Re: Haworth
Posted by:
Sarah (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: May 22, 2003 09:25PM
So is it going to be the Saturday or the Sunday, then?
I have just consulted David about whether or not he could also offer Andrea a lift, since there would be space in the car, and got the following complicated reply. It's not that he means to be complicated, it's just the [please insert expletive of your choice here] that he used to be married to; if he didn't have to take her into consideration, the answer would be an unequivocal yes. However:
1. David had forgotten that this trip was going to be at a weekend.
2. At weekends, and especially on Saturdays, David's vile ex is prone to ringing up and giving him about ten minutes' notice that he will be taking the children for the day. I do not exaggerate. Partly because he doesn't get to see them as often as he should and partly because of complex issues affecting his access, if this happens he has to drop everything and collect the children.
3. David would therefore like to cast his vote for the Sunday, since his ex is less likely to drop the kids on him then, but even so it's possible that the trip may be cancelled at very short notice, because she's not predictable. Since I would obviously also be in the car, my vote goes with David's.
4. Andrea - if you can cope with all this uncertainty and are feeling well enough to be driven, then you would be very welcome to join our party. Cuddly animals of any kind are also welcome, not just dodos. :-)
5. The sooner a definite date is fixed, the more leverage David has to tell his ex he's pre-booked. ;-)
6. David would be posting all this himself, but he's up to his ears in programming and the "Nextarillion".
Hope that all made some kind of sense...
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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)
Sarah