Friday, January 15, 2010
Good Times.
Yesterday I talked of troubled times; today lets think about the good times.
This morning Bill booked our flights to Thailand.
We used the same company as we have always done - Dial- a- Flight.
The guy Bill talks to seems to know our needs very well.
We seem to have very good seats - by one of the emergency exits where there is more leg room.
Bill had already got an idea that the best deal would be with Air Malaysia and that is what Reece (the Dial a Flight man) also came up with.
There might be slightly cheaper flights - but those would have a very long pause at a connecting airport. The journey is long enough without sitting in an airport for 8 hours waiting for the next flight.
On September the 13th we fly to Kuala Lumpar. Then on to Phuket.
Three weeks and one day later we arrive home.
To get this good deal we had to make some compromises. I really didn't want the flight back to arrive at Heathrow at half past six in the morning. It leaves a whole day before it is bedtime - so I suspect there will have to be some dozing during that day.
And we we will have to find cover at the shop for 4 Mondays.
It is also a bit of a compromise to be going in September - which can be a lovely month in England.
But we want more than just sunshine from Thailand - we want fun with the family.
It is very much the low season time in September. Jamie can take holiday and Jessica and John will not be at school. We just might need umbrellas during this month.
Jamie has already suggested that we all might go away for a holiday together - maybe to a place they went last year not very far from Chumphon, where Mam's parents live.
It all sounds very good.
We had a good day today for ourselves and also to cheer Frieda, our neighbour who is 88. She has not been out for at least 10 days.
We took her to the Wetherspoon's pub in Horley - The Jack Fairman. Jack was a racing car driver in the 1950s and pictures of him adorn the walls.
The cheap after 2 o'clock fish and chip meal is very good - the fish was delicious.
Frieda felt it was a really special treat.
We popped into Waitrose for a few bits - after all we had used their car park.
Then we went back to Crawley and shopped in Asda - Frieda had her shopping list and we made it up as we went around, as usual.
I think the best part of it all for Frieda was to be doing something with other people and indulging in some conversation.
I dream of going to Ford car boot sale again - but not tomorrow.
The snow will be almost gone; already green grass can be seen. The world looks all wet and soggy and tomorrow there will be a lot of rain.
Sunday looks much better and I am sure we will get to Dorking for the car boot sale there.
We also want to go into the shop. EBay have a free listing day on Sunday and we could gather together some more expensive items to photograph and describe. Maybe Bill won't be able to put the big Virgin model aeroplane on eBay - the shop phoned whilst we were at the Asda checkout to see if there was a box. Hopefully the plane already has a new home.
Bill has to sort out the new hard drive for his computer which arrived today. He will need to get all his programmes re-installed.
So lots to be getting on with.
Just tell my digestion that there really won't be any more of the antibiotics and it should settle down now!
This morning Bill booked our flights to Thailand.
We used the same company as we have always done - Dial- a- Flight.
The guy Bill talks to seems to know our needs very well.
We seem to have very good seats - by one of the emergency exits where there is more leg room.
Bill had already got an idea that the best deal would be with Air Malaysia and that is what Reece (the Dial a Flight man) also came up with.
There might be slightly cheaper flights - but those would have a very long pause at a connecting airport. The journey is long enough without sitting in an airport for 8 hours waiting for the next flight.
On September the 13th we fly to Kuala Lumpar. Then on to Phuket.
Three weeks and one day later we arrive home.
To get this good deal we had to make some compromises. I really didn't want the flight back to arrive at Heathrow at half past six in the morning. It leaves a whole day before it is bedtime - so I suspect there will have to be some dozing during that day.
And we we will have to find cover at the shop for 4 Mondays.
It is also a bit of a compromise to be going in September - which can be a lovely month in England.
But we want more than just sunshine from Thailand - we want fun with the family.
It is very much the low season time in September. Jamie can take holiday and Jessica and John will not be at school. We just might need umbrellas during this month.
Jamie has already suggested that we all might go away for a holiday together - maybe to a place they went last year not very far from Chumphon, where Mam's parents live.
It all sounds very good.
We had a good day today for ourselves and also to cheer Frieda, our neighbour who is 88. She has not been out for at least 10 days.
We took her to the Wetherspoon's pub in Horley - The Jack Fairman. Jack was a racing car driver in the 1950s and pictures of him adorn the walls.
The cheap after 2 o'clock fish and chip meal is very good - the fish was delicious.
Frieda felt it was a really special treat.
We popped into Waitrose for a few bits - after all we had used their car park.
Then we went back to Crawley and shopped in Asda - Frieda had her shopping list and we made it up as we went around, as usual.
I think the best part of it all for Frieda was to be doing something with other people and indulging in some conversation.
I dream of going to Ford car boot sale again - but not tomorrow.
The snow will be almost gone; already green grass can be seen. The world looks all wet and soggy and tomorrow there will be a lot of rain.
Sunday looks much better and I am sure we will get to Dorking for the car boot sale there.
We also want to go into the shop. EBay have a free listing day on Sunday and we could gather together some more expensive items to photograph and describe. Maybe Bill won't be able to put the big Virgin model aeroplane on eBay - the shop phoned whilst we were at the Asda checkout to see if there was a box. Hopefully the plane already has a new home.
Bill has to sort out the new hard drive for his computer which arrived today. He will need to get all his programmes re-installed.
So lots to be getting on with.
Just tell my digestion that there really won't be any more of the antibiotics and it should settle down now!
