:) O0 Hurrah, Karl get ya kippers ready :D
:) O0 Hurrah, Karl get ya kippers ready :DIs that a euphamism?
Is that a euphamism?No it's a fish O0
I think that pubs and hotels are a far greater danger than camping or staying in a self catering house, personally.Really! I live next door to a holiday let which sleeps 11 people but advertise they can accommodate 15, (they provide extra mattresses to put on the floor). It's usual to see several groups of people swapping over the rental period and it's obvious that they don't belong to the same family group(s). The usual change over day is Friday (with a four to five hour turnaround) when the cleaning company 'spruce' up the property. I think their staff must have been trained at the Barrow Shipyard cleaning portholes because they spend most of their time smoking and chatting in the garden or on the front doorstep. There's been a number of the times when new guests have had to contact the letting agent to complain that the house has not been cleaned properly. How could anybody put their trust in such unsupervised practices? NB - The same company was observed dashing around Cartmel today to get the numerous holiday lets there ready for the big day. - CAVEAT EMPTOR!!
Really! I live next door to a holiday let which sleeps 11 people but advertise they can accommodate 15, (they provide extra mattresses to put on the floor). It's usual to see several groups of people swapping over the rental period and it's obvious that they don't belong to the same family group(s). The usual change over day is Friday (with a four to five hour turnaround) when the cleaning company 'spruce' up the property. I think their staff must have been trained at the Barrow Shipyard cleaning portholes because they spend most of their time smoking and chatting in the garden or on the front doorstep. There's been a number of the times when new guests have had to contact the letting agent to complain that the house has not been cleaned properly. How could anybody put their trust in such unsupervised practices? NB - The same company was observed dashing around Cartmel today to get the numerous holiday lets there ready for the big day. - CAVEAT EMPTOR!!
Really! I live next door to a holiday let which sleeps 11 people but advertise they can accommodate 15, (they provide extra mattresses to put on the floor). It's usual to see several groups of people swapping over the rental period and it's obvious that they don't belong to the same family group(s). The usual change over day is Friday (with a four to five hour turnaround) when the cleaning company 'spruce' up the property. I think their staff must have been trained at the Barrow Shipyard cleaning portholes because they spend most of their time smoking and chatting in the garden or on the front doorstep. There's been a number of the times when new guests have had to contact the letting agent to complain that the house has not been cleaned properly. How could anybody put their trust in such unsupervised practices? NB - The same company was observed dashing around Cartmel today to get the numerous holiday lets there ready for the big day. - CAVEAT EMPTOR!!
..and I've just ordered a new tent!
Thanks Brandywell, that's cheered me up :o
That is a bargain the price you paid, it is £330 on Ultralightweight Outdoor Gear website!
Sorry pdstsp, you should be ok as you will be the first guest after the lockdown! I've noticed a lot of comments on social media by holidaymakers who are looking forward to booking holiday lets but are are worried that they may not have been 'deep-cleaned' before their visit. Cleaning companies charge the owners of the holiday lets a lot extra for that service. ;)
Thanks Brandywell, that's cheered me up :o
At that price I just couldn't resist, especially after today's news!
Ultralightweight are being a bit naughty, you can get the T10 Trail for £299 direct from Lightwave.
Sorry pdstsp, you should be ok as you will be the first guest after the lockdown! I've noticed a lot of comments on social media by holidaymakers who are looking forward to booking holiday lets but are are worried that they may not have been 'deep-cleaned' before their visit. Cleaning companies charge the owners of the holiday lets a lot extra for that service. ;)
Mixed blessings. On the face of it good news for those wanting a holiday and those needing to earn money through the summer season to service ongoing bank loans and overheads. Personally though, with a wife working in a care home and knowing people are dying of Covid 19, in a care home just a few miles away, I have my reservations about the apparent normality that we are returning to in many areas of life.
Let's just hope the new government rules, people's common sense and warm dry weather are enough to prevent another peak.
My car is now my camper. I have a really lovely Focus estate and my sunlounger fits in there perfectly. It has an extra foam mattress, I have slept on it many times as a single bed.I do the same with my C-Max. But use an airbed.
I will take a tent as well to use if needed.
I do the same with my C-Max. But use an airbed.
The tent can be called 'the spare room'.
I also made a shower for mine. Just a cheap solar shower that I hang from the tailgate.
Good ideas, thanks. I've got an airbed but don't have the means to blow it up. I bought a thick piece of foam for £2, I used to use it singly because it fits the whole width and length of the car. Now I fold it in half and it's perfect on the sunlounger. I like the extra height in the C Max but wasn't sure there was enough length to fit a bed in. I am a Ford girl, and mostly estates. Previously Cortinas, on my third Focus.I got an airpump, makes short, but noisy work of it. Got a portable fridge, but have to unplug it or the battery goes flat.
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When it was announced i thought "cant wait".If the media are correct (whoops - pig just flew over) campsites are already booked up in this area but that might just mean the bigger ones.
But now i think i will wait.
Gonna wait,maybe Aug/Sept.
When it was announced i thought "cant wait".
But now i think i will wait.
I usually use small basic sites(tent),my worry is that they,ll be crowded,perhaps with "new" campers,nowt wrong with that,we all start somewhere/somehow.
Gonna wait,maybe Aug/Sept.
Best to wait. Or go wild.
We go wild exclusively, but I fear it will be a very long wait because we are on trains and buses now.How frustrating. :(
Even when the government declare public transport back to normal (maybe subject to masks), CV hasn't gone away and the risk will still be too great for us for a long while afterwards.
It's hard to tell but I wouldn't be surprised if this year is a total write-off.
When it was announced i thought "cant wait".
But now i think i will wait.
I usually use small basic sites(tent),my worry is that they,ll be crowded,perhaps with "new" campers,nowt wrong with that,we all start somewhere/somehow.
Gonna wait,maybe Aug/Sept.
If they turn up in a fraction of the numbers that have hit the beaches during the last two days then it's just not worth it. Bournemouth beach looks horrific.
Won't be campsite camping as I have reservations about the communal facilities thing just at the mo so I'm looking at a self-contained holiday let for the week. That way, I can go in and fumigate it to my satisfaction first, regardless of any "deep clean" it will have allegedly had.
Government guidelines for campsites.
"Campsites will also be allowed to open as long as shared facilities are kept clean." ::)
Have you thought about glamping, Mel? Some pods have private facilities.
I have (past and present). Most times, the cost to rent one for a week is on a par to renting a bricks and mortar place for a week.I have never understood this. I am all for people running a profitable business, but some just take the mick.
I have (past and present). Most times, the cost to rent one for a week is on a par to renting a bricks and mortar place for a week.