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Posted: **19:02 Mon 19 Sep 2011**

Arrangements

Latest draft of the placemats;
Tuesday 8th November 2011;
The Steak Exchange, 2 Exchange Square, EC2A 2EH;
People:
1. JDAW;
2. RAYC;
3. AHB;
4. DRT;
5. JGH;
6. PW;
7. BMHR;
8. THRA;
9. RKA.

Posted: **19:03 Mon 19 Sep 2011**

Keen students of www.jdawiseman.com/author.html will have noticed mention of ‟Anastasia, born in … 2011”, and also that ‟The author … is soon to be the Head of UK Rates Strategy at Société Générale”. It seems appropriate to celebrate the arrival of Wiseman #3, and the arrival (in London) of Wiseman #−1. (If the children are #1, #2, and #3, then SCP-DFF must be #0, making me #−1.)

For this event I have devised a stellar new theme, which will surely meet with general approbation, and matching placemats. The placemats will be uploaded as soon as they have a filename, which will happen once there is a date. So we need to choose a date.

It seems likely that my new professional schedule will allow most Mondays and Tuesdays from 24th October until early December. Who would be available for which dates?

Posted: **20:18 Mon 19 Sep 2011**

Congratz to JDAW!

Will you have a hand in starting Société Générale 's port wine fund seeing they have a bordeaux wine fund?

Posted: **21:27 Mon 19 Sep 2011**

Extraordinary news Julian!!!

Huge congratulations! I hope to see the #3 and the business cards very soon!

Posted: **06:36 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

outstanding news, on both fronts. Will Wiseman -1 be available on Oct 11th to celebrate? As I shall be in London then. Otherwise I shall have to raise a toast from a remote location some hours later.

Posted: **11:32 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

Congratulations on both counts

We raised a glass to you and your newborn in absentia when we heard the news last night at the offline and am sure will do so again in person.

Phil.

edit for dates:
- Oct 31, Nov 1 are both possible
- Nov 7,8 maybe
others between Oct24-early Dec not viable for me.

Posted: **11:37 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

Congratulations Julian!

Does this mean that the 25th of October is your preferred date for this event?

Posted: **11:45 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

RonnieRoots wrote:Does this mean that the 25th of October is your preferred date for this event?

RonnieRoots wrote:I would propose a nice informal gathering: no placemats or themes, just a couple of bottles of good port and good company.

jdaw1 wrote:For this event I have devised a stellar new theme, which will surely meet with general approbation, and matching placemats.

To placemat or not to placemat, that is the question.

And this event is to have placemats. Therefore they must be different events.

Posted: **11:53 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

Congrats - please count me in - all dates are equally good at this stage.

Posted: **13:02 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

RAYC wrote:Congrats - please count me in - all dates are equally good at this stage.

So far it’s two of us.

Posted: **13:08 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

I am not available on 24th October. 25th October is likely to be the Ronnie & Stevie offline given your preference for Tuesdays over Thursdays.

31 Oct and 1 Nov would work for me. As would 7, 8, 14, 21 and/or 22 Nov.

Later Mondays and Tuesdays in November and throughout December are unlikely to work for me.

Posted: **20:19 Tue 20 Sep 2011**

I can't do 1 Nov. At this point Tuesday 8th is ideal for me as I have a meeting in London that afternoon.

Posted: **09:25 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

Congratulations, Julian!

As with other tastings, I might have to wait until a little nearer to the time to confirm. All things being equal, however, I would, of course, be keen to attend.

Posted: **11:33 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

Congratulations Julian

Posted: **15:41 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

Congrats Julian,

does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?

I will try to attend so please post the date as soon as possible.

Axel

Posted: **15:48 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

Axel P wrote:does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?

Given a day or so of notice, placemats can be made.

Posted: **16:09 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:
Axel P wrote:does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?
Given a day or so of notice, placemats can be made.

Note the use of the passive: jdaw1 must have negotiated to have a placemat-making-wallah as an assistant as part of his contract.

Posted: **20:40 Wed 21 Sep 2011**

Congrats on +3 and your understanding of being -1

Posted: **11:57 Thu 22 Sep 2011**

congrats on new position and new addition! mazel tov

Posted: **16:31 Thu 22 Sep 2011**

Congratulations on both accounts, Julian!

