General Chat

1st Susan sorry I thought you was Sue maid for min,


Meets should be for everyone Yes, and everyone should be welcome, but say for instance, TW and Muffy are my very good friends I have never met either but want to go to the meet because I am dying to meet them both, TW and Mufy dont speak and hate the site of each other TW says she isnt going if Muffy goes and Muffy says if TW goes she will punch her, what would one do? Chances are they will both turned up get on like a house on fire and ignore me all day, but often meets are that big, and the time flies so quickly, you dont have chance to meet half the people you want to any way, so if there is anyone there you dont want be share your company with its easy not too.

'Helllo'..dont get this?

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Quite right Daff. We had a little mini meet at BC's last year. Only five of us there, simply because it was a BC's place and we didn't want to put on her too much, it wouldn't have been fair.

There were one or two people who wrongly felt excluded, but it wasn't a full meet, just a few of us getting together. Not everyone could be invited, it just wasn't possible, or fair.

The way I see it Stray is that those who know they won't be welcome can attend the meet and take their chances :0)

Sorry -I'm off to the GR Wishwifes Association Meet that day.


xxxxxxx mick

Hiya Ginnie.... I think it is a debate on *open* or *closed* meets.... and when is it a *meet* or a *get together of existing friends*

Love

Daff xxxx

i love meets , but there are 4 on here i wouldnt like to meet , and if they was going to the same meet as me , i would still go but i wouldnt give them the time of day , i would just ignore em lol ( they are probably used to that anyway ) lol

I suppose everyone shoudl be welcome at meets. It can feel like some people only say they might go without any intention of going because there is a troubled history between them and other people going. So I can understand why people say they don't want some people going.

The whole meets thing is difficult - they start off with people who don't know each other meeting up but after time the bigger ones tend to develop into get togethers of people who are generally all matey and that must put other people off going.

There are still a lot of people I would be very happy to meet but then there are a few I really don't want to - that might put me off going if there was any likelihood of hostility for other peoples sake.

Well thanks a lot for sharing that Daff - obviously I wasn't special enough to be invited. You could've all chipped in for the airfare and I don't eat much:-(

Out of curiosity there are "certain" people who appear - shall we say - awkward on here that I would love to meet in person. I'd be keen to see if they are actually as annoying in real life as they can be on here:-)) I have to say the few people I've actually met from here have been exactly has I thought they would be.

I wouldn't go to any meet with TW and Stray - you know why ladies:-))

Sue xx

I'm just as annoying and awkward in real life, Sue.

As it happens, some of the ladies are meeting on Monday.

Gwynne

Thanks Daff,,......I'm new to the 'Chat' board and felt a little 'out of it'

Thanks for replying

Ginny
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Hi Mick,

I'm descended from a fishwife or two, can I attend?

I think the general idea is that meets that are advertised on the boards, like the Peterborough meet, are open to everyone. the details are there, you either add your name and go along or not.

Among friends, or mini-meets, where a couple might get together because they are in the area on a certain day, or because it's about time they got together again (lol), don't have to be publicly organised, as it's not so open.

That's the long and short of it really.

ADDS....Obviously some of us have been around for a few years now and wouldprobably have met quite a few people, and possible more than once in some cases, but I think most would definitely be up for meeting a few more...especially newer ones.

You are welcome.... just join in.... this lot (me included) get a carried away when we have the bit between our teeth, lol....

Do you know what a *meet* is then? Just in case you don't... it iis simply a get together... arranged on the boards, and if you fancy attending, you give your name to the organiser... Muffy is arranging the Peterborough meet, for instance.... it looks like it might be quite a big one... so if you fancy getting to know this motley lot, welcome!

Love

Daff xxx

I SWORE I'd never organise another meet after some of the rubbish that occured as a result of the last one.....

BUT then i though *s*d it* I want to meet up with my friends AND some new people hopefully and if people want to fall out with me or take umbrige then *fine*

As somebody so much wiser than me once said (and please don't ask me who)You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all the people all of the time !!! xx

I've been around for quite a few years - and I havent met anyone!

Sob


xxxxxx mick

Thats the only thing that bothers me, I can be quiet charming and polite or a *itch, depending on my mood, if someone who was there who I really didnt want to speak to I could be polite or no so, I would be worried about upsetting others and people who have never met thinking OMG let me out away from her.

I enjoy meeting people, when I used to go to the Manchester meets I met Sandra and Jimmy from Bolton and I adored them have hardly ever in 4 years conversed on the boards and also Keith Red devil, I was really pleased that the second timeI met he remebered me and so did his wife, also Linda Mac lovely women the list is endless.

I wasn't at the last meet Muffy, but glad you've put this one together, I'm really looking forward to it.

Is Rambling Rose coming? I still haven't met her, couldn't make it in December.

I agree Lynda. I think also, never say on here/the internet what you would never be prepared to say to anyone face to face.............ie in real life............

so in other words, If someone slagged me off on here, I'd expect them to do the same to my face.........Thats fair enough isn't it?