Sam (home from EMF 😢)

@sam@cablespaghetti.dev

Father of two, husband, lover of dogs but owner of many cats. Runner. Technology enthusiast. Metalhead. AuADHDer. Cloudy DevOps type person. Formerly known as @sam@running.cafe.

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[?]Sam (home from EMF 😢) » 🌐
@sam@cablespaghetti.dev

@suearcher@toot.wales Thanks! I’m a member of the local Green Party as it happens. Not a bad idea. Southampton may have people I can poach. 😆

Thanks for the info. I will process properly and come up with a plan when not at EMF.

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    [?]Sue Archer » 🌐
    @suearcher@toot.wales

    @sam

    One thing to remember when getting people interested is that the actual repairers are not the only vital roles. Admin, publicity, meet-and-greet are all just as important, so if someone likes the idea but has no repair skills, they may be very valuable in other areas.

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      [?]Sarah🌳 » 🌐
      @Sarah111well@mas.to

      @suearcher @sam Butting in to say - we run our Repair Cafe monthly, and some of our fixers would happily do a 2nd Repair Cafe each month in a nearby town. So dont assume they wouldnt be interested, just make sure your days dont clash.

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        [?]Sam (home from EMF 😢) » 🌐
        @sam@cablespaghetti.dev

        @Sarah111well@mas.to @suearcher Yes I think Southampton and Ringwood are going to be good sources of people and advice to kick start this. I’m blown away by all the replies to this post honestly.

          [?]Alfred Chow - Maker of Things [He/Him They/Them] » 🌐
          @Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social

          @Sarah111well @suearcher @sam
          Yes, very much so.

          For years, Sue and I did four different repair cafes each month, we now only do two as it was getting a bit much.

          Many of the repair cafe volunteers do more than one a month, and enjoy the different dynamics, and range of people and repair items that come in.

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            [?]Sam (home from EMF 😢) » 🌐
            @sam@cablespaghetti.dev

            @suearcher@toot.wales Yes the talk at EMF laid that out quite nicely. I now feel semi-armed take this forward. The tea and cake are as important as the people with screwdrivers and sewing needles!

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              [?]Sue Archer » 🌐
              @suearcher@toot.wales

              @sam

              We used to do 4 in a month, and then it got a bit much so we cut back to 2 - those were the two where we felt the best supported (and one of them has the best cake...)

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