15 July - SE meet up - Bell & Crown, Chiswick

[The Other PaulG]

Very much looking forward to this, on Wednesday eveining.

If this weather holds, there are few finer places to sip a beer than along the banks of the Thames on a summer evening.

My train threatens (subject to leaves on the line, jumpers, animals, warped rails) to get into Kew Bridge at about 6.

 

[Wapping]

Splendid.

I’ll hove into view at as close to 18:00 as possible.

 

[Kitsilano]

Gents,
My apologies...Now in Malaga for the season (!)

Have a hot-and-sticky evening yourselves

 

[ChasMill]

Apologies gents, would have loved to have joined you but I have a previous engagement with the Chelmsford Beer Festival.

 

[Wapping]

Marching onto the square

Wapping
The Other PaulG
Loiq

Not quite in step but may yet be on parade

EVskiy
the woodster

Sick parade

Toddmeister
Monsieur
Kitsilano
ChasMill

 

[Wapping]

The day is upon us….

 

[Loiq]

going to a prize giving thing first, I might need adjust my landing time by 20 mins....

c.

 

[Wapping]

going to a prize giving thing first, I might need adjust my landing time by 20 mins....

c.

No problem.

You can bring your prize along to show us.

 

[Loiq]

will see if they let me...

 

[Wapping]

Looking good:

 

[Wapping]

A good evening for the four of us.

One oddity, the London Pride was off. Hey ho, a first world problem.

 

[EVskiy]

A good evening for the four of us.

One oddity, the London Pride was off. Hey ho, a first world problem.

Another oddity is the fact that the nation who does believe in the “hand of god” seek to be doing better than opposition. Hey ho, who cares anyway

Good turn out even if it was only a surprise four. Shame about the grub on my part. Wouldn’t repeat it in a hurry. Sooner have a packet of ready salted or two.

 

[The Other PaulG]

On an evening like tonight, that was a perfect venue.

A good team, some fantastic stories, one image i am trying very hard to forget..!

To the next gathering

 

[EVskiy]

Looking good:

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Took me over two hours to attend this impromptu gathering. Great gathering, but miserable journey down and up again. Poor show from TFL.

 

[The Other PaulG]

A couple of pics. Firstly a lovely shot of the river - some of the background lovely, some less so!

 

[The Other PaulG]

..and this was part of our conversation. Jo'burg, where its perfectly natural to give a 15 year old a .357 magnum to play with...

 

[The Other PaulG]

The topic of firearms came up because one of our members had various rifle parts tucked away in his pockets. As you do.

 

[grantmac]

really...what a suprise...... Carl.....?

 

[EVskiy]

Lovely walk to the pub from South Acton station through Chiswick Park Office complex due to train cancellations…







… and over towards the Thames…

 

[The Other PaulG]

really...what a suprise...... Carl.....?

Couldn't possibly say.