It was a lovely afternoon and so nice to put faces to names and feel a truer connection. Events like yesterday's demand and generate trust in equal measure and one leaves with a stronger sense of what is good about human interaction.
I finally collected my DS from hospital at 11.15 pm and am going to spend today being his Mum in the true sense of the word!
Lovely to meet you Gracesmum; Kitty; Nightowl; Tegan and Trendyg. Here's to the next time. 
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Meet ups/where are you?
Started to feel really envious of everyone else meeting up so wondered if there was any mileage in trying to organise an East Mids meet-up? Not sure how many people live within striking distance.
We don't even have a 'local' GN in Leicestershire, Notts seem to have two people meeting and Derbyshire doesn't seem much better - so, is there anyone out there who fancies meeting somewhere in the East Mids.
We have fairly good rail links, lots of roads and even an airport! 
I had a super time, thank you all. I used to be worried that meetups would be divisive. I've changed my mind - they are great. 
Long live the psychic budgies!
I agree! I felt a little anxious beforehand about losing anonymity but am so glad I came and hope we can do it again very soon. A lovely way to pass the afternoon.
Can I just thank kittylester, tegan, specki4eyes, nightowl and trendygran for their company at lunch today !! We had a lot of laughs and a lovely time. Great meet-up - hope we can do it agin!!!
Have a lovely time - cheers from sunny Switzerland.
Great news specki, does that make 5 of us?
Blimey; and I get nervous driving into town 
. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow specki!
That is brilliant news, specki - "nil carborundum" or something!
Hello, I'm here! I've driven up from South West France. I just decided that air traffic controllers weren't going to get the better of me.
So I'm taking my DS to Burton hospital late tomorrow morning and can get to the Thistle by about 1 pm hopefully. You all just get on with your lunch and I'll try to join you as soon as is humanly possible.
Which direction are you travelling from? I'm coming from Derby and if you're going that way I may come back on the bus with you..I'm not very good with buses; always worried I'll get on the wrong one. The shuttle bus is very good. When I first lived here I stood at the bus stop one day and everyone laughed at me..hardly any buses and the ones that did run didn't run after 6pm 
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We're not quite that old!!
Crikey; that reminds me to go to the bank and pay some bills before it kicks off! The Co op does well, though . But people going to catch a flight from the airport sometimes get caught out by the traffic jam thereabouts and I don't think the planes wait for them [Ryanair certainly wouldn't...].
Shame number - we could always rearrange for over this weekend - it's the Monsters of Rock at the race track next door to the airport.
Bet Tegan can hear that if the wind is in the right direction - we can sometimes and we are much further away. [earplugs]
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