Mittens 2008 - l'édition Français | 15-22 August 2008

[vict0r]

Would you be 18 by then, Victor? Dunno if I mentioned it yet, but there is a minimum age of 18.

Will be 18 in April, so everything will be a-ok on that part...
But fcuk it... A couple of days should be allright! I won't be able to pay just yet though. When do I have to pay?

[AGA]

The deposit has been collected now, so you can pay whenever you're ready now.

[AGA]

I've made the booking. Mittens is confirmed. Yay!

[Tuomas]

at this point I feel I should emphasize that I'm a big "maybe". Having done some quick calculations I've come to the cost of 500+ € which is basically a lot money from an unemployed "student". So I guess people might need to be prepared, that some of us in the list are to drop out, and then won't be paying their share..

[Emerald]

What, exactly, is all this about? Just out of interest...

[Domino]

A bunch of men, some hot oil and a jacuzzi..now do you understand?

[Pumaman]

I've made the booking.

Groovy.

However, I got hit with a â,¬200 booking/card-handling charge that wasn't previously mentioned.

Bastards. We'll have to do at least â,¬200 worth of damage to make up for it.

at this point I feel I should emphasize that I'm a big "maybe".

I'm sure a few people will drop out between now and then, so I'm sure we can sign up a couple more people on a 'reserve list' type thing if anyone else wants to come.

What, exactly, is all this about? Just out of interest...

Well, the King of Sweden might be turning up this year. We're all going to pay homage.

[Layabout]

The Road Trip.

I will be driving to Mittens this year.

My car is an R-reg Rover 214, very reliable. It has 5 seats and is a diesel.

I will of coarse take up the driving seat, which leaves 3 other seats (so not to be too cramped)

The Pick Up points will be anywhere near the M1 between Milton Keyens and the M25, then anywhere near the M20. If anyone in central london wants a lift I will do a deviation into Watford, catch a train to there, I can take you.

So, who wants to ride in the Laymobile.

I think Mr Lovegrove has asked for a ride. And If Grundy comes to england first, he has a seat.

As for the other car, I believe Mr CJ may be driving as well.

Help towards the fuel and ferry will be much appreciated. The exact plans for the journey are not specific yet, but there is plenty of time to plan.

[AGA]

By the way, the entirety of the chateau money will be due by 06 Jun 2008. So if people who haven't paid yet could send their money when possible, that'd be great. There's â,¬2,300.29 left to be paid.

[Pumaman]

Ah yes, now that we've confirmed a location, I guess we can talk travel. It's a bit early, perhaps, but it's good to know what our options are.

To go into a bit more detail about location, here's one of my trademark crude maps:



Mittens is in a place called Vireux-Molhain. To get there, there are a few options:

1) Drive there from where you live. From London it's about 300 miles.
2) Fly to Charleroi (Brussels South) airport -- [2] on the map. This is about 35 miles from the chateux, and we're not sure yet whether there's a public transport option. If you did this, sharing a taxi or hire car the rest of the way might be the best plan.
3) Fly to Brussels airport -- [1] on the map. This is about 75 miles from the chateux. You can surely then get to Charleroi by train/bus, but we don't know about the rest of the way (as above).
4) Fly to Paris ([6] on the map), and then get the train. There's a train that goes from Paris (via Charleville Mezieres) and stops at Vireux-Molhain, and it takes just under 3 hours.

Of course, there may be more options that we haven't thought of yet. As I say, it's a bit early for this sort of talk but I guess people will probably want to book flights relatively soon.

[AGA]

scotch, Esseb and I have already bagged a place in the CJ-bus, assuming he ends up driving.

[Privateer Puddin']

I don't wanna travel alone, french confuses me! Layabout?

[AGA]

I don't wanna travel alone, french confuses me! Layabout?

You could drive, and get helpful AGSers to guide you!

[Pumaman]

scotch, Esseb and I have already bagged a place in the CJ-bus, assuming he ends up driving.

Well, if all else fails we could try and cram 5 into the car, but considering the length of the journey I don't think it would be an ideal situation...

[Layabout]

pudding, no problem, you can come with me...

where are you based?

[Creed Malay]

Does anyone have a car space spare for me?

[Privateer Puddin']

I'm in Portsmouth. We'll agree on a pick up point sometime and I'll appear there!

[Radiant]

I can see my house from there!

Okay, I'll do the transfer this weekend, I promise.

I think I'm the only Dutchy around this time again? (no jetxl?) So I guess I'll be using the train, then. I don't think anyone is going to come near where I live, unless of course any of the Americans plans to fly over Schiphol Airport, which is conveniently next to my house and also conveniently probably the closest airport to the meet

[AGA]

Belgium does actually have a couple of airports, Radiant

[Radiant]

Belgium does actually have a couple of airports, Radiant

Belgium? What's that? Never heard of it. Is that some kind of French food? Or perhaps a kind of Chinese bird?