Comments on: Sloggers & betters in Derby

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:33:34 +0000

I think, David, that you have posted on an earlier file rather than the one relating to the 26 Nov 2011 event in Derby, but I think the answer to yr question is that there is no format, it is about mingling and socialising.

By: David Travis

David Travis — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:05:53 +0000

Is there a format to the day or is it about mingling and socialising?

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:02:36 +0000

Hi Jan

You’ve obviously got what it takes! Congratulations!

I hope you found Carrots.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:27:18 +0000

Anax, thank you!

Eileen, I got special favours from Anax – can I swoon now?

By: anax

anax — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:04:37 +0000

Hi Jan

Picture deleted as requested (although I didn’t want to – caption competition opportunities have been reduced a little).

In an ideal world I should ask permission from anybody who’s featured in a photo, but for obvious reasons it’s impractical. If anyone else has an ‘Urgh’ moment just let me know. If I deleted all the ‘Urgh’ pics of me, though, there wouldn’t be any left.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:53:18 +0000

Hi Jan

Thank you for yet more great pictures – it was really good to meet you.

[I'm sure we've all seen some we would like deleted, so you can't ask for special favours!]

Carrots was indeed there: he wasn’t having you on in comment 28! – but, in case he’s too modest to tell you himself, he’s in your picture 3, third down on the right, in a maroon jumper, and in Anax’s No. 9, second down on the right.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:58:25 +0000

Anax – could you please delete the piccy where I look as though I’m about to turn poor Bob into a frog?! I loved the other photos – well done Jane for getting close-ups and naming them. I didn’t get to meet Carrots and I don’t see him in the photos – was he there?

I hope I’ve sorted out my Photobucket file … if you click on any photo it will open a new window with a larger pic and then you can click on ‘Next’ to see the rest of the album in big.

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d110/ok-mrs-bee/Derby%20January%202011/

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:36:51 +0000

Hi Stella. If you met me you’d realise why I try not to get face-on to the camera too often. But you’re right, we did have a lovely day.

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:45:57 +0000

It looks as though you all had a great time. I’m just butting in here to thank Jane and Anax for the photos – as has been said, it’s good to put faces to the names, and my only possibility of doing so is via photo.

I notice many of you are as camera-shy as I am, especially Peter – there’s not one of him facing the camera

On the other hand, I recognised Eileen immediately, before Jetdoc’s captions confirmed my suspicions, and Sil was also quite easy to spot.

By: Carrots

Carrots — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:26:58 +0000

I`ve already left a couple of personal greetings under “General Discussion” but have really enjoyed these pickies of the event.

Frankly, I was initially a bit nervous about the whole thing, having nightmares about the prospect of spending half a day with fusty old academics and clerics. I don`t think I could have been more wrong! Not only was the throng convivial, everybody I chatted with seemed to exude a singularity of spirit which defied age, gender and pomposity. More than this, they could drink for England.

Next time I will pre-plan attendance with built-in hangover time…and buy a new cowboy hat to mark the occasion.