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So the next thing was to book my flights, which is no problem, normally so i get on the net and start looking, i have a little criteria like an airline i trust, the flying time, stop over time and the price
Now all flights seem to go eastwards and then down to SA, British Airways do a direct flight from Heathrow which is best in my opinion but the price was crazy money and i would have to fly from Manchester to Heathrow and wait 6 hours for the connecting flight to SA, the other thing i wanted was to fly on the Airbus 380
Anyway i found what i was after with Qatar airways 380 to Doha and a Boeing 781 to SA with an hour layover and the opposite on the return and booked it for the price of £760 and got confirmation back straight away, this was on a Friday evening
The next morning i get a phone call from an Indian guy saying i have to pay another £420 on top of the 760 this was after i had deciphered what he was saying but the red mist was making it difficult to understand him, this argument went on for a couple of hours with no real progress, i then called it a day and hung up
The next morning Sunday another Indian rang me, now i dont like Indians at the best of times as i worked in their houses fitting kitchens for 4 years for a firm in Leicester
Anyway it went on for a long time i lost my rag and had to get my son to speak to him, it finished up with me having to pay the extra to get my tickets, even though the £760 was the advertised price, i still think i should not have paid more even though i thought i had a good deal at £760, so now i travel on the 20th January and return on the 16th April
Maybe
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Of course if he doesn't toe the line I have a Shotgun, a JCB and 2,000 acres!
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I live my life mostly on my own since Ann died, even here i spend most of my time alone, iv never been much of a talker because of my deafness ( without the bionics in my ear i cannot hear a thing ) handy sometimes and a pain in the arse most others
So i like silence
I have to get a new passport now and the materials to make the box to ship the Bucker in, has to be strong enough and light with it as i have a limit of 22Kg and a length of 1580mm and the Bucker is a lot longer than that
With reference to the stripper you mentioned earlier iv got one organised and will be bringing her out with me in January, so that will be good for you Tony
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This area is known as the Boatyard.
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and on to the Garage
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More work areas tomorrow, hopefully I will clear at least some working space for when he arrives.
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if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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The of course this is where Mary works if she's got a project on.
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