South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 2nd July 2013 onwards

[Coast]

Goooooood afternoon folks. Is everybody happy ??  It's a beautiful day here and the heat is on. N

 

Yes thank you Martin, going to be gearing up for a big doo tomorrow with people coming from as far away as Perth Australia, so the sun will be a lovely and warm addition! 

[Snowangel-MK]

Goooooood afternoon folks. Is everybody happy ??

 

Good afternoon Bb and all,  extremely happy here - just one more client between me and my weekend off and lots to look forward to this weekend.. sunshine and Mini Me's birthday amongst other things 

[Coast]

Sunday looking good!

 

[Coast]

Right, off to enjoy all that warmth and sunshine with a sneaky snifter and who knows what else. Have a really good one folks and I'll catch up with you through the madness of this weekend somehow!  

[Bluebreezer54]

 

It was a special arrival they were there for yesterday Reef, British Airways first Airbus A380 flew in for the first time. It won't go into full service until the autumn so between now and then will be used for pilot training, and will at times be flying into/out of Manston. I think it went down there yesterday afternoon.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23177384

 

 

Actually just a bit more info for anyone who might fancy flying on the new BA Airbus A380. It will be officially going into service on a couple of long haul routes ( Los Angeles is one of them, I forget the other ) in September or October this year. However some of the training and familiaristaion flights will be carried out on a few scheduled Heathrow to Paris and/or Frankfurt flights between now and then.

 

In fact tickets are now apparently being sold for Heathrow to Frankfurt flights being operated by the A380 though I don't know what dates and the only way you can see if any given flight is the A380 is by looking at the 'turnaround time between the inbound and outbound aircaft. If it's a standard plane the t/around is 1 hour, if it's the A380 the t/around is 1 hour 40 minutes. Apparently !!

 

I thought it worth mentioning because it would be an opportunity to fly on the worlds largest aircraft without breaking the bank.

 

For the sake of keeping on topic it's hovering between 26 & 27c in these here parts

[Tom Montalbano]

Tomas, you are an ambassador example for keeping the country running. If that is any consolation to the hand to mouth existence that many of us are faced with these days

 

Yours

 

Mary Shelley

 

Miss Shelley,

 

Such eloquence and very apt for POETS DAY, indeed, if a little OTT.

 

Ma tu mi prende in giro, cara Tamarina? 

 

Saluti,

Tomas.

 

P.S. very warm and steamy here in airless Croydon.

[Reefseeker]

Goooooood afternoon folks. Is everybody happy ??  It's a beautiful day here and the heat is on. Nearby Raf Northolt was officially the warmest place in the country at 3pm with the Met Office station there reporting 25.2c. An unofficial site near here has just reported 26c which sounds quite feasable and we may even exceed that by 5pm.  In the meantime that freebie weather station I got from a newspaper promo is trying to tell me it is 22.1c.

 

 

 

It was a special arrival they were there for yesterday Reef, British Airways first Airbus A380 flew in for the first time. It won't go into full service until the autumn so between now and then will be used for pilot training, and will at times be flying into/out of Manston. I think it went down there yesterday afternoon.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23177384

Thanks for that info; it's always interesting during the morning drive to see how many plane spotters have turned out, and I guessed it had to be a big event for there to be so many.

Yes Coast, I really do think I could do with the gin BEFORE hitting the M25, but of course if that were the case then I may end up literally hitting it, so it was just the caffeine getting me through. Car temp thing went from 26 degrees in Hillingdon to 27 on the A3 at Cobham and it really does feel hot out there. Barbie just firing up and trying to hold off just a bit longer before the G&T:)

Hope everyone has a weather-worthy evening:)

[Jax]

ROASTING here

 

perhaps I should just change that to say "HOT", and get into less trouble.

[Tom Montalbano]

Forgive me mods, know its not the sports thread but Wimbledon is in our region.

What a fantastic Mens Semi-Final between Djokovic and Del Potro, that was. Wont mention the result for those of you who might

want to watch the highlights later but you're in for a treat!

Andy Murray up next and he's 1/6 to beat Janowicz, surely he cant get beat can he?

But the way the results have gone this Wimbledon, you never know.

Hope you all enjoy the lovely warm evening in our region, whatever you're doing.

