the Big Moment

[Ali]

> Lynn:
> 
> I'll be at the American Bookstore in Den Haag
> (the Hague) the evening of the 20th, eagerly
> awaiting midnight when I can get my copy of OoP. 
> I'm not sure what all will really be happening
> there, some snacks, some of this and that from
> what I've read.  Then, at midnight they start
> selling the books and between midnight and 1:00
> a.m. there will be a reading from OoP.

Isn't the Hague one hour ahead of BST? I thought that no books were 
going on sale before midnight BST? Does this mean that you're 
actually getting your copy a whole hour before everyone else?

Ali

ps I have to warn you, Lynn, that NTL has a nickname "NTHell". It is 
not what you would call terribly efficient. I hope you're lucky - 
but waiting at the end of a phone for an hour is not unusual!