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Post by Pinwig on Jul 21, 2024 15:25:19 GMT
Sorted for a return to TFN. Booked for Friday and Saturday. Got a super cheap room in the Arden for Friday night.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2024 19:03:55 GMT
At last. You can help me find the salt.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 21, 2024 20:18:53 GMT
I had the pleasure of explaining that in a restaurant recently where they had the same shakers. No one could find the salt, but I could. Oh yes. I knew.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2024 20:22:13 GMT
PINWING IS SALT-MAN Z.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 21, 2024 20:37:43 GMT
The question does remain though why anyone would want to design a salt shaker that actively tries to hide the salt from you.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2024 20:39:10 GMT
I do get quite salty about it.
-Ralph
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Post by Cullen on Jul 24, 2024 12:47:16 GMT
I do get quite salty about it. -Ralph Shaking with rage |
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Post by Rich on Jul 24, 2024 13:42:20 GMT
I'll be there for Sat day and evening. First time for a few years. Looking forward to it.
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 24, 2024 14:17:46 GMT
Sorted for a return to TFN. Booked for Friday and Saturday. Got a super cheap room in the Arden for Friday night. The migration to the Arden continues. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2024 15:50:10 GMT
After the many problems and stress with this year's Hilton booking, I plan to defect to the Arden in 2025.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jul 24, 2024 16:09:02 GMT
First time booking my own room at the Hilton this year, and I had only minimal issues which were soon solved by the online helpers.
I assume that's a special offer for first timers and they make it difficult after that.
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Post by legios on Jul 24, 2024 18:03:15 GMT
I'm basing myself at the Premier Inn, a short voyage across the car park away. It worked out significantly cheaper than trying to stay in the Hilton. I look forward to finding out if it is going to be full of Mormons again this year. Their determination to ignore the existence of the Heathen befouling their hotel was more entertaining to said Heathen than I think they realized. (Yes, I could probably find out by checking the NEC schedules but it is funnier to leave it as a surprise).
Karl
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 24, 2024 19:00:02 GMT
I don't know about any defections, I just went for the cheapest room among those five or six hotels that are in that NEC complex. I stayed at the Arden one time before, nice place. Much more hassle than the Hilton having to do that walk back and forth across the railway, but when the room is less than half the price of the Hilton and has free parking I'll happily stretch my legs.
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Post by legios on Jul 25, 2024 16:38:51 GMT
Just discovered that the Premier Inn is not going to have a restaurant over the weekend. So no breakfast for Karls it would seem. (They are offering complementary fruit, pastries and coffee instead - but as I can't really have the pastries it boils down to coffee and an orange or something for my breakfast). :-(
Karl
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Post by legios on Jul 25, 2024 17:14:10 GMT
Can anyone who stayed there last year remind me, does the Hilton still have a Costa or whatever it was in the reception/bar area? I might be able to scare up a late breakfast, early brunch there if the worst comes to the worst.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 25, 2024 19:21:54 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 25, 2024 22:26:36 GMT
This must be AI generated. Nick has grey in his beard. That can't be right!
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Post by legios on Jul 30, 2024 16:57:46 GMT
I have discovered that there is a Starbucks in the NEC carparks, near to the route I must take to reach the Hilton in the mornings, that opens at 06:30am (07:00am on Sundays). Thus I should hopefully be able to snag something for my breakfast from there on my way in to report for Toyfu duty. And alls right with the world once more!
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 30, 2024 17:00:07 GMT
There is also a Starbucks (or the like) in Resorts World. NEC has a Subway.
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on Aug 7, 2024 8:00:58 GMT
I've just had it confirmed that I shall be babysitting my nephew on the Sunday for his first Transformers convention. (Possibly first convention of any kind.) Well, I say babysitting but he'll be turning thirty next month! A child of Beast Wars and Armada.
I'm not doing Club Con. Anyone else? Just wondering who might be around in the bar earlier on.
Karl, there are a couple of Wetherspoons in the NEC, but I don't know what time they'd be open for breakfast. Various outlets for coffees, too.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 7, 2024 8:09:08 GMT
The Toy-Fu team may well be after a long hard day fleecing the rubes but are unlikely to be in a fit state for much.
I know Nick said they were going to try to come on the call if they could string two words together
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 7, 2024 9:21:39 GMT
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 7, 2024 14:04:30 GMT
I finally bought my tickets in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Post by Rich on Aug 7, 2024 15:41:46 GMT
Well done Team Fu! It's about 55 mins in (my BBC sounds app opened at the beginning of the 3 hour show). |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 7, 2024 16:17:59 GMT
53m35s
I have the relevant section saved so we can extract Spence is voice and dub bits of it onto a future dance mix
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Post by legios on Aug 7, 2024 16:27:53 GMT
There is also a Starbucks (or the like) in Resorts World. NEC has a Subway. -Ralph The Resorts World Starbucks is further away but is a potential emergency fallback position if for some reason the one between the Premier Inn and the Hilton is not viable. Not sure that the NEC Subway is open at the sort of time in the morning I'd be passing (Subway is very much my last resort choice) but that is a useful reminder. T Thanks! Karl |
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Post by legios on Aug 7, 2024 16:31:02 GMT
I'm not doing Club Con. Anyone else? Just wondering who might be around in the bar earlier on. Karl, there are a couple of Wetherspoons in the NEC, but I don't know what time they'd be open for breakfast. Various outlets for coffees, too. Likewise as Ralph, ta for the reminder about the NEC - I think I've mostly been regarding it mentally as the big blob on the map to be navigated around every morning and evening, and I've forgotten it also contains stuff! I'm not doing Club Con either. Whether I am around in the bar may depend on how I feel by the time I'm back from getting dinner at Resorts World. If I am there I may see you in there. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 7, 2024 18:03:01 GMT
53m35s I have the relevant section saved so we can extract Spence is voice and dub bits of it onto a future dance mix I must do this in the style of 90's Scottish dance!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 7, 2024 19:00:16 GMT
My understanding is your responsible adult will be with you this weekend.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 7, 2024 19:11:09 GMT
Be prepared for warm weather on Sunday, folks.
Martin
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