Didn't make it!

When I got to the train station yesterday morning, I found that no trains were running to Birmingham until Monday! So the soonest I could have made it to the Conference Hall was Monday afternoon, after forinstance the Chancellor's speech. Plus it would have cost me an extra £30 to get there. When I got home I called the hotel in Brum and they very graciously agreed to cancel my 4 night reservation without charge. So I never made it to the Conference and am watching it on TV instead - not ideal (as I was going to meet a good friend there for dinner as well!) but atleast I'm about £750 better off by not going. So every dark cloud . . .