Hello Norc

{{I will need some advance notice- not just to get the buckie supply ready, but to get the time off work}}

we should form a comitee.. like for planning. two or three people who are good at organizing and idk.. good at getting discounts..

we could do it as a sort of trip, like each for their own plain ticket to oxford, but then there is some kinda cool plan. museums or touring or pub-crawling, maybe even staying at the same hotel (group discounts, like these old people get when they go touring together). and that is kinda prepared by this comitee.. ofcourse a good date some time in the future is important. i would suggest someone (at least one person) on the inside. i could come up with ideas i think, but i am terrible at the phone and idk.. stuff like that.

what do you guys think? if it is well planned, one can fill it under the "vacation-budget"

Once you've included touring in the planning, you've pretty much locked in the Brit hobbits as the planning committee. Or maybe Tin - being as she's been there. But somebody's got to find her first.

As for me, I like that campground I found last time, though it's not much good for those travelling by plane.

well, one brit surely. but idk... we've all done our bit of travelling so  i think we are all good resources if we are willing to put some work into it. 

why not the campgrounds? i think that sounds like a really cool idea. do you have a link or something?

meaning, at least one inside man/woman  but that person doesnt nescesarily have to do the most work

I reckon hiring a guest house or cottage would be good. As long as there are about 8 of us, it could work out cheaper.

yeees! that would be so cool! and we could have heated tolkien debates or like cosplay or whatever. it would be cool.

we could have heated tolkien debates or like cosplay or whatever- Norc

{{I can do the former - but as I plan on coming appropriately and respectfully dressed in my kilt I don't think I have any need of cosplaying (and no I wont be wearing anything under it, I did say I'd be 'appropriately' dressed!) Also might need to stock up on buckie- maybe send some ahead to save packing room, bit concerned about its availability in Sassenach land after Tin's difficulties in obtaining some there   }}

This is the kind of thing I should definitely not be organizing. Seeing as the words I live by are "If it's ambitious, it'll fail. (So, don't try.)"

that's rather sad look on life, Blue.

Petty i love the sound of buckie!!! is this possible? can we actually do it? )))) i am totally up for it !

Norc wrote:
why not the campgrounds? i think that sounds like a really cool idea. do you have a link or something?

Campgrounds ruled out for two reasons: 1. possible weather 2. have to bring too much equipment. The cottage is better, though really committing.

cottage would be SO! effing cool!!!!!

Petty i love the sound of buckie!!! is this possible? - Norc

{{Buckie is always possible, and sometimes not even fatal }}

with the cottage idea the more people the less expensive it would be, but there are other solutions like small hostels, B&B's, or even large caravans. The important thing is transport, you need to be either within easy walking distance or on a public transport route, theres no point being stuck out in the countryside with no means of access without a car. Off season would be better too, but that's more risky as regards weather, although Oxford has a nice climate, Winter is a no-no. I used to live there so I know that in Summer its mad full of tourists and its expensive.

Norc wrote:that's rather sad look on life, Blue.

Yup, that's me.

(It really is though. And, yeah, it is kind of sad. :/)

I probably shouldn't complain so much.

Mrs Figg wrote:with the cottage idea the more people the less expensive it would be, but there are other solutions like small hostels, B&B's, or even large caravans. The important thing is transport, you need to be either within easy walking distance or on a public transport route, theres no point being stuck out in the countryside with no means of access without a car. Off season would be better too, but that's more risky as regards weather, although Oxford has a nice climate, Winter is a no-no. I used to live there so I know that in Summer its mad full of tourists and its expensive.

well, we could bring our wives and girlfriends  but yeah, off-season is good and not winter. early may perhaps?

You talking about this year or next year? Early May is only a month away.

This may !! No in a year lol

Liking the enthusiasm.

Hi Norc!

Hello Norc (and everyone else)

yo what up Norc, and sundry

I suppose we should expect it to take several days for Norc to descend from her mad little life to acknowledge the likes of us.

Indeed, indeed.
Quite right too.

So Norc blew through and didn't even respond to her greetings. Life seems so empty and meaningless now.