Silvia Bluejay Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 They are forecasting dreadful weather for London on Sunday and Monday. Cold as well. So perhaps summer is being suspended for a while (sigh), and that may be one more reason for us to move the meetup to another weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338459557' post='1674814'] They are forecasting dreadful weather for London on Sunday and Monday. Cold as well. So perhaps summer is being suspended for a while (sigh), and that may be one more reason for us to move the meetup to another weekend. [/quote] Righty-oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 meeting adjourned...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338459557' post='1674814'] They are forecasting dreadful weather for London on Sunday and Monday. Cold as well. So perhaps summer is being suspended for a while (sigh), and that may be one more reason for us to move the meetup to another weekend. [/quote] might be here all ready. Getting very over-cast and windy in Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Sorry to resurrect this old thread - I will create a new one eventually, but I just meant to ask if anyone would be up for a meetup in London some time in the second half of August? When is the Olympics madness taking a break? (And will the weather behave?) Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Aha! Good move. There are a couple of weekends in between the Olympics ending (12 Aug) and the Paralympics opening (29 Aug), the second of those weekends being the Bank Holiday Weekend. Can't help you on the weather though. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 If you're looking for a time when things will be quiet in London, this report suggests that during the Olympics might actually be the best choice, away from the east of London anyway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19086415 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Yep, it's dead in the centre of London at the moment. I've just traveled out of central London on the tube and there were free seats on all carriages, unheard of on a Friday. It's also the school holidays so a lot of people have gone away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I'm always up for a bit social, just let me know where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Sounds like we can choose any day, then. I'll wait to see if anyone else replies to this thread, and then I'll start a new one with a suggestion for date and place, and we'll take it from there. Thank you all who replied so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Post as new topic, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenitram Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 If it's after 13 August I can come along. I'm pretty new here and new to the bass, so won't have much to add, but I'm really good at drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 We're not taking any gear to this sort of meetups, it's just a drink (or a picninc should summer - the real one, not this travety - make an appearance), and any BC member is welcome, and they don't have to be accomplished musicians (I for one am not!). So I'll keep that in mind when I start the new thread and hopefully a few people will be able to come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Are you saying I can't wear any "gear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Au contraire, I expect you to showcase the finest Italian style in men's fashion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Well if it`s before 23 Aug, I`ll try and make it this time. Having tonsils out 23rd - ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Ouch indeed! All the best - will you be given lots of ice cream afterwards, as they did to kids undergoing that op in the 70s? I'll start a new thread some time tomorrow, taking all this info into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynot Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I'm up for a meet with a few Basschater's if free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1344021246' post='1758922'] Ouch indeed! All the best - will you be given lots of ice cream afterwards, as they did to kids undergoing that op in the 70s? I'll start a new thread some time tomorrow, taking all this info into consideration. [/quote] Apparently they now feed you burnt toast, to scrape the wound, and encourage it to heal quicker But my freezers gonna be packed with ice-cream for the two weeks off work I`ve got to take after the op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 @Whynot, I'm planning a drink in a pub or a picnic if the weather is right, so it's going to be entirely free if you bring your food and drink from home. @Lozz Burnt toast? Bloody hell, I wouldn't eat that stuff even if I didn't have to have an operation, let alone if I did... I hope all goes well with minimal discomfort in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1344023363' post='1758947'] Apparently they now feed you burnt toast, to scrape the wound, and encourage it to heal quicker But my freezers gonna be packed with ice-cream for the two weeks off work I`ve got to take after the op [/quote] Hi Lozz. Just to derail the thread a bit here, I had my tonsils out as an adult. The reason for me was I was always getting tonsillitis, and also being run down with general malaise. From what I understand you tonsils act as a filter for your white blood cells, but mine were so badly infected over a number of years that they were putting sh*t back into the system instead of taking it out. So they had to go. OK. The ice-cream is a myth. I got dry toast and tea, then they try to have you up and out ASAP. The operation itself is not too terrible, but I was good and f***ed for at least two weeks after. I was told that the general anaesthetic was more risky than the op itself, and it felt like 6 months to me before it was out my system. Seeing as your tonsils are part of your immune system, it takes about a year for the whole thing to stabilise, well it did for me anyway. The main thing is.. Have someone to collect you after the op and take you straight home. Have someone to take care of you for at least two weeks, you will be knackered Do what the hospital tell you Sorry, but lay off the dairy, simple carbs and proteins, it's nowt to do with having a sore throat, but more about restoring the balance in you lymphatic system And that's it. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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