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mcquiggd replied

20 February 2007, 17:26
Woohoo!

Even got me hands on a pallet from work - I love it when a plan comes together...

Cheers for the advice Bob Hope...

Now all I need are some strong ties and some polythene... im sure one of you lot would know where to obtain such things ...
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mcquiggd replied

20 February 2007, 13:49
Originally posted by milanbenes

how come you don't have a laptop ?

fecks sake mcquigg :-)

Milan.

Ah laptop is already coming with me... it's my water cooled beasts that I need shipped, plus a few suits and other sundries...
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mcquiggd replied

20 February 2007, 13:47
Originally posted by Euro-commuter

What'S wrong with yourself, a car, and a ferry?

It wouldn't get me very far as I don't drive. I don't fancy pushing it either...

Edit - I mean the car of course, not the ferry....

Last edited by mcquiggd; 20 February 2007, 13:50.
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mcquiggd replied

20 February 2007, 13:45
Originally posted by bobhope

try www.postvan.co.uk - they do up to 500kg pallets to europe

That looks just the ticket - ta!
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Churchill replied

20 February 2007, 11:33
Originally posted by threaded

Just remembered, if you're sending a car or a motorbike on a trailer or in a van, and going through France, do remember to give the driver the keys and the papers otherwise you'll find yourself having to send the van to france again to recover a vehicle that has been impounded and then lost by the french plod, gained a few 1000 km, some unexplainable accident damage and had the tool kit and spare tire knicked.

tyre

RIP Fleety!
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threaded replied

20 February 2007, 10:21
Just remembered, if you're sending a car or a motorbike on a trailer or in a van, and going through France, do remember to give the driver the keys and the papers otherwise you'll find yourself having to send the van to france again to recover a vehicle that has been impounded and then lost by the french plod, gained a few 1000 km, some unexplainable accident damage and had the tool kit and spare tire knicked.
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ASB replied

20 February 2007, 10:14
Originally posted by mcquiggd

My cunning plan is to turn up at the airport wearing five pairs of jeans, six shirts and carrying 10kg worth of hard drives / cabling as carry on luggage, my 3 PDAs in my heavy overcoat, and the PC in the Big Black Baggage Thing with duvet and pilows wrapped around it. Oh and the 19" widescreen TFT will be my 'laptop'...

Don't bother. With the current regs leaving the UK you'll jst have to check most of it or dump it.
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sasguru replied

20 February 2007, 09:49
I have a big lunchbox
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Dalek Supreme replied

20 February 2007, 09:22
I have a big sucker.
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Lockhouse replied

20 February 2007, 09:21
I have a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play....ahhhh memories.
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Euro-commuter replied

20 February 2007, 08:15
Originally posted by milanbenes

how come you don't have a laptop ?

fecks sake mcquigg :-)

Milan.

Indeed, have a laptop and less stuff.

Yeah, I'll try that too.
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Cowboy Bob replied

20 February 2007, 07:58
Originally posted by mcquiggd

Some people on other bulletin boards suggested just using Parcel Force or similar... I dont mind when it arrives as long as it gets there in the end...

In which case don't use Parcel Force. It's kind of a lottery as to whether your package will turn up at all.
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milanbenes replied

20 February 2007, 07:26
how come you don't have a laptop ?

fecks sake mcquigg :-)

Milan.
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Churchill replied

20 February 2007, 07:21
Why don't you hire a car in the Netherlands, drive to the UK for a long weekend and go back to Amsters with your kit?

Euro Commuter beat me to it!!!

Churchill - In "Showing appropriate amount of deference" mode!
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Euro-commuter replied

20 February 2007, 07:21
Originally posted by mcquiggd

Well, several medium sized ones really...

Typical removal type stuff... some will be going to Amsterdam, some to Norfolk (no they don't contain Hungarian Turkeys...)... only 4 or 5 of them about 45cm by 45cm by 60cm.... mostly lightweight housey stypes bits and pieces.

Anyone any experience of having a small amount of boxes sent to a UK or Europe location, that does not really warrant a 'man and van' type approach?

What'S wrong with yourself, a car, and a ferry?
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