A2K London Meet

Bethie, if you go, I'll defintely go. See you in London. Next year, I hope--can't afford it this year.

Can you make it to Florida? I'll be picking up Letty on the way. I still can't believe she is actually getting away for a couple of days.

;-)

I am taking questions <ahem> Shoot ..

ok, please explain the theory of relativity.

What happens when you travel at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on? really...

Read my article HERE

WTG! thanks!

So what do you want to know, anyway?

All the characters in life were as pleasant and genuine as their characters online, so no big surprises.

Men! DETAILS, please - looks, manner of speaking, dress, personality, the DETAILS!

Deb,

I'll try to help. Gautam and I are quite a bit younger than the other participants. You know what I look like, as it's right here beside this post!

We had a variety of accents when we spoke -
Gautam's is certainly Indian in origin and rolls his "R"s accordingly;
McTag's certainly Scottish, but hasn't got a strong accent;
Mrs McTag, Steve and I have our own English accents, acquired by accident of location within our little country, none of them very pronounced;
Walter was quite quiet but spoke his (almost perfect) English with a mild German accent;
c.i. has an earnest, enthusiastic and slightly clipped style of speaking, which fits him well.

We all dressed in the usual manner - all in "smart/casual" of some kind. No specific outfits stick in my mind (sorry if you made a big effort, Gautam!).

Personalities - all warm, caring people. To pick specifics and post them here would be like taking Van Gough's Sunflowers and showing only one shade of orange and one yellow.

I hope that's something for you. KP

Thanks, KP. Sounds like y'all had a bag of fun! would have loved to be there! Maybe we'll go and see Walter this summer, for our summervacation, if he consents, that is!

That does help, KP.

I join Deb in holding out my bowl and asking "Please sir..." in my most affectingly pitiful voice, though... What HAPPENED? Did Gautam goose a waiter? Did Walter take an enormous encyclopedia out of his rucksack when a factual point was in dispute? DETAILS (yes thank you KP and Gautam too but even more) DETAILS!

Keep in mind that many of us are holding our breath and turning blue while we wait for the pictures! <Gasp> hurry...

I reserve the right to scud any pic which shows me in unflattering light

Gautam, we will decide about the light etc. So just show them to us - we will let you now what we think about them ;-)

That is precisly what I am afraid of. I might loose my female fan following !!

You are so right, gautam!

And since it was me, who photographed mostly, you can trust me - "London-meeting-cheese-pub-drinkink-and-Indian-curry-eating-blood-brothers" that we are now!

Seriously, I'm just returned home, and the first I did, was bringing the films to get developed and printed. To have a better quality, I didn't use the 1 hrs service, but will get them tomorrow morning. So you should them (on littlek's site) in about 20 hours or so.

Just adding to all the previously mentioned that this has been for me as well a wonderful evening/night - and some really exciting days later as well.

Thanks to all of you!

Probably just as well you caught Gautam on the day India made the World Cup cricket final. He may have gone into hiding yesterday! Or been too depressed to come.

Hi!!
I'm back home now, as of one hour ago.
Just catching up, will post again later, but this just to let you know that Mrs McTag and I had a BLAST! And the restaurant was great too, everything perfect.
Well, maybe if I hadn't eaten so many potato wedges in the pub I could have eaten more curry later..........but who's counting?

A most unusual (I could say unique) experience. Thank you, all participants!

Later

McT

Unusual? Unusual? Er.......WHAT was the unusual bit?