AR/GMR planning meet. Oatsheaf 25/11/12 12pm

[Thunderace]

Saturday/Sunday? Pick a pub?

[Spank86]

It's moving!

[DJ123]

i'm happy for either day. Depends who is attending so we can choose a good location for everyone

[Wideboy]

i can only try, cant promise anything got a busy weekend

[Thunderace]

Well everyone stick you suggestions in and we'll go with majority decision.

The West Meon or the Oatsheaf in Fleet?

I'm free all weekend.

[Spank86]

For obvious reasons I'd prefer the west meon.

[Thunderace]

That's why I suggested it, that and then I get to hell it down the A32!

[Fallout]

Not fussed!

[Tomor]

Not fussed. Have work until 5 on Sat

[dirtydog]

I could do either day, fleet is preferable for me.

I presume we're talking a daytime meet?

[Thunderace]

Tom works Saturdays but could do Fleet Sunday daytime?

Have invited the TV peeps too, so Fleet is more central for all!

[DJ123]

I'm up for Fleet. Oatsheaf?

[dirtydog]

Sunday daytime is fine for me

[Thunderace]

OK lets say Oatsheaf 12 o clock Sunday?

How's that for everybody?

[Spank86]

Doable.

[Fallout]

What's this, a **** up or an organisational thing? What's the aim here? Have 10+ people organising it? Or we all just going to throw ideas into a mix? If so, the loudest people will win out. Tis always the way!

[Spank86]

I'm gonna turn up and have a beer whilst listening to what people have to say.

[Tomor]

I'm gonna turn up and have a beer whilst listening to what people have to say.

+1 although i have a possible idea:)

[Thunderace]

What's this, a **** up or an organisational thing? What's the aim here? Have 10+ people organising it? Or we all just going to throw ideas into a mix? If so, the loudest people will win out. Tis always the way!

If your not up for it just say so! The pub will be warmer than a car park?
Yes the Idea is we all have input, if your not loud enough shout! I suggest a committee with a foreman, either Dad or myself as not to be swayed easily from one plan to another.

[Spank86]

If you've got an idea that's not heard but you think it's awesome we aren't likely to make any unalterable decisions in one day, there'll be time for tinkering.

[Fallout]

I'm up for it. I'll tag along and do the beer + listen technique too!

[DJ123]

Easy way to do it; Everyone think of a place for camping and/or a route to ride. The more ideas we have, the larger selection we'll have to choose from.

[Spank86]

I'd best bring some music if we're all going to be just listening.

[Thunderace]

Not trying to be funny fellas but we gotta do this properly, let's wait til Sunday and have a row about it!;)

[dirtydog]

Easy way to do it; Everyone think of a place for camping and/or a route to ride. The more ideas we have, the larger selection we'll have to choose from.

Nah, that's not going to work (IMO obviously)

Like T'Ace says let's wait until Sunday to discuss it. If we're going to do it we need to do it properly

[Littlepeahead]

Get your thick skins out which will need to be considerably tougher than your leathers. You go into organising an AR with a plan to give everyone a good weekend and end up the victim of personal insults and bitching, complaints and whinges. It's no fun.

[Spank86]

Don't worry, if it turns to that we'll just get everyone to blame me and nathan because I'm pretty sure neither of us give a damn.

[Wideboy]

As much as I like beer and chewing the fat, I doubt I will be able to make it, but I will try!

As for the personal insult thing, I get them everyday and I don't see what can't be solved with a simple "**** off and don't come"? And seeing as this is the interwebs repeat offenders can simply have the reply pm's repeatedly full of meatspin?

Or be blocked, which ever takes your fancy

[Fallout]

Out of those two options Gav, I would prefer meatspin.

[Spank86]

Out of any two options you prefer meatspin.

[Fallout]

No. Faced with meatspin, or meat the cast of meatspin, I choose the latter.

[Wideboy]

Out of any two options you prefer meatspin.

He is meatspin!

[Thunderace]

So Sunday 1200 Oatsheaf Fleet?

[Fallout]

Is a ride included or is it just organisational shananigans?

[dirtydog]

So Sunday 1200 Oatsheaf Fleet?


Yep thats it.

I'll add it to the title in a moment

[Thunderace]

Is a ride included or is it just organisational shananigans?

Gonna be bringing some paperwork so I may be in the car!

[Tomor]

paperwork?!?!?! Elf and Safety forms?

[Thunderace]

Don't be silly!:rolleyes:

[Fallout]

I'm assuming this must be in some sort of A4 ring binder or chugger style clipboard, as all other paper items can easily be stowed away on a motorcycle!

[Tomor]

lots of bungys can hold a folder onto a bike!

[Spank86]

He's bringing a filing cabinet.

[Fallout]

Or perhaps it's not the paper. He may be bringing one of those giant novelty pencils.

