No Kitchen for StratLAN Xmas!

[Wizzo]

Apparently the repairs to the Paddock suite building are taking a long time. As a result of this, we will have no access to the kitchen at Stratlan Xmas and even if we did, there are no fridges or other kitchen equipment out there. The Paddock Suite itself is fine and the bar area is ok to use (it doesn't have a bar though, but we'll improvise! :p).

As a result of the above, there will be zero provided fridge/freezer space at StratLAN. For hot water we will be reduced to a kettle at reception. We will also have a microwave at reception (we take that along anyway).

However, like last time you will be able to bring along your own minifridges and plug them into the event power. Please ensure they are no more than 60W if possible (most are less than that). I can also strongly recommend the "bring a coolerbox and buy ice from tesco/morrisons on the way in" method of keeping beverages cold :).

It's a bit of a pain, but I'm sure we'll all manage. We are somewhat spoilt with the amounts of fridge space at StratLANs usually :).

[Aardvark]

Its December, leave food on balcony overnight and it'll stay frozen...

[Obi-Wan-Shinobi]

any news on moar seats?

[SystemId]

Wizzo I have great respect for you but annoucing this a week before the lan after everyones booked is a bit of a kick in the balls. I imagine you were holding out for the best but a warning would have been nice.

[Boffykins]

We literally only found out today. We weren't that impressed either in all honesty.

[bvark]

/me revises his wine planning

[winbar]

yes, you'll have to drink red now!

[Gunsmith]

Its December, leave food on balcony overnight and it'll stay frozen...

yeah i do that here, im sure we could just toss it outside in a cubby hole or something.

[Baroness]

I'll have to go down the coolbox plus ice route for the woefully cheap own-brand cava then. Makes what was already going to be vulgar just that bit more Essex, doesn't it :)

[Vikx]

will there be enough room in the rows if everyone brings a cool box if you get what i mean? also the ice wont last long as it gets so god damn hot in there with all the pcs.....

[Cen0bitE]

i might rent room in my fridge freezer.

[Aardvark]

will there be enough room in the rows if everyone brings a cool box if you get what i mean? also the ice wont last long as it gets so god damn hot in there with all the pcs.....

Coolbox on balcony is your friend here :)

[BugAlugs]

hmm cheap brand cava... That Baroness my kind-a gal

[Vikx]

Coolbox on balcony is your friend here :)

good idea, i will be writing my name on mine though!

[Bonkers]

cool box ftw

[Killy]

I can see the wall of cool boxes stacked up on the balcony now...
Hell lets just have the bar up there :p:

[Wizzo]

ice in cool boxes lasts for ages. We've left them overnight and the ice+water in has still been very cold the next day.

I'm tempted to invest in a lan freezer though... going to have a look around :p

[Quietus]

Bah... no stoves for mulled wine. Shocking behaviour.

Moar Real Ale required.

[Wizzo]

There is a small kitchen upstairs, but I'm not sure how well equipped it is. Best bet for now is to assume no facilities then you can come prepared.

[Bogopimp]

Ohes Noes, instead of having to walk all the way to kitchen for beer, I will have to just reach down into my coolerbox :D

Are we allowed to plug kettles into the event power grid ? 1 Kettle for everybody sounds like a pot noodle disaster come dinnertime! :(

[Afty]

Bah... no stoves for mulled wine. Shocking behaviour.Bring a camping stove :)

[__OpenGL__]

Ohes Noes, instead of having to walk all the way to kitchen for beer, I will have to just reach down into my coolerbox :D

Are we allowed to plug kettles into the event power grid ? 1 Kettle for everybody sounds like a pot noodle disaster come dinnertime! :(

Typical kettles consume 1.8 kilowatts i think... If you plugged that into the event power grid I think you would not be the most popular person in the venue...

[Aardvark]

Wizzo bring the urn!

[Boffykins]

Bring what urn?

