The Annual Four-Twenty Gathering - 20th April 2020

[DjShaggy]

Eurostar?

[Lemming]

Latest:
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People
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Members who've said they will or might be around during 4-20 week so far (in alphabetical order):

AudioKush "Stoked for 420 this year!" posted: 6th Jan 2020

AzLaker "Arriving April 17th (early, 6:00am) and leaving the 23rd" posted: 20th Oct 2019

Bigbird "April 22-29th" posted: 1st Feb 2020

DeLekkersteNUGS16 "I'll be there." posted: 26th Jan 2020

Gapie " " posted: 21st Jan 2020

Ghost "arrive on the 19th and depart on the 22nd April" posted: 22nd Oct 2019

Igraine "Looking forward to catching up in person in April at 4/20" (16-22) posted: 21st Jan 2020

Jollylittlehun "in town on the 17th" posted: 28th Jan 2020

Lafe "arriving 16 April, depart 23" posted: 15th Oct 2019

Lemming "Thursday 16th to Wednesday 22nd" posted: 15th Jan 2020

Matty223 "15-24 th" posted: 20th Oct 2019

PirateRaff "will join for a bit this year" posted: 4th Feb 2020

Sanchez_ "arriving 18th...departure TBC" posted: 8th Feb 2020

Skyboy "I’ll be there" posted: 6th Feb 2020

Smirks "will try" posted: 18th Jan 2020

Trad "April 17th.-22nd" posted: 8th Feb 2020

TransApenninesCouple "18th to 22nd" posted: 31st Jan 2020


Everyone welcome. Please post here if you'd like to join us.
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Events
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*All events and times provisional and subject to stoners in Amsterdam.
Time is, after all, an illusion - it's always 4:20 really!
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Thursday 16th April 2020

22:00 (10pm) Susies Saloon proposed by Lemming

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 16th April
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Friday 17th April 2020

13:00 (1pm) Het Ballonnetje proposed by AzLaker

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 17th April
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Saturday 18th April 2020

14:00 (2pm) Baba proposed by Trad

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 18th April
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Sunday 19th April 2020

14:00 (2pm) DNA proposed by AzLaker
--:-- (later) De Kade proposed by AzLaker

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 19th April
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Monday 20th April 2020

All day(?) The Bushdocter proposed by AudioKush
14:00 (2pm) The Bottle proposed by tradition
15:00 (3pm) for 4.20pm 420 Cafe proposed by tradition
19:00 (7pm) canal cruise

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 20th April
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Tuesday 21st April 2020

13:00 (1pm) Funky Munkey proposed by Ghost
--:-- (later) 1e Hulp proposed by Ghost
--:-- (later) Sound Garden proposed by Ghost
--:-- (later) Last night smoke-up proposed by Lemming

Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 21st April
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Wednesday 22nd April 2020


Confirmed people on FBN's WiT 22nd April
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[AzLaker]

Shaping up nicely Lemming for 420. Plenty of TnT’s for the week and the Boat tour will be just fine,
no matter how many people go. Looking forward to meeting/seeing everyone in a few weeks..... and f*ck that virus!!!!!! Roll on 42020

AzLaker

[Ghost]

Eurostar?

I checked it out mate and it works out more expensive using that, than me making the hated trip up to Gatwick and catching a Easy Jet flight over, just means I will have to get up at the crack of dawn to make my way up to the airport. This is most probably the option I will have to go with.

My other option is to check the ferry's out and see if that works out ok and drive on over, but obviously that works out better if you have a group of you to break down the cost of the ferry and fuel between you all.

[DjShaggy]

Eurostar?

I checked it out mate and it works out more expensive using that, than me making the hated trip up to Gatwick and catching a Easy Jet flight over, just means I will have to get up at the crack of dawn to make my way up to the airport. This is most probably the option I will have to go with.

My other option is to check the ferry's out and see if that works out ok and drive on over, but obviously that works out better if you have a group of you to break down the cost of the ferry and fuel between you all.

Tunnel and drive was cheap as fuck for me and a pal in the past. Ferrey’s suck tho. Maybe grab a cheap hotel by Gatwick?

[Ghost]

Eurostar?

I checked it out mate and it works out more expensive using that, than me making the hated trip up to Gatwick and catching a Easy Jet flight over, just means I will have to get up at the crack of dawn to make my way up to the airport. This is most probably the option I will have to go with.

My other option is to check the ferry's out and see if that works out ok and drive on over, but obviously that works out better if you have a group of you to break down the cost of the ferry and fuel between you all.

Tunnel and drive was cheap as fuck for me and a pal in the past. Ferrey’s suck tho. Maybe grab a cheap hotel by Gatwick?

Yeah mate, ferry's are not all that, used to do Harwich to the Hook of Holland in the old days and stop straight away at the coffeeshop just off the ferry(cant remember what that shop used to be called though) for a quick pick up and then on with my travels Happy Days.

