h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In a similar vein to the 'Why is the bar food better, cheaper and more convenient?' puzzler from last year, I have just booked my room for DFC.

Bad News: They didn't have the £60 rate for a double advertised in the PR.

Good News: They gave me it for £45 a night.

Consider me a)Confused and b) Smug.

I have no idea how much mine cost, having now ascended to the level of having minions to do it for me A true gentleman has no idea what he has in his bank account.

Ooooooh. Get Mr Earns-lots-but-actually-has-to-pay-230%-of-it-in-rent.

Half of £60 a night!

minion indeed!

So, who did you have to sweet talk to get your double cheaper then mine hmm? Or was it worse than sweet talking?

HEY! How come you got the single room rate forra double????

I'm sure I don't know what you're insinuating.

So, how did you manage to get blobbed, then? I suspect that it involved more than my cheap room did.

I attended one of their real life meet ups in Nodnol and my photograph was cruelly included in a caption competition. Jamie got his blobbed just by turning up to one in Glasgow that I couldn't get to.
Incidently, if you become sufficiently interested in this, they are having a meet up in Edinburgh in May, which I am still wondering about, penny wise, as it is the week after Damn Fine. Mayhap the ticket wallah can find me some cheap tickets up. Hmm
Follow the links on Jamie's page, as he runs the Scottish Researchers group and hosts the discussion about May.

Best I can do so far is £75 out of Stanstead, but watch this space, Zan do you want to play? speak quick! I'm on the phone to pet travel agent at the moment, and will need to confirm today, if he can beat this? how interested are folk?

Update...... Best he can do is BA £100 out of Heathrow, getting a bit much for me

Yeh, bit much, especially considering the con the week before. Hey ho said Rolly.

Ho Hum, As I DO endup paying around half my take home in rent, a weekend at home won't go amiss

No way S'bad enough that I'm shelling out for March!

(Just getting the Munchkin back for moaning about expenditure for MY b-day)

Any upday on the games day then, Ubersocialfuhrer?

Zantic

You get the same emails I do, which means no. Oh, while I'm here, Nodnol types, I note that the Tate Modern has a Warhol exhibition on until the first of April. Fancy going some time? I'd like to see something besides Jackie O. which didn't really thrill.

Been meaning to get to the Tate modern for a while.....

The Tate own the Lady of Shalot, and I know it's not at the Portrait gallery Spose I should do some research somewhen!

Do we have a free w/e soon?

Sounds do-able.....When you likely to be round? Oh, and I am being bugged to actually sort out a bowling thing as I promised...apparently...I really don't remember (and me the only hang-overless one too! )

A free w/e? This one is Wales, next was a bit of shopping, but could maybe combine that with a Saturday up in Nodnol, just need to get up early. I believe the following week was tent testing, but perhaps the next again. Discuss, in less than a thousand words.
Oh, and Toc, I am getting your emails, your obviously not getting the replies though, so feel free to eulogise.

I'm free except for this sunday......thats about it...you make the decision man and quickly so's I can organise other stuff to be doing.....

We need a Saturday in gfd to buy camping gear. but can always do Nodnol after? I'm good at speed shopping!

How long do you need for packing? I fancy curling up & watching a filum, & its always more sociable with company