Since Chris has been sorting everything recently, I said I'd organise the christmas meal, providing there is enough interest.
Last year at the Urban Wood - with drinks before and after and zero degrees and the gryphon, respectively - was a resounding success, if I do (as the organiser) say so myself.
Anyway. Who is up for this? Suggestions for venue? Gotta be really cheap? Dont care? Can only come for a drink before/after? Dates?
The most important question is: are you interested? Then I'll have a think about where can accommodate us.
As one suggestion. I had a great meal at Poco (opposite the Canteen, stokes croft) last weekend with good wine, nice cocktails... and noticed they were still advertising having space for christmas bookings. Probably midweek, but I'd guess that's probably best for everyone's availability anyway. Good pre/post drink locations and pretty near the centre. Just an idea....
Feel free to come along even if you haven't attended a meeting before. We had at least 2 people who came for the first time last year and it couldn't have been a better environment for getting to know everyone
Please reply so I can guauge interest. Ta
Comments
Ideally mid-week
Mid-week works for me, put me down as a strong probably :-)
Any date up until the 20th works for me.
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Founder / Technical Architect @ Techito.
I'm in
I'd like to come along - not really picky on when or where, to be honest.
Count me in.
Count me in.
Maybe to Yes
I'd be up for it depending on the date. Do you have a rough idea?
I'm thinking december before
I'm thinking december before 20th. will refine as people let me know what works for them
sounds good, maybe a little
sounds good, maybe a little earlier than 20th?? And it's a Friday so might be hard to find somewhere for a lot of people.
yeh, im thinking availability
yeh, im thinking availability will decide this for us as one of the first two weeks in dec
I'll be up for it again, last
I'll be up for it again, last year was really good!
Happy to go with the crowd on venue.
Cheers
Tom
I am in
Fairly relaxed about date and venue :)
The second week would be
The second week would be preferable for me as I'm on holiday for the first.
Also Friday the 13th is the Sift christmas do, so that narrows down the dates for me!
Cheers
Tom
How does 9th - 12th suit
How does 9th - 12th suit everyone then? Might as well try and narrow down before i call places
+1 from me!
+1 from me!
I think that's seven yes so
I think that's seven yes so far, albeit perhaps provisional. Keep em coming so I know numbers. My guess is no more than 20 - optimistic?
I'll be there. That week
I'll be there. That week sounds good to me.
I'm game
I'm game
Yes yes
I'm in for the everything on this one
Yes please
:D
I'm in...
Last years was good fun so count me in.
i got a reply from poco who
i got a reply from poco who still have midweek spaces for the week we want for up to about 20 people if we book soon. im just waiting on an example menu (it was one of those 'please find attached..' emails thats missing the attachment) but it sounds like there is a mix of food and its 16 quid a head which is definitely not more than a starter and main most places.
im going to progress with that for now, post the menu up when i get it then pick a date if we like it.
sound okay to everyone? its here https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Poco+Bristol&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=poco&hnear=0... pretty central IMO. but station is 5 mins max
will need to get more definite numbers as it progresses
yay sounds good, I'm in
yay sounds good, I'm in
www.anahassel.com
www.smartsites4u.co.uk
actually, if the every yes so
actually, if the every yes so far ends up being correct we've got 13 so far
marcus
chris dolby
irving
rick donohoe
ian smith
tom metcalfe
chris hall
derek
lopez
nick aspinall
jon hadley
chris jarvis
me
if there is going to be substantially more than 20 i might need to have another link, lots of places wont be able to fit us in.
Missed it last year
Definitely up for it this year. Poco sounds good.
I'm up for it
I'd assume mid-week would be better as far as booking availability is concerned! Also not fussy about where, up and around Stokes Croft sounds good to me :)
+1
Colour me interested but I won't be able to confirm until you've got a date set.
yup
I am free on all those dates and would be up for making this my annual bristol drupal appearance :D
Late to the party....
Top work getting us organised Joe, I'm in and can do any of the 9th-12th.
