Calling all Ottawa area users... are there any?

[jeffgreco13]

I'm at the University of Ottawa just wondering if anyone here is in Ottawa, whether UofO Carleton or Algonquin... lemme know

[btiffin]

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]

Yup, Currently at Algonquin. Ottawa meet in the fall perhaps? Clayton should be here too...

[Clayton]

md wrote:

Ottawa meet in the fall perhaps?

Only if certain conditions are met

[md]

And what are they? 'Cause they might be arranged...

[jeffgreco13]

Clayton's not getting any money for meeting with us LOL

[jernst]

I don't live near Ottawa but I don't mind driving out there

[Tony]

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]

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]

@Tony: Driving

[Tony]

@Clayton -- from Waterloo? By yourself?

[jernst]

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

[md]

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]

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