had gone to the Lake District for the second time. it was as boring as the first time, but more expensive. for some strange reason, right from the word go, we seemed to be spending more than necessary. the trip started out with just 4 people, down from the initial 7 for whom the hotel booking was done. then, due to some miscommunication, we ended up booking 2 cars. with 50% cancellation charges for the car, even before the trip started, we were in trouble.
then the lucky streak started, at the petrol bunk. some duffer ended up paying for us, and we for him. luckily, he'd filled lesser fuel, so we saved some 10quid there. at the hotel, we were charged 10quid for cancelling the room, so they kind of cancelled each other out.
next, (and this one i'm particularly happy about) i found a 32MB memory stick on the road - an SDMMC, the kind that fits in neatly into my mobile and PDA !
the thing actually works. there was a video of a BMW ad stored in the card, but nothing else to help me trace it. so i kept it.
lost the tickets to the rides at blackpool.. worth 16quid !
we got a parking ticket.. 30quid, if we pay within 14 days, that is.
on the way back home, we filled up the petrol tank, but the fuel indicator is stuck half way.. so we might have to pay something extra, if we don't manage to convince the 'thrifty' guy.
deepak's mobile's LCD display got screwed during the rides..

all in all, lots of losses and wins to handle in a single trip..