A Conversation for Unofficial London Christmas party January 2005
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 21, 2004
Thats the one. Famed by all of London for the gents loos...
It has an upstairs bar that they do hire out, but it will be a squeeze for more than 40-50, as I recall. Try contacting them and asking.
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azahar Posted Oct 21, 2004
Well, this is my contiuing question - just how many people (based on previous experience) can be expected to attend a winter meet?
az
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Rosemary {[(2+2+2)^2]+4+2=42} Posted Oct 21, 2004
I think I could do all three and would try to attend-train to euston ain't difficult. It's just what the union puts on 1st saturday back, and maybe sport so that I might have to go back late afternoon. I would come though.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 22, 2004
At the last London Winter Meetup, 10Jan2004, 67 people signed up for it and another 18 put themselves down as possibles. I don't remember exactly how many turned up, but it was probably around the 80 mark.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 22, 2004
That's about double the capacity that the Louise can cope with, I'd think...
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 22, 2004
Useually end up beign between 60 and a hundred I think; often not all there at the same simt as some come along later, and other have to leave ealier for trains plaines and badgermobiles....
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Z Posted Oct 22, 2004
There weren't that many people at the London Summer meet though were there?
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 22, 2004
Hmm, can't remember 
I think on the summer meet a lot only come along in afternoon, or something maybe, no I'm talking dodo dung 
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Stealth "Jack" Azathoth Posted Oct 22, 2004
I don't think we had as many as 80 people at the last winter meet... I heard that not many people went to the summer meet and that it was agreed we'd never grace the Penderal Oak with our cash again...?
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 22, 2004
I don't think the oak would have us back even if we wanted to 
not sure how many there was relaly, did seem fewer than normal 
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Stealth "Jack" Azathoth Posted Oct 22, 2004
Mmm...
I think 40 to 50 people would be a reasonable ball park figure... anyone strongly disagree with this estimate?
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Zak T Duck Posted Oct 22, 2004
I wouldn't disagree. From what I gather half the problem at the last one is that a fair few had to pull out or just couldn't make it for various reasons.
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 22, 2004
Sounds about right; people always ahv eto pull out at the last minute, lets face it, a H2G2 meet, as important as it is, will take a back seat for most people when something crops up in RL. Although there are normally a few who can* make it and find this out at the last minute, those that drop out tend to excede this group in numbers
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Stealth "Jack" Azathoth Posted Oct 22, 2004
So we are looking for wateringhole for the evening of Saturday the 8th of Jan. that can take about 40 or 50 people... preferaby a short walk from a tube.
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kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Oct 23, 2004
The fiance suggested the old Cheddar Cheese (love it for the name) or a pub that has now become a Walkabout pub both near chancery lane. I'll have a google to see if I can find some links...
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coelacanth Posted Oct 24, 2004
My vote goes for the 29th January. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would need to have had another payday after Christmas before I could afford to go out anywhere. With regard to how many people would go, I'm sure holding it later in the month would increase the numbers attending too. 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 25, 2004
The Walkabout is going to be rammed on a Saturday. I doubt they'd be interested in having 60-80 people in a group. I'd guess the same applies to the Cheddar Cheese, which is hardly an unknown pub.
There is one possibility south of the river but just at the moment I can't remember it's name...It's certainly convenient for the Tube (Bang opposite London Bridge Tube) and on the main Borough High Street.
I'm sure i shall be returning there before long so I'll come back with a report and full details when I do. In any event, watch the meet space for a foodies delight of an alternative Saturday Afternoon activity. 
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 25, 2004
I think I put somehwere about an afternoon activity; the tate modern has an intersting* exhibition on at that I wouldn't mind going to have a 'listen' to ignore me I'm drunk; I just woke up laying slumped on the softa..... not a good thing to do just a few mins beore 8 am so do I go to be dnow, or finsih this wine and wait fro my loger to get up and go to work? 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 25, 2004
I did see that. 
Speaking personally, and I'm sure i'm not the only one, I'd rather poke my eyes out with spoons than set foot in the Tate Modern again...
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 25, 2004
http://london.openguides.org/index.cgi?Southwark_Tavern
is the pub I was thinking of. There are downsides. The cellar has no bar or loos in it so it does mean going upstairs to get to the beer and the facilities.
Also, I have no idea how busy it gets on a saturday evening, so it may be they wouldn't want to hire out the cellar. But one can only try, eh?
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- 21: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 21, 2004)
- 22: azahar (Oct 21, 2004)
- 23: Rosemary {[(2+2+2)^2]+4+2=42} (Oct 21, 2004)
- 24: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 22, 2004)
- 25: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 22, 2004)
- 26: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Oct 22, 2004)
- 27: Z (Oct 22, 2004)
- 28: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Oct 22, 2004)
- 29: Stealth "Jack" Azathoth (Oct 22, 2004)
- 30: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Oct 22, 2004)
- 31: Stealth "Jack" Azathoth (Oct 22, 2004)
- 32: Zak T Duck (Oct 22, 2004)
- 33: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Oct 22, 2004)
- 34: Stealth "Jack" Azathoth (Oct 22, 2004)
- 35: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Oct 23, 2004)
- 36: coelacanth (Oct 24, 2004)
- 37: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 25, 2004)
- 38: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Oct 25, 2004)
- 39: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 25, 2004)
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