On 25/01/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Tell you what, how a bout a free P4 laptop with 1gb of memory and 80gb HD to every one who turns up? I bet that'd bring the crowds in ;-) Erm, Dick's offering :-) ....runs (or hops) and hides behind the wall... -- ============================================== Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network. For a group near to you look here: Worldwide http://www.freecycle.org/ United Kingdom http://uk.freecycle.org/ ============================================ Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire

On 25/01/07, Kevanf1 <kevanf1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Them days are gone! Been stabbed in the back too many times now. When you've got something to give away every man and his dog is your best friend then when they have their grubby hands on, shall we say, an IBM 600e that's worth £250.00 or an Alpha Server that cost £1500.00 new they immediately forget the good deed and shat all over you. I'm hoping to get 150 Workstations in two or three months time a large portion will be useless although may be good for parts, my initial thought was "I bet someone can find a use for them?" then I thought "Sod it why should I". Not very full of the 'Milk of human kindness today'. -- Dick Turpin "Stand and deliver!"

On 26/01/07, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Sadly, I can verify all of that :-( Dick has indeed given away possibly thousands of pounds worth of gear. Then the next day he's spoken an opinion or answered a question in a manner not suitable to the elite and been pilloried. Ok, let's get it straight, he was NOT trying to buy favours or friends. This was good kit that was still very useful so he offered it on a LUG which I will not say the name of. He has then been teated in an apalling manner simply because he didn't then roll over and play like the good little dog others thought he ought to be - quite a few are like that, not me!!! I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am truly grateful for being given items from Dick. These things have included in the past, hardware and software (full unopened and current boxed sets of SuSE). In my book he's ok :-) -- ============================================== Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network. For a group near to you look here: Worldwide http://www.freecycle.org/ United Kingdom http://uk.freecycle.org/ ============================================ Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire

On 26/01/07, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Just posted the cheque mate :-) Technically, Staffordshire is actually further North than that 'other' group... -- ============================================== Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network. For a group near to you look here: Worldwide http://www.freecycle.org/ United Kingdom http://uk.freecycle.org/ ============================================ Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire

Excellent! -good luck Andy So Feb? On 25/01/07, Andrew Edwards <edwards.andrew(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: -- Regards, Kris Douglas ----------------------------------------------------------- www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net Linux User: #436770 - www.counter.li.org www.Staffslug.org.uk

There needs to be more input in this thread :P On 25/01/07, Andrew Edwards <edwards.andrew(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: -- Regards, Kris Douglas ----------------------------------------------------------- www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net Linux User: #436770 - www.counter.li.org www.Staffslug.org.uk

On 25/01/07, Jen Phillips <jetlaglug(a)googlemail.com&gt; wrote: Don't worry Andrew - one of us'll give you a lift. S :)) -- Registered Linux Mangler #001