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    Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 9:24am
Ive just got home ater getting on the megabus at 11:45 last night... none of you lot have anything to complain about travelwise!
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Good show - seemed busier than usual. Despite a 200 mile drive, I like the venue.

As Hannah says, it was a bit of a marathon - I got quite dehydrated - and has anyone got a solution for aching feet? Lord knows how people feel after 10 days at the Excel Boat Show.

At least the break down was much quicker than last year and we avoided the north circular and so overall got home nearly 2 hours earlier than last year.



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Post Options Post Options   Quote HannahJ Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 9:37pm
Was great, phew saturday was a bit of a marathon, there for 9 hours, was ill on the way home as well... breakdown was nice and quick tday though, disregarding the wretched gravell.....
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Post Options Post Options   Quote les5269 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 9:29pm

Great show and I think it should stay at the palace it's a fab venue.

My drive home was fine no holdups or delays! (I left at 9-30 though )

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Post Options Post Options   Quote stuarthop Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 9:19pm
The show was great. The drive home took 4 and a half hours due to stupid london traffic and the m1, 2 hours north and we passsed the NEC a far better venue . Got home to wrexham 10 mins before topgear finnished i'm truely gutted!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote FireballNeil Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 6:45pm
Originally posted by Smight at BBSC

the drive home was not so pleasent as Carshalton threw up all over the car  and me TWICE !!!

Ah the joys of going by train !

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it wasnt to bad for us.  it took us bout 1hour 40 to get back to soton.  but we were going for it

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 2:35pm
Yea the dinghy show was great, really good atmosphere , drive home also was horrible, north circular was jammed, although further south it did free up a bit
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Post Options Post Options   Quote allanorton Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 8:28am
Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Great show - good stands and looked to be well attended - and the staff and venue were great once you were there. But getting there by road, and much worse still, getting out past the North Circular, was an utter pain.

Venue closer to M25 highly desired...

Stick it in a place where the rest of the UK are willing to attend

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Webmuppet Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 12:01am
I totally agree, I really enjoyed the show, great stands, lots of good things to see, nice to catch up with friends etc, I like Ally Pally as a venue, it's got character and is just the right size, however getting back out of London was really hard work and puts a dampener on what was otherwise a really good day out,

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