Another BNE extraordinary drinks night Wed 24 April 2013

[Katie]

I have a work movie thingo on with Mr Katie, but probably can't stop by. My back is mucking up, and I'm not sure about walking up there from the mall. And then I've signed up for a couple of webinars at midnight and 1am, and we're thinking of going to the dawn service in the CBD, so it's looking like a busy evening/night/morning.

 

[dfcatch]

Is the time confirmed Bundy?

Is it walking distance from Hilton?

 

[Simo]

Dfcatch,

It is basically under the Hilton.

When you walk out the elevators in Queen St Mall it is just there.

 

[anat0l]

Dfcatch,

It is basically under the Hilton.

When you walk out the elevators in Queen St Mall it is just there.

Hold the phone - isn't the venue ye olde Mill on Spring Hill? (Bundy Bear has the Google Maps thing going)

That's more than a little walk from the Hilton, though not a very long walk (just up the hill is all).

 

[Jkyn]

Is anyone going to be there before 6.00, working out if I can fit in a quick drink before dinner.

 

[trippin_the_rift]

Hold the phone - isn't the venue ye olde Mill on Spring Hill? (Bundy Bear has the Google Maps thing going)

That's more than a little walk from the Hilton, though not a very long walk (just up the hill is all).

Yes at the mill - which is a 5min walk uphill from the Hilton.

Sam is already there

 

[samh004]

Is anyone going to be there before 6.00, working out if I can fit in a quick drink before dinner.

I'm here.

Look for a Qantas cap

 

[QF WP]

Sorry I can't be there for a follow up to last week

 

[dfcatch]

Probably another 30 mins away - sorry.

Will have stragglers in tow

 

[Bundy Bear]

Late for my own drinks night, that's a fail, be there in 30.

 

[jetlagger]

Have fun everyone. Sorry I couldn't attend, due to work commitments ;-/

 

[samh004]

Was a slow start to the night, and we came second at trivia! Not sure who took the bottle of rosé home with them?

It's an interesting feeling sitting at the platform, waiting for my train, completely sober!

 

[Katie]

Sorry I didn't make it. The movie we went to at Myer Centre finished just after 8; I swear it took me 20+ mins to walk to our car near Central.

Happy night all!!!

 

[Mal]

Was a slow start to the night, and we came second at trivia! Not sure who took the bottle of rosé home with them?

2nd is impressive. Who came first, do "the engineers" and "BBC" (iirc the names) still compete?

 

[samh004]

2nd is impressive. Who came first, do "the engineers" and "BBC" (iirc the names) still compete?

It's not as impressive as it sounds, there were 3 teams!

Can't recall the name of the winning team but it was a group of old ladies. At the end of the first half they were 7 points ahead!

 

[Mal]

It's not as impressive as it sounds, there were 3 teams!

Can't recall the name of the winning team but it was a group of old ladies. At the end of the first half they were 7 points ahead!

Lol. 3 teams? There used to be 12+ at one stage.

 

[samh004]

Lol. 3 teams? There used to be 12+ at one stage.

Yeah it appears to have really dropped off. Maybe on account of ANZAC Day and dawn services tomorrow?

 

[Major]

It's not as impressive as it sounds, there were 3 teams!

Can't recall the name of the winning team but it was a group of old ladies. At the end of the first half they were 7 points ahead!

So you actually came second last

 

[samh004]

So you actually came second last

Which is where we usually come

 

[Bundy Bear]

Thanks to everyone who turned up last night.

Those in attendance in order of appearance were.
Samh004
trippin_the_rift
Bundy Bear
anat0l
Simo

Special Guest from Cairns
dfcatch and his 3 friends.

When storyteller organised the previous weeks drinks night I almost wasn't going to hold one but then dfcatch said he would be in town so I thought best to do something.

I could go through the records and work out the number of AFFers and special guests who have attended over the last 4 and a bit years, but I don't keep records as good as Mwenenzi and anyway I don't have the time. I had a prospective tenant come and view my place 5:30 Wednesday night and I have set an unrealistic goal of moving out in date in early May.

Thanks to Johnk and Mal for getting the tradition started and it is something that I will miss. It was interesting that our Brisbane drinks night was getting rather popular in google search and I think we had 17 members turn up one evening, we may have had more attendees for the Christmas drinks but they were held in different location.

It was good to have overseas guests for a number of the drinks nights before each of 2009, 2010, and 2011 Ozfests.

Thanks to everyone who turned up last night and also in the past.

Samh004 has a suggested date for next Brisbane drinks night, and in due course he will start a new thread.

In the quiz our team ended up 2nd, and I ended up with the bottle of Rose.

The aviation question was, Which airline website crashed after offering $10 airfares.