I approve of this motion

I too approve of this motion.

Definitely can't so 11th actually. Could do the 18th, money permitting.

I can do either. Manthorp Mews is more than happy to receive guests, sleeping in varying degrees of discomfort and squalor from the spare bedroom down to a mound of hair extracted from the shower plughole.

York is always a pleasure and a delight, but may I also put forward Leeds - we haven't meated there in an age.

Only if you promise to stop me ODing on Notorious Naan.

I'm sure the hive mind would be as happy to meat in Leeds. Would you like to suggest a starting venue? I'm setting the date as 18th August.

Forgive yourself; you're eating for two.

You're so masterful.

I would suggest the Wetherspoons on the railway station concourse. Convenient for all rail travellers, not too far from the coach station, and a decent pint of Guinness.

Indeed, can't be doing with threads where people piss about.

 

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Oi.

Oi!

Maybe?

And drinking for three.

me!

I should be able to make that.

Will you be going by train?

I'm highly considering it, but it's going to be rather expensive from down 'ere (~£53 - £78! :O ).

I have the choice of Banbury to Leeds changing at Sheffield or alternatively changing at Birmingham New Street, which sounds better to me as I know New Street reasonably well!

If you're definitely going and changing by train, could meet you at Birmingham New Street?

Hmm.

I'm nowhere near organised enough to consider logistics at this point, but yes that could be a plan!

Looks like a no from me, looking at travel prices:

 

Edinburgh to Leeds : £95
Edinburgh to York: £65

 

Flybe Edinburgh to Leeds Bradford: £196

 

National Express to Leeds coach station: £30 bit arrive at 6pm and leave at 8am next day. Also jot sure if that's 30 each way :s

 

Drive: £80 petrol + several gallons of oil...

 

 

You could walk.

 

Walking = free. 'Though you may have to fuel up on star bars to keep you going, so there /is/ a minimal cost. But you could make each one more energy filled by using your charm to get them deep fried for free at local chippies.

 

Start now, and document the whole journey in a diary style to keep us entertained between now and the meat.

Up for meating?