[F] BjornMeet Canberra 26th February, Meet Report
Meg Thornton
Bjorn arrived in Canberra on Saturday afternoon, and paused at our
place just long enough to have a drink of orange juice, and to get a
bit of a rest before we all headed out to Sizzler.
We arrived prior to everyone else, and got a decent table near the
drinks (all you can handle softdrink & water) and the salad bar, and
waited for the other folks to arrive while we helped ourselves to
pasta, salad, and various other bits & pieces. Rachel and her partner
(whose name escapes me - sorry Rachel!) were the next to arrive,
however, due to my forgetfulness in failing to tell her how to
recognise any of us, they wandered right past us (note to self: next
time, take Ook). Luckily, Steve was able to collect them from the
main reception area, and the meet was quorate. It became even more so
a couple of minutes later, when Matt arrived.
Dinner was enjoyed, amid minor comments about the fact that the steak
tended more toward blue rather than charcoal, among other things.
At the end of dinner, we adjourned to the Wig & Pen, where beverages
alcoholic were consumed, mainly by Bjorn (three of the remaining
persons not consuming alcohol through preference, and the other two by
reason of the effects it would have). Discussion happened, photos
were taken, phone calls to Emma were made. Rachel & partner left
early, and the rest of us headed off at about midnight.
The meet ceased being quorate when we dropped Matt off at his home.
Bjorn got the 5 second tour of Canberra's worthwhile sights (two
parliament houses and a war memorial) and so to our various beds.
No quotes - I forgot the quotefile. My oops.
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Meg Thornton
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go from bad to worse.
Denis Hackney
> Dinner was enjoyed, amid minor comments about the fact that the
> steak tended more toward blue rather than charcoal, among other
> things.
This is one thing I've noticed about Sizzler steak - if you order it
medium-rare, it'll turn up burnt-to-a-crisp on the outside, and
bloody-as-hell in the middle. On *average*, it's about right...
> Bjorn got the 5 second tour of Canberra's worthwhile sights (two
> parliament houses and a war memorial) and so to our various beds.
/me comes up with good idea way too late...
You should've taken him up to the lookout at Mt. Ainslie - gives you a
pretty good view of a lot of the major sights in the city at once...
Later,
Denis.
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Meg Thornton
<dhac...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>Meg Thornton wrote:
>> Bjorn got the 5 second tour of Canberra's worthwhile sights (two
>> parliament houses and a war memorial) and so to our various beds.
>
>/me comes up with good idea way too late...
>You should've taken him up to the lookout at Mt. Ainslie - gives you a
>pretty good view of a lot of the major sights in the city at once...
>
Well, given that we live southside, what we did is drive home via New
Parliament house. Stop car: on your left, new parliament house. On
your right, old parliament house and the war memorial. Behind the war
memorial is Mt Ainslie. Over there <fx: points> is Black Mountain.
You have now seen the sights of Canberra, let's head off home to bed.
<grin>
Andy Brown
>Well, given that we live southside, what we did is drive home via New
>Parliament house. Stop car: on your left, new parliament house. On
>your right, old parliament house and the war memorial. Behind the war
>memorial is Mt Ainslie. Over there <fx: points> is Black Mountain.
>You have now seen the sights of Canberra, let's head off home to bed.
Hmm, wonder how often Bjorn gets an offer like that
*smirk*
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Andy Brown
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