Oxford

Looking forward to seeing you there. Can we perhaps exchange mobile numbers please in case of probs/delays on the day (pm)

Count me in, as long as the roads into Oxford have not been washed away!

I'll definitely be there, purple scarf hanging decorously from my bag. Really pleased I could move my other commitments to free up Tuesday morning! Can't wait to meet you all.

Oh, I'm a Luddite who doesn't use a mobile. But I'll be there.

I will be there hopefully before 12 noon. You may not hear from me again as Gorki as I am trying to change my name but I will be there !

I like Gorki... it sounds rather Russian spy -ish and mysterious!

I'm getting my knickers in a twist about the possibility of running late on Tuesday...knowing me, I'll probably be early but if I do run late, please carry on and order lunch without me, and I'll catch up when I arrive.

look forward to seeing you all.

Definitely.

Just checking we are all still on track for tomorrow? I am looking forward to meeting you all and finding out if my mental picture matches the reality.......
Sadly oldgirlfriday can't be there as she has a fracture clinic appointment but I am hoping to meet up with her locally sometime soon and can report back on how disruptive interesting you all are

......'mental picture matches the reality' ?......never!

I know what you mean Soutra but I think I lack the imagination as I can't picture anyone that I haven't met as yet!Been frantically searching for a purple scarf [no luck as yet] so I may just have to look out for other purple scarves.It's not that big a cafe, can't see a problem [famous last words.]

roses just find a purple something to carry! I was going to be clutching a purple lunch box, but I found something else in a charity shop!

... don't walk up to someone in a purple tee shirt and start talking to them like I did at the Brum meet up . Woman thought I was bonkers.

Can't wait! Thanks to all who helped organise...

As I feared, things are not going to plan this morning, so please don't wait for me - but I still hope to be there, albeit late!

Thanks to all the Gransnetters who met up at the Ashmolean Museum today .I really enjoyed your company and it was great to see you all in the flesh. Although we all live quite a distance from each other I'm sure we all thought it was worth the effort of getting there. I hope it won't be too long before we meet up again. Is it to be Abingdon next time?

Yes, it was very good to see you all, good job they don't throw you out there after an hour isn't it? can't believe we were there for so long.Felt a bit tired when I got home, DH said 'why? you were only excercising your jaw muscles' [that man can be cruel!]

I had a great time too. (was relieved that I was not mistaken for one of the museum's relic's). Abingdon sounds like a good place to meet up next time...

Definitely a good day.
Abingdon in the summer, yes?
Goodnight!

Well that was fun!! Although it is perhaps as well that we are planning to meet up in Abingdon next time as I doubt the Ashmolean would have us back again.

That conga round the Egyptian gallery was perhaps not the greatest plan was it , Greenfinch? And whose idea was it to chat up those naice young men serving lunch???
Rosesarered did sort of make up for the mayhem by buying out the shop (clearly she had been there before ) but GNHQ will probably sack us if they ever find out that no were consumed (despite a gorgeous array thereof.)

All that apart, a thoroughy good time was had by all and it was lovely to meet you! A great day out all round

You gals sure sound as though you had a good old beano !!
((hugs))

I think it was all that you drank Soutra .

Don't believe a word of it Nonu. We were all very well-behaved as befits the organisation we were representing !!

That's the thing about these forums isn't it? You can put any old bunkum on it!Don't worry soutra I told the museum staff at the desk that we were the local W.I. and that a cheque would be in the post to cover any damages we had incurred whilst doing the conga [although I don't know why they were so concerned, I mean, like that stuff is so OLD anyway.]

Bunkum? Moi?

(Still lusting after those velvet/devore jackets - I feel myself strangely drawn back!!)