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17 April 2010, 15:59
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If I had a larger Rib I know what I would be doing today & tomorrow
A freind of mine has just offered me a very reasonable sum of money to collect 3 people from Cherbourg back to Blighty tomorrow if they can't get a ferry tonight
If I had a big rib I think I would have been "ambulance chasing" over on t'other side of the channel for the last couple of days. Perfect weather for it too !
At £500 per head you cant really complain !
Aurevoir !
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17 April 2010, 16:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Enfield/Switzerland
Boat name: Zonneschijn II/Vixen
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Length: 7m +
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a friend of mine jokingly asked me to collect him from Dublin!!
so i think the trade would definitely be there...
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17 April 2010, 16:42
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Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
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I'd advise against this as accepting money in exchange for lifts will be seen as commercial activity by your insurance company who will drop you like a stone if something goes wrong.
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17 April 2010, 17:02
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Town: Enfield/Switzerland
Boat name: Zonneschijn II/Vixen
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Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
I'd advise against this as accepting money in exchange for lifts will be seen as commercial activity by your insurance company who will drop you like a stone if something goes wrong.
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agreed but there are plenty of commercial guys on here with "big ribs" who could earn a packet if they have the right coding
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17 April 2010, 17:31
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Town: Morecambe
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I'm Game !!!
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17 April 2010, 17:33
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Make: FunYak
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Originally Posted by Neil Harvey
agreed but there are plenty of commercial guys on here with "big ribs" who could earn a packet if they have the right coding
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is there a problem getting a foot passenger seat on the ferries?
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17 April 2010, 18:35
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is there a problem getting a foot passenger seat on the ferries?
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presumably if Chris is being asked to collect people
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17 April 2010, 18:38
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Originally Posted by Polwart
is there a problem getting a foot passenger seat on the ferries?
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Yes, radio 5 earlier passing on requests for no more foot passengers at one of the major ports, Dover I think.
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17 April 2010, 18:42
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A pal of mine did Eastbourne to Boulogne and back this morning, reckons he earned enough money to pay this years boating costs, and NO, he's not coded!
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17 April 2010, 19:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
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My freind could only get over if they paid their french taxi driver to join them as they had to be in a car !!
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17 April 2010, 21:06
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Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
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Length: 5m +
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There was a thing on the radio earlier where somebody was being interviewed and saying that he had to go and buy a bicycle to be allowed on the ferry, because the ferry was full for foot passengers but still had room for cyclists .... about the stupidest bloody thing I have heard so far this year!
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17 April 2010, 21:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BogMonster
.... about the stupidest bloody thing I have heard so far this year!
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Same for cars too - 'coz they can like charge you for 'em - innit?
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17 April 2010, 21:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Boat name: Worth the wait
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Length: 7m +
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If only I had the time to get down to the Dover area! Anyone want to use a coded rib, 12 seats at £500/head, sounds like we could make a bit of money ......
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17 April 2010, 21:59
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If the flights are still grounded next weekend...
...can one of you boys run me and a pal over to Palma Nova in Majorca next Saturday? I can pay in unlimited beer and spirits for 4 nights and promise it'll be one hell of a birthday celebration 
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17 April 2010, 22:17
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...can one of you boys run me and a pal over to Palma Nova in Majorca next Saturday? I can pay in unlimited beer and spirits for 4 nights and promise it'll be one hell of a birthday celebration |
Hey .. that sounds like a party  careful now... you know how these internerd thangs get out of hand 
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18 April 2010, 07:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
A freind of mine has just offered me a very reasonable sum of money to collect 3 people from Cherbourg back to Blighty tomorrow if they can't get a ferry tonight.
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There are still places left on this afternoon's and this evening's Cherbourg ferries.
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18 April 2010, 11:31
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Quote:
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Hey .. that sounds like a party careful now... you know how these internerd thangs get out of hand
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Garf .. tell Mrfullup he cant come |
The more the merrier
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18 April 2010, 11:52
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...can one of you boys run me and a pal over to Palma Nova in Majorca next Saturday? I can pay in unlimited beer and spirits for 4 nights and promise it'll be one hell of a birthday celebration |
i am off to Adelaide AU on 14 dec, need a f+^*in good fuel tank 
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18 April 2010, 13:43
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if only the rya would send me my commercial ticket back quicker beer in palmer sounds mint
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18 April 2010, 23:52
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Member
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Town: Truro-Cornwall & Brazil
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628653.stm
Apparently the French police told him not to come back. These lifts were free but there is obviously scope to make some money if you have all the correct coding etc! I'm guessing he didn't!
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