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WoS Meet

JonNorthJonNorth
edited May 2006 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Just a quick one - after all the umming and ahhing what was decided for the date/place for the meet? I know it's London and I know it's May but that's it

Thanks all :)
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  • Philip KendallPhilip Kendall
    edited April 2006
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...
  • ArjunArjun
    edited April 2006
    On 2006-04-01 20:00, Philip Kendall wrote:
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...

    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.
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  • SpectorSpector
    edited April 2006
    On 2006-04-01 21:15, Arjun wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 20:00, Philip Kendall wrote:
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...

    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.

    See you there! :)
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  • SkarpoSkarpo
    edited April 2006
    On 2006-04-01 22:32, Spector wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 21:15, Arjun wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 20:00, Philip Kendall wrote:
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...

    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.

    See you there! :)

    And here was me thinking it was going to be the local Java Joint, USA!

    Skarpo
    ;)
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited April 2006
    On 2006-04-01 21:15, Arjun wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 20:00, Philip Kendall wrote:
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...

    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.

    is that in whitby?



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  • SkarpoSkarpo
    edited April 2006
    On 2006-04-01 23:57, mel the bell wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 21:15, Arjun wrote:
    On 2006-04-01 20:00, Philip Kendall wrote:
    27th. I don't remember a place as yet, but I may be about to be corrected...

    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.

    is that in whitby?



    :p

    Slightly SE of Whitby ... or SW depending on how you want to look at it ... of course you could just say it's due north (and then eventually south) if you feel so inclined.

    Skarpo
    :)
  • JonNorthJonNorth
    edited April 2006
    So we're half way there then ... thanks for the update!

    Where's nice in London to go and get pissed?
  • RobertJRobertJ
    edited April 2006
    Ahem, how about a Dutch WOS meet in three weeks time at either the 22nd or the 23rd of this month. Well at least maybe an idea for our Dutch, Belgium and German friends.

    The HCC-Sinclair is organising their annual international meeting in Stein-Urmond (Limburg) for the 6th time now (or was it the seventh time?).

    Doors open from around 10.00 until 18.00 on both days, entry is free, and if you drag your stuff along, the more the better.

    Adres: Van der Valk Motel Stein
    Mauritslaan 65, 6129 EL Urmond
    website:www.valk.com
    (Stein is next to Geleen, you can't miss it from the A2-highway, the motel is the first thing you will see)

    Otherwise, either the 10th of june or the 15th of september, our usual meeting in Bunnik, or later this year on the 24th, 25th and 26th of november, the HCC-days in Utrecht.
  • milemile
    edited April 2006
    Arjun wrote:
    Cafe Mondegar, Bombay.


    i dont like mondies, i got chucked out of there once, so i vowed never to go back, will meet you outside the regal cinema.
  • cyborgcyborg
    edited April 2006
    JonNorth wrote:
    Where's nice in London to go and get pissed?

    There's pleanty of options although I would tend to suggest somewhere that is NOT on the circle/district/hammersmith lines because they tend to be screwed on the weekends and this mistake has been made many times by the CSS meets.

    There's a few nice places in Angel.
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited April 2006
    mile wrote:
    i dont like mondies

    Tell me why you don't like mondies,
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  • milemile
    edited April 2006
    i hope thats a song, and youve not just gone mental. :)
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited April 2006
    Boomtown Rats, Mile. Did they not teach you about them in history class? :)

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  • milemile
    edited April 2006
    oh dear, little before my time.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited April 2006
    mile wrote:
    oh dear, little before my time.

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  • de Vandemar Croupde Vandemar Croup
    edited April 2006
    karingal wrote:
    How old does THAT make me feel...

    How does it feel,
    tell me how
    how does it feel...
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  • icabodicabod
    checks to see if the URL of this forum is "singalonganeightiesclassic.com"... nope, it's still WOS.
    edited April 2006
    /me checks to see if the URL of this forum is "singalonganeightiesclassic.com"...
    nope, it's still WOS.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited April 2006
    icabod wrote:
    /me checks to see if the URL of this forum is "singalonganeightiesclassic.com"...
    nope, it's still WOS.
    That song was seventies...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • icabodicabod
    edited April 2006
    Meh, I prolly know the cover ;p
  • milemile
    edited April 2006
    icabod wrote:
    Meh, I prolly know the cover ;p

    me too. :)
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited April 2006
    JonNorth wrote:
    Just a quick one - after all the umming and ahhing what was decided for the date/place for the meet? I know it's London and I know it's May but that's it

    Thanks all :)


    If I get my new Honda in time, I might make it down (or is it up to the capital wherever you come from?), but my little 200cc would struggle to make the trip.
  • JonNorthJonNorth
    edited April 2006
    Bump!

