London ILB - FAP?

Well, dates, royalty, sport...

Lol. Actually I could have sworn I learned that fact on that trip as well but in fact the similar thing I learned was that Galileo and Shakespeare were born in the same year.

If cases keep coming down I was thinking of doing this in November. See how it goes.

I've been thinking about FAPs recently, I'm not that optimistic about November though.

Would love to join, especially if it’s outside. Sometimes November is still warmish. Also I don’t think I’ve met a single new person for two years who wasn’t another nursery parent.

Be good to meet Chuck.

I have to say cases are dropping nicely and all of the adult population will be vaxxed by then (apart from the tiny amounts that don't want it). We will know the effect of schools re-opening shortly.

Let's see it then.

I wanted to see what the feeling was on a November meet up. Thinking 18th or 25th.

Obviously cases are now going up but I said I'd revive.

Bumping this up

Yeah, ok, good

I can’t do 18th, can do 25th, would be good to see you all.

Additionally it would be good to see you all on 1st December at the Prince Arthur near Old Street, when we’re launching this new book I’ve been working on. All the details you need here:

https://theedgeoftheobject.com

The 18th also not good for me, 25th should be good, but there should still be a FAP either day that suits people because I would like to attend one eventually given I’m reading again and also to meet Tom D.

is this still on? 25th is def better for me as

Was going to revive towards end of the week.

Let's go for the 25th at the Royal Oak.

Is that the one in Borough?

Yes.

Like the blithering idiot I obviously am I have accepted an invitation to another thing on this evening. I will be along for a swift one after work to say hello to anyone who's about but it can only be the one I'm afraid.

I'll be there!

👌

See you all later, should be there by 6.

Good stuff. How busy is it likely to be in terms of getting seats or whatever

Pre-pandemic you could usually get a table.

Yes - unlikely to be rammed; I imagine I'll be there fairly soon after 5.30 so I feel reasonably confident that we should have a table

I’ll see you there around then Tim, I’m in town myself so should be able to head over fairly early

i'm wandering over from the beano show at somerset house so will probably also be early

Excellent x2

I'm thinking of coming but I probably shouldn't or rather I shouldn't drink but if I can manage to nurse a pint all night I will.

I've stopped drinking during lockdown so if you need someone to look lame next to you I'm there.

It's not so much about looking lame as my inability to go into a pub and not drink more than I should.

Tom D I will be there in solidarity with you! You should come!

Btw picked up a copy of the stories of Heinrich Böll off unwanted books shelf at the station, anyone want it?

FYI Royal Oak closed for an event 🙄 suggest people come to The George on Borough high st instead, everything inside reserved but we have an outside table, wrap up warm I guess

Cool

lovely to see ppl and sorry to scoot like that but i was just s-o-o-o-o cold!

Was lovely to meet people I hadn’t met before and to see the rest of you again, going to go home and hopefully not die of pneumonia now

I was glad to meet poster Gyac from Co. Offaly. I strongly agreed with her comments about "melts".

It was lovely to meet you too pinefox, thank you for validating my comments about melts ❤️

A good discussion at the FAP concerned membership of the Labour Party - why maintain it? One good reason was given: so that you can still look forward to exercising the right to cancel it.

Today I finally cancelled my Direct Debit. I also sent a message via their website noting this. But given the incompetence of the party, I won't be surprised if they keep trying to take my money.

Very proud of you

They got to you, pinefox!!!

(Just kidding; I cancelled mine ages ago. Here's to the New Left Party whenever it feels like starting)

Would like to do this next month, preferably second half of the month without the hypothermia from last time. Any takers?

Yes.

Wonder if our former venue will become available again. Though it's not what it was.

Never been, wouldn’t know. Regardless of where we end up, there’s surely no way it can be as bad as last time?

Can do any Thurs in March bar the 10th. And yes let's go to Royal Oak.

Does it have to be Thursday, zero enthusiasm about the 17th tbh

It doesn't have to be but FAPs are almost always held on a Thursday.

So we still the 3rd or 24th (even the 10th but I am travelling back that day and could miss it).

My availability is currently rather unpredictable for one reason and another, meaning the following should not be used to inform any decision, but I'm pretty certain I can't make anything in the first half of March, 17th would eb the earliest.

First half is out for me as well, second would be better

Ok, I’m willing to concede on the 17th but ye are all to blame if it’s bad

ilxor fizzles arrives in one of those big Guinness hats

we should be so lucky for that level of taste