5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004
Posted by: schofiel
5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 09:19
I have decided to run the Amersfoort owner's meet again this year (Loud cheers and roars of crowd approval). For now there are no real details other than the date of the weekend, so make a note in your diaries and START PLANNING NOW.
I'll keep you posted in the coming weeks.
Although things aren't sparkling here, I'd like to let you know that I am pretty cheerful, warm, and fed, and I am healthy (if somewhat bored). I'm missing you all and try to look in here occasionally when possible. I have no net connection and I am no longer living at my previous address, but I am working on changing this. Thanks to all who have sent good wishes, it is GREATLY appreciated.
TTFN!
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 09:23
AWESOME!
I will most definitely be there again! Good to hear from you Rob!
Posted by: image
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 09:41
Wow. Time to register sendmetoamersfoort.com for donations =). Glad you're in better spirits. Take care.
Posted by: mtempsch
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 10:26
Yay! On all accounts.
Note to self (no, not that self!): book vacation time at work tomorrow...
/Michael
Posted by: self
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 10:49
foiled
Posted by: Cris
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 10:51
Welcome back
Good to hear you are doing Ok.
I will be there, Come Hell or High Water !!! So mark me down
Can we go for Ribs again pppppplllllllllleeeeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! Oh! and beer
Cheers
Cris.
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 11:48
Can we go for Ribs again pppppplllllllllleeeeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! Oh! and beer
I second ribs and Hoegaarden kicks ass. I will have to attempt to bring some back with me.
Posted by: Roger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 11:55
so make a note in your diaries
Done.
Posted by: andym
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 16:00
I am so definately there Rob! Last year was amazing I know this year is going to be just as good if not better! I've been waiting since the last one for the announcement of this!
There'll be a car coming over from Manchester, probably over to Hull if anyone's interested? (Christian?)
/Does the happy dance...
Posted by: Laura
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 16:29
Need a girl-friend that you would pay her way and take with you
JK
Posted by: Cris
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 17:02
Cheers Andy
I will keep it in mind, or maybe we could do a mini-convoy with boxer???
Having said that I am planning a trip to the US in June, I could put that back a few weeks and fly staight into Amsterdam and catch a lift back ???
Loads of time to make plans, thanks Rob for setting the dates so early
Cheers
Cris.
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 20:02
I'm pretty sure our local beer emporium has Hoegaarden.
I bet
the Brickskeller does too. I only know about them because my wife went drinking with her Swedish teacher there the same weekend I went to New York during the blackout...
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 20:34
Walmart around here sells Yuengling for $7.50/case, so I have little reason to go to a beer store normally. I guess I will scope out some local distributors.
Anyway, I have just booked a flight to AMS on Singapore Air. A bit more expensive than BA, but the flight is direct. The Continental flight I took last year doubled in price for some crappy reason. Can you tell I'm excited?
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 20:40
Rob: Awesome! I wimped out two years in a row but I'm THERE this time! Thanks for getting this together.
image, mtempsch, self: Hahaha, hilarious.
The other Rob(ricc): Heck yeah Hoegaarden. I keep my house STOCKED with cases of that stuff!
Laura:
Need a "boyfriend" to secure your neighboring plane seat from annoying random strangers who don't shut up?
Posted by: Laura
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 20:43
Need a "boyfriend" to secure your neighboring plane seat from annoying random strangers who don't shut up?
No, I need one to pay my way
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 21:05
Oo, there's a good idea. I'd have to switch teams to really pull it off though. Oh well.
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 21:07
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 21:14
I shop at Walmart for certain foods only available there and beer. That's it. They are scum bags, I know.
Posted by: Laura
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 21:23
I thought it might be worth a shot. Sure beats the sendmetoamersfoort.com idea. Anyway, you're married so it wouldn't work for you
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 22/01/2004 21:26
Anyway, you're married so it wouldn't work for you
Well, that's not the problem with the scheme. The problem is I'm married to someone who's unemployed, so if she paid for me to go it would be with my own money
Posted by: speedy67
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 04:33
Glad to hear from you, Rob.
