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Tis.....I take it anyone can stay at this Royal Maritime Club and we don't have to be accompanied by a member?? Jase.... Where are you booking? Are you going with the Premier Inn or trying to book this Maritime Club?? And I just double checked my holiday dates I'd booked at work and realised that I'm not off the weekend we're going   So first thing Monday morning my boss is going to be the most wonderful-est, bestest boss in whole wide world....... but only if he lets me extend my holiday by another 3 days  If he don't then I'll stamp me feet and spit me dummy out and sulk forever Fingers crossed then............for the extra days that is not the tantrum 
I wish I were a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum,
'Cause how can you be grumpy?
When the sun shines out ya bum!!
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i have booked two nights at the premier inn. looks like it may even be walking distance from the dock yard guess we can all hook up for dinner on the Friday night. we can swap mobile numbers nearer the time. victory hear we come!!!  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Might be a good idea to contact the admiralty office and state why you are visiting, sometimes they do special tours for model makers, which the normal tour doesn't cover? Ship Builds on the go
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good idea i will look into it. There are no guided tours on the day we are going “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Jamie wrote:Tis.....I take it anyone can stay at this Royal Maritime Club and we don't have to be accompanied by a member?? Jase.... Where are you booking? Are you going with the Premier Inn or trying to book this Maritime Club?? And I just double checked my holiday dates I'd booked at work and realised that I'm not off the weekend we're going So first thing Monday morning my boss is going to be the most wonderful-est, bestest boss in whole wide world....... but only if he lets me extend my holiday by another 3 days If he don't then I'll stamp me feet and spit me dummy out and sulk forever Fingers crossed then............for the extra days that is not the tantrum Jamie, yes anyone can book in, it was at one time the 'Royal Sailors Home Club' and then anyone associated with the Navy or ex-services could stay there, but it has obviusly changed hands and is to all extents and purposes, an hotel. Do hope your Boss is the generous type, promise him a stick of rock or something...lol. I agree with Jase, we can exchange mobile numbers nearer the time. I've lost count of how many are coming down? Have booked my coach, lot cheaper than the train, don't do motor way driving any more, I get too tired. Jase, I have chosen this place purely because I have stayed there before and it is a nice place. 'The Ships Anselm' pub, which is on The Hard, opposite Portsmouth Harbour Station used to do a good meal and it is equidistant between the two places. HMS. Warrior is on The HARD, as is the dockyard. TIS
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Well spoke to boss this morning and I can't extend my holiday as there is to many people off on the extra days I wanted I'm still keeping my hopes up though  as it may still be possible  just got to remind him a bit closer to the date and he will see what he can do. So unfortunately I cannot say for definate if I'll be there or not until probably the day before  Oh well fingers crossed, and watch this space.
I wish I were a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum,
'Cause how can you be grumpy?
When the sun shines out ya bum!!
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That's bad luck Jamie. Hope he has a change of heart and allows you to have the time off. I suppose it's too risky to throw a sicky?
TIS
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sad news no way you can head over after work on the friday? or do you work weekends? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Tis....I thought about pulling a sicky but it's a bit naughty and I'd feel guilty. Jase.... The nature of the work I do means I'm on call 24/7 365 days a year. So I'm afraid it's not as easy as clocking off friday and driving down or even leaving early saturday morning....although.....as I've booked the monday off it's company policy that they try and get us home on the friday but cannot guarantee it. Weekends don't count as our days off so to get a wekend off I only have to book the friday and monday to get a long weekend off. So......with that in mind once it gets to wednesday/thursday, of the week before, if I'm home that week??, it would be highly unlikely that my boss would send me away incase I missed the start of my holiday on monday.  It's hard to explain but all is not lost. Even if I am away that week come wednesday I just got to keep reminding that my holiday is starting soon and he will dohis best to get me changed out. I'll leave it a few days and ask him again, you never know someone might change/cancel their holiday
I wish I were a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum,
'Cause how can you be grumpy?
When the sun shines out ya bum!!
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We'll keep our fingers crossed for you Jamie, you never know.
TIS
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Hi all, Haven't been on here for a while. I'm up for a visit to Victory on the 21st August, as long as there are no surprises from work... Will probably drive down from Didcot (Near Oxford). Regards, Mike.
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God. Wish I was going with you guys. Can hardly walk at the moment due to knee injury. (operation canceled twice  ) give my love to pompy. I was going to sugest popping into the Ship Leapord pub next to the dockyard entrance which was my old local when, but I spotted on google street view that its bloody borded up Also my old training base HMS Vernon is now a block of flamin flats. Bob
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be good to see you their mike i will Private message everybody nearer the time to swop mobiles and arange meeting up “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Welcome aboard Mike, look forward to seeing you there.
TIS
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Boaz wrote:God. Wish I was going with you guys. Can hardly walk at the moment due to knee injury. (operation canceled twice ) give my love to pompy. I was going to sugest popping into the Ship Leapord pub next to the dockyard entrance which was my old local when, but I spotted on google street view that its bloody borded up Also my old training base HMS Vernon is now a block of flamin flats. Bob Sorry to hear of the problem with your knees Bob and hope that you don't have to wait too long for your op. I'm sure there will be more trips in the future. Good luck. TIS
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Boaz wrote:God. Wish I was going with you guys. Can hardly walk at the moment due to knee injury. (operation canceled twice ) give my love to pompy. I was going to sugest popping into the Ship Leapord pub next to the dockyard entrance which was my old local when, but I spotted on google street view that its bloody borded up Also my old training base HMS Vernon is now a block of flamin flats. Bob Ah the good ole days hey Bob, nothing like a trip down memory lane........even though memory lane ain't quite how you remember it
I wish I were a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum,
'Cause how can you be grumpy?
When the sun shines out ya bum!!
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Ah the good ole days hey Bob, nothing like a trip down memory lane........even though memory lane ain't quite how you remember it [/quote] More like memory dirt track. & thanks Tis
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