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Thread: Petemeet April 21: Surbiton - want chili?
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moonlitdoor
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As I said higher up, I am happy to post to all who want it, if they don't mind telling me where they live. I already have St Gwladys's address.
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M.
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Macarius and I would be up for an evening Petemeet in Surbiton - we'd probably come by train, so somewhere within walking distance of the station would be good.
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Uncle Pete
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As for closeness to the station, I fear that I am in the hand of The Hostess with the Mostest™ Her Beatitude Smudgie I.
Perhaps others who met me in Surbiton last year could fill in detail?
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Melangell
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As Her Beatitude seems to on her Lenten retreat, this may help.. If HB Smudgie has chosen The Berrylands pub (where we met last year), it is at the roundabout just a short walk uphill from Berrylands Station. Berrylands normally only has a half-hourly service from Waterloo. Trains to Surbiton are much more frequent (roughly every 10 minutes) and then the K2 bus from the stop in Claremont Road outside the Princess Alice Hospice shop runs every 10 minutes, and there is a stop called The Berrylands/Berrylands Station, just before the said roundabout. Walking from Surbiton to The Berrylands would take about 35 minutes, I think, but YMMV.
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M.
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Thanks, will have a think about how best to do this.
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Sarasa
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Happy to meet anywhere in the Surbiton area, and quite fancy a walk before hand - any ideas as to where?
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Uncle Pete
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Chili powder requests are now closed.
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Uncle Pete
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Petemeet attendees
- Pete
- Smudgie and the Boy
- moonlit door
- Melangell
- M and Macarius
- Gussie
- Curiosity killed
Anyone else?
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Uncle Pete
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Black pepper requests are now closed as well.
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Smudgie
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Happy to pick up folks from Surbiton Station and transport to Berrylands... just PM me your mobile number if you'd rather do that than catch the Berrylands train.
Do we have a meet-up time for the pub?
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Uncle Pete
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Open to suggestions, Your Beatitude.
Does 1830/1900 work for everyone?
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ElaineC
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Mr. C and I might make it. We're off on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Monday for 10 days I will confirm when we get back.
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Curiosity killed ...
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After some consultation with Gussie, we're wondering about a section of the London Loop from Ewell to Surbiton reckoning we won't be doing much of the tedious bit as we'll divert to the Berrylands pub. The full walk is 7.5 miles, but it looks as if we're not doing the last mile or so. That probably means 6 miles, which I'd say should take us around 3 hours to walk as a group.
This walk entertains me as it walks the Hogsmill.
The walk starts in Ewell, nearest station Ewell West - overground from Waterloo, I guess lunchtime / early afternoon if we're meeting at the pub at 6:30pm / 7:00pm. The section of the London Loop before this goes through the Nonsuch Park, site of the Nonsuch Palace
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Sarasa
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I've just looked up getting there by pupblic transport. The nearest station is Ewell West (from Waterloo), though Ewell East (from Victoria via Clapham Junction) isn't too far away, and there appear to be plenty of buses too.
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moonlitdoor
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I'll give the walk a miss as I am only free from mid afternoon and it's a lot more difficult for me to get to Ewell than it is to Surbiton.
I hope that pub has sorted out its food since last year. Everything I asked for was off. Maybe I'll eat before setting out.
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Sarasa
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I remember I had the nachos and made the mistake of saying yes when asked if I wanted chili. I was thinking chili powder, the barman was thinking chili con carne.
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Uncle Pete
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Looking forward to seeing everyone on the Monday. I begin my outward journey tomorrow evening.
Until then!
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Yangtze
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Hello. I can't do Monday but could swing by for pepper collection, shipmate greeting, Smudglet hugging and generally embarrassing on Saturday afternoon. Any good?
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Smudgie
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That sounds rather lovely! There is a Lantern Arts performance at our church from 2.45 - 4.00 which we're hoping to go to, but nothing planned beyond that for Saturday. It'd be great to see you.
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Sarasa
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It would be good to see her CK, I'm hoping to presuade Gussie Jnr to mooch along.
