====== BBQ 2010 Q1 ====== ===== Where ===== GrOOgle's place, on the shores of the beautiful Dereel lagoon in the Victorian Goldfields (http://tinyurl.com/bugsmap). Sombrero, flyspray and sandals required. Something interesting to eat requested, including vegetarian. Limited overnight accommodation available. =====Latest status===== Barbecue is all over bar the shouting. We have 5.5 GB of photos to confirm. See http://www.lemis.com/grog/Albums/hackers-barbecue-2010.php for the fun. =====How to get there===== See http://www.lemis.com/grog/directions.php. Annoy Gr**gle on 03 5346 1370 if you dare. ===== When ===== Weekend of 17 April. Main barbecue starts at 12:00:00 sharp on Saturday, 17 April. If you need overnight accommodation, please add your requirements below. ===== Who ===== | Name | 17 April | Number of people | Will bring | Will bring food | Overnight 16-17th | Overnight 17-18th | | callum | yes | 6 | a load of smelly washing and far too many children | | no | no | | fenix | yes | 2 | ex, boxing gloves | | | | | grO0gle | yes | 2 | | | | | | juha | yes | 1 | | | no | yes | | lstewart | yes | 2 | | burger patties + potato salad | no | no | | Mavvie | yes | 3 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) appliance, hail| kruidkoek | | Yes | | peter | yes | 2 | | dosai mix, pappadams, pear&almond cake, curry leaves | Yes | Yes | | Peter Ross | yes | 1 | | |no |no | | unixhag | yes | 1 | wheely-walker, bed-roll | tava cakes | Yes | Yes | Invited are: * Benno Rice (no reply) Grillmeister: callum =====Arrival status===== unixhag: Arrived 13:30 Friday, 16 April peter: Arrived with jashank 16:00, 16 April callum: Arrived with retinue 11:04, 17 April juha: Arrived 11:50, 17 April fenix: Arrived 11:50, 17 April Peter Ross: Arrived 12:00 17 April Mavvie: Arrived 12:08 17 April =====The weather===== It's in Victoria, so anything can happen. See http://www.lemis.com/grog/weather/ for past weather, or http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/forecasts/ballarat.shtml for what the BoM thinks it's going to be like in Ballarat. In general it's a couple of ° warmer in Dereel. Here's what the BoM predicts for 17 April on various days: | Forecast date | Forecast | Min | Max | Fire danger | | Saturday, 10 April am | | |17° | | Saturday, 10 April pm | Becoming cloudy. Winds north to northwesterly averaging about 25 km/h. | 12° |20° | | Sunday, 11 April | Cloudy. A shower or two. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h. | 12° |19° | | Monday, 12 April | Partly cloudy. Winds northerly averaging 20 to 30 km/h. | 11° | 21° | | Tuesday, 13 April am| Partly cloudy. Winds northerly averaging 20 to 30 km/h. | 11° | 21° | | Tuesday, 13 April pm | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging 20 to 30 km/h. | 11° | 21° | | Wednesday, 14 April am | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging 20 to 30 km/h. | 11° | 21° | | Wednesday, 14 April pm | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging 15 to 20 km/h. | 11° | 22° | | Thursday, 15 April am | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging 15 to 20 km/h. | 11° | 22° | | Thursday, 15 April pm | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging up to 30 km/h. | 10° | 23° | | Friday, 15 April am | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging up to 30 km/h. | 10° | 23° | | Friday, 16 April pm | Sunny. Winds northerly averaging 20 to 30 km/h. | 10° | 23° | High [12-24] | | Saturday, 17 April am | Mainly sunny at first although cloud increasing in the afternoon. Winds northerly averaging 25 to 35 km/h. | | 23° | High [12-24] | | Saturday, 17 April, real | Sunny | 10.0° | 28.1° | | ===== What is happening that day ===== ==== ISS - Visible Passes ==== Observer's location: Dereel, 37.8170°S, 143.7670°E Local time zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 10:00) | Date | Mag | Start time | Start alt | Start az | Max time | Max alt | Max az | End time | End alt | End az | | 16 Apr | -0.9 | 19:05:32 | 10 | S | 19:06:56 | 13 | SSE | 19:07:00 | 13 | SSE | | 17 Apr | -1.3 | 19:28:33 | 10 | SSW | 19:30:04 | 21 | S | 19:30:04 | 21 | S | ==== RocKwiz ==== GrOOgle to record RocKwiz from SBS at 21:20 ==== Doctor Who ==== There may be a viewing of the first episode of the Doctor Who 2010 series, "The Eleventh Hour". ==== Calendar ==== Pretty boring: ''ápr 17 Rudolf\\ 17 avr Orage en avril, Prépare tes barrils.\\ 17 avr Bonne fête aux Kateri !\\ 17 avr N'oubliez pas les Anicet !\\ Apr 17* Omer 14th day\\ Apr 17 Burmese New Year in Burma\\ Apr 17 An unexpected party\\ Apr 17 Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961'' See also: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17|Wikipedia about 17 April]] =====Survey===== This list for hysterical raisins. Please do not change. | Name | 28 March | 17 April | Number of people | Will bring | | alastair| unlikely | maybe| 1 | budgie smugglers, chinese safety boots & a fly swatter | | callum | yes | yes | 6 | a load of smelly washing and far too many children | | chuzz | nah | more-likely | 1 | 770X Thinkpad | | fenix | yes | yes | 1 | boxing gloves | | grO0gle | yes | yes | 2 | | | juha | yeah! | maybe | 1 | | | lawrance | no | maybe | 1 | | | Mavvie | - | yes | 1 | Steelhead appliance | | peter | no | yes | 2-3 | | | unixhag | unlikely | probably | 1 | |