Tom.

Edited July 5, 2013 by TomBR7

[Iceni]

A pleasant summery breeze has just sprung up. This is more like it.

 

Might do a bit of wild swimming in the Stour this w/e. Anyone know of any good spots?

[Iceni]

Just been for a walk along the river thames here opposite the Houses of Parliament.  It certainly is one of those days where I wish I was on a river boat wizzing up the Thames enjoying the sights instead of having to come back and sit at my computer working

 

Wait for a Tube strike. I used to commute from Waterloo to the City and on the day of one of the strikes, thought what the hell and bought a ticket from South Bank Pier to Tower Bridge for £1.30p - it was magical!

[Tom Montalbano]

 

A pleasant summery breeze has just sprung up. This is more like it. Might do a bit of wild swimming in the Stour this w/e. Anyone know of any good spots?

 Not sure about swimming but would love to be "up your way" Iceni and be able to visit Newmarket and watch all those fantastic racehorses exercise on the Heath, in the mornings. That would be paradise for me.Newmarket July meeting Thurs, Fri, Sat next week and sure to be some fantastic races and with the weather set fair, lots of racegoers flocking to the town.Iceni, do you live close to any Horse-Racing Stables? Have been to a few Stables Open Days, in Newmarket, notably Luca Cumanis'.Regards,Tom.

[Tamara]

 

 

Ma tu mi prende in giro, cara Tamarina? 

 

Saluti,

Tomas.

 

 

Che groviglio tessiamo quando prima abbiamo practive di ingannare

 

Attraversiamo!

 

Evening everyone btw - tis a beaut for sure

Edited July 5, 2013 by Tamara Road

[Methuselah]

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[Tom Montalbano]

 

Che groviglio tessiamo quando prima abbiamo practive di ingannare:doh:

 

Attraversiamo!

 

Evening everyone btw - tis a beaut for sure

Genau Mary, ich könnte nicht gesetzt haben sie mich besser, meine Liebste.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen.

Heinz.

[HammerJack]

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[Tom Montalbano]

 

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LeighD, those are very negative thoughts, cant we have a few ones!

Tom.

 

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I know but I will get rid of those eels in my Hovercraft.

Tom.

[HammerJack]

LeighD, those are very negative thoughts, cant we have a few ones!Tom.I know but I will get rid of those eels in my Hovercraft.Tom.

I thought it sounded very positive, unless Google translate is playing up.... 😜

[HammerJack]

beth bynnag im byd nawr Tom. Andy Murray wedi crafanc y set ôl. Cael ffrind da penwythnos ...

[Tom Montalbano]

 

beth bynnag im byd nawr Tom. Andy Murray wedi crafanc y set ôl. Cael ffrind da penwythnos ...

Yes that's amazing and a horse called Snow Squall just won the 8.15 at Haydock Park, just to keep it weather related, before I get into big trouble with our hostess, unless she's having lakeside drinks, yet again! What a life that girl leads!Only joking Ali.Tom.

[Tom Montalbano]

 

Yes that's amazing and a horse called Snow Squall just won the 8.15 at Haydock Park, just to keep it weather related, before I get into big trouble with our hostess, unless she's having lakeside drinks, yet again! What a life that girl leads!Only joking Ali.Tom.

 Whoops, evening Ali, how's your puddle, has it evaporated yet? No lakeside drinks tonight?Btw, how's my fetish-ridden goat?Regards,Tom.

[Reefseeker]

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Sorry to be picky, but if it's (and sorry for using English script!) rebyata, shouldn't it be budut?! I'll get my coat...

Lovely evening here, cool enough to take the woof for his walk.

[john pike]

warm

 

sunday

 

hot up to 28-29 degrees

 

monday

 

still warm up to 26 degrees

 

not much else to say really

 

have a nice weekend all

[Methuselah]

Sorry to be picky, but if it's (and sorry for using English script!) rebyata, shouldn't it be budut?! I'll get my coat...

Lovely evening here, cool enough to take the woof for his walk.

Pass...It's Google Translate...

[Floatylight]

Hope everyones enjoying the sun.

There was certainly an air of happiness out and about today .

A nice day often makes people smile more.

Lots of people singing in there cars aswell:)

Happy days!