LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

[Turboman]

Hi everybody--its befallen to me to attept to organise the next meet -
- which will be in the middle of the country-
- at the beautiful City of York.

Re-dates

I have avoided,

• Easter
• Mothers Day
• School Holidays
• York Racing Days

so I propose SATURDAY MAY 5th 2012 with Friday May 4th for those arriving day before
I already have some promises (I wasn't sticking my neck out without them-lol)

There are excellent rail links from London, the West and Scotland
It is around 200 miles from M25/M1 junction and takes around 3 hrs 40 minutes on M1ion --alternative route also up the A1

I live 30 miles from York so can personally arrange hotels,entertainment etc

We have 3 scenarios as I see it

1. Arrive Friday afternoon and stay 2 nights in York
2. Arrive Saturday and stay 1 night in York
3. Arrive Saturday just for the day for local people

I would reccommend

• on Friday night:
• One of the Ghost walks or The Grand Old Opera House
• On Saturday - in between socializing in the bars--a visit to the world famous Jorvick Centre and the Castle-Street Museum

Here's some ideas:
Jorvik Viking Centre | Home page

York Castle Museum - York Castle Museum

The Ghost Hunt of York...The Entertaining Ghost Walk of York

Ghost Walks In York ~ York, The Most Haunted City In England! ~ Ghost Stories. York Ghosts

York Dungeon *Official site* | The scariest day out | Up to 35% off



York is compact with hotels such as the Hilton (I reccommend highly and I will probabably stay there if it aint booked up already-note-York is a tourist city and people book early btw)) and 2 Travel-Lodges

Everything close by like super teas shops, the Shambles,M& S,Fenwicks etc + oldie worldly streets---I will put maps up of course later


Sooooooooo---I await your reactions folks

Turbs

PS--OH's are of course invited--indeed--a few of us take our OH's


Updated List

Definite (Booked)

Bill-k
Maxie Girl
Turbo & Mrs Turbo
Sapphire & Mr Sapphire
Tuttsi & Mr Tuttsi
Mrs James & Mr James
Jax
Celestine
Shell
Montzer
Pawnbrokers & Partner
SpringerSpaniel

Possibles.............

Teaboy
Charitynjw
Cynthesis

To obtain your A4 York Guide-please register on here, then click DOWNLOADS then BROCHURE REQUEST--(its a brilliant site btw with some videos also)

Visit York Official Tourist Information Site, Short Break or Holidays in York

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Went to York Tuesday----so so sad to see the devastion to people's homes & businessess---and now looting

Walked by Hotel 53 Kate where you stayed--evacuated & flooded----@Celestine

Hope you ok in Selby Dee--seen Cawood on TV--@Cynthesis

Turbs










[QUOTE=Turboman;286927]A few sights of York that I think a few of you will recognize when I went to York a week ago during the flooding.

These first 3 show Clifford Street near Clifford's Tower








Staithes Landing where we boarded the Evening Cruise


One of the streets down to Staithes Landing where the "geese police" escorted us (love that name Monz)






Kings Arms frome Ousegate Bridge by Maxie at the Meet)




Kings Arms frome Ousegate Bridge at the flooding

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

That's changed a lot.

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

A few sights of York that I think a few of you will recognize when I went to York a week ago during the flooding.

These first 3 show Clifford Street near Clifford's Tower








Staithes Landing where we boarded the Evening Cruise


One of the streets down to Staithes Landing where the "geese police" escorted us (love that name Monz)






Kings Arms frome Ousegate Bridge by Maxie at the Meet)




Kings Arms frome Ousegate Bridge at the flooding



You'll remember these Tutts



BTW Tutts--that nice shop where you and Mo bought jewellry & gifts has closed as has the shop next door where the little fish ate peoples skin on their feet

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

A few memories from York

...At the start of Celestine's epic speech at the dinner in Hilton -- she got all our attentions and all the other diners-lol--by introducing the event by imitating a Beagle continous yelp---which we all duly had to copy in unison-rofl

...During her speech she paid great tribute to Amethyst & Tools for their dedication on the site throughout the first 5 years----and at one point saying Amethyst was the single most intelligent person she had ever met--to which --one of her children piped up "Mum---you're not intelligent"-lol

...Amethyst taking one of her children along the table..