The date is reserved.
If you need some help in anything, contact me...
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 04:54
Wild horses wouldn't etc..... I'm booking my flights monday AM!
Bugger, no I'm not, it's the daughter's 21st. - Rats!
Posted by: mschrag
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 10:44
I haven't been to one before, but I think it would be a sweet vacation -- gotta run it by the wife.
What are the recommended airports to come in to, places to stay, etc? (I know nothing of the area, so bear with me)
ms
Posted by: BartDG
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 12:17
Great news Rob! Last year was awesome! Steph and I will be there again for sure !!
Also : good to hear from you again. You had us a little worried, but we're glad to read you're OK !
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 14:11
Ummh, this will be tricky... Already promised Elaine that I will be in New Jersey for 4th of July, and 15 July I (and the Land Rovers) have to be at Fairford for the RIAT.... But I'm sure I can figure out the logistics! Anyway, if anyone wants to stay in Amsterdam for a couple of days afterwards, I can accomodate 3 or 4 people...
Posted by: crazymelki
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 14:13
Thanks for this great news....
Let me check, if it's possible to come to Nederland with the German escort again...!
bye
Posted by: dr_dos
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 15:37
Good to here you're back.
I'll be there, no question about it.
Melkon, looks like your German escort is assured
Peter
Posted by: msaeger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 22:12
So how much are you guys and gals paying for airfare ?
Just curious.
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 23/01/2004 23:23
$750
Posted by: crazymelki
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 05:26
Hey Mr. Peter,
Yee cool..
But I have to check my partnership calendar...We did already some vacation plans for this time....
But there is some time until summer 2004
bye
Posted by: speedy67
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 07:48
Time to show your girl, why the hell you spend so much money for this crazy toy. Take her to Amersfoort!
Your escort is complete, for sure, but will be a little slow this year, if i get my audio-system ready in the smart.
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: crazymelki
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 08:45
Thomas, I am a jealous southerner
.....
bye
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 13:15
Wild horses wouldn't etc..... I'm booking my flights monday AM!
Bugger, no I'm not, it's the daughter's 21st. - Rats!
Back in business: The Daughter and the 21st venue can both do the weekend after, great!!!!!
Posted by: Cris
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 13:40
Bargin!!! Up for a mini-convoy with me and Andy ???
Cheers
Cris.
Posted by: Taym
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 24/01/2004 16:56
Hey Rob !!! Great to hear from you!
This year I'll try to be there. Count me in 80%. I'll give my final word asap, but I just was too happy to keep silent until I am sure!
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 25/01/2004 04:50
Sorry: Planes, Trains and no automobiles! - I've got to get the use out of the Karma - it arrived yesterday, terrific!!!!
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 25/01/2004 12:00
I just point out (Cris, Andy and anyone else from Northern England) that I've finished booking a week in Holland, using trains & planes and ending at the meet, and it looks like a third cheaper than the package using the Hull - Rotterdam ferry, last year.
Nice ferry though, like a mini cruise, did I have a hangover leaving the ship, both ways.
Posted by: altman
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 03:37
Cool! And the car has arrived in time for the meet this year
http://images5.fotki.com/v55/photos/4/43057/656266/gt03blu-vi.jpg
Hugo
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:12
But the auto-park feature seems to be spanning two (out of the five?) spaces at Empeg Towers! Must've been a Sunday.
Cheers
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:13
Oooohhhh!! Empeg blue !!!!!
Posted by: peter
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:28
But the auto-park feature seems to be spanning two (out of the five?) spaces at Empeg Towers! Must've been a Sunday.
Yeah, that's after how close he came to tonking it into the corner of Empeg Towers as it came off the low-loader. I suspect he felt he needed to amortise the cost of buying it over more than four seconds of actual use...
