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I will be there sometime on the Friday, by the time I drive down there I will be half dead due to back pain! Need the Fri evening to recover so I can enjoy Saturday with all you guys.

I have a disabled room booked for Fri and Sat evening so I guess I will be on the ground floor somewhere.[:I]

Lunch sounds good for me on Saturday too![:D]

I will either have my Scenic or my Kia Soronto 4x4, I am on morphine tablets for my pain so drinking is a no no for me. I can run some of us to and from eating houses though so you folks can have a drink with a meal.[xx(]

Really looking forward to meeting you all, my mobile number is 07902 259 692.

Meeting at 2pm at Turners Retreat is important as it is the main contact area, however, we shall play it by ear on the day.
 
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....now there's a difficult choice. Drive drunk or be driven around by a drugged up haggis basher[}:)][:D] Think I'll take Shanks' Pony[:eek:)]

I'm sure we could get a minibus taxi if the closest decent pub isn't within walking distance for you 'older' gents[8D]
 
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<br />....now there's a difficult choice. Drive drunk or be driven around by a drugged up haggis basher[}:)][:D] Think I'll take Shanks' Pony[:eek:)]

I'm sure we could get a minibus taxi if the closest decent pub isn't within walking distance for you 'older' gents[8D]
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Steve you may be right, I would walk too, if I could! [:D]
 
Hi All,


I am with Mark too on the no drinking. [:(] Personal choice rather than anything else, but that gives us another car to fill if we go anywhere! I am more than happy to drive.


Mark - We are doing nothing to keep the stereotype of the drunken Scotsmen alive![:D]


And before anyone else says it.......I am more than happy to buy a round even if I am on soft drinks, another stereotype gone.[:eek:)][:p][:D]
 
Hi Folks
Pompeyite and I should be ariving for lunch and would like to join in anything that is organised.We are definetley staying in Travel Lodge Saturday night.
It will be a pleasure to meet a Scotsman who is offering to stand a round.
Drive carefully
Looking forward to the visit.
David (Taff J)[:D]
 
My apologies gents but I won't be able to make this week-ends meet up.I'm exhibiting at the Writing Equipment Society London pen show for the first time on October 7th,and I'm tied up making special edition pens and vintage pen spares to cater for the show.If anyone is attending the show please come and say hello to myself and my other half.Have a great week-end,
Luke.
 
Luke sorry to hear that you cannot attend our meeting, no doubt this will be the first of many meet-ups so you can catch the next one.

Hope the show is a great success for you!
 
Hi all,
Having been away for the past few days, I've only just picked up the latest threads about drugged up haggis bashers, sober Scotsmen and a midlander whose got his priorities wrong ( preparing for a show, my ****)[:D].
I'll see you at the show Luke[:)].
I'm booked in on Friday night as well so will probably see some of you then[:)]. I'll bring a bottle along to get the weekend off to a goog start - it helps me sleep as well[B)].
Lunch on Saturday sounds good and I'm happy to drive to wherever and then to TR at 2pm.
It should all be good fun and cement some new friedships.
See you then, Ian[8D]
 
Hi All,


Have just been clearing up my shop.[:(][xx(]


I have selected the wood that I can convert before leaving UK, and have been left with a whole lot that I wont be able to finish.


Australia have very strict rules on importing wood, and it needs to be "finished". Cant take it in it's raw state.


So I am going to bring a big bag of blanks etc to the meet. All of it is useable, some good some not so. (I cherry picked the best stuff[}:)])


Anyway, you are welcome to help yourselves to what I have, there is mainly elm, spalted elm, beech and spalted beech, some pear, sycamore and odds and ends of other stuff.
 
hi kenny, well that is a fantastic gesture, i amm sure on behalf of the rest of us a big THANK YOU. oh by the way, has i have to drive later on sat, i will do some driving and let you lads from afar have a rest. [;)][^] regards colin
 
Gee, at this rate, I'll be propping up the bar on my own. Oh well, someone has to do it[:eek:)]

I can't figure out who's come and who's staying over? [:I][:D]
 
steven, i dont think you will be on your own mate thats for sure, mark, i have a scenic as well, its not the 7 seater but i am sure we can sqeezeplenty in as its only 1 mile down the dark country lane.[:0][:0][:D][:D]
 
Hi All,
Just catching up with all the postings after my return from Germany.
Great gesture Kenny thanks for offering the blanks.[:)]
David and I will be arriving by 12 noon traffic permitting on Saturday, am I right in thinking that we are all to meet at the hotel before going to lunch at noon please?[?]
Safe journeys every one, I am looking forward to meeting you all.
 
OK, I think I'm right,please correct me if I'm wrong again.[:I]

We are meeting at Blythe Travel Lodge Sat at 12ish to find somewhere for lunch. Then head of to TR.
Mark has posted his mobile number as contact.
Mark, Ian and I are staying Fri and Sat nights. Kenny,Andy,David and Derek are staying Sat night.
Colin is local?
Has anyone heard more from Richard? (Pikebite)

Drive safe, see you later.
 
