The OCUK Liverpool Meet 18th February 2006

LynnieLeigh · 28 Jun 2005 at 11:24

Gilly said:
Newcastle, Leeds and Nottingham > Liverpool and Manchester though.

Manchester is improving quick with the Northern Qtr though, so Liverpool needs to buck its ideas up.

When where you last in Liverpool?

Gilly · 28 Jun 2005 at 11:27

LynnieLeigh said:
When where you last in Liverpool?

Musta been 2 years since now.

LynnieLeigh · 28 Jun 2005 at 11:32

Gilly said:
Musta been 2 years since now.

It is a much safer, nicer city since your last visit

they have been doing a lot of work for the Capital of Culture 2008.

j00ni · 28 Jun 2005 at 11:57

Gilly said:
Newcastle, Leeds and Nottingham > Liverpool and Manchester though.

Don't forget sheffield, much nicer than nottingham and newcastle imo

LynnieLeigh said:
It is a much safer, nicer city since your last visit they have been doing a lot of work for the Capital of Culture 2008.

It makes me laugh how liverpool keeps building up this capital of culture thing. Apart from the fact that it isn't for 3 years yet, without googling, I don't know anyone who can name the 2005/6/7 capitals of culture??? - it's a total non-title.

Davey_Pitch · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:05

j00ni said:
It makes me laugh how liverpool keeps building up this capital of culture thing. Apart from the fact that it isn't for 3 years yet, without googling, I don't know anyone who can name the 2005/6/7 capitals of culture??? - it's a total non-title.

Except for the fact that I'm sure it can bring revenue into the city, plus the city has tried to clean itself up to live up to the title, which can only be a good thing.

j00ni · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:07

Davey_Pitch said:
Except for the fact that I'm sure it can bring revenue into the city, plus the city has tried to clean itself up to live up to the title, which can only be a good thing.

True. It's just when people say things like 'Liverpool is the best city in the country/north/area because it is capital of culture 2008' :rolleyes:

Gilly · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:11

j00ni said:
Don't forget sheffield, much nicer than nottingham and newcastle imo

I didn't

It might be nicer but it doesn't compare to Newcastle on the night out front. Not even slightly. Newc is the only city in the UK can rival Leeds for a night out.

MasterMike · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:16

Wheey, finally, another Liverpool meet! And I'll be able to come this time, definitely. Count me in (and I'll bring my friends too, wondrous)

BTW: Whilst we're on the topic of Liverpool, if anyone fancies coming to FACT cinema on Wednesday 6th of next month, a short film I made is being shown as part of Liverpool film night. Should be a giggle.

LeperousDust · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:18

Gilly said:
Musta been 2 years since now.

Erm? Could have sworn you were down here within the last 6 months defo. I coud probably narrow it down more. Unless your not counting Maghull maybe cause its not the centre of Liverpool?

Matblack · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:21

MasterMike said:
(and I'll bring my friends too, wondrous)

Hmmmmm, can I just point out there are potential pitfulls of bringing you own little supply of friends to a OcUK meet

MB

Otacon · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:22

Indeed, bringing your missus is fine, bringing your mates is a bad idea.

MasterMike · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:23

Matblack said:
Hmmmmm, can I just point out there are potential pitfulls of bringing you own little supply of friends to a OcUK meet

MB

Well, they've all been OcUK customers at some point (infact one of them is a regular visitor to the shop), and since it's a few months away I'll encourage them to try and use the forum first. If not, they can bugger off!

Gilly · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:24

LeperousDust said:
Erm? Could have sworn you were down here within the last 6 months defo. I coud probably narrow it down more. Unless your not counting Maghull maybe cause its not the centre of Liverpool?

Well unless driving the length of the M62 equates to visiting Leeds, and driving round the M25 means going out in London, no, I wouldn't say visiting Maghull represented Liverpool particularly.

Davey_Pitch · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:25

j00ni said:
True. It's just when people say things like 'Liverpool is the best city in the country/north/area because it is capital of culture 2008'

I don't think anyone said anything like that

MasterMike said:
Well, they've all been OcUK customers at some point (infact one of them is a regular visitor to the shop), and since it's a few months away I'll encourage them to try and use the forum first. If not, they can bugger off!

It's not so much that, but generally when people bring their own friends to a meet, then tend to just interact with those friends, and not mingle with the OcUK bunch, which is what these meets are all about. It's happened before.

MasterMike · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:27

I see what you mean, makes sense. We'll see.

j00ni · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:27

Davey_Pitch said:
I don't think anyone said anything like that

I wasn't meaning to have a go at anyone here, just that a lot of liverpudlians do say things like that

Matblack · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:28

MasterMike said:
Well, they've all been OcUK customers at some point (infact one of them is a regular visitor to the shop), and since it's a few months away I'll encourage them to try and use the forum first. If not, they can bugger off!

Customers or not we've had non forum members at meets before, partners don't count (primerily becuase Roz and Amy are cute) and they can be detremental not to our experience but to the experience of the person who brings them, fair enough if they are active forum peeps but you can find yourself making very few new friends because you have other people there to associate with. We don't ban it of course, I'm just thinking of your experience

MB

Exorcist · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:29

its going to be so hard to not call people by their OCUK forum nick names

u can put me down on the definate list imho, aslong as someone reminds me at the time. No way i will miss out on beating Gilly up.

MasterMike · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:31

I don't mind being called Master Mike, but Mike will do

Gilly · 28 Jun 2005 at 12:31

my forum nick is my real life nick