Museum Live Sat 26th October - Page 2

Grumpy · 25-10-2019, 08:04 PM

I'm planning to be there for about 10 ish.....
Perhaps we should suggest a meet point, how about the museum shop for 10..45?

25-10-2019, 08:46 PM

, let's go for it James, weather may effect progress on the motorways but we will aim for that,see you tomorrow

Mr Gazza · 25-10-2019, 10:48 PM

Okay... See you in the shop if we're there in time..

26-10-2019, 05:32 PM

Well, what can we say........guys,really great to catch up with you all,James,Richard,Jeff and Gazza.....lots of positive discussion ,great breakfast and lots of criac!:biggrin

Such a shame about the museum, so near yet so far !,didn't see that coming....so due to weather all visitors turned up in cars,car parks got full and the overflow car park was flooded so no one could get in.......

Still,we had a decent meet up, hope everyone got back ok.....Mark and I went up the A41 again ,still a lot of standing water but rain stopped around 4 o'clock.

Until next time ...

uncle duke · 26-10-2019, 05:45 PM

Well that was different !! got to the entrance & no one could get in ...did the open day happen ?? due to being with a car full of BSA types that gave them an excuse to visit Armoury road small heath to visit the bit of factory still left standing ... oh well a visit to the NM/CM will have to wait til the spring & we'll be on bikes !!

26-10-2019, 05:53 PM

.....same as Roger, local transport cafe was our saviour until it closed,followed by a pub!!

Grumpy · 26-10-2019, 08:28 PM

Not the day out expected!
As Mike mentioned, the museum was a bust, but we 're-grouped to a localish cafe for carbs and coffee.
Great to catch up with everyone, lots of chat with good banter.
Till next time

Mr Gazza · 26-10-2019, 09:05 PM

When I use the words disaster and unmitigated in the same sentence you know it's not going to be good news.

Jeff and I sat in the car for fecin' ages within sight of the museum. Happily mobile phones and a satnav sorted the situation out and as outlined above, Grumpy found a seedy, but friendly transport Café, so our meeting eventually happened and good business was done.
Great to see the gang again, but what a cock up... I think I will always remember this as the Zombie Apocalypse meeting!!

I wondered if you managed to get in Roger, but clearly not! again, what a cock up!

I'm extremely unhappy with the National Motorcycle Museum about all this. I rang them up nearly two weeks ago to check out their overspill parking plans, and was assured that they had plenty of capacity with two overspill carparks and had never had problems in the past.
If I could see this coming why couldn't they? We all knew what the weather forecast was for many days ahead of the event. It was obvious that cars would be far outnumbering bikes. Their planning and bad weather contingencies have been abysmal today... Traffic management outside the site was non-existent. The entire staff should be simultaneously and vigorously spanked until they are turning from pink to red..... Unmitigated disaster.... Hang your head in shame NMM.

uncle duke · 27-10-2019, 05:10 PM

One of the people i went up with on yesterdays disaster emailed the museum & they gave us all free passes to be used whenever....which i suppose goes some way in saying 'sorry our fault ' so give it ago .could be useful for a national meet up sometime next year....
hope this helps

Mr Gazza · 27-10-2019, 05:33 PM

Thanks for a more constructive idea Roger. Although I still think the spanking would be fun.
I will try the email route, as funnily enough Jeff and I did discuss the idea of a club run out to the Museum next year, as we splashed our way home.

Doggy · 27-10-2019, 06:54 PM

Oh dear.......

Mr Gazza · 27-10-2019, 07:54 PM

Email pinged off on behalf of our party of ten, now hospitalized suffering from PTSD.

Mr Gazza · 02-11-2019, 04:35 PM

Would you believe it? Ten free passes dropped through the letterbox this morning.

I have pm'ed all those who tried to get in last Saturday to see if they all want their passes. If not there might be some spares going.
I have a vague notion of a club ride out to the Museum next Summer, so they could come in handy for that.

uncle duke · 02-11-2019, 07:30 PM

Success !!

Grumpy · 02-11-2019, 08:43 PM

Good work Gazza!

