Subject: Awww...
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Posted on: 2013-08-17 21:51:00 UTC
I'm three thousand miles away, and I don't have the money for airplane tickets.
Drat. Guess I'll have to wait for a meeting in the USA...
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2013 London PPC Gathering - Finalish Call by
on 2013-08-17 08:48:00 UTC
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According to our vague previous plans, there's a Gathering planned for Saturday 31st August (ie, 2 weeks from now) in London. Is anyone still planning on coming? Cassie, Irish Samurai, I'm hoping to hear from you with definite yeses or nos; of course, anyone else is welcome to sign up too!
As to specifics of time and place: I'm thinking 12 noon to about 3, 4ish. The place I'm thinking of is this sundial, which is right next to Tower Hill station.
So - anyone?
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Update to anyone reading - Gathering cancelled. by
on 2013-08-25 20:46:00 UTC
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With money issues arising for three of the four people involved, we're writing this one off. We may reconvene for another attempt after spending the winter dead for tax reasons.
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My final update... by
on 2013-08-23 20:06:00 UTC
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I can't come. It's going to cost nearly £80 for day tickets to London and back from where I am, and I just cannot afford that even with the extra birthday money. I'm disappointed, I really am - I would have loved to come and see everybody, but keeping a roof over my head comes first.
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We totally understand. by
on 2013-08-24 09:16:00 UTC
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If you're one of those people who values 'continued housing and food' over a handful of people from the Internet, I guess that makes sense. ;)
Seriously, it's fine. We'll think about it again next year, see if you have the money then.
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No way for me to get there. :( by
on 2013-08-20 09:22:00 UTC
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I'm still gunning for a London trip sometime though, so I'll let people know when I'm heading that way.
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Nope. by
on 2013-08-19 21:35:00 UTC
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Over 5,200 miles away with no way to get there... Sorry. It sounds amazing, though. I especially like the somewhat cryptic location. It's appropriate. :)
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Awww... by
on 2013-08-17 21:51:00 UTC
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I'm three thousand miles away, and I don't have the money for airplane tickets.
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I'm German. Maybe I could take a swim across the channel? (nm) by
on 2013-08-17 16:23:00 UTC
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We have had... by
on 2013-08-17 22:06:00 UTC
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... people come over from the Continent specifically for Gatherings in the past. Specifically from Sweden - Ekwy and Milano, unless I'm mistaken. So it's not entirely unreasonable.
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Well, it's summer. Water should be warm. by
on 2013-08-18 00:35:00 UTC
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Even if it's not I'm fairly certain I have some piece of SCIENCE! that will help me get across in the most beautifully insane manner possible.
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I would come, but... by
on 2013-08-17 15:16:00 UTC
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I live a rather long way away. Roughly three oceans away in fact.
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I wish I could but ... by
on 2013-08-17 14:30:00 UTC
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I'm ~3950 miles away. If only there wasn't an ocean between me and the UK.
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Well... by
on 2013-08-17 13:00:00 UTC
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I live in the desert called Israel. There is another Israeli Boarder - DawnFire - but that's not enough for a Gathering.
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I'm slightly better off, but still too far away. by
on 2013-08-17 13:50:00 UTC
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1200 kilometers, or 750 miles. That's what you get for being the only Italian here.
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I want to come! But then... by
on 2013-08-17 12:56:00 UTC
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...I can't. Like KittyEden, I live in somewhere which is 6740.23 miles away from London. (No, not Australia, I live in Singapore.) Which is sad. *Sigh*
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...I'd love to, but... by
on 2013-08-17 12:06:00 UTC
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...I live in Australia. Life's so unfair. Oooh.. are there any Boarders that live in Australia? We could arrange a gathering over here.
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As luck would have it... by
on 2013-08-17 13:45:00 UTC
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There's at least me. In the past there have been several others but unsure how many are still around.
I'm in Brisbane (mostly) but I'm originally from Sydney so I get down there fairly frequently (case in point, I'm in Sydney right now).
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Ye gods. by
on 2013-08-17 11:01:00 UTC
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I'd actually thought the entire thing had been forgotten. Right now I'm going to say a tentative yes; my finances have become a bit more strained than usual with an unexpected extra water bill, so I will be able to give a definite answer by this time next week. I get paid on Thursday and my birthday is on Friday, so by the end of next week I will know whether or not I can afford it. I'm really hoping I can.
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No problem. by
on 2013-08-17 12:30:00 UTC
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Since this isn't a 'people coming over' Gathering, we can always reschedule if it turns out you can't come - not a problem there! Just see where things are and we'll think about it next weekend.
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Yup, I'm still up for that by
on 2013-08-17 09:48:00 UTC
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The timings and location you've suggested sound good to me.
