Spotted - yellow Chim in Basingstoke
Spotted - yellow Chim in Basingstoke
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srebbe64

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Thursday 3rd March 2005
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Don't see many Tivs in Basingstoke, so I was curious if it was local. Spotted on the A30.

Don

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Thursday 3rd March 2005
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srebbe64 said:
Don't see many Tivs in Basingstoke, so I was curious if it was local. Spotted on the A30.


You don't? There's *loads*!

There are at least three or four local Chimaeras that drive around 'stoke enough to be noticeable as local cars. IIRC Blue, Blue, Silver and Green - not seen the yellow one.

srebbe64

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Thursday 3rd March 2005
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I hardly see any - though I saw a nice Cerb heading down Kempshott Lane not long ago!

Don

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Thursday 3rd March 2005
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srebbe64 said:
I hardly see any - though I saw a nice Cerb heading down Kempshott Lane not long ago!


A mate of mine has a lovely Green one...

srebbe64

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Thursday 3rd March 2005
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Don said:

srebbe64 said:
I hardly see any - though I saw a nice Cerb heading down Kempshott Lane not long ago!



A mate of mine has a lovely Green one...

Can't remember for sure, but I think it was burgundy.

neilus

908 posts

311 months

Thursday 3rd March 2005
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srebbe64 said:

Don said:


srebbe64 said:
I hardly see any - though I saw a nice Cerb heading down Kempshott Lane not long ago!




A mate of mine has a lovely Green one...


Can't remember for sure, but I think it was burgundy.


It wasn't mine then...

Neil.

herbie hammer

687 posts

295 months

Thursday 3rd March 2005
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Oh no, not the 'How Many TVR's in Basingstoke' thread!!!

Look what happened last time, this chap called Don set up a small meet and next thing, we have to keep the sunniest weekend of the year free EVERY year from now onwards to drive our trusty steeds down to the south coast for some serious bbqing, drinking, golf, sunbathing etc, etc!!!

HH.

PS - Whens the next POTB Don and DustyC!???!??

Don

28,378 posts

313 months

Friday 4th March 2005
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herbie hammer said:

PS - Whens the next POTB Don and DustyC!???!??


Oh there will definitely be a Fourth Annual Pie on the Beach run. I'm sure .Mark and DustyC will be up for organising it.

I'm also thinking of a Basingstoke centred run this year...it'd be nice to get the local (and not so local) Tivs (and others!) together for a drive, tyre kick and spot of nosh at a pub again...

srebbe64

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Friday 4th March 2005
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Don said:

herbie hammer said:

PS - Whens the next POTB Don and DustyC!???!??



Oh there will definitely be a Fourth Annual Pie on the Beach run. I'm sure .Mark and DustyC will be up for organising it.

I'm also thinking of a Basingstoke centred run this year...it'd be nice to get the local (and not so local) Tivs (and others!) together for a drive, tyre kick and spot of nosh at a pub again...

I'm up for that!

Don

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Friday 4th March 2005
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srebbe64 said:

I'm up for that!


Good man! Tell you what. I'll think something up this weekend, we can kick a few dates around and we'll go for it.

I wonder if the Gamekeeper's in Mattingley would let us up on the roof again. (To photograph the Tivs!)

herbie hammer

687 posts

295 months

Friday 4th March 2005
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The other place to think of is whizzing down Andover way and stopping at the Weyhill Fair - they have a large car park that then goes into a very flat field and they do top notch beer and food - a good place for a meet me thinks.

There is also the White Lion in Wherwell - nice choclate box Hampshire village, reasonable car park and good beer etc (do you see a theme here?)

Happy to meet up and do an assessment run if you wish!

HH

srebbe64

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Friday 4th March 2005
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herbie hammer said:
(do you see a theme here?)

Car park, Beer, Andover?

Don

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Friday 4th March 2005
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herbie hammer said:
The other place to think of is whizzing down Andover way and stopping at the Weyhill Fair - they have a large car park that then goes into a very flat field and they do top notch beer and food - a good place for a meet me thinks.

There is also the White Lion in Wherwell - nice choclate box Hampshire village, reasonable car park and good beer etc (do you see a theme here?)

Happy to meet up and do an assessment run if you wish!

HH


Sounds good. Pretty village, decent car park, food, beer. Excellent! Just need some dry (or at least not snowy!) weather... How about April 3rd?

srebbe64

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Friday 4th March 2005
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April the 3rd is good for me!

Don

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Friday 4th March 2005
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srebbe64 said:
April the 3rd is good for me!


OK that's two of us! Johnathon - how about "inviting" the Basingstoke Tivs over your way? We've spoken about this often over the years. We could start off at the usual spot and head over to one of the pubs (Say the Wherwell one?) via some pleasant roads...spot of lunch and then home?

herbie hammer

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Friday 4th March 2005
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Sounds like a plan - Might have a problem with 3rd April though! 10th is ok and also gives me some time to recce out the pub and see if they are ok with it all.

HH.

charlie sprout

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269 months

Friday 4th March 2005
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Can I come? - I live in East Basingstoke.
Ok Ok, so it's North Warnborough really

herbie hammer

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Friday 4th March 2005
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Charlie

All will be welcome - I just need to have a chat with Don about dates and which venue will the most suitable for the end of the run.

HH.

Don

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Friday 4th March 2005
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herbie hammer said:
Charlie

All will be welcome - I just need to have a chat with Don about dates and which venue will the most suitable for the end of the run.

HH.


10th is OK with me at the moment. 3rd or 10th?

srebbe64

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Friday 4th March 2005
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The 10th is okay with me - I think!