UKitP meet VII "X-mas/Winter" Sheffield 04/12/10 *UPDATED Nov 23, 2010*

well, i'm currently sitting in the first class lounge... free coffee... free papers... free shower curtain!

my ETA has been pushed forward due to the weather. instead of the 14:55 train i'll be on the 13:25... so i make that 15:34... ish

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Originally Posted by Jibar

Well, anybody who is anybody will soon walk through that door.
It's understandable.

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Each night astounds you, 'cause it's your home sweet home.

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Originally Posted by Jibar

And I have no packing to do today because I won't be there until tomorrow. Hilarity.
If we're needing pictures, I could bring along my camera? It's aged, but still takes good quality.

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Yes! There must be pictures of the meetup. Age or no, good quality (or even poor quality) is all we need.

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Originally Posted by Archonic Energy

well, I'm currently sitting in the first class lounge... free coffee... free papers... free shower curtain!

my ETA has been pushed forward due to the weather. instead of the 14:55 train I'll be on the 13:25... so I make that 15:34... ish

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:smallsigh:
First class . . . I've heard of such a myth, but I'm standard so I go Standard.
Odd though that the weather means you actually arrvie early. Normally one leaf on the tracks is enough for a three hour delay.

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Originally Posted by Archonic Energy

my ETA has been pushed forward due to the weather. instead of the 14:55 train i'll be on the 13:25... so i make that 15:34... ish

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Nope. Yer gonna be late. :smallamused:

*stabs Archie*

Sorry everyone. :smalltongue:

If you're one of the few taking the bus from the train station to mine tonight, there are disruption to the bus you'll be taking, but you shouldn't have to worry.

If you have problems, feel free to phone me.

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Originally Posted by Dallas-Dakota

I demand lots of pics! And Koorly sending me some of those cookies. Damn, ye've maede mah hungreh!

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There will be pics, but I'm pretty sure we will eat all the cookies.

Edit: Leaving in a minute! Yay! See you guys in Sheffield.

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Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

Why is it that black and white photographs made me immediately think thusly:

1920s Prohibition Chicago; UKitp meetup is a speakeasy. I bring the cake (a truly addicting drugalcohol; the guys are dressed to the nines with suits, trilbies and so on (although more '40s/'50s style than 1920s) and for some reason, the girls are in that kind of classic black dress seen in . . . an Audrey Hepburn film? . . . smoking cigarettes in holders. Short pixie-stly haircuts and pearls abound.

Then Far Sam's Grand Slam plays.

My mind is a strange place.

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Challenge accepted! :smallcool: Or at least, it would be, if I had a good shirt to complete the look :smallannoyed:

Also, will anyone be on the Manchester-Cleethorpes train tomorrow morning? leaving Stockport around 9.30?

Fingers crossed the snow is not bad enough that I can't get to Sheffield.... already had a panic when I realised that the train to Doncaster I was planning on taking was canceled... :smalleek: Thank god for Wakefield.

All of you have a really good time - I'll be thinking of you, and pitying you all for being inflicted with Castaras without me there to keep her under control...

I too demand photographs.

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Originally Posted by Lensman

All of you have a really good time - I'll be thinking of you, and pitying you all for being inflicted with Castaras without me there to keep her under control...

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Who says you keep me under control normally? :smalltongue:

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Originally Posted by Castaras

Who says you keep me under control normally? :smalltongue:

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Well he hasn't had to use the sniper team has he? :smalltongue:

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Originally Posted by Kobold-Bard

Well he hasn't had to use the sniper team has he? :smalltongue:

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Not often, anyway...

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Originally Posted by Vampiric

Challenge accepted! :smallcool: Or at least, it would be, if I had a good shirt to complete the look :smallannoyed:

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Whereas I left my trilby at home, though I will be wearing a shirt and waistcoat tomorrow.

I've arrived in Sheffield! The place I'm staying has free wi-fi! This is awesometimes.

