[Durham] meeting reminder / anyone from Newcastle interested in e-waste?
Dougie Nisbet
dougie at highmoor.co.uk
Wed May 10 08:58:40 UTC 2017
Really sorry to hear the news, David. Spain does sound attractive,
although it's a tough time to be making big life-changing decisions.
Take care,
Dougie
On 09/05/17 13:45, David Walland via Durham wrote:
> Dear Mark,
>
> Largely off topic. I may be at the next meeting. My wife died very
> suddenly of a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage last week. We were just about
> to go to Spain for 3 weeks to find a house for long-term rent so we
> could concentrate on the language and check with other Estate Agents
> locally. I've had to cancel all this and to put things on hold for Spain.
>
> I now have to find a way forward for myself, without Karin, and
> frankly without actually much idea even of a starting point either.
> Maybe talking to the guys might give me ideas for interesting ways my
> life might go in the future.
>
> I'm still going to move to Spain I think. They are so much more laid
> back about foreigners. When that foreigner is prepared to try to
> learn the language and fit in with Spanish people and Spanish culture,
> they are unbelievably kind.
>
> Regards
>
> David Walland
>
> On 9 May 2017 at 12:52, mark via Durham <durham at mailman.lug.org.uk
> <mailto:durham at mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote:
>
> Dear Luggers,
>
> Here's your monthly reminder about our monthly meeting...
>
> It's next Tuesday, May 16th, from 7.30 PM, in the bar at Durham Rowing
> Club, City Boathouse, Green Lane, Durham, DH1 3LU
>
>
> And the other thing: I've been invited to make a submission to the
> Newcastle Waste Commission (see wiseonwaste.co.uk
> <http://wiseonwaste.co.uk>) about e-waste
> avoidance. I'm going to be talking about the importance of Free
> Software
> education in prolonging the useful life of stuff, amongst other
> topics.
>
> If you're based in the Toon and would like to join in, let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
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