<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/5/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kevanf1</b> <<a href="mailto:kevanf1@gmail.com">kevanf1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hmmm, as one of those one time only attendees this is my view. I<br>found the one time I came along rather intimidating. Not the banter<br>etc, it's jsut that I've alwyas been that way in crowds of people that<br>I don't know. Sure I have in the past stood up and spoken in front of
<br>400 odd strangers - Wolves Uni business presentation where things were<br>not going according to plan). I'm happier with a small group of<br>people who I can gradually get to know. Perhpas what has happened to<br>the Wolves LUG is that the core of more extroverted members are the
<br>more regular attendees. Whilst those who are more reserved now try it<br>once but then shy away after that one time visit.</blockquote><div><br>
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I remember my first LUG visit, back in the old days of The Moon
Under The Water pub, I thought that was a good venue, why did we
stop meeting there?<br>
Anyway.... my first<br>
LUG visit I personally didn't find intimidating, I thoroughly
enjoyed it, even though I was the only woman, but then I feel more
comfortable around men, thats going off the subject though.<br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I could be wrong but it's now up to the others who rarely attend a LUG<br>meeting to speak up and state their personal reasons for not
<br>attending. I'd also add that for me it's the fact that I do get tired<br>very easily so I feel awkward after only an hour or so if I'm sitting<br>yawning my head off. No, not my age, more like the drugs I take -<br>
prescription not illegal ones ;-)</blockquote><div><br>
For me its<br>
A) Because I'm lazy and when I get home from work I just want to slob around and just unwind, watch tv, DVDs, read etc..<br>
When I was attending quite a few LUGS, I was a student at uni so I had more time.<br>
B) I'm in Birmingham, thats not really much of an issue now that I can
drive. However I haven't driven as far as Wolverhampton yet on my own
<bites nails> eeekkk. <br>
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Jayne<br>
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