BOSM 2010, get yer diaries out people.

Yes folks, it's that time of year again.

In keeping with ukrm tradition we're holding another Beginning of
Summer Meet for all you lovely people at the reknowned Black Horse Inn.
This year I want to see people, lots of people and some new smiley
faces amongst you too, so all you newbies and lurkers can dust off your
leathers and HG textiles, drag your bikes out of hibernation and join
in the merriment. This is an open invite to anyone who cares to come
along, with the usual "No cunts" rule applied of course (you know who
you are). I am assured that there will be the usual high standard of
local totty behind the bars for us to perv over.

The plan for the weekend is to turn up, find your digs or erect your
tent in the pub's garden, then get pissed and talk drunken bollocks
before collapsing in a drunken stupor after trying to explain the
universe to the uninitiated. If anyone finds this difficult I'm sure
Whinging Courier can instruct on the getting pissed bit, and if you ask
Blaney nicely he'll explain how to talk drunken bollocks in fine style.
Ukrm has a fine tradition of being able to do both, so you won't be
stuck for company should you be a master of either. Of course Mu's
excellent spread of food will be available for those wishing to eat
with us on Saturday evening, and as anyone will tell you, it is of the
highest quality with a wide range to suit all tastes. A fantastic
breakfast is also put on for those who are able to move on Sunday
morning. There is a small charge for both evening meal and breakfast to
be sorted by each individual with Mu.

Free camping is available in the pub garden for quite a few tents, and
there are bed and breakfast places very close by for the PFFs amongst
you; no doubt details of where these are will be posted in this thread
over the next few days, but I haven't a clue where they are cos I
normally camp or have a room at the pub. Rooms at the pub are available
but they get snapped up very quickly, so if you want one you'll have to
be very very quick. Mine is already booked, so nah nah nah

On a sad note, this year may be a little bit different for those who
have attended in the past, because one major character will not be with
us from now on. I refer to Mike Edwin, the landlord, who was Eddie of
this parish's father and someone I'd grown to regard as a good friend.
As some of you know, Mike passed away on Dec 29th 2009 after a short
illness. What I'd like to see is as many folk who'd met and knew Mike
be at the pub to give him a belated farewell. If you can, do your best
to be there please, as I think we all owe it to both Mike and his wife
Mu to show our respect and appreciation for all the effort they've put
in to make us welcome for so many years. I'm sure you'll all join me in
extending our condolences to Mu and her family on their sad loss. RIP
Mike.



Anyway... the date:

April 17th 2010

The venue:

Black Horse Inn
Hulland Ward
Derbyshire
DE6 3EE

01335 370206

Hulland Ward is on the A517, about half way between Ashbourne and
Belper.

Please email me at the address below to say you if you will be
attending, so I can give Mu an idea of how many people to cater for
food-wise.



Thanks, and hope to see you there

 

Bravo, that man.

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Aye.

 

<checks diary>
I will not be able to make it, I can only get away for overnight events
when her indoors is away on respite care.
I am reasonably confident that you can have a good time without me.

 

Don't be so sure, without VulgarAndMischievous we'll need someone who
can talk complete bollocks.

 

I'm going!

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Nige,

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Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

You'd better email me then, YTC

 

well that's the profanity department covered.

 

Pansy Foo Foo.

There's a few B&B's closer than Ashbourne that are reasonable prices. I
wish I could remember the name of the one I stayed at a few years back.

 

I replied via FB

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

Loose what, the dogs of war?

 

I think you'll find that the FB page is 'unofficial' and that in all
likelihood, Loz will only be counting emailed responses. Otherwise he
would have said 'email me, or reply on FB'.

 

If it was the Green at Hulland (just outside HW heading towards
Ashbourne) then that is no longer a B&B. Used by Scraggy for years and
occasionally by me and/or BGN. That was the only other one within
walking distance.

According to http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/ashbourne-map.html there
aren't many closer than Ashbourne and it would be easier to arrange a
taxi to/from the town.

 

Doesn't ring any bells, and iirc, it might not have been walking distance.

In which case, isn't there a travelodge or similar in Ashbourne now?

 

*DING*

 

What's your stance on "put me down as: definitely insterested".......

any other historical faux pas' that we should get out of the way now?

 

My view is you won't be counted until you're a definite. 'Definitely
interested' just doesn't cut it in the hard and fast world of *OSMs.

 

How can you be sure it wasn't personal?

 

you don't so much talk "complete bollocks" as "say the same mildly
annoying 'catch-phrase'[1] over and over and over and over".

[1] last time you must have said "do you know what I like about
you?... **** all!" about 30 times, to me alone, never mind to everyone
else. You complete Joey.

 

Blow it out yer arse, shortarse.

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue