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Mystery Machine · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 1837 Location: Bristol

What a day! What a LAUGH!! Laughing

Rusty - Many thanks for organising this and twisting my arm to get me to attend Twisted Evil

(like I needed an excuse? Rolling Eyes

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Timpers - Many thanks for doing the recce/updates on the fords....nice work! Wink

It was great to meet 'the usual suspects' again and also to meet so many new members. From what I saw and heard today, it seemed like everybody had fun? I certainly did! Laughing

Weren't the fords a laugh! Thanks to Noisey for doing an impromptu reenactment of Beat's submarine dive last year - what is it about the third car through having the engine flooding?? Hope the motor is alright now? Remember to stick that spare filter in mate.... Wink

Marcus Bloke - hope you get the tyre sorted?

As for me - I'm hoping the rear of the Mud Monkey will be dry in a week or so! Must have been an inch deep in the back by the time I got to the other end! Might need to rip the wood floor out to dry under it properly! Rolling Eyes

All my tools are currently on the radiator being dried ready for a good dose of WD40 tomorrow morning. I suppose I deserved it for forgetting to shut the sliding door before heading down that waterway!! Embarassed

Thankyou everyone for keeping an eye on my 'underwater' tool case while I was off playing Laughing

Hope you all enjoyed it and look forward to meeting up again sometime soon?

Cheers for now,

Bruce.

P.S. I'll upload the photos and videos tomorrow - need to spend some time with the Mrs tonight.....
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mach · Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 73 Location: Gloucestershire

Nice to meet those of that I did - it wasn't everyone. I'll come along again sometime, as this was a first for us, and meet some more of you.

Unfortunately missed the fording as we headed off early - we randomly bumped into an old friend who happened to walking thru the carpark we were in, and ended up following them back top theirs for a bite to eat. Mine was the unpimped one Wink

, with the bullbar removed, running on veg oil.

Thanks especially to Rusty (though I didn't meet you) for organising, Jackdaw and Pad - I'll defo be in touch, Pad, re a hand doing a lift. I'll do some reading up and then be in touch.

Cheers

Matt

Drooper · Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 569 Location: Oxfordshire

Thanks to everyone for making us feel so welcome, we had a brilliant time.

Sorry we had to vanish but kids needed collecting from Granny and with the Deli seeming to be dropping more fuel than she was using I thought it best not to polute the water course!! Rolling Eyes

Glad every one had fun swimming and also kind of glad I didn't have a go, nothing smells worse than wet carpets!!

Thanks to Scary for making me feel small and inadequate. Laughing

We are looking forward attending something again soon, should have my new bits on by then, thanks Bruce.

Again thanks to all

P.s Sorry I didn't introduce myself to more of you but was to busy looking at the Delis and "borrowing" ideas Laughing

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Rusty · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 21:35 Post subject:

Just a quick post to say a huge thanks to everyone for coming and making another successful meet. I'll be back later with some pics and more to say I'm sure... Cheers Razz

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zoglet · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 21:43 Post subject:

Cheers fella, had a great time. Nice to meet you all and put some names to some faces.

Zog with the Palica/Dejero

jd_n_coke · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 22:06 Post subject: great day at newbury

well wot can i say apart from cheers guys, was good to meet sum of you today had great fun n a bit of a giggle esp watching one certain person hit the ford a bit hard n gettin water where it shouldnt and even more of a giggle was watching erm bruce?? drive up the stream minus his tool box Laughing

look forward to seein the pics when there posted Wink

scarey monster · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 22:15 Post subject:

:D Great day and great laugh...........Sorry about your tools Bruce but someone pointed out to me that there were no salvage rights in a stream - so I threw them back!! Wink

I must admit that the drive down and the convoys, fording, people and laughs has brought me to a decision for the time being....the Deli is staying. I have had so much done to the bus that it would be a shame to let the big boy go at the moment. I came home a tad quicker now the crate and ladder have gone but they went to a good home - it just leaves me with the spare wheel problem!

I've made a few family members happy too!!

Great to see old and new members alike.

Cheers
Scott

PS. Now the bus isn't my primary car for work etc I'll be doing more of this tomfoolery I can tell 'ee!!
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Timpers · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Newbury

Hi
Well what can one say BRILLIANT!
Good to meet up again, hope all returned to base okay, dry and safe.
Bruce, how was the cuppa and the biscuits as we left? Had to get the bruv and little ones back.
Watched the video once home, excellent river run.
Thanx to everyone for making it a good meet.
Looking forward to the next one!

Cheers again!!
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ACE DELI · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 23:32 Post subject:

Thanks Rusty for organising a great day, you even made the sun shine Laughing

It was great meeting everyone, members old and new and having a laugh. The various convoys certainly made a statement. Ann enjoyed driving through the fords (I'll get her washing the Deli tomorrow Rolling Eyes

) Looking forward to the next one.

Hope you got home okay Mark and Denise and hope you get all your tools dry Bruce.

