CANCELLED : Bristol meet : Sun 11th Feb. [Archive]

oldgit

28-01-2007, 21:59

OK we are CANCELLED - LACK OF INTEREST

Open to all (even from the land of Leeks, Dafodils and Sheep).

General plan/ideas are:
- Floating harbour
- Canal/waterway (not sure if waterbus runs on Sundays).
- Waterfront
- Cathereral
- Cabot tower (nice tall tower half way up Park street... great views if you are not afraid of heights).
- Wherever else we end up.

- Tea/Coffee and buns (or whatever)
- Beer and Curry (or just curry)

Attendees:

11th:
2blue4u ... maybe
Oldgit ... possible
Matt ... no response
chenko ... no
pswillies ... Ok
Diego Garcia ... no reponse
dazzajl ?? ... no
Minimeeze ?? ...

Watching 22... er 30 (ish) sweaty blokes chase a squashed ball:
chewyuk

Let me know...

2blue4u

28-01-2007, 22:10

Beer and Curry. Now you're talking my language.

I'll probably be there one day or the other - or both.

Matt.

28-01-2007, 22:13

I'm up for this :) I'm sure it can't be much more than an hour from me so easily do able!

pxl8

28-01-2007, 22:46

I can make the 10th but not the 11th.

chenko

28-01-2007, 22:52

Change it to Tea and Buns, and Curry and Curry and I just might find a spot in my diary. :p

chewyuk

28-01-2007, 23:03

I would jump at the chance of this even if it is the wrong side of the bridge :) one small problem for a Welshman ... The 6 Nations begins!

Saturday, 10 February 2007
England v Italy, 13:30
Scotland v Wales, 15:30

Sunday, 11 February 2007Ireland v France, 15:00

Plus, the Tuesday sees my trip to the Highlands..

So, I will have to politely decline, have a cracking time ...

oldgit

28-01-2007, 23:11

Ok looks like a possible then... anymore for anymore or is the rugger stopper?

chenko

28-01-2007, 23:27

Make it Sunday then, though I prefer Saturdays. :)

pswillies

28-01-2007, 23:31

Sunday for me please. Wyedean Rally on the 10th.

Paul
:)

Diego Garcia

28-01-2007, 23:34

Sunday for me, Mothers birthday on the Sat - 60 years etc so have to commit to a family meal somewhere....

Pete.

oldgit

29-01-2007, 09:11

Ok we'll go for Sunday then.

pxl8

29-01-2007, 09:38

:bang: :suspect:

oldgit

29-01-2007, 09:43

:bang: :suspect:

Sorry, cant win em all. :shrug:

oldgit

30-01-2007, 21:20

OK we've a bit of interest.
I'm keen to make this happen, but I dont want to be stood there by myself anyone else for anymore?

Where do we want to meet up initially ... outside the Hipodrome at say 11am?
Do we need an itinery Humphrey or do we just generally mosey around?

How do we make this work peeps?

chenko

30-01-2007, 21:58

Need a solution for parking... what do you suggest?

oldgit

30-01-2007, 22:01

Need a solution for parking... what do you suggest?

Where you coming from?
- then can advise.

As a tip: On Sundays you can park on single yellow lines :thumbs:
(there are lots of these around the center that you can occupy)

chewyuk

30-01-2007, 22:58

Watching 22 sweaty blokes chase a squashed ball:
chewyuk

Let me know...

I see, not a rugby fan :) actually it's 30, 15 a side, 22 would be if I was at Anfield watching the mighty Liverpool :)

oldgit

31-01-2007, 08:36

I see, not a rugby fan :) actually it's 30, 15 a side, 22 would be if I was at Anfield watching the mighty Liverpool :)

Damn... you noticed my intentional mistake :coat:

dazzajl

04-02-2007, 18:10

I'd love to try and get along to this if that's OK.

It occurred to me the other day that I've got a severe case of snappers block and it's been months since I've shot anything I like or had any passion for, outside of work.

A day out shooting, getting to know and chewing the fat with some photographers would be a real treat. :)

Matt.

04-02-2007, 18:25

I see it's been decided that i'm coming :D

Where are we meeting? and where can i park?

minimeeze

04-02-2007, 20:28

How far away is Bristol temple Meads train station from where you are planning on meeting? I'm still thinking about it, but it means a 3hr train journey each way :thinking:

RobbieW

04-02-2007, 20:49

How far away is Bristol temple Meads train station from where you are planning on meeting? I'm still thinking about it, but it means a 3hr train journey each way :thinking:

Bristol Temple Meads to the Hipodrome is no more than a 20 min walk. To make your journey quicker, its possibly worth driving to Reading and getting the train from there rather than heading into London

oldgit

04-02-2007, 21:16

Woot :woot: ... looks like its a goer... I was getting concerned.... no posts for nearly a week.

As to parking... depends when you arrive. Any single yellow (and there are lots around whiteladies road or Frogmore street (ask for the icerink) etc) are free on a sunday. If you dont mind coughing up a couple of quid then there is the Frogmore St multi storey that always has spaces.