Posted: **16:49 Sat 24 Sep 2011**

DRT wrote:At this point Tuesday 8th is ideal for me as I have a meeting in London that afternoon.

Any objections to Tuesday 8th November 2011?

Posted: **22:57 Mon 26 Sep 2011**

Congratulations Julian!!!

Posted: **21:42 Fri 30 Sep 2011**

Congratulations!

Posted: **23:01 Mon 03 Oct 2011**

Is the date confirmed?

Any indication on theme?!

Posted: **04:59 Tue 04 Oct 2011**

In the absence of objection, indeed, in the absence of much acknowledgement of the question, let’s call it Tuesday 8th November. Placemats to be uploaded soon. Who’s in? JDAW. DRT. RAYC. AHB. Who else?

Posted: **08:27 Tue 04 Oct 2011**

PhilW wrote:Nov 7,8 maybe

I can upgrade my "maybe" to a "probably" for the 8th. I might have to leave slightly earlier (around 10ish) as I will be unable to stay overnight in London due to commitments the following day - If that's all ok please include me

Phil.

Posted: **22:25 Tue 04 Oct 2011**

Tuesday 8th November 2011 it is.

Location: suggestions please.

A draft of the placemats, revealing the theme. I think there’s probably enough circles thereon to cope with a seven-man event. Those wishing to reserve specific circles may request same my initials can be found by examining the Circlearrays.

The current list of people is in this thread’s first post.

Posted: **05:02 Wed 05 Oct 2011**

Julian,

Congratulations (belatedly) on the arrival of child #3. You are a brave man. I am now convinced that the '3 are no more trouble than 2' arguement is propagated only by parents who have 3 children and wants others to share their pain!

I will not be able to commit to an 8th November date for a while, but shall make every attempt to be there if a place at the table remains available at a time I am able to committ. (I have a plan...!)

Ben

Posted: **08:06 Wed 05 Oct 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:Tuesday 8th November 2011 it is.

Location: suggestions please.

A draft of the placemats, revealing the theme. I think there’s probably enough circles thereon to cope with a seven-man event. Those wishing to reserve specific circles may request same my initials can be found by examining the Circlearrays.

The current list of people is in this thread’s first post.

This being a school night, I propose to bring only one bottle with me - could I reserve the spiral star? This star does my eyes in when I'm sober so I am curious to know how it looks when I am less sober.

Posted: **12:28 Wed 05 Oct 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:Location: suggestions please.

Unless you fancy trying a new place (always good), I'd suggest using TCP as the weather will be cooler and we've used the Steak Exchange a few times recently; happy anywhere without good port, food and company though

Those wishing to reserve specific circles may request same my initials can be found by examining the Circlearrays.

Unless I'm missing something, we can only see the output pdf and distillation log, so can't see the contents of the Circlearrays variable except in consequence? Couldn't spot any consequential initials, but could have missed them (also noted the final sheet of decanting notes appears to be titled 'female'...). If not already assigned, I'll go for the 12 degree star?

Posted: **22:45 Wed 05 Oct 2011**

AHB wrote:could I reserve the spiral star?

Done.

PhilW wrote:I'll go for the 12 degree star

Done.

PhilW wrote:Unless I'm missing something, we can only see the output pdf and distillation log, so can't see the contents of the Circlearrays variable except in consequence?

In ‘consequence’ should be enough.

PhilW wrote:the final sheet of decanting notes appears to be titled 'female'

That doesn’t look perfect. I will investigate, but not tonight.

Posted: **09:59 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

Can i take "Council of Europe" and "Chequered" please.

And before i turn up with the wrong bottle, is there a deeper meaning to the theme, or do i just bring along a port which is much-liked for one or other particular reason?

Posted: **17:28 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

Please may I reserve "!√½"?

Posted: **19:41 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

DRT wrote:Please may I reserve "!√½"?

I would not have guessed that to be your choice. Done.

RAYC wrote:Can i take "Council of Europe"

I hadn’t expected that to go quickly.

RAYC wrote:and "Chequered"

Both done.