Peter
Posted by: morrisdl
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:44
Nice looking car!! Is that a Lotus?
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:54
Posted by: Roger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 09:55
No, it's a Noble M12 GTO3. See this Channel 4
review or
this page on the TopGear website.
Edit: Or see boxer's link to the manufacturer. Damn this heavily contended DSL connection!
Posted by: andym
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 12:52
Is he flogging the NSX now?
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 17:17
Is he flogging the NSX now?
Don't be silly, he needs something to drive while the Noble is being serviced.
Rob
Posted by: tfabris
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 17:19
ROFLMAO
And congrats on the new car, Hugo.
So how is it that Hugo gets a shiny new toy, but Rob is rebuilding the engine on his Supra?
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 17:25
To be fair Hugo has also started modifying his MX5 although I'm not convinced he's actually doing any of the work himself!
Rob
Posted by: drakino
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 26/01/2004 20:56
I'm really going to try and make it this year. Airfare seems quite expensive, as around $1300 for me round trip. But, with the stock price of my company climbing quite a bit, my employee options should be pretty nice around May.
Posted by: schofiel
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 27/01/2004 09:01
Oh blimey!! What have I done!
Working on:
- sponsorship, from an airline that might mean fares reduction
- sponsorship from the brewery (I don't have to tell you what that means)
- the hotel (Looks like we will be getting the rooms even cheaper than last year)
Good to see so many people are interested: I am astonished that people Are re-arranging their summer schedules to fit around this!
I was planning on keeping this mainly the same formula: however, since a fair number of people are coming for the 4th or 5th time, I am bothered it might be a bit "samey". Have a think and let me know what your opinion is.
Keep up the enthusiasm!!
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 27/01/2004 09:40
I am astonished that people Are re-arranging their summer schedules to fit around this!
You’ve obviously not yet fully appreciated what a great event organiser, you are!
I am bothered it might be a bit "samey"
I can’t speak for everybody, but the sameness to last year’s event is what I’m coming for. We've built the boxette up with our glowing impressions of last year. I've seen her studying the group photo, but I'm not sure who it is she fancies!
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 27/01/2004 10:02
I am bothered it might be a bit "samey"
Well, this is only my 2nd time, but I would love to do the same stuff.
Posted by: Roger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 27/01/2004 10:11
It'll be my 5th, but you just can't go wrong with beer and ribs. It's also great to see people again, and meet new people each year.
Posted by: Skunk
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 10:18
Cool! And the car has arrived in time for the meet this year
So I know I can't go to Amersfoort......... but maybe I can still be there in digital form.
altman, what do you think?????
Posted by: altman
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 10:22
WHOAH! Nice boot logo!
If I was being picky I'd note that it's a M12 GTO and not a M12 GTO 3R in the animation, but it's still bleedin' impressive.
Now, about getting it in hijack format....
Hugo
Posted by: altman
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 10:26
Or indeed
http://www.gto3.com which is a damn good Noble site.
Hugo
Posted by: JBjorgen
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 11:12
Now, about getting it in hijack format....
Anyone want to commit the faux pas of
FAQ'ing Hugo on how to upload boot animations with Jemplode?
Oops, I just did...
EDIT: 1000th post!
Posted by: altman
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 11:37
Ah, you see I've not used jemplode much... come to think of it, the music on my player is in drastic need of an update. Time to fetch it from the car, I think...
Hugo
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 11:41
Time to fetch it from the car, I think...
Given the first piece of advice I always see anytime a player gets stolen, doesn't this seem a tiny bit amusing and ironic?
Posted by: altman
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 11:52
I'll get my coat...
Hugo
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 11:52
This is Cambridge! We don't have crime.
Rob
Posted by: matthew_k
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 12:33
Given the first piece of advice I always see anytime a player gets stolen, doesn't this seem a tiny bit amusing and ironic?
Well, if anyone has an adequate supply of backup empegs, it'd have to be hugo.