Mini... (any others from TempleMeads) If I know when you are arriving I can either pick you up or walk through with you... There are quite a few interesting places to point glass at on the way.
*** as 'rwotty says it is a good 15 mins.

oldgit

04-02-2007, 21:25

Ok My suggestion is we meet infront of here @11am :...

http://www.chicuk.net/bristol/bristol_hippodrome/

Here's an overview map
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=359000.37819272&Y=173000.708950566&width=700&height=400&gride=359247.37819272&gridn=173010.708950566&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=10000&multimap.x=183&multimap.y=182
or
http://www.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=FA9&q=hippodrome&near=Bristol&cid=0,0,9651448671351412256&ll=51.453125,-2.598406&spn=0,.02&iwstate1=dir:to&iwloc=A&f=d&daddr=St.+Augustines+Parade,+Bristol,+BS1+4UZ,+UK&sa=X&oi=local&ct=directions-to&cd=1

As I said before.. generaly not a prob to park on single yellows.

Sometimes there are spaces on Parks St (but dont bank on it... and its steep and long).

Pay parking is available by the icerink or on Anchor road just (left just after @Bristol/Imax))

neonpollen

05-02-2007, 12:33

Bugger, no decent trains from Scunthorpe to Bristol otherwise I would have been tempted.

oldgit

05-02-2007, 21:03

Bugger, no decent trains from Scunthorpe to Bristol otherwise I would have been tempted.

You can get out of Scunthorpe by train :)

Seriously *** you are right... the only way is via Birmingham and that probably requires a 3hr wait.

That and its the other side of the known universe (I used to go to Uni in Hull)

:shrug:

pswillies

05-02-2007, 21:22

Any plans on the food front yet?

Haven't lived in Bristol for the best part of five years, so I don't know any of the curry places any more. We used to go to a place off the triangle (Balti Hut I think?) after a few in the Berkeley :beer:

:)

oldgit

05-02-2007, 21:38

'pends where we end up.
Clifton end or... down in town.
... plenty of good curry huts up near Clifton/Redland
... Bodukan is a good spot just at that back of the Hippodrome

That sed I'm easy as long as its cooked and tasty (preferably with a beer or 2)

oldgit

09-02-2007, 13:03

Postpone?
... I'm watching the snow pile down here at work and the wife at home in Bristol is watching the sleet splatter...

From here on out for the next week is reputed to be a washout...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1263

Unless anyone has strong views otherwise I suggest we park this for a while...???

chenko

09-02-2007, 13:17

I don't know why so many people cry over snow. Open the schools I say!

I'm still up for it, this should be the last day of snow and the temps are rising. Just depends on the others I guess.

chewyuk

09-02-2007, 15:54

chenko

09-02-2007, 20:16

ok after the fun I had just trying to park outside my house I dont think I can do this unless there is a miracle, wide tyres dont really help the matter

oldgit

09-02-2007, 20:31

There's no snow in Brissle, but its wet and due to stay that way :(
A full day will probably be very soggy and unpleasant, but we can still meet up if we want to :shrug:

oldgit

10-02-2007, 10:28

OK today its damp and warm.
Tomorrow is the same. Sun and showers.
So bring a raincoat/brolly/swimming trunks.

See you there.

minimeeze

10-02-2007, 12:56

Will have to give this one a miss, I'm afraid :( Maybe next time?

pswillies

10-02-2007, 13:23

I'll be there. The snorkel is packed.

:)

dazzajl

10-02-2007, 18:47

turns out that I'm going to be working tomorrow so it's a no can do for me. :o(

hopefully next time.

Have fun all, look forward to seeing what you shoot.

chenko

10-02-2007, 20:33

Can't do this sorry, too many problems and my car has a door in pieces :eek: which wont be sorted until... tomorrow

2blue4u

10-02-2007, 21:45

damm. I thought this was next weekend for some reason. But I could still make it tomorrow if there's enough bodies going.

Who organises meet in February!!! Must be nutz :)

oldgit

10-02-2007, 22:13

CANCELLED

Due to lack of interest.... shame it snowed and went cr*py.

Will try to re-org later in the year

pswillies

10-02-2007, 22:46

Hmmm... better find something else to shoot tomorrow. :thinking:

oldgit

10-02-2007, 23:03

Hmmm... better find something else to shoot tomorrow. :thinking:

Yeah...
I'm depressed :shake: :shake: :shake: ... wanted a nice dry (ideally sunny) day.. like we were having 2 weeks ago.. then what happens... Sno' and sleet and rain and.... :sulk: :'( :'(

Slipper-one

10-02-2007, 23:15

Yeah...
I'm depressed :shake: :shake: :shake: ... wanted a nice dry (ideally sunlike we were ny) day.. having 2 weeks ago.. then what happens... Sno' and sleet and rain and.... :sulk: :'( :'(

Normal British (summertime;) )weather resumed:thumbsdown: