Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

>Stew,
>
>I know this is a stretch, but are you very familiar with Newcastle,
>especially near St. James park?  I ask because I'm heading up to Newcastle
>on the weekend of January 14th to see a Newcastle United match and I haven't
>a clue where to stay.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Jeff
>Sacramento, CA
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>Of Stew
>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:26 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
>
>
>Jim,
>I live in North Yorkshire, England. Up here were on a longitude slightly
>north of Goose Bay, Canada, and it gets pretty cold up on the moors.
>I friend of mine who was a member of the mountain rescue once gave me a
>tip. If your LPG won't light because it's too cold, try putting the
>cylinder between your legs and cuddling it for ten minutes to warm it up
>a bit. Might not be the first thing you'd want to try on a freezing cold
>morning, but it would be a good way to test if it's just the cold
>affecting your gas.
>Cheers,
>Stew.
>
>
>
>
>
Jeff,
Sorry mate but I don't know Newcastle at all. Whenever I've needed to go
anywhere to stay,
I normally email the local 'Tourist information office'. They should
have a list of places that are
up to scratch.
URL is http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/tic.nsf/a/tic?opendocument
Hope this helps,
Stew.