Woosie Club

[Dustydog]

17 Woosies and spouses have safely arrived at Rivendale in the Peak District.
Brrrrrr it's getting chilly but 16 amp EHU is keeping our Woosie Wagons warm.
There is plenty of fun and Woosie celebrations planned.
Even Lord Hezza will pay to come to our party Saturday night!!

Tonight it is rumoured the Aleman's bar may open.
Our Royal Woosieness is preparing for his final days as King
Who will be hiis heir apparent??
WATCH THIS SPACE

 

[Martin24]

Hope you all have a fantastic time and don't miss me and the girls too much!!

 

[Dustydog]

Unless you get a sat signal you can't watch your recorded programmes. I don't understand that.

hi DD, it's because the EPG comes from the sattelitte signal, no EPG no planner, no planner no access to the box hard drive, so no recordings, simples,
ps hope you all have a great time at the woosiefest and have a safe journey, going to work now

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Hi Colin
You are well ahead of us Woosies.
What exa tly is an EPG?
Can we beat it?
Shame you aren't here at Rivendale to tell us. Were your ears burning?
We had you down as the electronics expert over our beers tonight.

 

[Gabsgrandad]

EPG - Electronic Programme Guide - didn't realise you didn't know last night.

 

[colin-yorkshire1]

hi Woosies,
thanks for the thought!! have an extra one for me tonite

but I'm hardly an expert, as Sir Gab said EPG stands for electronic program guide, its beamed down as part of the signal from the satellite, the box needs this to configure the progams and of course the planner where the recorded progams are stored so no signal no,EPG, and therefore no planner,
it's a bit like the old analogue TV remember the the jazzy line at the top and btm of the screen you could see sometimes this was the ceefax signal and broadcast along with the station in real time, if you had a ceefax set you could decode the lines in the form of a text.
the EPG is similar and beamed down in real time along with the signal and updates the box as you use it, hope you all understand a little clearer now.
ps, free to air is different and does not have a EPG but can be tuned into astra although not through a sky box best results for these are Eutelstat or Galaxy. CHEERS.

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

I feel humble that I have been inauguarated as your King for the next 12 months.

Thank you everybody for a great evening last night here at Rivendale. It's nice to meet up with all again, and meet the new members of the Woosie Round Table. As most are returning home tomorrow, I wish you all a safe journey.

 

[Dustydog]

I feel humble that I have been inauguarated as your King for the next 12 months.

Thank you everybody for a great evening last night here at Rivendale. It's nice to meet up with all again, and meet the new members of the Woosie Round Table. As most are returning home tomorrow, I wish you all a safe journey.

Congratulations your Royal Wossieness.
May the reign of King WC be a flushing success

 

[Mel]

What a wonderful Woosie fest. I suspect we the first ones home after a gruelling 20 minute tow.

. It was lovely to see everyone again. Shame it was quite so rainy. Awning drying out at home.
Hey sprocket. After we got home we took our son back home to Sheffield and passed you on the M1, just by J30. Waved frantically but it was raining quite hard and you were concentrating on towing.
Have fun all you Wooses at the NEC.
Where are we going next year?
mel

 

[Sproket]

What a wonderful Woosie fest. I suspect we the first ones home after a gruelling 20 minute tow.

. It was lovely to see everyone again. Shame it was quite so rainy. Awning drying out at home.
Hey sprocket. After we got home we took our son back home to Sheffield and passed you on the M1, just by J30. Waved frantically but it was raining quite hard and you were concentrating on towing.
Have fun all you Wooses at the NEC.
Where are we going next year?
mel

Hi Mel
Yes we saw you just as you passed us waving frantically, it was horrendous with all of the spray from the wagons due to the deluge of heavy rain, more so when we had to drive on the hard shoulder through the road works further up the M1......
Got home & it stopped long enough to get the van back into the garden before it started again......

Due to the inclement weather & the slope of the pitch I had to use my Woosie electric frying pan in the van rather than in the awning to make breakfast for Me & Mrs Sproket........
Ah ! well a pack of bacon fit's in nicely

Then you add two eggs one each of course

Oh ! & a tin of beans

Or a tin of tomatoes

Remember to put the lid on while you butter the bread

What a wonderfull Woosiefest we have had..........

 

[Gabsgrandad]

Look this is not on! Not only did I have to endure the aroma of bacon wafting about the site by some inconsiderate person, whilst I was packing up yesterday, but this morning that person owns up and 'rubs' it in further by displaying who was responsible. It's just not right, come on Parksy get the edit button going get rid of the temptation (Is it Spam?) Restore some fairness to us dieting Woosies.
PS. Thanks to all the Woosies at Rivendale, although the weather was "spiteful" the company was great, and the spread we did for ourselves Sat. night was fantastic, (it's amazing what comes out of caravans) thanks to the management for allowing us to use the room (It would have been a disaster without it) As Mel says get the next 'un sorted. We can probably get better weather next time, now that King Kev's 'rain' has ended!
Again thanks to the Woosies.

