Meeting other Funsters when abroad

[Minxy]

There are a lot of people here who are in stealth mode and slightly introvert

No chance for me! Even if I wanted to be inconspicuous having 3 dogs doesn't help as I met another funster couple, Chickie, the other day at Benissa ... They knew who I was as they recognised the dogs! It was lovely having a chat with them.

 

[Detnor]

Several years ago we met a couple on the west coast of France, they were also funsters and we put the world right before they moved on. A couple of weeks later we bumped into them again as they were leaving a supermarket near Oradour and we were just arriving. Had a quick chat and off we went to do the shopping. When we emerged later, I was suprised to see their van parked next to ours, and they quickly emerged as we approached. He noticed a car having a good look at our van as they were leaving, so he parked up and according to his wife just stared at the lads who were getting out of the car. Didn't move until we were there. They are no longer funsters, but a few minutes chat with strangers saved us what could have been a nightmare.

 

[Howard H]

You’re right Harvey. After I retired it took me a while to get into the hang of normal pleasantries like “how are you” when I was with new friends. Mind you I do still sometimes regret asking!

You never asked me how I was , perhaps you forgot

 

[Coolcats]

No chance for me! Even if I wanted to be inconspicuous having 3 dogs doesn't help as I met another funster couple, Chickie, the other day at Benissa ... They knew who I was as they recognised the dogs! It was lovely having a chat with them.

Oh er

Rule 1

As an apprentice you where taught if any one asks deny everything

Rule 2

Use the two coat trick one you leave in the office and one coat you wear when you go out, so when the boss asks where you are your mates point to the coat and say the coats there so he must be about somewhere

Maybe the dogs could be in disguise too

Good to hear you had a nice chat

 

[Coolcats]

Yes but all those job functions are about using ones ears twice as much as ones mouth, so I’m not sure I really follow why you dislike interacting with people and talking?

Indeed and when your ears start bleeding, it’s kind to give them a rest. Just as much as the mouth

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[Chickie]

Nice to meet you too minxy . Hope you found the camping spot we recommended.

 

[carolyn]

You never asked me how I was , perhaps you forgot

I have put a note in my diary for Portugal but I may only ask Yvonne. I will be giving it a great deal of consideration of course prior to our arrival.

 

[Howard H]

I have put a note in my diary for Portugal but I may only ask Yvonne. I will be giving it a great deal of consideration of course prior to our arrival.

What are you having to drink is a northern welcome , you could try that .

 

[nicholsong]

Not quite on point but once when still working, I was returning from Sweden to Heathrow on a BA plane. The plane was almost entirely empty. So I was a bit surprised when an elderly chap came and sat next to me even though there were plenty of empty seats. We had no sooner buckled up when he told me that he was employed by the British embassy in Sweden and he did regular flights between Sweden and the UK carrying diplomatic documents.

I made the mistake saying that sounded interesting. By the time we approached Heathrow, I was so bored with his never ending flow of uninteresting trivia, I was contemplating suicide by shoving a cocktail toothpick into my brain.

I was a bit luckier, Stockholm-Heathrow, not busy, very attractive stewardess kept coming to ask if I wanted anything else, I went back to galley to ask for phone number, took her to dinner on her next London nightstop, got engaged on skiing holiday in Zermatt. She eventually married a SAS pilot.

Did you see the Embassy postman again?

 

[bobnick]

Just had a giggle to myself.
Should have a thread...............Hope to god i don't meet such and such whilst touring................there would be a few on my list.....and no doubt i would be on a few others...............

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[chaser]

Just had a giggle to myself.
Should have a thread...............Hope to god i don't meet such and such whilst touring................there would be a few on my list.....and no doubt i would be on a few others...............

I don't know who to avoid as no one talks to me

 

[Carpmart]

I don't know who to avoid as no one talks to me

I think you an Ian the Builder would be pretty good mates if you met up!

 

[Just smiffy]

I think you an Ian the Builder would be pretty good mates if you met up!

