Shitefest '23 Confirmed 14/15th July - North Wales (again!)

[HMC]

Enjoyed my stay at the Hafod, and caught up with some reading..

 

 

I had a look at the weather and the traffic  from my tranquil bolt hole in the cambrian mountains and basically did an about turn and headed due south, and went home. Im definitely less hardcore than i used to be 😂

[Sunny Jim]

@HMCwe do have red wine and access to eBay in North Wales you would have been ok. 😜

[juular]

There is wind.

[mat777]

Sorry to have slipped away folks, the logistics just didn't work out today with borrowing cars and the MOT/ SORN status of my fleet. 

Looks like the air museum was good fun, slightly jealous! Who's that sat in the Vampire cockpit? Having been lucky enough to be in one before it's certainly cosy....

Hopefully you've managed to avoid getting *too* wet in the wild weather...

 

[catsinthewelder]

We are back, the 1310 battled through some very wet roads with barely a hitch (the fuse for the wipers worked loose at one point) and is now unloaded.

Thanks for a lovely day to everyone who came and to @Sunny Jim for organising again.

Sorry we left early but soggy girls were getting restless.  Hope the rest of the weekend goes well and that the Skoda is an easy fix.

[Sunny Jim]

Good to see you all @catsinthewelder, glad you're home safe. 

An automotive monstrosity and a Dacia 

[hairnet]

23 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

 

An automotive monstrosity and a Dacia 

unreliable piece of shit and a romanian car

[HMC]

O

50 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

Good to see you all @catsinthewelder, glad you're home safe. 

An automotive monstrosity and a Dacia 

Parent company origins in a Totalitarian dictatorship and, um, the same.

[KruJoe]

Photo dump:

 

[Ghosty]

[brownnova]

A.R.S.E in action. 

[loserone]

Oh that does not look like fun

[Ghosty]

1 minute ago, loserone said:

Oh that does not look like fun

AnnoyingPentium had a mishap on a single track road, two flat tyres and a bent wishbone (?). 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

2 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

AnnoyingPentium had a mishap on a single track road, two flat tyres and a bent wishbone (?). 

Front wheel sure looks like it's taken a fair belt to be pushed back so far. Hope it's not too ££ to resurrect, fella.

[hairnet]

haugland in full effekt

least you didnt fall off or worse

saw someone say skoda shenanigans didnt know it was this

[LightBulbFun]

Oh shite! hope @AnnoyingPentium is doing alright after the ordeal/has gotten home safe and sound and that the damage to the Skoda is minimal/easily repaired

[New POD]

On 14/07/2023 at 17:13, richardmorris said:

Took me four and a half hours to drive up from home to the parents, awful weather and worse drivers. Came up the toll road ( how much?!) and then had a magical mystery satnav tour of Walsall’s country lanes to get to the m54.

Friday, I finished my last shift in Aston, at 1:30 pm. Drove the mile to the M6, and the next 110 miles home took until 6:30 pm. Admittedly I stopped for coffee at Hilton Park and a sleep at Sandbach. (My eyes keep closing) but the whole journey cemented my decision not to work away from home ever again. 

Off to the Isle of Arran on holiday tomorrow. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

9 hours ago, Ghosty said:

AnnoyingPentium had a mishap on a single track road, two flat tyres and a bent wishbone (?). 

 

9 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Front wheel sure looks like it's taken a fair belt to be pushed back so far. Hope it's not too ££ to resurrect, fella.

 

9 hours ago, hairnet said:

haugland in full effekt

least you didnt fall off or worse

saw someone say skoda shenanigans didnt know it was this

 

7 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

Oh shite! hope @AnnoyingPentium is doing alright after the ordeal/has gotten home safe and sound and that the damage to the Skoda is minimal/easily repaired

Thanks guys for the messages. Just popping a wee message on here to say I'm alright, and I'd like to thank @KruJoe, @Ghosty, and @Sunny Jim for the rescue on that big hill. Also massive thanks to @catsinthewelder for providing me with a tent to keep the rain off my head. One of the SVM are giving me a run home too, so massive thanks to them, and also everyone at SF who has been really supportive.

