> I agree too. I unlike most of the other traders have a particularly > difficult time gettting to shows, all of them involve an often expensive > plane or ferry ticket and an overnight stay, a bit like Jochen. Not to > mention the crazy prices in those Welcome Break services thingys you have > over there - why do you put up with those prices? I remember paying over 50 > quid for 4 cod n'chips once - Madness. Was that the one where Hilary o'Kelly spilled coffee on his sausages? And I heard him swear for the first time EVER?
> Which reminds me - I plan on having another Irish Piss-up (its never really > a show, as we spend more time at the pub that the show venue) at the end of > August. I will annouce dates soon, but can anybody attend this one? It was > really a traders only event last year except for John Hall and Hilary > O'Kelly (thanks guys!) but we (the traders) really enjoyed it because it > gave us all the chance to chat and have a laugh again, as we so rarely do > these days. Great food, usually great weather, good accommodation, and > some great craic - what more do you want? And having been to Darren's "shows" and the lovely area he holds them in, this is to be reccomended. Try to avoid first half of August Darren, I'm hoping to be away on holiday then, assuming the garage have solved their staffing crisis by then which currently means only managers are allowed to take holidays (just how do I pick these jobs I get involved in???) > Well, I haven't done a demo to a crowd in years. But I still demo software > to individuals or two people at the stand, at least the smaller numbers > allow a more personal one on one approach to customers. Maybe we show try > to have a few more talks again, even if its on older software - or maybe a > Q&A session with all the traders and know-it-alls in attendance is a good > idea? He he, Darren is doing Launchpad demos this year (only he doesn't know it yet, he already has an alpha test copy to learn, assuming he doesn't break it or lets his son loose on it!) -- Dilwyn Jones
