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Finishing year 13 in 2017 part 2

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user9512736123 · 17/08/2017 19:46

New thread as the old one is at 990 messages!

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user327854831 · 21/09/2017 21:21

@tobee so did I!

Horsemad · 21/09/2017 18:45
Smile
HSMMaCM · 21/09/2017 17:42

Thanks horse. Saves me following 2 threads with mostly the same people on

ErrolTheDragon · 21/09/2017 15:56

Yes, lets all consolidate on the one horsemad linked to

Horsemad · 21/09/2017 14:38

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3037171-early-days-at-uni-2017

Come and join us! Grin

tobee · 21/09/2017 14:26

Good luck Juggling!

So are we starting a "they've gone" thread or has it already happened?

Btw really annoyed as I forgot to book DS in for dental checkup before he left! I'm a crap mother. Sad

bigTillyMint · 21/09/2017 12:55

Hope all goes well Juggling.

JugglingFromHereToThere · 21/09/2017 11:45

Thank you both, last bit of packing this morning is taking longer than I was expecting, but DD just said "I'm getting there" and estimated length of journey is slightly less than I feared (but will add on a couple of hours for stops or unintended detours) so some good news ☺

Horsemad · 21/09/2017 07:06

Good Luck Juggling Smile

bebumba · 21/09/2017 06:45

Hope it goes well today Juggling.

JugglingFromHereToThere · 20/09/2017 21:42

Wow, setting off tomorrow! DD is still busy packing so am glad we're not planning an early start and have booked two nights stay either side of move in day (Friday) so all we have to do tomorrow is get there. Then staying another night before heading home after breakfast on Saturday.
When I went to Uni I only had a few bags and boxes from what I remember. I do remember my Mum giving me a box of red pans and my friend across the road gave/sold me a few slightly random course books as she was doing the same subject but a year or two ahead. It all seems so very organised these days, and possibly has all got a bit out of hand, stuff wise. I hope it will all fit in the car anyway!

tobee · 18/09/2017 00:08

Back here after dropping ds. Think I'm ok at the moment. He's been sorting his room and chilling with housemates. Quite nice and quiet at drop off. Ds room bit bigger than we thought and has a view of a tree rather than of the car park. Which is a result, I think! Think he's faffing about Internet access etc. Smile

Horsemad · 17/09/2017 23:34

Aah, ono, it will be like that for a little while. Flowers

ono40 · 17/09/2017 23:26

I'm back from drop off, it all went very smoothly considering there were 3000 students and their possessions all cramming into a very small area at roughly the same time. DS finally bought his freshers' ticket when he got there because he wasn't organised enough to buy it online before sales closed (hence several strops before he went).

I was fine, held it together when he gave me a big hug and we drove off. I was still fine when I came home but I was just about to go to bed and then I caught sight of the rainbow he drew me to cheer me up when he was 5 and I'd had a very late miscarriage. Oh dear, tears have been shed...

Auntpetunia2015 · 17/09/2017 18:55

Oh yeah. Apparently it's no big deal ..and they've all now gone to the BBQ !

bigTillyMint · 17/09/2017 17:49

AuntP ShockGrin Yes at least it wasn't in the middle of the night!

Horsemad · 17/09/2017 17:42

Oops! Well at least it happened in daylight! Grin

HSMMaCM · 17/09/2017 17:27

Fire alarms and minor injuries ! What have I got to look forward to!

Auntpetunia2015 · 17/09/2017 17:20

Oh it gets better. They've just had the fire alarm go off and all the power in the block went off. Turns out DSs super computer blew the system so now he needs a new power supply. And the whole block knows who he is!!!

Horsemad · 17/09/2017 16:33

Absolutely WineWine Cheers!

Auntpetunia2015 · 17/09/2017 16:29

Exactly horse and he'd got on well with one of the lads who is now down stairs so it's not like they are far away. Anyway he's just text and him and his new "squad" are all off together to the welcome BBQ. I'm on glass two...purely for medicinal purpose you understand to numb the pain of my back! Wine

Horsemad · 17/09/2017 16:28

I am back from yet another shopping expedition! Thank God this is the final one, no shops near where we live and I'm working all week until he leaves on Friday Grin

I am tired, grumpy and skint!

I have to confess though, reading all your updates has made me have a wobble and I do feel quite emotional now at the thought of him going Sad

bigTillyMint · 17/09/2017 16:27

Yes AuntP, thats a bonus! Get the Cake and Wine down yer neck - think I will be doing that daily for the next few weeks!

Horsemad · 17/09/2017 16:23

Oh bless him AuntP! Still, it just means he's already made extra friends Smile

Auntpetunia2015 · 17/09/2017 16:10

Oh yeah HSM. They can definitely do dishes. Been trained since age 6..

Well he's gone got him there ok. Then found that his dyslexia had meant he's not in the flat he thought he was in the one which he joined a chat and been involved chatting to for the past month but in a completely different flat with different people. He looked a bit non plussed but once he'd seen his room and the two lads wiring up pc's with huge screens he was happy.
My back held out to get him in and me and DD have made it home. Very strange but now time for Wine and Cake