We are stuck need help **URGENT**

[Jo662]

Or maybe he is unable to communicate as no Internet for example. seems to have been unprepared for his trip ,so maybe not also prepared for wifi .
Probably dealing with lots of issues, van engine, repatriation, insurance breakdown. Accomodation etc etc.

But would of thought he could of replied to yodeli text with a short explanation

 

[Odd-no-more]

Or maybe he is unable to communicate as no Internet for example. seems to have been unprepared for his trip ,so maybe not also prepared for wifi .
Probably dealing with lots of issues, van engine, repatriation, insurance breakdown. Accomodation etc etc.

It's not difficult to reply to a txt from someone who has been exceptionally helpful, it's just selfish and rude IMO

 

[Jim]

It's not difficult to reply to a txt from someone who has been exceptionally helpful, it's just selfish and rude IMO

If he is deliberately ignoring Frankie then that would be true, but we don't know that. So getting your tuppence in facebook style and slating a member here is not on. I said as much three posts ago

 

[TheBig1]

It is very sad that people resort to being rude to people trying hard to help them. Biting the hand that feeds them comes to mind.

Very best of luck to poindexter to sort out his van situation in France from the UK. Not something I would be happy to do without help in the way of an interpreter. Problem is that the cost involved is likely to increase as time goes by. Maybe, and it is only supposition the owner is financially embarrassed and can't easily raise the cost of recovery and or repair. Having repairs done abroad leaves you very vulnerable to local garages charging way more than it would cost at home

A reminder to us all to ensure you have the right cover in place before travelling and a contingency emergency fund available. Not everyone on here is a wealthy retiree with time and money to sort things immediately. Many work hard and save to them a small fortune to be able to buy an older van to use as and when they get holiday. All we can hope is that this thread has not embarrassed him so much we never hear from them again. As I said, I wish them the best of luck sorting this.

Years ago a friend of mine loaded the boot of his car with tools and drove to Spain to help a friend with a converted lorry to get home. The local garage was less than helpful and looked down their nose at the "old banger". That banger was the guy's home and pride and joy, containing everything he owned in the world. They got it running and home and spent months on reconditioning the engine. The guy lived in it in the yard, going off to work daily and worked evenings and weekends to save it.

 

[Odd-no-more]

If he is deliberately ignoring Frankie then that would be true, but we don't know that. So getting your tuppence in facebook style and slating a member here is not on. I said as much three posts ago

OK I consider myself "advised" It's like being sent to the headmaster's office

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[The Wino]

OK I consider myself "advised" It's like being sent to the headmaster's office

Lucky not to get the cane..... opinions may vary!

 

[Odd-no-more]

Lucky not to get the cane

That happened a lot at my school, I thought it was all over now

 

[TheBig1]

Lucky not to get the cane..... opinions may vary!

The last time the headmaster tried to hit me with the cane, I told him if he did, I would do the same to him. Being 6ft4 and built like a brick outhouse was enough for him to reconsider his options. Never got threatened again for some reason.

Mind you by 15 I was working on building sites evenings and weekends. Pleased to know that teachers are no longer allowed to intimidate children with violence. But it was socially acceptable back then

 

[brynric]

Following the last couple of posts, can I suggest Jim adds corporal punishment to Coventry for forum misdemeanours.
They could be saved up for a public flogging along side the bacon rolls at rallies. Persistent offenders could have a couple of lashes at each van. The possibilities are endless.

 

[The Wino]

Following the last couple of posts, can I suggest Jim adds corporal punishment to Coventry for forum misdemeanours.
They could be saved up for a public flogging along side the bacon rolls at rallies. Persistent offenders could have a couple of lashes at each van. The possibilities are endless.

We don't want lot's of MPs as members so no a very good idea!

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[Riverbankannie]

Is it ok to drop a non running vehicle at the ferry and they will load it, off load the other end.

I’m intrigued.

Yes it is. Has happened to 2 friends with MGs on a rally. Both times just recovered by French breakdown, holiday continued in a hire car, on return to Ouisterham, car waiting dock side. Maybe just pushed on and off in Portsmouth, as of course only a small car, I didn’t actually see. Then breakdown recovered in UK to home.
Actually thinking about it, it was same car each time, thankfully not ours! I think that there are 8 brains on it at this time but at least on of them remembered the obligatory yellow jacket.

 

[meanders]

The last time the headmaster tried to hit me with the cane, I told him if he did, I would do the same to him. Being 6ft4 and built like a brick outhouse was enough for him to reconsider his options. Never got threatened again for some reason.

Mind you by 15 I was working on building sites evenings and weekends. Pleased to know that teachers are no longer allowed to intimidate children with violence. But it was socially acceptable back then

Watch it or we will have the flog 'em and hang 'em brigade here back on a march. Clearly you turned out a dishonest thug or delinquent.

