Manchester,25th February

[Lisa2009]

[:D][:D] Safety in numbers an all that LOL [:I][:I]





I'm such a wuss HAHA

[cat 1]

[:)]thanks for your kind offers..maybe next time x

[Lisa2009]

No problem. We will let you know how it when when we get home xx

[emma_t]

Have fun everyone, it sounds like it's going to be a great meeting[:D][:D]
Would have loved to have been able to come and tried to rearrange work but I am in a hotel in Newcastle at the moment , so a bit far to come down and back up again.

Really hope the Birmingham one happens next month and I can come as would be great to put some faces to names[:)]

Know how you feel cat, I will find it really nerve racking when I finally do attend one[:I]

[aguise]

Hi all, How did the evening go. I already note there was a lack of crisps and peanuts .
Mrs Skint not so bad was it ? Seriously I hope it was a lovely evening and look forward to hearing what the natter wa about.

Ang

[MelanieGiles]

The meeting was great - and really good to meet Mr & Mrs Skint, John and Gwen Tegg, Size 5, Ian Millington and of course Mr Davie.

Andrew Graveson and I had a terrible journey back, it rained all the way that we made very slow progress, and by the end of it we were so tired we were starting to see little green men in the middle of the road!!

Lots of things were discussed, but mainly the success of the forum and how it brings many people together to share individual experiences. I would like to encourage everyone to try and attend one of the meetings, and it will be interesting to hear Mr & Mrs Skint's feedback as I think they were both quite apprehensive at the beginning.

[aguise]

Thanks Melanie.Will you be coming to the one in Birmingham, I thik you had computer glitches the last time and couldnt make it.

Ang

[MelanieGiles]

I hope so Ang - as it will be good to catch up with our forum friends in the Midlands.

[aguise]

Thats great Melanie, I am looking forward to it. I may even manage to get Mr aguise to come and that is an achievement.

Ang

[ianmillington]

Just to say thanks to Andy and everyone else who attended last night. It was a great evening and a pleasure to meet you all.

Whilst we were there there was a commotion outside the hotel with police vans et al. Sadly on the news this morning I learned that a young man had been fatally stabbed. Somewhat incredibly, a 66 year old man is now in police custody. What a time we live in!

[Lisa2009]

Well.....after being so nervous all the way, we got there and were greeted by a very laid back Andy who put us at ease straight away.
To be honest, i thought i would feel a bit intimidated as everybody else there were proffessionals. After the introductions though i started to feel much more relaxed and comfortable.

Melanie wasnt as scary as i was expecting infact she was quite the opposite.
It was great to meet Andrew in person after all the nagging phone calls i gave him while our remortgage was being dealt with. Hes great and very tall. Im only short anyway but i felt even shorter standing next to him.

John Tegg and his wife are such a lovely couple and we both really enjoyed chatting to them. John has such a soothing voice, i could have listened to him all night.

All in all, everybody was very down to earth and im glad i went.
I would deffinately go to another.

[Lisa2009]

Little green men? Nothing to do with the wine LOL

By the way, mr skint came away with the cork from Melanie's wine bottle.
LOL he said he will auction it LOL

[MelanieGiles]

Just to confirm I did not drink all the wine - Mr Davie had at least one glass!

[aguise]

I told you it would be fine. I,m really hoping everyone comes to the birmingham one, is it too far for you ? Birmingham believe it or not is a great place to have a wander around, you could make it a day out. I think a lot of people get a bad impression, the city centre is lovely, the bullring worth going just to see the big bronze bull and all within 100yds of the brittannia hotel. I actually made a rare trip in yesterday as hubby was off and we tend to go wandering, a lady spoke to me in the lift and said she just couldnt believe all the change, she had studied here 22 years ago and she said how lovley it was , it looked like a different city. ( is this working lol )
I am glad you went and enjoyed it. I spoke to John on the phone and he is a lovley person, so easy to speak to and yes he should have gone on the radio.

Ang xx

[Lisa2009]

mr skint says John would be brilliant at recording childrens bed time stories. We reckon he could even get our youngest to go to sleep hes that soothing.

I think we are going to try for the Birmingham one Ang, i would love to meet you.

LOL might even become the iva roadies LOL