Wednesday 25th August - Thames River Cruise

[monkey66]

I'm booked and coming

Recon I can come and play mid afternoon

[EugeneSax]

I'm not going on the boat, but I might be able to make an afternoon or early evening meet.

If anyone is meeting up for a pre-launch smoke, can I suggest The Royal Oak opposite Winsor & Eton Riverside Station*, here:
http://tinyurl.com/3xejha7

Has a very nice outdoor area, sells a decent drop of ale & is close to the river (although I don't know exactly where the boat sails from)

[*...which is the staion on the Waterloo-Reading line, the Central station only provides a link to Slough ]

[HabanoSy]

I'm booked and coming

Recon I can come and play mid afternoon

Excellent, good man...

Are you going to be heading over to La Casa in afternoon...!?!

Cheers, HabanoSy

[monkey66]

That's the play Sy, maybe by about 2pm if you are up for it?

I'm more than a bit concerned about the severe weather warning/storm that's supposed to hit us tomorrow afternoon/evening. Still I understand the top deck is half covered so we should be ok

Still, how cold can the Thames be

And the cigar provided is the Wide Churchill.

[monkey66]

So anyone else coming, currently I know of me and Sy confirmed.

[peanutpete]

So anyone else coming, currently I know of me and Sy confirmed.

sorry monks wish i could join you guys but not back from hols untill monday we will have to get together soon after to catch up, have a great time

[monkey66]

How did you do with your mission Pete?

[HabanoSy]

That's the play Sy, maybe by about 2pm if you are up for it?

Great...

Shall be leaving Winchester bout 11/12ish so will be well at La Casa by 2pm...

See you there...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[HabanoSy]

I'm more than a bit concerned about the severe weather warning/storm that's supposed to hit us tomorrow afternoon/evening. Still I understand the top deck is half covered so we should be ok.

Still, how cold can the Thames be.

Oh great...!!!

Still won't let it dampen our spirits...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[HabanoSy]

The cigar provided is the Wide Churchill.

Oh good...

Been looking forward to trying one of these...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[Turbo]

I phoned John and confirmed today...... i still cant find any child care so Mrs Turbo will be staying at home.

This will be my 3rd time aboard, i couldnt bail out over something weak like that!

See you all there!!!

[Turbo]

Just got back from this.... good evening! Didn't bump in to anyone, I guess I should have worn a red carnation?

The wide Churchill was a fair enough smoke and I followed it up with a Trini robusto short that was bit of a dog! The weather was shocking but it didn't stop me from having fun as always!

[Robusto]

I was driving round the M25 home from Heathrow for hours in the rain and spray last night. I was thinking about this excursion and hoped it wasn't a complete wash-out for anyone going... It really was a shitty night weather-wise.

[monkey66]

Sorry turbo, we came on-board, looked at the cramped crowds downstairs, looked at the soaking, cold smoking deck upstairs and decided we didn't fancy 4 hours of it so we bailed.

A little disappointed with HH for not planning sufficiently for rain. I spoke to them the day before expressing my concerns about the weather warnings and they said it would be no problem and not that crowded in any event, but we had a fight just to walk through the lower deck. Also didn't appreciate a third of the space taken up with suppliers selling wares, for ?45 i feel like I have already spent and would like to just enjoy the event.

Never knowingly out-herfed but could not face it in the cold, wet and crowded conditions.

Of course maybe things got better and we missed out but on first viewing none of us wanted to take that chance.

Anyone want to buy a wide Churchill for ?45?

[Amanda]

A good crowd braved the weather - see pics - and I heard that it was a great night