Who is going to Linux in the Park?

[Gordon Chillcott]

I'm going to make a point of being there.

As to the samosas, I'll see if I can get a bunch - I live fairly close
to the place on Middlefield and Finch.

Gordon


On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 16:49 -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
> On 8/19/08, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
> >> Just wanted to know who else is going to Linux in the Park this coming
> >> Sunday? A summary of the event can be seen here:
> >>
> >> http://www.cluecan.ca/node/737
> >>
> >> I don't want to get there and find I am alone :-) .
> >
> > We should probably bug Mr Patrick and see if there's anything that he
> > thinks would be sensible to bring...
> 
> Excellent idea.
> 
> > I understand that there's a community street party the previous day,
> > which frequently has decent leftovers (and some leftover
> > "infrastructure"); I'm not sure what more ought to be considered:
> >
> > a) Beer's NOT welcome, as Bickford Park is a public place, and laws
> > are incongruent with that being permissible;
> >
> > b) Having a BBQ is possibly-dodgy, unless Mr. Patrick has something
> > figured out to that end;
> 
> Yes, if memory serves there are a number of rules for BBQs in the
> parks, like, need a permit, and all the mainland Toronto park BBQs
> must be gas BBQs (the Toronto Islands parks tolerate charcoal BBQs as
> rules prohibit propane on the normal ferries... so charcoal can be
> used at selected island locations...).
> 
> > c) On occasion, people have been known to bring large quantities of
> > samosas, which have always been a big hit!  I'd certainly be game to
> > chip in $20 to help make that happen :-).  (Actually, if anything
> > quasi-organized is happening in that regard, let me know and I'll try
> > to locate some of the mint dipping sauce that's so good with them!);
> 
> Yes, those were a great spicy treat and I would be happy to buy a
> bunch for this event, but:
> 
> - I've hear stuff about there being a great samosas shop at/near
> Finch/Midland. Exactly what place is that and is that the best place
> for good/cheap samosas?
> 
> - Samosas are great, but there is more to a picnic than samosas. How
> do we co-ordinate things so that say half the attendees don't say show
> up with 50 samosas each? In other words what other stuff should we
> bring?
> 
> > d) Soft drinks might be already available (in "leftover" form!) which
> > is worth asking David about.
> 
> Good point. Semi-related point, are there speciality soft drinks that
> would be enjoyed? Say Irn-Bru (www.irn-bru.co.uk) or Inca Kola
> (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Kola), both of which can be found without
> much effort in the GTA.
> 
> 
> Colin McGregor
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