Meeting New Friends When Broke

The_New_Caz

I think we should all meet up in Cardiff. If you're interested let me know : )

barber1982

Yeah sounds good

**purpleprincess**

Whereabouts in South Wales are you? If you like running I know of some people that do hashing?

I got a part time job in a pub and it was great! Met loads of new people and it's money for having a night out most of the time!!

The_New_Caz

Whats hashing?

amosworks

AFAIK, "hashing" is the process of passing source data through a one-way cryptographic algorithm which compresses the input and introduces an amount of entropy to it to produce a much smaller and unique "hash" (aka "digest"). The process is one-way, so it's typically not possible to reverse the hash to reproduce the original input data. It is commonly used as a verification tool for storing passwords and anti-tampering security. Common hashing algorithms include MD5 (Message Digest) and SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm).

Dan29

OR "a form of non-competitive cross-country running with the main objective of working up a decent thirst. Great emphasis is placed on the social aspects - particularly the communal boozing session at the aprés-hash. It's a fun activity and not be taken at all seriously."

(from http://www.cix.co.uk/~bicesterh3/uk/hashing.htm )

Emmzi

Re: meeting people, try https://www.meetup.com.

It's mainly interest groups based around, well, interests, as opposed to booze/food, so there are some pretty cheap things on there!

For example, there are loads of 'stitch and !!!!!' groups (knitting and gossip) where you actually save money by making clothes while you attend a social activity.

The_New_Caz

Well I've gone and asked for some bar work and start the week after next............

barber1982

Congratulations ....thats great news :beer:

briona

The_New_Caz wrote:

I think we should all meet up in Cardiff. If you're interested let me know : )

I think this is a great idea! Looks like we've got a few MSE-ers in the South Wales/Cardiff area... so if anyone's interested in meeting up with like-minded people [does this sound like a personal ad?? It's not, I promise!] post here or PM myself or Caz and we'll see if we can organise a cheap meet up!


PS: Caz – I've sent you a PM in response to yours albeit a few days after you'd mailed me! I haven't been able to get on these forums since last Thurday! I hate my computer!!! :mad: