Comments | secretive_bus: Disappointments

secretive_bus

Disappointments

Jul 12, 2006 13:27

And so the holiday to Edinburgh that I've been planning for about 7 months now... is not happening. The friend I was going with hasn't the money necessary to go, despite having ages to save it up. In fact he had lots of money but he spent it all on X box games and alcohol and recently spent what little money he had on a weekend at Butlins. So now, ( Read more... )

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spiralsheep July 12 2006, 12:41:08 UTC

Unreliable people are sooo annoying.

No chance you could find someone else to go with?

secretive_bus July 12 2006, 12:43:53 UTC

None. I've asked round some of my closest friends and though they'd love to go none have got any money. Which is fair enough. Not many college students have £400 lying around doing nothing which they can spend on a holiday at 4 weeks notice.

'cept they were sensible enough, being broke, to not make any commitments with friends.

scarlett_h July 12 2006, 12:51:13 UTC

Could you go by yourself? There must be some way to salvage the holiday. :)

secretive_bus July 12 2006, 13:51:30 UTC

But it's just not as fun that way - 6 days of wandering around by myself? I wouldn't fancy that at all.

notdan July 12 2006, 16:25:51 UTC

I would offer to acompany you myself, but even assuming you were happy to go with someone you barely know, I have no Edinburgh money either :(

I would suggest, though, that you'll have more fun going on your own that not going at all. When I went to the Edinburgh Festival for the day *cough* years ago, I had tremendous fun bimbling about on my own.

magic_wanderer July 12 2006, 16:50:42 UTC

Oh hell, I'm sorry. I'd snap that up if I could... ask on OG! There's BOUND to be someone in the Leisure Hive who'd go with you (as long as you make it clear it's a friends only thing... bless them).

secretive_bus July 12 2006, 18:25:59 UTC

I'd rather go with somebody I know well. ;-)

anonymous July 13 2006, 08:40:51 UTC

I really feel for you, what a rotten thing for a friend to do. I'd go with you myself in another world, but alas I don't think that'd be possible. Will you lose £400 if you don't go? If yes, you could offer to subsidise another person to go with you... i.e say you'll pay half their accomodation or something? Is there anyone in the family (cousin etc.) that could go with you? What about Simon Ball? He's your best friend isn't he?

Si.

secretive_bus July 13 2006, 10:18:29 UTC

Simon Ball is the friend in qustion who I was going with.

I don't think I'll lose much in the way of money - £400 was a round figure including money needed for meals and general spending. I can hopefully get a refund on the flight tickets and I only paid a 40% deposit on the accomodation, which I don't think the owner even took out of mu account. It's just really the fact that I was really looking forward to the holiday to the city. I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing at present; talking to a few people here and there.

anonymous July 13 2006, 11:37:20 UTC

Well I hope you get it sorted out, I can tell you were really looking forward to it. Simon's got some making up to do I reckon, pulling out on you like that at the last minute.

Si.