[F] Morecambe meet report from Woozle and Mouse
Mad Purple Dragon
Here is our Morecambe meet report from Sunday 15 Nov, its late
as we've just moved.
On Saturday 14th we moved house and on Sunday ppint picked us
up and took us and mummy to the midland hotel to see if anyone
was there. Dave Erik and Roland hade been ther , Drove off but
seen us and came bake. Cheaster(Mouses teddy) came, Erik had
a rat toy and a danersaw(?sp) (that turned into a man) , Roland
had a teddy with him and so did Erik. I had my Teddybear
earmuffs but they stayed in the car. Rabbit also came attatched to
the bottom of mouses plait.
We looked around the midland and then went outside to play on the
sand ?(mud) we all got very dirty but noone cared so that was good
fun. We climbed on rocks and splashed in big puddles that made
the sand look like desert islands. About now Eriks rat decided to
stay
in Morecambe and ran away. We then went into a pub to use the loos
but it was too full for a meal so we went and played in a playground
that looked like a sunken ship. ppint gave out sweets yum :-0
Quote I'm hunger now (no not ppint but chester Mouses teddy)
so we went to a cafe to have food. While we wre waiting Erik
found ratty was missing and he was sad so Erik and Dave went
to the park to look for the rat. Erik ran all the way but he wasn't
there.
we all ate our dinner but erik who was missing his rat. :-(
Quote
Erik Why didn't you get me a fanta?
Dave because you asked for a chocolate milk shake! :-)
We went back to the cars as Erik had a lesson later and
dave wanted to see if they could buy another rat (they got another
one on the way home but it wasn't a rat) :-)
ppint drove us home as mum was shattered and we played
rummikub (sp?) which ppint brought along.
Fun was had by all and we cant wait to go to the next one.
TTFN Woozle intreped reporter and Mouse daredevil.
ppint.
Oli...@maddragon.freeserve.co.uk "Mad Purple Dragon ['s wonderful wombats]"
stopped the afpress with:
>Hello We are Mouse (age 7) and Woozle (age 8, 9 in three weeks)
>Here is our Morecambe meet report from Sunday 15 Nov, its late
>as we've just moved.
- <g>; well, you beat me, your mum, dave, erik and roley;
['twas this ppint.'s fault that we were *so* late: "sorry
again," dave, erik & roland.]
[..]
>We looked around the midland and then went outside to play on the
>sand ?(mud)
- sand, and mud, and shingle, - and shellfish;
>we all got very dirty
- yup <g>;
>but noone cared
- not even woozle !
>so that was good fun. We climbed on rocks and splashed in big puddles
>that made the sand look like desert islands. About now Eriks rat de-
>cided to stay in Morecambe and ran away. We then went into a pub to use
>the loos but it was too full for a meal so we went and played in a play-
>ground that looked like a sunken ship.
>ppint gave out sweets yum :-0
- to all & sundry; but two le goods declined (one smoked,
and the other did not).
>
>Quote I'm hunger now (no not ppint but chester Mouses teddy)
>so we went to a cafe to have food. While we wre waiting Erik
>found ratty was missing and he was sad so Erik and Dave went
>to the park to look for the rat. Erik ran all the way but he
>wasn't there.
- whoop, whoop, whoop ! - 'twas roley as ran and ran
and ran... (and indeed, was the one to offer to go and
look, while we were waiting; and he looked on the gi-
normous rocks a majority of the afpmeeters decided to
scramble on, and in the cracks and fissures and chasms
between 'em.
>we all ate our dinner but erik who was missing his rat. :-(
- yes. but erik *had* been warned not to take any toys
he couldn't bear to lose, with him - by dave - i'm a-
fraid the loss of the rat was one of the "unhappiest
things in the world" that does happen quite a lot, 'til
we learn to be carefuller (and maybe have less fun ?).
>Quote
>Erik Why didn't you get me a fanta?
