Re: Argos Tent: end of an era



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John Laird

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On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 15:31:19 +0100, Steve Orrell wrote:

>for those who may be procrastinating over buying a Pro-Action 1 its
>about to cease to be, Argos are now listing it as a "clearance item" @
>£19.99

You swine, you. I will be £19.99 poorer by tomorrow, and I didn't even need
a tent...

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On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:13:09 +0100, John Laird
<[email protected]> wrote:

>You swine, you. I will be £19.99 poorer by tomorrow, and I didn't even need
>a tent...


Ha ha! And you could have got it for £14.99 only a couple of weeks
ago.

Judith (Still bitter at spending £30 on my first one. grrr)
 
"John Laird" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 15:31:19 +0100, Steve Orrell wrote:
>
> >for those who may be procrastinating over buying a Pro-Action 1 its
> >about to cease to be, Argos are now listing it as a "clearance item" @
> >£19.99
>
> You swine, you. I will be £19.99 poorer by tomorrow, and I didn't even
need
> a tent...

I am *now* £23.94 poorer, I'm getting it delivered. I do enough sleeping in
the car, haunted bothies etc I may as well buy a tent!

KRO
 
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:03:07 +0000 (UTC), "KRO" <[email protected]> wrote:

[...]
>I am *now* £23.94 poorer, I'm getting it delivered. I do enough sleeping in
>the car, haunted bothies etc I may as well buy a tent!

Haunted bothies...?? Whassat....

(Eeek! :)


Best wishes,
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Peewiglet
 
"Peewiglet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:03:07 +0000 (UTC), "KRO" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> [...]
> >I am *now* £23.94 poorer, I'm getting it delivered. I do enough sleeping
in
> >the car, haunted bothies etc I may as well buy a tent!
>
> Haunted bothies...?? Whassat....
>
> (Eeek! :)
>
>
> Best wishes,
> --
> Peewiglet

bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/
 
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:52:57 +0100, "Chris 159"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Peewiglet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:03:07 +0000 (UTC), "KRO" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>> >I am *now* £23.94 poorer, I'm getting it delivered. I do enough sleeping
>in
>> >the car, haunted bothies etc I may as well buy a tent!
>>
>> Haunted bothies...?? Whassat....
>>
>> (Eeek! :)
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> --
>> Peewiglet
>
>bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/
>
<Blush> Sorry :) <fx: kicks self in shin> I meant:-

Haunted bothys...?? Whassat....

(Eeek! :)


Best wishes,
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Peewiglet
 
"Judith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:13:09 +0100, John Laird
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >You swine, you. I will be £19.99 poorer by tomorrow, and I didn't even need
> >a tent...
>
>
> Ha ha! And you could have got it for £14.99 only a couple of weeks
> ago.
>
> Judith (Still bitter at spending £30 on my first one. grrr)

I bought my first for £19.99. Argos always reduce the price after a few weeks.

Of course, they blindsided me with the reduction to £14.99, which means they
have £5 of mine that they shouldn't, but I'm STILL NOT BITTER.
--
Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen
 
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:03:55 +0100, Peewiglet wrote:

>On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:52:57 +0100, "Chris 159"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Peewiglet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:03:07 +0000 (UTC), "KRO" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>> >I am *now* £23.94 poorer, I'm getting it delivered. I do enough sleeping
>>in
>>> >the car, haunted bothies etc I may as well buy a tent!
>>>
>>> Haunted bothies...?? Whassat....

>>bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/

He is "Both" or "Beefy" - I doubt very much whether he would take to
being called by a diminutive form of his name.
>>
><Blush> Sorry :) <fx: kicks self in shin> I meant:-
>
>Haunted bothys...?? Whassat....

An incorrect plural in normal English usage.

http://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/
>
>(Eeek!

Eeek! Eeek! - Must be the resident mouse. All bothies have mice.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"
 
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:14:57 +0100, Judith
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:13:09 +0100, John Laird
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You swine, you. I will be £19.99 poorer by tomorrow, and I didn't even need
>>a tent...
>
>Ha ha! And you could have got it for £14.99 only a couple of weeks
>ago.

It'll still be a bargain, according to everyone here.

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I think, there for I am... so what's your excuse?

Mail john rather than nospam...
 
[email protected] said...
> bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/
>
No. Beefy's the man you're thinking of. Bothies is a pluralised
Bothy.
--
Fran
If you need my email address please ask.
 
