Shitesteddfod: North Wales meet ups! Vaguely aiming for March…

[Ghosty]

There may be a GGG invasion at some point. 

[Flat4]

Cracking evening! Great turn out with all sorts of stuff. Lovely to meet you both in person, finally @brownnova @Sunny Jim

Hard to pick a favourite but predictably I did love JDM corner, even tho it wasn't technically part of the event lol

I'll upload the video of the other Datsun to YouTube File size is apparently too large.... 

Suzie likes the trike, apparently lol

 

[brownnova]

5 hours ago, Ghosty said:

There may be a GGG invasion at some point. 

Incursions from the GGG would be most welcome! 

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Flat4 said:

Cracking evening! Great turn out with all sorts of stuff. Lovely to meet you both in person, finally @brownnova @Sunny Jim

Hard to pick a favourite but predictably I did love JDM corner, even tho it wasn't technically part of the event lol

I'll upload the video of the other Datsun to YouTube File size is apparently too large.... 

Suzie likes the trike, apparently lol

 

Great to meet you (and Suzie) too!

JDM corner was an unexpected treat, but still nothing can beat that Alfa for me! 

[Flat4]

Video of the wee Datsun, as promised

 

 

[brownnova]

[chaseracer]

SHITESTAFETTE 😎

[brownnova]

Only 2 more of the Mavericks Wales car nights left before they finish for the season on the 21st and 28th September.

Anyone up for coming along to one of them? 
 

@Sunny Jim

@Cord Fourteener

@eifion

@Minimad5

@mat_the_cat

Amyone else local I’ve missed off, or not local who fancies a road trip! 

[Minimad5]

8 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Only 2 more of the Mavericks Wales car nights left before they finish for the season on the 21st and 28th September.

Anyone up for coming along to one of them? 
 

@Sunny Jim

@Cord Fourteener

@eifion

@Minimad5

@mat_the_cat

Amyone else local I’ve missed off, or not local who fancies a road trip! 

I've got a load of shit on atm, but do fire me a P.M or Facebook message the day before, as I might be able to make it 🤞

[Cord Fourteener]

Isn't @warren t claimnearby?

Anyway, I'd better get my arse in gear!!

 

[mat_the_cat]

I'd like to, but can't make this week. I'm a bit travel-weary as well TBH, after 700 miles in the last 3 days, equally split between the LT and the Series 3. Nether whisper quiet and cosseting...

[warren t claim]

On 6/18/2021 at 10:56 PM, brownnova said:

This is literally moments away from where we’re doing the meets on a second Tuesday. But yeah, that is a fantastic place. If it was open to the public, or I could swing a tour that would be an epic AS day out! It’s always fascinated me. 

I went there when I was 13 back in August 1983. All the arcade machines were free and there was a dodgy hypnotist performing.

I did the tour of the engine room and according to Mutha_Claim, I went white when the man giving the tour said that the ship is only beached on sand, not one pound of concrete holds it in place. 

[eifion]

I'll have to give this a miss. I'm busy with decorating at the moment.

I also visited the Fun Ship one Sunday back in the early 80's but I don't remember much about it. The story of how the arcade machines were eventually rescued is an interesting one: https://arcadeblogger.com/2016/05/06/arcade-raid-the-duke-of-lancaster-ship/

 

[Cord Fourteener]

So where are we up to? 

My Volvo is currently awaiting some fixerage, nothing serious, just a good service and drying out of the foot well and some bodging to stop the heater control valve from leaking. So it would be good to have something in the diary to have to get it fixed up for!

[brownnova]

Nice little mid-winter meet up at some point?

I can finally return those CDs from the Ibiza to you! 😂😂

[mat_the_cat]

I'm up for that! Not *only* so Tim can return some CDs for me too

Nothing in the diary, and a choice of 3 functional and legal vehicles.

[Sunny Jim]

How about the weekend of the 18th/19th December or perhaps sometime between Christmas and New Year?

[eifion]

A meet up sounds good to me and I'm generally free so happy to go along with whatever date is picked. Even though it'll be winter hopefully the weather will be less miserable than last time.

[Cord Fourteener]

Maybe we need to use my battery pa to play all the cds being returned at the meet up. Or is that considered torture? 

The Ibiza cds may actually be mp3s with 6 or 7 albums each on. I can't remember!

[Cord Fourteener]

So where are we up to?

I'm ill with covid and isolating with the family with very much cancelled Xmas plans.

My half a brain can barely comprehend the simplest thing and if I can manage to muster some coherent thought train I have to sleep all afternoon to recover. 

So naturally I start to think we should be planning a meet up in March...

Who's in (covid/lockdown/weather permitting)?

[mat_the_cat]

Yes, up for that! Which, given previous planned meets, means I'll see you in June then?

[eifion]

Sounds good to me. Get well soon, @Cord Fourteener!

[Sunny Jim]

March? Should have had my eighth booster by then...

Wishing you a speedy recovery @Cord Fourteener

[brownnova]

I’m in whenever it happens really! We’ve been right on schedule with all our plans so far! 
 

Get well soon Tim! 

[Cord Fourteener]

Thanks, ok yes vaguely aiming for March then!

[Cord Fourteener]

Again, probably easiest to day which Saturday or Sunday in March we can't do. 

I'd like to keep 19th/20th vaguely free in the afternoon and evenings for potential St Guiness day bookings. 

27th is BST which means a later start but also lots of rain last year.  Obviously the weather is much harder to book. I'm still working on that. 

[Flat4]

I would very much like to join you again and I may have a working camper by then A battered camper but will be road legal

Otherwise, could end up being my first caravan trip of the year. 

Only weekend day in March I can't do thus far is the 20th. Could manage the 19th tho. The last weekend 26th and 27th could potentially work very well for me but happy to try to fit in with the majority.

[brownnova]

I’m back at the cafe on the A5 where we met up in the pissing rain at the last proper meet up! 
 

Less rammle, less rain, but the sound of go karts accompanying my cuppa. 

 We should do it again some time! 

[mat_the_cat]

Ooops, looks like March passed most of us by! But I'm game for a meet, either one we plan in advance or even a spur of the moment thing if the weather's nice one evening!

[Cord Fourteener]

15 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

Ooops, looks like March passed most of us by! But I'm game for a meet, either one we plan in advance or even a spur of the moment thing if the weather's nice one evening!

Yes agreed, it's been a while and March been and went!