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okay

but just out of curiosity, how long did it take you to think up that posting?

why, less than 15 seconds of course?

ah, i see

(after 49 minutes, as you can see )

I was so hoping to be able to get across to this, but alas "my ship comes in" on the Sunday So ten years assorted tat will be landed Monday (no idea at which port - for some reason no-one thinks that's important) and I have to be at the end of the Lincolnshire phone-line when their sat nav gets them to my postcode but there's no sign of the house
Therefore I hope you'll have a fantastic time even without me, and I'll try to be in the right hemisphere for the next one.

Awwww, pity so many people can't come! We'll miss you, MMF and WS.

Gosh, Wandrin - that would have been a surprise! Next time, maybe. I for one will one day certainly make Dublin, which might coincide with you being there - failing that, there are always the Hull meets, if you're going to be in Lincolnshire indefinitely from now on in.

Safe journey and hope all your get back to the UK intact!!

And I'll miss MMF, too, of course. It won't be a proper meet without him. I hadn't realised you weren't coming.

indeed, every hootooer not present will be missed

TC! I would if I could. I've always enjoyed your company, as well as Sho's and B'El's, especially knowing you were at a London Meet (I've the photos! ) and I didn't get to speak to you then.

Next year, just make sure you vote for a date that doesn't coincide with the one Annual Holiday I will not cancel ... The second Full week of August...

Unless, of course, you don't want me to come!!!

MMF

of course we want you to come. there should always be room for a fiddler and an

well yes

did you ever consider celebrating EEXmas, MMF? that's the weekend after the German meet we celebrate the feast of the EE god of empty bottles there

would EEXmas qualify as EEKmeet?

eekmeat? i like the sound of that

mm yes, EEKmeat would be the EEXmas meal blood sausage

yes, we wouldn't want to eat the meat off our eekish eekian eeklanders

nibble a bit, maybe, but never bite

nibbling will do .. it adds to the taste

and makes them go 'ee...

nah, let's not go there

Why wouldn't we want you to come, MMF? What meet can be complete without you?

Well, I will do my best for next year's German Meet... Just don't pick the same week as this year.

Next year, my blocked week will be 8th - 14th August 2009...

Pick any weekend, including Crikeymess if necessary, except that particular week please , and I'll be there...

And if you are very, very unfortunate , I'll bring Veralynn with me!!!

You have been warned!!!

We'll keep it in mind!