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Buyers are camped in our garden over Christmas

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    I believe they still do in many parts of Ireland.

    I had a neighbour do it when her baby daughter died. Slightly more moving scenario than this case though (as long as the hand brake stays on :eek:).

    Sorry, know that was in bad taste........
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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  • mum2four
    mum2four Posts: 176 Forumite
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    Thank you Mr Jones for this wonderfully funny distraction, a relative is seriously ill in hospital and this thread has helped me get through today without breaking down, please keep updating.

    Nikki x
  • thejonesfamily
    thejonesfamily Posts: 228 Forumite
    edited 6 January 2011 at 8:36PM
    just to clarify, there was a statutory service at the crem, but only Mrs C attended. Mr C wasnt welcome as the father didnt approve of the private afterhours homevisits by the surgery lady in the campervan and Edna C was on a sightseeing holiday in Mozambique with the SOBS.

    I asked what SOBS was as I was confused and she said "oh the Society of Blind Scrabblers"

    I asked why they went on a sightseeing holiday to Mozambique and she said "well, it was that or Kazakhstan"

    why those of all places I enquired

    "Well" Mrs C said "SOBS only went on holidays to countries with high scrabble scores and as Kazakhstan only scored 30pts, Moambique came in at 34"

    "No" I said, "I meant why a sightseeing holiday" "Oh" replied Mrs C "they had a good feeling about Africa"

    Anyway,enough drivel, the FD went after about an hour and Mrs has given up the idea of being taken, so we are eating in instead.

    Mr and Mrs C have asked for small favour. They are planning on laying on some nibbles after the service at the camper and have asked for use of our freezer as they are nipping down to Iceland to stock up on the buffet food.
  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    edited 6 January 2011 at 8:43PM
    the idea of SOBS contemplating going on a Sight Seeing holiday to a war-zone.. has me weeping with laughter..... (no offence to any of our members here who are visually impaired@)




    ""I didnt realise coming to discuss coffins included a range of knock knock jokes... "

    would those be the "knock knock let me out" jokes ?
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    Mr and Mrs C have asked for small favour. They are planning on laying on some nibbles after the service at the camper and have asked for use of our freezer as they are nipping down to Iceland to stock up on the buffet food.

    Nooooo !! Why do I think Ma Clampett is going to end up in there. :eek:
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • Do Mr and Mrs C know where your moving yet I'm sure they be popping round regulary.
  • abby1234519
    abby1234519 Posts: 1,961 Forumite
    Louby-Lou wrote: »
    Do Mr and Mrs C know where your moving yet I'm sure they be popping round regulary.

    because they'll have a broken toilet ^^
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  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    Don't they have chapels of rest in Wales? That's what we use to lay out the dead for people wishing to pay their respects here in Devon

    when my gran died people went to view her at the funeral parlour.
  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
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    I really hope this runs for a long time:rotfl:

    I can feel a long lost relitive coming out of the woodworks for Ma Clampetts will reading:rotfl:

    this thread is moving so fast i am losing track of where i have read up to, so now i am thanking everyone and using it as a
    bookmark:cool::rotfl:
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  • *Robin*
    *Robin* Posts: 3,364 Forumite
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    I can't wait to hear what the Clampetts want to put in Mr J's freezer! :D

    this thread is moving so fast i am losing track of where i have read up to, so now i am thanking everyone and using it as a
    bookmark:cool::rotfl:

    ..Oh dear that will upset the bods on the Wild Camper site!
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