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hiya all. mick & i have to view one or two new places for meets ..we will be doing this next week ..so new place or old place will be posted by the end of next week .......we have to make sure that

1) the place is big enough to accomodate us all.

2) that they serve real ale.

its a hard task you know ...poor mick gets in trouble from anne every time ....cos he goes home ..........um!!! rather worse for wear ....& im sober he he because i do the driving .

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Such a hard life Mez. :D I'm sure you'll find somewhere for another cracking meet. :drink:

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Are you after suggestions Mez?

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I'm sure Mez will take any suggestions !

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I really don't know what Sparth Manor is like now Mez, but the room to the left is just about the correct size for us .. would go and look, but can't go in on my own. Could be a change to come down Clayton (nothing to do with me living about 50 yards away, of course :rolleyes: )

Don't know whether they serve 'real' ale .. not being a beer drinker, haven't a clue what ya' talkin' about anyway.

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You might regret posting that. You could be inundated with offers from unsuitable members offering 'company', by pm.


(Please reply to mine first though.:D)

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Sparth manor??

Hmmm I have been in there before........nice little pub from what I can remember.

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Eeew you reckon Rindy ... Come on down .... :D :D

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Pardon the Interuption. I didn't want to start a new thread just for this:

What day are the meets; Friday or Saturday? Looks like I may actually make the April meet, was just curious what that meet date would be.

Thanks for guidance!

Brian

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It's usually the last saturday of the month LYY.........it would be lovely to meet you if you are able to come to the meet.

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They are nearly always the last Saturday in the month Brian.

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i might actually get to one of the meets someday,have to work something out with slinks first

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Thanks guys. My friend who's supplying the tickets usually flies home from Heathrow on Saturday afternoons. I thought the meets were on Saturday. Maybe I can have him hold over till Sunday.

I'll keep ya posted!

Brian

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thanks for the info & input on this thread yes all ideas taken on board will be vetting some this week ...........hey brian it would be great if you can make it will be good to see you again ....will you have a pint off me this time...:D :D



oh by the way brian the april meet will be the 28th on a saturday.

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yeah sparth manor is a nice pub (formerly the lynwood) i had my 21st there,the room to the left kate is now used for meals,or was the last time i was there, its worth having a look mez, nice quiet little pub :D

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Thanks Mez! Rindy had mention Easter may cause a change in the April meet date? Any chance of that happening?

If I can't get a flight in April then the May meet may have to do. Are you able to crystal ball that far in advance? Just figure on tha last Saturday in May?

Willow, looks like it'll just be me. Was talking with Cindy last night about it. Feeling kinda weird going off on my own to meet folks for the first time. She replied "but you have so many friends over there (meaning through Accyweb)!"

Still kinda strange. Hope you're not gonna plan a big parade on my behalf!:D :D :D

Brian

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Oh yeah, can somebody do something about the strength of the pound? I'd hate to get over there and end up being a vagrant panning for quids in the town center. Hmm, I guess I could bring me harmonicas and walk the streets.

I mean play as I walk, not drum up quid by walking the streets!

Brian

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Easter Saturday is 8th April so can't see it changing anything. Unless of course Easter is a different date in Rindyland :D

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hey if you're that hard up brian we'll work out a meal rota for you :D Will be nice to meet you again!!! Shame cindy and the kids are not coming with you

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I believe we'll have to hold off untill the May meet. Not that it just dawned on me:rolleyes: , but April 28th is our 24th wedding anniversary. Yup, even Mother England will have to take second fiddle to that!

Thanks for the thought Red. Since my Mate is getting me a free ride through his frequent miles, I should be able to handle the rest of the expenses.
Brian

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No clever Dicky, my Easter is the same as your Earthling festival of eggs and rebirth.:D

I merely suggested to LYY to perhaps pm Mez to confirm the date before booking a ticket, because in the past we've also had an Easter meet, and sometimes not an end of month one, depending where it falls.

