Mon 2nd March 2015 - Henry Shotton visits London

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:08 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Truffle Egg Chips Gammon Mac Cheese
Please.
Oops.
I mean
Truffle Mac and Cheese
And
Gammon Egg Chips Pudding
Dessert on the night

Apologies, I suspect there will be no pork pie

Post by **DRT** » 23:10 Fri 27 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:The current draft of the food order. When a few more people have decided please could somebody check for errors.

ERROR: No black pudding for DRT, despite your best intentions to persuade me to have it. (But if your intention was to take it from my plate please leave the order as is)

Post by **flash_uk** » 23:10 Fri 27 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
flash_uk wrote:your intentional "error".
That I am having the rare beef?

Derek having black pudding

Post by **DRT** » 23:11 Fri 27 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:Apologies, I suspect there will be no pork pie

Presumably that means you are not joining us?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:25 Fri 27 Feb 2015

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Apologies, I suspect there will be no pork pie
Presumably that means you are not joining us?

Feel free to stay at home Derek. I'd understand. Just leave my bottle with Julian.

Post by **DRT** » 23:27 Fri 27 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Apologies, I suspect there will be no pork pie
Presumably that means you are not joining us?
Feel free to stay at home Derek. I'd understand. Just leave my bottle with Julian.

What bottle?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:28 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Ha.

Ha.

Ha.

Post by **DRT** » 23:31 Fri 27 Feb 2015

If I did have a bottle that belonged to you, should I decant it before traveling to London on Monday morning?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:34 Fri 27 Feb 2015

Updated draft of the food order.

Error was a real error: I hadn’t realised that anybody other than a quinoa-eating pants-consuming teetotaller would refuse the blood sausage. Live and learn.

Alex should nudge Henry. (Alex: that’s you.)

Who is best able to nudge JWEW and TC?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:41 Fri 27 Feb 2015

DRT wrote:If I did have a bottle that belonged to you, should I decant it before traveling to London on Monday morning?

Hmm. It's a long decant or none at all. Difficult. This is not a young port, but neither is it very venerable. I'd like it to have an hour or two at least.
Go on then. How many hours is that likely to be?

Post by **DRT** » 23:42 Fri 27 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:If I did have a bottle that belonged to you, should I decant it before traveling to London on Monday morning?
Hmm. It's a long decant or none at all. Difficult. This is not a young port, but neither is it very venerable. I'd like it to have an hour or two at least.
Go on then. How many hours is that likely to be?

Twelve. I will not decant and will carry it carefully.

Post by **flash_uk** » 23:44 Fri 27 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:Who is best able to nudge ... TC?

Done

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:52 Fri 27 Feb 2015

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:If I did have a bottle that belonged to you, should I decant it before traveling to London on Monday morning?
Hmm. It's a long decant or none at all. Difficult. This is not a young port, but neither is it very venerable. I'd like it to have an hour or two at least.
Go on then. How many hours is that likely to be?
Twelve. I will not decant and will carry it carefully.

What time will you arrive to Redcross Way? Maybe, if it suits, I could collect from you in the afternoon and take it to the B&F.

Post by **DRT** » 23:54 Fri 27 Feb 2015

I will be there at kick-off time. An earlier pick-up from Gresham Street would work.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:06 Sat 28 Feb 2015

DRT wrote:I will be there at kick-off time. An earlier pick-up from Gresham Street would work.

So shall it be. I will coordinate with you on the day. I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.

Post by **DRT** » 00:10 Sat 28 Feb 2015

No problem, but please don't show your Hexagonal Thing to Julie on reception or she might call the Police.

JWEW · Post by **JWEW** » 00:18 Sat 28 Feb 2015

Hmmm, I seem to have lost my post. Apologies if this duplicates.

My food order:
Potted shrimps
Sirloin steak - rare, creamed spinach
Dessert to be decided on the night.

Jon

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:03 Sat 28 Feb 2015

I will attempt to get Henry's order, but even a 90(ish) % complete order is better than nothing.

What time do we want to eat?

My order is:
Potted shrimps
Black and blue sirloin steak (black and blue meaning burnt on the outside and rare in the middle please. If it can't be cooked this way then medium rare) with fries and peas/beans.

Post by **jdaw1** » 09:40 Sat 28 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:The current draft of the food order. When a few more people have decided please could somebody check for errors.

Updated. Please could somebody check for errors.

benread · Post by **benread** » 10:05 Sat 28 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:I will be there at kick-off time. An earlier pick-up from Gresham Street would work.
So shall it be. I will coordinate with you on the day. I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.

I may leave a bottle at B&F for you to decant at a similar time. I would hate for you to feel that your time was not being used productively!

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:20 Sat 28 Feb 2015

No problem Ben.

Post by **DRT** » 10:25 Sat 28 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:No problem Ben.

Given that I am carrying yours down un-decanted can I also give you mine to decant at the B&F, please?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:28 Sat 28 Feb 2015

This will all be fine so long as I have assistance from the inventor of Hexagonal Thing. Perhaps he might bring his little bag of funnels (etc)? What I might call his 'port paraphernalia'.

Post by **DRT** » 10:30 Sat 28 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:This will all be fine so long as I have assistance from the inventor of Hexagonal Thing. Perhaps he might bring his little bag of funnels (etc)? What I might call his 'port paraphernalia'.

If he brings seven half bottles of Croft 2004 LBV you can use them as Things. First one to drink four is the winner

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:36 Sat 28 Feb 2015

This connects mysteriously to a conversation I've just had about π^2/6. Yes, perhaps we might try this.

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:38 Sat 28 Feb 2015

djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.

Should we meet at 14:30 in the B&F? Would you be terribly upset if I were to bring a lunch bottle as well?

