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Forum meet up; 9pm; Saturday 28th JP Sweetmans

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    #32
    ClearlyClear
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ClearlyClear


    Sorry everyone I have had a family emergency so not going to be able to make it ...feel free to go ahead


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    #33
    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 40,982 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    collegelad wrote: »
    hey, was thinking of heading along to this later. how are ppl planning on recognising each other? hah

    I cant make it but hopefully but hopefully someone will bring a sign and/or post the location

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #34
    manic mailman
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭manic mailman


    Right folks is anyone here? Its jammers in town. I'll be down in the smoking area out the front. Grey jumper, glasses. :)


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    #35
    face1990
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭face1990


    Great night altogether! (despite the bouncers at the dragon not being the nicest!)


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    #36
    manic mailman
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭manic mailman


    face1990 wrote: »
    Great night altogether! (despite the bouncers at the dragon not being the nicest!)

    "Regulars only".... :/


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    #37
    lyinghere
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭lyinghere


    manic mailman wrote: »
    "Regulars only".... :/

    That's crazy I hope their selectiveness ends up with them being out of business!


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    #38
    playedalive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭playedalive


    manic mailman wrote: »
    "Regulars only".... :/

    *sigh* That sucks :(. I hate when bouncers feed you that BS. Glad you didn't let it ruin your night.


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    #39
    Dr. Shrike
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Dr. Shrike


    Send a link to this thread to the Dragon management. NOT great publicity for their venue.


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    #40
    face1990
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭face1990


    Dr. Shrike wrote: »
    Send a link to this thread to the Dragon management. NOT great publicity for their venue.

    I got on to them via FB & they replied straight away.
    Hopefully we can sort out some kind of Boardsie bonus for future meetups here!


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    #41
    Emz93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Emz93


    face1990 wrote: »
    I got on to them via FB & they replied straight away.
    Hopefully we can sort out some kind of Boardsie bonus for future meetups here!

    Do you mind me asking what they said? :)
    I've heard of The George turning people down regularly but never The Dragon!


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    #42
    manic mailman
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭manic mailman


    Emz93 wrote: »
    Do you mind me asking what they said? :)
    I've heard of The George turning people down regularly but never The Dragon!

    It was literally "How you doing lads (pause) sorry only regulars tonight"... None of us had much drink on us either. Rather than make an issue of it, I just walked away. Funnily enough I was in the Dragon the weekend before and would probably head there more often than the George so he turned away a (semi) regular. T'wasn't a bother on the bouncers in the George either so go figure :/


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    #43
    face1990
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭face1990


    Just a little update on this:

    Donal from the Dragon rang me.
    Basically, he said the doorman has to make snap decisions when people come up to the door, and turned us away as he saw a big group (which is what we suspected the problem was). Donal apologised for this and said if it happens again to ask to speak to a manager.

    He also said that we can arrange a guestlist sort of thing for future meet ups so that they'll know to expect us, and prevent this from happening again.
    He's sending me contact details for this, and I'll PM whoever's organising the next meetup to arrange it (if they wish to).


    In fairness to the Dragon, they got back to me very quickly and were very straight forward about it. I just wish the doorman had told us it was because it was too big a group instead of giving us the 'regulars' excuse.


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    #44
    paulmorro
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭paulmorro


    face1990 wrote: »
    Just a little update on this:

    Donal from the Dragon rang me.
    Basically, he said the doorman has to make snap decisions when people come up to the door, and turned us away as he saw a big group (which is what we suspected the problem was). Donal apologised for this and said if it happens again to ask to speak to a manager.

    He also said that we can arrange a guestlist sort of thing for future meet ups so that they'll know to expect us, and prevent this from happening again.
    He's sending me contact details for this, and I'll PM whoever's organising the next meetup to arrange it (if they wish to).


    In fairness to the Dragon, they got back to me very quickly and were very straight forward about it. I just wish the doorman had told us it was because it was too big a group instead of giving us the 'regulars' excuse.
    It's a pain in the arse but bouncers never give proper reasons. A big group, however sober, are gonna struggle to get into a club. Fair play to Dragon for not fobbing you off (and to you for calling them on it).


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    #45
    unfortunately
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭unfortunately


    When is the official Boards.ie LGBT Monthly Meetup on? Is it the first weekend of every month?


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    #46
    Ash885
    Registered Users Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Ash885


    unfortunately wrote: »
    When is the official Boards.ie LGBT Monthly Meetup on? Is it the first weekend of every month?

    I've not seen anything written up about a meet up taking place this weekend. Usually pretty early in the month though, so maybe next week or the week after?


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    #47
    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 40,982 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Ash885 wrote: »
    I've not seen anything written up about a meet up taking place this weekend. Usually pretty early in the month though, so maybe next week or the week after?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=86852225#post86852225

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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