The Official UK Meet Thread

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **on:** July 09, 2008, 05:28:41 AM

Well it's just after 4am, it's wet and cold outside, and I've only managed to get 2 and a half hours sleep, but I'm happy and excited, 30 minutes from now Ben will be here, and 3.5 hours after that we should pick Ryan up

, a further hour up the road and we should be meeting up with Dunc and the rest of the gang

Leatherman123 · **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2008, 05:30:04 AM

Have fun, guys!!

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2008, 05:30:44 AM

I certainly plan too, just got to wake up first

Leatherman123 · **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2008, 05:31:31 AM

I see what you mean!

WhichDawg · **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2008, 06:06:57 AM

glad you got that gazebo! have a great time mates!

Roadie · **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2008, 07:10:04 AM

6:10am its not raining up here, and not too cold either, hopefully a good sign!

jzmtl · **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2008, 07:16:52 AM

Kinda wish I live in the uk, the whole place is so small it's so easy to meet each other.

WhichDawg · **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2008, 07:24:04 AM

yeah, they could have tin cans and hollow tube for phones!

nezza33 · **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2008, 08:39:15 AM

Have great fun guys hopefully i should be able to come to the next meet.

duckman1975 · **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2008, 08:42:02 AM

Quote from: jzmtl on July 09, 2008, 07:16:52 AM

Kinda wish I live in the uk, the whole place is so small it's so easy to meet each other.

The only problem is that you can't get away from each other also

Have a great time you crazy brits

Neil · **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2008, 09:16:10 AM

Quote from: jzmtl on July 09, 2008, 07:16:52 AM

Kinda wish I live in the uk, the whole place is so small it's so easy to meet each other.

Its a matter of perspective, I consider anywhere more than thirty minutes away foreign territory

Beyond Lincoln and Nottingham my maps starts saying stuff like "here be dragons".

Neil

jzmtl · **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2008, 12:09:50 PM

Quote from: NKB on July 09, 2008, 09:16:10 AM

Its a matter of perspective, I consider anywhere more than thirty minutes away foreign territory
Beyond Lincoln and Nottingham my maps starts saying stuff like "here be dragons".

Neil

30 minutes... I used to drive 30 minutes to school and back everyday!

Tarrodemierda · **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2008, 02:42:49 PM

yep have a good one there guys.

keep Ben away from sharp objects

Poncho65 · **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:57:30 AM

Quote from: Tarrodemierda on July 09, 2008, 02:42:49 PM

yep have a good one there guys.

keep Ben away from sharp objects

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Poncho65 · **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:58:21 AM

Hope you Brits have a smashing good time mates

duckman1975 · **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2008, 01:11:03 AM

Quote from: Tarrodemierda on July 09, 2008, 02:42:49 PM

yep have a good one there guys.

keep Ben away from sharp objects

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Nice one that's excatly what ben needs

Roadie · **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2008, 01:10:38 PM

Well people should be arriving back over the next few hours! I think I speak for everyone when I say. what an awesome time!! The weather wasn't brilliant yesterday afternoon/evening but being the plucky Brits we are we braved vicious storms and torrential rain to continue the merryment!! Much discussion was held on various topics, we even talked about multitools occasionally!

Lots of photos's were taken but mine won't be up for a couple of days as I forgot to bring my camera cable

but I'm sure someone will be along to post some pics at some stage

I'd like to thank everyone for making it a great experience

WhichDawg · **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2008, 01:18:15 PM

wow that was fast! I'm glad you all made merry

looking forward to stories and yarns

Neil · **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2008, 02:44:00 PM

The weather was typically British, so I expect those who've made it back are busily rubbing their LMs before they go brown

It was nice to put faces to names and especially for a relative MT newbie like myself, actually handle some of the tools I normally just see pictures of. Thanks gents

No, I haven't any pictures either, sorry

Neil

Flash · **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2008, 02:52:55 PM

Just had a bath and cleaned all my tools (not at the same time

What a GREAT night. So the weather was C-R-A-P but none of us gave a C-R-A-P, the mutual feelings of respect and friendship made us all feel warm to our cockles

A truly wicked night and a nice morning breakfast/discussion/break down of camp made a nice bookend to the festivities.

It was an honour to meet you all there (including you Roadie with your degree and all

For the info of everyone else...you have not heard the last of this...it was such a hoot that we are already planning another one in October...maybe somewhere a bit closer to those southern jessies, they were a bit tired from their selfless drive up to the sticks (Bless

)

Can't wait for the photos.

Once again, thanks to those that made the effort, I truly appreciated your company and thanks for putting up with the old loud mouth

Flash

Tarrodemierda · **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:44:36 PM

any hardcore survival stories to tell from your time at the basecamp?

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:49:38 PM

Quote from: Tarrodemierda on July 10, 2008, 05:44:36 PM

any hardcore survival stories to tell from your time at the basecamp?

We lived, and that in itself is a testiment to our plucky Brit spirit

I'll do a write up a bit later

Flash · **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:50:45 PM

Put it this way...the Kershaw ET managed to bite one of our men, however we are trained to leave no man behind...but the evil blade needed a feed

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:53:44 PM

Quote from: Flash on July 10, 2008, 05:50:45 PM

Put it this way...the Kershaw ET managed to bite one of our men, however we are trained to leave no man behind...but the evil blade needed a feed

Still at least we managed to stitch the finger back on before Dave lost too much blood

Who'd have thought you could use the inner strands from paracord to stitch a man's finger up!, that was bloody quick thinking Flash

Flash · **Reply #24 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:55:04 PM

Flash by name, Flash by nature...Hurrah

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #25 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:57:17 PM

I'm just glad you were there mate, and that paramedic lady was kinda cute too

Tarrodemierda · **Reply #26 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:01:25 PM

Quote from: micky d on July 10, 2008, 05:53:44 PM

Quote from: Flash on July 10, 2008, 05:50:45 PM
Put it this way...the Kershaw ET managed to bite one of our men, however we are trained to leave no man behind...but the evil blade needed a feed
Still at least we managed to stitch the finger back on before Dave lost too much blood

Who'd have thought you could use the inner strands from paracord to stitch a man's finger up!, that was bloody quick thinking Flash

its almost like listening to some epic battle metal,like MANOWAR,sacrificing blood to the gods of steel.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #27 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:02:29 PM

It was a Daemon blade for sure!

Bugger me it was a big sod

Flash · **Reply #28 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:43:35 PM

Anyway...back to that lady paramedic

sweet Jesus

Tarrodemierda · **Reply #29 on:** July 10, 2008, 07:08:16 PM

so i take it like you were deep in the woods,at some backroad village,since the sweet angel of mercy in her whites looks bit inbred.

(by the way what the heck is this SOD-thing,i dont have a slightest clue about it.)

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