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Hi there,

Tom and I met up on Saturday to sort out long outsanding Port deliveries. To mitigate for the stress we had a very nice lunch in the Bell in Wendens Ambo and realised it is about time for starting the discussion with regards to the Christmas offline. Hence this thread and an initial suggestion for a date, the Thursday the 16th of December and as a venue The Bell in Wendens Ambo.

Theme - any objection to a repetition of the traditional "The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends"?

Of course Tom and I are the first to reserve a seat on the table

confirmed attendees:

uncle Tom
WS1
DRT
Axel P
Chris Doty
AHB
1 special guests
KillerB
Cookie
JacobH
Alex Moffat
RAYC

regards

WS1

I'm in

...and the theme for the Christmas Off-line is always non-negotiable

I would like to join you again and I suggest to continue as we did before.

Axel

Game

I'm in.

Does the fact that Chris is game mean that we can shoot him on August 12?

Can we reserve a couple of spots for guests who would not normally attend our offlines? Last year the fact we did this meant that Rute and Joao were able to join us.

Hi Alex,

fine by me; are 2 places enough?

regards

WS1

AHB wrote:Does the fact that Chris is game mean that we can shoot him on August 12?

Game Shooting Seasons:

Pheasant: Oct 1 - Feb 1
Partridge: Sept 1 - Feb 1
Grouse: Aug 12 - Dec 10
Ptarmigan: Aug 12 - Dec 10
Blackgrouse: Aug 20 - Dec 10
Snipe: Aug 12 - Jan 31
Jack Snipe: protected
Woodcock: Oct 1 - Jan 31
Woodcock (Scotland): Sept 1 - Jan 31
Duck & Goose (inland): Sept 1 - Jan 31
Duck & Goose (below high water mark): Sept 1 - Feb 20
Coot/Moorhen: Sept 1 - Jan 31
Golden Plover: Sept 1 - Jan 31
Curlew: protected
Hare: cannot be sold March to July
Game Americans: 12 August only

Should be OK so long as we don't set the dogs on him first as that is apparently considered to be inhumane.

Ahh....so this must be that British humor I've read so much about.

Chris Doty wrote:Ahh....so this must be that British humor I've read so much about.

! about which I have read so much.

Surely.

I'm in

Please include me in this one.

updated!

regards

WS1

WS1 wrote:Hi Alex,

fine by me; are 2 places enough?

regards

WS1

I think 2 places is a reasonable balance

Just in case we may make this, can you keep two places open for LadyR and me?

Hi Ronnie,

fine by me, will put LadyR and you down. Please advise if it does not work out.

regards

WS1

Wolfgang,

Regrettably I think that I am not going to be able to make this year, despite having enjoyed last year so much. I have noted the date in case things change, but please don't reserve a seat for me.

I have no idea what I am doing in December but if I could be put down on the list, I will do my best to attend.

Hi Jacob,

as ar as I can see this should work

regards

WS1

Picked up some suitable candidates for the drinking list last night..

Tom

uncle tom wrote:Picked up some suitable candidates for the drinking list last night..

Would that be bottles or participants?

Bottles.

Wolfgang, Tom,

could you please fix a date soon as I need to book flights.

Thanks

Axel

If everyone is OK with Dec 16th, I'll call The Bell to make the reservation.

Tom

Happy!

Axel

16th please. (I've already made arrangements around that date!)