A Conversation for London Mini-Meet, September 27th 2014

A London Mini-Meet, September 2014.

Post 41

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

I left a longish note over at Lill's, but let me thank you all for your comments here as well,
A lot of my final decisions will depend on circumstances at the time, but all are being considered.

The wonderful thing about being a member of a Guide is all the local knowledge availablesmiley - biggrin

If I can offer any advice about travel here, please let me know.

F smiley - dolphin S


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Post 42

Bluebottle

For once I am actually able to comesmiley - biggrin.

I plan to do my normal Saturday morning Parkrun at 9am, so by the time I've got home, washed, changed and gone out again, I probably wouldn't be able to get a train before 10am. If I catch the 10:21am train I'd arrive at Waterloo at 11:49am, or more likely the 10:47am train won't arrive at Waterloo until 12:07pm, so I'll probably be a little late in getting to the guns.

At least it looks like the IWM isn't too far to walk to, about 15 minutes from there.

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Post 43

Bald Bloke

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I would Walk...
Or you could go one stop on the Bakerloo to Lambeth North, but I think you might end up walking further to and from the tube entrances. smiley - smiley

If you come out the front of the station it's only 15 minutes walk
or 10 + (0 -10) minutes if you wait for a bus.


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Post 44

Bluebottle

If I travelled by tube to Lambeth North, is it true that the only way to get from there to the museum is by doing the Lambeth Walk, oi?

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Post 45

Bald Bloke

Don't do it too vigorously or you could end up round the Elephant and up the Castle.

Which is of course much better than round the Castle...


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Post 46

coelacanth

Bluebottle, definitely walk from Waterloo to the IWM, it's very close.

Was it Waterloo where many meets ago you were supposed to meet up with Grey Desk, but neither of you knew what the other looked like, or what your real names were and the station announcer wouldn't do a tannoy?
smiley - bluefish


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Post 47

Bluebottle

That was the Reading Thursday Meet-Up back in 2001 – the station's help desk person did do the tannoy announcement in the end, but he gave me a very strange look.

The smiley - thepost report's here: A649785

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Post 48

coelacanth

I knew it was somewhere! I had to have a quick check to see if that was a meet I went to. Sadly not, but I think I was working in a boarding school at the time so couldn't get away.
smiley - bluefish


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Post 49

Bluebottle

I have a question – is the WH Smiths in Waterloo (smiley - musicalnoteI was defeated, you won the warsmiley - musicalnote) participating in the 'Buy the Daily Hate Mail, get a Lego Toy Free' offer?

If not, is there a branch of Smiths somewhere en route between Waterloo (smiley - musicalnotePromise to love you forever moresmiley - musicalnote) and the Imperial War Museum that is?

And how did Abba get trapped in Waterloo (smiley - musicalnoteCouldn't escape if I wanted tosmiley - musicalnote) when the exit is easy to find?

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Post 50

Bald Bloke

I can honestly say I have no idea, since the daily Fascist is not on any of my reading lists.

I know WHS at Victoria used to stock the Morning Star but it was kept under the counter, I took great delight in going in to get a copy in the rush hour with a queue of suits with bowler hats behind me.


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Post 51

MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship.

Bluebottle, I pass a number of WHS on the way to IWM. Do you want me to see if I can get a copy, or is it by voucher redemption only?

MMF

smiley - musicalnote


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Post 52

Bluebottle

I'm trying to work out my plan. I suspect that with the best will in the world, I won't be able to leave Parkrun, get home, washed & changed and walk to the station by 10:21am – 10:30am is more likely. I had thought that if I caught the 10:21am train I wouldn't have time to get to Smiths, but on reflection I don't think that catching that train will be possible.

So I now plan to get to town for 10:30am, when I'll have around 15 minutes in which to go to Smiths to buy provisions for the journey, as well as the Lego toy that comes with a very small Garfield comic and pages and pages of printed abuse.

I'll then catch the 10:47am train which is due to arrive at Waterloo (smiley - musicalnotefinally facing my Waterloosmiley - musicalnote) at 12:07pm, so should arrive at the IWM before 12:30pm.

But thanks for the offersmiley - ok

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Post 53

Sol

Right, things seem to be shaping up.

I have to drop Himself off somewhere at 12, so Herself and I shall be hotfooting it from there to the IWM, and we shouldn't arrive later than 1pm. Earlier, if London is being cooperative. I think I have MMF's number, so I shall stalk you all via him.

Looking forward to it! Not long now!


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Post 54

SashaQ - happysad

smiley - biggrin

My train gets in to London at 11.30 ish, so depending on how fast the assistance person brings the ramp, I should be at the IWM around about 12.00 or slightly later smiley - ok


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Post 55

MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship.

Contact 07768 92 09 76.

I know. Don't post numbers. But I'm a big boy now.

And I'd rather have nobody lost around London than worry about being abducted by fetishists in Lambeth!

Although if 2Legs may show> smiley - wah

MMF

smiley - musicalnote


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Post 56

Pink Paisley

Help to clear stuff up please.

I am going to Barcelona on Sunday so will be there on Saturday. I'm pleased about that. Both bits.

Now, as it happens, I'm meeting my mother in London since she is on a day trip from t'north and I am meeting her at The Imerial War Museum at 1 and then taking her to the tower before returning her to The IWM later in the day.

What is the itinerary for the evening? Where and when? I've not kept up.

PP.


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Post 57

Bald Bloke

Shakespeare's Head

Holborn Kingsway
Almost next door to Holborn tube or a short walk from Temple

http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/shakespeares-head

Can't see us being too late by 18:00 ish


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Post 58

Pink Paisley

Thank you.

PP.


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Post 59

Bald Bloke

An updated listing of what's on on Friday night for FS if he sees anything that interests him.
http://londonist.com/2014/09/things-to-do-in-london-friday-26-september-2014.php


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Post 60

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

I am in London, new mobile # added to my working entry.

See You all soon

F smiley - dolphin S


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