The moment you realise you've forgotten to pack your salopettes or after all of your efforts of sourcing another pair (without your partner noticing) have come to nought at the check-in desk?
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When is the best time to announce bad news?
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Neither. You didn't pack them on purpose because you need some new ones. I'm sure you can get them at your destination?+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Yes, but for probably 4x the price I could get a pair at TK Maxx.
Hopefully something will turn up (says the born optimist)"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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If you are lucky, somebody in the group will have spares.
Alternatively you can probably hire some, depending on the resort.
If you're going to France, decathlon is good for cheap kit."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Thanks MM, I forgot about renting.
Oh for heavens sake, it is only a minor detail, nothing to spoil the holiday.
I worry too much sometimes."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by cojak View PostThe moment you realise you've forgotten to pack your salopettes or after all of your efforts of sourcing another pair (without your partner noticing) have come to nought at the check-in desk?
What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Tuesday isn't it?
(And WTF are salopettes? Are they one of those modern/foreign things that I'll never understand anybody wanting in the first place?)Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post(And WTF are salopettes? Are they one of those modern/foreign things that I'll never understand anybody wanting in the first place?)My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostJust think "BabyGrow". Or "padded dungarees".What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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