[email protected] said...
> >bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/
> >
> <Blush> Sorry :) <fx: kicks self in shin> I meant:-
>
> Haunted bothys...?? Whassat....
>
Relax, you were right the first time. BTW Peewiglet - just to
satisfy my curiosity, 'cos I'm incurably nosy, are you male or
female?
--
Fran
If you need my email address please ask.
 
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:44:29 +0100, Fran <[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] said...
>> >bothie ? wouldnt that be ian botham the cricketer ? :-/
>> >
>> <Blush> Sorry :) <fx: kicks self in shin> I meant:-
>>
>> Haunted bothys...?? Whassat....
>>
>Relax, you were right the first time. BTW Peewiglet - just to
>satisfy my curiosity, 'cos I'm incurably nosy, are you male or
>female?

I'm............. female :)

(Are there male peewiglets?? ;-)


Best wishes,
--
Peewiglet
 
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:10:25 +0100, Peewiglet <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm............. female :)

Oh goody, Another girlie. (Please come to a URW Expedition .....
help to dilute the machosity. Hm? Did I make up that word? Red wine
is good for the creative part of the brain.)

Well asked, Fran. I was wondering the same thing myself.

Judith
 
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:16:54 +0100, Judith
<[email protected]> wrote:

[...]
>Oh goody, Another girlie. (Please come to a URW Expedition .....

I'd like to, thanks :)

>help to dilute the machosity. Hm? Did I make up that word? Red wine
>is good for the creative part of the brain.)

Red wine - yum! I read last night that regular drinking is good for
verbal fluency and mathematical agility! V. Cool :)


Best wishes,
--
Peewiglet
 
In message <[email protected]>, Peewiglet
<[email protected]> writes
>On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:16:54 +0100, Judith
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>[...]
>>Oh goody, Another girlie. (Please come to a URW Expedition .....
>
>I'd like to, thanks :)
>
>>help to dilute the machosity. Hm? Did I make up that word? Red wine
>>is good for the creative part of the brain.)
>
>Red wine - yum! I read last night that regular drinking is good for
>verbal fluency and mathematical agility! V. Cool :)
>
>
I'm a trainer and tomorrow I am delivering a course on creative
thinking. What time does the off-licence open in the morning?

--
Martin Richardson
239/284 Munros - 15% to go 34/34 'Furths' & 439/439 Nuttalls - 0% to go
42/89 Donalds - 53% to go 0/? Himalayans - 100% to go
442/1552 Marilyns - 72% to go
 
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:34:55 +0100, Martin Richardson
<[email protected]> wrote:

>What time does the off-licence open in the morning?

Well, what time do you *usually* get there?

Judith
 
Peewiglet <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:16:54 +0100, Judith
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> [...]
>>Oh goody, Another girlie. (Please come to a URW Expedition .....
>
> I'd like to, thanks :)
>
>>help to dilute the machosity. Hm? Did I make up that word? Red wine
>>is good for the creative part of the brain.)
>
> Red wine - yum! I read last night that regular drinking is good for
> verbal fluency and mathematical agility! V. Cool :)
>

I find that is only the case up to a point. Then flerbal vuency starts to
become a problem. Mathematical agility does change though - number of
pints said to be drunk moves from a linear to an exponential scale.
 
On 3 Aug 2004 22:44:53 GMT, Darren G <[email protected]> wrote:


>> Red wine - yum! I read last night that regular drinking is good for
>> verbal fluency and mathematical agility! V. Cool :)

>I find that is only the case up to a point. Then flerbal vuency starts to
>become a problem. Mathematical agility does change though - number of
>pints said to be drunk moves from a linear to an exponential scale.

I wasn't quite sure either, and I don't really like to accept this
sort of thing at face value, so I'm planning a series of tests and
experiments over the course of the next few weekends.

;-)


Best wishes,
--
Peewiglet
 
Peewiglet <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On 3 Aug 2004 22:44:53 GMT, Darren G <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>> Red wine - yum! I read last night that regular drinking is good for
>>> verbal fluency and mathematical agility! V. Cool :)
>
>>I find that is only the case up to a point. Then flerbal vuency
>>starts to become a problem. Mathematical agility does change though -
>>number of pints said to be drunk moves from a linear to an exponential
>>scale.
>
> I wasn't quite sure either, and I don't really like to accept this
> sort of thing at face value, so I'm planning a series of tests and
> experiments over the course of the next few weekends.
>
> ;-)

I see a good opportunity for a for a 16 (or 17) day test in the not so
distant future. Working out a north-corrected back bearing should at
least prove one half of the hypothosis :)

Darren
 
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