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grandad
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:41 am 
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Nidge2 wrote:

Give me a good old greasy brekky anyday of the week.

GIVE, Give, You can get your hard earned out mate! :mrgreen:

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Nidge2
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:05 am 
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The best roadside van I have found is on the Glastonbury road 1st lay by just half a mile off the M5, a full English with tea or coffee for a fiver



The besrt one round here is Ma Larkins at Junction 27 of the M1. Top fodder.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:13 am 
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thats on the right as you head towards mansfield int it? small layby?

i think thats where my mates 7.5tonner got rammed up from behind by 40 tonne of artic, on the M1 north exit ramp, 2 nights B&B in Mansfield NHS

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Nidge2
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wannabeeahack wrote:
thats on the right as you head towards mansfield int it? small layby?

i think thats where my mates 7.5tonner got rammed up from behind by 40 tonne of artic, on the M1 north exit ramp, 2 nights B&B in Mansfield NHS


Yeah there's 2 on each side of the island, Ma Larkins is on the 1st exit as you come off the M1 Junc 27 Northbound.
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skippy41 wrote:
The best roadside van I have found is on the Glastonbury road 1st lay by just half a mile off the M5, a full English with tea or coffee for a fiver


Grizleys on the A1 Northbound does that full English and a pot of tea for a fiver

So Skippy do you really get fares all the way from Galashiels to London or do you just fantasize about it :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:10 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
The best roadside van I have found is on the Glastonbury road 1st lay by just half a mile off the M5, a full English with tea or coffee for a fiver


Grizleys on the A1 Northbound does that full English and a pot of tea for a fiver

So Skippy do you really get fares all the way from Galashiels to London or do you just fantasize about it :lol:


Yes been to Heath-row 8 times in the last 2 years and Mayfair 4 times
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skippy41 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
The best roadside van I have found is on the Glastonbury road 1st lay by just half a mile off the M5, a full English with tea or coffee for a fiver


Grizleys on the A1 Northbound does that full English and a pot of tea for a fiver

So Skippy do you really get fares all the way from Galashiels to London or do you just fantasize about it :lol:


Yes been to Heath-row 8 times in the last 2 years and Mayfair 4 times



I've got two hotels on Mayfair you owe me £2,400.

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skippy41 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
The best roadside van I have found is on the Glastonbury road 1st lay by just half a mile off the M5, a full English with tea or coffee for a fiver


Grizleys on the A1 Northbound does that full English and a pot of tea for a fiver

So Skippy do you really get fares all the way from Galashiels to London or do you just fantasize about it :lol:


Yes been to Heath-row 8 times in the last 2 years and Mayfair 4 times


And two of those Heathrows were on Christmas day last year?

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money to burn some people, i took a guy from Rugeley to Heathrow in the Tourneo and 2 days later took his missus down, it woulda been cheaper for her to go with him and have 2 nights B&B....

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And two of those Heathrows were on Christmas day last year?



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