Any pictures of the remote display in the gauge cluster?
Matthew
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 12:44
There may be spares, but perhaps someone would want to try to grab his specifically for any "enhancements" that were made...
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 12:53
Okay, I've now booked flights for this one!!
Cheers
Posted by: crazymelki
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 13:04
cool...And I did order a Illumination kit to bring it up to Amersfoort...Hopefully somebody with the right skill can solder that stuff for my into my Empeg.
The preparations are in process.........
bye
Posted by: JBjorgen
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 13:06
Given the first piece of advice I always see anytime a player gets stolen, doesn't this seem a tiny bit amusing and ironic?
He's driving a Noble M12 GTO 3R. If someone breaks in, they're taking the whole car...might as well leave the player in.
Posted by: pim
Re: Hoegaarden - 28/01/2004 15:44
Hoegaarden kicks ass
Did you have regular Hoegaarden (white beer) or Hoegaarden Crand Cru (really strong stuff)?
They're quite different.
Pim
Posted by: robricc
Re: Hoegaarden - 28/01/2004 15:46
Whatever they have on tap at the Campanile
Posted by: pim
Re: Hoegaarden - 28/01/2004 16:04
Whatever they have on tap at the Campanile
I didn't stay long enough to have beer there, but that must have been "witbier".
There are other white beers, like Wieckse Witte and Dentergems. Personally,
I think Dentergems is the best in its category.
Pim
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 18:07
SWMBO & I will be in London for a week before Amersfoort, if anyone wants to get together for some malt or whatever. But she's decided you lot (us lot?) are too geeky for her, so she's heading home again while I hop over to the meet.
Cheers
Posted by: tanstaafl.
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 28/01/2004 18:47
But she's decided you lot (us lot?) are too geeky for her,
Us? Geeky?
How could she possibly think such a thing!
Doesn't everybody put $1500 computers in their cars to play MP3-encoded music?
tanstaafl.
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: Hoegaarden - 29/01/2004 02:54
didn't stay long enough to have beer there, but that must have been "witbier".
There are other white beers, like Wieckse Witte and Dentergems. Personally,
I think Dentergems is the best in its category.
Weissbier ?
I can strongly recommend Weissbier from
Schneider und sohn, and ofcourse
"Erdinger hefe hell". But my alltime favorite is weissbier from the
Neckar müller in Tübingen, just south of Stuttgart - its brewed in the bar!
Cheers
\\Kaare
Posted by: Roger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 29/01/2004 03:11
in London for a week before Amersfoort, if anyone wants to get together for some malt or whatever
I'd be up for that, certainly.
Posted by: pim
Re: Hoegaarden - 29/01/2004 05:09
Weissbier?
Weissbier is good too, but there's quite a distinction between Belgian witbier
and German Weissbier. Witbier has a distinct sour taste, where as Weissbier
tastes more like regular beer. That's probably because the Belgians can put
all the chemicals in it they like, while German beer has to conform to the
Reinheitsgebot.
Pim
Posted by: andym
Re: Hoegaarden - 29/01/2004 05:34
Are these dates set in stone now? I'm about to book the ferry tickets ...and bugger me they're expensive.
It looks like SWMBO and her best friend will be coming too. Although they'll probably only hang around for the BBQ and ribs. I think the opporunity to explore the 'dam and get completely mullered is too good to pass up.
That does mean there's a seat available from Manchester down the M62 to Hull. I don't know wether Steve will be able to make it this year as he's likely to be down in Devon at the time.
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 29/01/2004 05:43
There will be a motley posse from empeg towers in attendance. There should be some interesting toys to show off by then as well
Rob
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: Hoegaarden - 29/01/2004 06:08
Weissbier is good too, but there's quite a distinction between Belgian witbier
and German Weissbier. Witbier has a distinct sour taste, where as Weissbier
tastes more like regular beer. That's probably because the Belgians can put
all the chemicals in it they like, while German beer has to conform to the
Reinheitsgebot.
I'd admit there is a big difference between Witbier and Weissbier - If i have the choice, i'd go for a Wiessbier. It's the only beer type i can continue to drink on and on for a whole days without getting tired of it.
Cheers
Kaare
Posted by: pim
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 29/01/2004 06:23
Bugger! I just realized this is the same weekend as the
North Sea Jazz Festival
I've been to every edition the last ten or so years; now I have
to make a choice...
Pim
Posted by: genixia
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 29/01/2004 09:44
There should be some interesting toys to show off by then as well
Shi
t! Another 6+ months of anticipation.
Beans. Spill. Now. (Please).
(You do understand that I
had to ask...)
Posted by: julf
Re: Hoegaarden - 29/01/2004 12:34
the opporunity to explore the 'dam and get completely mullered is too good to pass up
I just repeat my offer - my place is in the center of Amsterdam, and I can accommodate a couple in the guest room, and 2 or 3 people in the library/movie room if needed...
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 29/01/2004 12:35
Bugger! I just realized this is the same weekend as the North Sea Jazz Festival
So I actually have a valid reason to skip the Jazz Festival?
Posted by: Skunk
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 30/01/2004 11:39
Hugo,
How's this one?
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 11:46
This is Cambridge! We don't have crime
What about Burgess and MacLean?
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 12:31
Also, I will be arriving in the Netherlands (AMS) late afternoon on the Wednesday before the meet, should anyone there want to meet up and tour the area together (Robricc?).
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 15:16
What about Burgess and MacLean?
Philby put them up to it.
Rob
Posted by: Roger
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 15:22
Philby put them up to it.
It was a student prank that got a little out of hand...
Posted by: peter
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 15:54
What about Burgess and MacLean?
When I was a student, the Heffers bookshop next-door to Trinity -- and thus just yards from the room in Whewell's Court where Philby, Burgess, MacLean and Blunt used to meet -- had, in the window, a pile of copies of a book called "The KGB -- The Inside Story". Propped up against it was a little card, "Local Author".
Peter
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 01/02/2004 21:46
Also, I will be arriving in the Netherlands (AMS) late afternoon on the Wednesday before the meet, should anyone there want to meet up and tour the area together (Robricc?).
I'm getting in to AMS around noon time on Thurs. I am, of course, down for checking stuff out then.
Posted by: rowitech
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 03:40
Yeah! I'll be there again. I'm so happy!
Rolf
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 04:22
At this point I feel bound to reveal that my Uncle was a contemporary of theirs, and thought them to be nice guys, my cousins have a photo of him with them, at a fairly drunken occasion. My Uncle spent his career in the foreign office.
There but for fortune, I could be pushing for a Moscow Empeg Mini Meet!
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:03
I'm getting in to AMS around noon time on Thurs.
Thursday evening pre-meet drinks/dinner in AMS?
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:14
Definitely! And a walk about the town after/during?
Cheers
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:17
Definitely! And a walk about the town after/during?
Specific neighborhoods in mind?
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:34
I'm in!
Let me know where you want to meet-up. I will have a car and should have maps for my StreetPilot III. I will PM my cell number to you guys if you want it.
Posted by: mtempsch
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:38
Thursday evening pre-meet drinks/dinner in AMS?
I'll probably arrive around 6pm - depending on queues on the autobahn...
Maybe an exchange of phone numbers so stragglers can join up?
/Michael
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:41
Cool.
Hey Rob, have you figured out where you're staying around AMS on Thursday? We could split a room (or not, no biggie), and perhaps I might hitch a lift with you over to Amersfoort on Friday?
Cheers
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 12:53
I assumed I would just head to Amersfoort Thursday night. You can definitely hitch a ride either way.
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:00
Let me know where you want to meet-up. I will have a car and should have maps for my StreetPilot III
Do realize that parking in Amsterdam is... well... non-trivial. I *might* have space for one or two vehicles in the garage (otherwise known as the Julfcave).
