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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
Wohoo! Count me in for beer and skittles :)
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
…and CodeWalker makes 5. Nice one.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
OK, bumping this once more – there are 5 people on the list, that’s enough to figure out how we’re going to run things.
Location choices:
- pub
- conference room
- beach
- cafe
Agenda:
- formal
- informal
- freestyle
Everyone seems to be travelling more than hour to get to Bristol – which is fine – but let’s try and get this sorted in the next three weeks so we can make plans. Yes? Yes.
Speak your brains, please. Thanks.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
I say informal, but if anyone has any burning desires of things to talk about or needs me to prepare anything on a laptop, then jot ‘em down so I can get it set up.
Conference room seems too clinical. Pub works well, and has food. And beer :-) Or beach if the weather’s with us, with an option to dive into a cafe if the Atlantic pushes some closely-spaced isobars our way. Mind you, beach + sand + laptop != fun.
let’s try and get this sorted in the next three weeks so we can make plans.
That reminds me, I need to check out some accommodation options.
EDIT: Premier Inn, Portishead has pre-pay rooms for £39, which is a bargain. My Geography lets me down in knowing the distances involved to Weston-super-Mare though… must… Google… Maps.
EDIT2: crap, it’s half an hour’s drive away.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
Bloke wrote #293017:
I say informal, but if anyone has any burning desires of things to talk about or needs me to prepare anything on a laptop, then jot ‘em down so I can get it set up.
Agreed.
Conference room seems too clinical. Pub works well, and has food. And beer :-) Or beach if the weather’s with us, with an option to dive into a cafe if the Atlantic pushes some closely-spaced isobars our way. Mind you, beach + sand + laptop != fun.
Agreed.
Premier Inn, Portishead has pre-pay rooms for £39, which is a bargain. My Geography lets me down in knowing the distances involved to Weston-super-Mare though… must… Google… Maps.
See the OP – Weston’s where we’re aiming for, so less driving. That works for me, too – and the rooms aren’t going to get any cheaper at 39GBP. Chances are there’s a pub near or attached to the Premier Inn, so that might work – I’ll investigate.
Edit: Disregard my above paragraph, I misread your reply. Portishead totally doable – less driving for you most of the attendees, too.
Last edited by gaekwad (2015-07-10 10:39:08)
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
I’m not seeing any 39GBP rooms in Weston-super-Mare, but Portishead looks doable and cheap:
www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/BRIGOR/portishead
Edit: prices are pretty good, too: Friday night is 35GBP, Saturday is 39GBP, Sunday is 29GBP.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
Let me know if definitely Portishead and whether I need to book 2 nights (the Friday and Saturday) or just Saturday night. Premier Inn is fine for me.
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gaekwad wrote #293019:
I’m not seeing any 39GBP rooms in Weston-supe-Mare
No. Premier Inn is great — you know what you’re getting — and Portishead seems the closest, unless we start looking at B&Bs on the sea front…
Just wanted to try and avoid a drive back to the hotel so I can at least have a pint of cider or something. Maybe there’s some pubic [sic] transport options between Portishead and Weston.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
Bloke wrote #293021:
No. Portishead seems the closest, unless we start looking at B&Bs on the sea front… Just wanted to try and avoid a drive back to the hotel so I can at least have a pint of cider or something. Maybe there’s some pubic [sic] transport options between Portishead and Weston.
Let’s say Portishead. I misinterpreted your posts and got in a tizzy, so I’m on board for Portishead Premier Inn. Phil’s OK with that, too – so I say we go for it. JFDI, and all that.
I’ll update OP to reflect venue choice.
Last edited by gaekwad (2015-07-10 10:43:57)
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gaekwad wrote #293023:
Let’s say Portishead.
Oki doke. I may try for both Friday and Saturday, since I might have the family tagging along. That gives them a full day to toddle off and explore the area while we meet up on Saturday. It’s a 4-hour trek though unless I can convince them to hop on the train to Meadowhell so I can slingshot by and pick them up, which shaves an hour off the journey. Or I take the day off so we can leave earlier. Hmm, that has merit.
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philwareham wrote #293020:
Let me know if definitely Portishead and whether I need to book 2 nights (the Friday and Saturday) or just Saturday night. Premier Inn is fine for me.
How long can 5 blokes (not Blokes) chat for in a pub? Is the Saturday enough? Make it a full day on the Saturday, crash, driving home Sunday, perhaps? I’d be inclined to have a Friday eve getting-to-know-you chit-chat then Saturday is when the real stuff starts. What you you reckon?
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Right, I’m hitting the buy button and getting two nights: Friday + Saturday.
Friday PM is the (optional) pre-show gathering, Saturday AM is when things start proper, and Sunday AM we go our own ways.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
gaekwad wrote #293027:
I’m hitting the buy button and getting two nights: Friday + Saturday.
Good man. I’ll check if the family fancy roaming that part of the country and book accordingly tonight.
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Re: Textpattern user group meetup: Bristol, UK - autumn 2015
I’m going to book 2 nights because I’m driving down after work on the Friday and it takes a couple of hours to get there from here – so probably wouldn’t be there until about 9pm earliest. I can then go running in the morning and then drive to Weston Super Mare around lunchtime Saturday.
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philwareham wrote #293032:
I’m going to book 2 nights because I’m driving down after work on the Friday and it takes a couple of hours to get there from here – so probably wouldn’t be there until about 9pm earliest. I can then go running in the morning and then drive to Weston Super Mare around lunchtime Saturday.
We switched to Portishead instead, Phil – no Saturday driving needed (if I understand correctly).
(Bloody hellfire, this forum is hard to keep up with at the moment – my inbox is melting.)
Last edited by gaekwad (2015-07-10 11:09:15)
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