WSP UK Get Together

[MarkB]

UK people (and those willing to travel;)) - What do you think of a get-together of WSP-ers? No idea on any specifics (where/when), but am interested in people's ideas and opinions.

Could be fun, and we could all hold Incka down and pinch him.

[eMEraLdwPn]

i thought that said punch originally, was about to book a plane ticket... ;-)

[MarkB]

Well, I won't be dictating the event schedule :p

[piniyini]

I think we should leave this kind of stuff untill there is a really active forum, dont ya think?

[MarkB]

I consider this an active forum. Sure, not on the level of (say) Sitepoint, but I'm also not suggesting a fully-fledged convention. More like getting together for a drink :)

*shrug* Just an idea.

[piniyini]

I like your idea, but do you really think its going to happen? I'd be surprised if you managed to hook up with 3 people in this forum (unless they're ya everday friends)

[MarkB]

I give up.

[r2d2]

Sounds like a good idea to me (I'm a little more enthusiastic than piniyini :) ), just a bit of a drive for everyone - good if we were all in London or something.

5 or 6 hours driving is a bit much for a drink.

I know these guys: http://www.a4uforum.co.uk/ have regular get togethers though. I think Affiliate Window, CJ, Google etc go along to their conferences as well.

[Blue Cat Buxton]

I agree it is a good idea and that the scale could fit the number of people interested.

[MarkB]

r2 where in the UK are you?

And you, Blue?

[Generalissimo]

If it's in Sunderland in 2 month I'll go as I'm already going to meet 2 web devs up there then...

[Blue Cat Buxton]

Surrey, near Guildford - Quite close to you Mark, I think?

[MarkB]

Indeed :) And I work in Ashtead, which is even closer. Heh.

[Generalissimo]

I haven't even met Mike and he lives about 5 miles from me...

[r2d2]

Im in Worcester, just south of Brum on the M5 - about 130 miles, 3hrs from London... A lot more to Sunderland :)

[Mike]

Sounds a good idea, not sure if I'd go if it was in London though...

Oh, and I'm in Yorkshire :)



And I work in Ashtead

My uncle once lived there. I can't remember that much about Ashstead itself, just the area around my uncle's - is it just a small town? If so, do you work anywhere near a train crossing (down the road from a One-Stop shop?). After all that it's probably huge and you don't have a clue where I'm talking about :p

[MarkB]

Haha - I work about a 1 minute walk from the One Stop! :) Crazy man.

Ashtead's only a small village, AND I work in the quiet end (so it's even more boring than usual).

[Mike]

Hehe :) He used to live on the other side of the train crossing, the side with just fields and a dead end basically.

My cousins live quite close to it still, in Epsom.

Heh... I've always liked Ashstead, wish he still lived there.

[James]

So how big is the UK, exactly? Like a very very big trip (as in over 30-40 hours) to drive from top to bottom?

[r2d2]

Maybe 12 to 15 hours from John O'Groats to Land's End (top to bottom).

[MarkB]

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Not that far, really - I've driven that far in one go a few times :) But I'd rather not. Heh.
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