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Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 1

rodjkidd (4/4/2013)
Hotel booked for SQLBits. Almost forgot all about that so a nice refreshing 20 minute walk in the morning!

I'm in Castle Marina Premier Inn, which according to Google maps is 2.6 miles away by car or a 45 minute walk 😛

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Cadavre (4/5/2013)
rodjkidd (4/4/2013)
Hotel booked for SQLBits. Almost forgot all about that so a nice refreshing 20 minute walk in the morning!
I'm in Castle Marina Premier Inn, which according to Google maps is 2.6 miles away by car or a 45 minute walk 😛

Nice.

So I take it you will jogging there and back then? 😀

I hate distances like that. Too far to walk, to short a drive for the car to get warmed up, engine and heater that is!

Rodders...

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 3

Cadavre (4/5/2013)
rodjkidd (4/4/2013)
Hotel booked for SQLBits. Almost forgot all about that so a nice refreshing 20 minute walk in the morning!
I'm in Castle Marina Premier Inn, which according to Google maps is 2.6 miles away by car or a 45 minute walk 😛

Might try booking there this weekend. I stayed a couple of nights at a Premier Inn 10 miles away at East Midlands airport recently and in Birmingham two weeks ago and they were both memorable - great staff, awesome grub, perfectly acceptable rooms.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 4

rodjkidd (4/5/2013)
Nice.
So I take it you will jogging there and back then? 😀
I hate distances like that. Too far to walk, to short a drive for the car to get warmed up, engine and heater that is!
Rodders...

I most certainly will not be jogging! I don't know how I'm getting back and fourth though. . . I can't justify driving unless the weather is terrible because it's too close, but I've never been to Nottingham so a walk will probably just involve me getting lost 🙂

ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Might try booking there this weekend. I stayed a couple of nights at a Premier Inn 10 miles away at East Midlands airport recently and in Birmingham two weeks ago and they were both memorable - great staff, awesome grub, perfectly acceptable rooms.

Touch wood, I've not stayed in a bad one. I use them whenever I need to visit a client, or visiting family, or having a night out, or weekend away etc etc

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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 5

Cadavre (4/5/2013)
rodjkidd (4/5/2013)
Nice.
So I take it you will jogging there and back then? 😀
I hate distances like that. Too far to walk, to short a drive for the car to get warmed up, engine and heater that is!
Rodders...
I most certainly will not be jogging! I don't know how I'm getting back and fourth though. . . I can't justify driving unless the weather is terrible because it's too close, but I've never been to Nottingham so a walk will probably just involve me getting lost 🙂
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Might try booking there this weekend. I stayed a couple of nights at a Premier Inn 10 miles away at East Midlands airport recently and in Birmingham two weeks ago and they were both memorable - great staff, awesome grub, perfectly acceptable rooms.
Touch wood, I've not stayed in a bad one. I use them whenever I need to visit a client, or visiting family, or having a night out, or weekend away etc etc

Well you could always join Steve Jones as he does like his morning run! Only joking. That will be an interesting walk back if you are planning on getting "involved" with the evenings activities 😉

I would have thought there will be a few people staying there so a car / taxi share might be on the cards.

Not been to that part of Nottingham, so no idea how easy it is to get lost around there.

But Chris will keep you company at least!

Rodders...

Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 6

I only run when the ice cream van drives away

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 7

rodjkidd (4/5/2013)
Cadavre (4/5/2013)
rodjkidd (4/5/2013)
Nice.
So I take it you will jogging there and back then? 😀
I hate distances like that. Too far to walk, to short a drive for the car to get warmed up, engine and heater that is!
Rodders...
I most certainly will not be jogging! I don't know how I'm getting back and fourth though. . . I can't justify driving unless the weather is terrible because it's too close, but I've never been to Nottingham so a walk will probably just involve me getting lost 🙂
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Might try booking there this weekend. I stayed a couple of nights at a Premier Inn 10 miles away at East Midlands airport recently and in Birmingham two weeks ago and they were both memorable - great staff, awesome grub, perfectly acceptable rooms.
Touch wood, I've not stayed in a bad one. I use them whenever I need to visit a client, or visiting family, or having a night out, or weekend away etc etc
Well you could always join Steve Jones as he does like his morning run! Only joking. That will be an interesting walk back if you are planning on getting "involved" with the evenings activities 😉
I would have thought there will be a few people staying there so a car / taxi share might be on the cards.
Not been to that part of Nottingham, so no idea how easy it is to get lost around there.
But Chris will keep you company at least!
Rodders...

Not sure how it will pan out yet. With a couple of good mates in the immediate area and a nearby pub boasting 180 different whiskies[/url], it's a tough choice 😛

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 8

ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Not sure how it will pan out yet. With a couple of good mates in the immediate area and a nearby pub boasting 180 different whiskies[/url], it's a tough choice 😛

Excellent. It's settled then. I'm staying with you.

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Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 9

ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Not sure how it will pan out yet. With a couple of good mates in the immediate area and a nearby pub boasting 180 different whiskies[/url], it's a tough choice 😛

Does 30 miles constitute nearby? In that case, I'm staying next door to the conference!

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 10

Grant Fritchey (4/5/2013)
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Not sure how it will pan out yet. With a couple of good mates in the immediate area and a nearby pub boasting 180 different whiskies[/url], it's a tough choice 😛
Excellent. It's settled then. I'm staying with you.

Sure you want to sample all of those whiskies the night before a presentation? :w00t:

Edited for privacy.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 11

Cadavre (4/5/2013)
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
Not sure how it will pan out yet. With a couple of good mates in the immediate area and a nearby pub boasting 180 different whiskies[/url], it's a tough choice 😛
Does 30 miles constitute nearby? In that case, I'm staying next door to the conference!

13.9 miles. You have to like your whisky.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 12

ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
13.9 miles. You have to like your whisky.

Evidently my geography is a little off 😀

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My blog - http://www.cadavre.co.uk/
For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better, quicker answers on SQL Server performance related questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 13

Cadavre (4/5/2013)
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
13.9 miles. You have to like your whisky.
Evidently my geography is a little off 😀

You've been spending waaaay too much time in front of a computer 😀

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Cadavre SSC-Forever Points: 41690 More actions · Answer 14

ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
You've been spending waaaay too much time in front of a computer 😀

I can find at least one person that would not only agree with you, but would print this forum post off and wave it in my face whenever I sat down to play with my home lab 😉

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For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better, quicker answers on SQL Server performance related questions, click on the following...http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 15

Cadavre (4/5/2013)
ChrisM@Work (4/5/2013)
You've been spending waaaay too much time in front of a computer 😀
I can find at least one person that would not only agree with you, but would print this forum post off and wave it in my face whenever I sat down to play with my home lab 😉

Better quickly copy it then - before you edit it so they can't 😛

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden