Attending my first Hive Meet-up in Halifax, England
It was great to finally get to my first hive meet-up today, hosted by @c0ff33a in Halifax, England.
[Sunset over Halifax, just before I got on the train to head back North]
I got an earlyish train down from Edinburgh, and I'm on the way back as I type up this post now.
Even though there were not many of us, I have to say I really enjoyed it, and it was great to have a day of chatting about all things HIVE, and coffee of course !
The Hivers comprised; @shanibeer, @c0ff33a, @onw, @shmoogleosukami (which I still cant pronounce) and myself. There were also a few non-hivers - who got hived-to-death !
We were treated to some pretty awesome coffee, including a coffee roasting demo, as the event was hosted in the coffee wholesalers run by @c0ff33a ! I have to say I found it totally fascinating - and he even gave us a bag full to take home - totally awesome !
Now the silly thing is that I didnt actually take any pics of the discussion/meet-up as such - duh ! I was too busy chatting ! So you will have to put up with my pics of some of the lovely buildings in Halifax instead !
The discussions were quite lively, and we covered a whole host of topics including; trying to understand the various splinterlands tokens (thanks to @onw for explaining), running a witness node (thanks to @c0ff33a and @shmoogleosukami), various tokens and projects we have been investing into, Rising Star, opportunities for writers and the creative industries on HIVE (thanks to @shanibeer), and an idea for a gaming incubator for HIVE - among others. I have to say I really enjoyed it, and I learnt a ton !
I really liked the setting for the meet-up, and the smell of all the coffee beans, etc was absolutely lovely - as were the cups of coffee were were being fed. A lovely spread of food was also put on - so we were totally spoiled - @c0ff33a - you exceeded my expectations !
I also learnt an absolute ton about coffee - like the bag above. You are reading that right - these coffee beans are monsooned ! That is, they are stored in an openside barn for about a year through monsoon season. This is done to mimic the effect on coffee beans from the olden days when they were shipped around the world in sail boats spending time in all kinds of weather ! So the next time someone asks you how you like your coffee - just say monsooned - and see what response you get !
And when I was passing the Victoria Theatre (above) on the way to the venue, the clouds above could have been brewing for a monsoon - quite dramatic indeed !
Its been a long journey for me today - it will have been 16 hours from door-to-door by the time I get home, but I have to say it was well worth it to spend the day in the presence of like-minded individuals discussing all things hive !
And heres an interesting Halifax fact for you (above) - this is where quality street is made ! For those that dont know, its a range of chocolate, that is traditionally eaten by the tin-full during the holiday season in December in the UK ! I've eaten thousands of those things - and I've got the ruined teeth to prove it !
[Beautiful paneling on the doors to The Piece Hall]
Well, I'm already looking forward to next years meet-up, assuming @c0ff33a will host again (please, please, please). And I pity all those poor Hivers who only made it to Rosarito today, as the chat and banter could not have been half as good as it was in Halifax today !!!!
Heres looking forward to more in the future !!!!
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It was great to meet you Hossie, no doubt in a year's time you'll be sharing more Hive experiences with us again.
It's also nice to talk to other Hivers, people who don't rolling their eyes as soon as you mention Crypto.
We bought an extra 3 250g bags of coffee for £3 each (different flavours), and the smell filled the car on the way to Manchester City Centre where we went to pick up our other halves after they watched Jesus Christ Superstar.
We then travelled on to The Trafford Centre, where all 4 of us dined on a Thai buffet with our better halves. I learned not to eat the innuccuous-looking cucumber salad, as my tongue is still recovering.
We have had a thoroughly entertaining day!
Looking forward to seeing you again with our fellow Hivers at the next meet.
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Quality Street my mums favorite, I just !LUV ed the green triangle ones !LOL
Looks like Halifax has a parkrun as well. We might have to add this place to our wish list @consciouscat as it not too far from my relatives place and a hive coffee shop after a run would be an extra bonus.
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Oooh. Yes, please! And if we can time it with a Hive meetup, even better!!
I don't really care for coffee, but I like the smell of it. This looks like it was a really awesome day for you. That's cool that you were able to meet some people and share your love for Hive together.
Aye - it really was a great day !
It's great that you got to meet the others @hoosie, it makes so much difference seeing people face to face. Having went last year, I have to say the venue is ace for meet up, glad you all enjoyed yourselves.
Aye - it was awesome - a great day out !
Sadly could not make it this time glad you had a good one even with low numbers
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Hopefully you'll make it another time !
Hope to catch one for sure 😎
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It was a very pleasant day and lovely to meet you. Halifax is pretty good and worth a stay over, too. I was amazed to find I had walked over 7,000 steps during the day, just around the coffee warehouse! Hope you had a good journey home.
It was great to meet you too ! Yep, train journey home was fine although delayed a little again - but all good.
I hope you got back ok too !
Nice Hive fest meet up experience and lovely pictures
Many thanks - it was fun !
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Congrats on your first HIVE meet-up!
Many thanks - I really enjoyed it !
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Hive meet-up is a fun and interesting thing and the discussions will be unending.
The building photos are amazing.
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Many thanks - and yes it was a load of fun !
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That's cool.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Hive meet-ups are always very interesting. The number of attendants doesn't really matter, after all two good heads are better.
Yep, totally agree - it was really good, and we all had a good chat about Hive - it was great !
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It really was great - I totally enjoyed it !
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Super cool, @hoosie! I love that your meetup corresponded with the first day of #HiveFest2023! I've still never gone to a face-to-face Hive gathering, but maybe some day! It sounds wonderful! I'm super passionate about Hive, so I think attending a meetup, or even going to Hivefest, would be pretty fun! I loved this post, even without photos of your actual discussion! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
Hi - It really was a great day out - I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish !
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Yes, it really was a great day - I very much enjoyed it !
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Congrats on attending your first hive meet up.
Many thanks - it was loads of fun !
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One of these days I'll get to Halifax and meet the coffee man. I've drunk plenty of his product. It is a fairly long trek from Bedfordshire. It does seem that we have a lack of photos of the people there.
We need more meetups around the country. I did one recently and met a couple of Hivers I'd not seen before. All it takes is for someone to set a time and place. It doesn't have to be anything fancy.
Enjoy your coffee.
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Yep - totally agree. I probably need to pull my finger out an organise a Scottish one.
And yes - loving the coffee !
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I'll have to reach out next time I'm in Edinburgh. We could at least meet for a drink. Have you met any other Hivers up that way?
Shame I missed it (and you). Will likely be there next year if @c0ff33a decides to host it. Good to see you met Neal, I have known him forever.
Aye - I really enjoyed it. It was great to meet Hivers face-to-face.
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