lollie said:
..........Now Uncle Jack are YOU in fact John Edwards??? you know me all too well, of course you are absolutely right that is exactly how we feel and I feel very guilty because i feel it was my OH grandpas hard earned cash, and yes the report very much sullied out wee dream. The only thing i say in my lame defence was that the OH was looking for vans of the newer ones iclk, but we did get this one thinking that we would trade up in a couple of years(at my insistence trying to be sensible), as we are the first to admit, we just loved caravanning it is a "our" new joint addiction(not that we have any other addiction
) it suits us down to the ground, with my health, the type of people that vanners are and the freedom that the wee one is used to being the way of life on camp-sites..
I tell you the one thing that is really bothering me its having it up here in the highlands over winter where we are goes down too -25c every year, no kidding, mind you it would be dried out then, just god knows what it Mtplm would be then LOL.
Now do you know any board old men that are wanting a free holiday up here to fix said van,??
Im am starting worry about you its either to much whiskey or a crystal ball you've got!!
your just a wee gem.so you is lol x
It's easy for all to see from your forum comments how unhappy you have felt because of the caravan situation coupled with your husband's work related problem, it really doesn't take a crystal ball (although a wee dram sometimes helps to clarify matters)
I take your point about your husband wanting to go more upmarket whilst you were more cautious but imagine how you would both feel if you'd spent a lot more money and the caravan still turned out to be less than perfect. More expensive doesn't necessarily mean better Lollie, it's simply very unfortunate that on your first try at buying a caravan someone took advantage of you and you are not to blame, the toerags who robbed you are!
I wouldn't dream of trying to tell you how to live your life, I take it that John Edwards is some sort of clairvoyant?
Be very careful of spending a lot of money and depending on the 'advice' from some of these 'sooth sayers' because it's all too easy for anyone to pick up on things that you may let slip. They watch for signs that they are on the right track and expand upon the theme so that you really believe that they have some sort of gift when really they are very observant people who tell you more or less what you want to hear whilst relieving you of some money.
If the guy has an 'assistant' who writes down his words of wisdom it isn't because he's too busy communicating with 'the other side' to write, it so that he can watch you very closely to pick up on your body language, small variations and nuances in your speech pattern and even the pupils of your eyes (ever wondered why poker players often wear dark glasses even when they are indoors and it's after midnight?)
It doesn't take the brains of Einstein to work out that you are 'troubled' (that's the sort of phraseology that they use isn't it?) The guy could easily find out that you feel guilty about what you consider to be a wasted inheritance, you're in the Highlands of Scotland and I'm about eight miles from Birmingham in the English Midlands and even I know that, and we've never spoken or met!
I have no strange powers or second sight and without wishing to denigrate the good Mr Edwards in any way it's a fair old bet that he doesn't either
You might feel right now that the inheritance hasn't done you much good but as a result of what happened you will never be caught out again or be quite so trusting and you will impart this knowledge to your little one so perhaps the lesson will stand you in good stead one day, who knows?
Whatever happens, you will get through this one way or another to realise your dream of using and enjoying a touring caravan whether it be this one after some remedial work or another one. This is nothing to do with clairvoyance (which I don't believe in as it happens) but more to do with your obvious determination to try various avenues, to ask advice and to maintain your enthusiasm for caravanning in spite of this setback.
Have you considered placing an advert for a handy person in the local newspaper or even a post office window?
To re-seal your caravan you would need to remove the awning rails, not a difficult job, do one side first before tackling the other. Then you scrape out the old brittle sealant, clean up the joint using white spirit followed by meths and then using a sealant gun which shouldn't cost much more than £10 it's quite easy to apply the correct mastic (about £10 per tube) to re-seal the joints. Re-ft the awning rail using new stainless steel screws and the jobs done!
If you were to find somebody fairly local who would do the work, amongst us here on the forum we could easily supply some very comprehensive instructions on how to do the job which is within the capabilities of a competent d-i-y enthusiast and the caravan would be sealed for the winter.
All you'd have to do then would be to make sure that the caravan was drained down correctly to prevent any residual water from freezing but more on that when the cold weather is near.
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