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#169429 - 07/07/2003 16:42 Amersfoort - Statistics
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Some interesting statistics for the Amersfoort meet:

Total attendees: 49
Number of Fourth-time attendees: 4

Total number of beers drunk in 3/4 hour at the brewery (Friday) - 86 (28 people), approx. 2 beers/min.
Total number of beers drunk at the bar in the restaurant, before and after the meal - 148
Bottles of wine drunk with the meal - 17 (the most expensive wine in the Known Universe)
Number of Racks of pork ribs eaten - 86 (unevenly distributed across 21 rib eaters)
Number of silly toasts made at the restaurant during the meal - at least three (I think)
Sub orbital height reached by Rob S when he read the restaurant bill - approx. 22 km prior to heart failure (The Restaurant Bill From Hell)

Temperature reached in meeting room after lunch (on chilly day) - approx. 27 deg. C.
Number of new empeg owners - 1 (but he's happy enough for 10)

Amount of beer drunk at barbecue in just under 9 hours - 50 litres (approx. 25cl/glass) - barrel runs dry for second year running! Yay!
Amount of meat eaten before cooking stopped - nearly 12 kg (120 pieces). Remaining 30 pieces (2 kg) consumed next day.
Number of Sate sticks eaten - all of them, all 50!
Amount of bread eaten - 10 large French sticks, 60 hambuger buns, 3 loaves of bread
Amount of soft drinks, juice and other drinks - approx. 19 litres
Amount of red, white and rose wine drunk - 14 bottles (at about a 1/4 of the price paid at the restaurant)
Amount of other food - 3 salads, 3 pans of rice, 2 quiches (mainly eaten by the women, apparently!), 1 pan of spicy peanut sate sauce, 2 cheesecakes (by special request of Paul), 5 large bags of crisps, 4 kg of cheese, 2 large fruit salads made from bananas, strawberries, pineapples and other delicious things, 2 litres milk.

Number of empegs repaired during barbecue while pissed - 9
Number repaired the next day - 3
Number upgraded to V3 A3 - 11
Number of Nath's mini empeg player models (with remotes) sold: 9 (including special "NewFace" version for Alvin)

Number of irate neighbours complaining at 3:30 AM - at least one, we couldn't hear anyone else for the noise

Estimated expenditure during the weekend to businesses in Amersfoort - E 8,900 (based on just my knowledge of various expenditures - in reality, much higher due to the private expenditure made by attendees). Not included in this statistic - cost of travel to all participants attending (unknown).

Most amazing statistic of the weekend - we only broke one beer glass, and before you ask - No, I didn't put it in the Dishwasher
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#169430 - 07/07/2003 17:10 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
thinfourth2
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Registered: 13/04/2001
Posts: 1742
Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
Well just got in 1am on tuesday

for me

total milage by car 1683miles at an average 54.4 mph over about 31 hrs

number of ferry journeys taken on way there and back 6

number of empegs dropped on the way there 1 (if you going to drop it in the car park where better to be going then the amersfoort meet)

oldest attendee 68

number of happy folk that tuned up at least 49
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#169431 - 07/07/2003 17:10 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Great statistics!!! A fun time by all!

By the way, what is:

Number of Nath's mini empeg player models (with remotes) sold: 9 (including special "NewFace" version for Alvin)
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#169432 - 07/07/2003 17:21 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: pgrzelak]
speedy67
enthusiast

Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
He's Rob's son, making little wax-models of empegs...
(I missed them somehow, but i asked the same question to Mark a few minutes ago.)

cheers, Thomas
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#169433 - 07/07/2003 17:27 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
speedy67
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Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
Total number of beers drunk in 3/4 hour at the brewery (Friday) - 86 (28 people), approx. 2 beers/min.
Total number of beers drunk at the bar in the restaurant, before and after the meal - 148
Bottles of wine drunk with the meal - 17 (the most expensive wine in the Known Universe)
Number of Racks of pork ribs eaten - 86 (unevenly distributed across 21 rib eaters)


now i can understand the amount of money for each one...

cheers, Thomas
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#169434 - 07/07/2003 17:34 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: speedy67]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Well, if anyone's interested, I can get him to make them for you and post them out to you. You can have either Mk1 (with Kenwood remote) or Mk2/Rio with Rio remote. Alvin's polished NewFace Mk2 was remarkably accurate, complete with black alloy knob! He does the lense in the correct colour and they are made to your order. 50 cents each, plus postage?

