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Redirect Left · Post by **Redirect Left** » 12 Nov 2006 09:45

I am, money permitting, place permitting, time permitting, date permitting, people present permitting...blah blah blah

The Irish · Post by **The Irish** » 12 Nov 2006 09:52

I will defenitely be there. Wherever it will take place.

jonty-comp · Post by **jonty-comp** » 12 Nov 2006 12:31

I am, money permitting, place permitting, time permitting, date permitting, people present permitting, parents permitting...blah blah blah[/quote]

andel · Post by **andel** » 12 Nov 2006 13:26

OK - Spiff is right (of course)...

First off, We need to decide upon a definate location of where to meet. The majority points to Birmingham, some ideas still point at London...

OK: I'm going to go and write up the pro's and cons...

London

Pros
- Simple location with supporting Public Transport links
- Choice of Covent Garden or Hyde Park. Covent Garden appeals for the transport museum and toilets near by, not to mention food.
- Good for International TTF'ers to get to.
- Plenty of accomodation

Cons
- Difficult and expensive for Northern TTF'ers to get to.
- Expensive anyway
- Easy to get lost
- Reliant on Public Transport in the city
- Accommodation expensive

Birmingham

Pros
- Central of the UK for a central meet-up point forall UK TTF'ers
- Plenty of food and drink (not to mention toilets) in close proximity
- Single Train Station to get lost in
- Accommodation plentiful in the city

Cons
- Not so easy (nor cheap) for international TTF'ers to get to
- Less vantage-ful meeting points
- Public transport is bus, Centro or Tram.

So - these are just some points we have to deal with.

r · Post by r » 12 Nov 2006 14:04

Birmingham also has the advantage that I know where all the good pubs are.

spaceman-spiff · Post by **spaceman-spiff** » 12 Nov 2006 15:13

The pros of Birmingham outweigh the cons of London
Plus r has mentionned a very nice advantage

XeryusTC · Post by **XeryusTC** » 12 Nov 2006 17:34

I think it would have been better if the voting was done after naming all the pros and cons

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DeletedUser21 · Post by **DeletedUser21** » 12 Nov 2006 17:41

If I look at the poll, London would have won. But I am sure some people now will vote otherwise. But ow well. We'll see.

Post by **Dave** » 12 Nov 2006 18:14

Well I maintained that New Street was a viable alternative to 10+ London Terminuses.

Still - I understand what he's saying - take it from me - Centro suck.

SHADOW-XIII · Post by **SHADOW-XIII** » 13 Nov 2006 15:42

remember not to choose meeting location by amount of local pubs.
some people will be probably 18- yo.

XeryusTC · Post by **XeryusTC** » 13 Nov 2006 15:45

SHADOW-XIII wrote:remember not to choose meeting location by amount of local pubs.
some people will be probably 18- yo.

Yeah, stupid drinking laws in the UK, in Holland you can get beer at the age of 16 (or 12 if you're female

).

Post by **Dave** » 13 Nov 2006 16:05

XeryusTC wrote:
SHADOW-XIII wrote:remember not to choose meeting location by amount of local pubs.
some people will be probably 18- yo.
Yeah, stupid drinking laws in the UK, in Holland you can get beer at the age of 16 (or 12 if you're female ).

You're allowed to enter a pub at the age of 16, however. And most pubs allow 14 year olds up to 9pm.

m4rek · Post by **m4rek** » 13 Nov 2006 22:31

well, i dont drink and i dont intend to

but i do intend to go to the meeting

and i believe i voted london

Post by **Dave** » 13 Nov 2006 22:58

M4rek wrote:well, i dont drink and i dont intend to

but i do intend to go to the meeting

and i believe i voted london

It makes no difference to you. Trains to both cities leave hourly or so from Plymouth. Maybe a little less for London.

r · Post by r » 13 Nov 2006 23:23

I'm going to try and sell Birmingham a bit more.

If we met up in London it would be chaos. We could arrange to meet up in Covent Garden, but then everyone coming from the North would end up in Kensington or Euston, everyone coming from the South would end up in Croydon, and Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Commercial all go to different stations. This means we'd all be performing lengthly treks across the Underground, on a Saturday so it would be heaving, which would be especially daunting for anyone who's never been to London or used the Underground before.

If you're arriving by train to Birmingham, you'll arrive in New Street station. If you arrive by plane you get on a train and 2 stops later you arrive in New Street station. From here you can walk out onto New Street, turn the corner, walk towards the Bullring and you'd go past the Yard of Ale which is an excellent pub. Also, the big bull statue outside the Bullring is a good place to meet up.

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 14 Nov 2006 00:05

I've already stated I'm not going to London. It's twice as far away in terms of train time, and it's busy. It's just not going to be a nice day out. Since it's looking like more people are choosing London, it's looking more and more like I'm not going to be there.

andel · Post by **andel** » 14 Nov 2006 10:46

Brianetta wrote:Since it's looking like more people are choosing London, it's looking more and more like I'm not going to be there.

Essentially its down to Owen, myself and a third 'absent' person who will have a non-bias towards it all.

Please don't think we have discounted Birmingham

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 14 Nov 2006 12:43

We'll see how it goes. (-:

Zimmlock · Post by **Zimmlock** » 16 Nov 2006 18:53

Would be nice to join this meeting, but 30 june is in the middel of a work block

London or Birmingham, can't do it in one day. Has to take 3 days off. At the other hand, there are more voters from outside the island of England! why not organize this meeting on this side of the canal, Brussels for example, at Gare midi (central station), a lot of international trains stop there.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 16 Nov 2006 18:59

There could be an additional non-UK meeting in Brussels in 2008!

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