----------------------------------- jeffgreco13 Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:31 am Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- I'm at the University of Ottawa just wondering if anyone here is in Ottawa, whether UofO Carleton or Algonquin... lemme know ----------------------------------- btiffin Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:33 am Re: Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Yes. But I claim Waterloo as my alma mater. It was a co-op posting to NDHQ back in 1982 that moved me here. If you're into hangin' with a herd of nerds, I'm putting on a REBOL talk at the Ottawa Canada Linux User Group monthly meeting on Tuesday Aug 5 (7pm). Deets at http://oclug.on.ca The meetings are at Algonquin, Woodroffe campus. I'll be offering to put on an OpenCOBOL talk and then one for Python's docutils ReStructuredText. So (unless I suck) I should be there for the Sept and Oct meetings too. Cheers ----------------------------------- md Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:11 pm RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Yup, Currently at Algonquin. Ottawa meet in the fall perhaps? Clayton should be here too... ----------------------------------- Clayton Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:12 pm RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Ottawa meet in the fall perhaps? Only if certain conditions are met ;) ----------------------------------- md Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:20 pm RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- And what are they? 'Cause they might be arranged... ----------------------------------- jeffgreco13 Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:42 am RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Clayton's not getting any money for meeting with us LOL ----------------------------------- jernst Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:33 pm Re: Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- I don't live near Ottawa but I don't mind driving out there :) ----------------------------------- Tony Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:05 am RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Too far for a drive; anyone know of a cheap way to get there (and back) from Toronto? ViaRail? Clayton -- what's your plan? ----------------------------------- gitoxa Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:46 am RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Via Rail? lmfao. Definitely not. Greyhound is probably your best bet, maybe even plane, if you can find a cheap flight. Kinda unrelated from the topic, but I'm currently in Manitoba for two weeks with a friend, and the prices for those three were as follows (round trip, from Hanover ON) Greyhound: 450$ Plane: 550$ Via Rail: $1200 I ended up taking the plane because it shove off many (,many) hours of travel time. :) ----------------------------------- Clayton Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:34 am RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- @Tony: Driving :) ----------------------------------- Tony Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:24 am RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- @Clayton -- from Waterloo? By yourself? ----------------------------------- jernst Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:15 pm Re: Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- just don't do it in winter like i did this past one, i almost got stranded out there during that huge snowstorm we had :P ----------------------------------- md Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:31 pm RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- Wusses. Driving Ottawa/Waterloo is easy. 6 hours tops, and except for annoying traffic in Toronto an easy drive. Via is actually pretty cheap from Waterloo to Ottawa too - though waiting in Toronto sucks. Greyhound will get you beheaded, and flying from Waterloo is silly - since you really just end up flying from Toronto. ----------------------------------- timmytheturtle Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:42 pm RE:Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any? ----------------------------------- That may happen on a Greyhound, but not on a CoachCanada bus! I'll be back in Kingston in September, which is close to Ottawa, if I weren't so lazy, I'd consider going to Ottawa for a meetup