Did you know? (Saturday Night Edition)
- One of the hardest thing to organise is where a few dozen cubers can go to eat and preferably cube for hours on end?
- I was spared the decision making process as I had to go put the car to bed in the overnight car park?
- When I finally caught up with Rowan, Jude, Simon, and Chris it was outside _
that_ McDonalds from last time?
- I couldn't persuade anyone to think far enough down to my level of ability to teach me some puzzle amazingness?
- Francois did try to explain some Square-1 logic I was too amazed with his left-handedness to take onboard any knowledge?
- McDonalds staff just create an oppressive atmosphere?
- I'm ashamed to admit that I gave that vile corporation the price of a coffee to feel less alien?
- I quietly slipped away with MDC's "Corporate Death Burger" playing in my head?
- I took a rather pleasant walk down to the old part of town looking for a decent real ale pub?
- I found
The Hatchet, the oldest pub in Bristol, but What??? No taps, no real ale?
- My parents were due to visit Bristol on the Sunday and stay at the YHA so I headed down to the docks to see what the route to the venue was like to walk?
- The YHA staff were very fiendly and they pointed out some good pubs too?
- I found the
Old Duke on Kings Street (circa 1780)?
- I had a pint or two of
Gem (the most local ale) while I communicated with my family by magic of "text"?
- When I texted Charlie and told her where I was, she replied that they were just a stone's throw away at
the Apple, a floating cider barge?
- I joined the crush at the bar and find that there's no ale but they had 40 ciders to choose from! Well, "
when in Rome..."?
- I chose a draft
Sheppys at 6.0% and found it very quaffable?
- The gang was inside on the upper floor and had some good seating space but the place is cold and pretty dim so not ideal for cubing?
- We had a good laugh though and whilst I was getting more cider, many cubers absconded with my bag?
- Daniel S, when questioned on the matter, explained that he only ever wears shorts but his legs never feel the cold?
- Koooooooooolloooooooos!!!???
- Oliviér can hold a surprising quantity of drink?
- I led Edouard, Olivér, Daniel S, Sam, François, and Kolos back up
Kings Street to find some real ale?
- I had partial success explaining the difference between various ales,
milds,
stouts, and
porters?
- François had a
Guinness?
- I remember having such a good laugh but not why?
- we did a couple of rounds of one move each team solve with "muuuuuulti-slotting"?
- Kolos has an incredible thirst for knowledge and an insatiable appetite for British Culture?
- I can't remember much else?
- Olivér walks fast and has homing instincts (beanbag was calling)?
- Back at Charlie's it was déjà vu as Jude, Chris and Simon were still speed-Fisher-Cubing?
- I was still comprehensible enough to wax lyrical on the wonders of 3x3x2 and 3x3x4 to Kris?
- lights out?
Thank you Chester!
