The message 20051209232410.GC22890@earth.li from Jonathan McDowell noodles@earth.li contains these words:
Somewhat disappointing unfortunately. Largely due to it being Christmas do season and a large group of Norwich Union staff having their meal in the Reindeer last night, combined with loud music, which meant it was very difficult to hear each other.
Just as well I found I couldn't make it - so instead I embarked on a restoration project which deprived me of a night's sleep...
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/weasling/
Those present included Mike Morton, Phil Wade (I think?), Martin (whose surname I can't remember, sorry), myself, Adam Bower, Paul C and Simon Elliott. Adam had brought a load of Ubuntu CDs and the usual Linux magazines. I'm not sure if he managed to get rid of all of either of them. :)
I hope to be able to make next month's meeting, and with any luck i may be able to help deplete the Ubantu stocks...
Adam and I discussed OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/ if you're not aware of it - we've been busy trying to get Norfolk roughly covered but more help would be good!),
Details? (By emu, if you like.)
Paul showed off his magic metal briefcase which contains a PC and a touchscreen, Martin wondered how many pure developers (rather than sysadmins) we had as a LUG
More impure ones, I suspect.
and there was general discussion about how people will pay silly money for things on eBay and how sometimes you can sell stuff there when you can't give it away on Freecycle (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norfolkukfreecycle/).
Yes, some old rope was sold for silly money recently, I gather, proving the adage. The Shed (uk.rec.sheds) is plotting a killing by dressing up those little plastic balls which come with washing powder, and selling a limited edition of sets of them in Sheddy garments.
Most of us left early (my excuse was that I've had a dreadful cold all week). Hopefully next month the Reindeer will be back to its usual self and we'll be able to hear each other ok. Please do try and make it if you're in the area!
I'll try. (I usually do, one way, if not the other.)