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Re: [LUG] Exeter Fun Day - Got a bit of a problem

 

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Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> This is a long shot at such short notice but I thought I'd ask anyway...
> 
> I checked the weather forecast for tomorrow with the Met Office and  
> found that throughout the majority of the day it will be raining.  Now  
> this wouldn't have been a major problem apart from the fact that I  
> haven't been able to secure a gazebo.
> 
> So... I don't think we'll be able to go to the Fun Day after all.  The  
> problem is, the machines we're using are running off a generator.  All  
> the machines run at normal mains voltages and it's probably too much  
> of a risk to the machines and the visitors.
> 
> If anyone else has any ideas on how to get around this (bearing in  
> mind we'll be on a grassy lawn which will no doubt be wet) I'd love to  
> know how we can get around this.
> 
> If all else fails we'll just have to try and organize something else,  
> maybe something for Software Freedom Day instead?
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> 

Sorry to hear this bad news Rob, especially after all the effort dcglug
members have put into this, but safety should be our primary concern so
its the right decision. Unfortunately rain and computers and people
don't mix very well :-(

Hopefully there will be opportunities for other events. Perhaps we need
a port-a-cabin..... Or if anyone knows of a bus / coach we could refit
as a mobile computer suite ? ..... Dream on .....

Here we are struggling to put two pennies together to create an
instructive, open and free computer environment for people to utilise,
while big corporations spend our budgets 1,000 times over in a single
advert on telly.

Tom.


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