UKitP meet VII "X-mas/Winter" Sheffield 04/12/10 *UPDATED Nov 23, 2010*

[Capt Spanner]

I've seen that the tram routes only operate till 18.20 on a saturday. I need to catch a train saturday evening to nottingham, and I'm not familiar with sheffield or it's bus routes.

What's the best way to get to the station? Or can I get a lift? There's an 8.40, 8.54, or 9.38 train that I can catch.

Suggestions?

I think you must have misread the tram timetable (PDF, 910k). Last tram to the station is at 2328.

Tram WILL be significantly faster than car, given the mess that is the Sheffield One-Way System!

[Archonic Energy]

Ku, you are the stuff of legends. Cheers dude

well, he is "The Nerd Herder"

though i don't think everyone will fit in one of those Yaris cars they use.
maybe with a roof-rack...

[KuReshtin]

well, he is "The Nerd Herder"

Yep. it says so in my sig.

though i don't think everyone will fit in one of those Yaris cars they use.
maybe with a roof-rack...

I don't have a Yaris. I have a Meriva. With proper planning, I reckon I can get about 7 passengers in at once, however that would mean two in the boot and four people having to squeeze into the backseat.
4 passengers at a go is more realistic.

[CurlyKitGirl]

I have finished baking!

Due to various reasons I wasn't able to bake everything I promised, but we have:
11 chocolate chip muffins
12 white chocolate and raspberry muffins
16 chocolate fudge brownies
20ish triple chocolate cookies

And depending on Spanner, I may be making some laniwe (lazy dumplings) on the morning of the meetup.

ALso, due to the stupid expensiveness of the boxes I had to buy to cart everything up in, the contribution to the baking will be about £1.10, however, a pound is fine.

Hope everyone's happy with that.

[Castaras]

I have finished baking!

Due to various reasons I wasn't able to bake everything I promised, but we have:
11 chocolate chip muffins
12 white chocolate and raspberry muffins
16 chocolate fudge brownies
20ish triple chocolate cookies

And depending on Spanner, I may be making some laniwe (lazy dumplings) on the morning of the meetup.

ALso, due to the stupid expensiveness of the boxes I had to buy to cart everything up in, the contribution to the baking will be about £1.10, however, a pound is fine.

Hope everyone's happy with that.

Nomnom. :3 [aka; yes, yes it is]

[KuReshtin]

20ish triple chocolate cookies

I call dibs on these.


ION: The local gaming store has brought in a game called Dixit.
Should I buy and bring?

[randman22222]

I call dibs on these.


ION: The local gaming store has brought in a game called Dixit.
Should I buy and bring?

Hmm... Sounds like a more interesting version of Apples to Apples... ::smallintrigued::

[Eldpollard]

I call dibs on these.


ION: The local gaming store has brought in a game called Dixit.
Should I buy and bring?

Hmm, that does sound interesting, if you don't mind the expense then go for it. I'll be happy to play.

[GrlumpTheElder]

I have finished baking!

Due to various reasons I wasn't able to bake everything I promised, but we have:
11 chocolate chip muffins
12 white chocolate and raspberry muffins
16 chocolate fudge brownies
20ish triple chocolate cookies

And depending on Spanner, I may be making some laniwe (lazy dumplings) on the morning of the meetup.

ALso, due to the stupid expensiveness of the boxes I had to buy to cart everything up in, the contribution to the baking will be about £1.10, however, a pound is fine.

Hope everyone's happy with that.

For that much fare, I would be happy to pay twice that amount, but I won't because I'm just a poor miserly student so I shall just pay the £1.10

Do you accept cheque?

[Thufir]

I made a teabread, which will also be provided, free of charge (We already had all the ingredients, and we have plenty of containers).

Wooo it's almost meetup time wooo...

