Blood for the Baron!

Ironblood wrote:Thanks to my girlfriend splitting up with me every time I do something she doesn't like.

They do that. Girlfriends.
I plan to go in March too. I'm looking forward to tearing up Birmingham with the BFTB crowd.

The Innkeepers Lodge is perfectly adequate for cheap accommodation - you get what you pay for; it's clean, motel style with a Toby Carvery attached - Ed and I had a good-size very tasty carvery meal for £5 each on the Saturday night in November

If you're with Dave Tree he can organise to complain about the staff so that you don't have to pay

I'm only on here at the moment as I'm on hold to Innkeepers Lodge trying to negotiate a better advanced rate while I wait for all my stock lists to print out. Multitasking!

....and I'm off hold

and the Innkeepers Lodge couldn't been less helpful

There's no "advance" rate showing for the Memorabilia weekend, only the more expensive flexible rate

Apparently all the advance rooms are gone and the call-centre are powerless to offer any other rate AT ALL or any discount AT ALL. So I said we'd go to the Travelodge and she said "fine".

don't get this with Malmaison! I haggled and they offered to reduce a suite from the advertised price of £430 to £260.

I pride myself on being a good haggler, but Innkeepers Lodge are not budging!

They still have some three-nights-for-two offers available that weekend - if you're looking at staying for two nights, check the price of three as, perversely, it can work out cheaper

Right, my stock lists have finished printing so I'm off to sort out my end of Alistair Darling's monumental VAT f*ck-up.

Happy new year, everyone!

You win some you lose some.

I am hopefully going to sort things out today with my relationship I checked flight prices for less days it's more expensive which is typical. I am pissed off with the Isle of Man's attitude towards people leaving the island they seem to want to wring as much money out of us as possible for a 50 minute flight. Bastards!!!! In fact I am sure Ben from Lost is in charge here.

if your comparing the isle of man to the lost island then it would make sense

I certainly am eddie. If I get things back on track personally I will still meet up with whoever is going I have no idea how big the NEC is so would like to meet somewhere.

Which Lost character are you, Ironblood?

i'm guessing kate?

Eyes off my boobs and ass eddie.