Durham General Chat Thread

<3 Caterpillar

hi im coming up to durham a week on monday for the offer holders open day. slightly random question but my train arives in durham at 10 and it says that rooms wont be able at my college to 2.
Does anyone know what i could do for those few hours. i do want to have a good look around. Also how hard is it to get lost/find my college. (st marys)
Also any ideas what i can do with my case.. i might look slightly strange lugging a big case around the town.
:smile:

also.. phone numbers for goood registered taxi company pleaseee!! :smile:

x

EDIT: SORRY I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE ASK A CURRENT STUDENT THREAD!! :frown:

Umm, wrt to what to do when you get there, not toooo much to do,you could:
pop into greggs and sit down and have a pasty and a wait.

Or you could phone Mary's and ask them if it would be okay to drop your suitcase off in the Plodge then walk back into town,

or they might have open day reps ready and waiting from about 10 either in Mary's in which case when you get there, they'll take care of you. (Again, phone up to find out) OR

They will have open day reps at the station, in which case everything will be taken care of. They certainly will later. -It might be worth seeing if you can get a slightly later train to catch the reps at the station.

It's not too easy to get lost in Durham because it's small, but here are some directions if they help:

Come out the station and go down the hill. When you get to some steps (they'll be on the left) go down them towards the roundabout. Go over the road by the roundabout towards the road that goes into the centre of town. Walk down that road past the bus station and keep following it, over a bridge. As you wal over the bridge, if you look up and slightly right you will see the castle. Keep following the road up the incline towards the centre of town. In the town square you will see a statue of a horse. In the centre of town take the street with the 2 greggs on (a HSBC is on the corner of said street), follow that road aaaaaaallll the way, up a hill, past "The Shakespeare" past VArsity past the cathedral. You'll end up getting to a barrier (Red and white) go through it and down the slope towards the bridge. Cross the bridge (prebends) up the slope on the other side. Walk through the white gate, then cross the road running towards the roundabout. Walk towards the roundabout and take the right turn up the hill. Cross the road and Walk up the hill, further up there will be a left bend, bear round to the left and walk about 50 meters, and you'll be at marys.

Having said all that....http://www.dur.ac.uk/travel/todurham/taxis/ these are taxis recommended by the uni. You shoudl expect to pay no more than £6

That's about it I think!

You should have some good fun! Hope that helped!

Where you coming from btw?

Durham University

Durham

Reply 8681

This must be the longest the email system has been down :confused:

How come its effecting some peeps but not others?

Reply 8682

Tufts

This must be the longest the email system has been down :confused:

How come its effecting some peeps but not others?

There are two systems, we are all on the newer one. Most staff and nearly all 3rd/4th years are on the other system.

Reply 8683

I read the ITS website and it said the email system was going to be down next weekend. Perhaps they got the dates wrong?

Reply 8684

Did you get that message btw Tufts? If forgot to press send for ages :colondollar:

Reply 8685

Jurisprude

I read the ITS website and it said the email system was going to be down next weekend. Perhaps they got the dates wrong?

Nah, thats refering to the other email system. This one is a cock up that they have not fixed yet.

The upshot is that I have now an excuse to skip a physics weekly problem (the muppet prof emails them to us), so I am not complaining.

Reply 8686

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Well that's just wan*y. God I hate ITS right now *Boo, Hiss*

Hmm, shame I can't use that excuse with my essays

Reply 8687

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

There are two systems, we are all on the newer one. Most staff and nearly all 3rd/4th years are on the other system.

So the new system is down?

Reply 8688

Jurisprude

Did you get that message btw Tufts? If forgot to press send for ages :colondollar:

Yup got it. Sorry dude, rushed off my feet here.

Reply 8689

Tufts

Yup got it. Sorry dude, rushed off my feet here.

S'all good! :smile:

Good luck with your mortgages!

Reply 8690

Tufts

So the new system is down?

Yep, exchange is bust.

Reply 8691

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Yep, exchange is bust.

Where did you suddenly get 2 more warning points from?

Reply 8692

Jurisprude

Where did you suddenly get 2 more warning points from?

AAM, a couple of moderators are having a strop.

Reply 8693

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

AAM, a couple of moderators are having a strop.

What aboot, if you don't mind my asking?

Reply 8694

I get the sign-in screen okay for the email, then it goes to:

HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable

Reply 8695

*River

Tufts

I get the sign-in screen okay for the email, then it goes to:

HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable

Reply 8696

what a cock sock. I really need to check my email.

Reply 8697

*River

Dittet

Reply 8698

when do yah reckon the techy peeps will get their finger out their arse?

I have an important meeting with a lecturer tomorrow and I need to check email incase he bails.

... lol

Reply 8699