Manchester "End of Summer" get together

[Ric_]

I was thinking about lloyds bar at first as it is near the door....

I will leave it upto you.....

 

It's your gig Zak... point me at the bar and I'm happy!

[FN-GM]

It's your gig Zak... point me at the bar and I'm happy!

 

Your the admin Ric_

 

Erm, im going to double check sumet will post shortly....

[john]

Also worth remember its Pride Weekend this weekend in Manc so will be a busy place no doubt all over, as well as in the Gay Village

[Ric_]

I think Zak got lost trying to find hwatever he was trying to find!

 

I've checked the train times and I should be able to get into Manchester Piccadilly for about 16:50... the trains back are a bit random so I will need to be heading home on a train about 20:45. I could get in a bit earlier if anybody else wants to?

 

We will stick with the Printworks... hopefully Zak will tell us the name of the bar he has in mind.

 

If anyone gets lost in Manchester, I probably won't be able to help but here's my number 07919 484613.

[john]

I think Zak got lost trying to find hwatever he was trying to find!

Yeh that or eaten or summat lol (should we be worried :confused: )

 

I am aiming to be arriving around 5 - 5:30-ish as I'm driving down as the trains are stuffed up here in rural nowhere land, so Printworks is good as the NCP is so handy

[FN-GM]

Hi,

 

Sorry about the late reply, been busy.

 

Lloyds bar is the meeting place if thats ok with everyone?

[EduTech]

Yh should be fine I just need to check the train times now hopefully it wont be to bad. just curious i am guessing we are all going home on the same night? or are we staying somewhere lol!

 

Just thinking about getting back.. failing that i will just sleep in johns boot works for me lol

 

looking at who is coming i am guesing it is just me and ric who will be drinking then.. rest of you on coke LoL

 

James.

Edited August 28, 2009 by EduTech

[FN-GM]

Well I have ended my none drinking as I went out last night with teachers and had a very late night.

 

I won't be drinking tomorrow I don't think

[beeswax]

Was getting a bit worried that you'd done an Oates there Zak. See you @Lloyds then.

[FN-GM]

Hi,

 

Just letting you all know i am aming to be there around 5:30

 

Z

[john]

Just wanted to say, the event occurred, just the 4 of us:

Myself

Ric

FN-GM (arriving "fashionably" late )

beeswax

 

Was a very nice evening, time flew by was nice to meet you beeswax I hope to see you again at some more events. Whilst Ric and Beeswax headed for the trains (as the are all at funny times) myself and FN-GM went off to a nice Chinese for food - The Rice Bowl which was lovely food and excellent service! then we both headed off back home.

 

A lovely way to end, well nearly end, the summer holiday.

 

Would be good for us to plan, with more planning, an Edu-Christmas event perhaps??

[EduTech]

Yeah i was pretty gutted i couldn't make it, but by the time i would of got there it would of been just 2/3 hours and then i would of had to go get the train.. and tbh they wern't very cheap so overall pretty gutted!

 

Looks like i will have to meet you at the next event Beeswax :-)

 

EduChristmas Event Sounds Good!

 

James.

[FN-GM]

Just wanted to say, the event occurred, just the 4 of us:

Myself

Ric

FN-GM (arriving "fashionably" late )

beeswax

 

Was a very nice evening, time flew by was nice to meet you beeswax I hope to see you again at some more events. Whilst Ric and Beeswax headed for the trains (as the are all at funny times) myself and FN-GM went off to a nice Chinese for food - The Rice Bowl which was lovely food and excellent service! then we both headed off back home.

 

A lovely way to end, well nearly end, the summer holiday.

 

Would be good for us to plan, with more planning, an Edu-Christmas event perhaps??

 

I was running a little late to begin with. Then got caught in the match traffic at Rochdale. I then thought i was a good idea to drive faster to make the time up and got stopped by the cops for speeding. wasn't my day driving wise

[beeswax]

Just wanted to say, the event occurred, just the 4 of us:

Myself

Ric

FN-GM (arriving "fashionably" late )

beeswax

 

Was a very nice evening, time flew by was nice to meet you beeswax I hope to see you again at some more events. Whilst Ric and Beeswax headed for the trains (as the are all at funny times) myself and FN-GM went off to a nice Chinese for food - The Rice Bowl which was lovely food and excellent service! then we both headed off back home.

 

A lovely way to end, well nearly end, the summer holiday.

 

Would be good for us to plan, with more planning, an Edu-Christmas event perhaps??

 

Thanks for that, John. It was good to meet you too. My journey home wasn't that successful though. The train I was supposed to have left on developed a fault and we all had to get off before it had even left the platform. I was told to go to platform 4, but I obviously made a mistake as I went to platform 9 and 3 quarters, because as I stood there a huge steam engine pulled in with about a dozen Pullman coaches in tow and everyone inside sitting at fancy little dining tables. I'm seriously thinking of joining Zak on the wagon.* I had gone to the wrong platform tho' so crossed the bridge (the one with the big troll underneath it) and got on the waiting train only to be told to go to platform 2 where the train with the fault had been repaired. So rather than getting home at 20:45 it was nearer 22:00.

 

*I was told that this phrase comes from the days when people were still being executed publicly, and they were generally regarded as family fun days out. As the cart carrying the guards, executioner and his victim left prison to face the axe they would often call in at all the pubs along the way, and they all, except the axeman and the criminal would pop in for a drink or two. In order to do his job the executioner had to keep sober and so had to stay on the wagon.