Léon Brocard wrote:
This is in two weeks. I'll be taking the 09:24 London Midland train
from Euston to Bletchley.
I've convinced my neighbour that going is a good idea, so I'll be
getting a lift with him. See you there.
--
David Dorward
http://dorward.me.uk/
2009/6/15 David Dorward da...@dorward.me.uk:
In a happy bit of coincidence, a former colleague of mine has started
(independently) organising a Big Geek Day Out ... to Bletchley Park ... on
the 18th of July.
Details and sign up are available at http://biggeekdayout.com/
This is in two weeks.
drinking 14 litres of water is seriously bad for your health too.
--
Andrew
2009/6/15 the hatter london...@bang.meep.org
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:14, Peter Corlett wrote:
I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip on the train so
I
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 01:10:43PM +0100, Martin Robertson wrote:
anyone else find it funny to mention 'plain old water' on a london list? :)
Aside from the dissolved calcium carbonate, London's water is a lot
plainer than you get in many other places in this country. I was in
Barmouth (West
On 25 Jun 2009, at 10:42, David Cantrell wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 01:10:43PM +0100, Martin Robertson wrote:
anyone else find it funny to mention 'plain old water' on a london
list? :)
Aside from the dissolved calcium carbonate, London's water is a lot
plainer than you get in many
As the beer flowed at the last social, Leon and I found ourselves both in
the position of Never been to Bletchley and decided that we would
probably go (dragging along anyone else who was interested) on the 18th of
July.
In a happy bit of coincidence, a former colleague of mine has started
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:01:16AM +0100, David Dorward wrote:
In a happy bit of coincidence, a former colleague of mine has started
(independently) organising a Big Geek Day Out ... to Bletchley Park ... on
the 18th of July.
Don't miss the National Museum of Computing.
R
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:01, David Dorward wrote:
As the beer flowed at the last social, Leon and I found ourselves
both in
the position of Never been to Bletchley and decided that we would
probably go (dragging along anyone else who was interested) on the
18th of
July.
I've been to
On 15/06/2009 10:14, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[ Trip to Bletchley Park ]
What's there? What will you do?
You're kidding, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
Dave...
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:21, Dave Cross wrote:
On 15/06/2009 10:14, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[ Trip to Bletchley Park ]
What's there? What will you do?
You're kidding, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
I knew about the history but
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:41, Billy Abbott wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:21, Dave Cross wrote:
On 15/06/2009 10:14, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[ Trip to Bletchley Park ]
What's there? What will you do?
You're kidding, right?
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:47:31AM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
Does it have good pubs too??
Heh.
If you look on Beer in the Evening, it'll point you here:
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/25/25505/Old_Swan/Bletchley
but that was really pretty unimpressive a few weeks back - big-screen
Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:21, Dave Cross wrote:
On 15/06/2009 10:14, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[ Trip to Bletchley Park ]
What's there? What will you do?
You're kidding, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
I knew about the history but not that there was a
On 15 Jun 2009, at 11:40, Ben Evans wrote:
Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 10:21, Dave Cross wrote:
On 15/06/2009 10:14, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[ Trip to Bletchley Park ]
What's there? What will you do?
You're kidding, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
I
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:47:31AM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
[...]
Does it have good pubs too??
Let's put it this way: I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip
on the train so I wouldn't get dehydrated, and it turned out to be some of
the better drinking in Bletchley.
Fortunately,
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:14, Peter Corlett wrote:
I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip on the train so
I wouldn't get dehydrated
Does this actually work? Ethanol is diuretic isn't it? Either directly
or through its absorption. I find drinking beer makes me thirsty, wine
more
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:14, Peter Corlett wrote:
I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip on the train so
I wouldn't get dehydrated
Does this actually work? Ethanol is diuretic isn't it? Either directly
or through its absorption.
The
Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:14, Peter Corlett wrote:
I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip on the train so I
wouldn't get dehydrated
Does this actually work? Ethanol is diuretic isn't it? Either directly
or through its absorption. I find drinking beer makes me
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Joel Bernsteinj...@fysh.org wrote:
Does this actually work? Ethanol is diuretic isn't it? Either directly or
through its absorption. I find drinking beer makes me thirsty, wine more so,
and whisky even more, which would make sense.
'Cheap shandy' implies the
I was there a couple of years ago. Its actually quite interesting when you
consider how this one place probably kept GB from being over-run,
especially if doing things by grey matter rather than brute force is your
forte. To get to Bletchley Park, aim for Milton Keynes with its logical
2009/6/15 the hatter london...@bang.meep.org:
snip
The net effect of drinking a pint of alcohol is likely to absorb more
water than you'll pass from the effect. In terms of danger of real
dehydration, drink up it'll do you good. Even in terms of taking
sufficient daily fluids, better to
I went about a month ago thanks to the organising super-powers of
Billy, and let me tell you it's the geekiest place on Earth, period. I
will definitely go again (unfortunately I had to miss the trip
organised by Paul a couple of weeks back due to an extreme case of
Hangover).
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:23:31PM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:14, Peter Corlett wrote:
I picked up a bottle of cheap cooking shandy to sip on the train so I
wouldn't get dehydrated
Does this actually work? Ethanol is diuretic isn't it? Either directly or
through
On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:50, A Smith wrote:
For any steam train enthusiasts, the Nene Valley railway is nearby.
--
Andrew in Edinburgh
Maybe if you live in Edinburgh it might *seem* nearby.. but its
actually about 60 miles and 90 minutes from Bletchley.
But well worth another Big Geek
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