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From: ogden on 18 Jun 2010 15:31 Ben wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:12:44 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > > >This Monday is 21st June, and therefore nominally the longest day of > >the year. > > > >Anyone up for a ride to the Black Horse for dinner in the evening? > > > >Anyone? > > Bit far from Edinburgh. Pah. That's a mere hop, skip and a jump. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250
From: ogden on 18 Jun 2010 15:38 Ben wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:31:30 +0100, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: > > >Ben wrote: > >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:12:44 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > >> > >> >This Monday is 21st June, and therefore nominally the longest day of > >> >the year. > >> > > >> >Anyone up for a ride to the Black Horse for dinner in the evening? > >> > > >> >Anyone? > >> > >> Bit far from Edinburgh. > > > >Pah. That's a mere hop, skip and a jump. > > On Flybe's finest Embaer, yes, it is. > > And I won't have a bike with me. I was going to say at least they speak English where you are. And then my brain kicked in. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250
From: Nige on 20 Jun 2010 06:18 Champ wrote: > This Monday is 21st June, and therefore nominally the longest day of > the year. > > Anyone up for a ride to the Black Horse for dinner in the evening? > Some of us did it 3 or so years ago, and it was quite fun. According > to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=1325 sunset > won't be until 21:35, which means it'll be light-ish for an hour or so > after that with clear skies [1]. And the weather forecast currently > looks OK. > > I've checked with Mu at the Black Horse, and they serve food on a > Monday evening. > > Anyone? > > [1] when I rode home from the evening ferry from Liverpool last week > it didn't get properly dark until well past 10pm. Is this happening then? I'm on my bike all day tomorrow, so could do with knowing today? -- Nige, Land Rover 90 Yamaha R1 Range Rover Vogue
From: ogden on 20 Jun 2010 06:47 Nige wrote: > Champ wrote: > > This Monday is 21st June, and therefore nominally the longest day of > > the year. > > > > Anyone up for a ride to the Black Horse for dinner in the evening? > > Some of us did it 3 or so years ago, and it was quite fun. According > > to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=1325 sunset > > won't be until 21:35, which means it'll be light-ish for an hour or so > > after that with clear skies [1]. And the weather forecast currently > > looks OK. > > > > I've checked with Mu at the Black Horse, and they serve food on a > > Monday evening. > > > > Anyone? > > > > [1] when I rode home from the evening ferry from Liverpool last week > > it didn't get properly dark until well past 10pm. > > Is this happening then? I'm on my bike all day tomorrow, so could do with > knowing today? Ask yourself one simple question: Is it Monday the 21st? /me checks calendar before clicking send, because the days all blend together in this basement. I feel like a Morlock. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250
From: Champ on 20 Jun 2010 13:37
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:18:21 +0100, "Nige" <deead(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >Is this happening then? I'm on my bike all day tomorrow, so could do with >knowing today? Yep, I'll be going, and so will Gyp (according to his missus). Weather looks good, so too good to miss. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |