can someone reconfirm venue, time etc for todays meet ?? Thanks a ton ! On Feb 9, 2008 11:10 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: [ on 10:15 PM 2/9/2008 ] > > > > But the directions marked on the map on either side of the > > indicated location > > > of the hotel are crazy. > > > >makes perfect sense, doesn't it? the intention is that you go round and > > round and round and round, whirling faster and faster until... oops. > > I'm getting reminded of a nice pterry rant: > > In Reading [England] there is this thing called the IDR, short for "Inner > Distribution Road", which is bureaucratese for "Big thing that cost a lot > of money and relieves traffic problems, provided all your traffic wants to > orbit the town centre permanently". It's a 2-3 lane dual carriageway that > goes round the town centre. It has lots of roundabouts, an overhead > section, a couple of spare motorway-like exits (that's British motorways > -- > y'know, the roundabout with the main road going under it), and a thing > called the Watlington Street Gyratory, where you have to get in lane for > your intended destination about three years and two corners before you get > there *with no signposting*. I used to cycle along it every day to get to > school, before I fell off at 35 mph. [Kids! Don't try this at home!] I > know it well. I believe it is impossible to leave Reading heading west. > -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett) > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > > -- Valsa