- <fx: all: long, worried & pregnant pause>
- <fx: dave: long, worried/puzzled frown of thought>
- <fx: dave: light dawns>:
>Dave because you asked for a chocolate milk shake! :-)
[& <fx: all: LOL !>]
>
>We went back to the cars as Erik had a lesson later and dave
>wanted to see if they could buy another rat (they got another
>one on the way home but it wasn't a rat) :-)
- apparently it's a discontinued line, and erik's was
the last in the toysaurus nearest to the le good's -
cheadle hulme way; they checked out the warrington
shed on the way back, i think; but it's *possible*
that another could be found in a toyshop, somewhere -
if afp's given the precise description of ratty...
>ppint drove us home as mum was shattered and we played
>rummikub (sp?)
- yup; good, innit ? - and i understand mouse dare-
devil's been practising since...<g>...
>which ppint brought along.
>
>Fun was had by all and we cant wait to go to the next one.
- which is the important bit; and even erik,'til the
discovery of the utterly dreadful irreplaceable loss...
>TTFN (Woozle intreped reporter and Mouse daredevil.)
>
- woops; i've been mentally (and afpishly) mispelling
"woozle" - sorry;
- and thank-you, for your good-to-excellent meet report,
wombats;
- huggggggggg (pendulumhuggggggggg for mouse daredevil);
- love, ppint. ['ware uce-trap "v"; remove it, to reply]
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Carol
Thanks for the great meet report Woozle & Mouse, sounds like you're both
fitting in nicely.
In fact so much so that I think it might be time for the next afp-family
meet
Any suggestions about where we should go?
A zoo or a safari park might be good as a pre-summer event, with
possibly a stop at the nearest Wacky Warehouse for play and food
afterwards.
Carol
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Mad Purple Dragon
Carol wrote in message <365701...@lspace.org>...
>Mad Purple Dragon wrote:
>
>Thanks for the great meet report Woozle & Mouse, sounds like you're
both
>fitting in nicely.
>
>In fact so much so that I think it might be time for the next
afp-family
>meet
We will come! and i think Erik Roland and Dave le good
would as well.
>
>Any suggestions about where we should go?
>
>A zoo or a safari park might be good as a pre-summer event, with
>possibly a stop at the nearest Wacky Warehouse for play and food
>afterwards.
>
>Carol
>
We love safari parks Knowslee is good but if you can
think of another we would like to go there instead.
or if you like walking we live nearish the lakes
so a day in the lakes (sleeping at ours is an
idea?) TTFN Mouse and Woozle
Dave Le Good
"Mad Purple Dragon" <Oli...@maddragon.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Mouse & Woozle
Nice report.
>dave wanted to see if they could buy another rat (they got another
>one on the way home but it wasn't a rat) :-)
Not only that but I phoned the people who bring the toys into the country
and they have found another rat for Erik (although they are not made
anymore) and will send it to him, so Erik is now very happy :)
Dave
MEG
>Carol wrote:
>>In fact so much so that I think it might be time for the next
>afp-family
>>meet
This sounds like a really good idea.
>>A zoo or a safari park might be good as a pre-summer event, with
>>possibly a stop at the nearest Wacky Warehouse for play and food
>>afterwards.
Methinks Carol's done this before ;-)
>We love safari parks Knowslee is good but if you can
>think of another we would like to go there instead.
>or if you like walking we live nearish the lakes
>so a day in the lakes (sleeping at ours is an
>idea?) TTFN Mouse and Woozle
There's bound to be Travellodges/Inns in the area. These suit my monke^W
family very well without putting people out and keeping our
independence.
It could be a great weekend break and the children (Paul, 10 and
Rebecca, 5) would love to meet some more children with Discworld
interests.
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Suzi
fairly central (circa junctions 12/13 of the M1).
And can the normal crowd of afpdopted Uncles and Aunties come too?
