[corkbiomakerspace] Re: Round-up so far

  • From: jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:42:01 +0100

Thanks Cathal, those of us who are media phobic while ironically working
part time in communications, salute you!


On Sunday, 27 July 2014, Cathal Garvey <cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey all,
> Very quick summary before I enter my daily torpor, especially for those
> who have not yet had a chance to join us in the new building.
>
> On Thursday we got keys to access Grattan House, and Steve, Niall and I
> commenced work right away and powered on through Friday. The exterior
> grassy area is still awful because we lack appropriate tools to clear
> the grass, but the trees are cut back (decimated) and the debris now
> needs removal. I may borrow a trailer tomorrow and, provided I don't
> crash or jackknife it, try to get as much crap out of the space as
> possible.
>
> The internal garden is now in better shape, but is also clogged with
> debris. Once clear, though, it's gravelly and patio'd, so it's much more
> enjoyable as-is, albiet bare for now. Lots of plant matter to be
> replaced and curated.
>
> Saturday was Dublin Maker, and those of us who went up to squat the
> Synbio Axlr8r table got to spam a lot of people about all the exciting
> "Carbon Valley" stuff happening in Cork; go Cork! So, pretty happy about
> that; thanks to Kilobaser for making an awesome display of twirly
> sciencey equipment. ;)
>
> Today, Forma hosted a TV crew for a major EU channel that's presented in
> three languages, so we'll hopefully get a lot of continental exposure
> that way for whatever good it'll do us! They're in SBX tomorrow, if
> you'd like to come along and feature as a walk-on extra?
>
> Tomorrow I spend some time in SBX and some in Forma, provided all goes
> well on my end. As mentioned, trailers may feature in my plans, because
> waste disposal is a bottleneck right now (there's a sad little pun in
> there).
>
> Reporting from a dimly illuminated keyboard, I'm your ballyphehane
> correspondant Cathal Garvey. Back to you, Áine!
>
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>

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