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Calgary Fall AC FT Do - 4th Annual Burgers & Scotch Evening

Location: Buchanan's (738 3rd Avenue SW)
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Boarding Time: 18:00
Reservation is under Adam Smith; we'll be in the private room (after entering the restaurant, turn right and walk directly through the bar)

Current Availability
J4 C4 D4 Z4 P4 O0 E0 N0 R0 I0 Y0 B0 M0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 G0 S0 T0 L0 A0 K0 X0
This is a Signature Class event, limited to J, C, D, Z, and P booking classes.

Confirmed pax
Adam Smith +1
canadiancow
canadiancalf
American Bovine
King Chung Huang
folkart
YYC3722 +1
Isotopist +1
Steven767
Lespoir
PhilElite
yyznomad +3 (yes, three)
Santander
Arvindhraman
D582
douglasr
BlondeBomber (upgraded!)
SteadyAT (finally committed)
24left

Signed up for EF alerts on Do availability, but not yet committed to the Do
SearsTower
mountainboy

Only come to Dos with T-shirts / don't like burgers or Scotch / committed to eating burgers and drinking Scotch elsewhere that night
Bohemian1
Jimmie Jet
gcashin
nomadic.relief
WaytoomuchEurope
meltedmarshmellow
jasdou
YYC traveler
expert7700
zone1boarding
11yearoldsuperelite
Argonaut1000
rehoult
ScGhost0

Important Event Notes - FAQ

Wasn't this in December last year?
Yes, but in previous years it was in September, which, let's be honest is much more "fall" than early December, despite what the idiot who hosts this thing wrote last year.
Will the YYC Fall Do offer superior dining and beverage service?
Yes. The restaurant has a very long whisky list and the best burgers in town. You can savour a sit-down meal from the à la carte menu crafted for the Do.
What if I like hockey puck beef?
Then you're a weirdo, but I guess you can ask them to do it.

Important Event Notes (real ones this time!)

The burger and Scotch theme is purely optional. Those are the specialties of the restaurant, but you're free to have a salad and a ~~diet~~ Coke Zero, fish and white wine or whatever floats your boat.
[UPDATED 26/9]: We will have access to a few of the restaurant's recent Whisky Wednesday tasting menus which offer a flight of 3-4 whiskies at a reduced price. For past Do attendees, this is the same as previous years.
The Do host has not achieved Dorian's level of wealth and generosity. No T-shirts or other swag will be provided. Unless yyznomad shows up with some of his headphones and other goodies.

YYC Fall Do - 4th Annual Burgers & Scotch Evening - September 28, 2019

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Sep 14, 2019, 11:08 pm

#76

yyznomad

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Originally Posted by D582

Confirmed... on the 23:50 to YYZ so should be more than enough time

moi aussi

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Sep 15, 2019, 12:19 am

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

What time do bars close in YYC?

IIRC the one I went to was 2am...but YMMV

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Sep 15, 2019, 1:18 am

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IIRC the one I went to was 2am...but YMMV

So what you're saying is that they'll miss their flights.

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Sep 15, 2019, 2:05 am

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

So what you're saying is that they'll miss their flights.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ YMMV... I guess it depends how well yyznomad can two step.

Sep 16, 2019, 5:45 am

#80

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Originally Posted by Yhztraveller

hmmmmm, a certain nomad told me he recently sampled the Glen Breton at your place, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it tasted...

Yes, I had given it to my friend when he came to my place, and he forgot to take it home, so it was still kicking around when the nomad came by a couple of weeks ago. It has now made its way over to the friend's place and I'm told he's enjoying it regularly

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Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

Dammit - how did I miss this one?
Checked flight price--- its out of my range now.... if only saw this a few weeks ago :/

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Originally Posted by douglasr

Is it truly unfathomable to fly in Y? Even if there's an aerial tour of the Rockies waiting in YYC?

For the cow? Yes

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Originally Posted by Santander

90% chance I'll be in town that day. Consider me confirmed on the United codeshare.

Nice! No codeshares of this exclusive event though, you have to book with the operating carrier

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Originally Posted by arvindhraman

Is there still space available for this event? Would love to be there just hear everyone's experience.

Absolutely. The private room (which we currently have reserved) has space for about 28, so we're fine for now. And I can potentially move it out to the main dining room where there's more space if there are more.

That being said, I'll tag a few past attendees in case they haven't seen this or were thinking of adding themselves last-minute. We had to do some musical chairs last year after a bunch of people added themselves very late. So, 24left, WR Cage, DrunkCargo , cooleddie, any chance we'll be seeing you?

For those of you still monitoring, understood that you may need some time still to firm up plans, but please let us know one way or the other as soon as you do

Quote:

Originally Posted by D582

Confirmed... on the 23:50 to YYZ so should be more than enough time

Depends how many drinks you want to have

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancow

What time do bars close in YYC?

2AM, last call at 1:30.

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Sep 16, 2019, 8:33 am

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Sadly I am officially out.

Sep 16, 2019, 9:49 am

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Sadly I am officially out.

Well now I don't want to go

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Sep 16, 2019, 10:52 am

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Sadly I am officially out.

Now I don't feel so bad that I'm not going.

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Sep 16, 2019, 11:51 am

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I'll be attending the dinner; Adam Smith can you please add me to the list?

And, weather permitting, I will be going ahead with a couple of local flights around the mountains/city on Sunday morning for those that wish to tag along. canadiancow has claimed some spots and we can figure out the rest on Saturday evening.

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Sep 16, 2019, 12:49 pm

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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief

Sadly I am officially out.

You'll be missed by all, but my wife especially enjoys your company. Next time, hopefully!

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Originally Posted by douglasr

I'll be attending the dinner; Adam Smith can you please add me to the list?

Done!

Quote:

And, weather permitting, I will be going ahead with a couple of local flights around the mountains/city on Sunday morning for those that wish to tag along. canadiancow has claimed some spots and we can figure out the rest on Saturday evening.

Sweet! The wife and I are still interested as well, although happy to give up seats to out-of-towners if flights can be done another time.

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Sep 17, 2019, 9:56 am

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

Okay the bovine and calf are confirmed, so all 3 of us are coming.

Looks like I need to buy another 2 person FP (I just bought one for the YVR do). If UA timing worked better we'd piggyback on the GS, but alas, it does not.

Wait what ? You have a calf ?

Sep 17, 2019, 10:01 am

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Wait what ? You have a calf ?

In the same sense that I have a Bovine, yes.

Another person who has opted to commandeer my good name. He's not even Canadian!

Sep 17, 2019, 9:06 pm

#88

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Wait what ? You have a calf ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancow

In the same sense that I have a Bovine, yes.

Another person who has opted to commandeer my good name. He's not even Canadian!

So, like a stepcalf?

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Sep 19, 2019, 9:43 am

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I’m going to put myself on the wait list, hoping to confirm by the end of the weekend.

if I do come I will be packing about 20 or so of these

My father-in-law was a frequently flyer way back when.

Sep 20, 2019, 3:23 pm

#90

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Sadly, I have offloaded myself.

I am skipping my trip next week - this was going to be my final stop on the way home.