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:15
Got room for a sleeping bag (or two, occupied?)
Cheers!
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:20
Got room for a sleeping bag (or two, occupied?)
I think I announced earlier that I gave the guest room available, and if needed, I can definitely accommodate a couple of people in the video room/library. So far neither have been claimed.
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:24
Whatever. I can also dump the car in Amersfoort and then take public transit into Amsterdam. Having a car was good last year for driving around and speeding back to the airport, so I got one again this year.
Naturally, I rented a tiny car (by US standards) so the Julfcave should work also. At the moment I think it's most likely I will sleep in Amersfoort on Thursday.
Posted by: mtempsch
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:32
I'm open for a meal in either Amsterdam or Amersfoort on the Thursday. If Rob is going to Amersfoort on the Thursday, maybe we could share a car (or public transport) if it's Amsterdam...
/Michael
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 13:54
At the moment I think it's most likely I will sleep in Amersfoort on Thursday
That's before you have sampled the bars in Amsterdam
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:00
>That's before you have sampled the bars in Amsterdam
Heh heh!
Please consider your guest room as now "claimed" by me!
Thanks!
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:04
Are we talking coffee or are we talking booze? I took this pic last year of a couple of us enjoying some coffee.
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:05
Please consider your guess room as now "claimed" by me!
OK!
Will send GPS coordinates as event gets closer
Posted by: mlord
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:07
>Will send GPS coordinates as event gets closer
Super! And my GPS already has detailed street maps of Amsterdam and area.
Cheers!
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:12
I took this pic last year of a couple of us enjoying some coffee.
Of course, a
coffee shop is one of the few places in Holland where you can'* necessarily get any coffee...
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:15
Maybe I should stay in AMS if I am enjoying too much coffee that night. But, we'll see. There is tons of time to see what's going on.
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:18
Maybe I should stay in AMS if I am enjoying too much coffee that night.
The video room/library is still unclaimed...
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/02/2004 14:22
I'm not a big coffee-head, and I also don't drink too much. I still think I'll be in Amersfoort for the night, but I'm not saying no to your offer yet...
Posted by: mlord
Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 02/02/2004 17:04
Well, at long last I've weeded and sorted much of the photo collection from last summer, and can now present:
Mark's EuroTour 2003.
This is the story of one Canuck's first venture to the UK and Europe, with Excellent hosts along the way. Many thanks to Toby, Hugo, RobV, RobS, Thomas, Melkon, and Alvin!
Only a few photos are captioned, but I may never finish that task, so here they are.
Cheers
Posted by: tfabris
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 02/02/2004 17:12
Great pics, Mark!
Posted by: mlord
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 02/02/2004 17:24
Oh yeah.. TobyS, Thomas, and Melkon: names of things/places would be welcomed here -- I'll update the photos with such information as I get it!
Thanks
Posted by: Laura
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 02/02/2004 18:03
Looking at those pictures makes me really wish I could justify just charging the whole trip and going. Maybe next year I'll have a travel companion and be able to afford to go........... <sigh>
Posted by: Mach
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 02/02/2004 23:02
Very cool! Thanks Mark.
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 02:49
This is the story of one Canuck's first venture to the UK and Europe, with Excellent hosts along the way. Many thanks to Toby, Hugo, RobV, RobS, Thomas, Melkon, and Alvin!
Seing your great photos, makes me wanna go to the south of germany right away!
Cheers
Kaare
Posted by: andym
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 03:56
Cool picture!
After a childhood of watchin Yogie bear I always thought bears were cuddly, then saw this guys claws. I ain't stealing his picnic basket.
Posted by: speedy67
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 04:34
You'd be welcome to stay here...
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: speedy67
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 03/02/2004 04:41
I'd claim a place for one sleeping bag in which room ever.
I think, i'll be defenately up to Holland on Wednesday.