Cheers

David
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Jackdaw · Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 587 Location: Malmesbury, Wilts

Thanks Russ for organising another fab meet. Smile

The convoy worked out well Laughing

. Everyone was where they said they would be , and when they said they would be. 8-) 8-) 8-)

It was good to meet the regulars, and lots of meet virgins too Laughing

It seemed to go dead quick. Shocked

Roll on the summer, when we can have more weekend do's and more chinwag time, Laughing

Looking forward to the next one already.

It's a shame Bristol bloke couldn't make it Sad

Cheers Dave
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jd_n_coke · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 23:46 Post subject:

forgot to add a big thanks to scarey for the crate n ladder, all i need now is to buy a awning, sort out a roof spot bar, get her lifted 2",get sum custom side steps made, a custom towbar n thinkin about a bottle of jd n coke airbrushed on the rear side panels!!! then ill be a happy chappy altho wallets gonna be a tad empty Laughing

Can't wait till the nxt meet :D

Marcus Bloke · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 0:06 Post subject:

Great day, Thanks Rusty for the organising and Bruce for bringing back my tools left at the last meet Rolling Eyes

We both had a fab time and enjoyed meeting up with everyone.
Anne and Dave we made it back in one piece :D thanks for the chat at the lunch table its good to catch up.
Woody..... life saver 8-) I'll return tyre in the next couple of weeks thumbright

The the dam decent bloke with the jack, tools and mats..many thanks and I'm REALLY sorry that I never got your name
if I did I've got a head like a sieve and have forgotten it, but I don't forget a face so next time the drinks are on me !

So basically TOP day, soggy fun and great company 8-) perfect Sunday.

Mark & Denise.
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spacecadet · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 858 Location: winchester

great day ,it was good to meet up with old friends and to meet some new ones.
i loved the fording and when i can upload my pics including a very brief glimpse on vid of Bruce going up the river with his side door open,i will.
i always find that after a meet i get very depressed Sad

as i see many bling that i want on mine,but can't get yet and so many more new mods and idea's that i want to do Rolling Eyes

still as they say ,once you start on them you never really stop Wink

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Noisey · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 0:15 Post subject: Newbury virgin....

Great day guys, Thanks Rusty.
Good to meet up, try to put some faces against names and see the Deli herd.
Thanks Bruce for the open heart surgery - ran home without the filter, a little induction roar but felt okay.
Typical, got home, went for my spare filter, opened the box - Milners sent the wrong one.
Luckily with the filter in the foot well all the way home with the heater on and it was bone dry.
All is running smooth (fingers crossed), I have a run to London Monday so will see how it goes.
William was beside himeself for loosing the first river run video but the second is okay and I will post it when I have upload time.
Great fun in the water, once I took the lead boot off, so here are the few photos we didn;t loose:

Even Mud Monkeys clean their tools...

After two weekends of bashing poor Jasper I think an oil change is in order and a quiet weekend to lick our wounds and change filters...
Cheers guys good fun.
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IanFJ · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 816 Location: Bristol (Nailsea)

Excellent day!

Glad to have got the Fridge's feet wet at last. Great to see the old faces and to greet newbies. Glad the spirit of the club is being maintained.

Thanks to those who spotted the detached bit of the Fridge floating in the first ford and to Bruce for retreiving it. Found out on the way home that it holds the inner wing in place and at 50mph it blows back onto the tyre and makes some very interesting noises, thank god for cable ties!

Sorry we missed the puncture drama but it looks like it was solved with the good will and mutual effort I've come to expect from the good people of MDOCUK.

Roll on spring and summer, barbies, beaches, etc.

Will post the few piccies I got tonight.

Cheers

IanJ
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zoglet · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:54 Post subject:

Oooh now you're talking, beaches and barbies. All you sou'westerlies will have to invite ud townies down to a weekend by the sea ;-)

And no Scott, you can get rid of the Deli until 1) I get a chance to repay you that pint and quavers (the lunch of kings) and 2) saved up enough money to buy scarey off you. It's just a shame it doesn't have a roof rack . . . .

Wink

(let us know if you see an improvement in top speed and mpg)

Keefe · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 15:00 Post subject:

Barbies?

You going to be showing them on the beach :?
Laughing

crazychris1 · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 17:43 Post subject: newbury meet

great meet took in lot of ideas ?2many it made my head spin the autonator went on the way home Sad

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L400_Davet · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 19:37 Post subject:

Many thanks Rusty and all,

geat day out had by all, exept when we got to headley ford,

Little one and other half had a bit of a heart attack Shocked

but now want to do it all again Laughing

nice to meet old faces and new ones,

hope you weren't watching too much telly on the way back, following us Scott Laughing

Also hope you didn't get too hungry following the bbq / donut type fumes Wink

see ya soon, looking forward to the next meet :D

Dave

P.S.

Keefe if you want some barbies I think the little one may have a few she wants to get rid of Laughing

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woody6242 · Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Salisbury

Hi All

Great meet nice to meet up with some old faces and some new one looking forward to the summer when we can have some.
Glad you got back okay Mark ( now what do i need gas or a spare wheel) Rolling Eyes

just pm us when you are in this area.
Thanks to Rusty for organising the meet Smile

See you all again soon

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