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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by bradymk2, Jan 10, 2023.

  1. augustatiger

    augustatiger Well-Known Member

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    Did you enjoy your holiday.?
     
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  2. Stockholm Tiger

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    My new car has a compulsory (well in the EU so you ****ers may not get it) safety feature that means if I exceed the speed limit by even 1km/h an alarm goes off like the seatbelt alarm getting progressively more urgent.

    Its annoying as ****. It can be muted but has to be reset every time I start moving again.
     
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  3. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    Yes but could have been better.
     
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  4. Cambstiger

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    Where did you go then Balkan?
     
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  5. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    This time it was Crete but it's the same everywhere.
     
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  6. originallambrettaman

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    My new one has a speed camera warning alarm when the Sat Nav is on, makes me jump every time, I need to figure out how to turn it off.
     
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    Hell by the sounds of it. <laugh>
     
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  8. balkan tiger

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    Nah not really, it's just not my usual way to holiday. I normally go on two or four wheels which makes it much easier to get away from the mading crowds. This was a last minute package deal, I can't even remember the last time I did one. The place was full of Scandinavians who thought the place was cheap as chips, why sell cheap if your customers are loaded seemed to be the way of working.
    The smokers were from Serbia, after years of living in the region I still find it odd that they can light up halfway through eating their own meal and while others at the table are still eating.
    The personal space invaders were from Romania, an extended family and friends took 6 umbrellas on the beach and just annoyed everyone else.
    We upset the holiday rep by not attending his briefing, it was time to eat and that was more important. A day or two later he was in the reception area with another group when I asked for advise from the hotel receptionist, he jumped up and said he was there to help if I had any questions, sorry mate sorted it now. I had pressed a wrong button on the TV remote and it had gone all Greek, the receptionist said the cleaner would sort it when doing the room.
    When in the queue at check in we saw him go to all the other travellers with his agency and say thank you and goodbye, walked right past us and said nowt.
     
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  9. Plum

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    You didn’t tip him then :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  10. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    Nah but others may have. I think some like security of having someone to speak to in their own language when the toilet paper is running out, or there's no hot water left for a shower, or where to find the beach or which supermarket has the best prices, and 100 other questions that some of us don't need to ask.

    These top tips for holiday makers should be in the holiday thread.
     
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    Sounds like a wife to me !
     
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  12. Jim the Tiger

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    Wife and I have just had a little break and the people on the plane who jump up are the worst kind of entitled dickhead. The ones who book very front row seats but then cant store their large carry on bags above them so get all shirty about having to go back to row 16 with it just before take off. And then they push down after landing to get it and try and push back so they're still first off!

    We always book seats C and D now. We can talk across the ailsle but have the freedom to get up and go for a pee whenever we like without disturbing people. Recently I have realised it also allows me to combat the landing idiots because I jump up straight away too after the belt light goes off and mark my territory until the flight empties. Nobody is getting past my sizable frame in either direction. Its my new end of flight sport.

    'Can I just get my bag please' 'Yeah, when I've got off....nobhead'.
     
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  13. Chazz Rheinhold

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    How cold wet n ****ing miserable it is
    It’s July ffs
     
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  14. FER ARK

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    Welcome home!
     
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  15. balkan tiger

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    Peters and Lee?
     
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  16. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Considered putting the heating on this morning!!
    My tans fading already <wah>
     
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  17. Gone For A Walk

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    Yeah, it hits you more when you've been away to somewhere with decent weather.
     
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  18. Ron Burguvdy

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    Get to work Monday, put on the heating on full, sit in your shorts and holiday vest showing your tan off whilst you can.

    (& to help with reducing that global warming, open the windows at work so it doesn't get too hot!)
     
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  19. Sir Cheshire Ben

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    I’m waiting to board. Should I put on an extra layer?
     
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  20. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Yes
     
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