I met a fellow BDer!!

[Glirdan]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

So, for those of you who might be thinking the same thing about me, I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Do I have any Downer neighbours?

Actually, one Ms. Bethberry and her family live in the same city as you, and myself and Wilwa are a four and a half hour drive north in Sudbury.

Originally Posted by Galadriel

The weird thing about not using your real names is that some fellow Downer could be my best friend, and I won't know about it! I think it would be great to meet another Downer, but that could happen accidentally, and I won't even realize!

Funny thing? Wilwa and I are actually best friends in real life and have been for almost ten years now. Ask anyone who attended the Bostonmoot last year and they can attest to it

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Glirdan

Actually, one Ms. Bethberry and her family live in the same city as you, and myself and Wilwa are a four and a half hour drive north in Sudbury.

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

That should keep you occupied. . .

Actually Kath and I, went and visited her in Toronto in the summer. It is a quite nice city.

I just realised that I never wrote about my meetings this summer, I will try to correct it within a few weeks.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in Toronto, Wellinghall, Galadriel55?

Yes, it was lovely hosting Rune and Kath last June; (Rune I had met at Oxonmoot the year previous, and Kath at the Niagara moot. But alas they were here the weekend of the G20 summit, which severely limited our access to various venues downtown, and they were subjected to our endless talk of the unnerving experience.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in Toronto, Wellinghall, Galadriel55?

Alas, I am not. I never even heard of such a thing! What is it?

[Kath]

Yes, it was lovely hosting Rune and Kath last June; (Rune I had met at Oxonmoot the year previous, and Kath at the Niagara moot. But alas they were here the weekend of the G20 summit, which severely limited our access to various venues downtown, and they were subjected to our endless talk of the unnerving experience.

Are you kidding? It was exciting! Fire engines all over the place, hearing stories of masked sewer dwellers, watching the protest march going through. All of which paled in comparison to actually meeting you of course! Seriously I had a lovely time. It would have been nice to see more of the city but then we had a limited time anyway.

[Nogrod]

Haha. I finally got time (on a sick-leave) to do it.

Go here to see the "official video" of our Road Trip!

So that is the "coast-to-coast-and-back" mission - with the appropriate country music that played every day in the radio back there. Three minutes around the US - and having a few 'Downers involved as well.

We'll be making a real 'Downers video as well in a near future.

Stay tuned...


PS. In a slowly built-up nostalgia (while making the video): you were just awesome, everyone we met and who made our trip possible! Hope we can repay you when you come to Finland in turn!

[Glirdan]

Question for you Galadriel55. Are you a memeber of this wonderful social networking site known as Facebook?? If so, I believe you should join the Barrow-Downs group. There is an ulterior motive behind it by the by.