I would usually be able to make it, no problem, just not this week as I’m away tomorrow evening.
Sent from my iPhone On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 at 14:30, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via dorset < dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > I would be happy to go there, but unfortunately I am ill so I shouldn't > go and spread the illness. > > Hope any of you who do go have a good time :) > > Hamish > > On 18/06/2024 14:27, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Tim wrote: > >>> If that turns out too noisy then consider a Wetherspoons as they > >>> have no music and no noise from fruit machines. They also tend to > >>> have a lot of carpet, a unique design per pub influenced by its > >>> history or location, which absorbs noise unlike the fashionable hard > >>> floors elsewhere. Oh, and the drinks are cheap. Probably best to > >>> avoid a Tuesday or Thursday evening, Steak and Curry Club nights. > >>> Monday Club has the drinks get even cheaper; I don't know if that > >>> makes it busy. > >>> > >>> I see there's one in Winton. > >>> > https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/dorset/the-parkstone-and-heatherlands-bournemouth > >>> > >>> Looks like there's some parking nearby, off Cranmer Road, though > >>> I don't know if it's public; I'm not a local. > >>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.74336/-1.87835 > >> Anyone have comments about Ralph's suggestion of Wetherspoons Winton > >> (quoted [above])? > > It will probably have a TV or two. They normally show BBC News. > > They'll switch to the football match but the sound will remain off. > > ’Spoons are normally quite big with plenty of seating away from teles so > > the football fans won't be competing with you for space. > > > >> Who is planning to go tomorrow? (I'm in.) > > Not me. Not a great time at the moment for travelling for me. > > > > -- > Next meeting: The Broadway, Wednesday, 2024-06-19 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Wednesday, 2024-06-19 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