Looking forward to it. :)
Count me in, free any of
Count me in, free any of these dates :)
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
k. here is a link to the
k. here is a link to the example menu
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6Qu9COsk3oXuhb78kH4_3we2UcaPbJ8kdYp...
im told they serve a mixture of things from the hot/cold tapas and some from the seasonal dishes. so theres a bit of chicken/brusselsy xmas stuff and a bit of loveyl fatty pork belly... and a reasonable number of veggie things IMO.
i doubt anyone is going to be over full after something like that (if you wanna be absolutely stuffed, thats probably a point against this venue) but i reckon it will be tasty, and its a nice place to be.
anyways. on top of the 13 listed, seems we have another 5 yes from tim, matt, any, rich and mike.
I might have to just crack on and book this. I'll book for 20 later today, with the aim of booking on 12th (thursday) if available, or the 11th or 10th if not. then we'll see what happens with the maybes and any drop outs.
i think the main thing for me is to find out ASAP if we're expecting more than 20 (or 22 or whatever, im sure theyd squeeze a couple more in on the day) as then i'd have to look somewhere else. i actually think a 25+ table anywhere decent is going to be harder and harder to get now... we'd end up in some chain italian of some shite like that.
let me know. cheers
Looks good...
... but I would find 11th or 10th easier to attend.
just figured thursday is a
just figured thursday is a better night for those wanting a few drinks.
but if no one else has any preference ill go for tue/wed first...
could go for wednesday as
could go for wednesday as it's the regular meetup night?
School night either way though isn't it?
;)
Weds suits me down to the
Weds suits me down to the ground, even though its a school night :(
Count me in
for any of the days
cheers
Dave
Looks great Joe, cheers for
Looks great Joe, cheers for organizing this :)
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
and me!
I'm free any of those days too
...pushing up the numbers towards the terrible chain :P
all booked
I've booked Wednesday 11th at 19:00 at Poco in Stokes Croft.
20 yes
marcus
chris dolby
irving
rick donohoe
ian smith
tom metcalfe
chris hall
derek
lopez
nick aspinall
jon hadley
chris jarvis
me
tim corkerton
matt fletcher
andy
rich
mike dodd
dave robinson
rosie
1 maybe
dan bohea
I'd previously been talking to the lady about between 10-20 people coming. I've asked how many more than 20 we can do and she said a couple more would already be a squeeze. We'll be on an L-shaped table due to the size of the venue, but still all seated together.
There are a handful of bar type tables at the front of the restaurant if anyone decided really last minute to come and couldn't squeeze in.
Have we got three veggies at the moment? Rosie, Matt and Chris Dolby? Anyone else? I'd like to specify how many when confirming the booking to make sure they get enough of the non-humous things.
When I confirm this booking I'll have to put the money down for half the attendees' food up front, then theyd like the set meal food cost paid as we arrive (maybe they've had few dodgy parties in recently). I'll work out how we sort this later. I bet everyone has online banking, it might be the easiest thing to transfer me the money the week before we go and ill pay it off in one, then we only need cash for drinks etc. on the day.
Time to look forward to it now :)
nice work sir
nice work sir
Payment
Great stuff Joe - thanks.
I've used Eventbrite to organise and take payment for just this sort of thing in the past - eases the "who has, who hasn't" problems. Might be worth a punt?
(2.5% + 65p) + (3.5%) per
(2.5% + 65p) + (3.5%) per booking.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/fees/
they give the example of some cooking teacher who increases the cost on and increases her course cost from 50 quid to 53.65....
if everyone wants to pay 17.61 instead of 16 quid for my convenience, thats fine by me?? :-)
Doesn't bother me..
... probably cheaper than your hourly charge for 'administration' ;)
paypal'd be cheaper?
paypal'd be cheaper?
we can worry about it nearer
we can worry about it nearer the time actually. i reckon i can rely on everyone to send stuff straight into my bank
this is all totally booked
this is all totally booked now with deposit paid.
can everyone send money to joevallender at gmail dot com through paypal please?
if you could send 16.75 to cover the charge that would be great. i know its more, but its nearly 14 quid if took it all.
alternatively drop a note here and ill send you my bank details. just didnt want to put them online here.
