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  1. vwalan

    Is this chap still about?

    hi, yes my mate bob is over in spain and he says loads of german ,dutch and loads of spanish m,homers seem to be around more this winter. mind every where changes now and again. going to spain etc with my parents in the 60,s spain was quiet. later going to morocco was great but about 2005...
  2. vwalan

    Is this chap still about?

    hi. yes i look in quite alot but dont post as much as i used to. have stopped going abroad in the last 5 or so years. i find i like just getting off on m,bike rides or having a drive around cornwall. think that after going away so much for winters i now find i like being in uk.certainly the...
  3. vwalan

    Spanish tolls

    just avoid all toll roads. there is always other roads and usually nicer scenery etc, to go with them. mind i avoid just about all motorways abroad and in uk. used to use them while driving as a truck driver but personal travel enjoy the country.
  4. vwalan

    Coolasluck

    hello coola. yes i,m still on here but dont write as much as i used to. lovely sunny day down here at moment ,but not warm just a nice day. about 7c at moment . be m,cycle riding this afternoon if things go right. have fun and have a good time . cheers alan.
  5. vwalan

    Fuel prices Spain

    google fuel flash eu ,, gives lots of prices all over eu.
  6. vwalan

    Insurance for Spanish residents temporarily returning to uk.

    could be nothing .its down to insurers . but i was only giving an answer to how i used to know the laws etc.
  7. vwalan

    Insurance for Spanish residents temporarily returning to uk.

    spanish used to come over to uk stay awhile and swap spanish to uk driving licences . that gave them c1eetc on their uk licence . after awhile go back to spain exchange back to spanish and keep the same coverage as uk had . i used to always keep in touch with laws by using the transport...
  8. vwalan

    Insurance for Spanish residents temporarily returning to uk.

    its all about choices. many chose to live and become residents in other countries . uk drivers have similar rules when abroad. perhaps you should have brought your spanish vehicle over and used that for awhile. the rules have been around for anyone to understand.
  9. vwalan

    Morrisons bought by US private equity group

    just blame the public of the past. cant blame the young public of today as they were taught by their older parents . mind these days internet is the cause of many shops and companies going under. buy local pay with cash , use the banks ,post offices etc or they will all close. the world...
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    Morrisons bought by US private equity group

    boiling fowl are another item that as almost disapeared these days .breast of lamb as well. mind even years ago cows and bulls were not really sold as cuts to the general public . we eat steers and heifers ,,, mutton was hard to sell in shops even way back in the 1980,s mind blamethe public...
  11. vwalan

    GB stickers and number plates are not valid in EU after 28 Sept 2021

    just dont go to the eu. dont buy eu products etc . dont buy in lidl or aldi etc . its the way forwards. mind dont buy american things either. hee hee.
  12. vwalan

    Batten down the hatches.

    hopefully there will be a good surf run and the west country will have lots of big waves for the holiday surfers to play on. cant have too much rain this time of the year . do the fields and plants good.
  13. vwalan

    Motorhome stuck at Hemmick Beach in Cornwall

    now dont be silly i might have to spend a few pennies if i used a campsite. mind i did use one in 2009 in spain. hee hee . loads of places to have a free nights stop if you venture around.
  14. vwalan

    Motorhome stuck at Hemmick Beach in Cornwall

    look in most days not always saying anything. always playing out ,get more childish every day. dont think i will ever grow up. hee hee .
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    Motorhome stuck at Hemmick Beach in Cornwall

    was great down there back in the 70,s etc but they made the beach carpark smaller. was ok in a vw t2 etc but if in my truck i lose grip trying to get out up the slopes . luckily a mate was in his truck so pulled mine out. if your on the beach then the left road out is really narrow. the right...
  16. vwalan

    Using the gears to slow

    give it a try .be light on the throttle when driving and slow down if you see a hold up etc in front of you . only press the brakes if need be. slow down at the top of down slopes and change down a gear etc its amazing how many miles you can go and not press the brake pedal at all. surprises...
  17. vwalan

    The purple skip!

    no. thats not purple bobs truck. his was an ex prison cell truck, he let another friend have the prison cell truck. mind its in my drive at the moment while the new owner goes off to work. purple bob now as a purple Citroen van called purple people eater. the cell truck wasand is purple dreams...
  18. vwalan

    anyone used GAS UK - Campingaz 907 Alternative

    https://eoceanic.com/sailing/tips/ALL/70/ have look at that might help some of you.
  19. vwalan

    National insurance contributions

    lots of work pensions opt out of the govt pensions. i know several people that have been surprised that they dont get full state pension. some are police ,it seems their police pension opted out of the state system. some have been police for most of their working life. yes the police works...
  20. vwalan

    Move to ban wilding in Devon

    certainly see it happening alot in the south west uk spain portugal etc have it all year round with m,homers behaving badly.
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