 

[crazyguider]

So glad you all had a great time despite the awful weather - it was awful here, too.
Congratulations on acceding to the Woosie throne Your Majesty Woodlands Camper, may it be a successful year for you!
Off to the NEC on Sat, then no more touring till Easter

mores the pity, as OH has no more holiday left, and still ahs to refit our home bathroom!
Hope to see you folks at the rally, when we know where it is!

 

[Parksy]

I just can't bring myself to get rid of Sprockets breakfast photos Gabsgrandad, I only ever have a cooked breakfast myself when we're away in the caravan so I've got to leave Sprockets photos on to remind myself what bacon looks like until our next trip in the caravan, whenever that will be

We had a great time at Rivendale with the Woosies, congratulations to King WC and well done to Sir Gagakev who organised the meet and negotiated a reduced price and Sir Dustydog for using his irresistible charm and persuasion on the young lady (Vicky?) who runs Rivendale Caravan Park who went out of their way to accommodate us, and who allowed us to use their lovely warm room for the Woosie Party.
Sir Dusty was also our m/c and quiz master for the evening, the food was superb and the Woosie Fest weekend was a great success in spite of occasional heavy showers.
We really enjoyed renewing our acquaintance with the Woosies and I'm delighted and proud to have been made an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Woosie Club, possibly because I used the naughty step elsan point with it's attendant walk of shame to reception to borrow the manhole lifting keys because I still had the blue toilet chemical inside the toilet cassette and Rivendale Caravan Park has an eco friendly waste system

King WC in his first act as King of the Woosies cut the cake with his sword.

The Kings Banner presented to King WC by ex King Dustydog and ex King Gagakev, surely as ex Kings they ought to be Woosie Dukes?
We will look forward to the next Woosie Fest when hopefully those friends who were unable to make it this time will be able to join us, and in the meantime we hope to be at next years Practical Caravan Rally which as far as I'm aware will be in May at Stowford, if I hear of any changes of course I'll keep everyone posted.

 

[Gagakev]

Hi fellow Woosies, Humble SIR Gagakev reporting.
Left the Woosiefest on Monday and went to Kingsbury, our first part of an nightmare journey and what with coming home today
we thought we were driving across the English channel, torrential rain and side winds, travelling along the inside lane between 40 and 45mph got to admit (but not at the time to OH) I nearly crapped me pants, then the sat nav started playing up and went into the red and I was doing 115mph!!! thankfully the signal was lost and it reset it self.

Anyway must congratulate the new King WC and say I kept the seat warm for you

Many thanks to all who attended and just to say we had a great time, great friends, great beer and great food

The food was outstanding

And at the other end the famous Chilli and BBQ Ribs

With the cake in the middle

And the Kings New banner

And finally not much left over

Not surprised some of Mucky Pups homemade pickled onions are still there,
my OH didnt appreciate the night time aroma's, damm nice onions though

 

[Gabsgrandad]

Those onions ,Kev, - are you sure they weren't the cause of the big bang at Kingsbury?

 

[Dustydog]

Ok you Woosies see this link for your starter for ten.

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/crapper-mapper/

 

[Gabsgrandad]

(Was crap at this quiz!!)Your final score:6 / 10

1. BOG STANDARD

 

[Sproket]

Me too .....Your final score:6 / 10

1. BOG STANDARD

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

I was soooo honoured to be given several things on Saturday night, but not a particular one

. I liked the crown, sword, and the roll of toilet paper with each sheet labelled 'King of the Throne' but am now having to use the paper to blow my nose on, as I was also given a heavy stinking cold.

After a 3-day germination period it broke out with vengance on Tues and I still have it. Can I have a Royal Nurse please?

 

[Gagakev]

I was soooo honoured to be given several things on Saturday night, but not a particular one

. I liked the crown, sword, and the roll of toilet paper with each sheet labelled 'King of the Throne' but am now having to use the paper to blow my nose on, as I was also given a heavy stinking cold.

After a 3-day germination period it broke out with vengance on Tues and I still have it. Can I have a Royal Nurse please?

On the way King WC

Get well soon

 

[Gafferbill]

Hi all......just returned home today.

Left Rivendale on Wednesday morning in fog and our corner where we were all pitched looked very empty.
Nice to meet you all......we had a great time and a big thank you to Kevin and Alan for brilliant organisation.
Congratulations to King WC .....get well soon.
We had a day at the NEC caravan show yesterday ....... and no I did not trade in the Swift

....a few more pics.

Ashbourne old railway tunnel...now for walkers and cyclists.

A moody Carsington Water from the perimeter cycle path

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

Can I have a Royal Nurse please?

On the way King WC

Get well soon

Thank you Sir Gagakev I feel better already.

 

[Martin24]

Glad you all had a lovely time, who knows next year we may make it along!

 

[Mel]

Hope you are able to make it Martin. Also hope your health is better. We are waiting with bated Woosie breath for our new King to suggest a venue.
mel

 

[Gagakev]

Glad you all had a lovely time, who knows next year we may make it along!

Hey Sir Outnumbered there was a small discussion at the meet that a few of us will be going to next years PCv Rally weather it be Stowford (you love Devon

) or somewhere else. Perhaps all things permitting you might be able to meet the mad bunch then.

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

Half a day to go then I put my feet up

However, Lady Squirrel thinks differently

We are aiming to go to the PCv Rally in the spring.