Sent. I gave you an extra
Sent. I gave you an extra penny too as thanks for sorting this all out.
cheers derek and dave. speedy
cheers derek and dave. speedy first payments :)
Hi Joe, any chance of getting
Hi Joe, any chance of getting in on this? I realise I'm a bit late to the party...
you'd be the 21st 'confirmed'
you'd be the 21st 'confirmed' mark so that would be fine even with no drop outs :-)
i imagine as we get closer, and a few people realise they are double booked and dont send the cash we'll have a few drop outs anyway
Can't come :(
I still can't really confirm either way at the mo so I'm just gonna say I can't come to keep it simple for you guys. December is looking crazier than I'd like already so it's probably the smart play.
Have fun though! Have an egg-nog for me.
Is there still room for one
Is there still room for one more? I find myself suddenly able to be in Bristol and it'd be a fine way to welcome myself back.
irving was on my defo list so
irving was on my defo list so feel free. the ultimate cut off will be who's sent me some money by a week before ;-)
Can't make it
I'm going to be out of the country now on that day so I won't be able to make it :(
Sent payment
Final confirmation from me and payment should be with you now.
Looking forward to it :)
had money from 12 people :)
can you let me know if you think youve paid but arent on the list...
and this can serve as an annoying email update reminder to those who havent
Chris Hall
Jon Hadley
Mike Dodd
Ian Smith
Tom Metcalfe
Chris Dolby
Matt Fletcher
Derek
Dave Robinson
Alfred Armstrong
Marcus
Nick Aspinall
Hi Joe, I paid via Paypal
Hi Joe,
I paid via Paypal last Friday I think it was.
Cheers
Tom
Has it been a long day
Has it been a long day Metcalfe?!
Oh yes!
Oh yes!
I paid cash too. I assume the
I paid cash too. I assume the list was taken from you PayPal account?
I paid
I paid cash
sorry rick and lopez
yep, taken form paypal
so 14. and me. 15 people all confirmed
I'm in
You should have one more on there now...
Am I too late?
Can you squeeze me in? If so I rocket some dolla asap.
all good
even with all confirmed we had 20 and we can stretch to 21-22 so please go ahead
Me too please
I'm I too late :), can give you cash in office
nice picture darren :-D yep,
nice picture darren :-D
yep, thats all good. with no dropouts that would take us to 22 which is what i was told was the absolute max
alsop still waiting for money from a few i think
All paid up, cheers Joe!
All paid up, cheers Joe!
I know, I
'm so cute
"Draw me like one of your
"Draw me like one of your French girls..."
LOL!
LOL!
Would like to join if it's not too late
I can pay by Paypal too.
Isn't organizing these big group dinners such a pain? ;)
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ill do a final headcount
ill do a final headcount after lunch and let you know
so...
I've got these 22
Tim Corkerton
Joe Vallender
Rosie Clarkson
Andy McGowan
Tom Lopez
Darren Whittington
Rick Donohoe
Mark Pavlitski
Chris Hall
Jon Hadley
Iam Smith
Tom Metcalfe
Chris Dolby
Chris Jarvis
Matt Fletcher
Dereak Ahmedzai
Dave Robinson
Alfred Armstrong
Marcus Deglos
Nick Aspinall
Richard Saddington
Mike Dodd
Is that right?
I thought we had a yes from Tom Sibson... but I can't find a record or payment or another message so assume that didn't come off. Although I could have missed something in the horrible PayPal admin system.
If that's the case I reckon we go yes for this one more (Lisa) and break the limit Poco gave me by 1.
Then: absolutely no more :-)
Cheers
Just paid
Hi joe, this jolted my brain, just pay palled you.
Rats. Well, if another person
Rats. Well, if another person drops out, I'll be happy to take their spot.
I've been meaning to meet at the local Drupal folks.
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ill drop em an email
and see what the deal is. i have to settle the balance earlier on the day we go, so i was half thinking about just sending money for all 24 people then they are kind of obligated to feed us. but best to check.
just emailed saying 'ive got
just emailed saying 'ive got 24 people is that okay?' probably be fine. but ill confirm when i hear back. might be tomorrow though as their email responses have often been the next day
24 is fine
so come on in lisa. and send me some dosh :)
Fab! Sent payment the other
Fab! Sent payment the other day. Let me know if you didn't get it...
