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Just been to Miller & Carter for lunch , they've put a caravan height restriction on the car park but it's not low enough, as we pulled in a peugeot 407 with irish plates and a towbar pulled into the disabled space (obviously) and 3 got out of it

They ordered £75 worth of steak meals which they ate but before the bill came they kicked off

This meal has hair in it , we're not paying , got up and walked out.

FFS theft pure and simple , if the manager had just pointed out the dress code and how sandals, ill fitting shorts and a dirty T shirt wasn' it he could've saved them £75


philw696 said:
Morning all.
Loving Normandy.
Great Food.
Great Roads.
Having a Good Time.
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Any tips on what's not to miss , I'm going over in the mustang 1st week in september
 
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Contigo said:
Javelin and a Coffee!!!

Cat did you get to any good restaurants?
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Rugbyman 2. For the price (€120 inc drinks), totally stunning. Exactly what we were looking for.

Awesome tapenade on croutons to kick off with a glass of cava, then bouillabase for Mrs C and smoked salmon and eel salad for me. Bream for her and fish brochette for me, then chocolat mousse and creme caramel.
All washed down with a great bottle of rose from Sancerrer and a couple of coffees.

Lovely hosts. Get a solid 9 on the Cat Gourmande scale.

C
 
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Good Morning all.
After a Great few days touring Normandy its nice to be home and do a few chores before going off to work in Spain.
Going to be 33° today and 40° forecast for tomorrow.
Can't beat a French Summer.
 
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Morning, all. Off to the office today. And later I shall come home again. I doubt much of note will happen in between, but I'm primed and ready for action, just in case.
 
2b1ask1

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Morning all, meant to be in north London, Hertford and Leicester today but a sore eye would make driving hard work so I’ll defer it till Friday. So WFH instead.

Have fun all...
 
GeoffCapes

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In the office today for a change after a great weekend spent with the family.

Made all the better by the fact that after 10 years 5 months and 18 days of fighting, the made up arrears that the CSA/CMS said I owed, and after they had sent numerous bailiffs to collect and the numerous court visits I had, and the fact that they actually had on their files that the arrears had been made up, I finally got notification that my case has now been closed!

Those who have never had any dealing with those b*stards will wonder what I'm on about. But the fact that 5 men a WEEK commit suicide which can be directly attributable to the CSA/CMS should tell you all you need to know about them.
And the women who press the CSA/CMS to collect such amounts.

It wasn't even about the money (which was up at over 30k at one point) it was about the principle.
I would rather have set fire to it than pay it when it wasn't owed.

I can now, finally, get on with the rest of my life without that cloud hanging over me.

You would not believe the weight that has been lifted off my shoulders.
 
lifes2short

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GeoffCapes said:
In the office today for a change after a great weekend spent with the family.

Made all the better by the fact that after 10 years 5 months and 18 days of fighting, the made up arrears that the CSA/CMS said I owed, and after they had sent numerous bailiffs to collect and the numerous court visits I had, and the fact that they actually had on their files that the arrears had been made up, I finally got notification that my case has now been closed!

Those who have never had any dealing with those b*stards will wonder what I'm on about. But the fact that 5 men a WEEK commit suicide which can be directly attributable to the CSA/CMS should tell you all you need to know about them.
And the women who press the CSA/CMS to collect such amounts.

It wasn't even about the money (which was up at over 30k at one point) it was about the principle.
I would rather have set fire to it than pay it when it wasn't owed.

I can now, finally, get on with the rest of my life without that cloud hanging over me.

You would not believe the weight that has been lifted off my shoulders.
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wow, that sounds like a fooking nightmare, remember seeing that true drama "killed by my debt" innocent teenager bullied by debt collecting agency obo local authority over two £65 parking tickets, bully boy bailiffs and eventually hangs himself, fooking hearbreaking and outrageous :mad:
 
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lifes2short said:
wow, that sounds like a fooking nightmare, remember seeing that true drama "killed by my debt" innocent teenager bullied by debt collecting agency obo local authority over two £65 parking tickets, bully boy bailiffs and eventually hangs himself, fooking hearbreaking and outrageous :mad:
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You would not believe what I nightmare it's been. I literally lived on handouts for 6 months from friends as when I was working in London they got an attachment of earnings on my salary which meant that after all my bills were paid, but before food, I had -£120. So basically I couldn't afford to live.
I used to not answer the door when bailiffs knocked.
Until one day I just snapped and threatened to break every bone in the bailiffs body if he even contemplated entering my flat.
So I then got a visit from the police.....
Still didn't let them in.

Wasn't until I started my own company that I started getting a bit of control on my earnings. That's when I had numerous court visits. But still more bailiffs.

You really cannot even fathom the stress of knowing that someone could enter your property and sell everything, based upon a lie.
And legally they have every right to do it.
When I moved in with Alex she was petrified of answering the door in case it was a bailiff.
I'm sure she still jumps now when the doorbell goes. :(
 
2b1ask1

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That is big news Mark, congrats on getting it settled, are you any closer to getting to see the kids?
 
lifes2short

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GeoffCapes said:
You would not believe what I nightmare it's been. I literally lived on handouts for 6 months from friends as when I was working in London they got an attachment of earnings on my salary which meant that after all my bills were paid, but before food, I had -£120. So basically I couldn't afford to live.
I used to not answer the door when bailiffs knocked.
Until one day I just snapped and threatened to break every bone in the bailiffs body if he even contemplated entering my flat.
So I then got a visit from the police.....
Still didn't let them in.

Wasn't until I started my own company that I started getting a bit of control on my earnings. That's when I had numerous court visits. But still more bailiffs.

You really cannot even fathom the stress of knowing that someone could enter your property and sell everything, based upon a lie.
And legally they have every right to do it.
When I moved in with Alex she was petrified of answering the door in case it was a bailiff.
I'm sure she still jumps now when the doorbell goes. :(
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some things are really fooked up in government departments and you tend to think what planet are these people on that make such decisions, bunch of fooking wankers with no common sense, remember seeing the "fathers for justice" and look at those poor windrush generation and what an outrageous decision that was, who the fook decided that they should be deported:mad:
 
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WOW! Mark.............When you converse with people on here and have a bit of a laugh, you don't realize what is actually happening in peoples lives and you automatically assume everything is 'Hunky-Dory' with everyone. Sorry to hear about all the sh!t you've going through and happy to hear it is all resolved.........Well done for hanging in there!!
 
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