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Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

:smallsigh:
First class . . . I've heard of such a myth, but I'm standard so I go Standard.
Odd though that the weather means you actually arrvie early. Normally one leaf on the tracks is enough for a three hour delay.

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to be fair i left 3 trains early due to cancelation...

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Originally Posted by smellie_hippie

Nope. Yer gonna be late. :smallamused:

*stabs Archie*

Sorry everyone. :smalltongue:

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sorry, but to quote the Cronolegionarre
'already there'

Actually, one last question and I'm good forever:
Any particular room or place inside the Octagon Centre we should be heading for? Anyone I should look out for?

I plan to signpost it, but IIRC we're in the Council Chambers.

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Originally Posted by Jibar

Actually, one last question and I'm good forever:
Any particular room or place inside the Octagon Centre we should be heading for? Anyone I should look out for?

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the man with the leather jacket and the bag of games?

@^ damn ninja....
i would get up and hit you but that's too much effoRt :p

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Originally Posted by Archonic Energy

the man with the leather jacket and the bag of games?

@^ damn ninja....
i would get up and hit you but that's too much effort :p

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/me sits inches out of Archie's reach and cackles maliciously.

Packing up shizzle as we speak!

Getting a train around 9-9:30, hoping to be at Sheffield between 11 and 12ish, snow willing. :smallsmile:

Guess who's in Sheffield. Go on, guess.

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Originally Posted by Capt Spanner

I plan to signpost it, but IIRC we're in the Council Chambers.

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Well, depending on trains I should be arriving there a little after 10, so I may appear just after you lot do.

So, yeah. Believe I got everything I need. See ya'll folks tomorrow.

Currently I'm on a train from Shrewsbury to Stockport. It's like an adventure. At the moment, joy of joys the train is stationary.
Also the camera I'm bringing may not work. Further more, train station coffee is awful, I advise against it, this is a lesson I've learned countless times, yet I hold onto hope.

The foreign contingent hath arrived-eth in Sheffield... eth.

The favoured route was closed because of snow or something.

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Originally Posted by Fifty-Eyed Fred

Guess who's in Sheffield. Go on, guess.

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Me! Still. Have had awesome dinner too.

So, we are accumulating. That's everybody except Eldpollard and Curly who's arriving today, and the latter was expected to arrive at the station about 10 minutes ago.

We're heeere you guys I am ridiculously exciiiiteeeeeed.

If anyone has Curly's number, could they PM me. She was supposed to be here an hour ago...

she's here now...

but then again you are watching me type this aren't you ?

So, meetup update: Puns are plentiful (One might say we have an apundance of them), and randman is really freaking tall. Also, from what I heard, Eldpollard is several different kinds of heretic. And there were no other notable conversations at all which it would be against forum rules to recapitulate. None at all.

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Originally Posted by Thufir

So, meetup update: Puns are plentiful (One might say we have an apundance of them), and randman is really freaking tall. Also, from what I heard, Eldpollard is several different kinds of heretic. And there were no other notable conversations at all which it would be against forum rules to recapitulate. None at all.

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Castaras likes this.


EEEEEEEEEEEEomgimgoingonatraintodayinjustoveranhou rAHHHHHH!

Edit: Oh bugger, wrong account D:.

The post above was not written by Lensman - some evil hacker (who shall be nameless) used my computer. I will throw the villain out into the cold, cold snow as a punishment. She will doubtless turn up somewhere else begging to be let in and asking for shelter for the night. Beware this devious, scheming wretch!!

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Originally Posted by Lensman

The post above was not written by Lensman - some evil hacker (who shall be nameless) used my computer. I will throw the villain out into the cold, cold snow as a punishment. She will doubtless turn up somewhere else begging to be let in and asking for shelter for the night. Beware this devious, scheming wretch!!

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Thanks for the warning! I'll see none of us a deceived.

We are now trying to sort out a giant game of Nuke Wars. I've never tried an 18 person game before... going to be interesting.