[F] Meet report for Coventry 1.0???
Gid Holyoake
Here be a small meet report for AFPCoventry... hereby also known as
AFPcarpark1.0, AFPcarpark2.0, AFPcarpark3.0 <giggle> and AFPWarwick?.?
(not sure what the last AFPWarwick was...)
We turned up at Frugal's, only to find that he wasn't there (good start
we thought!... he must have left already) so we parked the car and
wandered off to find a phone box (and a taxi)...
On arrival at the Farmhouse (the designated AFPmeet venue)... it was
discovered to be closed for refurbishments... so the taxi took us around
to the carpark at the back, whereupon we discovered Frugal and Selina,
and so we bade farewell to our chauffeur for evening the first part, and
commenced AFPcarpark1.0... about 5 minutes later the only other
confirmed attendee turned up (Mike Knell), and we decided we would head
up the road to the Harvester, to try and find some sustenance.
We merrily trundled convoy fashion until we reached the Harvester, and
AFPcarpark2.0... as on wandering into the Harvester we were greeted by
"You want a *table*, on *Valentine's Night* and you haven't
*booked*!"... and I'd swear she was inwardly grinning as we left. She
did, however, suggest we try a place just down the road (which began
with a B but we can't remember what), wherein, she assured us, we would
find a place that probably did some food and drink. So... back into the
cars, and follow the signs to the new location... only to find at the
next major roundabout the place no longer appeared on any of the signs
anymore! (Maybe it was in the middle of the roundabout?)... So Frugal
took an executive decision, and we headed off to Warwick (having already
teased Mike with the idea that we may end up there!).
And so... to AFPcarpark3.0 at Warwick uni! (and Mike *had* thought
Frugal was joking!)... and thence onwards into the "Airport Lounge" in
the Uni, whereupon the meet proper commenced, and much (well, by us two
anyway) was drunk... (not the other three as they were driving) and
chips, burgers and pizzas were eaten.
Topics of discussion:
Geekiness in abundance...
Possibilities of disguising Gid as a student (even a mature one!)...
Worky things in general...
Relationships (well, it was Feb 14th)...
Frugal's housemoving and related issues...
More about Lusers...
The future Nottingham meet...
What should this meet be called?... (and if it was now officially a
Warwick meet, should the next Warwick meet really be a Leamington meet?)
What the drinking game at the next table was... and whether they
*really* needed to make that much noise about it!...
And probably lots of other stuff too, which we can't remember right now!
Many thanks to Frugal for organdising all ?5? meets <giggle>, and for
letting us kip the night!
Gid & Suzi
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Selina T. Lock
On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Gid Holyoake wrote:
> Here be a small meet report for AFPCoventry... hereby also known as
> AFPcarpark1.0, AFPcarpark2.0, AFPcarpark3.0 <giggle> and AFPWarwick?.?
> (not sure what the last AFPWarwick was...)
Cont'd......
> On arrival at the Farmhouse (the designated AFPmeet venue)... it was
> discovered to be closed for refurbishments... so the taxi took us around
> to the carpark at the back, whereupon we discovered Frugal and Selina,
I'd already been there a hour having managed to Not get totally lost as
expected, and therefore turning up half a hour before the designated meet
time to discover that the place was very deserted and very dark and very
closed. Whereupon I got incredibly paranoid for a few seconds thinking
that they'd changed the meet place and forgot to tell me! However upon
phoning Frugal I discovered this was not the case it was just a slight
oversight on the part of the pub that it decided to close that particular
weekend!
> and so we bade farewell to our chauffeur for evening the first part, and
> commenced AFPcarpark1.0...
Which involved jumping around waving at any cars that might possibly
contain lost afpers :-)
> about 5 minutes later the only other
> confirmed attendee turned up (Mike Knell), and we decided we would head
> up the road to the Harvester, to try and find some sustenance.
By which point we all needed sustenance.
> We merrily trundled convoy fashion until we reached the Harvester, and
> AFPcarpark2.0... as on wandering into the Harvester we were greeted by
> "You want a *table*, on *Valentine's Night* and you haven't
> *booked*!"... and I'd swear she was inwardly grinning as we left.
Probably beaming like a cheshire cat.
> She
> did, however, suggest we try a place just down the road (which began
> with a B but we can't remember what), wherein, she assured us, we would
> find a place that probably did some food and drink. So... back into the
> cars, and follow the signs to the new location... only to find at the
> next major roundabout the place no longer appeared on any of the signs
> anymore! (Maybe it was in the middle of the roundabout?)...
I was too busy trying to not lose sight of Frugal & Mike's cars to have
any clue where we were actually going.
> So Frugal
> took an executive decision, and we headed off to Warwick (having already
> teased Mike with the idea that we may end up there!).
>
> And so... to AFPcarpark3.0 at Warwick uni! (and Mike *had* thought
> Frugal was joking!)... and thence onwards into the "Airport Lounge" in
> the Uni, whereupon the meet proper commenced, and much (well, by us two
> anyway) was drunk... (not the other three as they were driving) and
> chips, burgers and pizzas were eaten.
Abd birthday sweeties in the form of mini-eggs and lollies.
> Topics of discussion:
> Geekiness in abundance...
> Possibilities of disguising Gid as a student (even a mature one!)...
We decided he looked more like a student with the hat on instead of off.
> Worky things in general...
> Relationships (well, it was Feb 14th)...
> Frugal's housemoving and related issues...
> More about Lusers...
> The future Nottingham meet...
> What should this meet be called?... (and if it was now officially a
> Warwick meet, should the next Warwick meet really be a Leamington meet?)
> What the drinking game at the next table was... and whether they
> *really* needed to make that much noise about it!...
> And probably lots of other stuff too, which we can't remember right now!
>
> Many thanks to Frugal for organdising all ?5? meets <giggle>, and for
> letting us kip the night!
Yes, much thanks to Frugal and it was lovely to meet a few more people.
The only quote that sticks in my mind is by Gid "He goes up things and I
go down 'em"
Cheers
Selina