Not heard from Richard so I am sure he is still coming.
Meet at 12 on Sat for lunch at the Lodge where I am staying, some are going to stay Fri as well.
I have been sick all night so havn`t had much sleep, seems to be calmed down now![xx(]

Everyone is coming except luke39uk.[:)]
 
Colin and Ian,( and anyone else coming tonight)
Mark and I are at hotel already and will meet 5.30. Feel free to call and join us.
Cheers
 
well guys, first of all let me give a great big THANKS to mark, who organised the uk members meet. [^][^] after meeting you all, you can pat yourselves on the back cos i realy enjoyed it a lot.

mark, you are a very very nice lad,and when we go up to scotland you will get a visit [:0]

steven, you are brilliant, what you can do to make such wonderfull pens, well i can only hope you submit some to the P.M.G. you are a genius [^][:p] .

kenny,to say you are only a young lad, your pens are superb. i wish you and your family all the best in oz, you deserve a great life.

andrew, many many thanks for showing me your work, the segments are awesome, and the best ive seen,

im sorry as i am getting emotional as i write this but to ian, david and derek, thanks for you knowledge in general. [^][^][^] i personaly have learned one hell of a lot.

i hope you all had a safe ride home, and i look forward to meeting again. so is it official do we have an official UK I A P club. best regards to you all. colin.
 
I had a great time too[:D] Thanks need to go to you too Colin, easing the way with the locals and organizing things with TR.[;)]

.....and calming the Restaruant/Lexus owners when Mark jumped on the table to do the Highland Dance and Derek (or was it Dave?) tried to carve a chunk from the Lexus' wooden dash........[:I]( just kidding )

Looking forward to next year's meet.[:D]

Hope everyone had a easy drive home.
 
Hi Guy's,


Thanks to all of you!

The meet was really enjoyable and informative. It's nice to meet like minded people with similar interests. When I start to speak about pens with my wife or friends, their eyes start to glaze over very quickly indeed.[:D]

Thanks for sharing some of your hard earned knowledge.[:)]


Steven - No no no.......Mark jumped up on the Lexus and did a highland dance, and Dave stole a chunk of the table![;)][8D][:eek:)]


Great to meet you all, and hope to do so again at some point???? Will keep in touch and let you know when I am moving, and when I have gone![?]

Thanks again everyone.
 
i would like to thank everybody for making the effort to come along to the meet. [:D]
You've all got it wrong, there's part of a Lexus dash-board for sale on Ebay from somebody in Scotland[}:)][;)], i've got the table[:eek:)].
Steven your really going to have to get your thinking cap on now for the next meet to better the pens you brought with you.[8D]
 
A long journey home, but it was worth every minute of it.
To every one from UKAP,[:)] thanks for your friendship[;)] and the contributions everyone made toward the success of the weekend. It was great[8D][8D].
We'll obviously keep in touch and next time we may have attracted a few new members to UKAP[8D].
Take care and happy shavings.
Ian
 
Well Guys I am now rested and recovered from a very hectic 26 hours. Us seniors try to keep up with you young ones!!! What a grand first meet!! Derek and I had a good old chat on the way back to Pompey and we came to the same conclusion You were great bunch of guys. Steve thanks for letting us see another dimension of penmaking!! Fantastic!! Thanks to you all I am looking forward to the next meeting.
UKAP meetimg very, very successful!!!
David [:D]
 
I couldn't post much yesterday because of connection problems but I wanted to say a few personal thanks.
Mark ---- Thanks for sowing the original seed and seeing it through and also for your good sense of humour.
Steven and Andrew ---- don't ever dampen that creative flair you both have; your work is brilliant!!
Kenny ---- We all wish you and your family every happiness and success in your new venture to Australia. This site will help us all keep in touch and may your turning skills go from strength to strength.
Colin ---- Thanks for organising TR and acting as taxi driver. As for the tips you say you picked up - I can assure you that we all picked up some very good tips and ideas from each other and that's what made the whole weekend a success.
Derek and David ---- no doubt living as close as we do, trips to each others workshop is on the cards to swap a few practical ideas.
Next time we may attract a few more members to UKAP but I thoroughly enjoyed our small circle.
Take care and happy shavings.
Ian.
 
The UK members meeting was such a great success due to the caliber of each individual who attended!

I enjoyed myself very much and looking forward to the next one.

Thank you all for making the tremendous effort to get there, especially Andy on his birthday.

Colin thank you for arranging the TR visit and running me there.

Great friendships have been formed and ideas shared, THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED![^][:D]
 
Hi All, well it seems I am last again.[:I] Sorry but I had no chance to get to the keyboard on my return, thanks to LOML's planning, still I love her really.[:eek:)][B)]
Wow what a great weekend, I have been well and truly put in my place by the fantastic skill and workmanship that I have had the priveledge to see this weekend.[:0]Especially Kenny and Andrew and Steve, whose work is awsome.
Thank you all for everything that you all did to make this Inaugural Meeting of the UKIAP [;)]such a great success, especially Mark for putting it all together so well and travelling such a long way in such agony with his back.Thanks Mark.[:X]
Thanks to Colin for smoothing our way with the locals, and for the contacts at T.R. And for the record David and I did not pinch the Landladies ,Lexus Dashboard or the table I am sorry to say,[}:)] I had my eye on the Landlady myself, The wood I can buy, but a woman like that at my age is priceless He He [:D][:D]
Kenny thanks for the pen blanks, our junior club will make good use of them I am sure, and all the best to you and yours when you make the move to Oz. We UK members will be the poorer for your move.[:)]
Once again thanks to you all from a now humbled Pomponian.
 
Didn't know our UK contingent was "photographically challenged" or we would have sent you some nice, disposable Kodak cameras for your event. (You could send them back here, we have places that DEVELOP pictures!!)

(No point in mentioning DIGITAL photos, I guess!!)
 
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Pictures will be online shortly, they have to be toned down a little for use in a family friendly forum! [;)]
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