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    So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    and what did you think ?

    Lets exclude LAN parties and Bletchely Park social meets eh ?

    I've met Jim and Saracen. Both were quite not what I was expecting.

    What about you lot ?
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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    How do you count people that you see outside of the LANs but met at the LANs?

    probably a half dozen or so outside of the old 'social' events inc directhex a few years ago to buy a power supply
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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    I've met Pingu back a ways when I bought a PSU from him (he lived on my way home so figured I may as well just pick it up), and I met Jim's Grandad (OK, that probably doesn't) when I dropped of some stuff for Jim at his house (again, it was on my way somewhere).

    Hmmm, also met eshrules when I biked out to Trafford Park (twice!) to drop off some components he bought, and someone else - ctid, I think - who sold a laptop to me and delivered it to my house.

    But I've never actually sat down and had a chat and a drink with anyone from hexus, which is probably my loss. Thre's plenty of us in Manchester & the northwest, we should probably start having minimeets

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    DR - knew his brother back at school. Not spoken in probably 15+ years though.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    the majority of people with green names, met them at LANs, one of the jims aswell and a taktak, then theres a bunch of gamegrinners (platinum and co) aswell.
    probably passed infinite in the street once or twice (yes I have noticed his location is the same as mine)

    other than that, who knows?
    i've posted what I look like on here a few times, so you've no excuse for not meeting me



    edit: misread the bit about excluding lans.
    Last edited by stevie lee; 29-11-2013 at 04:24 PM.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Hmm, are we excluding *all* Hexus socials? As met a few members in London and Bristol a few times!

    Also with Finlay on the point of seeing every so often people met at a LAN outside of.

    Otherwise met a few members when buying or selling. One being in the same town I happened to be living in.

    Discovered an ex colleague was on here.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Guy View Post
    Discovered an ex colleague was on here.
    This is a really good point actually - there might be loads of people I know on here and we just don't realise it. Since I've been fairly active in a number of pretty techy social groups, I'd almost be surprised if there wasn't someone I know IRL on Hexus already...

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Met deejayjburnout as he fixed the spotlights in my bathroom for me!

    Otherwise I've not meet anyone else as people do seem to be concentrated "daan saarf"

    I must admit I have expectations for certain people, especially Saracen!
    Last edited by Rob_B; 29-11-2013 at 04:46 PM.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    I was hanging around the (absolutely rammed) Veeam stand at UKVMUG a couple of weeks and was going to try to catch Moby Dick's attention, but the guy was hella busy. Other than that... I know Rox0r (though we've not had beer since the little'un was born) and that's about it. I think.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Met quite a few people at the ABIT Fatal1ty event at Leicester Square many moons ago. That doesn't count as a LAN/Social does it?

    If so, then I have met Dave, Steve, Nick, Moby, Stoo, scottyman, Rave and I am sure many others I can't remember. Haven't met anyone from Hexus in these past years though.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    I have played games online with Pob255 once or twice. OTH,once you met me I will have burned my image into your psyche. You have been warned!!

    Edit!!

    Bagnaj97 is a mate who I managed to get to join this plaice.
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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Splash View Post
    I was hanging around the (absolutely rammed) Veeam stand at UKVMUG a couple of weeks and was going to try to catch Moby Dick's attention, but the guy was hella busy. Other than that... I know Rox0r (though we've not had beer since the little'un was born) and that's about it. I think.
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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Quote Originally Posted by g8ina View Post
    I've met Jim and Saracen. Both were quite not what I was expecting.
    I would love to know what you were expecting

    And sadly I haven't met anyone apart from g8ina. I never got around to asking my granddad what scary was like either.

    Must try harder.

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Guy View Post
    Discovered an ex colleague was on here.
    Other than the Bletchley socials (where I have met g8ina) and LANs, I did go to a couple of the Birmingham meets. I met Flake99, who it turned out I had met a few years earlier when he came to party at my house when I was student; he was one of my housemate's friends. Small world...

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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Apart from the Bletchley meets (and the person who pointed me in the direction of HEXUS) no-one knowingly....

    but then I've never quite mastered the handshake or the codewords....
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    Re: So, who from HEXUS have you met in real life ...

    Quote Originally Posted by g8ina View Post
    and what did you think ?
    is anyone likely to post, "I met [x] and frankly I thought they were ghastly/boring/an arrogant berk?"

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