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Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 15, 2013, 02:50 AM:

Keith's flyer for the 62nd BFCC on 26 October 2013 at St. Benedict's School, Ealing, quotes "Light Refreshments". Can any member say what was available at the last convention.

From the phrasing I assume there will be no hot delicious snacks which used to be served by the bar staff at Tadley.

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 15, 2013, 04:30 AM:

Hi Maurice,
From what I remember bacon rolls and hot dogs were on sale. Tea, coffee and soft drinks were available along with a small selection of biscuits and sealed slices of cakes.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 15, 2013, 04:34 AM:

Thank you, Mal. Sounds acceptable, I can't wait!
I see the South Wales trains are going via Gloucester on the particular Saturday.

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 15, 2013, 06:49 AM:

Diversions are quite common on weekends or so I understand.
We are traveling on the Friday, staying with my wife's sister until Monday.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 15, 2013, 12:44 PM:

Hots dogs. Mmmmmm

Posted by Christian Bjorgen (Member # 1780) on August 15, 2013, 01:45 PM:

Oh, I can't wait for them bacon rolls. And a proper cup of tea!

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 15, 2013, 05:29 PM:

Be warned though, supplies were limited last year. By the time I found time to get something, the rolls and dogs were all gone!

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 16, 2013, 02:21 AM:

Perhaps we should take our own food.

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on August 16, 2013, 05:34 PM:

Lads, there must be a "chippy" not far from the venue.What better way to feed our overseas friends, there are mobile "chip
shop" vans, let 'em know, they will be only too happy to attend,
to hell with' burgers & hot dogs, at least for this venue, Fish 'n Chips, it kept this country going through the war.( but don't mention the war) Faulty Towers.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 22, 2013, 09:02 AM:

Does anyone know is there is an atm machine nearby ? I presume that the large majority (if not all) of the seller will be English and will want pounds. So, as you never know what you will buy, it is difficult to foreseen how much money you should exchange to avoid to have to excange it back if you don't use it. And anyway, you may also not want to carry a lot of cash in your pocket for safety reason.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 22, 2013, 10:08 AM:

There are cash machines at Ealing Broadway railway station.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000062.aspx

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 22, 2013, 10:47 AM:

Thanks Maurice. Is it at a short walking distance ?

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 22, 2013, 01:40 PM:

Approximately 900 metres.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 22, 2013, 04:35 PM:

Thanks for the information. It is not that close but still reachable in case of need. Hoping it will not rain or being to cold at this time of the year in London. [Smile]

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 23, 2013, 02:29 AM:

A ten minute walk, or use the bus 226 which stops outside the school convention venue, and terminates at Ealing Broadway station.

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on August 23, 2013, 02:42 AM:

Dominique, if you go to London keep your wallet in an inside pocket, preferably one that has a zip, as there are pickpockets in London. Maybe it would be safer to go inside a bank or building society to use an ATM machine. A railway station is a public place and you don't know who is watching you.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 23, 2013, 03:25 AM:

A good comment from Robert.
There is a Bank 150 metres south of the railway station at 45 The Broadway, this is a branch of Lloyds TSB.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 23, 2013, 07:59 AM:

Thanks for the advise. I haven't been to London for several years, so I don't know how it is now. The last time I noticed that the queues for the buses was completely a thing of the past (it was the end of it the first time I went to London) as people were rushing to go inside. Brussels has saddly become unsafe for a reason that I cannot write here to follow the rules of the forum. I think that unsafety is what all the European capitals and big cities have to face.

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on August 23, 2013, 09:27 AM:

Dominique, many ATM's are free to use inside banks and building societies, though your card supplier may make a small charge as you are making a transaction abroad.

Most people like to dress up, but sometimes you wonder if it is a good thing, you don't want to stand out as a tourist, that goes for UK members as well.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 23, 2013, 10:15 AM:

Robert
What does a tourist look like? What should we wear for this great event?

