TGIF

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 01 Oct 2004, 19:37

Bellybabe wrote:That reminds me...is the Bedford definitely closed now until its reincarnation? .

I believe it is closed. I'm looking forward to the re-incarnation.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 01 Oct 2004, 19:52

[quote="Bellybabe] civilised dinner at somewhere very exclusive.[/quote]

Not St. Andrew's again you name dropper you ?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 02 Oct 2004, 09:13

Pal of Porty wrote:Might go down to the Old Pier tonight, there is a couple of 'events' on there.

What happened to a nostalgic evening in Whighams? Last time I went there I met a journalist from the Hexham Courant, a Spaniard, my wife and my business Partner![/quote]

Pop, you need to get work on your quoting technique. I know you are a newbie so I don't want to come down to hard.

Is that how one spells Whigams? I enjoyed going there and I did go to the Old P last night, I thnk the olympic smoking championships were being held there. It was a team event and the crowd from the Sociall Insecurity office seemed to be winning.

Phoenix House is closing which cannot be good for the Porty economy.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 02 Oct 2004, 10:18

Phoenix House is closing which cannot be good for the Porty economy.

But guess which government agency a number of them are transferring to?!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 02 Oct 2004, 15:08

Poppy wrote:
Phoenix House is closing which cannot be good for the Porty economy.
But guess which government agency a number of them are transferring to?!

Don't know -- tell us!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 02 Oct 2004, 16:31

[quote="Porty]

Phoenix House is closing which cannot be good for the Porty economy.

[/quote]

Oh great! More flats for junkies then

(am I beginning to sound cynical?)

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 03 Oct 2004, 18:09

Bellybabe wrote:Of course, it's quiz night at the Pier on Mondays and I don't want to look like I spend a lot of Mondays in there...!

BB, is the quiz night still running at the Old Pier on Monday nights? Noticed while walking the dog this morning that all signs advertising it have been taking out of the window

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 03 Oct 2004, 18:22

Ooh, I don't know. It would certainly make my meeting tomorrow night easier if it's been stopped, but it was kind of fun. I'll let you know after tomorrow night, Bearcub!
BB

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 08 Oct 2004, 16:00

TGIF, as that means tomorrow is Saturday!

Anyone going to see Queenie open our new House? I went by again today and I still think it looks grand.

I've declined my invite as I have an important happening at Hampden to attend. I shall be in strict training tonight with some Scotmid lager. And of course you may bump into me early tomorrow as I take my dawn parade, assuming I can't persuade the eldest magnoliette to stay in her pit.

Post by **wangi** » 08 Oct 2004, 16:13

I'm sick of her already this week - what is it with all the police motorbike outriders flanking the shutting down the junctions many minutes before her car twaddles along?

The London Rd / Elm Row junction the other day (that might have been something to do with the Yanks) and Rodney St / Canonmills / Broughton Rd this afternoon. I got so argh'd off with the delay i ended up shouting to police to "do f.....ing proper work"!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 08 Oct 2004, 16:18

wangi wrote:
The London Rd / Elm Row junction the other day (that might have been something to do with the Yanks)

I am listening to the sound of our taxes and scarce fossil fuel being burnt up by helicopters right now. I reckon the opening will cost more than the building!

Post by **wangi** » 08 Oct 2004, 16:58

mr magnolia wrote:
wangi wrote:The London Rd / Elm Row junction the other day (that might have been something to do with the Yanks)
!

They went up towards Royal Terrace, and I presume the American Consulate.

ifstar · Post by **ifstar** » 08 Oct 2004, 17:13

Cinema tonight for me and my gf, hopefully catch two films

(Any one else got the UGC unlimited pass? Often see the guy that works in the sweetshop with his partner there on Fridays)

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Oct 2004, 21:28

what's that Marya

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 08 Oct 2004, 22:50

Too late Sandra - she's gone...

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 09 Oct 2004, 00:41

ifstar wrote:Cinema tonight for me and my gf, hopefully catch two films

Hope films were good and tell her I said hello (especially now I know you and I are practically neighbours)!

Bellybabe

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Oct 2004, 15:44

I had a demo for Myst once and I could not figure it out at all. I haven't played a game for Years. Duke Nukem 3D was the last and SuperMario was the only other.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Oct 2004, 16:27

Porty wrote:I had a demo for Myst once and I could not figure it out at all. I haven't played a game for Years. Duke Nukem 3D was the last and SuperMario was the only other.

