# LonDope in April? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744 "2008-04-10T08:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/21 "2008-04-13T11:12:37Z")
[QUOTE=Illuminatiprimus] As long as it wasn’t that particular weekend (I’m away in Mancs) I’d be very up for it. **Future Londonite** appears to have gone to ground so I guess we’ll have to proceed without him. ☹ [/QUOTE] There you are wrong :)) I just got to London yesterday and am heading out to St. Albans today. Having researched my options a bit more I am now leaning towards finding a place in St. Albans - slightly more space for the same rent as in London and less money getting to and back from work. I’m booked into a B&B till the 27th so hopefully have a place by then ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/22 "2008-04-13T11:29:04Z")
> [@](#): > > There you are wrong ) I just got to London yesterday and am heading out to St. Albans today. Having researched my options a bit more I am now leaning towards finding a place in St. Albans - slightly more space for the same rent as in London and less money getting to and back from work. I’m booked into a B&B till the 27th so hopefully have a place by then Just be warned that your travel (and going out) options will be far more limited. With London you’re not really paying for space, you’re paying to be in the city. (Although i think that the last train to St Albans from St Pancras goes about 1am, so its not too bad) ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/23 "2008-04-14T08:52:27Z")
So, who wants to try and find an area in the Chandos on a Friday night 😉 and are there any more London Dopers around? ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/24 "2008-04-14T11:59:04Z")
[QUOTE=garius] Just be warned that your travel (and going out) options will be far more limited. With London you’re not really paying for space, you’re paying to be in the city. (Although i think that the last train to St Albans from St Pancras goes about 1am, so its not too bad) [/QUOTE] I am aware of the limited travel options. I enquired about a monthly seasonal ticket from West Hampstead to Luton Airport and it is going to cost me 275GBP, adding in daily travel on tube/bus and I am up to 100GBP weekly just for travel. When I combine that with the the rents I have been finding I would be living in London but have no money left for food, etc ☹ (my only option would be to find a somewhat cheap flatshare which I haven’t sofar) Therefore I have set my sights on St. Albans which still has plenty of pubs (though none gay) and just do London on the weekends. I’m counting on being there then on the 25th ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/25 "2008-04-14T18:37:08Z")
**Future Londonite** - don’t you think you should change your location field now? 🙂 Well I’m sorely sorry that I won’t be able to make it, sounds like it’ll be a fun dopefest. Hopefully with summer fast approaching people will be up for another one relatively soon afterwards with me in attendance. Try not to miss me too much y’all. Yeah right ☹ ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/26 "2008-04-14T20:34:02Z")
Chances are very good I’ll be there! ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/27 "2008-04-14T20:46:20Z")
I’m in. Charing Cross is good for me, and so is Samuel Smith’s. Um, how do Dopers recognise each other in CX pubs on a Friday night? I will be recognisable confused, if that helps. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/28 "2008-04-14T20:59:26Z")
Well, when Gaderene (Hi Gad!) was in town and GomiBoy (You owe me a pint) left us in the back of beyond, Illuminatiprimus blew everyone’s cover by bringing a sign. 😃 Look for the other confused guy because that will probably be me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/29 "2008-04-14T21:44:20Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] Illuminatiprimus blew everyone’s cover by bringing a sign. 😃 [/QUOTE] Well it was either that or a 1920s style death ray; I thought that might have been a bit conspicuous. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/30 "2008-04-14T21:59:13Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] So, who wants to try and find an area in the Chandos on a Friday night 😉 and are there any more London Dopers around? [/QUOTE] Well, we can try. 😉 And I suppose if someone cross-posted to [NADS](http://www.nadsters.com), we may get more people out too… As for recognition purposes, I suggested to **Bonzer** that maybe I bring cake, but he’s vetoing that idea… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/31 "2008-04-14T22:04:30Z")
25th eh? I might be around. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/32 "2008-04-15T09:00:07Z")
[QUOTE=Illuminatiprimus] Well it was either that or a 1920s style death ray; I thought that might have been a bit conspicuous. [/QUOTE] It was a very good idea. It just tickled me that someone with your user name would bring a large sign saying “Over here”. 😛 And it was better than scaring the locals by looking them up and down to see if they were Dopers. Don’t really want to try that in Central London. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/33 "2008-04-15T09:07:24Z")
What’s wrong with a sign? I think a sign is an excellent idea. “Here be geeks, beware” would seem to be appropriate. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/34 "2008-04-15T09:30:01Z")
[QUOTE=Dervorin] What’s wrong with a sign? I think a sign is an excellent idea. “Here be geeks, beware” would seem to be appropriate. 😛 [/QUOTE] Hey! There’s nothing to be scared of… Honest… shut up Garius! ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/35 "2008-04-15T13:04:41Z")
[QUOTE=Illuminatiprimus] **Future Londonite** - don’t you think you should change your location field now? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Your wish is my command 😛 Actually I should really change my handle though London might still be an option so I’ll leave “future” and “Londonite” in it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bonzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@bonzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonzer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/36 "2008-04-21T22:16:13Z")
A bump to keep the thread visible. [QUOTE=Angua] As for recognition purposes, I suggested to **Bonzer** that maybe I bring cake, but he’s vetoing that idea… 😉 [/QUOTE] Though having been plied with a steady supply of crème brûlée over the weekend in an attempt to make me relent, I may reconsider the objection. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/37 "2008-04-22T07:46:03Z")
[QUOTE=bonzer] A bump to keep the thread visible. Though having been plied with a steady supply of crème brûlée over the weekend in an attempt to make me relent, I may reconsider the objection. 😉 [/QUOTE] If I’d have known that that was all it’d take… 😛 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/38 "2008-04-22T22:21:55Z")
25th, eh? That’ll be another LonDope I won’t make, then. Stupid London, it’s in the wrong place, that’s the problem. ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/39 "2008-04-22T22:41:57Z")
What time are we looking at? I’m flying Thursday night, arriving Friday morning, and damned if I’m paying for internet access at the hotel 🙂 BTW, sign would be good, or just look for the confused looking guy in the pub, staring strangely at random tables. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744/40 "2008-04-23T07:50:15Z")
Evening at some point so people can get from work I guess. I’m tempted to suggest something like 1830 and take it from there… And you should look for the girl with the chocolate cake… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londope-in-april/444744.md?page=3)