UK Meet - Saturday 28th May - National Science Museum by Zol

Got my ticket booked....

Just to clarify, this is a timed event. Zol & I have both bought tickets for 12pm but obviously many other times are available if that's too soon. And of course we can always meet up with people later on if you can't make (or aren't interested) in the exhibition.

Having now booked my ticket for Serenity 2 (can't be bothered with that squared nonsense!), am hoping to meet some fellow Browncoats beforehand so there are some familiar faces at the Radisson!

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:31 AM

I'm thinking about it.

How and when are you travelling Zol? If you're going from Cheltenham could we travel together, which would be more fun than going on the train by myself?

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:53 AM

PHOEBE

I'm gonna try to get down there like I said BUT it all hinges on if I can, well, a) afford train and b) get someone to go with me. Unfortunately, I'll still have another 2 days left after that till I'm eighteen LOL which means my mother can still stop me from going alone.

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:20 AM

NikNak wrote:

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I'm thinking about it.

How and when are you travelling Zol? If you're going from Cheltenham could we travel together, which would be more fun than going on the train by myself?

I usually catch the 412 National Coach service early in the morning (6am - you can say it now!) when I go to London and arrive around 10am (London Victoria Station)- it`s fairly convienent and relatively cheap (about £17.50 if I remember right), and then there`s the tube to but, it works out a lot cheaper than travelling by Car & paying for Parking etc. You`d be more than welcome to get up early in the morning & join me

Phoebe wrote:

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I'm gonna try to get down there like I said BUT it all hinges on if I can, well, a) afford train and b) get someone to go with me. Unfortunately, I'll still have another 2 days left after that till I'm eighteen LOL which means my mother can still stop me from going alone.

Phoebe is your Hitchhikers Guide friend still interested in going? I wouldn`t have thought there would be too much of a problem - as per travelling, you might be able to get a National Express coach form Stoke quite cheeply - try http://www.nationalexpress.com/bp/b2.cfm?id=26273748 or if that doesn`t work just the www.nationalexpress.com bit

Darin (Zol.)

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by Zol:

I usually catch the 412 National Coach service early in the morning (6am - you can say it now!) when I go to London and arrive around 10am (London Victoria Station)- it`s fairly convienent and relatively cheap (about £17.50 if I remember right), and then there`s the tube to but, it works out a lot cheaper than travelling by Car & paying for Parking etc. You`d be more than welcome to get up early in the morning & join me

EEK! 6am til 10am sounds a bit difficult! Usually on Saturdays I get up around 11am. However 6am doesn't actually match up with any of the times on the National Express website:

http://www.nationalexpress.com/bp/b2.cfm?id=26277715

Did you mean leaving 6:30am and arriving 9:20am? I prefer the idea of leaving 8am and arriving 10:20am instead. It is a more civilized time and it is half an hour quicker because it doesn't stop everywhere on the way.

I'm still a maybe and I'm not sure whether to be sociable or get some sleep in the morning!

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:10 AM

sorry, yes I did mean the 6.30, I forgot the lightly different time on weekends

The trouble with a later time is tht you hit the traffic (and this is a bankholiday weekend too)
However I didn`t notice the funfare seats - cheap seats.

I think could manage 8am, it`ll still leave an hour to walk or travel to the Museum.

Return time depends on what people actually want to do - given an hour for the exhibition (being optomistic) and whether people want to go around the actual museum - a visit to the Forbidden Planet Store, and food/drink etc.

there`s a coach returning at 8.30pm & then one at 11.30pm - I`m again a sucker for the late coach, seeing london at night is great! but I`m open to what others think

Darin (Zol.)

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by niknak:

I'm still a maybe and I'm not sure whether to be sociable or get some sleep in the morning!

It's a Bank Holiday - you can be sociable on Saturday & sleep on Sunday AND Monday!

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:31 AM

I`m even having a late night the night before too - with Jazz`n`Blues evening dinner and I was mentioning about a 630am start

I`m up for a late finish, gives 3 hours more in London

Darin (Zol.)

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:20 PM

I'm up for the late 11:30pm finish. I'd rather have the time in London in the evening than in the morning.