They are about 1.5 cm square, and 3 mm thick. The remote is about 4 mm square.
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#169435 - 07/07/2003 18:00 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5549
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
50 cents each,

Fifty cents? A whole half dollar? My God! Talk about capitalism run amok. I refuse to support such blatant profiteering. Imagine, getting filthy rich off of a captive audience of empeg owners. For shame!



tanstaafl.
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#169436 - 07/07/2003 18:11 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: tanstaafl.]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I would certainly be interested in a few!
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#169437 - 07/07/2003 18:21 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: pgrzelak]
Laura
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Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
I would too!
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#169438 - 07/07/2003 19:33 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: Laura]
phi144
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Registered: 15/02/2002
Posts: 314
Loc: New Hampshire, USA
Me too!
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#169439 - 08/07/2003 01:23 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
Shonky
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
Number upgraded to V3 A3 - 11

So when do the rest of us plebs get a go at 3.00a3 (or b1 as the case may be)?

It's discrimination by country of origin I say... Just because I live on the so-called wrong side of the world I can't get the best software

But seriously is v3 any good? I'm really waiting for OGG support.
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#169440 - 08/07/2003 02:24 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: Shonky]
speedy67
enthusiast

Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
So be patient, the first beta will go public....
Ogg's in there, but i have no ogg-files to test.

cheers, Thomas
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#169441 - 08/07/2003 02:32 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
Watch out for the very hot summer temperatures in the USA when mailing wax models..

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#169442 - 08/07/2003 03:21 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
barrel runs dry for second year running!

(takes a slight bow)


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#169443 - 08/07/2003 03:35 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: Roger]
h_blake
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Registered: 22/05/2001
Posts: 50
Loc: Bedford, UK
Took us till nearly 5am to kill it!
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#169444 - 08/07/2003 03:37 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: Roger]
pca
old hand

Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
(takes a slight bow)

I would imagine a slight bow is all you can manage, more and your head would fall off

pca
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#169445 - 08/07/2003 06:13 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
jimhogan
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Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Greetings from a BT Internet teminal in Holyhead (waiting for the ferry to Dublin and I had to blow some coins on this experiment)

Rob, thanks ever so much. Let your head swell a bit. What a great time. It was particularly nice to meet all those Australian guys.

Oh, and Gooberhead, I hope we meet again. The sex was fantastic!
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#169446 - 08/07/2003 07:09 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: schofiel]
Micman2b
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Registered: 27/12/2001
Posts: 441
Loc: Central, NC, USA
I will take one, or two if he is up to it. .. now how to get it to the states without melting....
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#169447 - 08/07/2003 14:42 Re: Amersfoort - Statistics [Re: Shonky]
Derek
addict

Registered: 16/08/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: NRW, Germany
Hey, I'm from NZ and I got a copy on CD, so it can't be anything to do with the side of the world you come from

But seriously is v3 any good? I'm really waiting for OGG support.

Funny you should say that ...
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#169448 - 21/07/2003 20:15 Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: schofiel]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
Here's my pics from the Amersfoort meet weekend.

http://rtr.ca/Euromeet_2003/

Not all are captioned yet, but I'm on the road again this week and will get to them eventually. Try to not overly overload my puny ADSL line..

Cheers

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#169449 - 21/07/2003 21:05 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Your puny DSL line is holding up like a trooper. Great pics! Nice touch with the number plates
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#169450 - 21/07/2003 22:44 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Great pictures! It's funny how many things we photographed that were the same. For example, we both took pictures of the hothouses on the way from the ferry. Of course, your pictures are better than mine...

I'll have mine up pretty soon.
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#169451 - 22/07/2003 03:51 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
Taym
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Registered: 18/06/2001
Posts: 2504
Loc: Roma, Italy
Mark, great pictures!
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#169452 - 22/07/2003 06:23 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Great photos Mark!
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#169453 - 22/07/2003 08:01 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: tfabris]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
>It's funny how many things we photographed that were the same.

Yeah, some things just stand out and beg to be photographed.

Eventually I'll get the rest of my EuroTour'2003 trip online, but.. here I am travelling again, so.. eventually!

Cheers

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#169454 - 22/07/2003 09:11 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
Phoenix42
veteran

Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
An even more odd looking boat! has an even odder name, it called a hooker.
Thoes crazy Irish.

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#169455 - 22/07/2003 19:37 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
I've updated/added some captions to many photos now. Off to New Brunswick early AM, see y'all in a week or so.

Cheers

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#169456 - 23/07/2003 06:31 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: Phoenix42]
Ezekiel
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Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
Who knew that hookers originated in Ireland?

-Zeke
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#169457 - 23/07/2003 07:50 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: Phoenix42]
boxer
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
I would say, from my immense stock of trivia, that that's a Thames barge that's found a new home.
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#169458 - 23/07/2003 08:17 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: mlord]
peter
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Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4180
Loc: Cambridge, England
Here's my pics from the Amersfoort meet weekend.

http://rtr.ca/Euromeet_2003/
Hey, that very first photo (All Saints' Passage) was taken right outside the set of college rooms I lived in in my third year! The window in the very top left corner was my bedroom window...

Peter

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#169459 - 28/07/2003 10:41 Re: Amersfoort -- Photos! [Re: peter]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
Thanks! I've now noted such on the photo page

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