Saturday Night Out

 I'd only been to one meetup with this group (2 if you count the meal before), I'd always been reluctant to go back due to the size of the groups as it's a lot more difficult to "get in" a group. However after the worst Christmas and new year in the local pubs (12 people were in my local as 2022 chimed in) something needed to change. 

I figured the first weekend of the new year would be quieter and easier to break the ice with new people. We spent the first couple of hours at a pub called spanky van dykes, only about 30 of the 60 or so people who were on the list turned up which did make it a lot easier. Met some good people right from the start and things went really well. 

About 10:30 we moved on to a club called pop world, all covid passes were checked on entry which I don't have a problem with but it was the first time. I'd never expected a place to be busy the week after New year, most of the group stayed until midnight then gradually drifted off. It was a completely unexpected great night out and start to the new year.