Testing the water for a "Northern mini-national"

Glass I slept better last night than so far. I am getting used to lying in an unfamiliar position. Was woken at 7.30 by the phone, the plumber returning yesterday's call. He will come today to make the upstairs loo flush again. Perfect timing for it to seize up, when the bucket-of-water-into-it solution is beyond me.
JA suggested forum names and first names for nametags. Seems a good idea.

Well done Elegran. Just picked up this link having been away for 2 weeks in the blazing sun. So sorry to hear of your accident it must have been really sore. I watch ER stories all the time and it must have been a nightmare for you. Like I said before you must have the energy of a 5 year old (jealous). I am so looking forward to meeting up with all on the 1st, Edinburgh is sooo beautiful at this time of the year.
When I retired just last year a friend and I wandered the streets of Edinburgh amongst the hustle and bustle of Christmas and all the gorgeous lights. Having had a few tipples of various and exciting cocktails along George Street we got on the train to come home and blow me down forgot to open the train doors at our stop (due to our high jinx on the train) What a palaver as my husband was waiting for us. Memories eh.

Thank you so much for arranging this get together - you're a star

Are you happy with cash on the day from me?

Hope you manage a good night elegran

I am off to put a hot water bottle in the microwave and go to bed now. See you again tomorrow.

What do you all want on the name tags forum name and real names or just forum names?

We will fill a plate with goodies and keep it for you if you have not arrived.
If you are grabbed by Brendan Foster, bring him along.

I've no idea what time the bus will get me there by; will there still be food left?? Will pop a cheque in the post before I forget. If for any reason [snowdrifts, being kidnapped by Brendan Foster etc] I don't get to Edinburgh please drag someone in off the street and feed them my food .

What do you think about forum names and real names? From our posts, we are recognised first by our forum names, but our real names are known to those we have met. I am not sure.

£32.40. Jane Thinking about it, it would be better if I had it all in by a couple of days before the 1st December, and I write them one cheque on the day. It saves us scrabbling round counting it all out. Send it as soon as you like, but before the 29th November, that is Friday of next week. That will mean I know it is all in the bank ready.

By the way, I have not yet put the deposit cheques I received earlier into my bank (must do that soon), so they will be listed in your statements pretty near the ones for the balance. I hope that no-one was hoping to spread the effect of the two cheques over two months.

Are you wanting both forum names and real names?

Right I have got it sorted elegran I will look for your pm with names .

What is the balance Elegran?

They say we can pay up to and including the day. That means we all have to remember to have it with us, of course, and not spend it in the German Market at lunchtime.

Could you, glass? That would be good. I must find the name of the GNer who is coming with MindfulGrandma. I will pm you with that and G23's sister's own name - she is not a member but came to one of our coffee do's with G23.

elegran what about the balance to pay for the day, do you want that sent to you or done on the day?

Amazon here I come. No, wait, I have a friend who had one about ten years ago. She used it to drive the cat into a frenzy. I'll try her first.

Are you sure or I could do them for you?

Great glass, thanks for sorting out. Elegran sound like you've got most things covered - don't have red laser pointy thing, they look quite expensive at PC World but quite cheap on Amazon

I will bring some name badges.

glassortwo - final line-up:-

Elegran
Thatbags
Marelli
Wisewoman
Gillybob
Janeainsworth
Tegan
Glassortwo
Granny23
Granny23's sister
Elizabeth1
Pittcity
GillyB
Moomin
Tanmack
Galen
MindfulGrandma
A.N.Other whose gransnet name I don't know (must find out)

and from late morning on:-
Baubles
Cari Gransnet

Who is in the final line up elegran and will we need name badges if there are some new members.

glass On Tuesday I will be on a coach on its way to the Highland Wildlife Park for the day. Compared to that, Edinburgh is the Riviera.

(There are still some seats on the coach, if any of you in the Edinburgh area or on the road through Fife to Kingussie would like a trip - only £20 including entry to the park, coffee and biscuits and a talk of some kind, leaving the front of Edinburgh Zoo at 8am and returning by 5pm. It is an extra day tacked on to the 8 talks in the LA adult leisure class a the zoo, but there are not quite enough people to fill all the places, so it has been opened up to families and friends. You lot are friends.)

Thanks everyone.
I think all those who offered to talk are now organised, plus a couple of non-gransnet ones (beavers and Scottish family tree searching) which I hope will be as interesting to you all as they were to me.

I have roughed out a programme to include all that and still leave time for chatting.

I have checked about vegetarian alternatives in the lunch, printed out info sheets and so on.

I have made sure there will be a projector and screen to see all the pictures in the talks. However I have found out that they do not have one of those red laser things for pointing things out on the picture, so if anybody has one they could bring, it would be appreciated. If not, I shall go along to PC World or Shapes and buy one. They are probably only pennies.

What have I forgotten? Tell me now before it is too late.

its Edinburgh we are going to galen dont count on it