I though August was supposed to be particularly warm this year, but it's so cold in here at the moment I've just had to put the central heating on. Anybody else had to do this?

No kidding? I worked on a summer camp up there in 1995... teaching kids from the San Francisco ghettos how to shoot. :smw:

no way :dance: ukiah or mendocino county

no way :dance: ukiah or mendocino county

 

Mendocino county. Halfway between Willits and Fort Bragg. If you take the weird skunk train thing you actually pass the camp.

Mendocino county. Halfway between Willits and Fort Bragg. If you take the weird skunk train thing you actually pass the camp.

hey now this is getting freaky :eek: my missus was from willits and use to work in ukiah were i met her,i worked in potter valley,redwood valley and lake county. hope you aint been with my woman :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Really? I did my east coast trip in a Sebring Convertible. I have some photos of me in it driving round a roundabout near the Capiton Building in DC.

 

I'm not going as far as San Francisco. Santa Barbara will be the furthest north if I decide to go there. Going to concentrate my efforts around San Diego and some time in Long Beach.

 

Shame there was nobody around to take a picture of me with the car, but you get the idea.

hey now this is getting freaky :eek: my missus was from willits and use to work in ukiah were i met her,i worked in potter valley,redwood valley and lake county. hope you aint been with my woman :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

:rofl: No mate, I doubt it. Regrettably I managed to generate precisely no interest whatsoever amongst the female population of California. Somewhat to my relief I also managed to generate no interest amongst the male population either.

:rofl: No mate, I doubt it. Regrettably I managed to generate precisely no interest whatsoever amongst the female population of California. Somewhat to my relief I also managed to generate no interest amongst the male population either.

:shock: :rofl:

Really? Christ, women love the English accent over there. Got chatty with loads when I was in SC last.

 

I'm worried about next weekend. I reckon I'll miss my connecting flight in Minneapolis. Only 2 hours between landing there before my onward flight to San Diego. :(

Really? Christ, women love the English accent over there. Got chatty with loads when I was in SC last.

 

I'm worried about next weekend. I reckon I'll miss my connecting flight in Minneapolis. Only 2 hours between landing there before my onward flight to San Diego. :(

 

Yeah, well I'm good at being bad with women. I've developed it into a fine art, to the point where I seriously doubt there's anyone better at being bad with women than me, but that's by the by.

 

I reckon you'll be OK with your connecting flight as long as your flight from the UK leaves on time. Hopefully they're getting on top of things a bit more.

 

Funnily enough I almost went to the US this week myself but decided against it on the grounds of impending deadlines (it was a work trip to see some Microsoft people, and I'm buggered if I'm going to fly all the way to Seattle for just three days without being able to tack some holiday onto it). Quite glad it didn't come off in the weekend.

 

Seriously though mate, I don't think you need to worry too much. If there's a delay at this end and you miss your connection I imagine your airline will see you right. They seem to be pretty good about things like this.

Well unfortunately all seem to be delayed. All mine has to be delayed by is a matter of a few hours and I'm stuffed. Not sure how it works stateside. I guess I'm not entering the country so can litterally just join my flight and not have to check in again??

I wouldn't bank on it mate. When I flew into LA last year passengers on connecting flights had to go through the whole rigmarole over again. Everyone, and I mean, everyone had to go through US customs with all their baggage and everything. They do like to make a bit of a meal of it.

Well unfortunately all seem to be delayed. All mine has to be delayed by is a matter of a few hours and I'm stuffed. Not sure how it works stateside. I guess I'm not entering the country so can litterally just join my flight and not have to check in again??

whenever my connection has been ko,d due to there fault they normally get you on the next available,it just means sitting around with 350pound women eating doughnuts

I wouldn't bank on it mate. When I flew into LA last year passengers on connecting flights had to go through the whole rigmarole over again. Everyone, and I mean, everyone had to go through US customs with all their baggage and everything. They do like to make a bit of a meal of it.

 

Well I'll deffinately miss that connecting flight. A 2 hour window is kinda pathetic. Unfortunately, there's only 1 flight a day between Minnieapolis and San Diego. They'd better put me up in a hotel!

Fair point, looks like it'll either be the women with the donuts or the hotel.

This is going to turn out to be a nightmare of a trip. Can just feel it.