[Wolves] CANCELLED - Meeting at the Royal Tiger, Wednesfield

[Adam Sweet]

As Iain pointed out to me on IRC, I gave out the wrong IRC channel. It's
#wolveslug, not #wolves. Sorry to anyone who might have been sitting in
the wrong channel for hours.

Ad

On 17/03/2020 11:01, Adam Sweet wrote:
> As it happens since government advice is now to avoid unnecessary social
> contact, including pubs and restaurants, I think it's a good idea to
> cancel this meeting and postpone future ones until further notice.
> 
> Personally, I was thinking this should be the last one for a while, but
> with Mother's Day on Sunday and my own mum being over 70, I decided I
> should probably not risk exposing myself then visiting my mum a few days
> later in the period when people are still asymptomatic. The guy who used
> the urinal and walked out without washing his hands at the last meeting
> sticks out as a good example of why.
> 
> That said, the LUG exists with or without me so if people still want to
> meet up then feel free, post a meeting list or ask me to.
> 
> Perhaps we can organise something online, there's a #wolves on the
> Freenode IRC network (I'm the only person in there), run some kind of
> weekly/fortnightly online game, or something else fun. Suggestions welcome.
> 
> Ad
> 
> 
> 
> On 17/03/2020 08:53, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I won't be attending for the foreseeable future. I am classed as elderly
>> regarding the Virus and therefore must be careful.
>>
>> Best of luck everyone and hopefully see you all when we are through this
>> crisis.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> On 16/03/2020 13:59, Simon Burke via Wolves wrote:
>>> On 2020-03-16 10:22, Iain Cuthbertson via Wolves wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 2020-03-15 at 20:05 +0000, Ron Wellsted via Wolves wrote:
>>>>> On 15 March 2020 19:34:16 GMT, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves <
>>>>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 15/03/2020 16:31, Adam Sweet via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>> Living with a concerned GP means that I'm constantly subjected to
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the latest COVID-19 updates, statistics, projections and a
>>>>>>> liberal
>>>>>>> amount of social panic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For that reason I'm going to ask that if you've had a fever,
>>>>>>> cough or
>>>>>>> any cold or flu like symptoms in the last 2 weeks, or been in
>>>>>>> contact
>>>>>>> with anyone who has then please don't come.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please don't be selfish. It probably won't be any of us that are
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>
>>>>>> risk
>>>>>>> of the worst consequences, but it disproportionately affects
>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>
>>>>>> over
>>>>>>> 70 and those with underlying health conditions, so any of us that
>>>>>>> contracts it could pass it on to one of our grandparents, or a
>>>>>>> friend
>>>>>>
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> relative, or one of their children that has an existing illness.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Government advice is changing daily so we could well see the
>>>>>>> banning
>>>>>>
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> public gatherings in the coming weeks or months. Hopefully it
>>>>>>> won't
>>>>>>
>>>>>> come
>>>>>>> to that but until then we can let people vote with their feet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the meantime, please cough or sneeze into a tissue and throw
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> away,
>>>>>>> or into the sleeve on the inside of your elbow and wash your
>>>>>>> hands a
>>>>>>> lot. Also, stop touching your face and buying all the pasta.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 19:30 - 23:00, Wed 18th March 2020
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Place:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Royal Tiger
>>>>>>> 41-43 The High Street
>>>>>>> Wednesfield
>>>>>>> Wolverhampton
>>>>>>> WV11 1ST
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Map:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://osm.org/go/euzQda~6w--?m=&node=260118166
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Purpose:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eat, drink and talk Linux, amongst other things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please put your names below.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Goes:
>>>>>>> 1. Ad
>>>> 2. Iain
>>> 3. Simon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Late/Maybe:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No Goes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1.Andy
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Ron
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
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