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« Reply #60 on: May 12, 2014, 13:20:16 »
Will see you later FT,N!
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« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2014, 15:17:03 »
That's two of us at least! I'll be there about 4,40.
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« Reply #62 on: May 12, 2014, 16:08:25 »
I'll be on the 16.35 from Avonmouth...
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« Reply #63 on: May 12, 2014, 20:31:53 »
And a jolly fine meeting it was! More quality than quantity, both with a capital "K", but Four Track, Now!, bobm, red squirrel and, of course, bignosmac, put the world to rights over a couple of sherbets or six.
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« Reply #64 on: May 12, 2014, 21:21:10 »
And to prove it wasn't all a dream (with the permission of all featured), here's the photographic evidence:
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« Reply #65 on: May 12, 2014, 21:55:46 »
Quote from: bignosemac on May 12, 2014, 21:21:10
And to prove it wasn't all a dream (with the permission of all featured), here's the photographic evidence:


Or of course "nightmare"!

I am the one with the glasses in the first picture. bobm is the other one with glasses. In the second picture, bignosemac is obvious, and red squirrel was on his FGW▸ (First Great Western) Coffee Shop first outing from the drey but was very welcome.

In due course, with trains /and or buses to catch, we dispersed. Next time?
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« Reply #66 on: May 12, 2014, 21:56:59 »
Very convivial evening.

..even after ordering my third choice for dinner after the first two were out of stock.

I don't know where Red Squirrel was this morning.... but I know where he was this evening...  Grin
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« Reply #67 on: May 13, 2014, 16:02:25 »
It was all good. Nice to meet you, gents!
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« Reply #68 on: May 13, 2014, 18:12:45 »
... and I can only apologise, slightly belatedly, for my inability to join you - due to my shifts being re-arranged for me at the last moment.  Roll Eyes Shocked

I'm glad you all had the opportunity to have a beer over a chat or two, though.  I'll make even more strenuous efforts to attend the next get-together!  Wink
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