 

[chaser]

My guess on this is that he has run out of money , now that is just my opinion but what I am coming to is something that used to happen on here for people who needed some quick money there was a collection and a fund for anyone who needed it , now is it still running is there anything left or was it all paid out.
Now would it be a good idea to start it up again. If all the members on here donated just a pound there would be quite a sizable fund.
I suppose the main drawback is getting someone to look after the money and who to give it but although it maybe not the case here it is a good example.

 

[Littlewheels]

Funds are all well and good until it comes to the distribution and who is both credible and deserving. So many who don’t have the necessary back up go on holiday abroad but it’s only when they get into trouble they actually realise they are in fact abroad and stuck in a bad situation. Proper planning and preparation is what’s necessary and if you cannot get that right rethink your holiday.

 

[TheBig1]

Funds are all well and good until it comes to the distribution and who is both credible and deserving. So many who don’t have the necessary back up go on holiday abroad but it’s only when they get into trouble they actually realise they are in fact abroad and stuck in a bad situation. Proper planning and preparation is what’s necessary and if you cannot get that right rethink your holiday.

All the "P"s poor planning and preparation leads to piss poor performance

But that is obvious in hindsight, being 20/20 vision

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[TheBig1]

Kick a man when he's down, and he will bear a grudge forever. Help him up and he will never forget it

I know which I prefer to live by

 

[Two on Tour]

Help him up and he will never forget it

Is that after you have kicked him when he's down?

 

[Riverbankannie]

I am coming to is something that used to happen on here for people who needed some quick money there was a collection and a fund for anyone who needed it , now is it still running is there anything left or was it all paid out.

I think I remember that was in initial covid times when people’s circumstances really changed without warning and beyond their control. I might be wrong though.

 

[Elsie2010]

My guess on this is that he has run out of money , now that is just my opinion but what I am coming to is something that used to happen on here for people who needed some quick money there was a collection and a fund for anyone who needed it , now is it still running is there anything left or was it all paid out.
Now would it be a good idea to start it up again. If all the members on here donated just a pound there would be quite a sizable fund.
I suppose the main drawback is getting someone to look after the money and who to give it but although it maybe not the case here it is a good example.

Ah, that's a lovely thing to do for forum members

 

[yodeli]

Funds are all well and good until it comes to the distribution and who is both credible and deserving.

Jim has always been holding these things in a very smart way, and honestly, if something like that was to be run again for who ever is in need, I would trust him again just the same without any question. Anyone not trusting him should not donate.... end of discussion. I indeed don't see the point of questioning: why, what, how much, whom to...etc.. If I remember well, last time he made a full report of the way the money had been used. But hadn't he done it I would act just the same today. Give what I can and cross my fingers it works alright

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[Kups]

The last time the headmaster tried to hit me with the cane, I told him if he did, I would do the same to him. Being 6ft4 and built like a brick outhouse was enough for him to reconsider his options. Never got threatened again for some reason.

Mind you by 15 I was working on building sites evenings and weekends. Pleased to know that teachers are no longer allowed to intimidate children with violence. But it was socially acceptable back then

FYI. Corporal punishment was prohibited in all state-supported education in 1986. The prohibition was extended to cover private schools in England and Wales in 1998, in Scotland in 2000, and in Northern Ireland in 2003.

 

[TheBig1]

FYI. Corporal punishment was prohibited in all state-supported education in 1986. The prohibition was extended to cover private schools in England and Wales in 1998, in Scotland in 2000, and in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Makes me feel old

 

[Silver-Fox]

Kick a man when he's down, and he will bear a grudge forever. Help him up and he will never forget it

I think that may well of been the case years ago.

It seems these days there are some that feel a bit more entitled.

 

[Silver-Fox]

A reminder to us all to ensure you have the right cover in place before travelling and a contingency emergency fund available.

The same for travel insurance as well in my view.
You just never know what’s around the corner

 

[Silver-Fox]

The last time the headmaster tried to hit me with the cane, I told him if he did, I would do the same to him.

But did you deserve it

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[TheBig1]

But did you deserve it

Of course, I was an obnoxious git back then.... Have I improved?

 

[Silver-Fox]

I suppose the main drawback is getting someone to look after the money and who to give it but although it maybe not the case here it is a good example.

Did one member on here get a helping hand and the disappeared into the either?

I can’t remember clearly now as it was a bit back.
Maybe the first Covid round

 

[Silver-Fox]

Of course, I was an obnoxious git back then.... Have I improved?

Now you know you haven’t improved don’t you

But I still love you and prefer you that way

 

[Silver-Fox]

FYI. Corporal punishment was prohibited in all state-supported education in 1986. The prohibition was extended to cover private schools in England and Wales in 1998, in Scotland in 2000, and in Northern Ireland in 2003.

And now the kids rule the classroom

 

[Littlewheels]

Jim has always been holding these things in a very smart way, and honestly, if something like that was to be run again for who ever is in need, I would trust him again just the same without any question. Anyone not trusting him should not donate.

My reference was to Chasers suggestion to resurrect the fund for general usage not to this particular incident of which l made no reference to.

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