Oh yeah,

So, a bit after 10 would look like the most suitable time, giving an opportunity for everyone to have arrived and dumped stuff at Spanner's.
Possibilities which spring to mind:
1) I contact someone around 10 to be told where we're going, expected time to get there, Spanner guides the rest since they're staying at his house.
2) We turn up at Spanner's house as well and he guides everyone to somewhere.
2a) We turn up at Spanner's house as well and just hang out with everyone there.
3) We meet up with my friends somewhere and someone contacts me to ask where we are, then they all come join us.
Note 'we' in all cases refers to me, Tasroth and possibly parents if they want to join us. Also, in options 1, 2 & 2a I would obviously co-ordinate what happens with my friends.

Any decision on this? 1 is obviously the fallback position, since it basically requires everyone to act as they would otherwise, and then I make a phonecall and something happens. But actually deciding in advance would be nice? If nothing else, I want to let my guests know, since I definitely want them to come if possible (If for no other reason, then because it will mean they've already met some of you before the actual meetup).
Of course, the possibility of the foreign contingent being later than anticipated presents potential difficulties with possibilities other than 2a, since if we waited, it could get rather late, and if we didn't, either they'd have to just come join us straight off and not be able to dump stuff in Spanner's house, or Spanner would have to run off to let them in so they could dump stuff, then come back.

[Jibar]

11 chocolate chip muffins

If you wish to see these survive, keep them out of my reach
Swift is my stomach, and vicious in victory.

[Irbis]

For that much fare, I would be happy to pay twice that amount, but I won't because I'm just a poor miserly student so I shall just pay the £1.10

Do you accept cheque?

*shares sentiment*

How about accepting credit cards?

If you wish to see these survive, keep them out of my reach
Swift is my stomach, and vicious in victory.

*waits until Jibar turns, rob his pockets to pay Kit and to save cookies, Mission Accomplished!*

[Eldpollard]

Everyone! The meet-up rolls ever closer. I am now somewhat excited. This'll be my third one. Hurray!

[KuReshtin]

Everyone! The meet-up rolls ever closer. I am now somewhat excited. This'll be my third one. Hurray!

This'll be my fifth. Second winter meet.
And I still haven't started packing. And I'm not sure where I've put Nuke Wars.


Also, I'm going to have to double check my finsnces to see if I can get Dixit tomorrow. I think I will be able to sort it, but just have to make sure.

Oh, also need to write my Christmas cards to send them off as well.*



*doesn't really have anything to do with the meetup, I just realised now.

[Thufir]

Everyone! The meet-up rolls ever closer. I am now somewhat excited. This'll be my third one. Hurray!

Mine too!

I'm mostly packed, just need to sort my games and fit them into the holdall.

[GrlumpTheElder]

First for me

and in 25 hours I will be getting on the train!

[Kobold-Bard]

Woo! Essay submitted, now I can turn up tomorrow feeling only moderately guilty about not doing any dissertation work, instead of extremely guilty about also not doing other assignments

What's the snow like in Sheffield?

[Totally Guy]

I've just shown up for work. Now I'm going home. (I'm in Leeds btw, not sheffield.)

[Etcetera]

Woo! Essay submitted, now I can turn up tomorrow feeling only moderately guilty about not doing any dissertation work, instead of extremely guilty about also not doing other assignments

What's the snow like in Sheffield?

I've heard of slow traffic, three feet of snow and -11 temperatures during night time. Also, the place I'm meant to be staying is pretty must inaccessible by car.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Woo.
Iust check National Rail Enquiries. As of right now, all things look good for my train tonight.
Hooray!

ALso: Twelve hours to go.

We're all such nerds.

[KuReshtin]

Just got up out of bed.

Still haven't packed or located all the games I need to bring.
And I have to leave in about an hour to be able to get to Paisley for the agreed pickup time to get Irbis. Then it's a couple hours in Glasgow before picking up Randman and then setting off towards Englandshire.

Slight change of time schedule since Randman has managed to sort out leaving uni earlier than previously expected, so, if we can manage to keep the time schedule suggested by Google Maps, we might actually be in Sheffield by about 8-8.30 tonight.
I'm thinking 9-9.15 would be more realistic, though.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

I hope to be there at around 6 this evening.

