[F] Anyone interested in a Colchester meet?
Carol
I know it's hard to believe, but..... lurking almost in the shadow of
Colchester Castle is the East Anglian centre of decadence.... Aqua
Springs.
It may look like a warehouse[1] from the outside, but once you're inside
it's a 'mediterranean themed' hedonists paradise. Hot spas, Saunas,
Steam room, assorted showers (bucket, needle and ordinary), cool pool,
cold plunge pool, jacuzzis, juice bar, lounging area... the works!
In fact, it has everything that is needed to provide a relaxing
afternoon in preparation for an evening of drinking and socialising and
all the other diverse behaviour patterns that when veiwed in combination
class as an afpmeet.
So, the question is.... does anyone else like this idea? If so is the
afternoon/early evening of July 11th a suitable date? and which pub
should we go to afterwards?
In case it makes a difference, admission to Aqua Springs is 5.80 per
person, although if there are 10 of us we can claim to be an engagement
party and get in for 3.50 each...
Carol & Tap
(I'd be happy to go for the sauna and then head back to Ipswich for an
afpmeet at the Fat Cat or pick a pub in Colchester - if people wanted to
bring kids there is a public swimming pool adjacent to Aqua Springs with
things like water slides and jacuzzis so even that's not a problem)
[1] No that isn't where dyslexics go to get laid
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Carol Willis http://www.afawcett.demon.co.uk/carol/
Paul "Cheese" Bennett
Sorry. I snipped it all by accident...
Anyhoot, excellent idea - Like centerparcs only less expensive and not as
soggy.
Love to come, its not that far and I can scare the living P*** out of people
by demonstarting the art of vertical swimming[1].
PCheese.
[1] You basically put your arms above your ears and scream a lot as you sink
beneath the weight of forty laughing children.
--
"I mean honestly, who throws a shoe?"
Paul 'Cheese' Bennett.
>>Aiming for third in a two person race...
Void
>Sorry. I snipped it all by accident...
Bugger. Missed the rest of the thread.
>Anyhoot, excellent idea - Like centerparcs only less expensive and not as
>soggy.
If we're talking about a Colchester meet here you can count me in!
I've been at Uni here all year, and was just bemoaning my missing the
Ipstwitch one.
I'm here until the end of June (exams are over - let the loafing
begin!), but I'm only in Ipswich after that anyway.
>Love to come, its not that far and I can scare the living P*** out of people
>by demonstarting the art of vertical swimming[1].
Eh? It doesn't rain *that* much here, y'know... :-)
>PCheese.
>[1] You basically put your arms above your ears and scream a lot as you sink
>beneath the weight of forty laughing children.
Sounds faintly sinister... pass the baby oil[1]
Void
[1] While we're on the subject...
Why the hell is Baby Oil called *Baby* oil? I can't offhand think of
any use for it other than making something slippery. Why on earth
would you want to lubricate a baby?
I have this sudden urge to wash my hands now...
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Thorin98
Void wrote in message <35735181.42787718@sagw>...
<snip>
>[1] While we're on the subject...
>
>Why the hell is Baby Oil called *Baby* oil? I can't offhand think of
>any use for it other than making something slippery. Why on earth
>would you want to lubricate a baby?
>
>I have this sudden urge to wash my hands now...
I always thought that it was called baby oil because it was extracted from
babies. The question is not what you'd lubricate with it, but... how its
extracted from babies, any ideas?
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Dick Eney
In article <6l1jhl$fia$5...@bs33n.staffs.ac.uk>,
>>any use for it other than making something slippery. Why on earth
>>would you want to lubricate a baby?
>>
>>I have this sudden urge to wash my hands now...
>
>I always thought that it was called baby oil because it was extracted from
>babies. The question is not what you'd lubricate with it, but... how its
>extracted from babies, any ideas?
Hot summer days, you'd sweat too.
But seriously... Back in the Dawn of Time, before Pampers, before rubber
pants, yea, even before Diaper Service, when babies wore cloth diapers
(UK: nappies) that you pinned on with safety pins, the diapers were washed
at home (this was before Laudromats, too).[1] Since, unlike modern paper
diapers, the cloth diapers did not wick the moisture away from the baby,
the baby's skin needed washing with soap and water every time the diaper
was changed. This tended to dry out even a baby's skin, so in order to
soothe skin, eliminate diaper rash, etc, baby oil was smeared on before
the next diaper was pinned. Some people preferred baby powder (used to be
genuine talc before people found out about silicosis). Some even used
medicated formulas that helped prevent diaper rash and cure it if it
happened.
[1] I think it was Phyllis Diller who wrote a nifty little short story
about terrifying her grandchildren, telling them about the Housewife of
the 1940s.
=Tamar
PRicha1202
>I know it's hard to believe, but..... lurking almost in the shadow of
>Colchester Castle is the East Anglian centre of decadence.... Aqua
>Springs.
Colchester has been the local centre of decadence since the Romans came. As
they say, the Italians move in, the neighbourhood goes to the dogs :-)))
>So, the question is.... does anyone else like this idea? If so is the
>afternoon/early evening of July 11th a suitable date? and which pub
>should we go to afterwards?
Sounds like fun, directions would be appreciated as I'm from the civilised end
of the county. From the roundabout at the end of the Avenue of Rememberance
would work.
Paul R
a dwarf of Carrot's stature
Loquacious of Borg, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, we will come to your place of
existence and discuss all possible issues relating to the assimilation of your
form of existence until you accept it without any further
doubt...........................
Michael Grant
bl
A long time ago, on a Usenet far, far away, Void scribed:
^
> If we're talking about a Colchester meet here you can count me in!
> I've been at Uni here all year, and was just bemoaning my missing the
> Ipstwitch one.
This is reminiscent of a Gary Larson cartoon:-- "Let's see how many
letters we can cram into Ipswich"...
ttfn,
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On Sun, 31 May 1998 14:50:07 +0100, Carol wrote in message
<357160...@wibble.org>:
>
>It may look like a warehouse[1] from the outside,
>
>[1] No that isn't where dyslexics go to get laid
> but once you're inside
>it's a 'mediterranean themed' hedonists paradise.
Are you *sure* about that footnote? 8-)
Well I have no plans for July (I have no plans for anything after the
middle of June unless I find some more work), and it'd be the weekend
after the camping trip, so a bath might be in order.
Andy Brown (determined to get out more)
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