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davidyacht
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Topic: Dinghy Show - snow issues Posted: 02 Mar 18 at 4:38pm |
Forgetting about the weather (any plans we might have had are scuppered by the demise of the railway at Dawlish) it strikes me that a travelling show would stimulate more interest than being locked into the Ally Pally. On the times that I have worked off various stands, the market has essentially been North London or Essex based, or those exhibiting grabbing 10 minutes to look around. If the show cycled between Manchester, Birmingham and London it would cover the heartlands of dinghy racing, and could work much better to link clubs with prospective sailors.
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Old Timer
Far too distracted from work Joined: 05 Jun 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 370 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 18 at 11:08pm |
I doubt I will go, getting to the main road from my house was a nonstarter today, less snow but freezing rain then topped up with more snow.
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patj
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 18 at 7:48am |
We've decided not to go this year as we can't yet get our vehicles out of our hilly lanes and nothing's worth the risks - we're only about 5 miles from the part of the A303 that featured on the telly because people wouldn't heed the warnings and weather forecast and stop in hotels or not travel so ended up stuck for 13 hours or so.
All these reporters out interviewing snow bound drivers never ask "So why were you travelling when the forecast was so bad and advice was to stay put?" - would love to hear the answers. That irresponsibility could also be a reason for insurers not to pay out on vehicle damage. |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 18 at 8:19am |
Here on the southern M25 it seems to have been thawing for several hours, and the forecast is rain tomorrow.
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 18 at 8:21am |
Not dinghy show related, but thanks for posting the update... heading around there Monday morning and I couldn’t believe it wouldn’t have cleared by then! |
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Daniel Holman
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 18 at 9:23am |
I went up last night and the M3 and M25 were the smoothest I've ever known. Quiet, nobody driving badly. Just wet. It was very, very sketchy towing through some N London residential streets though - google maps fault.
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 18 at 8:30pm |
Well it was a bit quiet first thing but by the time I left at 3 the show seemed as busy as normal, I had a record quick journey, no snow, we're in full thaw down here, it's all gone, great, all the hysterical news broadcasts have emptied the roads.
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Dougaldog
Far too distracted from work Joined: 05 Nov 10 Location: hamble Online Status: Offline Posts: 356 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 18 at 12:13pm |
Damn...for a Sunday lunchtime the Show is busy.......I'd say significantly busier that you'd normally get on the Sunday! For those interesting in the current and future structure and - hopefully - a brighter future - some of the talks (sadly hidden away in side rooms) have been superbly informative. Many of the topics that have recently featured - the lack of fun, problems inherent in the current Class/Club model and the demographics all featured and - will be featured here again soon. D
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 18 at 12:38pm |
Will their be a breakdown of the talks coming through ?
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iGRF
Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6496 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 18 at 4:34pm |
Talk is cheap and nothing dinghy sailors like more than cheap. |
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