'Period costume trip' - 14/01/2012· Page 2

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"RockChick" wrote:

"simonrl" wrote:

"crickleymal" wrote:
We were chatting about the RFDCC Xmas retro trip yesterday whilst on the way to Old Ham. Electric lights are banned and we were speculating with the advent of LED lighting how long it would be before Oldhams are allowed on this trip.

Not long! We did an incandescent trip about a year ago and it was hard going! Oldhams weren't bad, but the Petzl Gloom was shocking - it just cast a dull orange ring about 10 feet in front of whoever was wearing it.

That's right, i was using one- you lot kept asking why i kept getting lost in the cwmorthin chambers- it was coz i couldn't see the way out!
:lol:

And my awful lamp chewed up batteries like it was going out of style, in addition to making a Petzl Gloom look good!

Searching for the ever elusive Underground Titty Bar.

DDDWH CC

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13 years ago

#22

before we all get side-tracked can someone/anyone confirm that they're going to bring bread/cheese ect?
:flowers:

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#23

Il bring a couple of fresh loaves and two lumps of cheeese :thumbsup:

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

hymac580c
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#24

I will be bringing some 'bara brith' as well as 'caceni gri' :thumbsup:

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

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#25

I'm guessing from the way all the charity shops in Port have sold out of approprate style waist coats this could be a popular trip (I may not have a waist coat the way things are going).

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

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13 years ago

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"owaincbrown" wrote:
I'm guessing from the way all the charity shops in Port have sold out of approprate style waist coats this could be a popular trip (I may not have a waist coat the way things are going).

I have a spare plain black waistcoat - I think size 40/42 if that's of any use to you Owain? It's not strictly Victorian in appearance, it doesn't button up very high - it's the one I wore last year. You're welcome to borrow it if you like?

Hymac and Llion - thanks very much :thumbsup:

Everybody got the note about meeting up at the Cwmorthin car park at 12?

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

RockChick
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#27

"simonrl Hymac and Llion - thanks very much :thumbsup:

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Thanks guys! :thumbsup:
Crocodile 1, Space ship 0!

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I have a spare plain black waistcoat - I think size 40/42 if that's of any use to you Owain? It's not strictly Victorian in appearance, it doesn't button up very high - it's the one I wore last year. You're welcome to borrow it if you like?

Hymac and Llion - thanks very much :thumbsup:

Everybody got the note about meeting up at the Cwmorthin car park at 12?

Yes please Simon :flowers: , my AWE Aldermaston donkey jacket isn't that authentic either but looks the part from the front.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

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13 years ago

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"simonrl" wrote:

"owaincbrown" wrote:
I'm guessing from the way all the charity shops in Port have sold out of approprate style waist coats this could be a popular trip (I may not have a waist coat the way things are going).

I have a spare plain black waistcoat - I think size 40/42 if that's of any use to you Owain? It's not strictly Victorian in appearance, it doesn't button up very high - it's the one I wore last year. You're welcome to borrow it if you like?

Hymac and Llion - thanks very much :thumbsup:

Everybody got the note about meeting up at the Cwmorthin car park at 12?

Are we meeting up at Cwmorthin 10.30 am or 12.00??

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

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13 years ago

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"hymac580c" wrote:

"simonrl" wrote:
Everybody got the note about meeting up at the Cwmorthin car park at 12?

Are we meeting up at Cwmorthin 10.30 am or 12.00??

At 12.00pm :thumbsup:

Gives Rockchick, Jones the Slate and Corin and me time to get in and get the food and some benches set up - and then to meet everybody at 12

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

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#31

Hope you all have a good trip and enjoy yourselfs. Sorry can't be there

Mine Lectures & Walks available for around Huddersfield

hymac580c
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#32

A bottle of port will be coming along as well. I will bring plastic glasses, but bring your own glass if you wish. :thumbsup:

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

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#33

I did a trip of this sort some years ago, you could soon tell the old-school cavers used to carbide lamps from the rest 🙂

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.

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13 years ago

#34

Stuck in work ..gutted ..hope it all goes well. 😉

Excuse me while my carbon footprint kicks your eco-mentalist backside!

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#35

many thanks to all involved

[photo]Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-71614[/photo]

Nut deep in water!

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13 years ago

#36

Thanks a lot for today, thanks rock chic for the food
Paul

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#37

A big thank you to Simon and Briony for a brilliant trip and lovely food, Corin and Kez for the entertainment and John for the cakes and port. :thumbsup:

Llion
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#38

Thanks all, a trip with a differance 😉

Paraffin lamps aint bad when you get used to them, but back to LEDs for the next trip :thumbsup:

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

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#39

Looked great this, those sepia photos in the Cwmorthin album are fantastic, looks a bit like a Poldark episode in a slate mine rather than tin 😉

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#40

Many thanks to Bry for cooking the food, Spence and Simon for setting up the cabin area, Corin for his party tricks 😉 and Kez for her amazing playing with the background water as well. John for the Port, bread and colliers cheese.

A good time had by us all - thanks guys.

Love it . . . 🙂