Midlands meet up

I hope you all have as good a time as we all had at the Edinburgh meeting, enjoy yourselves, but be prepared the afternoon will disappear all to quickly.

Glitabo I never replied to your post, sorry! Yes it is too late but next time I will be more on the ball, have a wonderful time

I would love to be there, too, number! Lots of us will be there in spirit though!

I just LOVE you lot! Pity the Midlands meet is too far for you Marelli, would love you to be there xx

number - just picked up on your posts! I've been at Gally's all afternoon with 13 other GN's and we've had a really wonderful time. We've eaten lots of lovely food and laughed so much. Lovely women! You get yourself along to that meet-up with those other lovely women and sod the b...er .The more you give into moods like this the more they'll happen. You deserve some fun. You'll be just fine.

Don't worry; ask when you get to the station. They also say which places the train is stopping off at. I do wish I could've met you at Nottingham; we could have got lost together!

Crimson, now you`ve REALLY got me worried, I never thought that my train`s ultimate destination might not be Birmingham! Not being able to walk very fast, my main worry is not finding the platform/other train in time, I only have 15 minutes.

Reading all your posts my loyalties are very torn! Granny Music Duty will have to win this time; but I'll be first on the list for the next one.

Only two days! Wow!!

I don't think Ansells is there anymore, I think it went the way of HP sauce. Will ask DH but mustn't interupt him now as he is finally doing something I asked him to do 2 days ago!

How about just getting drunk on Ansells in one of the local pubs? I assume they still drink Ansells in Brum? Mind you, it was so weak you'd have to drink an awful lot of it...

Tempted to handcuff number to other GNs and drag her off on a night out, clubbing in Brum. Tempting isnt it?
However the thought of clubbing has immediately put me off!

petallus; I can only echo what you've just said. Knowing Birmingham so well from childhood and living not too far away [no connections; my worst nightmare!] I am blissfully approaching Saturday not even having purchased a ticket yet [I've still got to get to the station from my village as well]. For some reason this is reminding me of a Margaret Rutherford film; not sure which one [perhaps all of them ]. If I wasn't so pathetic I could drive there as well, but, as I almost killed myself getting to Alton Towers last year I'll give that a miss. The thing is, stations used to be full of sweet little railway porters that were there to point you in the right direction, but, alas, they are no more. However, those things on the ceiling that say the platform and arrival times of each train are helpful and [light bulb goes off over head moment] I've just remembered how important it is to know the ultimate destination of the train you're getting on so that, eg., if I'm going to Brum from Derby I won't freak out when the train I get on says Penzance on the front.

I have sorted train times but am still nervous it will go wrong somehow and so I'd just like to say I am definitely coming and if I don't turn up I'm lost somewhere on a train.

numberplease maybe the trick is not to go back for a while That'll show 'em!1

Look forward to seeing you all. Off to Cardiff now.

numberplease glad you are being firm. I can hardly believe what you say about your family. The meeting will do you the world of good

And number - big hug - but they do sound like spoilt brats. You have the right to some time to yourself without having to look after them. Look forward to hugging you in person.
Without reading back through all the pages - do we have some Walking Instructions from New Street?
I find Birmingham the most confusing of city centres - no straight lines.

number it will do you the world of good, go and enjoy yourself

Numberplease Good for you. I am looking forward to meeting you.

I`ll still be coming, but will have to put up with his moaning and complaining from now till then, and probably afterwards as well. I`ve got 2 Birdseye ready meals in for them, so no cooking, and no washing up because neither of them does that, so the only inconveniences are him taking me to and picking me up from the station, and daughter having to tape a couple of TV programmes for me. He just likes me to be there, on the go all the time, while he plays his games or watches TV.

Is it too late for you to join us Grannyeggs ?

A grand meet up would be great. Am envious of meet ups, if I had thought of it in advance I would be there at the Midland one.

I remember jeni