AFF Gathers: In Melbourne!! [1-3 August 2008]

[Mrmaxwell]

I've just returned from a 3 month trip in the USA and saw the thread.

I'll be in for sure if I can get some good flights from SYD. Is the DJ prem economy offer still on this late in the game?

Derek

 

[THE TRIMMER]

Any Objections To Me Bringing Mrs.trimmer Along To Sat Night Dinner Extravaganza?

 

[straitman]

Any Objections To Me Bringing Mrs.trimmer Along To Sat Night Dinner Extravaganza?

THE TRIMMER,

Several of us are bringing wives/partners along so it should not be an issue. (serfty, falconea & myself at least)

 

[Evan]

THE TRIMMER,

Several of us are bringing wives/partners along so it should not be an issue. (serfty, falconea & myself at least)

Also my SO may tage along.. to be decided in the next day or 2 (but she may also have other comiitments... lets hope so maybe i can drink more then
E

 

[straitman]

Also my SO may tage along.. to be decided in the next day or 2 (but she may also have other comiitments... lets hope so maybe i can drink more then
E

Does her presence really stop you :?: :shock:

 

[Evan]

Does her presence really stop you :?: :shock:

Well no but then there may be a discussion about who is driving and who is drinking before we decide its better we just get a lift or a taxi.
The other thing is she could be a little tired from flying KIX-CNS-MEL starting the night before. (No such problems for me, i fly SIN-MEL on the evening of the 31st)

E

 

[straitman]

Well no but then there may be a discussion about who is driving and who is drinking before we decide its better we just get a lift or a taxi.
The other thing is she could be a little tired from flying KIX-CNS-MEL starting the night before. (No such problems for me, i fly SIN-MEL on the evening of the 31st)

E

Good. I was worried for a minute :!: :shock:

I'll buy you a drink then :!:

 

[munitalP]

Mrs munitalP will be attending - she's a soak like me so Taxi's it will be

Mr!

 

[Mal]

Any chance we can start a "How are people flying in, flying out" type post? We should then be able to see if we are sharing flights with others and perhaps share cabs/airbus/lounge entries etc.

I'll start:
Flying In:
CBR-MEL QF851. Arriving 13:40 Friday.
Flying Out:
MEL-SYD QF428 Departing 11:30 Sunday.

 

[Flashback]

Any chance we can start a "How are people flying in, flying out" type post? We should then be able to see if we are sharing flights with others and perhaps share cabs/airbus/lounge entries etc.

I'll start:
Flying In:
CBR-MEL QF851. Arriving 13:40 Friday.
Flying Out:
MEL-SYD QF428 Departing 11:30 Sunday.

Flying in:
Fri 1 Aug 08 06:20 Perth 10:35 Adelaide QF590
Fri 1 Aug 08 11:40 Adelaide 13:25 Melbourne QF682

Flying out:
Sun 3 Aug 08 18:40 Melbourne 20:45 Perth QF481

Edit: it appears we'll be arriving very much near each other, Mal

 

[serfty]

Flying out: MEL-SYD QF420 09:20-10:50: Sat
Flying In : SYD-MEL JQ035 15:15-16:45: Sat

 

[straitman]

Driving in to Melbourne late afternoon Friday 1st and
driving out of Melbourne early afternoon Sunday 3rd :!:
Staying at HI on Flinders.

Sorry, not very exciting :!:

 

[anat0l]

I'll volunteer for the small role of collating the fly-in-fly-out schedule...and the hotels too, why not (next will be the events signon....). QF009, feel free to link this post. Well, at least until it becomes un-updatable (probably will just repost).

Flights Listing

Friday (01/08/2008)

• Wed 2205[GMT]-Fri 0445[+10 GMT] QF30 LHR-MEL
  • Evan MEL
• 1140-1325 QF652 ADL-MEL
  • Flashware PER (i/b QF590 d. 0620 PER a. 1035 ADL)
• 1235-1340 QF851 CBR-MEL
  • Mal BNE

Saturday (02/08/2008)

• 0615-0745 DJ802 SYD-MEL
  • Alanslegal SYD
• 0920-1050 QF420 MEL-SYD
  • serfty MEL
• 1515-1645 JQ35 SYD-MEL
  • anat0l BNE (i/b JQ18 d. 0855 BNE a. 1030 SYD)
  • Bundy Bear BNE (i/b JQ18 d. 0855 BNE a. 1030 SYD)
  • serfty MEL

Sunday (03/08/2008)

• 0900-1020 QF418 MEL-SYD
  • Bundy Bear BNE
• 0930-1050 QF420 MEL-SYD
  • Alanslegal SYD
• 1130-1250 QF428 MEL-SYD
  • Mal BNE
• 1610-1715 QF826 MEL-CBR
  • anat0l BNE (o/b QF962 d. 1835 CBR a. 2010 BNE)
• 1840-2045 QF481 MEL-PER
  • Flashware PER

Hotel Listing

• Hilton on the Park
  • anat0l BNE
  • Flashware PER
  • serfty MEL
• Holiday Inn on Flinders
  • Mal BNE
  • straitman MEL
• Melbourne Unilodge
  • Alanslegal SYD

 

[Alanslegal]

Here's mine;

02AUG08 DJ802 SYD-MEL 0615 - 0745

03AUG08 QF420 MEL-SYD 0930

Hotel Unilodge is my abode for the evening

 

[straitman]

Hotel Unilodge is my abode for the evening

Where is that hotel located :?:

 

[Mal]

Yeah, why not add hotels too!

Me: Holiday Inn Flinders.

PS- Anat0l, your rights to edit your post will disappear in about 24 hours. So best a moderator agrees to create a post like that, or they let you bug them to make the changes

 

[Flashback]

Hilton on the Park

 

[serfty]

Hilton on the Park

Jenny and I as well ... Saturday Night ...

 

[Bundy Bear]

Flying In : SYD-MEL JQ035 15:15-16:45: Sat
Flying Out : MEL-SYD QF418 9:00-10:20: Sun (stupid Qantas, sorry Mal, I couldn't hang around in Melbourne for 2 hours as I really need to be in Sydney)

Oh and the Hotel
Hotel: can't remember, its written here somewhere.

 

[Kendall Roy]

Looks like there's some decent numbers for the dinner.

How will those first timers (like me) identify fellow AFF'ers?

Or do I just introduce myself as sydbloke to the waiter and asked to be seated?