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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Louise » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:40 am

i hoped there might be a better turn out for this trip
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Saracenman » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:29 pm

well if you all live in such a damp and ridiculous place, what d'you expect? :p

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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:05 pm

Saracenman wrote:well if you all live in such a damp and ridiculous place, what d'you expect? :p
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Rusty Knees! :p
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby MadNaddy » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:39 am

Xplumberlives wrote:
Saracenman wrote:well if you all live in such a damp and ridiculous place, what d'you expect? :p
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Rusty Knees! :p

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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:35 pm

To wet your appetites for Thursday :D


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Although it chucked it down and the cloud was very low and visibility was poor.

Havn't looked at any forecasts.
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Mayfly » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:40 pm

I think Thursday is supposed to be a better day
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:53 pm

Nice silhouettes Helen!
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Saracenman » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:01 pm

oh XPL - that's MEAN! [-x







































funny though =)) :ymblushing:

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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:03 pm

Helen, shall I bring the little wooden wedges with me?
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:09 pm

:p

Some of us don't have the luxury of being able to adapt our crappy cameras to poor light :p =)) =))
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Saracenman » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:13 pm

don't worry Hihonyr8811 - at least you have some aeroplanes in your pictures, which is better than i can do! :((

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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:23 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote::p

Some of us don't have the luxury of being able to adapt our crappy cameras to poor light :p =)) =))



You need a big flash, contact S.M.
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Mayfly » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:49 pm

:-o you been peeping again XP - I've told you about that before [-x
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:53 pm

Mayfly wrote::-o you been peeping again XP - I've told you about that before [-x




I asure you I wasn't peeping!





Good old Terry Jones!
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Mayfly » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:55 pm

so SM was quite blatant then :))
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Dan4th » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:52 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Mayfly wrote::-o you been peeping again XP - I've told you about that before [-x


I asure you I wasn't peeping!


Peeing, perhaps, but definitely NOT Peeping!!!!!

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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:04 am

Ignoring the above;

it would appear that we might be lucky with the weather! ;)
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Mayfly » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:10 am

of course what else would expect in sunny Lincolnshire :p
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Re: Mini I.A. Meet at RAF Coningsby

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:13 am

Mayfly wrote:of course what else would expect in sunny Lincolnshire :p


Personaly, I would expect to spend at least some of the day in the car sheltering from the elements, like we did at Cottesmore! :ymapplause:
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Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby Mayfly » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:10 pm

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A few silhouettes for XP :p
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And after much jumping around & signalling He finally got the message put his airbrake out :D
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Re: Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:06 pm

Nothing wrong with them :D
Love the air brake one.

None of mine are worth posting :))

Had a really good day, was nice to have some company ;) :)
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Re: Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby Mayfly » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:30 pm

twas good to see you to Helen :D
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Re: Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:07 pm

Well, at the moment Photobucket is taking it's time ingesting my snaps X( , a great couple of hours with good company :) , just a shame about the grey/wet weather X( !

Back with pictures as soon as I can! ;)
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Re: Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby Mayfly » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:22 pm

I'm finding photobucket is becoming more & more of a pain I have to re-enter my details every time it won't recognise them, & I also lost the auto copy I have to highlight and ctrl C ~x(
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Re: Coningsby 6 Aug 09

Postby RLN » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:24 pm

Lincolnshire? Say no more....................
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