Single female

What a few of you are doing is posting alarmist rubbish. All the talk of weird wepons. As an OAP single woman the worst enemy is the thoughts in your head. If you are going to find wilding so frightening don't do it. If you can deal with your own thoughts you will find some fantastic places to stop and make some great friends on the way. Meg
 
Biggarmac said:
What a few of you are doing is posting alarmist rubbish. All the talk of weird wepons. As an OAP single woman the worst enemy is the thoughts in your head. If you are going to find wilding so frightening don't do it. If you can deal with your own thoughts you will find some fantastic places to stop and make some great friends on the way. Meg
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Thank you
I think this is a comfort zone issue as much as anything? Unused to travelling alone etc. And an awareness of my vulnerability causes me to want to consider, or rather risk assess?
basic things like roadside recovery are a given. But as this is new to me thought I'd seek the benefit of wisdom those with more experience could offer. And am reassured. Those who speak of arsenalsof weaponry also speak of never having need of it. So in a backwards way reassure more than less? If talk were made of nasty experiences, and hindsight of things they could've/should've done I'd have been more alarmed. As it is I'm taking from this a sense that my level of safety is along the same lines of being home alone, but with a slightly higher risk of drawing attention from the types who would steal vehicles etc, which I can overcome with research of the area and common sense. Ultimately I'm not going to know if this suits me until I try it. But figured if there were things to be aware of this would be a great place to find out.
 
Biggarmac said:
Catchic. When we are let out again I hope that we will be able to have some small meet ups. If you are coming to Scotland pm me and we can meet up somewhere. I'm sure that others will be happy to meet you as well. By the way I'm not one of the vodka drinkers. - I drink rum.
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Note to self. Take rum to Scotland 😝
I'm a Jack Daniels kinda girl. My best mate Jack and I go way back 😂 .
 
Nesting Zombie said:
I agree, & if you read back to post 80 in thread I was the FIRST to say I really DONT Agree that thinking about having ANY sort of premeditated Weapon to Hand is the way to go TBH.
But Some People obviously do
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Yes i did camp in one of these for a few weeks in Germany, never had any bother.
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@Catchic just caught up with this thread and reminded me that many women have an arsenal of "weapons" normally....ever sprayed perfume, or hairspray in your eyes accidentally? I have slept in the van a few times on my own when working away, and also when Dave was in hospital and I stayed nearby. Never had a problem and tbh, others were more concerned than me ( mainly my mum, who is convinced there are muggers waiting on every corner!). Our van looks a bit like a builders van, no signwriting though. One time we had a couple of lads try the back door ,(parked near Calais....stupid!), they were so shocked when I opened the door and asked what they were doing...they were definitely more frightened than us!

Most fears are allayed by having a plan....sounds like you have some now. Your worst fear should be meeting some of this lot in person! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
From the BBC this morning:

You cannot stay overnight anywhere outside your main residence unless you have a "reasonable excuse" for doing so, such as visiting your support bubble.
This includes a second home, caravan or boat, if it isn't where you normally live.

In other words the situation is do not travel and stay at home. It's pretty clear surely?

B2
 
Borders2 said:
From the BBC this morning:

You cannot stay overnight anywhere outside your main residence unless you have a "reasonable excuse" for doing so, such as visiting your support bubble.
This includes a second home, caravan or boat, if it isn't where you normally live.

In other words the situation is do not travel and stay at home. It's pretty clear surely?

B2
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If you go back and actually read the very first post of the thread it clearly states - "When we are allowed"

All the poster is doing is asking for some advice for the future when lockdown is lifted and we might be allowed to travel again.

So there's no need to fret, but a pair of clearer glasses might help? ;) (y) 😁
 
Tezza33 said:
Back to fear and feeling vulnerable, we lived in Tamworth and used to stay at Tonge Station near Breedon on the Hill, our daughter and son in law came for the weekend to stay in the van with us, bear in mind this was a CL site located in an out of the way area at the edge of Tonge Village, our son in law couldn't rest, he was over six foot, 16 stone and probably 30 years old then, the morning after his first night he told us he couldn't sleep thinking we were going to get attacked and robbed, I asked him why he thought it might happen with four adults and two border collies in the van, he couldn't explain why but said he kept thinking we were vulnerable, they live in a huge house which backs on to a country park in Cambridgeshire, it is a private road and the cheapest house is over a million pounds, I pointed out that he was a bigger target and robbers would be more violent and planned, he couldn't rest in his own house for a few months and spent thousands on security.
He still thinks we are risking too much travelling around and I still think he is paranoid, at home we have a few security lights and a ring doorbell, I sleep like a log:sleep::sleep::sleep:
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And you have Maggie!
 
This is a very interesting thread it’s all in the title and reminiscent of one a few years back when Delica Girl did one of her first posts and some read Delicious Girl and a title like Single Girl . 😂😂😂😂😂 well this thread could go on for weeks your doing great Catchic 👍 in a Vodka drinker myself though I have drunk some whiskey at the Scottish meets when some up there bring out their special bottles describing it as nectar of the gods specially when Hotrats Jim gets his Black bottle out. 👍
 
campervanannie said:
This is a very interesting thread it’s all in the title and reminiscent of one a few years back when Delica Girl did one of her first posts and some read Delicious Girl and a title like Single Girl . 😂😂😂😂😂 well this thread could go on for weeks your doing great Catchic 👍 in a Vodka drinker myself though I have drunk some whiskey at the Scottish meets when some up there bring out their special bottles describing it as nectar of the gods specially when Hotrats Jim gets his Black bottle out. 👍
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That also occurred to me Annie. :giggle:
 
Nesting Zombie said:
Well, We could always talk about Let’s say,,,
The Weather
& see how long that goes on for Guys 👍😊


Oh, Wait 🤔
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Oscar Wilde: 'conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.'

But everybody has 'weather', and it's an easy way to remind us of our shared humanity (without being controversial !) (y) ☺

Hence why the weather thread grew even longer when the black hole disappeared.... 😜;)😎
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Oscar Wilde: 'conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.'

But everybody has 'weather', and it's an easy way to remind us of our shared humanity (without being controversial !) (y) ☺

Hence why the weather thread grew even longer when the black hole disappeared.... 😜;)😎
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Ain’t got a blinking clue what you’re on about Marie,
But it’s 9°C, Not Raining at the moment & Getting Dark 👍

🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
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