The Alton Towers OcUK Meet

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Well I'm just working my way through the photos - I didn't realise so many had been taken! :cool: What a fantastic weekend, AT was great, Splash Landings was excellent fun, despite a nearly embarassing "slide" situation with Roz... :o The curry was fantastic - I'm glad we muscled our way in there, though I feel upset about missing out of chocolate cake! I over-indulged on Saturday evening, ate far too much, and am only recovering about now.... However, getting up at 830 this morning was more than worth it for riding Rita. That was thoroughly enjoyable and pretty damned cool. A decent drive home too. We were really lucky with the weather, shame there were no funky bars for Saturday evening though! :(

Once again it was great to put more faces to names, and meet more people off this fine forum. Great bunch of people, all of whom I look forward to seeing again at future meets! :) I hope you all had fun!
 
Wohooo, just got abck in and sat down for a bit. About to take a look through the thread to see the results of everbody's weekend. Great to seethe old faces again and just as great to meet some new. I'll pop back soon after I've taken a look at the pics :D
 
Freak_boy said:
left to right
Top row: show, GibsRus's friend, Mr flibster, Garp, Freefallers friend, Freefaller, Hardhuddy, Otacon, Mrs H, Matt, Sam (Takhisis), (?? )

bottom: GibsRus, Belmit, Mrs flibster, Desmo, piggy, jhadur
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hehe nope i wasn't there... I'm going to the wales meet though ..

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|Show| said:
the group shot -

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Since the names weren't quite correct ;):

Top row: |Show|, Lil (a friend of GibsRus), Flibster, Garp, Roz, Freefaller, 8 I3ALL, Otacon, Wild Lotus, MatBlack, Takhisis, Roduga

bottom: GIBSrUS, Belmit, Mrs. Flibster, Desmo, Piggymon, Jhadur

Out of shot: Freak_Boy, Berserker, Tiggy, Treefrog
 
Freefaller said:
Using sign language? :p
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they know who they are (again i hope :p)

contrary to belief i do talk (did talk) :p, but only when i am/was in a smaller group! big groups overwhelm me!

and the "problem" is that when you speak to a "stranger" you dont really know what to talk about excpet for what he/she does or whatever (ie small talk). and ofcourse it would help me if i drank (to loosen me up a bit)
 
Drinking's not vital for talking to people ;)
At the Swansea meet I didn't drink, granted I was quieter than some but it was my first meet and I knew less people on the forums at the time. While I hope my next meet as I know more people and I'll have been before I'll be able to relax and talk more.
Just talk about random stuff and see where it leads, I think it works :D Best thing is as you know them partly from the forums for most of the members you should know one or two things about them which can make a great starting point.

I.e. 'So Will, you jump out of aeroplanes for fun?' 'So Daz you're a bit insane and dance like twinkletoes?' etc :D




I'm going to regret this post at the camping meet aren't I?
 
Haly said:
Drinking's not vital for talking to people ;)
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well it may not be vital to some people, but when you are shy and that, drinking helps loosen you up and makes you socialise more/better (open up). or so my friends tell me!
 
Believe me, I'm a shy person in large groups for a while until I relax :p But I don't drink unless I'm relaxed.
 
Freak_boy said:
well it may not be vital to some people, but when you are shy and that, drinking helps loosen you up and makes you socialise more/better (open up). or so my friends tell me!
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Using alcohol in that way is potentially the road to alcoholism tbh, you came become reliant on it which is a very bad thing.

Beer for beers sake :)

MB
 
Not long got back .. AWESOME !! :D

I had a fantastic time ! .. Was great to meet up with old friends and also make some new ones :)

Some of these pics are great , I really enjoyed my baby bouncer ;)

Alton Towers ROCKED .. Splash Landings ROCKED

OCUK ROCKS !!!!!!11oneone!! :D

Just sorting through my pics ,will post some up ASAP
 
Haly said:
Drinking's not vital for talking to people

I.e. 'So Will, you jump out of aeroplanes for fun?' 'So Daz you're a bit insane and dance like twinkletoes?' etc :D

I'm going to regret this post at the camping meet aren't I?
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Indeed.

I did have a few conversations about my insane sport when people asked ;) Also the small chit chat stuff builds up into more interesting subjects where you can have a big conversations. For example I found out today the Belmit went to Loughborough university at the same time I did which led to a lot of chat, Jhadur and I had chats about bikes and that sort of thing. Garp/|show| chatted about our jobs and so on... There was never a shortage of conversation. :)

However coming to these meets I hope is helping you (Freak_boy) to open up a little and get a little more involved, and gain a bit more confidence. Our dear Haly may not be the most boysterous, however I certainly had a nice chat with her in Swansea :)

Oh and Jen - you better be the center of attention during camping ;)
 
^yeah it is helping me, infact in terms of my "personal development" this meet was better than kent meet, i hope 2 make the next one even better (which will be in an years time (either kent or swansea) but by then all of these valuable skills may be lost :p
 
Freefaller said:
However coming to these meets I hope is helping you (Freak_boy) to open up a little and get a little more involved, and gain a bit more confidence. Our dear Haly may not be the most boysterous, however I certainly had a nice chat with her in Swansea :)

Oh and Jen - you better be the center of attention during camping ;)
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I'm scared by the last comment there :eek: Although I do have a plan...

BTW, I tend to ensure I go to things like this when I can to boost my confidence, I know I haven't got the greatest confidence in the world but I know I could have. And I know when I go to things I really enjoy them :D
I fully intend to, when camping, to take the opportunity by the horns so to speak and get talking to as many people as possible. Because after all what's the point of going if I don't try? :D
 
Haly said:
I'm scared by the last comment there :eek: Although I do have a plan...

BTW, I tend to ensure I go to things like this when I can to boost my confidence, I know I haven't got the greatest confidence in the world but I know I could have. And I know when I go to things I really enjoy them :D
I fully intend to, when camping, to take the opportunity by the horns so to speak and get talking to as many people as possible. Because after all what's the point of going if I don't try? :D
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Just be sure to talk like you do in the SE (one thread in particular ;)) and it'll help break the ice :p
 
Some Pics !

I didn't like this ride :/

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Bouncing Piggy

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Ripsaw

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