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Taunton Meet - Saturday 14th May 2011

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I hope to make this one, just waiting for some final details.
Hey Northerner thats not fair, I'm closer to Taunton than you yet my cheapest fare is ?12.80 :(
 
ukjohn said:
I hope to make this one, just waiting for some final details.
Hey Northerner thats not fair, I'm closer to Taunton than you yet my cheapest fare is ?12.80 :(
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I do hope you can make it John, I would love to meet you after all this time! 🙂 I got charged a ?1 booking fee, but still undercut you! Rail fares in this country are utterly crazy 🙄 I was looking at York and Manchester fares and it's cheaper to fly but takes 6 times as long!
 
Northerner said:
I do hope you can make it John, I would love to meet you after all this time! 🙂 I got charged a ?1 booking fee, but still undercut you! Rail fares in this country are utterly crazy 🙄 I was looking at York and Manchester fares and it's cheaper to fly but takes 6 times as long!
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2 singles can be cheaper than a return and sometimes its cheaper if you are travelling between a and c to buy an a to b ticket then b to c.
 
margie said:
2 singles can be cheaper than a return and sometimes its cheaper if you are travelling between a and c to buy an a to b ticket then b to c.
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Indeed! I think the whole pricing business for rail tickets is crazy. Goodness knows how visitors to this country cope with it all, I have never experienced such a complicated set up in any other country I have visited!

Book the tickets Shiv! Book them now! 🙂
 
Ellis Jones is doing the arranging but count me in please. OK to bring hubby or is it just "members" - we don't mind either way ?
 
vince13 said:
Ellis Jones is doing the arranging but count me in please. OK to bring hubby or is it just "members" - we don't mind either way ?
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Partners, siblings and sprogs all welcome (and dogs too - would love to meet Ellie and Jones, hero dogs! 🙂) Looking forward to meeting you Faith!
 
Venue (but will differently confirm on Saturday)

The Gardeners Arms Proirswood Rd

It within walking distance by road it's about 0.3 miles away from the Railway station there is a short cut (so Les tells me, he's a Taunton lad I'm a Bridgwater lass) footpath from the Railway station? And pretty easy to find from the motorway... If anybody wants to stay overnight there's a premier inn just down the road, well a good stride but not far..

If the pub allows it (shall ask on Saturday) Ellie and Jones will be coming, I've got my fingers crossed they allow hero's into the pub... Sadly a lot of pubs don't allow German Shepherds in... But I do my best to sweat talk the landlord...

Northener if you hadn't been a diabetic I would have called you a 'Jammy' so and so.... ?11 for your train fare😱 for me to get the train over costs ?7! Hence why I'm driving over!
 
Ellie Jones said:
...Northener if you hadn't been a diabetic I would have called you a 'Jammy' so and so.... ?11 for your train fare😱 for me to get the train over costs ?7! Hence why I'm driving over!
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That's great, thank you 🙂 Haha! Like the 'jammy'! The main problem I have is that I see a full-priced fare these days I feel ripped off! I've just booked a return to London for ?5.50 too, although I once got the same journey for just ?2.50! Glasgow, on the other hand, is about ?160 return! 😱
 
Booked my train ticket today, I arrive in Taunton at 11.15am, look forward to meeting those attending.

John.
 
Northerner said:
Excellent John 🙂 Is Rosie coming too?
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Rosie wanted to fly but I can't afford the airfare 🙂 My Daughter is taking a days holiday to look after Rosie for me.
 
Sorry wont be able to make it :(. Would take 7 hours with 2 changes on the train and cost ?160 😱.

Hope you all have a great time :D x
 
cazscot said:
Sorry wont be able to make it :(. Would take 7 hours with 2 changes on the train and cost ?160 😱.
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So what's the problem exactly? 😉 😱 For such a small island it can be surprisingly difficult to get from A to B, and rather expensive too!
 
Northerner said:
So what's the problem exactly? 😉 😱 For such a small island it can be surprisingly difficult to get from A to B, and rather expensive too!
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Ha ha Alan LOL 😉 and yep it amazes me how transport in this country can be so complicated and expensive.
 
Hi guys,

I'm afraid I cannot make this one as its the weekend before my sisters weddin and will be in full on organising bridesmaid mode hehe!!

Have a great time tho everyone :0) x x x
 
Thought I would move this up from the bottom of the pile as it is the next meet on the calendar. Just 4 weeks to go, whos coming? It would be nice to see some members at the first South West meet.

John.
 
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