HIFI shows coming up?

Does anybody know of any HIFI shows (good ones) that are coming up in the midlands from september? Its all a bit complex but their is a girl I would like to meet up with in Northampton (I've been speaking to her on the net for a few years now). But I would need a good excuse and a HIFI show is the only one. I can't tell my parents the real reason I am goingt...

Its all a bit mad and strange but its just one of them random ideas..

 

Just make one up They don't need to know the hi-fi show really exists do they?:MILD:

 

Yes my mum will want to see the tickets etc so I will really have to attend it. I wanted to use the NEC motorshow as an excuse but the next one is not till next year now.

 

sounds like you should be thinking about leaving home ASAP.

 

yeah I'm planning to in 2004, when I hopefully get my year in industry.

 

Amazing,

AFAIK, there aren't any hi-fi shows coming up in your part of the world soon. The nearest thing I can think of is the "National Vintage Communications Fair" at the Birmingham NEC on the 28th of next month - it's not stricly a hi-fi show, mainly a place full of stalls exhibiting and trading really ancient technology from yesteryear, but old hi-fi items are included.

https://www.audio-forums.com/as-rediect/showthread.php?threadid=582

There's been an annual hi-fi show in Manchester over the last few years, it's usually held in November, but if you have a look the organsier's website, it appears to be down with no mention of any future events - is that ominious I wonder?

http://www.chestergroup.org

Wonder if mags like T3 or Stuff have got anything lined up (not my area of specialism as I'm not a gadet freak )...

 

IT doesn,t have to be a Hi fi show and you don,t need to go to it .
If you have to be underhand , then all you need to do is is find ANY reason to go to that area (be it museum , national trust , etc )
and just feign interest in what ever place you choose for a while .
Now , i don,t know how old you are , i,ll guess your 17-18 , and all I can say is that at this sort of age you should be showing your parents that you wish to be treated as an adult (which you are )
So , my suggestion is you,ll have to start acting like one .
Sit your Mum down and tell this is what you wish to do .
what your going to do .
And if you feel strongly enough about it (seeing the girl ) then you should accept the consequences .

 

tell em youur visiting the hippy, then they'll definatley say NO

 

Is it an overnighter - could complicate the tactics somewhat. Presumably you would be ok to travel on your own, and not accompanied, so it should be pretty easy to make something up, and 'feign' interest as kermy says. Or just say you have a mate (male) in Norhampton that you want to visit. Where do you live? one of us could kidnap you for the day - your folks might worry for a bit, but as long as you are back safely, they should get over it - tell em you got on the wrong bus or something.

Forge some.

But honestly.......

.......you need to sort that out.

Or invite her to your place and tell your folks - maybe your parents would be reassured if they were allowed to count her tatoos and piercings first?

 

tell your mum that your off for a sordid night with a cyber pal in a trailer park

shell never beleive it and let you go

 

Amazingtrade, I had you pegged as around 30, I am seriously hoping right now that I am wrong and that you are 14.

If you are not 14 why does your mum treat you as such?

I was at home until 23, I came and went as I pleased, as long as a coughed up a few quid for up keep. I smoked dope, I had girls round etc etc.

 

lmao no I'm nearly 21 I went to europe last week on my own etc (will with a mate without parents), and went to London in the year earlier without parents etc. My parents will have no problems as longs as there is an excuse, my parents think everybody of the internet is odd etc. Its also partly me as despite my age I still get emberassed about girls! I've also had 5 pints tonight and it feels likes its still 30c out there and I have sweet dripping of my face! Dam weatherspoons is too cheap!

I am shure I will think of an excuse whithin the next month to visit the wonderful tourist attraction of Northampton though. I hear they have a shop there and a college.

 

FFS, if you are 21, why does you mum need to see evidence for a trip to a hifi show Its about time you let her know you are old enough to make your own decisions about where you go and who you see.

 

As much as I love my dear old Mum, she was a bit overpowering. I remember playing this charade whereby she would say "I hope your not smoking !" and i would deny it even though my breath and clothes stank of pubs and tobacco and she kept leaving my tabs and lighter on the side after emptying my pockets, when she was doing my washing , .
Leaving home at 17 to join the Air Force soon sorted me out though, I love my family but leaving home early was the best thing I ever did, a real horizon broadener.

Tell your old lady you've met a really nice bird on the net and you're going off to meet her, although I don't like making light of such matters ( being the father of 12, 14 & 16 year olds) but you never know your luck, she might even turn out to be a bit of a nutter and sexually abuse you if you play your cards right .

Don't stay out too late, your mum will be wondering where you are !

 

Then you've got some serious issues here

At 18 I would come and go as I pleased - stay out overnight if I felt like it, go wherever I wanted (UK or elsewhere). So long as I paid my way and gave them a vague idea of where I was going then they didn't mind - and didn't have a choice. At 18 you're officially an adult and are resposible for yourself and can do what you want, when you want (so long as it's on the right side of the law ). At 21 you really need to sit down and tell your mum to treat you as a 21 year old, not a 14 year old.

At 21 I was living in France - over 1000 miles away from my parents. They couldn't stop me doing what I wanted, when I wanted. They often expressed their dismay at some of my decisions, but at the end of the day, I could decide how to run my life without them creating barriers - they knew it wasn't their position to do so.

 

I think my problem is I just like pleasing my parents. Don't get me wrong I can stay at mates houses etc. I'm hoping to move out next year anyway. I am having a big do for my 21st and my parents are ok with that.

 

Yep my dear ole mums a bit like that as well! I can tell when theres been some news item about padeophiles using the net for their dodgy practices or whatever, cause when I come down for a drink she always asks what I've been doing on the computer

 

At 21 i had a child. When i left school at the earliest chance i was out having fun every night and being kicked out all the time.

If you have parents like that at least they care about you. Just tell your mum where you are going, and remember to come back a day early works great. So if you are going for 2 nights tell your parents you are going for 3 nights. They will think you are sensible and won't worry as much.

I take it you are at home because its cheap?

GAZZ

 

yep I'm a student, a can either live out and get a nice £12k a debt, not afford music or to travel etc, or live at home, afford music, HIFI, holidays etc and still have a lot less debt/. In fact the way its working out hopefully I should graduate with hardly any money being owed.

 

Practicalhifi are having a show in oct
http://www.home-entertainment-show.co.uk/