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

Wed Mar 18 10:21:20 UTC 2020

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On 18/03/2020 09:31, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am interested in a Virtual meeting, but I am an enthusiastic user of 
> Linux and lack the knowledge to set up my laptop to enable a virtual 
> meet up.
> 
> If one of you computer experts could post further information on how to 
> make this work or direct me to websites that could help me I would be 
> very grateful.
> 
> I am retired and a widow and feel very alone and isolated now and this 
> would help me through this difficult time.
> 
> Thank you for any information the group can offer.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> On 17/03/2020 23:04, baden powell via Wolves wrote:
>> I'll come out of the shadows to say that, as someone who finds night-time
>> driving a challenge, virtual meetups would be of interest, especially 
>> if we
>> were to try out the various tech for those as a part of the meetups
>> themselves.
>>
>> atb
>>
>> B
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 8:35 PM Chris Ellis via Wolves <
>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> We could do some kind of virtual meet up over Zoom or similar, if people
>>> are interested in thst kind of thing?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On Tue, 17 Mar 2020, 15:09 Adam Sweet via Wolves, <
>>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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