I declare the silly season , well and truly open.
This weeks idiocy was to take 2 x sofas, 1 x carpet (quite large), about 20 prints and about 25 boxes of French wine to.........Bordeaux.
(You may wonder over the word 'about' , well I didn't count them on and they didn't count them off ? ! ? ! ? CRAZY................)
Off we set on Sunday morning at disgusting o'clock with a view to arriving at Le Bourget about dawn , we were 2 hours early.
Le Bourget 08.00 ish on 20.02.11,
LX NVB , F GZLD , VP CBC , N954FJ , A6 ARK , F HBBN , HB JEI , 9H BBJ , OE HAK , M MMAS , CS DTF , M JCPO , EC IVJ , F HBFK , F GLTK , F GRET , TR LFB , TR LGZ , D AKAT , A7 MED , F GVLC , F GVBK , F HAST , F GOGF , LX JFI , F GETJ , VQBDG , M AUTO , LX JFT , EC JMS , F GRSO , G SEAJ , F GHPB , TR KSP , SE RFH , OE LGS , LZ YUR , F GESP , TR LGV , N193F , 5A DCM , F HEAD F GRXL , M FAHD , SX MLA , G CGHL , F GYVP , CS DXN and N132 ??
Then off to Issy Le M ( I usually spell it wrong )
Floating over Parc Andre Citroen , was the tethered balloon. F GXBP
Then down the ramp to the heliport.
F ZBPO , F GXRI , F GVAF , F HAIQ , F GUCA and F ZBPX. (they, like me think its the police who should be behind bars. )
Then off to Chartres Champhol ( I had been 'nearby' many times never visited)
F GDID , F GAHY , F GGXY , F GJGN , F GHJK , F BUSB , N582AM , F GOVD , F GPEL , F GIYD , F GHKJ , F BNJK , F PGCL and F BLMK.
Then a longish detour to visit Chateauroux (not my errordrome fom last time Chateaulleraut )
13.30 ish Chateauroux (still) 20.2.11.
SX FIN , F GCBH , F GLXQ , SX BMC , F GTOM , EC JFR , F GESB , I LINH , I OCEU , F BTDE .
Limoges next at about 15.00 not great.
I MXLT , F GKNC , G KKEV , F GIVE.
That was spotting done for the day, so we hotelled about 150 kms short of the drop.
Next morning up and away at about 9, to Chateau de sours, on the outskirts of Bordeaux. A little faffing and we offloaded, then reloaded with 20 cases (of the rumoured 100) of sparkling rose.
Off to Bordeaux, arrived 13.00 is om 21.2.11,
F ZBEP , D CCCB , F WWUH (a Falcon 7x) F GNSF , HB IUT , F HBNB , N505HB , G EZBM ( into every life a little mundanery must fly ) EI ORD , EI ?AX , HS TES , F HBOY , F RADC , F WCDL , HS TER , HS TEU , F RBFA , N841AB , HS TET , F BUAD , EI EON , HS TEQ , F BTTI , D ALEB , OY SRG , HB JQA ,
F GEUE , F GKAG , EI DHY
We got as far as Tours before we hit the hotel, next morning.....
Tours 09.00 ish 22.2.11
EC LBO was IT
On a roundabout on the way out of town was F BTM A.
Salis at Le Ferte Alais beckonned. Shame it was still shut up for the winter , but outside were.F GLDF, a DC3 and a Nord 262.
A couple of 'wrecks' looked like Flamants and the nose of a Caravelle.