Suzi
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Thorin98
I'd just like to say, that I was very relieved when I read this, as I had
been very nervous and worried at the idea of Erik being separated from his
rat :-)[1]
>Dave
Oh, btw mouse and woozle, I was very impressed by your report and very much
hope to attend a meet myself very soon now (I haven't been to one yet) :-)
[1] Just in case this confused anyone, I did not attend the meet, but
reading the report made me worry about it :-)
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Carol
> Can I suggest Woburn Safari Park or Whipsnade Zoo?... they are both
> fairly central (circa junctions 12/13 of the M1).
Either sounds fine to me. Would a date early next year be suitable? Say
mid February?
Anyone with any other suggestions for venue or date please feel free to
chip in here.....
> And can the normal crowd of afpdopted Uncles and Aunties come too?
Well, my definition of 'family' for these meets in the past has been any
group of one or more people who have some connection to afp. Basically
it's just an AFP meet but with entertainment that is suitable for
children included as part of the plan.
karen
>Suzi wrote:
>
>> Can I suggest Woburn Safari Park or Whipsnade Zoo?... they are both
>> fairly central (circa junctions 12/13 of the M1).
>
>Either sounds fine to me. Would a date early next year be suitable? Say
>mid February?
>
>Anyone with any other suggestions for venue or date please feel free to
>chip in here.....
>
more active and there are quite a lot of other things to do as well -
train rides, adventure playground, flaconry displays, penguin feeding
and stuff with a few indoor places too. Also it's a *lot* less busy
than in the summer.
The Weekend of the 20th/21Feb is the second weekend of half term in all
the LEA's around here (a rare conjunction) which may make it easier for
weekenders?
ttfn,
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Martyn Clapham
<hyp...@goodgulf.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <3659CD...@lspace.org>, Carol <ca...@lspace.org> writes
>>Suzi wrote:
>>
>>> Can I suggest Woburn Safari Park or Whipsnade Zoo?... they are both
>>> fairly central (circa junctions 12/13 of the M1).
>>
>>Either sounds fine to me. Would a date early next year be suitable? Say
>>mid February?
>>
>>Anyone with any other suggestions for venue or date please feel free to
>>chip in here.....
>>
[ snip bit about Whipsnade ]
>
>The Weekend of the 20th/21Feb is the second weekend of half term in all
>the LEA's around here (a rare conjunction) which may make it easier for
>weekenders?
>
Hmm, sounds interesting. I may try to come to this one.
Kids seem to like me, it's just the female ones over 18 I have problems
with. :-(
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Mad Purple Dragon
karen wrote in message ...
>In article <3659CD...@lspace.org>, Carol <ca...@lspace.org>
writes
>>Suzi wrote:
>>
>>> Can I suggest Woburn Safari Park or Whipsnade Zoo?... they are
both
>>> fairly central (circa junctions 12/13 of the M1).
>>
>
>The Weekend of the 20th/21Feb is the second weekend of half term in
all
>the LEA's around here (a rare conjunction) which may make it easier
for
>weekenders?
>
That would be good for a surprise for Mouse and Woozle
as i could fit in a long weekend away into the bargin
so how many others would like to come? (if your in AFP
then your invited by default and you can bring none afpers,
fresh blood, new recruits sort of thing!)
ps anyone living near if they could give me better
how to get there details inc, train stations etc i would be
very grateful!
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Mark Datko
> <snipped>
> >
> >The Weekend of the 20th/21Feb is the second weekend of half term in
> all
> >the LEA's around here (a rare conjunction) which may make it easier
> for
> >weekenders?
> >
>
> ps anyone living near if they could give me better
> how to get there details inc, train stations etc i would be
> very grateful!
>
Since Whipsnade is my local zoo (not that I have been since I was around
the ages of Mouse and Woozle) : I'll try to find out more about public
transport and get back to the group ... and group discounts at the
zoo itself.
I did try to get there a couple of summers ago, (it being a nice day and
me wanting to do something on the spur of the moment) thinking there is
bound to be a regular bus service ..... well, there wasn't then
As for railway stations, Luton (or Luton Airport Parkway if it ever
opens :-) ) would be closest, but cost of Taxi from said station/s
probably prohibative.
As for Woburn, ooh .. that's too far North for me ;-)
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