And yes, we're all nerds, but that's because we're also awesome.
Actually, according to that chart in RB I'm a geek. Intelligence + obsession FTW.

See you lot tonight/tomorrow!

[Irbis]

Slight change of time schedule since Randman has managed to sort out leaving uni earlier than previously expected, so, if we can manage to keep the time schedule suggested by Google Maps, we might actually be in Sheffield by about 8-8.30 tonight.

Ku, dear, I don't think the lane calculated by simple averaging of best speed in summer will be anywhere as close to normal speed in winter, seeing how much it snows even here :P

[Thufir]

What's the snow like in Sheffield?

I don't know specifically about the snow, but it's cold. According to my friend's facebook status, her laptop says it's -16 degrees... (As of about 2 hours ago)

[KuReshtin]

Ku, dear, I don't think the lane calculated by simple averaging of best speed in summer will be anywhere as close to normal speed in winter, seeing how much it snows even here :P

I'm aware of this, which is why I added another hour for the more realistic target time.
Adding one hour to a 4 and a half hour trip means another 20%-ish of travel time, which sounds more realistic.


I'm now pretty much packed and ready to head out.
Just need to lug all the stuff down to the car, then stop by at the bank and then the toy shop/gaming store to pick up Dixit, and then I'm on my way.

[CurlyKitGirl]

I don't know specifically about the snow, but it's cold. According to my friend's facebook status, her laptop says it's -16 degrees... (As of about 2 hours ago)

Argh.
Here it's currently -3*C. Last night it was -17*C in some places.
Home it's 2*C.
Sheffield it's -5*C.
According to Googling "X weather" at least.

But I think I'll trust your friend's laptop more. I'm beginning to miss the usual December weather of miserable chill and constant cold rain.
At least it was warmer. Heh. I'm going to get home and be wearing shorts and tshirt at this rate.

EDIT:
Argh. I'm so paranoid with the trains today. Endlessly refreshing the delays section.

[Dallas-Dakota]

It would be my 5th meet-up. Alas, I can't spend 150+ euros every time there's a meet-up, so I can go.

I demand lots of pics! And Koorly sending me some of those cookies. Damn, ye've maede mah hungreh!

[Eldpollard]

It would be my 5th meet-up. Alas, I can't spend 150+ euros every time there's a meet-up, so I can go.

I demand lots of pics! And Koorly sending me some of those cookies. Damn, ye've maede mah hungreh!

I didn't think about pictures. Alas my digital camera is at home. But! I do have my old SLR film camera with black and white film, so I will be giving this meet-up class up the wazoo.

[CurlyKitGirl]

I didn't think about pictures. Alas my digital camera is at home. But! I do have my old SLR film camera with black and white film, so I will be giving this meet-up class up the wazoo.

Why is it that black and white photographs made me immediately think thusly:

1920s Prohibition Chicago; UKitp meetup is a speakeasy. I bring the cake (a truly addicting drugalcohol; the guys are dressed to the nines with suits, trilbies and so on (although more '40s/'50s style than 1920s) and for some reason, the girls are in that kind of classic black dress seen in . . . an Audrey Hepburn film? . . . smoking cigarettes in holders. Short pixie-stly haircuts and pearls abound.

Then Far Sam's Grand Slam plays.

My mind is a strange place.

[Jibar]

Why is it that black and white photographs made me immediately think thusly:

1920s Prohibition Chicago; UKitp meetup is a speakeasy. I bring the cake (a truly addicting drugalcohol; the guys are dressed to the nines with suits, trilbies and so on (although more '40s/'50s style than 1920s) and for some reason, the girls are in that kind of classic black dress seen in . . . an Audrey Hepburn film? . . . smoking cigarettes in holders. Short pixie-stly haircuts and pearls abound.

Then Far Sam's Grand Slam plays.

My mind is a strange place.

Well, anybody who is anybody will soon walk through that door.
It's understandable.

And I have no packing to do today because I won't be there until tomorrow. Hilarity.
If we're needing pictures, I could bring along my camera? It's aged, but still takes good quality.