From asmith9983 at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 08:30:10 2006 From: asmith9983 at gmail.com (Andrew Smith) Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:30:10 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Wednesday 9th August meeting ? Message-ID: <44D9FF82.9050002@gmail.com> Hi, Just a reminder that tonight is the 2nd Wednesday in August, so I assume there is a meeting, 7:30pm at the Guildford Arms. -- Andrew From perl at aaroncrane.co.uk Wed Aug 9 10:13:22 2006 From: perl at aaroncrane.co.uk (Aaron Crane) Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:13:22 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Wednesday 9th August meeting ? In-Reply-To: <44D9FF82.9050002@gmail.com> References: <44D9FF82.9050002@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20060809171322.GA14012@aaroncrane.co.uk> Andrew Smith writes: > Just a reminder that tonight is the 2nd Wednesday in August, so I assume > there is a meeting, 7:30pm at the Guildford Arms. I should be able to make it, though perhaps not by 7:30pm. -- Aaron Crane From rory at employees.org Thu Aug 10 04:56:20 2006 From: rory at employees.org (Rory Macdonald) Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:56:20 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Wednesday 9th August meeting ? In-Reply-To: <44D9FF82.9050002@gmail.com> References: <44D9FF82.9050002@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1155210980.27224.3.camel@fiji> On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 16:30 +0100, Andrew Smith wrote: > Hi, > > Just a reminder that tonight is the 2nd Wednesday in August, so I assume there is a meeting, 7:30pm at the > Guildford Arms. Sorry. Been laid up with some nasty bug :-( Rory From murray at minty.org Thu Aug 10 14:57:48 2006 From: murray at minty.org (Murray) Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:57:48 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening Message-ID: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> Just throwing this out there ... Sept 13th is the next meeting, and there is a Whiskey and Cheese tasting event at the Scottish Malt Whisky Society http://www.smws.co.uk/ that night. There are currently spare tickets. Anyone interested? They go quick. It runs until about 9.30, at which point we could either return to the regular venue for a final beer, or sample more whisky in the Society bar, or explore Leith's finest. You get five farmhouse cheeses, five whisky's and normally some patter about tasting notes. There is typically a limited (posh) bar meal service available at extra $$$. 6.30-9.30pm The Vaults, Leith, EH6 6BZ ??25.0 You need to be a member to book I think, but I can take care of that. If we've already met, I'll trust you to pay up. Else paypal in advance please. As I say, spaces often go fast... Murray. From nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk Mon Aug 14 10:07:51 2006 From: nickwoolley at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Woolley) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:07:51 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening In-Reply-To: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> References: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> Message-ID: <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> Hello - Murray wrote: > Sept 13th is the next meeting, and there is a Whiskey and Cheese tasting > event at the Scottish Malt Whisky Society http://www.smws.co.uk/ that > night. Sounds like a nice idea. A bit pricy perhaps (which might explain the brooding silence)? Are these SMWS tasting events worth the extra cash? I suppose five whiskies plus five cheeses might be a good deal, I can never remember how much the whiskies are there. Anyway, as another member I can sign in 3 extra people to the SMWS. Given >2 members, and given the usual turnout, well that might mean we could be able to go and have a more impromptu whisky, if we're not quite organised enough to get tickets for this event. N ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html From robert at interactive.co.uk Tue Aug 15 02:47:11 2006 From: robert at interactive.co.uk (Robert Inder) Date: 15 Aug 2006 10:47:11 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening In-Reply-To: <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> References: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: >>>>> Nick Woolley writes: > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:07:51 +0100 > To: "Edinburgh.pm" > Subject: Re: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening > Hello - > Murray wrote: >> Sept 13th is the next meeting, and there is a Whiskey and Cheese tasting >> event at the Scottish Malt Whisky Society http://www.smws.co.uk/ that >> night. > Sounds like a nice idea. A bit pricy perhaps (which might explain the > brooding silence)? That's certainly part of it. Plus the hassle (and cost) getting down to Leith (bus down, taxi share back or something). Suddenly it's 30 pounds for the evening. That may or may not be good value, but at that price, and with a 6:30 start (and not on an empty stomach), it's become "an event". It has quite a different feel from just an informal pint that I get along to if I feel like it. Maybe that is good! If people sign up and pay up, they'll show up! So would I go? Well, as an event in its own right, I'd CONSIDER it, but it's borderline. Especially so soon after the fringe/festival, and so early (both in the year and evening -- I associate whisky appreciation with cold dark nights :-). On the other hand, a PM trip would probably be fun, and a Good Thing to boot. So I, for one, am sitting on the fence to see how many others are going:-) Oh, and pointing out that the "closed distillery night" in Queen Street on the 27th appeals more... > Are these SMWS tasting events worth the extra cash? I suppose five > whiskies plus five cheeses might be a good deal, I can never remember > how much the whiskies are there. > Anyway, as another member I can sign in 3 extra people to the SMWS. > Given >2 members, and given the usual turnout, well that might mean we > could be able to go and have a more impromptu whisky, if we're not quite > organised enough to get tickets for this event. Uh huh! The Queen Street branch is certainly not far from the Guildford. Oh, and we could always do an "in house" one again, once the nights draw in... > N Robert. -- Robert Inder Tel: 0131 229 1052 Interactive Information Ltd, Director Mobile: 07808 492 213 3, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Interactions speak louder than words SCOTLAND UK From rory at employees.org Wed Aug 16 11:14:20 2006 From: rory at employees.org (Rory Macdonald) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:14:20 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening In-Reply-To: <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> References: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <1155752060.27887.2.camel@fiji> On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 18:07 +0100, Nick Woolley wrote: > Hello - > > Murray wrote: > > Sept 13th is the next meeting, and there is a Whiskey and Cheese tasting > > event at the Scottish Malt Whisky Society http://www.smws.co.uk/ that > > night. > > Sounds like a nice idea. A bit pricy perhaps (which might explain the > brooding silence)? While I do like a nice malt, 25 quid for 5 (presumably) pre-selected malts (and cheese) is out of range for me I'm afraid. Rory From robrwo at gmail.com Wed Aug 16 12:45:00 2006 From: robrwo at gmail.com (Robert Rothenberg) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:45:00 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] whiskey evening In-Reply-To: <1155752060.27887.2.camel@fiji> References: <20060810215748.GD29711@minty.org> <44E0ADE7.1060803@yahoo.co.uk> <1155752060.27887.2.camel@fiji> Message-ID: On 16/08/06, Rory Macdonald wrote: > > > > While I do like a nice malt, 25 quid for 5 (presumably) pre-selected > malts (and cheese) is out of range for me I'm afraid. I'd like to do a whisky night again. But I think we'd get a better deal with several of us chipping in for a few bottles of whisky, some biscuits and cheese and meet at a flat to partake. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/edinburgh-pm/attachments/20060816/788644b7/attachment.html From rory at employees.org Fri Aug 25 10:19:24 2006 From: rory at employees.org (Rory Macdonald) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:19:24 +0100 Subject: [Edinburgh-pm] Apress perl ebook - free download Message-ID: <1156526365.27887.6.camel@fiji> Hi, Apress have punted a number of recent-ish books for free download, including Sam Tregar's "Writing Perl Modules for CPAN". http://www.apress.com/free/index.html Cheers Rory