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Birmingham Forum Meet - September 22nd 2012

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ukjohn said:
My 99.9% status has now moved to 100%.
My train tickets arrived today all 6 of them all singles total ?28.10

One return ticket for same trip on same trains total ?48.00


Took me about an hour online to work out the fares at different stations, but well worth it for a saving of almost ?20.:D

John.
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Hurrah! It really shouldn't be so involved trying to get the best price - it's tantamount to fraud in my book as you're supposed to be offered the cheapest option. I posted recently how I had managed to get tickets to Yorkshire for less than ?50, when the website would have charged ?175 for a straight return 😱 😡
 
Oh, lovely pics of my home town. And I love the Selfridges shop.
 
Live in Gloucestershire now and work at the Glos. Archives on Saturday mornings so might be a bit of a rush to get there. My husband would need to come also as he's the driver in the family. Then I would need to overcome my shyness..........
 
Sorry folks... I'm visiting friends in Aberdeen that weekend. Don't think I'd manage to get tipsy with yourselves in the afternoon, and make it to Aberdeen in time for dinner & getting tipsy with my mate... Hoping I can make a London one sometime soon, and might make a weekend of it & do some sightseeing as I've never yet been!

Hope you all have fun anyway 🙂
 
bigpurpleduck said:
Sorry folks... I'm visiting friends in Aberdeen that weekend. Don't think I'd manage to get tipsy with yourselves in the afternoon, and make it to Aberdeen in time for dinner & getting tipsy with my mate... Hoping I can make a London one sometime soon, and might make a weekend of it & do some sightseeing as I've never yet been!

Hope you all have fun anyway 🙂
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Thanks Emma, I think a journey like that might be a bit of a push without a private jet and police escort between airports and venues 🙂

Only a month to go, anyone else planning on coming please do and let me know 🙂
 
Flutterby said:
Now that our holiday to Brighton has been cancelled we will definitely be there!
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Ah, very sorry to hear about your holiday Karen but glad to hear you'll be coming to the meet. Did Mr Sparkles put his foot down?
 
I think Mr Sparkles was at work behind the scenes convincing the holiday company to write out and say it's cancelled - he must have had a paw in it I reckon, he has been very happy since!!
 
Flutterby said:
I think Mr Sparkles was at work behind the scenes convincing the holiday company to write out and say it's cancelled - he must have had a paw in it I reckon, he has been very happy since!!
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He's not as daft as he looks...er...he's a canny cat! 😉
 
Tickets booked, travelling on the 09:45 which gets to New Street about noon. 🙂

?12 per head, half what it would have cost to book at the station. 😱
 
Wills has asked me this evening who else is coming. 🙂

Pity Di won't be there, hope to meet up with others. Probably be using my Asus Nexus 7 to navigate from train to pub (the thing's got to be good for something, after all; my advice to anyone thinking of getting a tablet PC, buy a netbook instead, they're slightly bigger and heavier but much better value)...
 
robert@fm said:
Wills has asked me this evening who else is coming. 🙂

Pity Di won't be there, hope to meet up with others. Probably be using my Asus Nexus 7 to navigate from train to pub (the thing's got to be good for something, after all; my advice to anyone thinking of getting a tablet PC, buy a netbook instead, they're slightly bigger and heavier but much better value)...
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Sorry I'll miss you Robert, had booked my hols around wedding anniversary. I'm going to the Manchester one.... so hopefully catch you again soon x
 
I was going to be brave enough to chance a solo trip to Brum but have a very close friend getting married on 22nd so I'm afraid I won't be free to come. Maybe London later in the year ...... Now that truly is scary!!!
 
Tina63 said:
I was going to be brave enough to chance a solo trip to Brum but have a very close friend getting married on 22nd so I'm afraid I won't be free to come. Maybe London later in the year ...... Now that truly is scary!!!
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Just down a J?gerbomb or six, you'll soon forget your nerves. 😉 Only trouble is (from what I've heard; I've yet to try one), after several you might also forget your name, and your way home. 😱 :D
 
Not long now, just 2 weeks from this Saturday. Do we have a list of who is going.

John.
 
Doesn't appear to be much interest in this thread seeing the meet is getting close now. I assume it is still on :confused:

John.
 
ukjohn said:
Doesn't appear to be much interest in this thread seeing the meet is getting close now. I assume it is still on :confused:

John.
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Sorry John, have been extremely busy just lately - I will try and get the attendee list sorted today sometime 🙂 I think we have a sizeable group coming so you won't be on your own! 🙂
 
i was gonna come during the day but i have been given my hours for that day and i'm working 11-7 so kill me now :(
 
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