Forum Drinks? (Lounged)

[katied]

Hve heard these mentioned in various threads and wondered how, where and when they happened.

Am fairly new to the area and would welcome an introduction to the neighbourhood!

[Sue]

I can't find the thread now, but I think the next drinks are on 4 April at the CPT, Crystal Palace Road, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong :)-D

[Azul]

cool, a new boozzie to the boozers gang.

welcome

[katied]

thanks sue! as a regular (?) what time do they start?

[annaj]

Hi

The drinks happen once a month in a different pub each months. They usually start about 8pm and people drift in all evening. The next one, as Sue said, is on 4th April at the CPT on Crystal Palace Road. Threads about the drinks are usually hidden in The Lounge, so sometimes get missed by new posters who don't routinely look in there. Have a look for details of this months drinks, but be warned once you venture into the Lounge you may never want to leave.

It's always a really fun night and very friendly. Hopefully see you there.

[seanmlow]

CPT - great, just by my house.

Do they go any promotions for EDF people!?

[wee quinnie]

I have just checked the calendar, and hope to be able to make the drinks for the first time ever. Yayyyy!

[SeanMacGabhann]

As Annaj says a few early starters at 8pm and then people drift in for a while - although after about 10:30 some people don't so much drift as "arrive" ;-)

usually manages to be about 20-30 of us with maybe 4 or 5 first timers each time so you should feel right at home

the CPT is where I went to my first forum drinks too so it has happy memories above and beyond being a pub I already like

[mockney piers]

They've been going on for a little over a year, they're always good evenings. As sean says you can count on there being at least a few new faces every time, so do come along and say hello and enjoy.

[Ants]

And i'll be one of the new ones.

[Sue]

I was a newbie last time, and it was fine :)

[katied]

Thanks I'll try and make it!

[Ant]

I may well be along.

[Cassius]

Do you introduce yourself as your real name/forum name or both?

[Sue]

Cassius Wrote:

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> Do you introduce yourself as your real name/forum

> name or both?

Depends whether you want to remain anonymous I guess :)

[mockney piers]

both really, but generally once you've said hi i'm piers but real name is piers, people will stick to the real one.

Though everyone seems to still then call me mockney :(

Some people are happy to be more or less interchangeable.

It gets really complicated if you know people through flickr though.

[Brendan]

I stick resolutely to my forum name.

[monica]

ooh I may wander in I like the cpt. Thats if im not treating late.

[SeanMacGabhann]

do monica do

but if late is enjoying the treatment...

[Moos]

Well, that sorts that one out, Mockney - I thought Mr. and Mrs. Piers were just being a bit cruel when they named their wee boy.

[mockney piers]

Frankly I think they were!! One isn't actually posh you know.

[SteveT]

Cassius wrote:Do you introduce yourself as your real name/forum name or both?

Last time I brought along some sticky labels and marker pens, so you can choose any name you like but I would choose one you

(A) like to hear, and

(B) you like to be called by,

Cwald is affectionately called 'chav' but last time she called herself 'fear and' something maybe boozin'.

Looking forward to seeing you and everyone else who reads this 'hard sell' on the 4th @ Crystal Palace Tavern on the corner of whately rd and Crystal Palace rd.

[Michael Palaeologus]

My real name is Palaeologus.

[Annasfield]

I don't know if I can definitely come, but I think that some of us agreed to meet in the Castle for a swift one on the way down. :))

[mockney piers]

There was some label swapping towards the end, so that might have been Fear'n'Boozing's sticker.

I hasten to add that 'label swapping' isn't some dodgy 70s terminology, and I'm pretty sure doesn't go on near Sydenham woods either.