TLS UK Late Summer ish Meetup

[Octo]

Ok, but I will eat all of your food, and then I will eat parts of your furniture! And your family will disown you for giving succour to a scouser

seriously though thanks!

 

[Joe]

Idk if we landed somewhere but I vote Manchester since its closer and easier for most everyone. Though not in the middle of the city.

Are there any vague locations just outside Manc that anybodys heard good things about?

 

[Lex]

Beware expensiveness. It's a bank holiday weekend so it'll be tough to find accom unless we act soon, and it's also Pride in Manchester that weekend.

 

[Ami]

If you want accommodation outside of Manchester and is only like 20-25 minutes on the tram, I recommend the Ashton Travelodge. Might be cheaper, too. It's also not bad with a pub and retail park up the road with cinema, bowling, restaurants, etc.

There's also the Village. On the top of my head, these are the only two hotels locally near me that might be cheaper than the city. But then there are far more hotels in the city centre that might be convenient, but at the risk of a higher price.

There are also still Manchester Pride tickets left, I've just had a quick look now on Ticketmaster.

 

[Mage]

With the best will in the world, I can't do crowds right now. Probably won't change in two months either, I'm still inclined towards something smaller where it's TLS folks and not mahoosive crowds.

 

[Tetsujin]

My vote's for Cumbria. I need something small and cozy.

 

[Strangelove]

i kind of want to do pride in manchester at least once

but i also don't want to spend a lot of money because i'm a poor person

 

[S and G]

Is this a one or two night thing? I have to be in Glasgow until early afternoon on Sat 26th so I'm limited to joining you for the second night only.

 

[Ami]

I don't know what the official plans are yet, but I booked off the Friday before the Bank Holiday, so I was going to make it a three-nighter thing (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

We better make those plans and agree on something soon, it'll be here before we know it!

 

[Lex]

I have the Monday and Tuesday after booked off. I was actually supposed to be doing Mancs pride with some other friends prior to this, but plans haven't been confirmed in any general direction.

 

[Mage]

I'm still catching up with work (yay, working in drizzle all day because the alternative is poverty, w00t!), bear with me. Next week is fully booked but should be lighter. SHOULD.

 

[Channy]

I've been following this thread for every one of it's 20 pages and may I just say...

You people are the worst at organizing things

 

[Tetsujin]

Life uh, gets in the way

 

[Mage]

I've been following this thread for every one of it's 20 pages and may I just say...

You people are the worst at organizing things

Feel free to go off and organise your own thing, by all means.

 

[Channy]

Just let me organize it for you

 

[Strangelove]

british people don't organise things, we just keep deferring to the other person until it is spontaneously planned

 

[Flare]

^This explains a lot

 

[Ami]

*cracks fingers*

Let's get this shit organised.

Cumbria was the original idea, yes? People were onboard for the idea for that, right?

Anyone flying in (I'm mainly looking at Tets here) to Manchester Airport, I can meet there and take them up to the exact location on a train(s) (if Cumbria's the decision, but it's huge and we need a pinpoint location gaiz <3).

Regarding accommodation, we should jump on shit asap. The Bank Holidays are notoriously known for being booked up quickly, as every bloody Brit has the same idea and fucks off for an extended weekend.

...honestly, let's just put it down to a vote to see what people do.

for Cumbria and if you have any other ideas?

 

[Mage]

Fuckers talking like I haven't already been on this shit:

http://www.lakedistrictbackpackers.co.uk/booking/
http://thewhitehorse-blencathra.co.uk/bunkhouse_blencathra.html
http://www.distant-horizons.co.uk/contact/

Cumbria still gets my vote and that first venue looks good to me. It's classed as Ambleside and I've left a message enquiring about availability.

 

[Mage]

Also the minibus we hired for Stonehenge wasn't absofuckinglutely awful so I'd be alright with hiring it again, it was a fifteen-seater with a storage area, so that covers anyone coming from Brum and Octo. Mancunians optional.

 

[Ami]

 

[Octo]

Cumbria is fine with me, but I'm not married to it.

 

[Tetsujin]

I like the look of that Distant Horizons thing too although I guess it's a bit further up than Windermere/Ambleside/Bumblefeck

 

[Joe]

Yeah I'm down for Cumbria Also that place looks good to me.

 

[Mage]

I like the look of that Distant Horizons thing too although I guess it's a bit further up than Windermere/Ambleside/Bumblefeck

Dude we never even mooted Bumblefeck as a location, next you'll be wanting to visit Twatt or Bell End, you fickle shit.