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So that about f-ing ruled. I was the recipient of a succession of frankly disturbing text messages over the course of the afternoon from a number not in my phonebook.

Whoever it was knew where I was staying, but needed extra data about my head and chest size.

Now, anyone with any brain would immediately understand what was afoot, and thus I was not entirely surprised to find [livejournal.com profile] latexiron striding about the hotel lobby while a carelessly parked KTM Duke pinged quietly on the pavement outside.

Apparently all yer man could hear at the traffic lights was his pillion passenger laughing his stupid head off. And why not?

Still learning about NetApp in Tower42. Still wandering the alleys and precincts of the Square Mile (Well, I say 'wander'. I mean 'recce') and bumping into people I know.

Date: 2008-06-10 10:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moral-vacuum.livejournal.com
It was fabulous to see you this evening. Feel free to have plenty of training courses in this here London.

Date: 2008-06-10 11:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] meltie.livejournal.com
I do love my netapps, they're quite a bit lush :)

Date: 2008-06-11 04:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hirez.livejournal.com
I'm becoming more at home with the things as time goes on. NFS (for versions less than four) is still a sack of pants, but I guess it's slightly less rubbish than SMB.

Date: 2008-06-11 12:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spride.livejournal.com
I was about to say: You need to know about The Phoenix, a non-smoking pub near you.
Then I remembered all London pubs are now NS, no?
I've been away longer than I thought.

Date: 2008-06-11 07:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] latexiron.livejournal.com
I tried to park it in the hotel lobby, but the bouncer shouted something at me. I couldn't hear him properly because I was deaf, but I think it was about the police coming.

Incidentally, that's the first time anyone has been a pillion on the KTM Duke. Something to do with it being a really bad idea.

Good to see you, and glad you had fun.

Date: 2008-06-11 04:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hirez.livejournal.com
You may imagine my surprise. Bloody faux-rebel trendies. No sense of occasion any of them.

I would imagine that two-up on that thing would be fun for about twenty minutes and then somewhat uncomfortable thereafter.

Date: 2008-06-11 09:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mr-tom.livejournal.com
For years, I thought that it was 'On a razor of love'.


vg: carry on.

Date: 2008-06-11 09:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arkady.livejournal.com
That sounds like enormously good fun!

Been years since I was last on a bike; I miss it enormously. I suspect my reaction would have been much the same as yours!

Date: 2008-06-11 01:58 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] redcountess
Glad you're having a good time, Bishopsgate is one of my favourite parts of London (do check out the plaque on the wall of the former Eastern Hotel pointing out it was erected on the site of Bethlehem Asylum aka Bedlam and have a walk around St Botolphs Without and its churchyard before you go) :)

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