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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #240 on: October 18, 2012, 02:37:43 AM »



Errrrrm....  :-\ I maybe ducking out of Stoke.... Phil quickly runs and hides......


Say it"s not true  >:(


+1 especially now I have the biscuits!

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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #241 on: October 18, 2012, 12:07:07 PM »




Errrrrm....  :-\ I maybe ducking out of Stoke.... Phil quickly runs and hides......


Say it"s not true  >:(


+1 especially now I have the biscuits!

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Pictures please  ;D x



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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #242 on: October 18, 2012, 14:12:52 PM »
 ;D  ;D  ;D

OK... just been for a swift pint with the stockton rock.. arm twisted even further  :-\
Hmmm... could maybe do the Friday night to rail everyone. My liver must REALLY hate me ;D
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #243 on: October 18, 2012, 14:24:45 PM »

;D  ;D  ;D

OK... just been for a swift pint with the stockton rock.. arm twisted even further  :-\
Hmmm... could maybe do the Friday night to rail everyone. My liver must REALLY hate me ;D


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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #244 on: October 19, 2012, 11:19:05 AM »
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk[/youtube]

Oh the errors of waiting to book flights... checked the prices to get to Fresno yesterday afternoon and they were £690, all good.. got back in from the home game last night to a skype call from my business partner saying they"d nearly doubled.. ooooops... now having to spend £1327 and go via Paris and Salt Lake City  :-\ Bit gutted to miss out on a connection in LA, but all booked and looking forward to the adventure. Flying out next Saturday at the crack of dawn from Newcastle. Can"t wait.
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #245 on: October 19, 2012, 11:50:54 AM »

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk[/youtube]

Oh the errors of waiting to book flights... checked the prices to get to Fresno yesterday afternoon and they were £690, all good.. got back in from the home game last night to a skype call from my business partner saying they"d nearly doubled.. ooooops... now having to spend £1327 and go via Paris and Salt Lake City  :-\ Bit gutted to miss out on a connection in LA, but all booked and looking forward to the adventure. Flying out next Saturday at the crack of dawn from Newcastle. Can"t wait.



I wonder where you looked for flights lol, there is a flight from Munich to Fresno with BA  costs 900 Euro= 750 pounds about and lol goes Munich - Heathrow - LA - Fresno

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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #246 on: October 19, 2012, 11:54:03 AM »

I wonder where you looked for flights lol, there is a flight from Munich to Fresno with BA  costs 900 Euro= 750 pounds about and lol goes Munich - Heathrow - LA - Fresno


For some reason flying from Newcastle to Heathrow to then go onto LA.. Fresno was the problem Gina.. apparently as I didnt book it myself was relying on my business partner to do it all  :-\ sigh... its only money anyway  :)
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #247 on: October 19, 2012, 12:11:03 PM »
For some reason (possibly UK taxes) flights to/from the US are cheaper to/from Europe than those originating/ending in the UK even though they may actually stop in London.

Unfortunately, you can"t just book take "part" of a flight.

If you can take the extra time you can save a lot of money by flying from Paris / Munich / Frankfurt and the actual extra cost of getting to those "intermediate" airports is actually significantly outweighed by the savings.

Sucks to be us I guess.
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #248 on: October 20, 2012, 04:32:30 AM »




Errrrrm....  :-\ I maybe ducking out of Stoke.... Phil quickly runs and hides......


Say it"s not true  >:(


+1 especially now I have the biscuits!