Last of the day...........Toussus Le Noble. 15.00 ish 22.2.11
N762RS , N55424 , F GCLJ , F HAZB , F GCTR , G BBLU , F GKBV , CN TMC , F BPIK , F HUBG , F HAAT , HB PRJ , N43CH , F GGOO , F GZBG , F PRRM , N6227Z , F GUAN , F GSZN , F PJYA , N2717Y , F GIEE , F HCLA , N60554 , F BNOB , D ESTT , F GXCF , F GYPV , F GHTC , F GXMV , F GKUF , F GLVF ,
F GKUT , F GRBK , N203PT , F HTAF , F GBXN , F GJHT , F GPIK , N427CD , F GHAR , F GCNJ , F HAEC , N747FC , F BSMH , F BTLU , N825FG , F GJGN ,
F GUXH , F BXQQ , F GFUY , F GCTR , N8LV , F GCLJ , F BVUK , F GOBM , F GPUC , F GJYB , F GEPA , F BVTF , N9774Z , N517HC , F BGOV , F GMAB ,
F BTUB , F GMHZ , F PGEV , F GCQF , F GBCF , F GDHI , F BRBN , F BMCB , F GETI , F HAEM , F BVTF , N700KV , F GDCE , F GDJS , F BRAI , F GVEF.
and finally the star 6W SHN
.
We then headed for Le Bourget, but fate was conspiring against us. We stopped at La Cornueuve to grab a sandwich and the auxilliary drive belt snapped, just as we left, so we 'coasted sorta' to Le Bourget, went to the police to get info about Ford garages. Managed to find a garage with the belt, but the belt had broken because the tensioner pulley had seized, so we had to order one, & it wouldn't arrive till 14.00 next day.
So we went to find a really grotty hotel (and succeeded admirably), had a pizza a few beers & hit the sack.
Next morning up and at 'em about 9, over to the Musee de l'air. 23.2.11.
F AJGP , F ADFX , F APXO , F AINX , F CBGR , F ZBAY , F GCVL , F BTTD , F WTSS , F BTSD , 95 UG , F WFKY , F PYFT , F CAJA , F CRLL , F CRBT , F BCMN (NM) F AHBE , F BHCD , F CCAY , F CRRB , 28 AEP , F WGVA , F ZWWE , F BFAN , F WGVG , F WFRQ , F WFKC , G EBBY , F GMGE , F WYDD , F WGVD ,
F WFDQ , F ANRO and F CCHX , outside visible were, A6 HRM and N166FE.
I taxi'ed off to the garage picked up my parts, back to the van to try fitting them. Fitting the tensioner was easy, but the drive belt was an absolute BA**ARD. ! ! !
Eventually done so a final squirt round Le Bourget and off to the tunnel.
VP CZX , D ARTN , CS DWF , F BUEJ , HB IUX , CS DLE , LX GJC , N297AP , N55AL , N311CG , EC JMS , HZ ASGA , N92411 , EC KPB , VP BVV , F GLNE ,
N113CS , M MMAS , F GETJ , OO FPA , EC LDK , F HFMB , N204DD , LX LAB , G EDCL , F BIPH ? , M AIRU , F HEAL , AO GAK , EC TTV , F GFDJ , HZ 103
F HCEF , F GNSA , SX MLA , N954FJ , F HCDD , TR LGV , A6 ADG , HB VOW and F GRGV (poss GBGV)
A passing glance at Fedex's apron at CDG netted N572FE and N577FE.
Got home ceam crackered at midnight last night.
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Silly Season
Silly Season
I got a little black book with me poems in
Re: Silly Season
Brilliant stuff Terry,those drive-belts are fun to fit at the side of the road,I fitted one in a snowstorm at Achnasheen village in a Merc Sprinter once - I think it went around 7 pulley-wheels and when the frost-bite went away I noticed that I had no skin left on my knuckles.
I can't wait for your next trip !
I can't wait for your next trip !
Re: Silly Season
Hi Mike
Just had a quick look at the diagram and its 8 pulleys on the Transit
Next trip is threatening to be shoes to Milan for 5th March (its illegal to import shoes into Italy ) I DO get all the cream jobs
Have fun
Terry
Just had a quick look at the diagram and its 8 pulleys on the Transit
Next trip is threatening to be shoes to Milan for 5th March (its illegal to import shoes into Italy ) I DO get all the cream jobs
Have fun
Terry
I got a little black book with me poems in
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