I've made up my mind now to come. I just tried to book my Science museum ticket online but it keeps failing. I'll try by phone tomorrow.

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:06 PM

EMMA

sometimes i hate living in a different country.

When I lived in Londinium I used to go to the NSM all the time, it would have been so cool to go with you guys

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Friday, May 13, 2005 6:32 AM

Well, there`s always a long weekend away - I know it`s pretty close to the Serenity Con that`s just gone, and that was expensive (or it least I spent a lot)

I`m sure there will be other times you can come over, and there`s always Serenity2 later in the year (which I have now booked for)

Darin (Zol.)

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:00 AM

OK I'm all booked now. I'll be getting the 8am coach from Cheltenham.

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:15 AM

My ticket came yesterday - well, with at least three of us going now I guess it's officially a shindog again!

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:44 AM

been out of the office for a week - so i thought i'd check with how things were progressing - unfortunately i am working during the day at a conference but would love to hook up with you later on probably from about 6pm when i get back esp of people are gonna stick around for a bit
there's a small possibility that i may be able to put up a few people i will have to check with the people i live with first though - but i'll get back to you on monday if anyone's interested

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 3:14 AM

Can't see that being a problem - I know Zol's planning on making a night of it!

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 4:29 AM

Well, I`ve just booked a seat on the coach - 8am start - that should give me a little time to recover from the previous night - Should be a fun day out, even if it is just a few of us - Anybody want to go anywhere special? (apart from Science Museum, forbidden Planet)?

I might have my new camera by then as well - I say might because it was on Back Order and then it was Back Ordered on that Back Order - Stock is due in on the 18th (so that`s next week) can`t wait.

Darin (Zol.)

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Sunday, May 15, 2005 12:14 AM

returning on the coach at 2330 hours.

Will have to check the weather before going - there`s been a few times in the past where I`ve gone for all out rain beating down and London`s been hot, sunny & sweltering.

Darin (Zol.)

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Sunday, May 15, 2005 12:47 AM

oh yeah welcome to the steaming metropolis where you can't breath for the smog

i'll try an remember to post a report on friday afternoon

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Monday, May 16, 2005 12:19 AM

*Bwah!* another bump for anybody who`s interested!

Darin (Zol.)

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:43 AM

Bump

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:01 AM

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

I can't make it up to London till the Tuesday, but I'll be there for the rest of the week. Will any of you guys still be there?

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:11 AM

'Fraid not.

On the plus side, my lovely t-shirt from 11th Hour has arrived so at least I'll have something shiny to wear to the exhibition!

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:16 AM

I`m only coming up for a day trip, don`t actually live that side of the UK, but I`m sure there are other Browncoats about if you Holler loud enough.

Darin (Zol.)

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:22 AM

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On the plus side, my lovely t-shirt from 11th Hour has arrived so at least I'll have something shiny to wear to the exhibition!

ooh - i got a couple of those too - aren't they
pretty

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:24 AM

I certainly like the t-shirt, and very impressed with how quickly it came.

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:09 AM

BUMP

but also - is there anyone else thinking of joining the proceedings later -

i work very near forbidden planet if people are planning to come into the west end and can suggest nice pubs and eateries very nearby that aren't bang on the tourist route

i finish work around 6pm

if not i can just hitch up with you whereever you happen to be

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:14 AM

Ooh, I reckon I can hang onto 6ish!! Pm your mobile or something so we can let you know where we are (assuming we can't arrange something definite beforehand).

I used to work near the British Museum - we were so close!! What pubs etc have you in mind - see if I recognise any names!

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:12 AM

lots have shut recently the crown and the bull and mouth used to be our regulars

the angel on denmark street is a samuel smiths pub so the drinks are nice and quite cheap for central london and you a fairly relaxed crowd

museum tavern on museum street is ok often a bit busy and there is an all bar one on new oxford street that always has lots of space but a bit more pricey

few more around but can't recall them all now - gotta dash out of work for a meeting but i might remeber em by the morrow!!!

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:27 AM

I must apologise for any part I may have played in the demise of The Bull & Mouth - used to do debt recovery for Camden Council and sent the bailiff's round there more times than I can remember!! Was always too smokey in there for my liking.

