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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Dropped in to Parsons Green today while passing. Its looking good. No flooding. Fairly dry looking. It should be a great weekend :mrgreen:


And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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hi all, wexford crew are all packed and ready for tipp. wellies rain gear and factor 30 on the chances the sun comes out.
Flat out.... like a lizard drinking.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Good man Martin, and welcome to the forum

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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thanks Billy looking forward to meeting you and everybody else.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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mmurfee wrote:wellies rain gear and factor 30 on the chances the sun comes out.
Yup - that's what camping in Ireland is all about - cover all the options!!!!!

Goose - thanks for the update on the campsite - think I'm safe to leave the boat at home then!!!! :D

See you all tomorrow, everyone!!!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Just saw the forecast. It looks like good tent-putting-up weather tomorrow Friday. It might be interesting putting up a tent on Saturday though!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Erecting tent poles has been proven not to be a problem for us O'Carrolls.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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And there was me trying to avoid using words to that effect.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Feck. Ok wont be able to get over to Clogheen till Saturday Morning. Dropping my Sister to the Airport tomorrow night in her car so she doesnt have to leave it there. ANy ideas what time the run will be ? So I have enough time to get there.....and Erect :lol: :roll: my tent.
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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The plan is to be back at the campsite in time to watch Alastair Cragg in the 5000m final at 1pm. So the plan is to head off at as close to 10am as possible.

Call me at 087-4195640 if you're running late.

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Hi All,

What time are people planning to arrive this afternoon/evening?

Dave T. :D
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Will be there for 8 or so saturday morning. Enough time to put up my tent and meet the neighbors :lol:
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Hope to be there by 6pm.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Just back,

Firstly a big well done to Billy, for organzing a great location and weekend.

Secondly to the weather, for without the rain on Satursday, Billy would have being hoping out of the mini at very turn and the run would have been hours longer.

A great place , great turnout , great weekend.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Eventually got bac, the car got a bit upset on the way bac so it decided to break down, fair play to gary in dairy gold in new inn, who let me use the office phone and charge my own,
Has to be said a fantastic w end of craic, did nt even have to bring a tent :D
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Really had great fun the weekend.Met loads of great people and finally put faces to names ( well I remember some names anyway :roll: ) Thanks for welcoming me so well to the club and I plan on coming to more and more events with you guys. Still having nightmares of waking up to a cow sitting on my Mini though :shock: :lol:

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And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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I,m sure that all that attended this weekend will agree that it was a great weekends craic.It was good to put faces to new names and good to see that the new members really enjoyed themselves and enjoyed the craic.I really enjoyed the run,great to see so many minis from around the country together enjoying the run and the caves where a good attraction as well.Well done to Billy and the crew for putting together a very enjoyable weekend and the venue was excellent,even a little bit of rain on saturday did not put a damper on the weekend due to the indoor facilities.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Just back from the weekend and all the family had a ball.Good to meet the new members and hope we didn't scare them too much with the old stories.I think we'll have a few more cars heading for the IMM next year. Well done Billy,good show.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Thanks Billy it was a great camping weekend, this could be the next Killaloe.


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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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I hope not, 'cos they will shut it down next year and build holiday homes on it. Billy, a great weekend, thanks. To the Moloney's , Flynn's and "Drogheda" O'Carroll's , thanks for the fry-ups.
Joebe1, glad to hear you got home without any more hitches.
It was great to meet new people and put the faces to the names.
Dave, I hope Halfords didn't give you any grief, when you explained that their tents aren't up to an Irish Summer.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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hi all and a big thank you to Billy and everybody else who made us welcome, it was our first time to meet you all and we had a great weekend. Big thank you to Darren for having me as a passenger on the run and Dermot for allowing me to turn his sprite inside out now i know what my one should look like.......
Martin and family.
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Re: IMOC Camping Weekend August 22-24

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Hi All,
A big thank you to Billy for arranging a great weekend, i'm just sorry i missed the Saturday evening/Sunday morning activities.
Myself and the boys had a fantastic time and it was good to put faces to the names which i will probably forget by the next time we meet, (I have a bit of a goldfish memory when it comes to names, so please forgive me).
Thanks to all for the warm welcome and I look forward to meeting you all again. I hope to make it to the auto jumble next month.
Halfords gave me no hassle at all, I walked in all set for an argument and all i got was "No problem sir, we will order you a new set and you will have them by next week" which was nice for a change.
Once again thanks to all, see you soon.

Dave T, Patrick & Ryan. :D
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