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OFFICIAL Birmingham meet 17 Sept

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Sorry but I can't make it. Heavy drinking as part of freshers with fellow nutters aka nurses takes priority.
 
Sorry that I can't come but will be up to my eyes at a conference at Aston during that week and then have a 50% OU assignment to work on during the weekend - and the assignment is too big for me not to devote my weekends to it. I hope that everyone has a great time at the meet.
 
Aww Amanda - it would have been so nice to meet you at last, maybe if you are in the Birmingham area any other time we can meet sometime. I recently met up with Frantastic in Birmingham.
 
Gutted I can't make it :(, uni starts 2 weeks beforehand so I will have my head deep in books by then... Hope you all have a great time, I certainly did last year :D
 
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Aww Amanda - it would have been so nice to meet you at last, maybe if you are in the Birmingham area any other time we can meet sometime. I recently met up with Frantastic in Birmingham.
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Ahhhhh thank you Karen that is so sweet of you. If I somehow (not sure how) can get my assignment finished in time I will do my best to get to the Birmingham meet. if I can't I will try to arrange meeting you another time because it would be nice to meet you at last. I'm going to Birmingham today but it's going to be busy because I'm meeting my mum who is coming down from Cleethorpes. I've never visited Birmingham before, only been there for shows, work or going to airport so this will be the first time that I get to explore Birmingham properly. It would be nice if I could go there twice this year for fun things.
 
We'll miss you Carol.

And Amanda - I can get to Brum by train or bus so we will sort something out when life is less stressful - although when that will be is anybody's guess!!
 
I will try and make this but near to not commit until nearer the date.
 
It seems that Flutterby and I have a side agenda for this meeting so I certainly hope to attend - otherwise she will be able to rake in the millions were are gonna make out of this project and I won't.
 
Come on what's the side agenda (pleaseeee).......I know that Karen was exploring how to make cards and sell them.....I guess this would be a good venue to test this out......are you both going to arrive with a load of handmade Christmas goodies that you are going to persuade everybody to buy??? Or do you have some other moneymaking scheme??
 
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Come on what's the side agenda (pleaseeee).......I know that Karen was exploring how to make cards and sell them.....I guess this would be a good venue to test this out......are you both going to arrive with a load of handmade Christmas goodies that you are going to persuade everybody to buy??? Or do you have some other moneymaking scheme??
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Lol - only just seen this!!! I don't think Trophywench and I can reveal the info this early in the game!! It's not cards - although I may bring some of those too........if I can carry it as well as the laptop - or are you bringing that Trophywench?!! 😉
 
Bring yours Karen, please, since ours - or should I say 'his' - only has dreaded MS Works which I hate and loathe. Unless of course Trophychap loads Office onto his lappy in the interim .......

PC (with Office LOL) is a bit too big to manhandle on the bus ...... and if we are to file share as the project gets going, we will need a robust and malleable WP format, doncha think?

😉
 
You two are really intriguing me. I hope that I do manage to get my assignment finished on time so that I can come to the meet
 
I think it's fair to say it's a specialist product for a specialist market .........

Would you agree, Oh Great Co-Conspiratress?
 
All the recent Brighton meet & pics has made me look into the next b'ham meet.

Hazel...I'll be there although I don't fancy a sushi bar, its a specialist cuisine and personally not my cup o tea...I wouldn't mind bringing my own food but I doubt a restaurant would appreciate me ruining their ambiance by setting up with a sarnie and crisps!!!!LOL

How much cash should I be bringing for this secret project!?!?!
 
no not a sushi bar - the same venue as last year - just round the corner from New Street railway Stattion

The venue is right on the canal - good weather you could sit out

I might not be able to attend - money issues - not working- nothing left in the piggy bank - damn, but I am working on it
 
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I will probably be working for some of the day but Birmingham is my home turf so will happily come along to this of course 🙂

I will probably be broke too, so no sushi for me. I'd be quite happy to sit out the back of the Mailbox and munch a sandwich 🙂
 
I enjoyed the last meet so much, I'm thinking seriously about going to Brum.

Gotta see if I'm on a day off first.🙂
 
Am just looking into it. It's a 3 hour train-ride. If Carol comes with me it'll cost ?30 maximum, depending on which train we're travelling home on.
If I come on my own, it'll be ?36 maximum 😱
 
Monica said:
Am just looking into it. It's a 3 hour train-ride. If Carol comes with me it'll cost ?30 maximum, depending on which train we're travelling home on.
If I come on my own, it'll be ?36 maximum 😱
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It's about 3 hours for me too - it must be right in the middle between us! Ticketing pricing on UK railways never ceases to amaze/confuse me - I once bought a single ticket that was 10p cheaper than a return, which I didn't need - I almost bought it anyway!

Well, I am coming - have just booked my tickets! :D ?35 for me...
 
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