Mark McAulay

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Up the creek without a vessel

Sad news.

I discovered tonight that the globe in Aberdeen has made itself into a pretentious lunchtime eatery. For many months, this has been the venue for #rafting.

Rafting started out as a massive burger and a pint on a Friday lunchtime (when i worked with Fifth Ring) where some of us would commandeer a table and have a little bit of lunch and chat. One day a random guy approached our table and rather bizarrely asked "are you guys white water rafters?" and so "rafting" was born. Over the months, more people joined in. Largely Aberdeens digital/web people. It became an event. It has become legendary.

Tonight it has become clear that #rafting is homeless. We need a new venue so I put it to all rafters past and present that we need to agree on a new location.

Initial suggestions from me are The Howff or The Prince of Wales but other places may be more suitable. If you've been rafting, this is your time to fire the flare gun in the direction of our future.

Get your life jackets on, grab a paddle and let's give #rafting a future.

Comments (4)

Nov 26, 2011
Not good news Mark, but I may have a solution. We would be more than happy to accomodate you and your fellow 'rafters' here at The Abercrombie. As part of the same group as The Globe we do the Bad Boy Burger but with us it's cheaper (for the same product) and we're definitely not pretentious!

If you fancy giving us a shot just pop in anytime or give us a call on 01224 624040 to book a table - maybe a good idea on a Friday, especially at Christmas.

If you choose not to use us I wish you all the best in your search for a new Rafting venue.

Good luck,

Colin Mackenzie @ The Abercrombie

Nov 26, 2011
Mark McAulay said...
Thanks for the heads up. Much appreciated! "bad boys" are what rafting was all about haha. I'll put it to the guys but this sounds good to me! Thanks again :)
Nov 26, 2011
Andy W said...
As one of the original rafters - I am in. My oars are at the ready.
Nov 26, 2011
Stuandack said...
As a less frequent rafter and also one who wouldn't indulge in the "luxury" of a bad boy due to my 100% commitment to *vegetarianism I think it would be rude for the paddle fraternity to turn down such an invitation... so count me in too

*may be seen to partake (often) in the eating of chicken and pepperoni

Homeless rafters on tour

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