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on August 23, 2013, 10:53 AM:

The classic tourist???
Shorts, white socks pulled halfway up the shin, sandles, basket type trilby hat and a big camera around the neck [Big Grin]

Turn up like that and you will be asked to leave [Wink]

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on August 23, 2013, 11:33 AM:

I could dress like John Steed to look British but the result would lead like beeing as discreet as the Thompson (in Tintin) who wanted to be discreet and attracted attention by dressing themselfes as they thought was the normal dressing in China. Those who readed the comic will know what I mean. [Big Grin]

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on August 23, 2013, 01:46 PM:

Well Maurice, I remember in the 1960s/70s when I used to wear a waistcoat and a gold pocket watch with a sovereign on the end, and started getting looks that made me feel uncomfortable. I can tell a tourist in Oxford. Dress smart, but don't look too affluent.

Trying to be helpful to our overseas visitors Maurice: I remember in the 80s reading about an American tourist in London who was stabbed to death by a complete stranger who was jealous of the way the tourist was dressed.

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on August 24, 2013, 04:38 AM:

After Maurice's reply I decided to look at photos of past events to see what others were wearing to "this great event", seems the order of the day is Jeans. I must be old fashioned as I still consider jeans as work trousers, something they were originally designed for. On my last visit to a theatre to see an opera, young people were turning up in tee shirts and jeans with holes in the knees; there was a time when they would have been refused entry for not wearing a tie.

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on August 29, 2013, 06:11 PM:

Jesus Christ, and i use the Lords name. Wear whatever you will.
don't dress down to serve the filth we have imported to our English streets, if need be, put some loose change, or batteries
in a sock, and knock the shit out of 'em. I have bested muggers
in the past.I was once accosted by a bunch of thugs with my
Susie, I clobbered the mouthpiece, the rest took off, but I knew one of them and caught him on his own, all he wanted was sympathy & a nappy change.I've taken out the bad language.
Robert is so right best bib & tucker for your event, the clothes
maketh the man.

[ August 29, 2013, 10:08 PM: Message edited by: Hugh Thompson Scott ]

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on August 30, 2013, 06:23 AM:

Not trying to sound snobbish, and Hugh will understand as we are the same generation. Going out to the cinema was a special occasion as was just going to the city. People used to dress up. Now if you carry on the same way, you stand out and risk mugging or worse. English people used to use their fists, now it's knives. In 1910 an immigrant (I won't say his nationality), appeared in court after pulling a knife on an Englishman, he was deported and told to 'Take your Foreign filthy ways with you'.

Regarding groups of people Hugh, Bruce Tegner, who wrote and taught unarmed combat, said every group has a leader, go for him and the others will disperse.

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on September 01, 2013, 01:43 PM:

It's true Robert, go for the "Gob", once I would' have advised run,
but you're dealing with a pack,pull a weapon, or they will run you down. My escapades were when I was a much younger man, I
remember having a streetfight, I HAD THE BLADE,but under the
illusion I was going to fight three of them, I WAS DETERMINED,
the casualties were not me, as it turned out, my opponent was a
fair scrapper, and when challenged, when sober, gave in,
was I PLEASED, he was a big powerful lad. Stand your ground,
keep a sock, or a line with a weight on, chances are you are okay, but this stuff of running, I have been in my share of street fights, don't show fear, shout for help if need be, but stand your ground, unless there is a fire arn involved. If it's of any consolation, I still have all my own teeth, and a beautiful nose,
unbroken, as my partner says, definately a Roman nose, but she does hate me at times..As a final bit of advise, don't walk with your hands in your pockets, keep 'em free.

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on September 02, 2013, 08:50 AM:

I haven't had much experience like you, and did get my nose broke when I was 17. In 2000, after years of harassment and threats against me I decided to act, and I had been weight training nearly every night. When this person came round again I went for him, and ended up being arrested, getting a caution, which is still on my record 13 years later. I contacted the police and the local council several times, but no one was interested, so I was forced to take matters in hand myself.
Surprisingly, at least to me, this person, who claimed he was going to sort me out, never fought back.
My father said he wasn't surprised as, in his words 'He had too much to say for himself'

I always remember Henry Cooper being interviewed after Brian London went on TV and gave an account of what he was going to do
to Our 'Enery. They asked Henry Cooper for his response, and Cooper replied 'Well, he talks a good fight'.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on September 02, 2013, 09:05 AM:

From "Light Refreshments" to "Heavy Hostilities"!

Doug

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on September 02, 2013, 10:14 AM:

Sorry Doug, will try to keep on track.

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