Getting this in here while I'm still enjoying the post cottage comedown and before I re-remember spreadsheet chaos

Tick all the options you can do in the poll and I'll get the most popular one booked again. I've not actually checked that these are all available but given the timescales involved I'm going to assume they are.

Date confirmed: 04-07 October 2024 - both cottages

Current list
Jem - paid
GazChap - paid
TheVision - paid
Trooper - paid
JBR - paid
Kern - paid
Grim… - paid
Cras - paid
KovacsC - paid
Malc - paid
Curiosity - paid
Mr Dave - paid
Goddess Jasmine - paid
Bobbyaro - paid
Myp - paid
FunSally - paid
Joans - paid
Other Dave - paid
NervousPete - paid
Jacket - paid
Rach - paid
Mat Hurst - paid
Emelia - paid
Helen - paid
Sarah - paid

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Considering the numbers last year, is Cottage bookable for Friday/Saturday/Sunday only?

I'll look into that.

ETA: It doesn't look like it is on https://www.cottages.com/cottages/stens ... farm-16165 but I assume he'd let us have it for 2 nights - might not reduce the price though, if he can hold out for a 3 night booking

I think there were six of us there on Monday

Gaz and I would have stayed til the Monday if I'd not been feeling shit tbf

With the two cottages open and empty, that must have led to some amazing games of Sardines.

Five if you count my enslavement by Advance Wars!

I was the only one in the small house and it had been left open all day. I checked that house like Santa checking a list!!

I think we'd also stay until the Monday in normal circumstances.

As long as Bobby checked it was safe first.

I'd love to stay until Monday, but alas, life!

I stayed until Monday, but had a really early train to catch, so left before everyone else was up (barring Kov, who came down the stairs as I was leaving)

Very much this. I'll be aiming to stay later on the Sunday next year though. Give us chance to get some retro games on the go.

Similarly, I usually stay till Monday, but not this year

Well, more important is if y'all intend to stay until Monday next year.

Remember, if we leave on Sunday, we all have to be out by 10am

We do.

It's 'sensible Bobby' twice in one month!

Nah, this is lazy Bobby!

"Your are one tired turtle"

Hi all. Cottage man reached out to me today to warn me that the big cottage has been booked unprecedentedly early for most of October. Our preferred weekend has gone, so I've reserved 04-07 Oct as a back-up as a) it was available and b) was 2nd favourite in the votes. Although I have just noticed I cocked up the dates for the last weekend of the month, but whatever.

Anyway, apologies for not making a move on this sooner, we normally have more time (and life has been a bit chaotic).

Can I get some "IN"s for 04-07 and then I'll start figuring out costs etc.

There's nothing in my diary for that weekend at the mo so I am...

In!

indubitably

Planning on being mostly in the country this year, so I reckon - in!

Works for me!

BIRTHDAY COTTAGE!

I will be getting drunk on Friday.

Tomorrow?

In!




wait...

In if it's two cottages.

Oh go on then.

In (90%)

In, obv

Italic drunk, tho

In

Thank you guys, and thank you especially for not being like "fuck sake Jem, you had one job"

In

The thing is, we all know you don't.

We're grateful that you organise this at all!

Thank you.

Trust you ain't ever gonna get that from me!

When is this?

In, btw.

Grim, could you ask the usuals (Hursts etc) about cottage if you get a mo', please.

I've done and fucked up a merge... Hang on, I'll figure it out.

I'm seeing him this weekend.

*Packs Toy Story blanket*

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In light of The News if anyone feels uncomfortable about me continuing to organise cottage I'll hand it over to someone else but, unless something drastically changes between now and October, Gaz and I are both still planning on attending.

This is the news I was hoping to hear.

Good. Hope you're both as well as can be x