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London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby rosemary johnson » Sun 01 Feb 2009 10:20 pm

This event has been discussed and planned in the Non-KC chat area, so if you don't read that one, you may have missed it.
SO here again are details:

Wednesday 4th February.
Meet 6-6.30 ish on Euston station concourse (main line station, not tube station). Outside Advance Booking office door, etween main ticket office and Accessorise.
Beat the weather with hot chocolate, cappuccino, or take your pick.
About 7pm, adjourn tothe Chinese restaurant some of us went to after the last KC conference..
"Eat as much as you want" buffet for GBP 6.50 per adult (not including drinks or desserts). A la carte possible too.
Bring/look out for items with KC group logo. I'll be in black duvet coat, black leather Oz bush hat, red and black striped scarf.
Come to station, restaurant, or both. If you want to join us at the restaurant, please let me know so I can tell them how many to expect (and to get directions if you weren't with us before).
Phone contact for Qs/if you get lost or delayed: 07919 262 702.
hope to see lots of folk there!
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Andrew MacLean » Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:40 am

I hope that the weather does not prevent this from happening. I am looking out on a crisp clear winter's day with a light dusting of snow on the hills beyond the river, but I understand that the scene is more wintry in the balmy south.

Take care

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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby GarethB » Mon 02 Feb 2009 5:53 pm

No chance, a couple of inches of snow and the city ground to a halt :roll:

Better get used to it guys, global warming means the Gulf Stream will no longer give us our mild weather, we'll be knee deep in the white stuff in the future :twisted:

For those who are tough, hope you enjoy yourselves :D
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby rosemary johnson » Mon 02 Feb 2009 6:48 pm

Here in London E10 it has been snowing all day, and if the snow on the top of my garden wall and wheelie bins is not 8" deep it is only because the local kids come along and scoop it up to make snowballs.
It took me nearly 2 hours today to get out as far as a bank that was actually open enough to be able to pay my Visa bill. Grrrr.
Then later I went up to the new doctor's surgery opened not long ago near me, to talk to them and re-registering with them rather than the old lot, and found no-one there and the door locked .... but only once had got up to the 4th floor - no sign at ground level, as one ight have hoped.
I'll be doing my best to get to meeting point as arranged - and will phone the Chinese to check they are indeed open first.
Hope to see as many as possible there.
I do hope, also, that I haven't jinxed this by talking about weather-busting mugs of hot choccie!
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Jeremy_123 » Wed 04 Feb 2009 9:18 am

Hello Rosemary,

I'm not going to be able to make this evening as it turns out :evil: I've got a rather vicious cough come on over the past 2/3 days. I'm just hoping its not going to become anything nastier such as a chest infection but at the moment my cough is pretty nasty and lets put it this way, you probably wouldn't want to be trying to eat food next to me.

Its doubly annoying is this as not only is tonight out but I probably won't be doing my Krav Maga training tomorrow and in fact its triple annoying! A friend of mine who I was working with over christmas, its his 21st party this weekend!

Hope those of you who do make it tonight however have a very pleasant evening despite the weather and everything else.

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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Andrew MacLean » Wed 04 Feb 2009 10:14 am

Those of you who do manage to gather for a London Chinese Dinner, have a good time. In West Central Scotland I shall raise a glass in your honour!

Andrew
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Anne Klepacz » Wed 04 Feb 2009 11:56 am

Thanks all. I still hope to be there with Rosemary, Pat, and anyone else who can make it. We'll raise a glass to absent friends!
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Pat A » Wed 04 Feb 2009 1:35 pm

I'm still coming.......although probably won't be at Euston before 6.30pm. Some of us have to work hard to keep this country going..... :lol: :twisted: :lol:

(I'll probably text you Rosemary just to check you are still going to be there!!Euston is not on my way home!!)
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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby rosemary johnson » Wed 04 Feb 2009 4:53 pm

I'll be there! - just checking for messages before I set off.
Jez, hope you're better soon.
Andrew, thanks for the thoughts from affair.
Rosemary

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Re: London Winter Social on Wednesday

Postby Pat A » Thu 05 Feb 2009 10:01 am

Well the four of us that turned up had a lovely meal!Thanks for organising Rosemary.

Hope you are feeling better Jez.
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