Nanny / Au Pair Employers night out 30th May in London (near Victoria station)

[AtheneNoctua]

So after this weeks shenanigans I think we should all go out and have some fun.

I have roped Squiffy into it (although a lot of arm twisting was not needed).

So, here's the deal (if Squiffy agrees):
Noura in Belgravis
7:00 onwards

If anyone wants to meet for drink before dinner I'm sure we can organise a nearby pub. I probably won't make until dinner but feel free to get started without me.

Right, add your name to the list if you can come:

AtheneNoctua
Squiffy

Oh I can't, Im away from the 28th on holidays.

Def be up for the next one though

Where are you?

would love to but its a bit far for me. Maybe next time....what happened to the Yahoo forum ?

I did Cat but it doesnt seem to be working

The forum has been deleted. But, I don't want to spoil this thread by mentioning any details here.

oh ok..........the plot thickens.

email me hollygreenfarmhouse@ b t inte rnet.com

Im in Tunisia for 10 days Taking the children and leaving the hubby (home alone with the naked nanny ) Might have to address that one before we go!

Am going to eat and drink and get a suntan (and nothing else).

Athene - that is half-term week so not very easy for many of us I suspect!

Would love to go another time!

Can you also let me know by CAT what happened to the yahoo group

oooooooh sounds lovely.can I come too

oooooooh sounds lovely.can I come too

ooop sorry

I think I might be able to come, DH needs to check his diary and make sure he can come early to take over DS duties, but tentatively count me in....

AtheneNoctua
Squiffy
flowerybeanbag

I'd love to come, but it's a bit far from Plymouth! Perhaps Jura and I could have our own south-west meet up

Could you CAT me about the yahoo group too pls.

Anyone else?

Thanks for the email, Athene - haven't been checking mumsnet much recently! Am definitely in in principle, but will need to check the calendar / DH availability - put me down for the time being

AtheneNoctua
Squiffy
flowerybeanbag
legalalien

Marvellous choice of venue - used to eat Lebanese all the time at a fab place in Shepherd Market years ago before I had kids, when I still had a bank balance life.

Am happy by the way to switch to another date to accomodate mums wanting to avoid half term, if others want to switch, though personally I can't do the week 9-14 June because of exams.

Oh, and totally random thought here but I thought I would flag 2nd/3rd Aug for everyone as the date for this year's Innocent Summer Fete - brilliant stuff if any of you haven't been before. Maybe we should do a major meet-up there as well....

half term week - can't do . Can I just add though that I think you should arrange this meet-up a bit more privately? I've started an email group, CAT me if you want to add your name to it and I'll happy administer it. I've contacted laura/MPoppins.

What I'm thinking is that although someone can no longer post, they can certainly lurk and we don't want to run the risk of your evening being a night to remember for all the wrong reasons do we? What do you think?

good idea.........vw emailed me at home last night and I replied with my support. Home email is hollygreenfarmhouse @ b t internet.com

MP

I take you point, MrsR, but I'm not going to run and hide. If I did that, I'd be letting her spoil my beloved mumsnet. And I simply won't have it. There is no other chat place like mumsnet. And I want to talk to my virtual friends (saddo that I am) right HERE.

I think the poster to whom we all refer has probably had enough herself. I don't think she'll start stalking anyone else. Besides, I know the people who have signed up. So she can't pretend anything.

And hey if she really wants to come but I think she'll be disappointed when she finds us discussing things that have nothing to do with her and her friend.

I think VW will probably come back most people do but I think she needs some time to cool off... understandably.

I know you'd say that AN but more eloquently put. Personally (since she published personal info about me and I had nothing to do with her whatsoever) I would rather talk about meet-ups away from this section. Poor VW has had a real affect by her and I do recall when I first came on MN I had similar treatment and wanted to leave but you persuaded me otherwise AN.

Actually, I suppose I don't have all the facts since I missed her grnde finale thread yesterday.

No idea what she said to/about me.

I mean you, not me.

AN- I saw her message yesterday and was surprised it was pulled.

She said something about VW needed to make the yahoo group private as you could read the messages without being a member, and she was right, if you signed out you could read but not post . She posted a few bland quotes from the yahoo group on the thread, didn't think it was anything personal though. And there were some responses to a couple of VWs points, but I thought it was more along the lines of, if you are going to post then at least make it private. Looked like she had been very careful with her wording.

She must have been when she read it though as were some pretty bad things said about her on the yahoo group, not that she didn't deserve it!

She did apologise to VW too apparently

Hopefully now she is banned all will quieten down.

K