Don't think i know The Angel. We'd usually head down Kingsway.

And despite working in London for nearly seven years, I've yet to go to an All Bar One!

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:45 AM

I was ceratinly hoping to have a sitdown meal after 6pm to give chance for some to meetup - either Pizza or something similar - Also if Phoebe can make it, must remember that phoebe`s not 18 until the Tuesday, that may give some problems with certain pubs, although I`m not ruling out the pub thing we just need to cater for everybody.

Darin (Zol.)

p.s. Forbidden Planet is a definite to visit - It`s open until 7pm on Saturday.

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:05 AM

Don't worry Zol, we'll go to Forbidden Planet!!

There's (rough count) five Pizza Huts around Leicester Square so no worries there.

Haven't heard from our Minor have we? Phoebe - tell your mother you'll be in the company of responsible grown-ups!

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:29 AM

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Originally posted by becsthebeast:
BUMP

but also - is there anyone else thinking of joining the proceedings later -

i work very near forbidden planet if people are planning to come into the west end and can suggest nice pubs and eateries very nearby that aren't bang on the tourist route

i finish work around 6pm

if not i can just hitch up with you whereever you happen to be

'forgive my rudeness. i cannot abide useless people'

I`ve just given the Official Serenity Boards a bit of a bump up, it will be cool if a few more can make it too, there may be lurkers who areplanning to come but don`t want to speak up.

Darin (Zol.)

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 8:19 AM

Yeah, come people - please? The more the merrier, let's make it a real shindig

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:42 PM

CASUALTY

Oh! I wish I was coming! Unfortunatly/fortunatly it is my last ever Summer Ball on the 28th! I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to get all dolled up in my ball gown or whether I wanted to venture up to London to meet some fellow Browncoats! I decided on the former. I figured I'm going to Serenity 2 so I'll not have missed my chance to meet at least some of you.

Have a brilliant time though. Be sure to think of all the people who'd love to be there but can't be.

"If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do"

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:27 PM

EMMA

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Oh! I wish I was coming!

Me too, maybe once the 28th has past we can persuade everyone to meet up again at the beginning of July - gives everyone a chance to have been paid before meandering to the money-pit.

Unless of course anyone is going to Glastonbury festival and fancies meeting up there?

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:19 PM

about 3 minutes from Forbidden Planet is a lovely little pizzerria which we go to loads
does pizzas, burgers and pasta all about £6 a plate - they usually give me something on the house when i bring a few people along

i tend to avoid chain places as they don't know how to cook proper food!

fray i'll send you my number now

the london meetup group were planning something at the beginning of the month but i don't think it happened not sure how to get in touch with them

i'll post onto the group on yahoo today if no-one has done already

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:41 PM

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Originally posted by becsthebeast:
about 3 minutes from Forbidden Planet is a lovely little pizzerria which we go to loads
does pizzas, burgers and pasta all about £6 a plate - they usually give me something on the house when i bring a few people along

Now that sounds like a plan! What's it called?

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Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:54 PM

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about 3 minutes from Forbidden Planet is a lovely little pizzerria which we go to loads
does pizzas, burgers and pasta all about £6 a plate - they usually give me something on the house when i bring a few people along

Now that sounds like a plan! What's it called?

its called cafe mode on endell street

put endell street into www.streetmap.co.uk and the arrow pretty much points to where it is
('fraid i don't have the technology to paste this in)

gotta do some work now

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Friday, May 20, 2005 2:30 AM

CLARRY

If you sort out exact times for food etc. I'll meet up afterwards for a drink or two...I'll eat at home!

So if you plan a definite pub at say 7 - 7.30 I'll turn up.

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Friday, May 20, 2005 2:41 AM

Excellent. Am sure we'll have more definite plans come next weekend!

(But are you sure you want to eat at home and not with your fellow BCs?!)