Hey Melkon and Peter, i think you'll have to drive without me, but this way you can speed up a little
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: speedy67
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 04:43
Hi Mark,
i will go through the naming tonight...
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: speedy67
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 04:49
I ain't stealing his picnic basket
Better not
But they are poor animals, sitting there all day with kids throwing food and rubbish down to them. They have not much space, too...
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 03/02/2004 06:28
I'd claim a place for one sleeping bag in which room ever.
Booking accepted!
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 07:05
You'd be welcome to stay here...
Might take you up on that. As a matter of fact i'm usually in the south of Germany two or three times a year, as i have a company in Tübingen not so far from Freiburg. Usually i stay at my German CEOs house, or at the Hotel Domizil in Tübingen, where there is a lovely view to the Neckar. It could be cool meeting sometime though. I'll let you know next time i'm down there.
I really miss being there. I've spend my last two summer vacations in the black forrest area, and plan on going again this year.
Cheers
Kaare
Posted by: speedy67
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 18:15
Hey Mark,
wanted to add, edit some notes on the Pics, but the button is greyed out...
How would you like the infos?
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: mlord
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 03/02/2004 18:30
>wanted to add, edit some notes on the Pics, but the button is greyed out...
>How would you like the infos?
How about a text file, with single lines, like this:
z0061647 The tower on top of the hill above Freiburg
??
Posted by: speedy67
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 04:02
OK, that's fine...
Till i come around with this, you can correct the spelling of Freiburg on the gallery.
cheers, Thomas
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 07:14
Can anybody help me, with a bit of translation on the
Dutch Railway Museum site. I can figure out that they have a brand new museum opening next year, but what about the old museum? Particularly, will it be open on the morning of the 9th July, when I would like to visit on the way to the meet?
Posted by: BartDG
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 07:20
I've checked the site and it says that it is closed for restaurations and enhancements. The new openingdate is "2005" (not specified further).
Maybe you can visit it when you come to the 6th Amersfoort meet!
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 07:42
Thanks for that, it'll be something to look forward to, now I've got to think of another activity to keep the family going, not that the wife and daughter were being other than dragged along to the museum! I don't imagine that their is much other reason for visiting Utrecht, we're spending three nights in Amsterdam and one in Delft, can anyone suggest antwhere else worth a visit for the thurday night, before moving on to Amersfoort?
Posted by: mlord
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 08:27
>correct the spelling of Freiburg on the gallery.
Done!
For now, both spellings will work within the URLs.
Cheers
Posted by: mlord
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 09:28
Oh, Thomas.. if you want a slightly easier time of it, try grabbing the files that I use to hold the text tags. There is one of these in each subdirectory. Eg.
http://rtr.ca/europe_summer03/06_Germany/misc/INFO
These INFO files list all of the photos, in presentation sequence, with text after the filenames.
Cheers
Posted by: julf
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 10:41
can anyone suggest antwhere else worth a visit for the thurday night
Well, thursday night will probably be the "amsterdam night" for a bunch of people, but... Hmm... What are your interests? There's of course all of Southern Netherlands - Arnhem (with the "bridge too far" stuff), and Maastricht (slightly more developed from a culinary point of view compared to the north...)
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 10:49
We're in Amsterdam, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday with wife and daughter, then we plan going to Delft, I'll have a look at the map and the rail links at the weekend.
I'd come thursday night, but for the three of us, friday and saturday and most of Sunday will probably be best, talking to everybody.
Posted by: julf
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 10:53
then we plan going to Delft
OK, if you are down in Delft, I suggest Madurodam (the miniature Netherlands) in Den Haag, and Den Haag in gereral. Maybe even Rotterdam (for shopping), and the impressive flood barrier works south of Rotterdam.
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mark's Excellent Adventure: photos! - 04/02/2004 10:57
Thanks ever so, we'll have a family pow wow.
