After we drove home, we even managed to take in one of Bev's fave films which happened to be showing in Senlis at 8:30 - Thelma and Louise - so after our road trip, we enjoyed watching with a young french audience - one helluva roadtrip that the gals in the film undertake... never to be forgotten - and ours will always be remembered with much affection and happiness too - once more, Bravo Manu et Isabelle - a special day of days!


The drive to Manu's - Paris was very busy - especially outside the Stade de France - wonder why?!


We enjoyed sumptuous and delicious hospitality


Klyde's collection was guarded by a ferocious beast - this devil had me in a headlock when I touched one of his Thomson's


This lovely guy is the Count of Bretieul - and Manu's right-hand man



At a later date I will post - with Manu's permission of course - a few more pics of his amazing horde... guys, seeing is believing - he makes my collection look very unappetising as he has so much and has many that I have never seen before (or heard of!)

OK, the sun is shining - another day's adventures await us here in sunny Senlis - on y va et a bientot tout le monde!

 

Fantastic, great to see you all had a precious time, congratulations to all who were celebrating, I hope you all had a wonderful time. Careful though Andy, Bev watching those women empowering films, get them back in the kitchen I say!!

Coming from the man who is in the kitchen and does 99% of the housework

Teamwork is the only way...

As you say, of you go and see you all soon...

 

Thanks Andy for these heart touching kind words.

Yes sure, you can post as much pictures as you wish of this of this beautifull Sunday, no secrets, go ahead mate!

 

Will do, Paul, will do, mate.
We will have to have a tattoo done on our foreheads saying ATARI OWNERS and then a pic taken and beamed up to the website via the 1200XL...
That'd be a scorcher

 

Cheers, Al.
As you say, Manu is the right guy to give this beauty the attention it deserves.
Also, you are so right - hols are exactly what Bev needs working in the NHS...as you will appreciate with the psychotic pressures you see too...
and lo and behold she's extremely worn out right now with heavy cold symptoms and has just tested positive for COVID!
Great - all we need ;-)

 

Jesus, Paul - didn't know you guys were still suffering from that long Covid?
So sorry to hear - it must really sap your strength and leave you feeling generally low - and that's without the mother in law and those assholes upstairs.
You and your Cindy have my total sympathy, mate.
Are you taking anything at all to boost your immune system / vitamin supplements / tonic etc?
Bev just has a rotten head cold but the fact she is off work bothers me - the only other time was when she broke her leg but that couldn't be helped. I've never known her take off once in the past 15yrs... so it must be shit for her right now, too.

 

Of course I'm staying in Scotland for this week Paul

The end of this month though I'll be heading down to Blackpool, then Wales with a couple of days in Scarborough at the end

 

I saw that Paul, terrible news for the family. There are a few right dodgy hotels in Blackpool sure enough but I got a good deal on a Travelodge so hopefully should be safe for the night.

I'm going to be doing some retro things as usual so will try and take some pictures if you guys are interested? Will be visiting Arcade Club Blackpool on the Sunday for sure. Be interested to see if I spot anything when down in Wales while doing all the usual Snowdon, Llandudno stuff etc. And there's a good retro games store in Scarborough (The Game Pad) where I always end up buying something lol.

And no cheat patch for infinite holidays . I do get just over 40 days a year with a mix of Public Holidays and long service so plenty of time off for a week here and there. And Haven caravan parks are a bargain Monday to Friday. I've never paid more than £100 for the full week.

It was a different case when I was a travel agent in the early noughties though. Wages weren't the best but getting 90% off the price of package holidays meant plenty of very cheap holidays ineed

 

LOL!
We're all envious of your hols, Al, but as you point out, you've earned em and built em up over the years of long service (Bev gets good hols too - and she deserves and needs em after 30yrs on the frontline in the NHS - most folk would be screaming like a bleedin habjab in an Oric home for the discontinued/distressed after half this stint).
Please do get yer camera clicking - we all like to see what we've all been up to on the retro micro console arcade front as we're basically a set of nosey sods on ere!
;-)
Keep on clicking, folks - keeps us all well amused.

 

I'm coming....(may not be the best phrase...)

 

Go and sort yersen out - look at you, you're all over the place with those pants on fire and y-fronts akimbo (etc)

 

And in my Benny from Crossroads hat

OK Miss Diane....

 

Well this thread has certainly taken a strange turn. Oo-er!

Paul, a camper to tour Britain is one of my dreams as well. That and to live by the sea (preferably in Scarbados) and have a beach hut. Sigh

 

You keep us up to date on yer plans, Al.
We might sub-let a beach hut from you on the prom at Brid!
Imagine a whole load of us in one of these, fellas...

You can hire one of these beautiful beach huts in Bridlington - Hull Live (hulldailymail.co.uk)

 

What's the sea like at Bridlington, the 'orrible brown mess that most sea sides are now? ie, can you actually go in the sea safely?

 

I think the main beach area is okay for swimming in from what I've seen Paul. Certainly seems well used whenever I've been down that way.

Love a good old beach hut. I booked one for a day when I was down in Lowestoft earlier this year. It was great sitting with a cuppa from the kettle stove watching and listening to the sea. Highly recommended if you ever get the chance.

 

And this is a photo of the deluxe huts in Scarborough. Think a two-storey one although nice goes against the simpe life idea of having a beach hut.

 

It wasn't me who done them, honest Gov!

 

To quote Lex Luthor in Superman, "People are no damn good" and a quote from T2, "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves"

We have nature, an awesome thing, yet we spend all day every day trying to kill it..