[Aardvark]

Hot water urn, or was that NRC property?

[Boffykins]

That's Sodexho.

[Aardvark]

Urgh tainted forever now :(

[Semajal]

http://www.hss.com/g/93910/Water-Boiler-Lpg-20-Litre.html

and

http://www.hss.com/g/93983/Fridge-Drink-Glass-Front.html

Sorted :D

*edit* am serious on those if there would be somewhere to plug em in, at least for the hot water urn. Could probably organise picking one up if needed? Or wizzo can get teh monies out :D

[Karsh]

Exactly the same ones i got at work Semajal :)

[Jingles]

We need this:
http://www.kurakani.net/modules/pnCPG/Gallery/albums/userpics/12209/beer_fridge.jpg

[Wizzo]

Are we allowed to plug kettles into the event power grid ? 1 Kettle for everybody sounds like a pot noodle disaster come dinnertime! :(

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Did I say no? :)

Seriously, Kettles can use more than 3kW of power, which would seriously overload the event power. By contrast, the minifridges we let you bring should be no more than 60W, so you need 50 of them to match the power usage of a kettle.

We will have a kettle provided on reception which will be plugged into a separate main. We will also have a microwave there and now a small freezer (for ice only!).

[Jingles]

minifridges we let you bring should be no more than 60W, so you need 50 of them to match the power usage of a kettle.

Sounds like a challenge to me :v

(And reminds me of the good old days when we had a kettle party to check the power rating of a room for a lan...)

[her0n]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Did I say no? :)

Seriously, Kettles can use more than 3kW of power, which would seriously overload the event power. By contrast, the minifridges we let you bring should be no more than 60W, so you need 50 of them to match the power usage of a kettle.

We will have a kettle provided on reception which will be plugged into a separate main. We will also have a microwave there and now a small freezer (for ice only!).

and the inevitable ben and jerrys from snappys? :awesome:

[RTO]

and the inevitable ben and jerrys from snappys? :awesome:

it's going to last long enough to need freezing?? :o

[Wizzo]

and the inevitable ben and jerrys from snappys? :awesome:

There will be a "tax" for this service :p

[Vertigo1]

At this time of year, just leave your beer in the boot of the car and fetch as needed tbh.

[Matt]

Hmm, thats a shame. Guess its tesco once a day for food.

This really should be emailed out to everyong attending as not everyone lives on the forums!

[Mr Brow]

oh *******s!

[Tsung]

I really dont understand the drama, there wasnt a fridge / Kitchen at the last stratlan and we all made it through OK. Yes it's a bit inconvenient apart from that I'm sure we will all cope just fine. :)

[BugAlugs]

Communication... with Stratlan punters....

I still weep with joy when Elbonio sends out information before T-minus 48hrs


Actually my favorite was Wiz sending out late night of the night before the event, when many people had already packed up. Such a winner :D

[her0n]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1580

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/CV37?x=13&post=cv37&code=code&y=6

Weather looking _fine_ for the external storage of beverages ;-)

Not so good for the campers though! Hope you got hot water bottles...

[Cen0bitE]

I really dont understand the drama, there wasnt a fridge / Kitchen at the last stratlan and we all made it through OK. Yes it's a bit inconvenient apart from that I'm sure we will all cope just fine. :)

idd was great, the free bar helped.

whatever happened to the dunkirk spirit?

oh thats right we drank that as well. mmmmmm kwari

[Pingman]

You neglected to mention that there were no proper toilets or showers either! :roll:

[Murray-Mint]

Yeah, the lack of kitchen was really a non-issue. Not having somewhere to put food was a tad annoying, but really, #care about the kitchen.

The lack of decent toilets however...

[her0n]

The showers were good actually, better than the normal facilities.

However going out to the portacabin loo block in the freezing cold was really not fun.

[Ruth]

:ditto:

This is a sexist smilie...I dont want it to say he...I want it to say she :eek: