To my surprise after my recent train journey woes everything ran smoothly on our journey to Brighton. We even managed to get an earlier connection which got us to the hotel at 3.15. Unfortunately the hotel wasn't quite ready for us!!! We had wait an hour for the rooms to be ready. We were supposed to have complimentary drinks to compensate, but I ended up having to pay for mine!
I found out on the way that I had been voted onto the standing orders committee. Amongst other things it means I get to go a day earlier next year and miss all the Sunday engineering works.
In the evening after grabbing something to eat several of us met up in one of the local pubs, we chatted and had lots of fun :-)
I found out on the way that I had been voted onto the standing orders committee. Amongst other things it means I get to go a day earlier next year and miss all the Sunday engineering works.
In the evening after grabbing something to eat several of us met up in one of the local pubs, we chatted and had lots of fun :-)
Monday saw the start of the group conference, it was fairly animated this year with quite a few debates. Following on from the conference I was asked to stop behind for a meeting in relation to the new organisation which I will soon be working for. There was a lot of waffle and no way forward which began to irritate me. This was supposed to be my leisure time!!! In the end I just took over and said what needed to be done to get things moving along and 5 minutes later we had a plan :-)
I wasn't overly keen on the evening do we went to. The room was far too small and I ended up getting stuck in a corner and being sat on...
Tuesday saw the conclusion of the group conference and a free afternoon. I took the opportunity to have a stroll in the sun and take some photographs along the sea front. The sun made me feel quite lethargic, but before I could eat and charge up my batteries I had to attend a meeting for trainee delegates for the National Conference.
I wasn't overly keen on the evening do we went to. The room was far too small and I ended up getting stuck in a corner and being sat on...
Tuesday saw the conclusion of the group conference and a free afternoon. I took the opportunity to have a stroll in the sun and take some photographs along the sea front. The sun made me feel quite lethargic, but before I could eat and charge up my batteries I had to attend a meeting for trainee delegates for the National Conference.
After the meeting and an evening meal I was persuaded to go to bit of do which was supposed to be gentle music and singing. It turned out to be a bloke having some sort of a rant (I think he was from some leftie faction or other). He was told to shut up by the pub staff, then the music and singing (shouting) started and they were told to shut up too. The general level of noise was so high it was impossible to have a conversation We went back to the hotel and the others were all in bed by 11. Alone in the hotel with a glass of wine is NOT GOOD is it? I so regretted not stopping off with some other colleagues we met along the way, they had a much more fun time than we did...
Tomorrow I shall report on my experience of the National Conference...
Tomorrow I shall report on my experience of the National Conference...
8 comments:
I so do not like the loud pub type thing, am bit too old for all that now lol, sounds like you were very busy. As long as it was productive and now you can take it easy :-)
In the end I just took over and said what needed to be done to get things moving along and 5 minutes later we had a plan :-)
That sounds just like me. Unfortunately it usually meant I had to do it all as well.
Gosh, it's a million years since I went to Brighton.
Nunyaa - I like to be able to chat to people so lour noise is out as far as I am concerned. Yes the conferences were productive :-)
jmb - I usually end up doing everything too, but I don't think that will happen this time ;-)
Gosh that "do" with the ranter sounds hell!
Dont you just love the peace and quiet after something like that?
Well, At least you kind of had a night out...
You should have just thrown caution to the winds and gone out on the town!
Brighton is great fun!
D - Yes he was a nightmare ;-)
Crushed - Don't worry after that experience I got all my options lined up for the rest of the week ;-) I loved Brighton, it has such a wonderful atmosphere :-)
That's a great photo.
Liz - Thank You :-) I have more to come for SkyWatch Friday!
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