• This is Pawnbrokers-he's called Pawnbokers because of...
• This is Turboman-he's called Turboman because of...
• This is Springerspaniel-she's called Springerspaniel because of...
• etc

...at the quiz in the Stonegate Yard--in an earlier post-Monz thought she'd come last--wrong Monz--"last equal with me" & in chatbox last week-one other also claimed that doubtful position-pmsl

...in the Jorvik Centre you go round a circuit in a motorised cart---me & Mr Tuttsi in the back seats---Mrs Turbo & Tuttsi in the front seats---at embarkment-we weren't concentrating and during the ride , all the scenes had characters talking in ancient Nordic--it was near the end we noticed that there were buttons to press in front of us which gave commentary in loads of languages throughout with speakers in our headrests-----lol---needless to say--Tuttsi negotiated a free second time around with the speakers on-rofl

Everybody else has said how much they enjoyed the meet--may I also say it was a great gathering and everybody was so so nice---and I was reallly really chuffed to be part of it.

[Amethyst]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Great piccies, thanks for posting them xxxxx

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

As for Turbo - you're right, dammit, Maxie. I can't fault him - and that's NOT for the want of trying !!! :tung:

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Whew.....!!! Thanks, Maxie.

I guess I'll be suing Adobe PhotoShop, then. It's clearly their fault.

I only ever dream about scenes like that.

....but that's one little dream I'll cherish !!!

[Maxie Girl]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Great pics Turbs.. Thanks for posting..!!!

And it was a superb pleasure for Me to have met yet another fabulous Gentleman in yourself hun.. Love yer to bits Turbs.. XxXxX

[Maxie Girl]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Post duly reported and lawyers contacted. It's clearly a very clever lash-up - Maxie and I don't do things like that.
Gulp.........did we ??? :tinysmile_aha_t:

No need for Lawyers darling.. YOU were ''the'' absolute perfect Gentleman Mr K.. the whole weekend.. XxXx

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Post duly reported and lawyers contacted. It's clearly a very clever lash-up - Maxie and I don't do things like that.
Gulp.........did we ??? :tinysmile_aha_t:

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Last set ----This is Stonegate Yard where we had the Quiz






Inside but no-one has photos of when we there unfortunately




The 3 Tuns--(next 3)--where we met on Friday Afternoon & Night










Bit out of focus---but Mr Tuttsi choosing his Manchester City Scarf just in case Tottenham don't qualify for the Champion's League.




....Maxie always gets her man---rofl--:lol::lol:

[di30]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

WOW WOW and a BIG WOW, hey well done Maxie :tinysmile_kiss_t4:

These photo's are absolutely fab, and I have to admit I am so jealous , still it looks like you all had the most wonderful time and I'm sure my time will come yet, can't wait, need a break, not had one in years, so something must be done to make the next one lol...........fingers crossed.

All photo's are wonderful, love them, well done!

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Great pix, Maxie. Well done for mastering Photobucket on your own. And well done for mastering your fear of heights in the Wheel. I have a pic of you just after it started moving - with your eyes shut, and holding tightly on to the seat - clearly petrified. It was great watching you getting bolder and bolder as the wheel turned. If we ever do it again, maybe NEXT time you'll let me stand up and make the pod swing !!!

[Maxie Girl]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Good photos Maxie--I'm going to let Di30 know you're now a photobucket techie---lol Di

Why I got a load of duplicates Maxie, I wasn't right clicking after highligting the IMG link (4th one down)---so I was pasting link for the one "in the clipboard from previous post"---I know when you highlight the IMG link it says "copied"--but I had trouble-so now I always r/h click and select "copy"

I've got more to post yet--plus the one Max Clifford has----so I'll experiment to see why you cant delete your duplicates

I've got some in 3 Tuns but not Stonegate Yard--so we aint got the lovely CYNthesys + daughter between us--unles Tutts took any

ps--his name is Richard (from Hilton) lol

Hey Turbs, You'd be right proud of me cos my daughters were both far too busy to help me with the photo bucket and time was ticking on and I was getting impatient as I really wanted to get my pics up in here so that was all my own work.. Sussed itttttttt Matey..!!! LOL..