Gibbo Posted May 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Last week, out of the blue, I had an email from a member of the forum who was to be working in Bristol for a few weeks and wondered if we could meet up. A welcome surprise and, of course, the answer was a resounding yes. Especially if the meet was to involve beer and food and Leica. In that order!!! So, yesterday evening, I met up with Swanny Swanny, in the Mud Dock Cafe in Bristol which is effectively the LUF club house A very pleasant meet which helped us to ignore the torrential rain outside although that soon blew over. The Mud Dock Burgers and Mud Dock Bitter went down a treat and we had a good old natter. Then came the real surprise ..... I happened to mention that I was going to visit my folks in Derby, Swanny Swanny says "whereabouts in Derby because I'm from Duffield" " Really" says I "So am I, I went to Ecclesbourne", "So did I" says Swanny Swanny It turns out we went to the same school only four years apart and didn't know each other back then although we did know people in common. I'm the older one before anyone asks! Lloyd, it was a pleasure to meet you and I really enjoyed our chat and trip down memory lane. Thanks for getting in touch, let's keep it that way! I think the waitress was quite amused by our table and kept looking for our anoraks Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/228005-bristol-mini-meet/?do=findComment&comment=2600342'>More sharing options...
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Swanny Swanny Posted June 1, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2014 It all goes to show what a small world we live in, It was a pleasure meeting up and nattering about cameras and lens as well as our shared background and not an anorak in sight I'd certainly recommend the Mud Dock Cafe as a convivial place to meet and chat Thanks for meeting up David and adding a pic of my M9 sporting 75 Summilux and M3 with 50 Summicron Lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted June 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 5, 2014 Steve Unsworth and I had a similar experience. We originally came from within 3 miles of each other, knew a lot of the same people and places but had never met until the forum meeting in Wetzler. Yes, it's a small world. Cheers, Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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