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Me & Mez will be checking these places out in the next couple of days and we will let you know where the next meet up will be when i am sobber hic hic !! and anne has stopped hitting me with the rolling pin:D
we have 2 places in mind upto now but if you can think of any that is big enough to take 30+ and has real ale on let us know and we will crawl round them on your behalf (well i will mez is driving :) )

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didnt mez mention at the last meet that it would be at the hare and hounds at westend? both chav and i remember her saying that

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Mez said maybe we have to check it out first
its not just a case of naming a pub and all turning up
we have to check to see if its ok with the landlord if they have real ale if there is enough room and if there is another group booked the same night
and sometimes if there is food on ect

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mez said she had spoke to them and they where willing to put food on for us...unless me n chav heard wrong

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did nt think the hare and hounds west end would be big enough although i havent been in for years so its prob changed a lot now..

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Well i have just had a pm off a member saying we can have the next meet at Flashytart's place with free beer and food on:D
Thanks we will look into this too

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ah nice one flashy ;) pmsl!!!!! :eek: free beer eh... think the whole of Accyweb will love ya for that one hun...and whats on the menu.....:D

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come by all means :D but if its on the 24th i won't be here :D i'll be at park hall ;)

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Thats ok just make sure there is plenty to drink and the fridge and freezer are full

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ok i'll fill both freezers with plenty of snacks and pizza's, the fridge is a little on the small side but hey, you could always put the beer outside to keep it cold :D

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well what a pity cos next meet is the 24th & i won't be there either :D i'll be in germany.

brian we are all looking forwards to meeting you once again may meeting may be more than a few are anticipating....(ouch no chav i aint telling you ..........give me arm back) but i can promise you fun & a lot of laughs.....now that date will be 26th may.ok


brian i do wish you were on msn messenger its easier to pass messeges on & have a rare old gossip too.:D

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Thanks for the info Mez. I should have enough money by May to pay Rindy back for buying that round for me at the Christmas Meet.. . . . He did buy that round didn't he??:confused:

As for msn messenger, just asked Joshua about it and he says we have AOL so we don't need msn. He says it would just slow our computer down even more. (hint hint dad we need broadband:() Not much into gossip but for Accywebers I could make an exception:p. Go ahead Mez, bring it on, whatcha got??????

Brian (this May in Accy)

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un;ess your PC is a really slow decrepid old thing running another IM client won't slow it down much. in fact if you switch to using GAIM you can use your AOL and MSN accounts in teh same 'program'

You do still need Broadband though Brian! :D

PS, stick your AOL Im name in your profile so those of us that have them all, (Yes, sad techies normally!) can add you for a natter

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Thanks again for the continued hand-holding Ian!! Mission accomplished!

Quick thread wander please!

Looks like I have 2 choices for broadband: HughesNet - $499 installation, $59/month and Virginia Broadband - $299 installation, $49/month. Are those monthly rates normal?

We have a farely new Dell computer (~1 year old) with most of the bells and whistles. Should be able to handle add-ons. I think it runs slow sometimes cause the kids overload it with songs and pictures!

Brian

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good god brian thats expensive

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monthly is about right. unlimited Broadband over here is ~£25-£30/month although we are going through a phase where some telcoms companies are giving free if you take a full package from them.

Installation sounds very expensive, over here most are free or at worst ~£40 quid.

I'm guessing its so much because as you say you live in teh back of beyond.

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well my unlimited broadband aint that expensive, i pay £17.99 a month

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OK, let me rephrase that, unlimited BB from a quality supplier with decent call centre helpdesks are £25-30.

:D

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who you with flashy?

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same as me flashy, it aint bad.;)

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Okay, gotta let this get back on thread. I'm gonna head over to my "broadband thread" in the tech section with a reply. That way we all don't get a whipping!

Okay, back to Flashy's refrigerator . .!

Brian

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lol@ brian ;)......mine's a reputable company, i'm with bt

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Hope the fridge is full. :D

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Nice try Spuggie J but no one followed me over to "broadband help and guidance!" So, where were we folks, oh yeah, had Mez off to Belgium, okay Germany. (Just trying to get that gossip going Mez)!

Here's where we stood: According to Flashy: "ok i'll fill both freezers with plenty of snacks and pizza's, the fridge is a little on the small side but hey, you could always put the beer outside to keep it cold!"

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Just seen little piece in Observer re. a guide to the best real ale pubs in East Lancs., including section on Accy and lists the pubs, two of which are the Boars Head and Shoulder of Mutton .. hmmph out of date already methinks.

Can't be bothered to list 'em all, will have to buy the book or Observer .. :)