RAYC wrote:And before i turn up with the wrong bottle, is there a deeper meaning to the theme, or do i just bring along a port which is much-liked for one or other particular reason?

‟Port with Star Quality”: says what it means.

Posted: **19:51 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

PhilW wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Location: suggestions please.
Unless you fancy trying a new place (always good), I'd suggest using TCP as the weather will be cooler and we've used the Steak Exchange a few times recently; happy anywhere without good port, food and company though

I have never been to the Steak Exchange, so must rely on your judgement.

Worthy of mention is the Bunghole of 57 High Holborn WC1V 6DX (☎ +44 20 7831 8365), which has two private rooms (which can seat 4, and 8-10), and, as a backup, the out-of-the-way table 6 around which six could sit. The deputy manageress, Stephanie, seems very helpful.

Posted: **20:22 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

For some reason, this thread has escaped my attention - congratulations on your expanding tribe!

Given that bonfire night is on a Saturday this year, I should be crawling out of the smoke and checking that I have the correct tally of fingers come the eighth..

..perhaps I'm being dim, but the detail of the theme escapes me - maybe create a new thingy for EFTA - the only bit of euro-cooperation that has ever made sense, and was, as it happens, founded on the day I was born..

..now then, which vintage shall I bring..

..hmmm!

Tom

Posted: **20:29 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

uncle tom wrote:the detail of the theme escapes me

Take a look at the draft of the placemats. It is ‟a stellar new theme”, as made needlessly clear by the header.

Posted: **21:04 Thu 06 Oct 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:
PhilW wrote:the final sheet of decanting notes appears to be titled 'female'
That doesn’t look perfect. I will investigate, but not tonight.

Fixed. Thank you for noticing.

Posted: **08:12 Fri 07 Oct 2011**

as made needlessly clear by the header

Aha! - but writ so small I didn't immediately notice it..

..OK, EFTA can wait another day - star quality it is then.

- Do we have a non-attending volunteer to help avoid duplication?

Tom

Posted: **08:47 Sat 08 Oct 2011**

uncle tom wrote:Do we have a non-attending volunteer to help avoid duplication?

No need: if two people bring Cockburn 1900 we’ll drink both.

Posted: **19:23 Mon 17 Oct 2011**

More than happy to try somewhere new..."Bunghole" sounds interesting! Your call.

Posted: **21:57 Mon 17 Oct 2011**

On further thought, pre-Christmas we should go where we are known. I have never been to the Steak Exchange. Would that be a cause of upset to people?

Posted: **06:55 Tue 18 Oct 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:On further thought, pre-Christmas we should go where we are known. I have never been to the Steak Exchange. Would that be a cause of upset to people?

Not for me - I like the Steak Exchange and am happy to return there again.

Posted: **21:40 Tue 18 Oct 2011**

Steak Exchange is fine by me

Posted: **22:21 Tue 18 Oct 2011**

Please could somebody known to TSE book a table. Thank you.

PS: I collected ☆ Ports from Sussex.

Posted: **07:34 Wed 19 Oct 2011**

jdaw1 wrote:Please could somebody known to TSE book a table. Thank you.

Done. I will follow-up with an email to the manager in order to confirm arrangements, copying you. I have also settled on bottle choice!

jdaw1 wrote:PS: I collected â˜…☆ Ports from Sussex.

hmmm...could we use our powers of deduction to ascertain their identity from this clue...?!

Posted: **18:34 Wed 19 Oct 2011**

jdaw1, only a few hours after visiting Sussex, wrote:PS: I collected â˜…☆ Ports from Sussex.

Posted: **21:23 Wed 19 Oct 2011**

RAYC wrote:I have also settled on bottle choice!

By contrast, I don't have a clue what I will bring. I have, at least, narrowed my choice to one of 8 bottles.

Posted: **17:35 Sat 22 Oct 2011**

Julian and Rob, Assuming there is space available at the table I have managed to pick my moment and be granted a pass. It seems to be a 2 for 1 principle in our house at the moment. She gets two nights out, I get 1!

Posted: **08:35 Sun 23 Oct 2011**

Splendid. Do choose a star for yourself.

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