Llamasoft Jolly / RV5.25 Oxford - 21/10/06 PIX

planetoftheclams · Post by **planetoftheclams** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:45 am 0

Four hour train journeys for the win.

Are you travelling from Bangor? Is it really four hours to Oxford on the train?

(I used to shop in Acme all the time when I was a kid by the way. Hats off.)

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:48 am 0

lol it gonna take me 6 to get to oxford from falkirk and 15h on the way back

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:07 pm 0

Bane-ETC wrote:lol it gonna take me 6 to get to oxford from falkirk and 15h on the way back

I don't think it would be a good time to complain about a 3 hour drive then!!

I quite like driving to be honest and i've got some company - so i'm sure it'll fly by.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:13 pm 0

benedictw wrote:
c64_lover wrote: Long time lurker, first time poster - if there's any room left for this shindig, can you sign me up for the curry and the roast?
Welcome to the fluffiest forum on the web - I've no doubt that the official sheepie brigade will be along soon but have a sheepie.

As to the curry - it looks to me as if it may have run out of space at about 48 people. Am I reading this wrong, markie?

Welcome c64_lover, to the fluffiest

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Concerning the curry list, Muttley's had to drop out, so there should be a spare place.

c64_lover · Post by **c64_lover** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:27 pm 0

Thanks for the welcome fellas

If there is a spare place on the curry list, sign me up, if not i'll just amuse myself propping up the bar

Post by **Muttley** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:29 pm 0

PVB wrote:Concerning the curry list, Muttley's had to drop out, so there should be a spare place.

That's Muttley & Nigel off the list, so 2 spare places.

piku · Post by **piku** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:11 pm 0

WiredWorm wrote: I quite like driving to be honest and i've got some company - so i'm sure it'll fly by.

I hate driving, it bores me and my attention starts to wander. Fortunately I'll have 1.5 gig of music space and a convoluted system of DC-AC inverters and my Zodiac to keep me amused while hurtling down the M1.

Still, the day they invent a car I can just climb into, say "Take me to work" and watch the scenery will be excellent. Come on technology, hurry up!

beerman · Post by **beerman** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:11 pm 0

piku wrote:Still, the day they invent a car I can just climb into, say "Take me to work" and watch the scenery will be excellent. Come on technology, hurry up!

They're called "Taxis"

piku · Post by **piku** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:47 pm 0

beerman wrote:
piku wrote:Still, the day they invent a car I can just climb into, say "Take me to work" and watch the scenery will be excellent. Come on technology, hurry up!
They're called "Taxis"

Nah, I don't want my car to try and kill me, charge me random amounts of money for the same journey, or strike up inane conversations with me.

Taxi drivers don't understand traffic lights, do they?

merman · Post by **merman** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:11 pm 0

Count me in for the roast, just got to sort out coach tickets...

I've booked into the B&B, they were out of single rooms. So if there's someone who needs accomodation and doesn't mind sharing, PM me.

betamax · Post by **betamax** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:43 pm 0

planetoftheclams wrote:
Four hour train journeys for the win.
Are you travelling from Bangor? Is it really four hours to Oxford on the train?

(I used to shop in Acme all the time when I was a kid by the way. Hats off.)

According to the journey planner sites it is. Probably accounts for a lot of sitting around bored time between connections.

Acme is pretty much gone now, but Ispent a lot of my Uni days insulting the customers and lurking in a shadowy corner- think Clerks but with Video games and fewer women.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:19 pm 0

Question re. the Park & Ride service:

The web site states that all buses back to Thornhill after 8pm on Saturday are 'express' ones, but don't say what that means.

Does it mean they only pick up in the city centre, not stopping at any point until they reach the P & R car park?

If so, then I'll be leaving before 8pm.

Markie · Post by **Markie** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:26 pm 0

PVB wrote:Question re. the Park & Ride service:

The web site states that all buses back to Thornhill after 8pm on Saturday are 'express' ones, but don't say what that means.

Does it mean they only pick up in the city centre, not stopping at any point until they reach the P & R car park?

If so, then I'll be leaving before 8pm.

If that is the case mate a taxi is around Â£5 ... and I'll happily pay that for you should you want to stay.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:31 pm 0

Markie wrote:
PVB wrote:Question re. the Park & Ride service:

The web site states that all buses back to Thornhill after 8pm on Saturday are 'express' ones, but don't say what that means.

Does it mean they only pick up in the city centre, not stopping at any point until they reach the P & R car park?

If so, then I'll be leaving before 8pm.
If that is the case mate a taxi is around Â£5 ... and I'll happily pay that for you should you want to stay.

Now why didn't I think of that.

Dunno if they lock the car park after 11pm (the last bus time), so will probably go about then.

planetoftheclams · Post by **planetoftheclams** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:45 pm 0

buses back to Thornhill after 8pm on Saturday are 'express' ones

I think that's referring to the buses that go to London from Oxford (Oxford Tube etc.).

They all stop at Thornhill park and ride and run all night.