Notes to self:
• Evening bottle of non-SFE non-TFP ≤1994 Port;
• Decanter labels (having printed at home only those pages of the placemats);
• Lunch bottle of Port;
• Decanting kit;
• Hexagonal Thing;
• TPF lapel pin.
Anything else?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 12:42 Sat 28 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.
Should we meet at 14:30 in the B&F? Would you be terribly upset if I were to bring a lunch bottle as well?

Notes to self:
• Evening bottle of non-SFE non-TFP Port;
• Lunch bottle of Port;
• Decanting kit;
• Hexagonal Thing;
• TPF lapel pin.
Anything else?

I will allow you to bring a lunch bottle. As I mentioned in my email just now, I think I will bring some of the tea filters André sent (or you could, additionally) - muslin seems unnecessary and until exhaustive tests have been performed on all brands and types of coffee filter I propose a moratorium thereof, heretofore.
Do we know when the organiser will be arriving? (Alex, that's you.)

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:46 Sat 28 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:Should we meet at 14:30 in the B&F?

You email says 4pm, so 4pm it is. Which is a little late for lunch, so no lunch Port.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 12:49 Sat 28 Feb 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Should we meet at 14:30 in the B&F?
You email says 4pm, so 4pm it is. Which is a little late for lunch, so no lunch Port.

The email was based on arriving at the B&F only to decant, presuming that we would have been elsewhere beforehand Thinging. But we should Thing in the B&F, so please revert to your original plan and say 14.30, and bring Lunch Port.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:50 Sat 28 Feb 2015

I am thirsty.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 00:10 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote: Do we know when the organiser will be arriving? (Alex, that's you.)

Probably about 6pm, although I may pop over at lunchtime to decant since I am only the other side London Bridge.

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:49 Sun 01 Mar 2015

Updated food order, following a PM from Mike about an email from Tony. (Post in thread chaps — it allows checking.)

Post by **DRT** » 10:50 Sun 01 Mar 2015

jdaw1 wrote:Updated food order, following a PM from Mike about an email from Tony. (Post in thread chaps — it allows checking.)

I see that your bonus black pudding is still showing on my order. Splendid work.

Post by **flash_uk** » 10:54 Sun 01 Mar 2015

DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Updated food order, following a PM from Mike about an email from Tony. (Post in thread chaps — it allows checking.)
I see that your bonus black pudding is still showing on my order. Splendid work.

The double negative?

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:55 Sun 01 Mar 2015

DRT wrote:Splendid work.

I see:

Post by **DRT** » 10:57 Sun 01 Mar 2015

Probably need to force reload to get latest version.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:48 Sun 01 Mar 2015

jdaw1 wrote:I am thirsty.

This Bloody Mary, and the thought of lunch tomorrow, are helping.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:58 Sun 01 Mar 2015

A review thread has been started. Later its first post will be expanded.

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9645]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:We gathered in The Boot & Flogger for non-Symington non-TFP ≤1994 Ports, in the presence of Henry Shotton.

Links:
Review of the evening as a whole;

Food order;

Placemats (and parameters by which made);

Planning and arrangements.

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:04 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:I am thirsty.
This Bloody Mary, and the thought of lunch tomorrow, are helping.

I don’t drink when I have sole charge of the children. Wife has been away — my last drink was over a week ago.

Did I mention that I am thirsty?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:13 Sun 01 Mar 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:I am thirsty.
This Bloody Mary, and the thought of lunch tomorrow, are helping.
I don’t drink when I have sole charge of the children. Wife has been away — my last drink was over a week ago.

Did I mention that I am thirsty?

Not long now.

Post by **flash_uk** » 18:19 Sun 01 Mar 2015

Starting at 1830 as usual? I can be there for 1745 to help with setup if required.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:23 Sun 01 Mar 2015

flash_uk wrote:Starting at 1830 as usual? I can be there for 1745 to help with setup if required.

As I understand it (until I am disabused) two of us will be there from 1430, and AHB will pop over at lunchtime to decant his own bottle. Your help setting up would be welcome.

Post by **flash_uk** » 18:28 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote:...two of us will be there from 1430

What could possibly go wrong.

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:00 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote:As I understand it (until I am disabused) two of us will be there from 1430

Expect to be disabused of this naïve opinion.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:03 Sun 01 Mar 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:As I understand it (until I am disabused) two of us will be there from 1430
Expect to be disabused of this naïve opinion.

I'm all ears.

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:36 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:As I understand it (until I am disabused) two of us will be there from 1430
Expect to be disabused of this naïve opinion.
I'm all ears.

Will we really be just two? Will all ten others really fail to be tempted by such a plan?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:40 Sun 01 Mar 2015

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:As I understand it (until I am disabused) two of us will be there from 1430
Expect to be disabused of this naïve opinion.
I'm all ears.
Will we really be just two? Will all ten others really fail to be tempted by such a plan?

Those tedious 'jobs' may get in the way of our plan to extend this tasting more generally. Too many team managers will be taking responsibility for their underperforming underlings and working twice as hard themselves as a result. (I confess, I am the leader of a team at work, the No Promotions Group. Our motto? "I would prefer not to.")

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 20:16 Sun 01 Mar 2015

JDAW - would you take charge of delivery of the food order tomorrow please. If I get a reply from Henry I will text you and post in the thread.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:12 Sun 01 Mar 2015

AHB wrote:JDAW - would you take charge of delivery of the food order tomorrow please.

Done, cc you.

Post by **flash_uk** » 21:35 Sun 01 Mar 2015

djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.

What do you plan to use as Things?

What theme(s) would you like for March 2 and would be able to contribute towards?