Truck 2003

Is fast approaching and I'm going to be there. Just a couple of quick thoughts then. I'll be taking my mobile, but there's every chance that reception will suck so don't rely on using that for meetup purposes (on the other hand, it's only one field - how hard can it be?). I remember the food options as not being that extensive (hot-dog stylee stand and doughnut stand) so I'm taking a picnic for Alex and I. Also, those of us who don't like beer must remember to take any wine in non-glass bottles. I'm taking my wine box and doubt that I'll need it all so anyone willing to chip in a bit can share that. Metcheck suggests early afternoon rain so don't forget your brollies. That is all.

IPod shortage

Hmmm. I'm going away on holiday soon, and I'd decided I really needed an IPod for this so that I could take all my music with me to enjoy. I did some figuring and worked out that I can afford one, so I started to do some looking around. I checked Apple, and Amazon and both suggested that it would take a "build time" of one to two weeks meaning that it wouldn't be guaranteed to get there before my holiday started. Not good. I popped into Dixons at lunchtime and they said no, try PCworld. So I tried ringing up my local PC world to see if I could pick one up immediately in the real world. But no. The nice young man told me that they were out of stock and that because Apple made too few of the things, they're not expecting to get more in for another 10 days or so which is cutting it pretty fine as far as my holiday plans go. So now I'm frustrated. Do I take a trip to London next weekend to go shopping? Maybe they're all sold out on TCR as well. Do I risk ordering one online if it might not turn up til I've left? What I'll probably end up doing is giving PC world another try just before I go away to see if I can manage to get one then but it's all very frustrating. Can anyone think of anywhere else in Oxford which might sell the things?