Atlanta Dinner

[isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk]

> Yesterday's dinner with Phil was quite the pleasant, if not low key
> event.  A small group of hard core Audifans showed up, and Phil had
> pictures of both the UrQ as well as the Big Red Bus to pass around.
> He also was happy to pass around some of the tools he has made over
> the years for specific applications.  Dinner conversation centered
> on things Audi, accompanied by the non-stop parade of corporate jets
> taxiing by (the restaurant sits just off the runway at PDK).

Including one attendee from last year's Cambridge meeting.  So one
person has a 100% Area "O" attendance record.

> And yes, we did try to call the NE dinner group.  And no, it wasn't
> a collect call, either!

They _DO_ go home to bed early up there, don't they?

> We wrapped up at about 10 pm - or about 3 am UK time per Phil - and
> I dropped Phil at the Marriott for a good night's sleep.

Yes - thanks for the running about.  Only decent vehicle I rode in all
week.

> Just wanted to say thanks to all who attended, and especially to
> Phil for a very nice evening!

There's a photo (171KB) of the rump of the party at
http://www.isham-research.freeserve.co.uk/quattro/atlanta.jpg - but it's
so dark as to make almost everything indistinguishable.

I'm back in Sheffield now, having managed to sleep most of the way back
over the pond.  I decided not to eat the meal at take-off, and wait for
breakfast.  But I wanted a gin and tonic.  Mistake.  Drinks are served
_with_ meals for those taking them, and after the meal break for
everyone.  The stewardess explained that I should have taken an
'expedite meal' - which would have got me a drink - and then discarded
the meal.  I said this was wasteful - she said she was throwing ten
'expedite' meals away anyway.

Ho hum - another road warrier tip.

'nomail' is off for a while, so I'm reading the lists again.

--
 Phil