Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
                     Mike.H.

Haddenham nr Cambridge is on, I'm taking a boat just incase though.

Martin P

"Mike.H."  wrote in message 
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> Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
> http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
>                     Mike.H.
>

In message , campingstoveman 
 writes
>Haddenham nr Cambridge is on, I'm taking a boat just incase though.

I was wondering about that one. From the current forecast, Sunday looks 
like being the drier day, so we'll probably go then.
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Mike.H. wrote:
> Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
> http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
>                     Mike.H.
> 

125 mile round trip to find the Alresford show canceled :-(  Yesterday 
the web site was saying "Don't let the weather put you off - we won't"! 
Went into Winchester instead, had nice lunch and bought "A text-book of 
Gas Manufacture" (1911) in second hand book shop, so not a total write-off.

Nick H

Gentlemen,

I arrived at Haddenham Steam Rally on Friday morning around 10:30 to find 
the normal site paths blocked because they were badly churned up because of 
the previous days weather. Via other routes I got to the Engine line 
un-assisted, as the afternoon progressed it started to rain again for a 
couple of hours and by late afternoon others were being towed in. Saturday 
morning started well and with a stiff breeze the ground started to dry, the 
sun even shone for a while but then in the early hours of Sunday morning it 
fell down. The morning arrived overcast but dry until around 14:00 when it 
started to rain again in small showers. At around 15:30 it started to rain 
hard and at 16:00 people started to pack up so I did the same. At this point 
god decided that we should get in half an hour what the rest of the UK got 
in the weekend and it fell down and by the time I had finished loading my 
rain coat had given up and I had to go into my caravan to get changed.
A friend and I then went to get our plaques from control and, by this time 
being towed off was the order of the day, we asked who we had to bribe to 
get a tow, within 10 mins both of us were towed off and I was home by 18:00.
It surprised me how many people came to the rally as paying public and also 
95% of the exhibitors showed over both days, the high light of the weekend 
was watching a man load a tractor onto a trailer behind his 4 x 4 and then 
drive 30 yds and get stuck, he sent his lad off to get a tractor to tow him 
off which came to nothing so he then decided to take his tractor and with 
the aid of a friend try and push the trailer to unstick the 4 x 4. 
Eventually the penny dropped and they towed the outfit with the tractor off 
site. Half and hour latter they were back to collect another tractor and he 
went through the same routine again. What a plonker.
I only took pictures of the engines this time so if you go to the link below 
all will be revealed 
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/campingstoveman/HaddenhamSteamFair2008#
Can anybody tell me what the machine is in the second picture some of you 
will know so please keep quiet and spot the lawn mower engine.

Martin P
 "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Haddenham nr Cambridge is on, I'm taking a boat just incase though.
>
> Martin P
>
> "Mike.H."  wrote in message 
> news:07Xvk.193565$_M4.145827@newsfe18.ams2...
>> Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
>> http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
>>                     Mike.H.
>>
>
>

NHH wrote:

> 125 mile round trip to find the Alresford show canceled :-(  Yesterday 
> the web site was saying "Don't let the weather put you off - we won't"! 
> Went into Winchester instead, had nice lunch and bought "A text-book of 
> Gas Manufacture" (1911) in second hand book shop, so not a total write-off.
> 
> Nick H

Reading the reports on the show website and 'this is Hampshire' plus an 
email from a certain west country petter enthusiast makes me realise 
just how little we were inconvenienced compared with some others. The 
show organisers are looking forward to more than a few financial 
problems and are launching an appeal - Helen and I have determined to at 
least contribute the gate money we would have paid had the show had gone 
ahead.

Nick H

Nobody identified the two pictures yet apart from Peter Forbes :-))

Martin P
"campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Gentlemen,
>
> I arrived at Haddenham Steam Rally on Friday morning around 10:30 to find 
> the normal site paths blocked because they were badly churned up because 
> of the previous days weather. Via other routes I got to the Engine line 
> un-assisted, as the afternoon progressed it started to rain again for a 
> couple of hours and by late afternoon others were being towed in. Saturday 
> morning started well and with a stiff breeze the ground started to dry, 
> the sun even shone for a while but then in the early hours of Sunday 
> morning it fell down. The morning arrived overcast but dry until around 
> 14:00 when it started to rain again in small showers. At around 15:30 it 
> started to rain hard and at 16:00 people started to pack up so I did the 
> same. At this point god decided that we should get in half an hour what 
> the rest of the UK got in the weekend and it fell down and by the time I 
> had finished loading my rain coat had given up and I had to go into my 
> caravan to get changed.
> A friend and I then went to get our plaques from control and, by this time 
> being towed off was the order of the day, we asked who we had to bribe to 
> get a tow, within 10 mins both of us were towed off and I was home by 
> 18:00.
> It surprised me how many people came to the rally as paying public and 
> also 95% of the exhibitors showed over both days, the high light of the 
> weekend was watching a man load a tractor onto a trailer behind his 4 x 4 
> and then drive 30 yds and get stuck, he sent his lad off to get a tractor 
> to tow him off which came to nothing so he then decided to take his 
> tractor and with the aid of a friend try and push the trailer to unstick 
> the 4 x 4. Eventually the penny dropped and they towed the outfit with the 
> tractor off site. Half and hour latter they were back to collect another 
> tractor and he went through the same routine again. What a plonker.
> I only took pictures of the engines this time so if you go to the link 
> below all will be revealed 
> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/campingstoveman/HaddenhamSteamFair2008#
> Can anybody tell me what the machine is in the second picture some of you 
> will know so please keep quiet and spot the lawn mower engine.
>
> Martin P
> "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
> news:StudnRRCCsDo2l3VnZ2dnUVZ8tjinZ2d@bt.com...
>> Haddenham nr Cambridge is on, I'm taking a boat just incase though.
>>
>> Martin P
>>
>> "Mike.H."  wrote in message 
>> news:07Xvk.193565$_M4.145827@newsfe18.ams2...
>>> Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
>>> http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
>>>                     Mike.H.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Gentlemen,

