DFW Meet Saturday 19 Jan 08 Somewhere in Birmingham

Snaggles

I think he did used to live in Leeds Cat, you're not losing the plot, don't worry!

Snaggles

pania wrote: »

can i come?? pleeeeeeease?

Of course you can! :T :T

GingerSte

cat4772 wrote: »

Why the heck did I think you were from Leeds? I must be going mad!!!

Cat.x

I used to live in Leeds. I moved to Birmingham about 4 years ago.

Whether you're going mad or not is a completely different issue!

cat4772

Snaggles & Weller

Train from Leeds to Birmingham (New Street) leaves at 11.10 arrives at 13.04, returning on 20th January 14.03 (arrives Leeds at 16.06) costs £43.10 The standard train return is £69.00

National Express from Leeds at 8.30:eek: arrives in Birmingham at 1pm (though that includes a change in Manchester), returning on 20th (leaving at 1.45, arriving leeds at 5pm) will cost £22 (non refundable) or £25 refundable & changeable!

Birmingham central travel lodge family room (sleeps 3 adults) costs £71 for the night for the room not per person.

Birmingham central broadway travel lodge family room currently costs £49 for the night (again sleeps 3 adults)for the room not per person!

Cat.x

Cat

GingerSte

Cat,

Generally if you can get groups of people together you may be able to get a discount. However I have looked on the Cross Country website (XC run the trains between Leeds and Brum), and there is no mention of this. This may be because XC have only just taken over the route (this month). It may be worth asking.

Hope this helps.

moonlightpjs

OH wants to know if we are all meeting at the "Spaggetti Junction" Does anybody know what hes on about cos I haven't got a clue and hes laughing at me. I do like spaggetti though

Burlesque_Babe

It's this Weller - the bit of the M6 on the edge of Birmingham - we'd never find each other!! :rotfl:

moonlightpjs

Are you joking Keren?

Burlesque_Babe

Nope - that's Spaghetti Junction.

http://www.philipjohnston.com/bham/spaghetti.htm

Apparently it's real name is Gravelly Hill, but it's been Spaghetti Junction since the 70's.

Imagine us all saying we'd meet on it and waving to each other going - yoo hoo - I'm here - you come over here, no you come and meet us here - we'd be like a slapstick cartoon all trying to get to one place !!!

moonlightpjs

Stupid name for a motorway if you ask me, here was I thinking we were going to eat Italian :rolleyes: Feel a bit stupid now No wonder hes laughing at me :mad: