The VPN is down
as they changed all the ip addresses on our system on wednesday.

So I can't really do a lot of work.

But come 5pm I'm off to Edinburgh.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:34, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

What are you doing up here, al?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:37, Reply)

I want to see if spending time north of the border makes me right about everything
unable to take a joke, and quite insufferable.

I joke of course, I'm up there on a stag do.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:42, Reply)

don't joke, now you know I can't take it.
Good times. Anything interesting planned? any places I should avoid tonight or tomorrow night for risk of seeing a drunken Al hanging out the back of some hen do scrubber?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:45, Reply)

I have no idea where we are going
but we are staying just north of Haymarket station.

We are doing "mini highland games" tommorrow.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:46, Reply)

If you end up on Grassmarket or Cowgate
try not to leave reeking of skank. It'll be a challenge.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:50, Reply)

I'm quite good at avoiding skanks
my hideous appearance and gargantuan physical girth usually sees to that.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:53, Reply)

not if you end up in The Three Sisters it won't

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:55, Reply)

If you like French food try this restaurant in Edinburgh www.lescargotbleu.co.uk/

It's excellent - I took my best man & ushers and their partners there for dinner the night before my wedding. Food was fresh, tasty & good value.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:37, Reply)

It's fucking lovely
but unless he has a time machine to go back to 3 weeks ago he's not going to be able to get a table there.

Also, it's very close to my flat so I'm not sure I want him there.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:39, Reply)

Been there a couple of times - my wife is friends with their wine merchant so he has helped us to get a table at short notice before.

The last time we were there the Bakehouse just up the road caught fire.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:41, Reply)

that was only a few months ago, wasn't it?
It is a lovely restaurant.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:48, Reply)

June 17th to be precise.
We got married at St Giles cathedral on the 18th. Reception was at Dalmeny House in South Queensferry (friends of wife's family).
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:10, Reply)

I live about 2 minutes from there

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:56, Reply)

St Giles or Dalmeny?
My wife's family live on Heriot Row. I drink in the St Vincent around the corner to escape the family when up there.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 11:00, Reply)

Near Dalmeny

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 23 Sep 2011, 11:32, Reply)