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Birmingham - September 18th - be there or be square!

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Flutterby said:
How are we going to find one another when we get to the pub? Do we all have to wear a flower on our lapel or something??
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All ladies are required to have the letter "D" stiched into their knicker elastic for formal identification 😱:D
 
I'll buy a balloon or something big and decorative to put on the table!

If anyone wants to know what my face looks like, I posted a picture in the 'what did you look like at 18' thread over in the off the topic forum, I basically look exactly the same!

If in doubt, send me a text 🙂
 
Flutterby said:
How are we going to find one another when we get to the pub? Do we all have to wear a flower on our lapel or something??
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We'll probably look obvious because of the forehead tattoos, but in case there are parties of asthmatics and IBS sufferers there as well, you can text/call my phone and I'll make myself known 😉 Anyone who hasn't got my number and wants it, please PM me.

I've had a slight change of plan - I'm now coming by train and returning by megabus. I can leave an hour later for the train, yet still arrive earlier and can catch it from my local station rather than traipsing into the city centre. So, that means I will be arriving at 9:20 at Birmingham New Street - should give me plenty of time to find the pub! A later train would have cost me twice as much! I did think of catching the train back, but since the journey involves three changes, part by bus and takes as long as the megabus didn't think it was worth it!
 
Northerner said:
We'll probably look obvious because of the forehead tattoos, but in case there are parties of asthmatics and IBS sufferers there as well, you can text/call my phone and I'll make myself known 😉 Anyone who hasn't got my number and wants it, please PM me.

I've had a slight change of plan - I'm now coming by train and returning by megabus. I can leave an hour later for the train, yet still arrive earlier and can catch it from my local station rather than traipsing into the city centre. So, that means I will be arriving at 9:20 at Birmingham New Street - should give me plenty of time to find the pub! A later train would have cost me twice as much! I did think of catching the train back, but since the journey involves three changes, part by bus and takes as long as the megabus didn't think it was worth it!
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Hazel and I are arriving by train at 9:55 could you wait for us in the station then we could all get lost on the way to the pub together? 🙄 :D
 
Northerner said:
We'll probably look obvious because of the forehead tattoos, but in case there are parties of asthmatics and IBS sufferers there as well, you can text/call my phone and I'll make myself known 😉 Anyone who hasn't got my number and wants it, please PM me.
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Good job I'm not coming then, being as I'm also an asthmatic with IBS! 🙄
 
chessus you're starting early! I like the idea, I'll have a 6 pack of stella on the train to make sure I don't fall behind!😛
 
rossi_mac said:
chessus you're starting early! I like the idea, I'll have a 6 pack of stella on the train to make sure I don't fall behind!😛
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LOL Rossi, the later trains were about an extra ?50 each way 😱 so I will be up at 4.00am to leave the house at 4.45 for the 5.50 train from Glasgow 😱... Hopefully will get a nap on the train.
 
shiv said:
Carol, Tom and I will be arriving at New St at 0945, so we will be waiting for you and Hazel if all our trains run on time! 🙂
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Cheers will pm you my number 🙂
 
My sister is also going to be putting in an appearance for a drink or two. She's non-d but my favourite person on the planet, she's brilliant. 3 years younger than me but about 5 inches taller, bright red hair and red glasses. Despite all that someone thought she was me the other day!

She's one of the people who really helps keep me grounded - I said she should come along and she replied saying "okay, but I might catch something" (kidding of course, we have a twisted sense of humour!)
 
Northerner said:
We'll probably look obvious because of the forehead tattoos, but in case there are parties of asthmatics and IBS sufferers there as well, you can text/call my phone and I'll make myself known 😉 Anyone who hasn't got my number and wants it, please PM me.

LOL, I think I'll find you all, I don't reckon you'll be easy to miss!!:D
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Am I welcome to come? I'm non diabetic but my lil girl is and would like to meet u all and get some tips 🙂
 
kayla said:
Am I welcome to come? I'm non diabetic but my lil girl is and would like to meet u all and get some tips 🙂
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Of course you are Kayla! I imagine it will be good for you to talk to some of out younger members who have grown up with diabetes 🙂 Do you have far to come?
 
Northerner said:
Of course you are Kayla! I imagine it will be good for you to talk to some of out younger members who have grown up with diabetes 🙂 Do you have far to come?
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I live in birmingham. So a 20min bus ride and 20min walk. But I have no idea where this pub is. X
 
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