Can't tell you how much I enjoyed my first Spoutfest, it was really something else, a lovelier bunch of peeps you couldn't hope to meet

Thanks to all the organisers.

Thanks to Alison for squeezing me in at the last moment!

Great to meet some faces I knew and many that I didn't.

I must thank Jill for the smashing pic of little Joe!, a bit of fun, but something I will treasure for many years, Thank Jill xx

Also thanks must go to Vanessa for painting my nails! x and to Sarah for supplying the nail pollish x. I did get some funny looks the next morning when having my breakfast at the hotel lol

Thanks also to Steve for giving me the nudge to get myself in gear and come along, it was so worth it, already looking forward to next year!!!.

Special Thanks must go to Kevin C who was so kind to give me a lift back to my Hotel, thanks bud, your a real star

Anyway, next year, I know what to expect and will come armed! lol

love you all, Jon

ps, the nipple clamps work a treat!, is there no end s to Erik's talents!!!

pps, I'm not just writing this on Monday morning because I've only just got home!.......before someone says it! . I had a few things to do yesterday.

Have to say the ride back was lovely in at that sunshine. The bike looked like something off a Christmas card when I was loading up, very frosty.

oh, and he never missed a beat.

Jon

If you rode a Buell, you'd get home a bit faster

If you're coming to Deliverance on the Enfield, then you'd better start off in May

_________________
If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

_________________
IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT ,THIS STUFF WILL MAKE YOU A GODDAM SEXUAL TYRANASURUS ,YOUVE BEEN PUSHING TOO MANY PENCILS DILLON .GET TO THE CHOPPER

I had a really great time again and I'll be back again next year.

My journey home was interesting in that Mr & Mrs Digger very kindly took me, together with Ash's swords to Birmingham airport without incident (thank you both for that), but with about five hours till my flight, I thought I'd see if I could check in my sword case. But I thought maybe I could get an earlier flight, so I went to the Flybe desk where a very nice boy called Anthony took me in hand, had a check-in opened specially and took me to the front of the queue. He told the check-in guy to take the blades free of charge and to take them to outsize baggage for me. But he couldn't find me on his passenger list, which was because I was actually booked on the 17:45 on 2nd February! Still Anthony put me on the 16:40, again free of charge! Well done Flybe, you wouldn't get that from RyanAir or SleasyJet!

That left me four and a half hours to kill, so I went to the bike show. £19 to get in, way too busy and dull, dull, dull! Only stayed for about an hour, bought nothing and there wasn't even a Can-Am stand that I could see.

I got home eventually, all in one piece. Thank you to Alison for her organisation and to Mr & Mrs JCB for their part in the organisation, for providing the arsenal and, most of all, for picking me up from Birmingham and taking me back in the morning. I'll see you all again next year, and some of you in August in Ireland and probably at Em's too.

_________________
Insomniacs of the world unite, you've nothing to lose but your sleep!

Way to go, Eric and sorry if you wasted some of that hour looking for the Can Am stand on my say so. I thought I had seen one but can't be sure

My thanks to everyone for Sproutfest too. There wasn't a single person in that room who didn't bring something to the party. I'm proud to be a part of UKBEG and pleased to count you all as friends

And sorry I didn't get to say goodbye, Digger. I took the piss out of you driving down the hill with totally frosted windscreen but omitted to thank you for your contributions. Got to thank Kathryn for her laugh though

Steve

_________________
Back on the road again!

Sounds like you all had a great time, as usual. gutted we had to miss it

So who got what in the Sproutfest Awards? It is surely the awards ceremony of the year, I was disappointed not to see it reported on the news. Any roving reporters who will share the joy vicariously for those of us who couldn't be there?

_________________
Go big!! Or go Home!!

Sadly no-one took any photos this time round ..... I looked at the words I'd written to go with the presentation, and they just don't work out of context. You really had to be there....

Glad everyone had a good time and sorry I missed it. Maybe next year.

_________________
Norrie.

many thanks for a lovely evening , phoned hotel Trying to book a room for next year but appears you have already block booked / reserved the lot so emailed hotel and got my name on the list

_________________
Buell Ulysses XB12X 06/08

I booked mine on Monday, just let Alison know, I'm sure she'll be managing the last minute changes again next year ...

looks like i'm sorted got email back from hotel , only one problem it's 365 sleeps until then

_________________
Buell Ulysses XB12X 06/08

Most of us rebook our rooms when we check in/out so we know we have one for the following year

_________________
"With square conduct, level steps, and upright intentions ..”

Ah, but it's only 250 sleeps to 11th August ....

_________________
IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT ,THIS STUFF WILL MAKE YOU A GODDAM SEXUAL TYRANASURUS ,YOUVE BEEN PUSHING TOO MANY PENCILS DILLON .GET TO THE CHOPPER