Author Topic: Creatures of habit.... (Read 10753 times)

Nobby Diesel · « **on:** April 15, 2005, 04:37:53 pm »

I imagine most of us are.
What is the quirkiest tradition or idiosyncrasy that you or your group have regarding Le Mans.
For us, it doesn't matter where you're travelling from, we always meet at the bar/petrol station on the N138 near Gace, and always but always have cheese and ham pizza, chips with a small beer. From there, onto the campsite and the first drink is always a round of those nasty supermarket vanilla/apple/cranberry shots.
There on - whatever happens, happens.

What's your tradition?

powermite · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2005, 06:57:45 pm »

The WANCs always stop in Sees on the way down on Wed morning and have Big Als ham cooked in coca cola in fresh french bed.
I always have a dump in the spotlessly clean public toilet there too.
PM

rcutler · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2005, 11:07:57 pm »

Beer on the ferry

whatever time of day. This year like last year before 9am

Dan Lowe · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2005, 11:58:56 pm »

Quote from: Rick Cutler on April 15, 2005, 11:07:57 pm

Beer on the ferry whatever time of day. This year like last year before 9am

You going to be joining us this year then Rick? and before 9am?? last year it was before 7am!!

Canada Phil · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2005, 05:03:33 am »

Quote from: powermite on April 15, 2005, 06:57:45 pm

The WANCs always stop in Sees on the way down on Wed morning and have Big Als ham cooked in coca cola in fresh french bed.
I always have a dump in the spotlessly clean public toilet there too.
PM

What about the Pain Chocolat then Powermite which is my tradition but delete the dump as it is no longer spotless

Oh and try to get in the cathedral, which so far has always been locked

Canada Phil

Jem · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:36:52 am »

Lots of musical habits.

When we set off in blighty - track one is always AC/DC Thunder. As we hit the outskirts of LM its always Van Halen - Jump. As we go under the tunnel at Terte Rouge Van Halen - Pannama.

Always stop at Sutton Scotney services for final petrol fill up.

Jem

Rhino · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:07:36 pm »

Dave in our crew always gets the runs as soon as we hit France. Even to the extent of following through on one occasion.

powermite · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:09:57 pm »

Canada Phil suddenly gets the appetite of a moose as we get into France

Canada Phil · « **Reply #8 on:** April 17, 2005, 01:06:02 am »

Canada Phil IS The Moose when in France

Russ · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2005, 05:27:09 pm »

Cards... on the ferry. Black Jack and there's always the same old arguments about the rules. Not the Casino Black Jack, but the one where 2 is pick up two cards, Jack is pick up five cards etc.

Mike always keeps score and we keep a tally until back at pompy on the Monday where we convert points to pennys and settle up. And then we usually give all money won to Gaz for driving us in his motorhome all trip! It has been know to get as much as £15 from the biggest looser!!

None of us play the damn game the whole years round, but it's what we do whilst the beers flow, once we've settled in the bar. It's the LAW!

Andy Zarse · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2005, 05:42:09 pm »

Chris always jumps in the Commer and says "She's a beauty!". Then it's thrash down to Pompey, woryying if we'll get there (always do) and onto the boat. First things first, test the plumbing in the heads, off to the bar for a few rounds of those lovely big bottles of Heineken, then a stroll on deck as we make steam to see how much further Blair has managed to shrink the Royal Navy this year.

Also play a daft card game on the boat, like Russ's, it never gets played any other time of year. Nice lunch in the self service, a quick nap and then it's who can spot France first? Drive to LM and it all comes flooding back. Get to camp site and set up gear and try to get a reasonably sober and early first night. That pretty much is the last thing I can ever remember, next thing I know is it's tuesday I'm somehow back at home feeling violently ill and vowing never to go again.

Gilles · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2005, 05:46:27 pm »

I joined Liverpool boys on MB on wednesday afternoon with a fresh bottle of champagne and we have a drink to this coming wonderful weekend.

moped boy · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2005, 07:52:21 pm »

Night before leaving, bed at 12pm, wake up at 3.30am leave at 4.00am in blind panick 'The ferry leaves two minutes ago!' gun it down to ferry, more petrol in gas guzzling camper, wait in hour long que, get on ferry, grumble alot, finaley wake up, eat food we'll be tasting for the rest of the week, stumble down to camper, Get to camp, pitch up, beer, beer,beer,beer,beer...bezr,beew,berre,be.esfv err

Lord Steve · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2005, 08:14:18 pm »

Weds night all rendezvous in Harpenden. Few beers then major curry. Up in boarding house next morning and set off to Folkestone for the 9.30 shuttle. We never make it!
All the way down take turns in driving, reading the Motorsport supplement and trying to look knowledgeable by discussing the entry list.
Stop in Sees for croque monsiuer and visit to supermarket for that nights food & beer. Final blast to LM. I NEVER relax fully until we're onto Maison Blanche and the tents are up.
Weekend follows the usual format - need I elaborate?
Sunday night in hotel in Calais.
Monday shuttle for a depressing drive up to NorthLincs planning next years trip.

Robspot · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2005, 10:03:42 pm »

Only our second time going but the habit so far seems to be leaving everything until the last minute so we struggle to get a decent site and then f*cking up the ferry booking so it costs about twice as much as it should.

Oh well, at least we will be there. Eventually.

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