Yeah i think i might get a hotel at Gatwick the night before and then jump on one of the 1st flights out the next morning, either way i will get it sorted out in the next day or two. Stroll on to Roll on 420

[Ghost]

Well i have sorted out all the travel arrangements again and have new flights booked from Gatwick which means i should be in town a few hours earlier than expected, so that is a plus point on the Flybe crash, it also means that i should be able to make AzLakers toke and talk down at De Kade later in the afternoon and not feel rushed.
I went with the overnight hotel at Gatwick as the flights early and i went with the National Express to get me to and from the airport which was £32.00 on a return trip , so the down side is the extra bit of money it has cost me , but i was able to get my money back from the original flight well happy i got it sorted out and 420 is back on

Looks like a good amount of people in town and there is plenty of toke and talks set up and also a few events going on over the days, so should be a good time in town, looking forward to saying hello/hi to some of you fellow 420 stoners

[Trad]

Glad you got it sorted Ghost.

[Ghost]

Glad you got it sorted Ghost.

Thanks Trad, little bit more expense but what does that matter we in Dam for 420 and we getting baked up. Look forward to meeting you over the 420 days and getting high

[Trad]

Sounds like we might be able to get into 420 and maybe even get a table this year, if the panic chases the crowds away.

[AzLaker]

Sounds like we might be able to get into 420 and maybe even get a table this year, if the panic chases the crowds away.

Now that's the positive attitude I"m looking for.

AzLaker

[Trad]

Well, over the last few days the shit has hit the fan here (Canada). Crazy ass people clearing the grocery shelves and the government advising against any international travel. You know it is getting bad in Canada when they cancel the hockey I might be able to get to Amsterdam but, getting back would be the bigger problem.
Things are certainly not lining up for our 420 celebration, in fact the odds and the gods seem to be against us.
Stay safe my friends.
Trad.

[FlyByNite]

Grey Area is closed until further notice. I am sure more will follow.

Try to
Enjoy
FlyByNite

[AzLaker]

Still planning on going to Amsterdam as long as the government or Delta doesn't cancel my trip. I need a vacation badly and some little virus isn't going to stop me from going. I'll take the usual precautions, like washing my hands and TRY to avoid touching my face.
If we're in a group setting, I'll smoke my own joints or bong to avoid passing it or catching it. Also I'll trying to stay away from people coughing or looks like their sick. But if I get ill, so be it, I'm not to going to die. More people die here in American every year from the flu (10.000) so I'll take my chances.
Sorry for the rant, but the media here is making people paranoid and I won't have anything to do with it. Just my two cents.

AzLaker

[MPlant]

But if I get ill, so be it, I'm not to going to die. More people die here in American every year from the flu (10.000) so I'll take my chances.

You know, that attitude is a huge part of the problem. What you are basically saying is, I'll be okay...fuck the old and the vulnerable and all those to whom this virus poses a significant risk. I'll be okay so fuck everybody else.

Every day, all over social media, you see the same argument everywhere: flu kills x amount of people per year and we are nowhere near that amount yet. Strains of influenza kill hundreds of thousands a year globally, despite us having vaccines and some immunity to those. We have no vaccines or immunity to this new virus, which is why it will kill many more.

This virus is thought to have been circulating since November. Since then, there are 162,000 confirmed cases and 6,500 deaths. Anybody with the most basic understanding of mathematics can see what's happening. The figures in Europe are increasing by about 20% per day. Think about that for a second, and the implications of those numbers. Italy had 3 confirmed cases on the 20th of February and now it's at over 21,000.

This virus has ENORMOUS potential. It seems to have a higher transfer rate than normal strains of flu, not only is it highly contagious but it seems to linger longer on surfaces than other viruses. More worrying is the fact that it seems to be transferring quite happily in warmer climates, which is when the transfer rate of viruses tends to slow down.

So we have a virus with a higher transfer rate than flu and with a mortality rate many times that of normal flu. It's hard to get a figure for the mortality rate as you're dividing confirmed cases by deaths, and that's not an accurate way to do it. I've seen mortality rates of 1 to 3.5% quoted, which is 10 to 35 times more deadly than flu. The likelihood is that many more people have it than we know about, either their symptoms are very mild or they are asymptomatic. That way, the mortality rate will come right down. Let's hope that is the case.

What happened in 1 Chinese city is now happening in hundreds of cities all over the world. China were able to control it because they are authoritarian government whose citizens do what the fuck they are told to do.

We all have to think about each other. Not just about how this virus may affect you, but how it may then affect someone with whom you come into contact.

This is not an attack on you and I am sorry if it reads like that. I have been following this since January and it is very frustrating that people are not giving this virus the respect it deserves.

Please stay safe and look after yourself, as well as those around you, because Wuhan is coming to a city near you, soon.