Well I ummed and aah'd and at the last minute chucked all the gear in the car and took the run up to the SVAA club night last night and very glad I did as it was a good chance to put some names to faces.
Trouble was because I mucked around deciding if I'd go or not it was getting dark when I arrived so those faces were already getting a bit shadowy, but that's ok as it was still good to meet all you guys and gals that normally frequent the club.
Thanks to Ken and the club for their hospitality and also for the help with power for the laptop as I'd left my extension lead home in the hurry to go.
Fun and games when the generator ran out of juice half way through the evening though, I think it was Jen who volunteered some petrol from her car, not sure who the sucker was
on the end of the hose used to syphon some out but I remember smelling this bucket full of petrol go past in the dark
So I think a good night was had by all until the cloud rolled in at around 2.00am so I decided to head off at that stage and that was when my car was voted the most Astro unfriendly of the night because when you open a door it lights up like the "Close Encounters" mother ship
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So if you like to be seen in the dark get yourself a new Ford Focus Titanium wait until dark and then open a door
There were Oooh's and Aaah's from the crowd and fingers being pointed
I guess it was just as well that the clouds had rolled in as I would have been in real trouble and had the car banned from the site
Speaking of close encounters, they breed some pretty big skippy's up your way Ken, and I had a very close encounter on the way home in the wee small hours, almost too close I tell you.
Anyway thanks again to the SVAA and nice to meet all those there.
Nico. (Ken)