Great idea! I might also be able to do Thursday 21st or 28th if  djm4 feels like coming.
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2006-09-08 03:48 pm (UTC)
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I'll keep that in mind!
Hee, I misread weeknight as wee knight.
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2006-09-08 03:50 pm (UTC)
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Argh, now you've made it so I can't read it as intended any more :)
that sounds wonderful, but I doubt I'd have anything to bring.
(oh woe, shipping costs teh monies)
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2006-09-08 03:50 pm (UTC)
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The taking-away is just as important as the bringing.
But... but... giving away books? Isn't that sacrilegious?
I'll still show up tho, probably with a book or 2 in tow. Haven't ticked any days however as I can't remember being busy on any of the propesed dates :)
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2006-09-08 03:51 pm (UTC)
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No, no, giving books to people is GRATE! Because it means the books get read instead of gathering dust!
Would love to go on the 27th, for Obvious Reasons, but that would require lots of time off work and I'm on holiday the next week :(
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2006-09-08 03:51 pm (UTC)
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These Reasons are not Obvious to me - have I missed something?
I v much like this idea!
[hopes that the Poll produces a date on which she is not on holiday i.e. 25th or later]
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2006-09-08 03:55 pm (UTC)
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Hm, perhaps I should have included an extra week of options at the end. I was a bit worried about losing momentum/enthusiasm though.
This could be useful, notwithstanding that I am a hoarder, it would be good to get rid of a bit of stuff before I do the moving of the house.
That's a genius idea! Sounds like a fun way to spend the evening too. I wish I lived near enough to join in.
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2006-09-08 03:52 pm (UTC)
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Hold one yourself!
Super idea! I am sure to have stuff to swap. As for possibly clashing dates; Sat 23rd = ashmere and dwagon's housewarming do, I think Fri 29th = my brithday drinks! that's kind of a hint, but I hope the odd person from my f-list (that includes you, dear!) might make it.
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2006-09-08 04:59 pm (UTC)
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Sat 23rd isn't one of the choices :)
Thanks for the reminder about birthday drinks - have put it in diary, will come if I can. I really need to get better at noting down dates that fly past me on livejournal.
Yeah, always tricky as I'm not near the computer much atm. Writing things down by hand in the paper diary is essential, I find.
Will be super to see you if you can make it.
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2006-09-08 04:55 pm (UTC)
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freecycle themselves occasionally do stalls at green fairs and the like which run on similar lines; bring stuff, take stuff away. People never quite understand that they can just have something.
I'm only really back in circulation the second half of those dates; I'll keep an eye out. It's a lovely idea though; an extension of those clothes swapping parties I'm told 'ladies' have... ;-)
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2006-09-08 05:03 pm (UTC)
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I'm now pondering other kinds of swapping parties... food-swapping might be fun. Or computer-junk swapping, though computer junk tends to be heavy, and I'm not sure I want to end up with the leftovers.
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2006-09-08 05:57 pm (UTC)
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we have enought computer junk already
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2006-09-12 08:56 am (UTC)
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Well, the idea is that people take it away...
There are people who will take away almost anything computer related though. I used to be one and I can think of one person, partner of several people on your flist, who still is...
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2006-09-12 08:57 am (UTC)
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Hm, any chance you could tell me who this wonderful person is? I've got lots of unwanted bits at the moment :)
Things are a bit up in the air for us right now with finding a place to live, and Diva and I have a wedding to go to on the 15th, but I do like the idea of a book swap :-)
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2006-09-12 08:58 am (UTC)
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It's going to be on the 25th, and it would be lovely if you could come. I'm going to make another post announcing the date once I've ploughed through the to-do list a bit further.
That sounds like a very good idea, thank you for organising that. I've got a stack of books that I've been meaning to take to the charity shop for ages, along with a few other computer books that the charity shop wouldn't want, so I'm happy to dump them on you and avoid the guilt of throwing them away or the hassle of Freecycling. I shall try to be good and not bring back a new stack, but I shall probably fail :) I do have a saved email from Freecycle, where some guy said that he'd take any computer books, even for old versions, so I can forward that on to you if you do get stuck with a big pile at the end.
What sort of time is this likely to be? Later is probably easier for me, but I can make an effort to get into work early (and therefore leave early), ideally with some advance notice.
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2006-09-12 09:02 am (UTC)
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Huh, livejournal completely failed to send me a comment notification for this! Sorry if I seemed to be ignoring you.
Freecycling books is generally really really easy. The hardest part is replying to the deluge of emails. It seems there are people who'll take anything, as long as it's a book. The computer guy email might be useful, though, in case we really do have trouble shifting something obscure.
It's going to be on Monday 25th, and I was thinking maybe start around 7-ish, sending people home by 10. I'll do buffet-style food of some kind so people don't have to faff around with eating before they get here. | 
