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Bloody 2 days holiday just taken! Carlise away, anyone wanna drive me?

Considering the distance, it's not actually a bad drive.

Swindon > A419 > A417 > M5 > M6

I reckon I could do it in 4 and a bit hours.

ace your driving

I'll think about it

Carlisle defo achievable in 4 hours, I got to my grandparents in 5 hours and that's an hour up the road.  Although you can never tell how long it'll take as the m5/m6 just needs one crash and you're fooked!

I was going at a steady 85mph to get there in that so no need to push it!

Anyone fancy a trip to brighton for my birthday? Haha

gaylord.

the m6 is probably the worst motorway for delays.i'd allow at least 6 hours to get to carlisle

Ash we should get the train up! Drinking all day  :soapy tit wank: Stay over night and experience Carlisle town centre on a tuesday night then travel back on the wednesday.

70 Miles from Lancaster and I've done Lancaster to Swindon in 3 hours.

It's doable in 4 hours, but realistically your looking at about 5 hours (with a piss stop)

I would say take the train but the last train south is at 9:45pm FFS!

Boo I was looking forward to this one, why's it some crappy Tuesday  :x

Easyjet Bristol to Newcatle.  Flights for around £40 return!  Not selling flights for december 4th until late october though.  I may well do this.  Return may be a problem.  Would need a fairly late flight.

You do realise Newcastle is over an hour away from Carlisle, don't you?

I was going to say Newcastle to Carlisle's a fair trip.  by the time it takes to get to Brizzle airport, park, check in, be delayed, land, get car drive from newcastle to carlisle - it won't really be worth it.

Be your own boss and drive, when I had to work in Edinburgh from swindon for a few days I'd always drive.

Holiday booked  :D

If anyone's after a lift, looks like I'm driving.

Drove to blackpool with oen 5 minute toilet stop on friday and took just under 3 hours, its only another 70 miles to carlise so is doable in one day I reckon

Takes 40 minutes from Carlise to Newcastle - I used to live in Carlisle.

And I used to drive from High Wycombe to Carlisle with a 20 minute p1ss and KFC stop in a about 4 and a quarter hours (approx 280 miles I think).

Not sure how much to add on that from Swindon but i wouldnt imagine it would be much.

I used to do the trip every 2 weeks or so and would suggest that whatever time you believe it will take you, leave at least an hour earlier as there is always at least one 40 miles an hour section on the M6 and they can go on for some distance too!  Really does slow down the journey!

Longest it ever took me though was 6 hours and I must have done the trip about 50 times so I wouldn't budget on it taking much longer.

Doable in a day Bushey...but trust me, you will be fuckin knackered afterwards.
B&b is cheapish at about £20.00 for the night when i was up there last year. And Carlisle town centre is alright for a nights jolly as well.

But Millom I have the concentration of a ninja!

you're sure you're not a concentrated ninja?

Shagged any women in a park lately?

293 miles from my house...3 hours on the motorway at 100mph is less than 3 hours..easy easy easy  :|

I saw a couple shagging in queens park the other day and made a swift exit.

anyone who goes to carlisle is mental and not in a 'well done, you must be mental for doing that!' way.

mental in a 'you should be institutionalised you insane bastard!' way.

so you don't want a lift :D

Better call the men in white coats then  :D

i thoroughly and wholeheartedly appreciate your kind gesture and offer of a lift but not a fucking chance  :mrgreen:

its the best part of 80 quid petrol (maybe more - my car is slowly breaking down  :( )

then a b+b...fuck it will just sleep in the car  :mrgreen:

Thats why i'm going to canada...to practise my long distance driving...first stint is 700 miles from vancouver to calgary  8)

Sonic I am only going as am trying to do the 92 club.

i've done carlise before  :oops:

Edwin murray super goal and shay given in goal...aceness

then whits you are very sad!

i love stupid nights like that...doncastor away on a tuesday night being very similar....something about it

fair enough, although i think the whole 92 club is like a dog trying to chase it's own tail

what quite entertaining to watch  :twisted:

Oh shit whits I was there, I am sad!

Not far away sonic, last 30 but my mates only got 20 left - bastard!

indeed, thats why i mentioned it!! However there is a weird feeling about driving 200 miles to watch your team get stuffed and go bottom of the league..

I'll keep you company funds permitting, getting a job and then getting time off from the job Whits  :D

a neverending task ;)

fucks sake i've started to think carlisle would be quite fun now!

was top notch!

that pic of us all in the adver was ace.

Tom, Me, Whits, Magic, Mex, Sonic, Adje, Ash, Dex, Spencer all in it, probably a few more to.