Vicster
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 13:35
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goffik wrote: Jane wrote: How lovely to meet everyone yesterday!
Yes! Yes it was... Was fabulous to see all the usual suspects plus a few new ones!
When can we do it again then? Soon?
G x
I am green with envy - grrrrr! Next time, give me plenty of notice, please!
Glad you all enjoyed yourselves but it would've been so much better if I'd been there ;-)
Vx
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goffik
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 13:40
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Vicster wrote: I am green with envy - grrrrr! Next time, give me plenty of notice, please!
Glad you all enjoyed yourselves but it would've been so much better if I'd been there ;-)
You know - I'm sure you're right! :o)
Although - http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=29460 - Just how much notice do you need? ;o)
G x
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Vicster
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 13:49
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goffik wrote: Vicster wrote: I am green with envy - grrrrr! Next time, give me plenty of notice, please!
Glad you all enjoyed yourselves but it would've been so much better if I'd been there ;-)
You know - I'm sure you're right! :o)
Although - http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=29460 - Just how much notice do you need? ;o)
G x
I know, I'd been hanging around here for a couple of years before I bothered with the forums - it's amazing what you miss when you don't bother looking!!!!
Vx
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ocifant
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 14:20
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goffik wrote: Just how much notice do you need?
I'm sure the next big TMA Meetup has been given enough notice: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=35104
:-))
Oh, and concerning Saturday, no-one's said yet how wonderfully nice everyone was...
...and how come I got heatstroke when the sun wasn't even out?
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nigelswift
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 14:24
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Oh, and concerning Saturday, no-one's said yet how wonderfully nice everyone was...
Absolutely!
Next meeting 2010 ? Have a heart, that's only two years before the end of the world, it'll be a bit depressing.
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ocifant
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 16:06
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nigelswift wrote: only two years before the end of the world, it'll be a bit depressing.
nah, we can party like it's 1999... :-)
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Littlestone
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 07, 2006, 19:51
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Oh, and concerning Saturday, no-one's said yet how wonderfully nice everyone was...
Ditto.
Sorry I didn't get too talk much with you and jimit, oc, and a couple of others, but it was a bit of an icebreaking thingy for me. I just want to say though that you're all reallylovely :-) and it was an honour to meet people who know a trillion more things than I do about stony things and yet can sit round in a circle and share their knowledge and experience without arrogance or pretence.
It was lovely meeting Nigel at last and, going clockwise, Mr and Mrs goff who seemed to radiate kindness (thanks for that delicious slice of quiche Mrs g :-), Gerald of course, Moth and Jane (keep and drink the sake like white wine guys :-), treaclechops, jumaei and friend, the gentle moss and her gentle dog, and ric and Allan (apologies if I've missed anyone). Reckon we should do it again next year - how does Saturday, 6 August sound as a provisional?
Took a stroll around Avebury after leaving the Meet and noticed something I'd missed before - no doubt it's already been written about but I'll stick it up under a separate thread later. Stayed at Mrs Dixon's B&B again (top of the hill at Avebury Trusloe overlooking Silbury) on Saturday night and can really recommend it. Stayed with my brother in Pewsey on Sunday night; they live in a 17th century cottage with a well in the kitchen that yields one of the most delicious waters in the world. Their resident spectre made another appearance about 4am this morning :-( I really do not believe in this kind of stuff but when something's knocking at your bedroom door at that time of day/night it makes you wonder...
A lovely weekend - thanks to everyone for making it even lovelier.
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moss
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 08, 2006, 06:41
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It was a very good picnic, so thank you to Littlestone for suggesting it. We sat amongst sheep pats and stones and after all that stick waving talk from Littlestone and Nigel, they were as meek as the sheep around and did not attack the general public (who were there in abundance) for maltreating the stones. The only person who did turn up with a stick was Goff, who had hurt his knee, I think from dancing the night away before.
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Littlestone
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 08, 2006, 08:03
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We sat amongst sheep pats and stones and after all that stick waving talk from Littlestone and Nigel, they were as meek as the sheep around and did not attack the general public (who were there in abundance) for maltreating the stones.
Chuckle... nah, we were just sussing each other out ;-) and I had me back to the stones so couldn't see any vandalistic goings-on :-) Think I'm going to have to join Heritage Action though (want one of those square badges Nigel was wearing 'cause they look official, and with sticks like goff's (sorry to hear about your knee by the way goff) we could spend all day shouting at stone-climbing thugs :-) Noticed a bit of purple graffiti on one of the recumbent stones in the south east sector by the way - it's a couple of inches long and looks like paint.
Just while I'm thinking about it, anyone planning to go to Avebury and park at the Red Lion might be surprised to see the new pay-and-display machine there. From memory it's £1 for an hour, £5 for 24 hours. That's not as bad as it sounds because the Lion will reimburse the parking charge if you spend more than £5 in the pub or restaurant.
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nigelswift
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Re: Megameet Picnic
Aug 08, 2006, 08:23
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and did not attack the general public (who were there in abundance) for maltreating the stones....
Actually after you left, probably, I did shout Oi! in best schoolmasterese at a bloke that started climbing one of the Cove stones, though i was pretty frightened, I grant you.
There's another possibility for a get together if anyone's interested - open days in September at the Durrington Walls/ Stonehenge Cursus digs.
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