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all sorted
thanks to everyone for sorting out money so readily. made this pretty painless. just sent them money for the final booking of 24.
also
and
its at 7, which isn't time for going home and back out for most people - so any ideas on somewhere for a drink first? i'd suggest
that type of thing. although can always go somewhere big like 51
I don't know the latter two
I don't know the latter two pubs, but I really like the Bell so I'm voting for there!
seconded
the bell is a legendary establishment
Kind of have to check it out
Kind of have to check it out if its legendary!
+1 for the bell
+1 for the bell
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
+1
+1
Meet you at the restaurant,
Meet you at the restaurant, as I need to go home and put my party dress on (I have another holiday drinks thing in the evening) :)
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Possibly
The Canteen, opposite?
just to Confirm, this is this
just to Confirm, this is this Wednesday the 11th of December
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
Yes
Yes that is what I have down, see you tomorrow.
ah
..yeh, forgot to say everyone. its black tie, or suit/dress at least
Can I come in just a black
Can I come in just a black tie? Maybe burst out of a cake or something?
love an excuse to dress up
love an excuse to dress up like bond :)
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
umm
i put that up as a joke. but hey, anyone who's keen. go ahead :)
what i wear will likely be determined as usual by a one to two second glance around my room.
seriously tho, its a ver casual place. so any clothes are fine
Flip flops and shorts?
I expect
Trending meal ..
Our Christmas meal appears to be topping 'Hot content this week' on the groups.drupal.org homepage :).
So it does, how awesome :)
So it does, how awesome :)
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
Ha
Sort of says something about drupal groups though.
especially if
i continue to make excess, needless posts...
The Bell
Based on previous comments I am assuming the Bell as a staging point, prior to the meal.
I can't make it
Hi,
Unfortunately I can no longer make the meal tonight. Would anyone like to take my place?
refund
i asked about a refund yesterday and they said that was fine. im just liaising with them on email to transfer the money back and then ill send it over.
done
received the dosh from poco today. ive got no 'refund' link in paypal for you though. how would you like it returned?
Hey Joe, Thanks for sorting
Hey Joe,
Thanks for sorting this out, I feel bad I couldn't make it - how was the meal?
Can you send it to my email address through paypal? Make sure you charge the transfer costs to me. Otherwise I could meet you one evening after work...
Cheers,
Nick
all sorted. i was able to
all sorted. i was able to simply issue a refund. i was just, as ever, confused trying to navigate the paypal interface
Good night
It was great to see some new faces last night - thanks go to Joe for organising this again, hopefully it continues next year, I enjoyed it a lot!
yep nice work Mr Joe
yep nice work Mr Joe
Boiler kidney
Hey Ian, where can I share this boiler kidney photo with you?
PS
Great meeting roughly half of you last night, and hope to meet the other half another time (as opposed to implying I regretted meeting half of you ;))
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Boiler kidney review
I did enjoy that boiler kidney story very much.
ah the boiler kidney :). I
ah the boiler kidney :). I think everyone needs to see the boiler, So that the knowledge is shared :)
So can't remember whether there was support for the, "new year drupalish pub golfish masters cupish tour round oldish pubs"! I would of course be happy to organise such an adventure :)
Here you go!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisarex/11410635233/
It's attached to the pipe and pulls out a lot of the sludge. Although reading this, I don't think it is related to your particular boiler issue
http://www.adey.co.uk/mcp_howitworks.asp
If you want a photo of the boiler itself... well, it's a Vaillant.. a fine looking combi boiler.
And ... I suspect there was support for something involving pubs. I recall you wanting to form national teams though? :)
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I think a loose team idea
I think a loose team idea would be good, that way you don't get one person going for an eagle in every pub till the 5th hole where they fall asleep on the green :)
And on the subject of the boiler kidney, I have never seen one of those before. Boiler learnings++
Hey Everyone, Thanks Joe for
Hey Everyone,
Thanks Joe for sorting this out, was a really good night.
I am looking for some devs for the new year. Both front and back end. If anyone is available please email send me a message.
Better to be a geek than an idiot.
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features . . .
Thanks Joe! Very much enjoyed
Thanks Joe!
Very much enjoyed it. I've missed way too many meet ups the past few weeks, will have to start getting back into the swing of it again next year :)