Avinalarf at Burghley

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Arrived home safely after a truly magnificent weekend .
Our most sincere thanks to Ed for organising this most successful event.
It was very nice to meet old friends,and especially new faces, that we knew only from this forum.
May I mention Robert and Mollie,so pleased ,at last ,to meet you.
A special thanks to those we sat with at dinner,there was Jeff, V8V Pete and Sunseeker Gus ,for making an enjoyable evening.
Thanks to Martyn,J12MOC,for explaining the intricacies of the BR tweeky bits.
Thanks to Jeff for showing me how to have an erection,the erection of my sat nav,I hadn't had it up before.
David Goldie for chatting about his smashing car.
Paddy for ,well just being Paddy.
If I've forgotten anyone,my apologies.
The sun shone,the spitfires flew over,and the auction and raffle raised many a titter,as well as lots of dosh for the charities.
Who will forget Tony,with his bellows of "Oi you " at the unfortunates who forgot to pick a new raffle ticket, he is definitely a star.
Met Mrs Nick,how he pulled her I just don't know !
Then,just before we left,to my huge delight,VantageBabe and Mr Babe,a fitting end to a fab day out.
Bye for now.

Edited by avinalarf on Sunday 27th July 18:59

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tonyhall38 said:

Ye....thanks for the badge....a lot of effort must have gone into it.....learning to spell and the handwriting of a 5 yr old must have taken along time to master.....keep at it....it will get better with practice ...;)

No problem Tony,having met you before,I thought it best to keep things simple,no long words,that sort of thing.
BTW you were supposed to hang it around your neck,but your novel idea worked very well,if not a tad unusual,certainly alarmed the lady to your left.

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VantageBabe said:

Was good to put a face to a name avinalarf - and ty for the name badges !!!!
Look forward to catching up again some time

Absolutely Babe,such fun behind the horse chestnut.
Talking about nuts.........

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alcohol7 said:

Steven, Tony, I didn't get the pleasure of meeting either of you today but think I worked out who you were from afar during the raffle.

Steven I love your witty prose on this forum - were you a poet in a former life?

Tony didn't need to "Oi" at me as I was quick to get my hand back in the bucket after collecting my raffle prize, and I even survived the whole day without being called a Tr. I think that's a result.

Colin.

Likewise Colin,but judging by you Forum nickname ,I think I spotted you,gently swaying.
You are so kind,not sure pleasure,is the correct adjective though.
As for having a former life,well if I had one, maybe,with luck,it was as a fully formed normal person with social skills and six more inches ( in height,that is ).

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paddy328 said:

Thank you for my special badge! Nice to meet you too mate.

No problem Paddy ,thanks for showing me that special place,where you keep your shammy.

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sunseeker said:

Well that is me just home after one of the best weekend I have had in a long time. It was great to meet you Steve and you lovely wife Bernadette. I think table 5 done the best from the raffle. We all won something. See you all again soon.

Edited by sunseeker on Monday 28th July 08:53

Thanks Gus,didn't we have a grand time. Bernadette and me thoroughly enjoyed meeting you.
Yes ,we did well at the raffle. I think that's the first time I've ever won a prize at anything ( no surprise there, then. )
Your idea of slipping Tony a tenner before the draw appeared to have paid off.

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For those of you that have not met Gus ( Sunseeker )he really is a great,fun guy from Ireland ,near Cork.
He has recently purchased a DB7 that he is restoring.
At the moment it is in Scotland,in bits,awaiting a respray.
We wish him well with the restoration and look forward to seeing both him and the car.

Edited by avinalarf on Monday 28th July 10:11

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Just a quick thank you to Gus for the bottle of champagne, we will drink a toast to the successful restoration of your car. Good luck Bernadette & daughters.

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V8V Pete said:

Steven, I'm sure you know that your lovely wife Bernadette is the best prize you could ever win. It was great to meet you both over the weekend and look forward to seeing your DBS Volante when you finally pull your finger out and get one bought.

A pleasure to meet you Pete.
Marrying Bernadette was certainly the best thing I've ever done.
Chatting to several owners of manuals has made me think I should try one before making a decision.
I'm not sure how many manual DBSV's ,if any, were made.
Looking at David Goldie's smashing DB9 and the way he has modified the bodywork does make me wonder if that's not a way to go. My car has only done 17K miles and suits me fine,so I have interesting options.
May I also compliment you on your Aston,it looked superb,very classy,and pics cannot do justice to the colour.

Edited by avinalarf on Tuesday 29th July 09:11

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AMDBSNick said:

avinalarf said:

I'm not sure how many manual DBSV's ,if any, were made.

Hope this helps

https://used.astonmartin.com/en-GB/Search/Details~...

Ho,ho,ho, what is it with you and lairy interiors.
Having said that it might look ok in the flesh,maybe.
Thanks for your interest,will avalook when I come back from holiday in a couple of weeks.

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sukh_m said:

V8V Pete said:

Steven, I'm sure you know that your lovely wife Bernadette is the best prize you could ever win. It was great to meet you both over the weekend

Likewise

Get that driving trip to the South of France booked Mr Avinalarf

Very nice to meet you again and your lovely wife,we are lucky boys to have those partners.
That drive will have to be next year now,just have to man up and get it done.

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V12woollie said:

Or this one:

http://www.nicholasmee.co.uk/used-cars/84/aston-ma...

I like that,but it's a coupe,must be a Volante.
My present DB9V is black, so although I like black I was interested in seeing the mako blue one,for a change.
Nothing wrong with the silvers or greys but not much beats black when it's shiny.