Edinburgh mid-December meet 2017

I now have almost everyone's choices. No word from Cascats or Omagranny. They may not be looking at their inboxes, so if anyone is in contact with them any other way, could you pass on that we are pre-ordering?

8 out of 17 of us are ordering wine, but only two the fizz. I hope the rest don't feel put out watching them drink it!

Elegran I likes fizz and I likes wine. If I chose both, I would be tipsy in next to no time. Most unladylike! So, wine it is. I shall change into my long skirt in the lav. As for all those stairs...MacSporran will help me to negotiate them before he leaves for an episode of sightseeing.

I too would love both the fizz and wine, but I would need carried to Waverley for the train home, so I'm passing on the fizz and settling for the wine!
Thanks for the tip about the lift. Stairs are my nemesis!

I too would love both the fizz and wine, but I would need carried to Waverley for the train home, so I'm passing on the fizz and settling for the wine!
Thanks for the tip about the lift. Stairs are my nemesis!

There is a lift Soop, you can share it with me!

There is a lift Soop, you can share it with me!

Every post is doubling at the moment. I posted about three new beavers but it made it seem there are now six.

Every post is doubling at the moment. I posted about three new beavers but it made it seem there are now six.

Tis done, sorry Elegran, been away with limited wifi.

Thanks everyone, I now have all the info. I DID have it all in a nice neat table ready to send off but this morning my PC refused to boot up and has been blank all day. I can redo the table from your PMs but I am very worried about what else will be lost if it doesn't recover. I have looked at the separate hard drive on which I was doing regular backups and I can't find them for the last six months. Even if I could, it won't even switch on.

I have dug out an old tiny slow laptop to use but it is not easy to use and has a minute amount of memory.

How incredibly frustrating and infuriating Elegran. Fingers crossed it can be fixed. FYI I've used a local computer repair person based near you. PC Doctor.

I'm so sorry to hear of the PC problems. Mine is always doing that. I'm lucky my son is an IT consultant. However when anything goes wrong, he always says: : "What did you do, mum?"

Son-in-law fixed it in five minutes. He arrived all ready for a lengthy fight but it turned out to be quite simple (don't ask me what was wrong with it)

Is Omagranny reading this? If so, please check your inbox for private messages.

I have just read through this thread! Gosh what a proper bash that’s going to be! I hope you all have an absolutely splendid time and that there will be lots of photos. And don’t let Soop get into trouble !

I've been following it too. It sounds like its going to be fun..

Well ladies, to my great disappointment I will not be able to join you on Wednesday after all.
Am currently stuck in Netherlands as flight home today was cancelled, and earliest change I could get was Thursday.
On the plus side am getting to spend even more time with family (although they are coming over for Christmas)
So if anyone would like to bring a friend in my place, please feel free.
Had my santa scrunchie and mini raindeer antlers as well, oh well hopefully next year, have a great time and enjoy yourselves !

Oh that's a shame cascats , it would have been nice to have met.you. However, you will now have extra time to spend with your family.

I've just turned on my computer to find that Cascats won't be here tomorrow. That is such a disappointment after all the buildup and looking forward to it. As you say, next time!!

How is everyone else placed? There doesn't seem to be as much snow in the north as further south, so others may be luckier. The forecast for tomorrow is mostly dry, cloudy, temperatures about 3 - 4, feeling colder after 4 pm when it gets dark.

Do you think we should plan another meetup for the end of January under the excuse of Burns night?

Yes please Elegran, off she goes to look for a tarten scrunchie, wonder if they have tarten scrunchies here in the Netherlands , maybe wait till am home again.

I don't want to tempt fate but I have more faith in the East Coast Mainline from Newcastle to Edinburgh than I do in the Tyne and Wear Metro that I will need to catch from home to Newcastle...

So I'll see you all tomorrow at about 12.30, either in the Edinburgh Room (second floor at the front, the lift is down a few steps from reception and round a corner ) or in the bar (between the Edinburgh Room and the restaurant.) The bar may be quite full if the BoS pensioners get there early and go for a snifter.

I'm meeting Jan at Waverly. Her train gets in at 12.19, fingers crossed.
So looking forward to it.
Gillybob, I hope the Metro is running and Soop, have a safe journey down to Glasgow. I bet the scenery will be stunning.

I have been trying since September to arrange a 'day off' from caring duties so that I could join you all in Edinburgh tomorrow (especially since I realised that Gillybob was coming up). But the best laid plans have been stymied at every turn and now a cancelled and re-arranged for tomorrow appointment for DH has dealt the final blow.

Sending best wishes to all the Grans who will be there. Hope you all have a lovely time in Christmassy Edinburgh.

PS -due to the storm in a sporran that has blown up on another thread it may be best that I am absent - don't want to cause any more upset.

Maybe you will get up here in January, G23 If we start organising it as soon as the crumbs are swept up from tomorrow's lunch we can get a date fixed and you can put it in your diary and tell everyone that someone else will have to take your place that day. You need your time off to be an effective carer, God knows.

As for storms in sporrans - well, we know that those mostly generate hot air and bad smells.