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Colin Rosenstiel July 16th 08 08:52 PM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

I'd have come along apart from the fact I didn't realise it was
happening until a day or two before. And something else was in the
diary by then.


s'alright, Roland. We talked about you in your absence. :-)

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Rupert Candy July 16th 08 08:55 PM

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On Jul 16, 1:07*pm, Roland Perry wrote:

I'd have come along apart from the fact I didn't realise it was
happening until a day or two before. And something else was in the diary
by then.


I'd also have come along, though work commitments got in the way
tonight!

/aol

Steve Fitzgerald July 16th 08 09:03 PM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In message .uk, Colin
Rosenstiel writes

I'd have come along apart from the fact I didn't realise it was
happening until a day or two before. And something else was in the
diary by then.


s'alright, Roland. We talked about you in your absence. :-)


Oh, *that's* who you were talking about ;)

Mind you we slagge^H discussed a few people.
--
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Paul Corfield July 16th 08 10:06 PM

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On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:47:51 +0100, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

Just walked in the house.


Grief - what time did you leave the pub? Midnight?

Suggestions were made that this could be a bi-annual event; I leave it
to the masses to discuss the advisability or otherwise of this
suggestion.


This is beginning to smack of organisation. Far better for it to be
arranged as and when people feel like it and with perhaps a bit better
advance notice and reminders given we've had a few "would like to have
come if we'd known" comments.

In future I will be asking for all LU related questions to be submitted
in advance so I have a chance of being able to answer them ;-)

Just my 2p worth.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

Steve Fitzgerald July 16th 08 11:04 PM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In message , Paul Corfield
writes

Just walked in the house.


Grief - what time did you leave the pub? Midnight?


About that. We were evicted at closing time but stood outside chatting
for a little while after admiring the bendy buses;) It does take me
about 1 1/2 hours to get home from there too; I don't have a direct
Victoria line train like some you know!

Suggestions were made that this could be a bi-annual event; I leave it
to the masses to discuss the advisability or otherwise of this
suggestion.


This is beginning to smack of organisation. Far better for it to be
arranged as and when people feel like it and with perhaps a bit better
advance notice and reminders given we've had a few "would like to have
come if we'd known" comments.


The date was set a good time ago based on the fact Ian would be in
London and my rest days. I suppose the mistake was assuming people read
messages and maybe we should have had more regular 'a ****up is
occurring' messages.

In future I will be asking for all LU related questions to be submitted
in advance so I have a chance of being able to answer them ;-)


I did note comments before you arrived (can't remember who from) that PC
will be able to answer all our Oyster queries when he arrives! If it's
any consolation, I was grilled on train operation.

Just my 2p worth.


Worth every penny guv!
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
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Colin Rosenstiel July 17th 08 01:33 AM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In article , ] (Steve
Fitzgerald) wrote:

In message , Paul
Corfield writes

Just walked in the house.


Grief - what time did you leave the pub? Midnight?


About that. We were evicted at closing time but stood outside
chatting for a little while after admiring the bendy buses;) It
does take me about 1 1/2 hours to get home from there too; I don't
have a direct Victoria line train like some you know!


I thought the Victoria Line was shutting early these days?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Paul Corfield July 17th 08 06:45 AM

Tonight's Meeting
 
On Jul 17, 2:33*am, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
I thought the Victoria Line was shutting early these days?


Which is why I left at 2200 and got the penultimate Walthamstow
train. Trying to get home on the Picc Line and Rail Replacements
buses is not my idea of fun at that time of night.

Paul Corfield

Ian Jelf July 17th 08 08:51 AM

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Arrived back home at 1.45am this morning (!) so only able to post now.

I'd echo Steve's comments at how pleasant it was to meet people. I had
a thoroughly pleasant evening and look forward to doing at again
sometime. I think Paul's idea of just informally someone suggesting a
date every few months would work well, as would - having set the date
and venue - posting reminders on the NG every few days to let as many
people know as possible.

Incidentally, it's a *long* time since I've quite so much time on public
transport as I did yesterday. I'd reached my daily cap before 1130 and
only started at 0938! I seemed to need to interchange at Bank/Monument
an inordinate number of times, too. I'm sure that's why I have
blisters, not from wandering around Notting Hill looking for Marc
Bolan's address!

All the best everyone.



In message , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
Just walked in the house.

Was good to meet a few of the denizens of this Parish.

Notable were Messrs Jelf, Corfield, Thant, asdf, Anderson, Briscoe and
Rosenstiel

Certain others were notable by their absence.

Suggestions were made that this could be a bi-annual event; I leave it
to the masses to discuss the advisability or otherwise of this
suggestion.

Thanks for a good night out chaps, very enjoyable.

My profound apologies to Mr Dulieu... I forgot to text you. It went on
until we were kicked out!


--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

Ian Jelf July 17th 08 11:11 AM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In message .uk, Colin
Rosenstiel writes
In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

I'd have come along apart from the fact I didn't realise it was
happening until a day or two before. And something else was in the
diary by then.


s'alright, Roland. We talked about you in your absence. :-)


As I recall, we talked about quite a few people in their absence! :-)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

Ian Jelf July 17th 08 11:13 AM

Tonight's Meeting
 
In message , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
I did note comments before you arrived (can't remember who from) that
PC will be able to answer all our Oyster queries when he arrives!

Guilty as charged, m'lud!

If it's any consolation, I was grilled on train operation.

I consider I escaped rather well from being blamed for every tourist's
misdemeanour in the Capital.......
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk


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