# August Londope -- plan now, and avoid the rush **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136 "2003-04-30T13:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/101 "2003-05-04T16:20:44Z")
Not that it is a huge deal, but the first day back to school will probably be the 1st of September. That is, if I continue teaching there. But don’t plan around me. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/102 "2003-05-04T18:17:36Z")
Well, looks like the 30/31 August is going to be good for me. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/103 "2003-05-04T18:22:25Z")
thats good for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/104 "2003-05-05T00:13:09Z")
Cool, I can (almost) definetly make the thirtieth. Er, where are we going again? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/105 "2003-05-05T00:14:17Z")
Oh, and **Fran** : Likewise. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Doris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sir\_Doris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Doris)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/106 "2003-05-05T10:03:38Z")
I can’t make 30/31st, but since I’ll be in Sydney, there’s no need to feel sorry for me. If anything especially exciting happens, **Angua** can always give me a shout 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/107 "2003-05-05T10:59:51Z")
I almost certainly can’t do the weekend of the 30th, alas. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/108 "2003-05-05T12:41:14Z")
Ok, so, the list of attendees for each date is… [sub](people who haven’t specified exactly which dates I’m assuming can make any of them, like wise if you said ‘any’ I’ve added you to the list for the recently suggested 30th.)[/sub] **9th August - total 19** angua garius london\_calling francesca alexb brainfizz kabbes steve wright sir doris confessorknight curly chick tir tinuviel casdave ianzin pingalondon crusoe gary kumquat kferr obiwan **16th August - total 19** jr8 angua garius london\_calling francesca alexb brainfizz kabbes steve wright sir doris confessorknight curly chick tir tinuviel casdave ianzin pingalondon crusoe kferr obiwan **23rd August - total 20** jr8 garius london\_calling anahita francesca alexb kabbes steve wright sir doris confessorknight twistoffate tir tinuviel curly chick casdave pingalondon crusoe kferr obiwan c k dexter haven miller **30th August - total 19** angua garius london\_calling francesca alexb kabbes steve wright confessorknight curly chick casdave ianzin pingalondon crusoe kferr obiwan c k dexter haven miller shayna spiny norman **unknown/maybe** anahita yojimbo jjimm ruadh gary kumquat gartog Is that right? Any amendments to that? Someone else can work out which is the best weekend with regards to people travelling, (as I don’t know where everone is based). I think it would be nice to try and pick a weekend which suits best the people who are actually making an effort to come to London, us Londoners can always meet up pretty much whenever we want. I agree it seems fairer to make it a DexDope, so I guess we’re looking at the 23rd or the 30th really. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/109 "2003-05-05T17:15:45Z")
Very helpful and efficient, **Tir**. Well done! But it’s still yukky. If we go for the 23rd, then I can’t make it. But if we go for the 30th then **Sir Doris** and **Tir** and **Twisty** can’t make it, which makes it a pale imitation of a UK Dopefest in my own humble opinion. And where’s **Tansu** on all these lists? Shame. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/110 "2003-05-05T20:05:56Z")
**ianzin** , have you forsaken me? Why are you not demanding my attendance? Frankly, I am keen to go, but in light of a recent discovery, I’m not so sure I will be able to attend. I’ll know more in mid-June! ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/111 "2003-05-05T20:19:00Z")
Random question - if we’re finding it quite so difficult to get everyone to meet up in the latter half of August, how about the first week of September instead? Presuming **C K Dexter Haven** will be in the UK then? ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/112 "2003-05-05T21:05:41Z")
I will definately not be there if it’s moved up to September. But you are free to carry on without me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/113 "2003-05-05T21:42:45Z")
I can most probably make any of those dates. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/114 "2003-05-05T22:21:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anahita \* > **ianzin, have you forsaken me? Why are you not demanding my attendance?** Dear, wonderful **Anahita** , of course I haven’t forsaken you… or indeed, anyone else! And I very much hope you **do** attend. Good to hear from **Tansu** as well. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/115 "2003-05-05T22:48:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Very helpful and efficient, **Tir**. Well done! > \*\* Yeah, I do it occasionally, just to keep you all guessing… back to being skatty again now thankyouverymuchindeed! **Twisty** might still be able to make it over for another date, but it’s a cert that he will be over for the Bank Holiday, as that means I get to snuggle him for an extra day without him having to take time off work. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/116 "2003-05-05T23:39:45Z")
Hmmmmmm - right now, please don’t make any plans around **Shayna** and myself. **If** we can make it over (and dammit, we’d love to!), it’ll be on the 30th. But right now, plane fares look pretty insane - as in $900 per capita - and that’s a bit out of our budget. IOW, please don’t make plans as if it’s a given that we’ll be there on the 30th. Yeah, sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/117 "2003-05-06T08:08:49Z")
Nine hundred bucks… each? Lawd-a-mercy! ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/118 "2003-05-06T08:17:11Z")
That comes to about £560. Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Doris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sir\_Doris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Doris)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/119 "2003-05-06T09:45:13Z")
September’s no better for me either. Will still be in Sydney (but working by that time or on my way back ☹ ). Hopefully we will have reached a consensus on dates by August 😃 And if **JR8** is organising it he should get the casting vote. I am now daydreaming about a Dopefest Relay with someone from the previous event attending the next to pass on the baton (which I image will look rather like a pint glass) 😉 That’s my smilie quota used for the day ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/120 "2003-05-06T10:55:59Z")
I know… Lets have a dopefest on ALL the dates! Hurrah! 😃 [sub]Ok, I’ll go back to bed now… alcohol withdrawl, sorry…[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=7)