MN September Shindig

[FrankWippery]

Ok, so we have a venue, a growing list of those coming and Dances making lists.

I'm not going to give the address of the venue on this thread, but will put it in the FB Meet up Group and PM those who are not on FB. If you are and are not already in the group, please click the link and ask to be added and we shall do just that - just as soon as you have confirmed that you are coming and have made a payment of £20 to the Meet Up PayPal account.

The £20 will cover food (12-14ish decent sized canapés), anywhere between 2-4 drinks and, most importantly, cake. Depending on final numbers we have yet to decide whether to have a stock of paid for drinks - wine, beer, soft drinks perhaps, followed by a pay bar; or to do tokens of a set value that can be used for any drinks, again paying once you have used your tokens up.

The venue is just south of the river, next to Tower Bridge; BIWI, Pistey and I selflessly went and checked it out last week and it is lovely, great position and with easy transport to all London main line stations. Tube wise it has Northern Line, Jubilee Line and Circle/District lines running very close by.

With regard to food, when you have paid (please PM me or Pistey for the PayPal details as, again, I don't want to publish it for the world to see), could you please let me know any dietary requirements - allergies/vegetarian etc so that I can finalise the menu accordingly a couple of weeks before the bash.

Accommodation - we are hoping to sort out a group rate at a Travelodge, so if you are in need of a bed for the night, please do let me know and we can add you on to our list.

I will C&P the list of who is coming after this post. If you are coming and are not on it, please add yourself.

I think that's everything..... Any other questions, just let me know and I will, hopefully, be able to answer them.

[Hullygully]

I once crocheted egg cosies for everyone for Chrimbo. Imagine their pleasure and delight.

[GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt]

I once made pomanders for Christmas when in my days of skintness. They were not well received. Bloody hurt my fingers stabbing bastard cloves into oranges.

[Hullygully]

It would be a toss up to imagine which was better and more gratefully received.

[GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt]

And pinning bits of ribbon to make it look christmassy.

My mother: 'seriously, getorf, what the fuck is this?'

Me: 'it's a pomander'

My mother: 'an orange with bits of old cack stuck in? You can take it home with you'

[Hullygully]

My family were much kinder, they said they were lovely and when we caught them guffawing and weeping they said it was about a joke one of them had told. That none of them could remember to tell us.

[BigStickBIWI]

If we could round up 165 of us we could go here

[Hullygully]

They've got shooting!

Do they provide the peasants?

I'm in.

I have been trying out them things wot you spoke about, btw, wot you learned in parts over pond.

[TheVermiciousKnid]

So this is where you're all hanging out, gribbing, grunning and gurning, you feckers. I was just about to post in AIBU, wondering it it's unreasonable to ask whether the meet-uppers were all lost in inaction because (a) Hully had been pushed into the Thames and the rest of you had been arrested, or (b) you were all still too hangover to find your way onto Mumsnet.

Not that I've missed you. Oh no. And I'm not at all :( or that I couldn't come to the meet-up. Not one bit, oh no, definitely not.

Anyway, it sounds like you all had fun. Even without me.

[KnottyLocks]

And an 18 hole golf course! Think of the damage we could do on a midnight round.

[BigStickBIWI]

Hully - things of wot I spoke? If so, have only vague memory, for some reason ...

[Hullygully]

Now.

Knid is a tip top organiser.

Aren't you Kniddy dear?

[TheVermiciousKnid]

I am far too disorganised. :( You should see our house - complete chaos.

I might just be able to organise something in a carvery in the middle of nowhere?

[TheVermiciousKnid]

I could make a few lists though. As long as people tell me what to put on the lists. Would that do? :)

[Hullygully]

But that's simply not true, dear.

You do such beautiful, alphabetised lists, List Master Vermicious.

[BrainSurgeon]

Blimey BIWI that looks lovely! and only £20/night!?!?

Wot with all the talented chefs on MN, the self-catering won't be a problem!

I'll just pay for the ingredients as I can't cook for the life of me

[TheVermiciousKnid]

Well yes, I could do a beautiful list - as long as I don't need to do anything else. You supply me with the items for the list, and I'll put them in order. :)

[TuftyFinch]

I once covered my grandma's tub of toothpase in stickers and gave it to my mum and dad for Christmas. They were so pleases.

[needanswers]

We do regular bunk house meetups - it's great fun - the cooks provide food, the rest provide food, those who cook don't clean or wash a dish - cocktails abound.

They are usually very drunken!

[BrainSurgeon]

Shit - I hate washing up too. I can fill up the dishwasher at a push

[TheVermiciousKnid]

In that case, you could be the organiser! :)

[Hullygully]

I would have been very pleases with the toothpase, tifty

[Hullygully]

WHAT ARE BUNK HOUSES?

[needanswers]

*provide booze

Bunk houses - basically private youth hostels

They can have hot tubs and everything

[ExitPursuedByJKR]

Bunk Houses - no, you won't like those Hully at all.

Hot tubs in a bunk house - Hah!

More likely a sheep dip.

[TheVermiciousKnid]

How about going somewhere for a few days over Christmas? That way we could avoid all that Christmas hassle. And we could do a secret Santa and decorate-a-tub-of-toothpase competition.