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Birmingham Forum Meet - September 22nd 2012

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PS to whoever it was that was bit OOer - I met some of 'this lot' last year when I decided to turn up. As expected only one or two of thenm had two (or more) heads LOL

No - seriously - all perfectly lovely people and v easy to talk to.

Note to self, must remember to wear nicer knickers this time!
 
Monica said:
Grainger, just look at my profile photo. I haven't changed much 😉
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Last year's Birmingham meet was my first meet anywhere, and I recognised you instantly, even without Alan's introduction. 🙂

My own avatar was taken in March this year, shortly after a particularly vicious buzz cut, so the only change in me is that I don't have quite such a skin'ead appearance. :D
 
I will have a London 2012 t-shirt on. Under a grey hooded top maybe even an umbrella, multi coloured as in the 1960's TV show "the Prisoner".
I am sure that at least 1 of you will notice hme and introduce yourselves to me.
 
robert@fm said:
Last year's Birmingham meet was my first meet anywhere, and I recognised you instantly, even without Alan's introduction. 🙂

My own avatar was taken in March this year, shortly after a particularly vicious buzz cut, so the only change in me is that I don't have quite such a skin'ead appearance. :D
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We didn't have the chance to talk much though. I hope we can change that this year.

yeah, that skin'ead was a bit drastic, but going from long to short always is.... I found that myself when going from long to short. When washing my hair for the first time after a cut, I always wonder where my hair's gone 😛
 
As people are talking about meeting really early, I am now debating popping up just for a while. I have a wedding reception to go to early evening so would need to leave at before 3pm. I would love to meet more of you though. I have only been to Birmingham a couple of times before though and have absolutely no sense of direction. I have the choice of trains coming into Snow Hill or Moor Street. Is this anywhere near where I would need to get to? Seriously, I am absolutely hopeless at reading maps etc (take after my mother there!!) so I really hope it's straighforward.

Thanks
Tina
 
Tina63 said:
As people are talking about meeting really early, I am now debating popping up just for a while. I have a wedding reception to go to early evening so would need to leave at before 3pm. I would love to meet more of you though. I have only been to Birmingham a couple of times before though and have absolutely no sense of direction. I have the choice of trains coming into Snow Hill or Moor Street. Is this anywhere near where I would need to get to? Seriously, I am absolutely hopeless at reading maps etc (take after my mother there!!) so I really hope it's straighforward.

Thanks
Tina
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That would be terrific Tina! I'm not a local so can't really help with directions, but perhaps ypauly and his lovely assistant could help? 🙂 I think most people come into New Street station, perhaps there is a shuttle bus between stations? What time would you be arriving? I will make sure someone is able to meet you so you don't get lost! 🙂
 
I could do either 9.07 or 10.09, both arriving into Snow Hill. Not definite yet, it's meeting you lot or seeing my friend leave her house for her wedding - difficult choice. I really would like to meet more of you though, and I appreciate many are coming quite some distance from up north and they may not be as likely to make it to London. I am hopeless at making decisions!
 
Tina63 said:
I could do either 9.07 or 10.09, both arriving into Snow Hill. Not definite yet, it's meeting you lot or seeing my friend leave her house for her wedding - difficult choice. I really would like to meet more of you though, and I appreciate many are coming quite some distance from up north and they may not be as likely to make it to London. I am hopeless at making decisions!
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Well, according to Google, Snow Hill is only a few minutes walk from the Briar Rose, so I could nip up and meet you no problems 🙂 I understand your dilemma though - how much would your friend miss you if you weren't there?
 
I have just had a look on the google map link from the pub website and it does actually look easy enough - in theory anyway. I will sleep on it a couple of days and make a decision early next week. Thanks for the offer Alan, I will let you know what I decide.
 
Garthion said:
I will have a London 2012 t-shirt on. Under a grey hooded top maybe even an umbrella, multi coloured as in the 1960's TV show "the Prisoner".
I am sure that at least 1 of you will notice hme and introduce yourselves to me.
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I will watch out for you Dale 🙂
 
Tina I'd be quite happy to come to Snow Hill and meet you! - if anything it's even nearer to the pub than New Street because if you have looked at the map, you'll see the Cathedral is between the Stn and the pub. Well - you can walk across the churchyard diagonally more or less and cut out a couple of hundred yards! And then cut through Waterloo St to the middle of Bennett's Hill, the pub is then on your left down the hill about 1 or 2 buildings from the corner.

Just let me know by Friday night what time your train gets in - and from whence it is coming so I can check the boards for its arrival (or ask) and PM me your mobile phone no, which I will reciprocate with on Friday some time before evening so I'm sure you have it and we can arrange where we'll meet and what we should be wearing etc.

OTOH I can perfectly understand your wanting to see your friend and of course she might be expecting you to be at her house and be disappointed if you aren't there? There WILL be more meetings but (hopefully LOL) - her wedding is a one-off.
 
Sorry everyone won't be able to make it this year :(managed to do something with my neck so on strong muscle relaxants and painkillers so can't drive. Hope everyone has a good time. Going to try and get to the Manchester meet.
 
cazscot said:
Sorry everyone won't be able to make it this year :(managed to do something with my neck so on strong muscle relaxants and painkillers so can't drive. Hope everyone has a good time. Going to try and get to the Manchester meet.
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Ah, sorry to hear this Carol :( I hope that you are feeling much better very soon, take care 🙂
 
Is anybody meeting up at New Street Station, willing to take a steady walk to the pub with an old man 😱 My train arrives at about 11 am. If it's not to far to walk, I will attempt it,otherwise you can come in the taxi with me.

John.
 
ukjohn said:
Is anybody meeting up at New Street Station, willing to take a steady walk to the pub with an old man 😱 My train arrives at about 11 am. If it's not to far to walk, I will attempt it,otherwise you can come in the taxi with me.

John.
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John you wont need a taxi but I will gladly meet you at 11 mate. It is only a couple hundred yards tops.
 
Don't forget the last bit is UP hill Paul. It isn't the north face of the Eiger John, and it isn't far - 70 yards-ish Paul? (220 feet from the corner with New St according to Google maps) but as it's the last bit, just thinking you might have had enough by then depending on how good your legs aren't, IYSWIM.

The rest of it is flat or gently downhill so that should be OK hopefully.

Total from the bottom of the ramp being 0.22 of a mile so if we say a total of a quarter of a mile from the ticket barrier that won't be far out.
 
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