25-10-2019, 08:04 PM	#16
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	I'm planning to be there for about 10 ish..... Perhaps we should suggest a meet point, how about the museum shop for 10..45? __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

25-10-2019, 10:48 PM	#18
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	Okay... See you in the shop if we're there in time.. __________________

26-10-2019, 05:32 PM	#19
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	Near miss ! Well, what can we say........guys,really great to catch up with you all,James,Richard,Jeff and Gazza.....lots of positive discussion ,great breakfast and lots of criac!:biggrin Such a shame about the museum, so near yet so far !,didn't see that coming....so due to weather all visitors turned up in cars,car parks got full and the overflow car park was flooded so no one could get in....... Still,we had a decent meet up, hope everyone got back ok.....Mark and I went up the A41 again ,still a lot of standing water but rain stopped around 4 o'clock. Until next time ...

26-10-2019, 08:28 PM	#22
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	Not the day out expected! As Mike mentioned, the museum was a bust, but we 're-grouped to a localish cafe for carbs and coffee. Great to catch up with everyone, lots of chat with good banter. Till next time __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

26-10-2019, 09:05 PM	#23
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	When I use the words disaster and unmitigated in the same sentence you know it's not going to be good news. Jeff and I sat in the car for fecin' ages within sight of the museum. Happily mobile phones and a satnav sorted the situation out and as outlined above, Grumpy found a seedy, but friendly transport Café, so our meeting eventually happened and good business was done. Great to see the gang again, but what a cock up... I think I will always remember this as the Zombie Apocalypse meeting!! I wondered if you managed to get in Roger, but clearly not! again, what a cock up! I'm extremely unhappy with the National Motorcycle Museum about all this. I rang them up nearly two weeks ago to check out their overspill parking plans, and was assured that they had plenty of capacity with two overspill carparks and had never had problems in the past. If I could see this coming why couldn't they? We all knew what the weather forecast was for many days ahead of the event. It was obvious that cars would be far outnumbering bikes. Their planning and bad weather contingencies have been abysmal today... Traffic management outside the site was non-existent. The entire staff should be simultaneously and vigorously spanked until they are turning from pink to red..... Unmitigated disaster.... Hang your head in shame NMM. __________________

25-10-2019, 08:46 PM	#17
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	, let's go for it James, weather may effect progress on the motorways but we will aim for that,see you tomorrow

26-10-2019, 05:45 PM	#20
uncle duke Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: ipswich Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 138	Well that was different !! got to the entrance & no one could get in ...did the open day happen ?? due to being with a car full of BSA types that gave them an excuse to visit Armoury road small heath to visit the bit of factory still left standing ... oh well a visit to the NM/CM will have to wait til the spring & we'll be on bikes !!

26-10-2019, 05:53 PM	#21
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	.....same as Roger, local transport cafe was our saviour until it closed,followed by a pub!!

27-10-2019, 05:10 PM	#24
uncle duke Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: ipswich Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 138	One of the people i went up with on yesterdays disaster emailed the museum & they gave us all free passes to be used whenever....which i suppose goes some way in saying 'sorry our fault ' so give it ago .could be useful for a national meet up sometime next year.... hope this helps

27-10-2019, 05:33 PM	#25
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	Thanks for a more constructive idea Roger. Although I still think the spanking would be fun. I will try the email route, as funnily enough Jeff and I did discuss the idea of a club run out to the Museum next year, as we splashed our way home. __________________

27-10-2019, 06:54 PM	#26
Doggy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Kent Bike: M796 Posts: 510	Oh dear.......

27-10-2019, 07:54 PM	#27
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	Email pinged off on behalf of our party of ten, now hospitalized suffering from PTSD. __________________

02-11-2019, 04:35 PM	#28
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	Would you believe it? Ten free passes dropped through the letterbox this morning. I have pm'ed all those who tried to get in last Saturday to see if they all want their passes. If not there might be some spares going. I have a vague notion of a club ride out to the Museum next Summer, so they could come in handy for that. __________________

02-11-2019, 07:30 PM	#29
uncle duke Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: ipswich Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 138	Success !!

02-11-2019, 08:43 PM	#30
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	Good work Gazza! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!