The Iron Heart 20th Anniversary Party

[Matt]

Is it the Catalina Wine Mixer?

[steelworker]

@Matt:

Just my wife and I.  Her dad is flying out from MD to stay with the kids.  Needless to say, I’m very excited.

Maybe she'll  see all these impeccably attired people and think, "Maybe Matt has the right idea." 
And maybe the moon will fall out of the sky.

[Matt]

She’ll def be the worst dressed person there.  The entire contents of all her luggage and the cost of her flight will be comparable to whatever pants I’ll be wearing.  She has plenty of great qualities, sense of style not being one with which she is burdened.  She’s unashamed about it.  I love her.

[Signal11]

[Chris]

@Matt:

She’ll def be the worst dressed person there.

She may not be the best dressed, but she's certain to still be better looking than three quarters of the reprobates that will be there.

[Matt]

Agreed.  I doubt many of us would feel so strongly compelled to dress up in such finery if we weren’t all so self conscious about our goofy looking faces.

That reminds me, will I finally get to meet @Seul person?

[Giles]

No way - @Seul  avoids human interaction like the plague…..

[vaquero357]

…who am I to talk. :-\

[Matt]

That word accurately describes my lifelong worldview so I guess it’s me.  Lucky you.   

[Matt]

Whose got two thumbs and thinks the definition of “stranger danger” is the strong likelihood that I will become hostile or violent towards most strangers?

[steelworker]

And he  looked like such a pleasant fellow…

[Megatron1505]

@scooter:

@Madame:

Have just been told about **this local company - they have a number of great-looking places to rent in Gosport - definitely worth a look (and if you make an enquiry or a booking, please mention that you're coming for the Iron Heart party) 

Paula, thank you for this info. I just reserved The Granary. I mentioned the party, in the notes.

I will be cancelling my booking at the Spring Garden Apartments. But, I will hold on to it until someone who is planning to come claims it. I have it reserved through Booking.com, and it does require a 3 night minimum stay. Anyone looking for a place, who can meet the 3 night minimum, should PM me…

Long shot @scooter , but do you still have this booking? Commuting in from Birmingham is looking more and more realistic ‍️**

[scooter]

@Megatron1505:

@scooter:

@Madame:

Have just been told about **this local company - they have a number of great-looking places to rent in Gosport - definitely worth a look (and if you make an enquiry or a booking, please mention that you're coming for the Iron Heart party) 

Paula, thank you for this info. I just reserved The Granary. I mentioned the party, in the notes.

I will be cancelling my booking at the Spring Garden Apartments. But, I will hold on to it until someone who is planning to come claims it. I have it reserved through Booking.com, and it does require a 3 night minimum stay. Anyone looking for a place, who can meet the 3 night minimum, should PM me…

Long shot @scooter , but do you still have this booking? Commuting in from Birmingham is looking more and more realistic ‍️

I do, and you are more than welcome to it. PM me when you've got time…**

[Chris]

An IH party with Megatron staying at the Spring Garden just feels right.

[Megatron1505]

Me, the fam and Heather at the Spring Garden go way back 

@scooter , thank you mate

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Matt:

I wouldn’t trade her for anything.  She has all our money.

[Matt]

Katie and I are wondering if we should rent a car.  We’d like to visit London for a day trip since she’s never been.  Would a car be necessary or is there a transit option that could get us there and back for a reasonable price?

[AdamJ]

@Matt If you're staying in Gosport I would get the Gosport Ferry over to Portsmouth Harbour then the train up to London then back again the same day. Driving is a pain the ass, especially parking in and around London, can get expensive.

[Matt]

Thank you @AdamJ  That’s exactly what I wanted to hear.  I had no desire to drive through London.  I just needed independent confirmation from someone other than me because Katie never believes what I tell her.  In fairness, I’ve worked hard to diminish my credibility over the years. 

[Giles]

You'd waste a day, see a lot of shit stuff from the car, spend a fortune on parking and congestion charges, but on the upside, your credibility would go through the roof….