They have and are good mates…

 

[Carpmart]

I was a bit luckier, Stockholm-Heathrow, not busy, very attractive stewardess kept coming to ask if I wanted anything else, I went back to galley to ask for phone number, took her to dinner on her next London nightstop, got engaged on skiing holiday in Zermatt. She eventually married a SAS pilot.

Did you see the Embassy postman again?

Can’t win ‘em all!

 

[marshwader]

We had the pleasure of meeting a couple of Funsters while we were staying on Camping Tauro at Benicassim, brynric came and introduced himself and his wife. It was really appreciated and we enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine with them in the bar on the site.

Do other Funsters introduce themselves if they see MHF stickers on a van?

Well we certainly meet other 'motorhomers', not necessarily from MHF. Maybe because I only joined this group a few years ago probably during lockdown when we didn't go anywhere. My reason for responding is where do you get the MHF stickers from? Thanks in anticipation! Maddy

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[Ingwe]

Did you see the Embassy postman again?

Only in my nightmares

 

[David and Sally]

Met Verteuil Man at Alannia.

 

[Ingwe]

She eventually married a SAS pilot.

Are you the SAS pilot?

 

[nicholsong]

Are you the SAS pilot?

Sadly no, but she might have been 'high maintenance' because, when she brought out a list of London restaurants she liked, the cheapest on the list was the most expensive in my sights, but then SAS nightstop allowances were very good, unlike ours in BA, especially in Scotland.

And no, she did not use her allowance to pay half the dinner bill

All 40 years ago now.

 

[Minxy]

Nice to meet you too minxy . Hope you found the camping spot we recommended.

We were going there but it had got really windy so we headed for somewhere with a bit of shelter so we didn't get too much van rocking for the wrong reason!

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[Lenny HB]

Just remembered my loudest encounter.

There I was quietly chatting to another Motorhomer on a wide spot in Spain and a Burstner draws up. Driver winds the window down and shouts at the top of his voice "LENNY HB".
It was namwaldog Barry and Margaret.

 

[nicholsong]

I would be happy to chat to (most) of you but you would have to find us first, when we are wildcamping and/or aires, often alone. We do not have a 'Funster' sticker - enough bloody legal stickers and gizmos stuck on the windows!

We have hosted 3-4 MHomers in our yard. We have met others by arrangement on about 4 occasions, but only one by accident, that was Alan and Jayne ("Gretchibald" from MHFacts) with whom we stayed good friends, but sadly Alan left us a couple of years ago, but I still call Jayne who has swapped the MH but still uses it in Ireland.

 

[Spriddler]

Having greeted a couple who came from behind the French m/h next to me with a 'Bonjour' and an enquiry as to their health I discovered that it wasn't theirs and they were English.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I think @Coolcats would be on of those who would move away from me

Would say a lucky escape bye the sound of it, can’t be doing with boring people and I’m glad to say have shared some time with some very interesting and happy funsters, well apart from that bugger who nicked my biscuit but that to painful a story to repeat

A few hours chatting about places you have been or going is ok with me and if I can will help others out.
Saying that happy to chat to anyone and have found Dutch people probably have medals for talking

 

[Lenny HB]

I’m glad to say have shared some time with some very interesting and happy funsters, well apart from that bugger who nicked my biscuit but that to painful a story to repeat

WESTY66 he is talking about you.

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[bigtwin]

can’t be doing with boring people

Same here; in my experience there seems to be a connection between those that I find boring and their interest in football.

Ian

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Same here; in my experience there seems to be a connection between those that I find boring and their interest in football.

Ian

Ditto, more interesting conversation about paint drying

 

[Barryh]

Same here; in my experience there seems to be a connection between those that I find boring and their interest in football.

Ian

That’s a shame really. Despite “having an interest in football” I could chat to you about pretty much anything such as the arts, politics, science, travel, weather, wine, family, having a laugh, lpg, winter tyres etc or maybe I could listen and learn something about a new subject.

 

[Lenny HB]

I'm not the only one then.

 

[Ingwe]

I'm not the only one then.

I believe fishing’s your thing.

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