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Pictures please  ;D x



You know I"m techy challenged on uploading pics! However, WHEN you come to Stoke I"ll bring some and you can see why that particular brand was a must. Might even let you have a biccy too ;D xx
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #249 on: October 23, 2012, 00:10:15 AM »

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk[/youtube]



Dare I admit I love this song  :-[

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« Reply #250 on: October 23, 2012, 01:21:27 AM »

Safe & happy travels :-) -xXx-
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #251 on: October 24, 2012, 11:06:40 AM »

Dare I admit I love this song  :-[

Safe and successful travels



I love this song too... karaoke.. Portugal?  ;D



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Thanks Shaz.. you want more biscuits bringing back ?  :-* look forward to seeing your special biscuit trick in Stoke  :D

Went to a parents evening last night for Anna"s first ever school trip away which is in January and skiing.. we had the head teacher stand up for half an hour about the resort etc.. then another hour + from a local shop flogging skiing clothing.. all very informative.. but I was zoned out. I had a different agenda for being there. I was sat at the back with Anna.. giving each boy who glanced over to her the "don"t you even fecking dare come within 1 mile of my daughter when you"re over there or you"ll be wishing you HAD broken your legs skiing... I can make it look like an accident" stare.

There"s another meeting in the new year just before they go I think. By then I"ll have perfected my maniacal twitch... mr baseball bat may make an appearance for added effect  ;)
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #252 on: October 28, 2012, 15:49:34 PM »
Finding it hard to see the Brightside today, trip to California is not going well.. cliffs :

1. It decides to snow in Newcastle. The whole of Newcastle airport look up to the sky and wonder what this white stuff is, decide that getting a brush out for evey plane is the best course of action.. and some ladders :( results in delay of 90 mins.
[ x ] I saw my baggage here.

2. Paris.. sprint through to catch plane, didnt need to do this as massively  delayed due to French people in general but catch it.
[  ] I saw my baggage here.

3. 11 hour flight to Salt Lake City. Sat next to random Chinese man who decides that I"m his new best friend. By the end we"ve exchanged email addresses, have looked through his 1034 photos from his trip, and he"s coming to stay with me soon. Why I agree to this and not just have my head phones on and sleep I"m not sure. FML.

4. Salt Lake City, land when my connecting flight is due to board, rushed through US immigration by officials who think I can make it, wait for baggage [  ] no sign. Miss flight

5. Me and 2 farmers are left trying to get to Fresno, they manage to get me a flight to San Francisco which apparently they think is a fantastic idea. What? 2 hours later I"m boarding another plane.

6. San Francisco.. have lost the will to live at this point. I"ve been given 50 dollar voucher for food for the inconvenience. Nowhere will accept it. I manage to get a crappy burger place to take it but they want it all, even though Delta promised I could it like a credit card and multiple locations.. sod it. Give them the 50 dollars for 7 dollar burger. It"s horrible.

7. Get a flight eventually to Fresno from San Francisco.
[  ] my baggage is here
[  ] there"s lots of people to help
FML. I eventually find a cleaner who would listen to me and my day. Felt a little better.

8. Taxi to hotel. made the mistake of saying yes it"s my first time here. Bummed for 60 dollar taxi ride where I"m sure we saw the same homeless person 30 times on a loop.

9. Hotel. Mr Brightside kicks in and I ask if my luggage was here. Should of known better.

10. Get into room after a 15 min walk around hotel. Drop stuff. Get thirsty remember passing vending machine enroute.
All sold out apart from some lemon thing.. back to room and locked out. Give up on life at this point and kick the door several times. Eventually told by reception not to kick doors as security weren"t happy watching me on CCTV.

11. It"s now 8.46am. I"m not in the best of moods. I have a borrowed tooth brush to my name. And now have to venture out into downtown Fresno to buy a suit, shirts and shoes etc for tomorrow. Hoping impending cooked breakfast will put Mr Brightside mood on.. oh and Fresno turns out to be midget capital of America. Fingers crossed x

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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #253 on: October 28, 2012, 16:00:11 PM »
Got some ideas:

1. Hire car.

2. Click this link: http://goo.gl/maps/dh17C

3. Follow map.

4. Enjoy life at destination.

Simples!
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Re: Mr Brightside
« Reply #254 on: October 28, 2012, 16:00:50 PM »
Oh, and make sure you complain to the airlines and don"t let them fob you off!
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