Well we're going camping tomorrow and where is DH?

[fatzak]

Gone to buy a bloody allan (is that how you spell it?) key for the roof bars. He has known for weeks that we are going and leaves it until 3.30 on a Bank Holiday.

It's like Ground hog day. Every single time we go away, he fannies around with one tiny job whilst I sort everything else out.

Sorry. Rant over. We even got the DSes to have a nap so we could load the car in peace. And now they are awake, the garden is full of camping stuff, he has gone AWOL and it's about to pour down.

It'd be funny if I wasn't so cross And even worse if the sound of music wasn't keeping me going!!

Now he's back. Need a special kind of key. Doesn't look like we are setting of first thing anymore

oh what an arse. hope he can get one in the morning,and i suppose you have now got to lug all the gear back in from the garden until tommo? clean the toilet with his toothbrush for not being on the ball earlier!

He's determined to find the one we have, but it's years since we used the roof bars. I am so trying not to lose the plot but I am fuming!!

are the locks universal, in other words do all roof racks for the make of your car have the same key? Just wondering if anyone you know has any you could try?

Good point. Not sure if we know anyone with a Clio!

oh thats a shame, I hope you get it sorted and off on your trip.

Ok I can now stand to be in the same room as him Provided he can get the key first thing in the morning, we could be off by 10.00, so in the Lakes for just after lunch. Have called campsite and there is plenty space, so no great urgency to be there really early. Think he owes me big style here for buggering up - will have to stay three nights now not just two

We've got a Clio but dh says he didn't use any sort of alan key for ours. Our bars are Fapa ones. Can you fit all your equipment ok Fatzak cos we're thinking we might struggle even with the roof box . We're going to Hawes next week, i can't wait . Hope you get sorted and have fun

Morning Phoenix! Our bars are some specialist Renault ones. We are so used to just chucking everything in the estate car that we are really struggling! It's so frustrating having a car that we can't afford to fix just sitting there I think that we are really going to be struggling to fit everything in - it'll be totally packed. At least we don't need to fit in buggy/travel cot etc!

Look at the rain though! Beginning to think about leaving it until tomorrow now.

OK, trip postponed until Thursday when better forecast

Where are you going Fatzak? I hope the weather improves for us next week

We were going to go to Fisherground in the Lakes but as the forecast is so rubbish we think we will head to Whitby.

So we have now decided not to go at all as the forecast is dreadful!

Oh well, as soon as we have a fine weekend we will go then