On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 08:20:22PM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 07:58:40PM +0300, Martin Vermeer wrote: > > > > We have ADSL broadband in our summer home and can accomodate a > > > > fairly large number of people under semi-primitive conditions > > > > (but: running hot & cold). > > Don't tell me about semi-primitive conditions. I am always more that > happy when at least part of my food comes from a table.
...and you'll have a choice of water-flushed and dry toilet :-) > Standard workflow right now seems to be to scatter everything on the > floor, and once it reaches an average height of 5cm (including toys and > clothes) it gets a label 'suitable for human consumption'... Hmmm... association. Here's to hoping for a bumper berry harvest ;-) > > > > It's some two hours from Helsinki > > > > airport but we have a car for that. > > > > > > > > As for the time, there are some constraints. The August 25-26 > > > > weekend is out, as is the first half of July. The rest of August > > > > should go. > > > > > > One of my time constraints is the time it takes to travel there. I > > > just had a look at available flights > > > > > > Hin 16.08.07 11:20 - 14:15 / (direkt) Rück 20.08.07 14:55 - 15:45 > > > / (direkt) > > > > > > Air Berlin 147,13 € > > > > > > But I can't find a bus plan from Helsinki to Bromarv. > > > > Actually there is a bus connection, twice a day or so. Try > > http://matka.fi/en It's easier if we just pick you up at the airport. > > That'd be cool. I may have been speaking too fast on that... but the bus connection isn't too bad. I'll still compile a precise timetable. There's one ride in the evening around 17, which would be suitable if you want to spend some time to admire our metropolis ;-/ I am also considering to apply for support from the Swedish Culture Foundation here, which would cover the bus fare and eating out in Bromarv. They do these kind of small things and I think I can make a good sales pitch. > Would be nice if we could fix the dates early... > > Any other offers for accomodation? No. > > Should we start the usual procedure? Yes. > > So everybody gives his preference on a scale of > > 0 - "no way" > 1 - "pretty unlikely" > 2 - "unlikely or inconvienient, but there's a chance to come" > 3 - "50:50" > 4 - "fairly likely/will try hard to come" > 5 - "will come" - modulo earthquakes, falling skies etc of course > > Numbers may be adjusted later if circumstances change. > > Andre' > > July 21 4 (rather not) > July 28 4 (rather not) > Aug 4 4 > Aug 11 4 > Aug 17 4 > Aug 25 ======================================= > Sep 1 4 > Sep 8 4 > Sep 15 4 (getting harder here... > Sep 22 4 ...lecturing season) > Sep 29 4 > > [When do the lights go out? ;-}] Irregularly, infrequently, but at embarrassing points in time. But we have candles. And you should see the night sky here! > [My numbers are fairly independent of location, so even if we decided to > go somewhere else we can start fixing the date...[ > > > > Anyway, looks pretty good - apart from that general alcohol problem > > > in Finland, of course. But I think am are getting used to it ;-) > > > > We expect you to help us with that ;-) > > Last year my offer to bring some beer to Denmark was declined and the > whole Sunday saw me wondering why... > > Andre' BTW anyone able to bring a chainsaw? - Martin
