TS Staffordshire Sandwich: 24-26 August 2013

[Panda]

Most definitely my favourite meet yet, had such an amazing time with everybody as per.
To any new people, I'm the pale, dark haired, panda-looking one.

Saturday highlights
-Hugs!
-Seeing people for the first time or the first time in ages (especially Mankey!)
-Queueing for Smiler with Ben, Lewis, George and Ed
-Hazelnut Krave in Th13teen queue
-All queuelines being a good laugh

Saturday lowlights
-Not being able to say goodbye properly
-2 hour queue for Smiler
-Gaining a cold
-Smiler staff ripped my bag
-Being tickled to death on Duel.

Monday highlights
-More hugs!
-More new people to meet and see!
-Queueing for Rapids, Th13teen, Rita, Smiler, Nemesis..
-Titanic Homage with Sam
-Managing to keep a pair of 4D glasses on whilst riding Oblivion
-TST Smiler takeover
-Duel and Battle Galleons sosche with Matt, Oli and Dar
-Taking Pirate Bill's show waaay out of context
-THE MOST PANDA'D PANDA EYES OF ALL PANDA EYES.
-Sharkbait Speed-Run
-Russ driving us to Derby :')

Monday lowlights
-Having to say goodbye.
-Missing the train by two minutes
-MOIST, SLOPPY AND CLUNGE.

Thanks!
-Massive thanks to Russ for driving us all the way to Derby and to Towers
-Tom and Ben being travel buddies on Saturday
-Tom and Sam being travel buddies on Monday
-Everyone for the hugs and memories.

To say my very first meet was 2 years ago now, I've certainly come closer to a lot more members and have no problem socialising. Thankyou!

Oh, if you have a cold.. sorry. :*

 

[Amy]

Oh, if you have a cold.. sorry. :*

So it was YOU!!

 

[WillG]

To any new people, I'm the pale, dark haired, panda-looking one.

The bag and post Battle-galleons make-up did make you quite easily identifiable as your username yesterday

I haven't got a cold, perhaps because I avoided Ripsaw and end of day hugs, but I'm glad I've got today off work, as it's ended up being quite an energetic weekend - and has anyone else woken up this morning covered in insect bites?

 

[Poisson]

Rather fantabulous meet I must agree, even with the stupid transport issues.

Highlights:
Hugs!
Seeing awesome peeps
Queuelines were amusing
Sharkbait SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED RUN
Throughput talk
ROAD TRIP

Lowlights:
The 'box'
Missing said box
My knee falling apart

Thanks to:
Georgia and Benedict for being Saturday travel buddies
Ben for the Saturday lift and Ted and Vicky being Saturday lift buddies
Georgia and Sam for being Monday travel buddies
Georgia, Sam and Vicky for being Monday lift buddies

Special extra thanks to Russ for being an awesome lift giver.... ROAD TRIP TO DURBY GUYS

 

[Ted]

Had a great time on Saturday, shame I couldn't have been there on Monday but overall it was great!

Highlights:

- Meeting a whole bunch of new people such as Elly, Poison Tom, and Panda!
- Park not being not busy
- Riding Air for the first time in 5 years
- Finally riding Smiler!
- Football Shirt Sosche

Lowlights:

- Smiler's Queue. It's horrible.
- No Oblivion.

Thanks To...

- Ben. for the for lift from Uttoexter on Saturday.
- Vicky for being my train buddy to and from Stoke on Saturday.

And thanks to everyone for this great meet! Hopefully see you in October =)

 

[alee298]

Sounds like you lot had fun! Shame I couldnt come due to lack of funds and years under my belt. (14 in October, so will be off to Thorpe park scarefest on 30th!) Hopefully I can come next time, I'm saving for a MAP and have £25 in my MAP fund. Now I only have to find transport to AT and drayton. I live 30 miles north of london. Anyone in/near london for the next one able to come off at jct.11?

 

[Russ]

Would have to agree with the others best meet yet, Had a fantastic time and loved seeing/meeting everybody again.

Saturday Low lights

Getting so wet, smelly from work and not being able to come.

Monday Highlights

Seeing everybody again
Mine & Lewis's scene outside Ripsaw when it broke.
Smiler takeover.
The Mexican Cantina.
Sharkbait speedrun - 50.3 secs
Derby roadtrip.
The weather was lovely.

Monday lowlights

Getting lost on the way back from Derby.
Soaking wet backpack on rapids.
Rough Rita.
No Hex.

Thanks for a great day guy's.

 

[Ian]

An amazing weekend as ever. Was great to see so many faces, both new and old (Notably Amy and Steve) Sorry if there was anyone I didn't get a chance to say hi to. I'm not exactly the best person when it comes to introductions and meeting new folk.

Many a good night was spent in Spoons and The Railway Arms too

Sorry I didn't manage to see everyone and have a proper goodbye on Monday, but it was one of those days where it was nice just to chill out in both the gardens and Tavern.

Highlights
- Seeing everyone new and old. A brilliant turn out
- Drayton being on top form on Sunday. 2 hour extended ride close, and great operations in general.
- Craig manages to make Drayton parking staff's brain implode
- Spoons Sosche! (Though I'm still unsure how we got from some topics to the next )
- "Did these Travelodge rooms used to be terracotta?" "How did you know that?" "They haven't painted behind the headboard!"
- HS2
- Railway Arms
- "Have you got your cream mum?"
- Gardens sosche
- The discovery that facing backwards on Th13teen through the woods makes it actually quite a good ride
- All the other antics I've probably forgotten

Lowlights
- Not getting a chance to say by to everyone on Monday
- Faff
- Not managing to get that kebab in spite of various attempts

Thanks
- Craig, Dan and Dave for the various car shares
- Craig for booking the Travelodge room

 

[Amy]

An amazing weekend as ever. Was great to see so many faces, both new and old (Notably Amy and Steve) Sorry if there was anyone I didn't get a chance to say hi to. I'm not exactly the best person when it comes to introductions and meeting new folk.

Ah :-[ Thanks! ;D It was great to meet you, and I'm not the best with meeting new people, but you all made it so much easier! Everyone just seemed so easy and natural with each other. It was a great atmosphere

 

[Sazzle]

Ladies and gentlemen!! Taaadaaaa!!

http://www.towersstreet.com/gallery/meetups/group-photos/

The last 3 images in the gallery are Saturday, Sunday & Monday respectively

I had a BLAST on Saturday - it was so amazing to see so many people & get so many hugs! We made short work of The Smiler queue, and I even enjoyed the sit-in during the break down .

Can't wait for the next one x

 

[djtruefitt]

I think everyone has covered all the highs and lows of this meet, but ill just like to say I had a lovely weekend (Can't believe it was a week ago when we were having our meal near Drayton!), It was nice to have a proper meet again, after the many failed Smiler meets earlier in the season And it was good to see old (and new) faces.

I also had a good day at Drayton, it was much busier than I thought it would be, but I got on all the rides I wanted to, and even managed 4 goes on Apocalypse at the end of the day!