Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly (Post 11504461)

We usually do The Scotland Yard. They have a room off to the side that's a bit more removed so it's more conducive to chatting and such, plus they do separate bills without any fuss. Decent drinks selection and a good food menu, plus seems to be accessible to pretty well everyone since it's about a 5-6 minute walk from Union... so until anyone voices any strong objections I suspect we will just keep it there!!

(The only other place I know that does separate bills for large groups without making a fuss is The Three Brewers at Yonge & Dundas... but I prefer Scotland Yard, personally!)

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 11504540)

Scotland Yard is convenient for transit commuter and driver.

Nightmare finding parking near Hooters and the food isn't for everybody.

I did once meet LMartin and LondonMike and perhaps Oakvillian??? at the Firkin On King.

We then embarked on a short golden era where we once got drunk at Dan Keough's on the Danforth and also had a sample of us head to a curry house in Midtown around this time to.

A golden summer.

Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 11504627)

Ah yes, that lost evening sitting on the back patio of some godforsaken Plastic Paddy pub near the Danforth music hall. Some things never change: James drank beer with bits of fruit in it, and ate sweet potato fries. I have the vaguest of recollections that my journey home that night involved a taxi back from the wrong end of Burlington back to Oakville because I was blissfully snoring my way past my station on the last train out of Union... :beer:

Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly (Post 11504630)

Hahaha. The past few meetups have been tame in comparison - there was the one I missed back in May I think when Twitcher left her glasses bheind and I think that one was a big night, but the ones since have been rather laid back... disappointing, crew. This will need to be fixed for the next one.

Game on.

Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11504668)

Think I'm going to have wait a few months before I get my game on ;) however I will be there!

Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly (Post 11504670)

That's okay, you can be the proverbial bad influence, and then just egg the others on, saying "come on, you have to drink my portion!" ;)

Then you can sit back and laugh at the debauchery.

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 11504497)

When I lived in the UK and attended such large gatherings, everyone would chip in an agreed amount into a kitty and that would be used to pay for each round. It would be topped up as necessary. :p

Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 11504627)

James drank beer with bits of fruit in it, and ate sweet potato fries.

Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly (Post 11504630)

Hahaha. The past few meetups have been tame in comparison - there was the one I missed back in May I think when Twitcher left her glasses bheind and I think that one was a big night, but the ones since have been rather laid back... disappointing, crew. This will need to be fixed for the next one.

Game on.

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 11504837)

That was the night some crazy Canadian woman turned up and took all sorts of offence to pretty much everything I said. I remember Tiry Tory running out and leaving me sat there with her......

We did disperse a little early last time.

Originally Posted by bats (Post 11504839)

Lol, she's from North Shields via Montreal.

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 11527798)

Is the 30th still on? Am I in the right thread!