Monday at Internet World - gone, but not forgotten
Well that was a week and a half last week! Months of planning and preparation and it is all over now.
I was intending to write each day from Internet World to give an update of the events and happenings as they occured. But as I had no internet access then what could I do? Oh and there was the pub as well 
Monday was supposed to be a simple trip down to London, set up the stand and relax. Not quite.
Katie decided that she didn’t like the bottom step at bit10 and completely missed it out, resulting in a sprained ankle and a trip to Coventry A&E. Personally, I think she just wanted to get out of the heavy lifting 
I’m kidding!!!!
So Gem stepped in at literally the last minute and with a very quick detour to find some clothes, we set off to pick up the cow furniture from Theme Traders in our very own white van. Oh yes! Now, I’m normally a mild-mannered driver *ahem* yes, normally. But once you get behind the wheel of a transit then WVWR takes over. That’s White Van Woman Rage.
Still it was fun and I didn’t hit anything either. Apart from narrowly missing the wall at Theme Traders though
Talking of which, the nice people at Theme Traders were so helpful and friendly from the “You can’t park that van here, love” security guard (who did let me park it) to the chaps that loaded the van for Gem and I. Definitely worth using again.
Next stop - Earls Court and a bit of a wait before they would let us on site. Then we had 45 minutes to unload the van. Again, sweet smiles ensured that we had a number of gentlemen to assist with the heavy unloading before we raced across London to return the van.
TomTom saved the day except it doesn’t know that you can’t cross the central reservation of the A4. And Enterprise, you really need to improve. Granted, your staff are friendly and polite but they are not that great at directing people to the back of their office to drop the van off. And on their website (and phone when you are on hold), they go on about how they pick you up or drop you off at your destination. Total rubbish.
Oh they would take us the two miles to the hotel but we would have to pay the congestion charge. The taxi firm they directed us to was fully booked and there we were in the middle of Hammersmith with a ton of luggage and a birthday balloon. Not impressed at all. And wait until I write about Thursday!
So following a quick stop at Premier Travel Inn (not bad) we headed back to Earls Court to build the stand. Here’s the photos!