[Spank86]

Or a papyrus scroll with a quill pen and ink pot.

[Fallout]

Or a scribe who is afraid to pillion.

[Thunderace]

I'm bringing the all female olive oil wrestling team to do a demo!

[Jammy]

So is this on the sunday then? I'm jobless again so i have plenty of free time

[Tomor]

which job you lost now? and yes in fleet.

[Jammy]

I didnt lose it I Quit

[Tomor]

haha was that the white hart or did you get another one since?

[Spank86]

I didnt lose it I Quit

Were you the head of the bbc?

[Thunderace]

Just been informed I'm on exercise Sunday to Wednesday BOOOOOO!!! So I won't be there, someone send me the minutes by txt!

[Spank86]

Running off's started already.

[Thunderace]

Can't tell the Army no can I?

[Spank86]

Is it too late to become a conscientious objector?

[Thunderace]

I don't think it counts with Sat Comms?

[Spank86]

Conscientiously objecting to our playing god by putting objects in the heavens?

[DJ123]

Were you the head of the bbc?

He gave head to the head of the BBC :lol:

[Thunderace]

I'll give it a whirl and see what happens!:rolleyes:

I will be on 12 hrs NTM so if I'm not called out Saturday night, then I should be able to get there![-o<

[DJ123]

Just been informed I'm on exercise Sunday to Wednesday BOOOOOO!!! So I won't be there, someone send me the minutes by txt!


This is my reasoning for people having their own ideas, in case someone can't make it who is planning a route/camp site etc.

[Fallout]

Nathan is the ringpiece ... I mean ring leader though in this pursuit, so whether we meet or not I would suggest another meeting when he comes back from playtime.

[DJ123]

:lol: Definitely. This 1st meeting is more of a brain storm. We need to find out dates we are free next year as well

[Thunderace]

Wait til you see what I have planned for Saturday!;)

[Spank86]

Why don't we all ride up to his exercise. I'm sure they won't mind us invading.

[DJ123]

Wait til you see what I have planned for Saturday!;)

I am, with baited breath. My expectations are of something wacky/of the cuff

[Thunderace]

Why don't we all ride up to his exercise. I'm sure they won't mind us invading.

I'll let you know where I am when we get there, it's a practice callout to a fake disaster, but don't know where yet?

[Spank86]

Hopefully the disaster isn't an attack by a biker gang, I hear fake bullets still hurt.

[Thunderace]

Hopefully the disaster isn't an attack by a biker gang, I hear fake bullets still hurt.

Well blanks don't hurt unless you hold the muzzle when some tit pulls the trigger, as I found out this summer:smt019, never been shot by an Oriental policeman so can't comment on rubber rounds?:confused:

[Fallout]

I believe the point of rubber rounds is to hurt like and absolute son of a beach. :)

[Thunderace]

Bean bag rounds do hurt like **** (like being kicked by a horse), and I would assume rubber rounds hurt even more due to being small, probably piercing flesh and such?

[Fallout]

Yeah, I think so. I know people have died from them. I think they have a minimum safe range. Fired too close I think they're pretty lethal. Best not to hold the barrel up to your eye socket and pull the trigger. That may be too close.

[Thunderace]

So are we all still in for this meet tomorrow?:smt064

[DJ123]

i'm there

[Spank86]

Weather dependent.

It takes days for my gloves to dry and I only have two pairs.

[dirtydog]

I'll be there

[DJ123]

Has anyone got a European map book that covers northern France, Belgium and West Germany they could bring?

[Jammy]

So are we all still in for this meet tomorrow?:smt064 Are you going? And weather dependant for me

[Tomor]

Going to the NEC i am afraid :( wont be in attendance but will be at the next one!

[Thunderace]

Are you going? And weather dependant for me

Provided I don't get called in to work yes.

Weather dependant? Don't you have a car?

[Thunderace]

Going to the NEC i am afraid :( wont be in attendance but will be at the next one!

Boooooooo!

[DJ123]

So who is attending this??? By the looks of it so far we have 3 drop outs (Tomor, Fallout & Spank)

[Spank86]

Really, is it raining up there then?

[DJ123]

Sun shine up here. Read your post in the TV section about your bike gear being wet and not attending (hence my assumption)

[dirtydog]

So who's actually turning up?

[Spank86]

My jeans have dried out now and ill use my backup gloves.

[DJ123]

Attendance thread is up, post it there. Will keep it simples so we know who to wait/look out for

[Spank86]

At the moment the attendance list is looking a little pointless.

[Spank86]

I've got to leave quite shorty to get there for 12.

Unless its going to be more than three of us I'll not be bothering. Sorry guys.

Ok that's 4, guess I'm coming.

[Thunderace]

Come on Ad! Sunshine + Bikes = a good Sunday!;)

[Spank86]

Leaving now.