And I'll be the one with the honking BIG lens on my digital SLR..

What, and pray that your camera can snatch a glimpse the dealer's hole card from a distance? Most dealers are so good you wouldn't even be able to do that if your head was lying on the table and you were watching intently for it.

Open offer to all !!!

I will be leaving from Kent (Canterbury) [edit] early [/edit] afternoon on Friday, going on the EuroTunnel etc... Only me in the car (its only a Mazda 323F) I would be willing to take along others. I don't really have the time to go too far out of the way.

No EuroTunnel tickets are booked as yet, so if others want to meet up, we still can.

Andy M - Are you in London Friday afternoon ??? If so you could catch the train to Canterbury and catch as lift with me, I live in Leeds, I may be stopping overnight in Canterbury on the way back too, but if not I could give you a lift back up ???

Cheers

Cris.

And I'll be the one with the honking BIG lens on my digital SLR

How will that differenciate you from any other American or Canadian tourists on the boat ?

;-)

Thanks for the offer Christian, unfortunatley the aforementioned tit is in London, the meeting however is still in Manchester.

Okay, here's what I think I'm going to do, my friend Steve and I will catch the easyjet liverpool to amsterdam 0630 plane. We had looked at Tulip Inn in Amersfoort on Saturday night, Rob S do you know if it's any good?

Now the return trip, I think there are two options we either fly back sunday afternoon/evening, or try and cadge a lift off someone going back to the north/northwest (Christian?).....

I've spent so much time on this forum to pass up the opportunity to meet you guys in person. (Maybe it's the Grolsch talking )....

P.S. Where's the cheapest place to hire a car from? I must confess, I've not had to hire one myself before, I've hired vans in manchester myself and had cars hired though work. Which would the be best places to look?

easy jet are doing easy car and if you go into the easy internet cafe i am sure you could see if one is in your area see it's easy.

Hey AndyM ! ! Good to hear you'll make it over!

Car? What for?

Cheers!

Think I'm going to need a car to get from amsterdam to amersfoort, plus I've just found out the hotel we're looking at is on the other side of town.

I think that's a pretty easy train ride - Rob Schofield can give you the details - and the station at Amersfoort is right by the hotel. Just another option to consider..

Rob

Right then you buggers, it's all confirmed.... Should be at meet for about 1100 on Saturday, but will have to go early Sunday morning (damn you easyjet for jacking the prices up!).

But the main thing is, I'll be at the meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget to fill in the meet form if you haven't already done so, especially if you need a room.

Thanks

Rob

I thought all the rooms were full, if this isn't the case I'll cancel the booking at the other place....

Don't forget to fill in the meet form if you haven't already done so, especially if you need a room.

Rob, did I fill out the meet form (or should I be asking Rob S.)? I don't remember.

I corresponded with Rob S. about the room and he said he'd reserve one for us, but I don't recall if I filled out the form or not.

Just out of interest, is anyone doing resistor packs at the meet?

Andy, there may be a room available - check direct with Rob S.

Tony - I think you may have completed the form but I'm not sure. I'll check tomorrow.

Rob

I wouldn't hire a car - you won't need it for the w/e, and there is a direct train Schiphol - Amersfoort Schothorst every half hour from the airport. Schothorst is about 500m from the hotel - it's all well organised, you know!

Yes, Mark Lord, Patrick and myself. I am not sure who is organising the resistor packs, someone? The soldering is pretty easy to do, and I have a roll of foam tape for the displays.

Can someone organise a set of resistor packs?

Sod resistor packs are we getting the cheesecake thing again

I'll put in a special Cheesecake request to Merrigan

Jim,

Do you still need a lift from Amersfoort over to the UK? If so I am heading back over on the Sunday afternoon HSS and will have space in the car.

I can drop you off at Cambridge or Bedford or anywhere between Harwich and either of those.

Cheers,

I've got dozens of them.

pca

Do you still need a lift from Amersfoort over to the UK?

Ya, sure, ya betcha! HSS, that'll be swell! (Or does it get up on a plane???)

Cambridge sounds good, or anywhere.

I am starting to really look forward to this --- and my confidence that I'll get there is hitting about 99.5% Going out to the airport tomorrow to have my ticket fixed, maybe loosen up my connection through O'Hare as they are having some serious flight delays out of Seattle due to security staffing issues -- apparently the TSA folks are in a pout now that 30 percent overstaffing is no more...

apparently the TSA folks are in a pout now that 30 percent overstaffing is no more...

Oh good, perhaps they'll stop tearing my carry-ons apart for this one trip..