Well that's fucked up my Novacon nicely.
Oct. 5th, 2004 07:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peteryoung
In brief: a major balls-up courtesy of my employer, who I discover has not given me the November leave I asked for despite having applied for it three months ago (It doesn't seem to matter if you've worked for this company for the best part of twenty years, over the last three years to get the leave you need has become next to impossible courtesy of BA's famously crap forward-planning).
So as it stands, unless I can get this totally arse situation sorted (which previous experience tells me I should doubt), my Novacon attendance will now be limited to Sunday 7th, and only because I will have driven straight to Birmingham from Heathrow when I land on the Sunday morning. I will then have to dose up on Red Bull just to stay awake for the rest of the day, my jet-lag roughly equating everyone else's hangover.
So as it stands, unless I can get this totally arse situation sorted (which previous experience tells me I should doubt), my Novacon attendance will now be limited to Sunday 7th, and only because I will have driven straight to Birmingham from Heathrow when I land on the Sunday morning. I will then have to dose up on Red Bull just to stay awake for the rest of the day, my jet-lag roughly equating everyone else's hangover.
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Date: 2004-10-05 01:16 pm (UTC)Congrats to you both, BTW, and sorry I couldn't make it (was 4,000 miles away, as predicted). But the pics are providing at least a vicarious pleasure...
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Date: 2004-10-05 01:21 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry. You will be missed dreadfully - I won't be the only one who was looking forward to getting some quality time with you, for sure. Good luck with sorting the situation.
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Date: 2004-10-05 01:36 pm (UTC)But you'll be there to collect your Nova, yes?
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Date: 2004-10-05 02:22 pm (UTC)P.S. I don't suppose work is taking you to Spain that weekend? It would seem an appropriate destination given, or so I'm told, that in Spanish nova means, 'doesn't go'. . .
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Date: 2004-10-05 03:43 pm (UTC)Selfish bit: Alex, are you still looking for a roomshare for Novacon? because my roommate just got screwed over by his employers.
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Date: 2004-10-06 12:19 am (UTC)We sort of have a deadline the week afterwards - but I don't think I am needed for weekend work (crossing fingers).
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Date: 2004-10-10 01:08 pm (UTC)My company fouled up my Christmas plans last year, and looks to be doing it again. I only put in my request in December. Last December, for this year.
Best of luck getting things sorted.
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Date: 2004-10-11 02:02 pm (UTC)Better luck next time.