Posted by: thinfourth2
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 06/02/2004 07:46
Now the question is
do i take the brave pill and take the 7 or decide to bring more then a change of skiddies and take the bmw
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 06/02/2004 09:33
Hey! The man, you're back, great to hear from you.
Posted by: julf
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 06/02/2004 12:08
do i take the brave pill and take the 7 or decide to bring more then a change of skiddies and take the bmw
Silly question!
I'll be coming in either the Morgan or the 101, depending on status of installs closer to the actual date. The Pink Panther install would be the same as on the Carawagon last year, so that would be boring!
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 09/02/2004 17:01
Damn. If I go my wife seems to think I should take her, which nearly doubles the cost.
Posted by: Laura
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 09/02/2004 18:12
<lie> Just tell her that you'll bring her to the Cincinnati Meet instead where she'll have more fun than she would across the pond. </lie>
Posted by: Daria
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 09/02/2004 19:45
She doesn't even want to stay in the Netherlands, she wants to go to Germany.
Posted by: speedy67
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 10/02/2004 12:46
good decision...
Thomas
Posted by: schofiel
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 30/03/2004 17:45
Not that long to go now, folks. Have you made your decision about whether you are going to come over, yet?
Patrick is going to be bringing some pretty impressive new toys that everyone should enjoy playing with. I've got plans to make both Saturday and Sunday full event days instead of event plus recovery (big Chinese meal on the Sunday as well). Beer has already been booked, and a few interesting things are going on in the background that I shouldn't really mention until they firm up a bit.
Should be fun! There's already a significant number of people mailing me saying they are bringing friends, so this year looks to be bigger and better than ever!
Are
YOU gonna be there?
Posted by: boxer
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 31/03/2004 03:17
Is that Chinese lunch or evening? - I love a decent chinese, although we really took to the Indonesian food in Amsterdam and the Hague, last year.
I'm swinging the prop and pulling the chocks away on the Dragon Rapide early evening, for a particularly cheap flight back
- otherwise, as per my PM, the boxers are coming in force!
Posted by: thinfourth2
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 31/03/2004 12:46
Posted by: drakino
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 31/03/2004 14:20
Just impatiently waiting for July to come around at this point, and to finalize my trip plans. Riding around the Swiss alps sounds real tempting at this point.
Posted by: h_blake
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/04/2004 06:07
I should make it this year but I'll have to do a runner on the Saturday evening and get the night ferry home to get back in time for the British Grand Prix. Its gonna be a busy weekend!
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/04/2004 10:56
I'll have to do a runner on the Saturday evening and get the night ferry home to get back in time for the British Grand Prix
Aaaargghhh!!!
Damn and blast, there are too few weekends this summer!
Rob
Posted by: bonzi
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 02/04/2004 12:28
Damn and blast, there are too few weekends this summer!
Moreover, there are too few weekends in any given week!
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 04/04/2004 12:59
I will be there. I hope I can stay for all of Sunday's activities. How late does the boat back to Cambridge run? I have to go back to Cambridge for a meeting on monday. I may also be possible to leave Amersfoort for cambridge monday morning depending how early the boat leaves. Any website with times available for that boat?
Posted by: rob
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 04/04/2004 15:35
The Sunday evening HSS sails around 4pm.
www.stenaline.com - Harwich to Hook of Holland.
Rob
Posted by: robricc
Re: 5th Empeg Owner's Meet, July 9/10/11 2004 - 04/04/2004 19:14
Looks like there is a boat monday morning at 7:30AM. Is there a 1 hour time difference between UK and Netherlands? That means I would get in around 10AM if there is. That is doable and should get me into cambridge around 11:30.
I will have a car because I am not paying for it and even if I was, I would probably get one. I am strange that way. I paid £75 for the extra insurance to drive the car into continental Europe. The Stena website is asking for a Reg. number for the car. Can I assume the rental will have that? Will it matter if it's a rental as long as I have the proper insurance?