How To Build A Classic ACM Away Day: By Numbers
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They all start the same, our Away Days.
By about 9am, the ACM WhatsApp group will be crammed with photographs of caffeine-filled YETIs on early morning trains as each of us steam our way to the latest outdoor get-together.
Just recently, we’ve left our remote desks for ski trips in Scotland; sea swims in Brighton; surf sessions in wave pools; trail runs in Kendal; skating in London; and hikes, e-bikes, and late-night parties all around the country, too. That said, as wild and varied as our group meets are, there’s a very precise and scientific handful of ingredients that need to be lobbed at a test tube in order to get the exact right ACM Away Day result.
As proven by our crew canoe trip down Bristol’s River Avon last month, here’s a paint-by-numbers guide to a pretty spot-on ACM Away Day…
60-65 decibels of team screaming
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1 pair of Dog The Bounty Hunter sunglasses
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65% chance of a water-based slapstick moment
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3+ ACM brands worn or repped
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2-8 fisherman’s beanies
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1 Italian designer flexing his karate-chiselled guns
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1+ Isambard Kingdom Brunel superstructures
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5-7 photos of Lucy H in this pose
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2-3 team members photographed with their eyes closed
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5 minutes spent arranging a Premier League-style team photo
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