Techenders - September 3rd - 5th 2021

It's all up in the air, at present. I need to talk to the team at work this afternoon.

It could be either car or Bus, or nothing, I really don't know.

I promised Mum a visit Sunday, she doesn't have any home help that day and that will be her "down" day. It's all complicated by her anxiety. I might just drive there and back on Sunday, if I can't square enough work to keep the team busy. But that does seem a bit daft, in a way, I could easily do another visit to her on the way down, if I stop at the field, and that way I would be no bother to Mum, she hates anyone stopping over, even on the drive.

See what the boss/team says later...

 

Put your mind at ease.
Call in and say hello to your mum on Thursday.
Go back on Sunday for a proper visit.
(Stay at Techenders between those two dates).

I'm sure your team will have plenty of things to fill their time at work, or will quite happily enjoy an easy day or two!

 

You got it, Paul, that was what I was thinking, in order of preference, visit her Thursday then Sunday, or Friday then Sunday, or just Sunday in a single drive, if I can't get time off.

Obviously, it's all a bit unexpected work-wise and I'm just back from two 4 day weeks with another 4 day week planned next week to go to a festival

Marmite happens, I guess....

 

Family before work.

I'm sure you are there for your employer (staying late, being flexible to meet work deadlines etc), now they need to be there for you.

 

Very true.

I think/hope they will be flexible, but, to be honest, I am completely unprepared, I have no food in (easy enough to sort), the Bus is filthy (not that it matters much) and I have nothing packed (better get my washing on). A complete SNAFU

 

Don't worry about any of that, just chuck a few clothes in and set off.
Im sure the TE masses can and will feed you

 

. Baysearcher
2. pkrboo
3. paradox andfamily
4. Norris and Mrs Norris
5 paulcalf
6 Iain McAvoy if I don’t get there early enough for electric hookup, I’ll be wiring up a USB socket
7 Chrisd
8 Mikedjames
9 Fruitcake
10 scrooge95 (fitting front mud flaps and hopefully gettingsome help with my leaky opening quarter light)
11 Sickboy
12 Doink
13 Areksilverfish
14 Dazza
15 Redgaz
16 Paul2590
17 Camperboy40
18 theBusmonkeys
19 MorkC68, Chelle & Douglas
20 Dub & Dubber on a day trip to deliver misc VW parts
21 razzyh
22 Mark Darby (hoping to make this the first in my bus)
24 Dicky and Mrs Columbo…. Just being delightful generally
25 Spacecowboyuk Doing all the things I didn't do having missed the last Techenders
26 Greenwesty
27 Sproggy4830 (hopefully sunbathing
28 collyp bugger all as usual
29 EggBoxes
30 Faust & Caroline

 

There's a Lidl about 4 miles up the road, that's where I'm going once I've unpacked as there's no room for food in my panniers due to the all the warm clothing and bedding I need to take!

 

Could I have the gate code for Sunday by DM?
@Baysearcher ?

 

Weeeeell .... I'm only there for a couple of hours in the day, so .......
But if you think I should announce myself anyway?

 

That's good to know, thanks, Paul, I also found a Sainsbury's about 10 mins away a few years ago

 

Thanks all, but I now need to chat with Mum to find out how she is about this, she doesn't like surprises, she likes routine, that's part of the problem. Equally, no point in suggesting two visits, if I couldn't get time off, that might raise her hopes up unnecessarily.

Anyway, as you predicted @paulcalf, work are fine about the time off

 

I'll be very obviously not-in-a-Bay!

 

I will be setting off in the wrong direction tomorrow morning, loaded a minimal set of gear this time. Should be there sometime on Friday though, after taking the Head of the Valleys road across South Wales then as much of the Fosse Way as I can manage. . .

 

Have you left yet?

 

Planning to arrive around beer time tomorrow evening.