you are a lazy lot, apart from a few who have emailed is nobody else 
interested in a bit of fun.
1. The machine is a swarf separator.
2. The Lawn Mower engine is a horizontal enclosed crank called " Ideal", I 
took a few pictures of it because its design looked more modern than its 
age, 1920's.

Martin P

"campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Nobody identified the two pictures yet apart from Peter Forbes :-))
>
> Martin P
> "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
> news:lbCdnYKKUJdvfFnVnZ2dnUVZ8svinZ2d@bt.com...
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> I arrived at Haddenham Steam Rally on Friday morning around 10:30 to find 
>> the normal site paths blocked because they were badly churned up because 
>> of the previous days weather. Via other routes I got to the Engine line 
>> un-assisted, as the afternoon progressed it started to rain again for a 
>> couple of hours and by late afternoon others were being towed in. 
>> Saturday morning started well and with a stiff breeze the ground started 
>> to dry, the sun even shone for a while but then in the early hours of 
>> Sunday morning it fell down. The morning arrived overcast but dry until 
>> around 14:00 when it started to rain again in small showers. At around 
>> 15:30 it started to rain hard and at 16:00 people started to pack up so I 
>> did the same. At this point god decided that we should get in half an 
>> hour what the rest of the UK got in the weekend and it fell down and by 
>> the time I had finished loading my rain coat had given up and I had to go 
>> into my caravan to get changed.
>> A friend and I then went to get our plaques from control and, by this 
>> time being towed off was the order of the day, we asked who we had to 
>> bribe to get a tow, within 10 mins both of us were towed off and I was 
>> home by 18:00.
>> It surprised me how many people came to the rally as paying public and 
>> also 95% of the exhibitors showed over both days, the high light of the 
>> weekend was watching a man load a tractor onto a trailer behind his 4 x 4 
>> and then drive 30 yds and get stuck, he sent his lad off to get a tractor 
>> to tow him off which came to nothing so he then decided to take his 
>> tractor and with the aid of a friend try and push the trailer to unstick 
>> the 4 x 4. Eventually the penny dropped and they towed the outfit with 
>> the tractor off site. Half and hour latter they were back to collect 
>> another tractor and he went through the same routine again. What a 
>> plonker.
>> I only took pictures of the engines this time so if you go to the link 
>> below all will be revealed 
>> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/campingstoveman/HaddenhamSteamFair2008#
>> Can anybody tell me what the machine is in the second picture some of you 
>> will know so please keep quiet and spot the lawn mower engine.
>>
>> Martin P
>> "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
>> news:StudnRRCCsDo2l3VnZ2dnUVZ8tjinZ2d@bt.com...
>>> Haddenham nr Cambridge is on, I'm taking a boat just incase though.
>>>
>>> Martin P
>>>
>>> "Mike.H."  wrote in message 
>>> news:07Xvk.193565$_M4.145827@newsfe18.ams2...
>>>> Tredegar House cancelled.Link below for info.
>>>> http://www.tredegarhouserally.co.uk/
>>>>                     Mike.H.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

campingstoveman wrote:

> Gentlemen,
> 
> you are a lazy lot, apart from a few who have emailed is nobody else 
> interested in a bit of fun.
> 1. The machine is a swarf separator.

Not a golf ball washer as i suggested then ;-)

> 2. The Lawn Mower engine is a horizontal enclosed crank called " Ideal", I 
> took a few pictures of it because its design looked more modern than its 
> age, 1920's.

Pretty little thing though, i certainly wouldn't kick it out of the shed!

> 
> Martin P
>

NHH

Not lazy Martin, I just didn't have a clue!
regards,

Kim Siddorn

"Nick H"  wrote in message 
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> campingstoveman wrote:
>
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> you are a lazy lot, apart from a few who have emailed is nobody else 
>> interested in a bit of fun.
>> 1. The machine is a swarf separator.
>
> Not a golf ball washer as i suggested then ;-)
>
>> 2. The Lawn Mower engine is a horizontal enclosed crank called " Ideal", 
>> I took a few pictures of it because its design looked more modern than 
>> its age, 1920's.
>
> Pretty little thing though, i certainly wouldn't kick it out of the shed!
>
>>
>> Martin P
>>
>
> NHH