Oi! Have you found out any more about your Malaysian mediafaggery?
I have just emailed the powers-that-be that if the conference is on or around the 20th I will not be able to attend as I will be getting shitfaced and jumping off bridges with my online paramours.
So the dog basket is definitively available.
Please could we resumé who wishes to have something put up them be put up for the night? I make it:
Your good self, Kenny
Craig
Boff
Kos, are you needing a corner of the dog basket? BP? Anybody else?
A quick check at sell-off vactions shows I can get a flight to London for buttons and pocket lint at that time. Do you happen to know how long a train trip from London to York would be, if I was to do that? And approximately how much it would cost?
I think we Scottishes maybe need to sort out what train we're getting pretty sharpish so we can get cheap tickets.
Excellent - I'll have to check what the train situation is; I was getting some very odd results from thetrainline this morning, which suggested that the best way to get to York from Glasgow was via Edinburgh, Carlisle and Newcastle.
Are you and craig not coming to pick me and Kos up so we can get shitfaced on the train? :( There's currently a lot of work on the tracks are Edinburgh so i think a lot of routes are shitted up at the minute.
Oh, thats not so bad, thanks. Do you happen to know if it is necessary to book in advance?
That would be so cool. York is beautiful, and the Minster is one of the sights you are expected to see 'before you die'*, as is the sight of a dozen whey-faced geeks getting plastered in the middle of the afternoon.
I can promise you a luxurious dog basket of your very own (unless the prospect of sharing it with several hairy Caledonians appeals more...
The cost of the ticket varies with when you book it. Earlier is cheaper, often considerably so.
Mouse has given you the appropriate linkage.
*so bloody morbid, that phrase, as if by visiting a beautiful sight you bring yourself one step closer to death
I'm giving it some very serious thought - thanks so much for the dog basket offer. I could do with a break here, shopping in London, Ministers, and getting plastered with whey-faced geeks sounds just the ticket.
I should know if I can swing it in a day or too.
Ah - that might explain it. Baws. Normally I get a reasonably early train over to Edinburgh to meet the 9:30ish to [whereever], which gets to York about lunchtime. If things are all fuxorred, the plan might change. I'll ask questions next time I'm in the station.
I believe we can all say hooray!
When it comes to which train to catch, I'll just follow your lead. I seem to have an inability to either find a good route, or put up with rail trip planning sites.
No Megabusses running, I rather enjoy public transport based torture.
Are you needing a place in the dog basket, Dave!!?
EDITED: 14 Sep 2007 16:38 by MANTHORP
I won't, no. As it stands, York to Darlo is only a 20 minute train trip for me, plus I can stick around a fair bit longer than I did at Bradford with regards to getting the last train anyway. Thanks for the offer though!
My plan is to go up there for a week, so I was thinking of booking a guesthouse. Unless of course the dog might rent the basket out over the week, but I was presuming that would be inconvenient.
Given that I could well be heading off to Malaysia on the Monday, I am not sure that Gill that would thank me for adding B&B landlady on to her workload as mum & teacher. But you're thrice welcome for the Saturday night.
I think I will do the Saturday - sleeping with four Scottishes is an irresistable temptation. :)