Right then chaps, and fellow Tripadvisor thicko friends. I am off.

[Portofino]

I sit here looking at a load of made up shite, FWR gone to the dogs, few really funny threads any more. I am getting old, curmudgeonly and no longer able to sit on my hands. I am nice really, try to help people in Travel and Living Overseas, but the rest of it just brings out the worst in me. I am too cynical and impatient with scroungers, trolls, and those who big themselves up to get a reaction. I hardly dare post in relationships anymore.

I have had a lot of fun over the last few years, I have made some lovely, lovely friends here. much love to the atrocious cunts, the Woolley hugs lot, mrs d, cha0s, my volcanic ash refugee, all those in Living Overseas, the Benelux Mnetters, the feminists who have taught me so much.

I have too much work and a lovely family and they need more of my attention xxx

This news makes me happy.

Thank fuck for that. Honk honk.

Pleased to hear it!

Oh thank goodness you're staying. Never mind your need to flounce, what about my need for your help over a possible move to Brussels next year. Did you think about that? Eh? Did you? There's no one who knows schools quite like you. And natation, granted.

oi FuckThisShit I wanted that name

I flounced a few years ago (before we had flouncer's corner) I was soooo pitifully pretentious I actually posted song lyrics - I shudder ...

It's good to flounce, get it out of your system. I have been barely on for months and no one notices either way - Portfino is a poster that commands attention - MN would notice your absence.

Glad you're staying. I forgot about cha0s' missing vowel

I am not sure I command the right sort of attention

Porto I'm so glad you're staying - I saw your OP and thought "Oh no not another one!" I very fondly remember talking to you at my very first meet-up last September & have always enjoyed your posts and seeing you around.

and I didn't even know there was a TripAdvisor thread, off to find it

Mitchy soz about that no I'm not as I wanted yours once upon a time

ahhh is that true? Is quite nice then :)

It is indeed.

Hearts - I am glad you can remember me. I was trollied . We started on the cava about 2 pm

Porto to HelenMN 'and who are you?'

Me, through tears of pain masked by tears of laughter 'ah, Porto, meet HelenMN'

Fuck me that was hilarious and I'm sorting at the very memory of it

'twas your fault. I don't drink normally.

I loved the badge swapping and certain mumsnetters walking around with MNHQ name badges in and confusing the fuck out of people

Frisky, pm me if you want to be added to our Brussels MN group.

The most surreal bit was seeing those people dressed in fairy lights walking about. I was pissed at that point and all 'who the fuck are those weirdos?'

I remember really wanting a kebab.

There were people dressed in Wizard of Oz costumes wandering about outside. I have photos of BlondesHaveMoreFun with Dorothy and the scarecrow.

I did as well, I was starving. I was very confused by the baked bean canapés and as I was pissed and talking bollocks ended up eating loads of cake (which I don't normally like, but that cake was lovely).

What WERE those baked bean canapés? I never did get to the bottom of what the bloody hell they were supposed to be.

There was food?