h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, I thought it was bloody excellent!

Nice to put faces (and genders! ) to the names at last.

Advice for those who couldn't make it this time, but plan to come to the next one: order a T-shirt before you go. When the heavens open and you get so wet that you feel you've just jumped in the bath with your clothes on, you'll be jolly glad of that spare T-shirt!

Many thanks to all those who put in the effort to make it work.

jd

Thanks from me too, it was great fun. Especially the softball

The other alternative to the t-shirt is to actually bring a coat. Not that it stops you getting saturated anyway...

Well Bernadette, Charlotte and I had a jolly good time. The rain was almost fun, and I feel it helped bring us all together in a 'dunkirk spirit' type way.

Nice to meet you all.

Well, when I left you all it was still sunny, so I'm sorry you got wet. Hello again to people I spoke to, and to those I didn't. I'm waiting to read about the rest of the day.

Great to meet you all as well!

It was fun wasn't it?

Yeah, it was great. (My shoes are still wet this morning. ) Thanks for a really good day.

I haven't dared go near my sandals yet, I think that they're mad at me.

Eurgh, horrible wet shoes. They're going to take a while before they dry out

Especially as mine are still in my bag

Mine were quickly and painlessly removed as soon as I got in last night I could have changed into a pair of dry trousers at the pub, but as it would have meant removing the shoes I thought it best not to bother.

I had a dry pair of shoes on me at the pub, but for some reason didn't think to bring dry trousers.

I was glad of my spare hat.... the "madder" one (with bells on) is still wet and probably going to take a couple of days to dry out. _/\_

Its good that the mice were transferable

Hmmmm I haven't touched my bag of soaked belongings yet...

I was glad of dry shoes, and mostly I think I was glad of a powerful hot air drier in the gents

As a first timer at these events. I would just like to say this has confirmed my view of my fellow researchers, we are all mad (and Soggy)

Many thanks to all who organised the day especially Abi must have done a lot of work (Checking out the pub? ) and had to miss out on the rugby to be with us.

Heres to the next one

I agree, thanks to the organisers.

Glad you enjoyed it Bald Bloke, I know I did
And as to being soggy? Yep, the contents of my wallet are sat here on my desk slowly drying out It was fun getting back through London on hte subway with a ticket that pulped slightly more each time you tried putting it into a machine

It seems I left at the right time to avoid a soaking! I was at the Barbican by then, but I had hoped to sit outside. I'm looking forward to reading the POST article by Pastey.

Well, it's written, but you'll have to wait until Monsy comes online to edit it and the rest of the Post