Comments on: Toronto Meetup Reminder

Toronto Meetup Reminder

joelf — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:28:57 -0800

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:58:28 -0800

Did there end up being a gathering? I ended up deciding I wasn't comfortable even trying to walk into a place like that, so it wasn't worth it for me.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:27:46 -0800

No, there was no gathering. I got there at 7:50, and found the C Lounge was closed until 10. It also turns out there's a cover charge for that bar - though I'd been told there wasn't one. I had spent an hour and twenty minutes getting there, so instead of going straight home I wanted to make some effort to salvage the evening.

Over the next couple of hours I walked around in shoes not conducive to walking for blocks, got hassled by some really repulsive men, called a couple of friends who live downtown to see if they could meet me for a beverage (they couldn't), and popped into an internet cafe on Yonge to see if anyone had declared an alternate bar. Finally I went home, realizing on the way that I never logged out of MeFi on that internet cafe computer, and have left myself wide open to account sabotage.

So you may congratulate yourself on having been wise not to go.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:54:56 -0800

Wow, that sucks, babe. We'll have to try again in a few weeks at a more pubby type place.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:02:36 -0800

Wow, that's lame.

Joelf, if you're going to do the picking of a spot, the least you could do is confirm they're open at the time you sched.

OS, where's the cafe? (email me). I'm heading DT in 15 mins. If it's in the area I'm hitting, I'll go in and log you out (which computer were you on)?

By: joelf

joelf — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:41:24 -0800

well like i said in the other thread, i waited there for a while and when nobody showed up. i left.

By: joelf

joelf — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:47:30 -0800

all i wanted was a place with a patio that wasn't street level.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:47:44 -0800

It could have happened to anyone. Jeez, Joel discussed it with me before he made the post, giving me a link to the C Lounge info, and I gave it a cursory look and said it looked great. I would never have thought to check on an opening time.

By: greatgefilte

greatgefilte — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:44:39 -0800

So, is there somewhere/somewhen we can go that everyone can be comfortable with? Maybe next Sunday, unless people are away for the weekend?

By: orange swan

orange swan — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:35:40 -0800

I really don't know very much at all about Toronto bars. But I would humbly suggest Scallywag's, at Yonge and St. Clair. It has a second floor patio.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:03:40 -0800

No patio, but once again, I would suggest Insomnia at Bathurst and Bloor. Nice, low-key decor, DJ's spinning but not too loud to talk unless you're at the back (comfy couches), most martinis $7-$8, fantastic chicken brie and avocado sandwiches for $8, and good service. What more could you want? There this last weekend (coming in from Ottawa) but going back soon.