18th Jan., near London Bridge, Champor Champor

[GloriaInEleusis]

www.champor-champor.com/

Hi - squiffy has suggested i join your meet up.
Unfortunately, having checked the date i realise i am away on the 18th Jan (its my birthday ) but i would love to join you next time you go out!

bump

Just checking that we are all still coming?

I am (of course!)

Yes, I'll be there, assuming I haven't been made redundant by then. Yes, indeed, the wind in the city doth blow cold and bleak.

What?!?! Didn't you just hire an aupair to accommodate the increased travel that was going to come with your promotion????

The same wind blows through the oil industry.

Well??? You can't just type a post like that and not come bak to give me the scoop.

Well, no redundancies yet, but we are all nervously looking over our shoulders.

So I now have all the increased travel, no au-pair to help (usual story - they're all rubbish), a threat of redundancy hanging over my head, my husband off in Mumbai on a business trip till Sunday, and to crown it all, my fab nanny was all upset last night because her boyfriend is turning the screws to get her to move up to Manchester, so I expect she'll be gone by the end of Feb. She's off to spend 2 weeks with him at xmas to make her mind up about whether to move up to him or stay down here (and presumably split up). I'm not holding my breath.

bah humbag

Oh, and there's plenty of reason for speculative misery but none that can be typed out when I'm at work. Internet security walls have ears and all that.

Look on the birght sde. If you get canned you won't need a nanny.

First time I've laughed all day.

Actually no. It's the second. I howled with laughter when I busted my guts to finish a report that I was presenting to the board at 3 pm, turned up on time only to find an empty meeting room and a jobsworth secretary who had managed to cancel a meeting without telling half the attendees. What a scream that was.

Peace and goodwill to all men? I should coco.

Hey there - missed this yesterday (on leave so not looking at PC) - squiffy will keep my fingers crossed for you - it SUCKS when this kind of stuff happens over Xmas. I can't help wondering whether my nanny will come back from her month long sojourn in south africa.....

anyway - off to sydney tonight and back on 7 Jan, so if I don't respond to any "can you make it" threads between now and then, doesn't mean that I can't make it! restaurant has my phone number so can ring and ask for credit card details etc - will have to figure out a way to double check numbers!

all the best for the festive season!

Now there I was feeling all jealous about what a fab time you will have in Sydney in high summer, and then I remembered that you have a 24 hour flight to make 'en famile', and that made me feel so much better

Have a fab christmas, LA. See you in the new year x

Just keeping this in my active conversations... Meet-ups are very important. Must notlose track of them.

Sorry to gatecrash, but I have just moved workplace to London Bridge (and trying to feel positive about it) so would love to join your next meet up

Hello! You are most welcome. Just add your name to the list and copy it in a post so Legalalien can keep tabs on the numbers.

Welcome to our group. I don't think I've seen you before. How many kids do you have? Where do you live? What do you do? Am I too nosey?

hey there all - just wanted to bump this, finally have pc access on my next-to-penultimate day in sunny Sydney. Weather fab, food fab, flight over went better than expected, but (inevitably) inlaws wearing a bit thin. So, if I survive the 2 ten hour flights I have to endure on the way back OK, I'll be back at my desk on Monday (groan). Plea to all for update on whether 18th is a starter, then I'll ring the restaurant on Tuesday or so to confirm numbers / amend booking if needed. Welcome granarybeck!

i used to live above that restaurant!

can't do 18th but would love to do Borough Market lunch/coffee.

I'm near the Tate and generally in the city Tues & Thurs.

Hi Paddle!

Pity you can't come.

I think this is the list. Can every pleae write "CONFIRMED" next to their name so LA can get a total and amend the reservation.

Squiffy
Legalalien
Eleusis CONFIRMED
Quintessential
Page62
Afrodizziac
jura
bossyka te
starfish2
MagicMonkey
GranaryBeck

Happy new year everyone!

Squiffy
Legalalien
Eleusis CONFIRMED
Quintessential
Page62 CONFIRMED
Afrodizziac
jura
bossyka te
starfish2
MagicMonkey
GranaryBeck

Happy new year everyone.

Legalalien, wishing you a great rest-of-holiday. It is bitterly cold here in London today so enjoy the sun while you can.

Paddle - I often do a borough market trip on a Thursday or Friday lunchtime, so if you wanted to cast around for a lunchtime meet sometime soon I will definately be able to make it.

Squiffy CONFIRMED
Legalalien
Eleusis CONFIRMED
Quintessential
Page62 CONFIRMED
Afrodizziac
jura
bossyka te
starfish2
MagicMonkey
GranaryBeck

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squiffy, that'd be great. i'm back at work tomorrow but will start a thread for a Borough lunch soon.

ashamed to say never went to champor champor despite living above it! there used to be a great gastro pub around the corner tho!

aargh. some friends of ours have inconsiderately decided to get married on the 19th

will get back to you all asap to confirm or decline.

The nerve!

Bugger! Am now going to be in Amsterdam on business for that day -- absolutely no way i can get out of it. How annoying.
ooh, and here i was getting excited that i am beginning to have a life. Pah!