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Odds on a non-pub meeting in London?

pointless and uncalled for

14:59 / 18.01.03

................. well?

Our Lady of The Two Towers

15:29 / 18.01.03

Well, I'll be starting the 'meet in a park' thread for the third successive year this summer, and maybe this will be the first Summer when we actually meet in a park rather than going to a pub. Sometimes you wonder whether Barbeli can only survive in an atmosphere of spilt alcohol and cigarette fumes...

Hattie's Kitchen

15:34 / 18.01.03

I would love this - picnic in the park? As long as I can bring a dog as well.

Tryphena Absent

17:07 / 18.01.03

I'll make cheese and cucumber sandwiches and bring something really cheap and alcoholic... of course it's a bit early to plan in January.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

21:39 / 18.01.03

In a park'd be good, if we get any sun this year. And I'd have to bring a dog too.

mixmage

03:25 / 19.01.03

I'd come to Londinium just to sit in a park with you lot. Count me in... you can always tell me the wrong park to be in...

Goodness Gracious Meme

05:09 / 19.01.03

Absolutely up for non pub things. Dinner? Coffee? Finding a good gallery/museum type thing, Kat's ice-skating suggestion?

pointless and uncalled for

14:57 / 19.01.03

The meet in the park sounds like a plan of fantastic proportions, I look forward to hearing about it.

Other than that I say suggest something. I'm just interested in the kind of meet where I can remember the conversation more than five minutes afterwards.

sleazenation

18:06 / 19.01.03

i'm also up for ice skating - yay!

we've had a few park meets in the past - there was a great one where we went to st dunstanst in the east and broke all the by-laws (especially the ones regarding not holding conversations)

Ariadne

18:30 / 19.01.03

Skating, skating, skating! Yes please!

Picnics are always fun but it'll be a while before that's really feasible.

pointless and uncalled for

15:36 / 20.01.03

Skating sounds good, where and when?

Tryphena Absent

15:50 / 20.01.03

I'll ice skate, I'm awful at it but I absolutely love it. I'll need someone to prop me up for the first twenty minutes! Say, you know, February the 16th sounds like a really good day for a non-pub meet.

Persephone

16:13 / 20.01.03

I want to go skating with you guys!

telyn

17:07 / 20.01.03

If I'm less than 100 miles away, I would definitely be up for ice-skating. I wanted to go to somerset house over christmas but it was ridiculously expensive (£9 = booking fee) and really busy.

pointless and uncalled for

15:19 / 30.01.03

Dare I change this to the liver donation thread?

telyn

16:51 / 31.01.03

I'm with Mademoiselle Anna on this one, Feb 16th for a non-pub (potentially iceskating) trip?

sleazenation

11:54 / 01.02.03

due to flat hunting i'm unable to fully commit my time to anything until the last minute, but yay i wanna go icey skating.

alas

12:54 / 01.02.03

am so jealous of all who live in london area. the ice is melting where I live, today. but i may be back in Britain this summer and would love a picnic with all!

sleazenation

13:43 / 01.02.03

It'll be great to have you back over here for a more pleasent visit, alas.

Bill Posters

16:12 / 01.02.03

I'm not trying to subvert the ice-skating plan (I'm on for it unless I'm skint), there's a Chinese restaurant near where I work doing an 'all you can eat for £8' thing. I'm prolly gonna try it tomorrow, and if its any good, well, there's always that kinda foodie posibility. At that price (even if some of us do drink) it will cost less than the average pub meet, will be considerably more healthy, plus the ex-smokers will have summat to do with their mouths / hands which does not involve tobacco. It is a licensed restaurant though, so anyone who wants to not be around drink at all had better stick with the ice-skating.

The Strobe

23:29 / 01.02.03

I cannot skate, I have no balance, and I'm convinced I'll break my wrists.

I am so in.

telyn

21:39 / 11.02.03

Does anyone know a good iceskating rink in London? I'm going to net search anyway but nothing beats personal recommendations.

Bill, how was your Chinese restaurant?

sleazenation

13:37 / 12.02.03

Its been ages (at least 10 years) - but i used to go skating in romford...

Tryphena Absent

14:20 / 12.02.03

I used to go skating at Alexandra Palace but it was always seasonal and years ago!

telyn

22:44 / 12.02.03

Ok, well here's the Alexandra Palace website.

Of course, it will probably be sunday afternoon, and full of small, scary kids bombing about but might be worth a try anyway.

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