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Posted: **16:43 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

jdaw1 wrote:
RAYC wrote:and there's a cost element that needs to be covered
As always, costs I will pay any incurred by my failure.

Yoda?

Posted: **18:32 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

I’m making the sticky labels. Usual practice has become to have some stickies named (“THRA1”, “THRA2”) and the rest as numbers. (Having named stickies lessens conflict problems: e.g., THRA and AHB can label their own without risk of clashing with the other.)

How many named stickies do you each need?

Posted: **18:46 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

I still have lots of the sticky labels, so happy to print.

If you are still doing the sheets, can I remind you of this previous discussion: link

Posted: **20:12 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

RAYC wrote:If you are still doing the sheets, can I remind you of this previous discussion: link

A. A. Milne wrote:I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother Me

Please sir, what part of that previous discussion?

Posted: **20:32 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

Regarding layout on the sticky labels

Posted: **23:46 Wed 10 Dec 2014**

Is there an industry guest? I have nine people: THRA, AP, AHB, RAYC, PW, WS, DJ, RLC, and IDJ. Is that all?

Posted: **00:22 Thu 11 Dec 2014**

jdaw1 wrote:Is there an industry guest? I have nine people: THRA, AP, AHB, RAYC, PW, WS, DJ, RLC, and IDJ. Is that all?

Dirk is attending

Posted: **00:43 Thu 11 Dec 2014**

By permission of AHB, in [url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=75335#p75335]the first post[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Current draft of the sticky labels and other sheets.

Posted: **12:47 Thu 11 Dec 2014**

Updated draft of the sticky labels and other sheets.

Tom bringing two.
AP’s specified as Graham crusted bottled 1927.

Posted: **13:08 Thu 11 Dec 2014**

PW1 and PW2 please.
Also, could anyone attending bring tongs again this year please?

Posted: **14:52 Thu 11 Dec 2014**

Sorry all, alas it was a pipe dream and I'm unable to attend due to insufficient notice period. C'est la vie!

Posted: **14:08 Fri 12 Dec 2014**

PhilW wrote:PW1 and PW2 please.
Also, could anyone attending bring tongs again this year please?

I'll try to bring a set with me as I was considering trying to open my bottle with tongs to see whether it might be possible to identify it from the cork.

Posted: **14:15 Fri 12 Dec 2014**

May I make a bizarre, perhaps doomed plea? I think that bringing too many bottles can militate against enjoying the quality of what we have. Certainly last year (admittedly my first time, and admittedly an event awash with tawnies) I was a little overwhelmed and felt that I didn't have time properly to appreciate some of the more wonderful things (like the F20). I hope we don't have too much to drink and would ask that we don't slide by default toward two bottles a head. Please gentlemen, remember we all have but one mouth, and a few hours to fill it.

Posted: **14:38 Fri 12 Dec 2014**

Note: I do not want smaller measures.

Posted: **09:43 Sat 13 Dec 2014**

djewesbury wrote:May I make a bizarre, perhaps doomed plea? I think that bringing too many bottles can militate against enjoying the quality of what we have. Certainly last year (admittedly my first time, and admittedly an event awash with tawnies) I was a little overwhelmed and felt that I didn't have time properly to appreciate some of the more wonderful things (like the F20). I hope we don't have too much to drink and would ask that we don't slide by default toward two bottles a head. Please gentlemen, remember we all have but one mouth, and a few hours to fill it.

Hmmmm, good plea but not gonna happen

regards
WS1

Posted: **10:03 Sat 13 Dec 2014**

I understand and am resigned to my fate!

Posted: **12:41 Mon 15 Dec 2014**

AHB wrote:
PhilW wrote:PW1 and PW2 please.
Also, could anyone attending bring tongs again this year please?
I'll try to bring a set with me as I was considering trying to open my bottle with tongs to see whether it might be possible to identify it from the cork.

Thanks Alex - that's the same reason I would like tongs to be there, for one of my bottles.

Posted: **22:14 Mon 15 Dec 2014**

Tom

Would you be able to bring an empty decanter and chain to the Bell for me please? I plan to decant my bottle when I arrive.

Thanks

Posted: **14:20 Wed 17 Dec 2014**

OK - I have two 'peculiar' bottles from me, one 1927 crusted from Axel, one unknown VP (possibly crusted) from Dan, one unknown 1927 adoption for Rob, one unknown shipper and vintage adoption for Ray and a spare bottle from Wolfgang, should any of the others turn out to be duff; plus two further bottles of wine from Wolfgang for the 'after party' - not to mention a large quantity of cheese - for whom I am not entirely sure...

- Have I missed anyone??

Posted: **14:28 Wed 17 Dec 2014**

uncle tom wrote:- Have I missed anyone??

Tom - Would you mind adding a hammer to your list of bits to bring (for cork extraction from tonged bottle-neck)? It would save me bringing one on the train which could be misconstrued!

Posted: **14:49 Wed 17 Dec 2014**

Posted: **11:13 Thu 18 Dec 2014**

As we are only nine my old friend Dave Mitchell will be joining us with a 1948 - probably colheita - as his contribution...

Posted: **18:12 Thu 18 Dec 2014**

Have fun tonight everyone. Sounds like some interesting bottles will be tasted!

Posted: **18:30 Thu 18 Dec 2014**

uncle tom wrote:As we are only nine my old friend Dave Mitchell will be joining us with a 1948 - probably colheita - as his contribution...

Noooo! Not a brown sticky thing!

It will be good to see Dave again. I have arrived and chosen the best seat. Ray and Axel have just walked in with two boxes of bottles.

Should I start now?

Posted: **18:44 Thu 18 Dec 2014**

AHB wrote:Should I start now?

Yes. A quorum shall be the number present.

If a list of Ports is communicated to me (post/PM/email), I’ll make TN threads.

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