I LOVED SupermarioWorld and played it constantly on my snes many moons ago. I'd love to get my hands on a machine and that game again.
I'd probably pick them up on E-Bay if I could be bothered.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Oct 2004, 19:56

ecm wrote: I'd love to get my hands on a machine....

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 09 Oct 2004, 21:02

.... and Scotland's 19-year unbeaten record at Hampden in World Cup qualifiers was gone.

courtesy of the BBC web-site

Oh dear, Mr M. Not such a good weekend after all then?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Oct 2004, 21:14

Porty wrote:
ecm wrote: I'd love to get my hands on a machine....

You stupid boy!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Oct 2004, 21:29

[quote="ecm]I LOVED SupermarioWorld and played it constantly on my snes many moons ago. I'd love to get my hands on a machine and that game again.
I'd probably pick them up on E-Bay if I could be bothered.[/quote]

We've still got it in the cupboard! (but you're not getting it

) It was the very first one the brat pack got when they were nice (under 13 I mean).

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Oct 2004, 21:35

Epykat wrote:[quote="ecm]I LOVED SupermarioWorld and played it constantly on my snes many moons ago. I'd love to get my hands on a machine and that game again.
I'd probably pick them up on E-Bay if I could be bothered.

We've still got it in the cupboard! (but you're not getting it

).[/quote]

You big tease, you!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:06

I know it's only Thursday but we have a company night out tomorrow and as we all usually end up like:

or

I thought I would post now while I still have the chance!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:24

Pal of Porty wrote:I know it's only Thursday but we have a company night out tomorrow and as we all usually end up like:

or or or

I thought I would post now while I still have the chance!

Which one of you ends up as the hippy? I've never noticed that emoticon before. It's grooooooooooovy!

Well, have fun on your piss up, I mean company night out.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:25

It has been somewhat devastated by post work events. Think it will just be you and I.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:33

Porty wrote:It has been somewhat devastated by post work events. Think it will just be you and I.

How cosy!

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:42

Tomorrow is a 'long looked forward to' (well, I put in for it on Monday!) day off.

First off is a long lie then off to the Old Pier for lunch and a couple of bottles of Magners cider

then it should be back home to do some jobs around the house but

hopefully the Magners will have done the trick and Sandra will agree to put the jobs off til 'another day'

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Oct 2004, 23:45

Bearcub, please don't give away any more of our Guy's secret strategies.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 15 Oct 2004, 08:30

My network back after 2 months of hell due to a dodgy mobo! Friday at last.... Last long weekend I can take till Xmas, so me and the missus are flying down to New York to get some shopping in. (She shops....I drink to forget her shopping!!)

What is Everyone else up to??

70 days and counting till this....!!!!!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Oct 2004, 10:59

Well, they are predicting a bad winter ..........

Whatever I plan for the weekend will almost certainly get re-arranged! At the moment, it's shopping, doing the wash, doing the housework, and TRYING to unpack some more of my goods and chattels after my move ...........

........ and that was two and a half months ago, now! How are the Magnolias getting on with their unpacking?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 17 Oct 2004, 17:19

I went away for it - on a professional development weekend. No, I'm deadly serious, actually.

I had a whole two nights in Birnam, sharing a house with the other group members and the leaders, and also sharing several bottles of wine and some damned fine food.
Yay!

And then i got home to a quiet and peaceful house, as other half couldn't bear the thought of looking after bairns alone and ran away to take them to grandfather, and they won't be home until tomorrow. This is therefore the first night I have spent entirely alone in this house (well, excepting animals) ever. And I'm enjoying the peace more than I though possible.

So my plan for the rest of the weekend is to slip into something a little more comfortable, put on some good music, open a good bottle of wine, and chill. Especially in the knowledge that if youngest offspring wakes up in the night, I can't hear him as he's in Inverness!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Oct 2004, 23:03

Sounds cool BB, I hope you enjoyed.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 18 Oct 2004, 04:17

Well that had to be my least fun weekend for a while... New Yorkers and US customs, got to love them..... Xenophobic paranoids...... Thankyou Mr Bush!!

Thank god its MONDAY

and glad to be back!!!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 05 Nov 2004, 13:38

And so it is again.

Porty and I (and Bellybabe) seem to be sorted.

Anyone else doing anything as interesting as us?

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

TGIF

Another Friday

TGIM