Winter Solstice pub meet.

[marisca]

With every bloody shop touting Xmas goodies I find my thoughts turning to alcohol in an attempt to escape. If the forum denizens are considering their traditional Edinburgh pub meet-up, may I advise that Marisca's skipper will be in darkest Africa* 'tween 9th and 29th December. So you can either take that as an invitation to avoid those dates or to gleefully plan during them - it's up to you.

*Yes, really, but I am assured that the Spanish ebola outbreak was closer to Scotland than Rwanda is to Sierra Leone, etc.

[Ocklepoint]

Seems an eminently sensible plan to me

What about Thursday 4th December?

A place with decent beer, seats and no loud music in central Edinburgh?

7.30 ish?

Some of the usual suspects?

[Silkie]

That gives us a quorum I believe. Thursday the 4th works for me. Venue anyone?

[Nick]

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Hell mend youse.

I'm having a tooth out on the 4th.

[Silkie]

You'll surely be needing a drink then?

[mm5aho]

I can't do 4th, I'll be busy imbibing a lawyers offering, and getting anything from a lawyer is miraculous, so missing it would be disastrous.

[marisca]

Geoff, don't just say you can't - give another suggestion.

I'm ok for 4th but not 5th/6th/7th.

[Silkie]

Some of you are far too busy.

You should take things easier at your time of life Alastair.

[mm5aho]

I could do (as at today's diary state) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8th.

Geoff

[DaveS]

There appears to be two separate threads trying to organise this...

I'm OK for any night that week, but in the interests of avoiding crowds would recommend not Friday.

The Doric has been fine for the last few years.

[Fingal]

There appears to be two separate threads trying to organise this...

I'm OK for any night that week, but in the interests of avoiding crowds would recommend not Friday.

The Doric has been fine for the last few years.

Well it goes against the grain a bit to accommodate Marisca's foibles in any way, however some time around the 2-3-4 December is fine for me. I agree Friday night is probably a bad idea. As to venue the Doric has been OK, an alternative which might also suit - 'decent beer, seats and no loud music' - would be the Bow Bar at the fit of Victoria Street. Maybe a bit short on seating if there's more than a handful of participants.

[Fingal]

See 'A referendum...'

[marisca]

As an inveterate critic of opinion surveys Ken really should have known better ..........

I shall be in the Doric from about 1900 hrs on Thursday 4th December. I would be very happy to meet any of you who are there.

Peace and goodwill !
Alastair

[Silkie]

We seem to have come full circle. Thursday 4th still works for me. Be there or be square.

Sorry you can't make it Geoff - I'd hoped to have a wee chat about galvanising.

[cpedw]

I'd hoped to have a wee chat about galvanising.

You certainly know how to have a good time.
Derek