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Friday, May 20, 2005 5:23 AM

The problem we have with people saying certain times is that it may not be possible - I certainly wouldn`t want to rush food just to get to a pub. Forbidden Planet closes at 7pm, so If people wanted to meet there before it closed and we then went on for food (remember if people are finishing work at 6pm - 6.30 eat time may be a little rushed (especially if travelling)

Can we have a bit of order here, I made the suggestion in the 1st place about the meetup, and whilst it`s fine to include people, If we try to accomodate everybody, it won`t be a relaxing day out. best thing to do is either send me a PM with your contact details and I can return you my mobile number (if you can`t make the initial Hitchhikers Meetup) and then you will be able to find out where we are at a certain time.

1st thing we will be doing on Saturday is `Hitchhikers` exhibition at Londons Science Museum - 12pm Entry

Then depending on what time we get out of the exhibition, maybe a quick bite to eat (snack & coffee shop).

Then there will be a bit of time to choose what to do next until going to Forbidden Planet later, enabling others to join up - and from there go for food & afterwards if we don`t get tied down talking, a nearby Pub (the Pub depends on Phoebe and her friend too).

The final coach back for me is at 2330 from London Victoria - so will need to leave just before 2300 (2245) to get to the coach station with a bit of time to spare (this is the last coach, If I miss it, there isn`t another till the early morning)

Darin (Zol.)

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Friday, May 20, 2005 5:32 AM

Well obviously I'll be at the Exhibition at 12.00 so will see you & Nik-Nak there. That gives us a fairly lengthy afternoon to fill, can't see that we'll be too rushed & hopefully should be OK to meet, for instance, Becsthebeast at around 6ish. Seems a good idea for us to end up in the area around FP as so many nice places to eat there.

Hopefully we can sort out a fairly definite plan in the next week & people can decide whether they can make it or not.

Over to you Captain!

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Friday, May 20, 2005 5:33 AM

CLARRY

Quote:
Originally posted by Zol:
Can we have a bit of order here, I made the suggestion in the 1st place about the meetup, and whilst it`s fine to include people, If we try to accomodate everybody, it won`t be a relaxing day out. .

Darin (Zol.)

Absolutely right.

I suggested a venue once. Someone didn't like it so I compromised and, although we had a fun time, said person didn't turn up and a lot of people liked the idea of the other venue.

Organiser has the last word, especially as you've taken the time to sort it out.

I'll post a PM with mobile number and hang out until people are "settled" post food. I can say the youngsters are my daughters.

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Friday, May 20, 2005 6:13 AM

hey - i was only suggesting places that i know around the area as this is where i do a lot of my drinking and eating!

i was assuming that on the day it'll depend on how it goes as to when and where people want to move - its a little hard to know what people you've never met before are gonna want to do

it seems to me we have a pretty good plan (and remember the best thing about plans is its much easier to change them once you have 'em!)

science museum at 12pm and forbidden planet sometime towards the end of the afternoon
and then some drinking and/or eating

zol - i'll send you my number and that way i can find out where you all are -

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Friday, May 20, 2005 6:22 AM

Personally I just hope we can group together around 6.30-7ish for a nice relaxing meal before everyone has to go their separate ways (have to confess I prefer restaurants to pubs).

Am sure your suggestion for the restaurant is a good one - the main problem just seems to be getting everyone to agree to be at one place at more or less the same time. But hey, we can sort it out!

So, out of the people who've expressed an interest in going, how many of you have met before?

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Friday, May 20, 2005 9:44 PM

I tend to agree about the pub thing, it`s nice to have a drink with fellow browncoats but it`s much more easier to talk in a cafe or restuarant.

BTw is there anywhere that needs a visit in between Hitchhikers & Forbidden Planet?

I think the weather may dictate a little - here`s hoping for a lovely sunny day.

Darin (Zol.)

p.s. Hopefully we will have a few mobile numbers swapped round, so others cn find where we are at a time to suit.

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Friday, May 20, 2005 11:27 PM

Well as a London regular I'm not that fussed - shall leave it to you tourists to decide!

Certainly hope the weather's improved by next week - it's horrible today!

Shall send you my mobile no - do we set all phones to "Firefly theme" for ease of identification?

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Friday, May 20, 2005 11:27 PM

Oops, double-post...

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Saturday, May 21, 2005 1:41 AM