I'm currently awaiting news as to when my car will be returned back to Scotland, but I was told this coming week or the next.

Cheers.

[GMcD]

Baws news, but what a team. Cap doffed. 

Hopefully you get it back quickly!

[Sunny Jim]

Sunday breakfast recovery session in effect 

[MrsJuular]

What a wet weekend! The sun has finally came out for the farewell cup of tea and aircon recharge

 

[hairnet]

everyones done a runner

[Sunny Jim]

Obligatory group shot

Thanks to all who made the effort to attend a memorable if soggy weekend. Honourable mentions to the SVM for square breakfasts and the TV Themes Quiz and Entertainments Officer @binhoker668for suggesting Saturday's excursion and providing the much needed group shelter.

Prif's sleeping it off in the back of the car, thanks for all the fuss and treats he's had this weekend.

Safe travels home everyone 

[grogee]

Congrats all and well done braving the utterly shit weather we've been having. 

I will get to a Shitefest soon, I promise. Are they 9yo friendly? 

[KruJoe]

Charnock Richard achieved 😊

Poo count: 3

A big thank you to everyone for your various efforts, for coming the distances you did, and for welcoming me and Lin back into the fold. Love you all. 😘😘

[juular]

Yes, the weather really did just wait for everyone to leave.

[hairnet]

25 minutes ago, grogee said:

Congrats all and well done braving the utterly shit weather we've been having. 

I will get to a Shitefest soon, I promise. Are they 9yo friendly? 

campbell is there so yes (joke andy)

 

[brownnova]

Shitefest 23 you were awesome….. ley wet.

Weather en route appeared promising. 
Shitefest was at the end of the rainbow.

Arrival was done, although not smoothly, having had to jump start at the petrol station despite a 40 mile run up the dual carriageway. 

The route to the bogs involved knowing your port from your starboard 

Someone had a massive chopper. 

Ah that was the museum, which despite having lived in North Wales for 20 years I had no idea existed!

The TransSport provided perfectly adequate sleeping quarters. 

And the cars were eclectic! 

(not pictured for some inexplicable reason, Fowlers awesome V70) 

Great company, lovely chilled atmosphere and plenty of shelter. @Sunny Jim Thank you for organising, and sorting the brekky today, @cms206 and @davidfowler2000 thank you for making me realise how little TV I have watched, @binhoker668thanks for the shelter!

Weather on the way home… glorious. 

Safely home… well… I am now. This isn’t my house… but it is cool. 

 

[beko1987]

I'm home now! Another great shitefest, drive 250 miles to drink some beers with some folk in the rain then drive back! 

I failed a bit this year, in that on both evenings I nipped back to the car to check the airbed was still up/grab something and fell asleep... 🤣 Meh, was a nice relaxing holiday!

I didn't really do an mpg calc but I started with almost a full tank, - 49 miles for the trip to work I did with it on Thursday, then all this and the light came on just as I indicated to come off the m40 for the asda that shot was taken at which was nice! Fair mix of 85/90 and 50mph the way home too, and the drive up wasn't the best either as Birmingham was hell as was the m6 and then i went cross country, and as that was 4pm on a Friday it was rather fast as the locals just wanted to get about so zoom zoom! No rain on the way home too bar a few patches I must have been 5 minutes behind some angry rain

@AnnoyingPentiumI hope the skoda is an easy fix, @catsinthewelder I've got your tent, will send it Chris/fod-wards at the earliest chance, will bung it in the airing cupboard to dry out for a few days first though 👍

Now for a shower and to unpack

[Sunny Jim]

Splitting the flags here now you've all left.

@AnnoyingPentium tried to call you - just spoken to the recovery yard - they won't let me get my spare off your car as it's already loaded onto a wagon and will be Scotland-bound by the early hours of tomorrow morning. We might be able to sort some kind of shitely transport to get wheels back to each other via SVM who are attending FoTU.