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QLib
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Hope y'all have a good time. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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quote:
Originally posted by Yangtze:
Hello. I can't do Monday but could swing by for pepper collection, shipmate greeting, Smudglet hugging and generally embarrassing on Saturday afternoon. Any good?
Embarrass him for me, too, Yangtze - I doubt I'll be over to do it myself any time soon and we need to keep him edgy.
[...mind you having Pingu for a mum must be embarrassing enough! ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ]
[ 17. April 2014, 13:25: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
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Uncle Pete
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Could someone (nudging Smudgie) compile numbers for the meet? Possibles and confirmed for meet on Monday?
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Curiosity killed ...
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Curious kitten is hoping to walk but will have to catch the 19:04 from Berrylands to make a reasonable train home, the 20:04 would put her on the last possible train.
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Sarasa
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We ( husband, son and me) will be doing the walk and then be at the pub.
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M.
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OK, what time are we looking at then for the pub part of the meet? It looks like we can make it quite easily by train to Berrylands, even on a bank holiday.
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Smudgie
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I have booked a large table at the Berrylands Pub for 6.30 onwards. Hope that's about right. Looks like 12-14 people.
Pete (obviously!)
Smudgie and Smudgelet
M and Macarius
Gussie plus two
Curiosity Killed plus a possible one
Melangell
Moonlitdoor
Possibly (hopefully) Elaine C plus one.
Anyone I've forgotten?
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M.
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Smudgie, I don't know if your inbox is full but I PM'd you a few days ago & apparently you haven't read it. Anyway up, ignore it now.
See you on Monday!
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Smudgie
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M, sorry, I tend to read my PMs in email so they often don't get marked as read in my inbox. I always forget that it will look as though I've not read them. I must get more organised
I see, though, that you've decided on getting the Berrylands train. It's incredibly simple from there - get off the train, down the steps from the platform, walk about 30 paces up the hill and there you are!
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M.
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See you there!
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ElaineC
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As trains to Berrylands are running we should be there. A real trip down memory lane - my best friend from school lived there.
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Yangtze
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I have pepper. And saw Pete. And Smudgie. And the Smudglet. And had a marvellous time. Thanks all.
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Qoheleth.
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Is it too late to join the party on Monday night, please, please?
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Welease Woderwick
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I suggest you just gate-crash, Qoheleth.
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Qoheleth.
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PMs exchanged - I'm coming! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Uncle Pete
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Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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ElaineC
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Not going to make it - have a nasty dose of 'flu.
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Melangell
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It was a great evening; I'm only sorry I had to leave relatively early.
Especially good to see you again, Pete; I hope you have a hassle-free journey back to Canada. Another Petemeet, this time next year….?
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Sarasa
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Good to see you all again, a really great evening. Thanks again for the chill, it will be put to great use. We ought to do this more often....
Safe journey home Pete.
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Qoheleth.
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A great evening. Thanks to Smudgie for arranging a dinner venue with a half price offer ![[Cool]](cool.gif) Hope you don't get lost on the way home!
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Smudgie
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Apart from missing the chance to meet Elaine C, that was a delightful evening. How could I have forgotten that the local pub does half price main meals on a Monday - a definite bonus. But the food was good and the company was excellent. Lovely to see old friends and meet new. And the sticky toffee pudding was the best I've ever tasted, I think.
It did at times seem rather dodgy, this group of people with assumed names meeting to swap packets of dubious looking coloured powder, but we managed not to get arrested or thrown out.
I vote we don't wait for Pete to visit before we all get together again - we can practise ready for next time he's here! It is a bit embarrassing to realise that people who live virtually within walking distance of each other seem to wait until visited by a Canadian dropping in on his way home from India before they can get together for a drink and a chat!
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Smudgie
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CK, you did have a little further to travel than I did, I guess.
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Uncle Pete
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Thanks to all for a lovely evening. I hope I managed a word with everyone - I noticed the Boy was down the other end of the table, doubtless talking cameras.
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M.
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Yes, lovely to see everyone last night.
We got soaked on the way home, the rain really came down!
Hope the journey home goes smoothly, PeteC. And thanks again for the chili powder!
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Welease Woderwick
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
CK, you did have a little further to travel than I did, I guess.
It depends which route you took.
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