    So what ideas do we have for location? I can have a look at the BITE (beer in the evening) site for inspiration if you like?
  • JonNorthJonNorth
    edited April 2006
    *bump*

    Anyone....?
  • gasmangasman
    edited April 2006
    London pubs I have known:
    • The Green Man, Great Portland Street. The usual joint for CSS meets, and truly London's Geek Central. I like it, but it seems that Cyborg is pooh-poohing it on the grounds of the Circle / Metropolitan / H+C lines being crap on a Saturday. Bah, it's not as if there aren't several billion other tube stations within 2 minutes' walk...
    • City Pride, Canary Wharf. Had one CSS meet here many moons ago, and I vaguely remember it as a spacious, laid back sort of place, but not exactly in the thick of London's action.
    • O'Neills, Shaftesbury Avenue. Currently on the UK demoscene pubgoer's blacklist for screwing up a booking.
    • Freemasons Arms, Covent Garden. Nice place, decent selection of beers. Likely to fill up with football fans on a Saturday afternoon, but they're harmless enough.
    • Punch And Judy, Covent Garden. Labyrinthine and overcrowded on Saturdays. Not really a goer if we're expecting more than 3 people.
    • The Polar Bear, Covent Garden. Meh. Didn't seem to have much character when I went, and the beer selection was fairly uninspiring too.
    • The Old Bank Of England, Fleet Street. Upmarket (without being stupidly expensive) kind of place, can get a tad crowded but not too bad. Fullers range of beers. Mmmm.

    Most of the above do food, which is fairly essential if it's an early afternoon meet (as most of these things tend to be).
  • Philip KendallPhilip Kendall
    edited April 2006
    Just to plug them:

    * Oakdale Arms
    * Pembury Tavern

    Neither exactly easy to get to, but damn good pubs (disclaimer: and owned by a friend of mine :-))
  • icabodicabod
    edited April 2006
    Philip Kendall wrote:
    Neither exactly easy to get to, but damn good pubs (disclaimer: and owned by a friend of mine :-))
    So... damn good pubs with free beer, then.
  • JonNorthJonNorth
    edited May 2006
    Hey Gasman!!
    gasman wrote:
    London pubs I have known:
    • The Green Man, Great Portland Street. The usual joint for CSS meets, and truly London's Geek Central. I like it, but it seems that Cyborg is pooh-poohing it on the grounds of the Circle / Metropolitan / H+C lines being crap on a Saturday. Bah, it's not as if there aren't several billion other tube stations within 2 minutes' walk...
    • City Pride, Canary Wharf. Had one CSS meet here many moons ago, and I vaguely remember it as a spacious, laid back sort of place, but not exactly in the thick of London's action.
    • O'Neills, Shaftesbury Avenue. Currently on the UK demoscene pubgoer's blacklist for screwing up a booking.
    • Freemasons Arms, Covent Garden. Nice place, decent selection of beers. Likely to fill up with football fans on a Saturday afternoon, but they're harmless enough.
    • Punch And Judy, Covent Garden. Labyrinthine and overcrowded on Saturdays. Not really a goer if we're expecting more than 3 people.
    • The Polar Bear, Covent Garden. Meh. Didn't seem to have much character when I went, and the beer selection was fairly uninspiring too.
    • The Old Bank Of England, Fleet Street. Upmarket (without being stupidly expensive) kind of place, can get a tad crowded but not too bad. Fullers range of beers. Mmmm.

    Most of the above do food, which is fairly essential if it's an early afternoon meet (as most of these things tend to be).

    Checking the TFL site the only tube closures for the 27th are: Central line - West Ruislip/Ealing B'way to Marble Arch and Leytonstone to Newbury Park, and Northern line Camden Town to Kennington, west end branch.

    I know the Green Man very well (I work right by Warren Street tube) - nice and big and they do good (?) food - definitely a goer so long as the tubes are running, which it appears they are. What does everyone think?

    Canary Wharf always struck me as a bit pretentious - bars are generally very expensive and rather soulless. Don't know City Pride though - any good?

    Punch and Judy? On a Saturday afternoon?? We won't even get in the door!!

    Polar Bear - don't know it, from what you say doesn't sound that great.

    Old Bank of England - I know very well (I used to work next to the Royal Courts). Big pub, good food (usually), Fullers range of beers. And being in the City it should hopefully not be too busy. Is it definitely open on a Saturday?

    My brother suggested the Porterhouse in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden but the reviews on BITE (www.beerintheevening.com) are very hit and miss, plus it looks like it'll be absolutely rammed come the evening. Worth considering or not?

    And talking of Green Man how about the Green Man at Bank station? It's a Wetherspoons so guraranteed to be somewhat lacking in character but it's cheap and the food's not bad. And talking of Wetherspoons there's the Hamilton Hall right by Liverpool Street station too. Both of them are absolutely huge.

    Anyone have any other comments/ideas? Don't forget to check out the BITE site above. Remember we've got just under two weeks to get this organised!

    Cheers all :)
  • icabodicabod
    edited May 2006
    JonNorth wrote:
    (I work right by Warren Street tube)
    Hey, I think I've seen some of your cards in phone boxes.

    I've discovered that I have a "do" the night before, but I'll try and wangle it so that I can come along. It'll prolly be a case of training it up in the morning, and getting a train back home in the evening (about 8pm at the latest, I seem to recall).

    So, making the assumption that a place is decided upon (somewhere central is my preference, but I'm easy so to speak), what kinda time are we looking at?
  • JonNorthJonNorth
    edited May 2006
    Say about lunch time, around 1-2ish? How does that fit with everyone? That way those who need to bail early can, and still spend a reasonable amount of time to make the travel worthwhile.

    Coming back to the Green Man at Great Portland Street, don't forget that even if that tube station IS closed, you've got Warren Street (Northern and Victoria lines) less than five minutes' walk away.

    So - given it's tried tested and relatively central - who's up for the Green Man? Show of hands...? (Starglider you could always quickly knock up another vote site! :) )
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited May 2006
    Or you could use the poll options on this very board?
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