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Anyone up for a Cumbria/Lakes meetup next week: w/c 7 August?

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roisin · 02/08/2006 21:11

We can do Mon/Tue/Wed: That's me, ds1 (9) and ds2 (7), possibly dh. Flexible about location.

Any takers? Suggestions for venues?

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roisin · 08/08/2006 22:23

Thanks - I'll bring trunks, towels, and flipflops then; as mine are capable of getting drenched from head to toe whilst 'paddling'!

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Gingerbear · 08/08/2006 22:51

Lake District in August far too expensive or booked out solidly for us!
So sorry Cumbrian gang, will have to give it a miss. (Fellfoot sounds lovely though, and did you know there is a 'bat hunt' on on Thursday evening? )

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Gobblunarcharsky · 08/08/2006 23:57

Roisin, dh was just saying last time we were there there were signs up about poisonous algae in the water or something!

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roisin · 09/08/2006 12:00

The weather looks set fair-ish.
We will be there 10-ish, if I ever finish the packing today. (We're going away Fri am).
Sorry you can't make it Gingerbear - is everyone else coming? Dh wants to come - hope that's OK with everyone.
I think he's very suspicious of you GDG since all this media furore and you having a post deleted and everything

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Gobblunarcharsky · 09/08/2006 13:57

hehe!

So who is coming then?

GDG
Jools
Roisin
Jampots
FF
Giraffski
Nikkie

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rosaparks · 09/08/2006 16:25

Wedgiesmum is coming definitely.
I think Janh is coming.

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jampots · 09/08/2006 17:07

Right, am in an internet cafe in Bowness (at Gski's direction). Ive arranged to drop dh and ds in bowness to do boy stuff so dd and I will be coming. We came back via Newby Bridge today so at least I know where Im going - am happy to follow/be followed by gski & ff. DD and I wont be able to stay all day though as we're going home tomorrow so will peel off after a couple of hours. Am very much looking forward to discussing the week's events ;)

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WorldFamousAuthorMolotov · 09/08/2006 17:08

yoo-hoo jammy

(JT)

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jampots · 09/08/2006 17:23

yoohoo JT

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nikkie · 09/08/2006 20:47

How old are everyones kids?
Mine are 4 &6 (both girls)

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rosaparks · 09/08/2006 21:00

Mine are 7 and 9 (boys)
Wedgiesmum's are 5 (girl) and 7 (boy)

Is this your first meetup Nikkie? Are you nervous?!

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UrsulatheSeawitch · 09/08/2006 21:06

I want to come but my miserable boys won't come with me - may try bribery!

DD2 would have loved to come (mostly to see FF's DS2 again, she lurves him) but couldn't get time off work.

(Janh btw)

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Gobblunarcharsky · 09/08/2006 21:10

Mine are 5.5, 3.9 and 23 months - all boys.

Looking forward to it!

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Gobblunarcharsky · 09/08/2006 21:10

Awwwww, Jan

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nikkie · 09/08/2006 21:17

Yes!
starting to worry now!

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rosaparks · 09/08/2006 23:32

Don't worry Nikkie - you'll be fine.
Dh is coming with me to fight off any hairy truckers: but I've met quite a few of them before so can vouch for most of them.
See you tomorrow!
(Roisin btw)

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rosaparks · 09/08/2006 23:32

Janh - wishing you success with the bribery!

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UrsulatheSeawitch · 09/08/2006 23:36

DS2 successfully bribed with promise of Pizza Hut on way home - will try big ones too but may just leave them here.

No idea what time we'll arrive, but we will!

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rosaparks · 09/08/2006 23:48

Hooray!
Fantastic news btw - we occasionally bribe the boys with PH: Delighted to hear it will still be working in 6 yrs time

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Gobblunarcharsky · 10/08/2006 00:01

Yay!! I've never taken mine to pizza hut but might try that, saves Jools cooking their tea - hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha

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lilibet · 10/08/2006 08:11

Have a wonderful day everyone, will think of you from the confines of my office

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UrsulatheSeawitch · 10/08/2006 10:20

Aw, lil - maybe next time.

(NB I'm not even dressed yet so shan't be there any time soon )

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Gobblunarcharsky · 10/08/2006 16:28

Thanks all for a lovely day! Great that Jan made it! Lovely to meet Fairyfly (not at all as I imagined), Giraffski and Nikkie for the first time. Giraffski's dd is gorgeous (well, according to Jools she looks like I did at 3 so...).

Thanks again, really enjoyed it! Next year I'm hoping I can relax a bit more rather than chasing ds3 away from the edge of the lake!!

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rosaparks · 10/08/2006 16:33

We had a great time too. Brillian to see everyone - again or for the first time.
I'm feeling very tired now - it's all that fresh air - and not at all in the mood to finish the packing for the holiday.

I still can't believe my boys had no tears or bloodshed, especially with those big sticks! Your boys must definitely have been a civilising influence Fairfly!

GDG's boys are gorgeous, especially ds3 - for 20 minutes at a time anyway

Wonderful to meet Nikkie at long last as well ... ds2 was very taken with your dd1! I think she must have listened very attentively to him prattling on!

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jampots · 10/08/2006 18:01

Jan made it??!?!!!! Was she waiting for me to go?????

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