Great turnout, beautiful weather, lovely partners, gorgeous kids; we had a fantastic time yesterday at Adelaide's first meetup.

Huge shoutout to those who helped, @dolladu and @polichick bringing salads, @holoz0r and @ursa88 with meaty goodness, and @nerdfury with his tripod.
Everybody offered to help in some way, and really made an effort to engage.

In the lead up, we recruited #1448 to make some moulds for chocolate coins.

They got a bit melty in the sun, but went down a treat.

Myself,
@nerdfury
@o07
@holoz0r
@ursa88
@beet
@dolladu
@galenkp
@thegoliath
@polichick
@lexclarke and
@exploreadelaide

Were all in attendance, as well as half a dozen family members and the steemit mobile.

These balloons were meant to be decorative, but turned out to be a crucial navigation aid.
They've done a great job, and have temporarily retired to my ceiling.
They'll be re-heliumed next year.
Online supplier here
I recommend something similar for anyone planning to run a meetup.

The camera went well, but starts a new file every 10 minutes of filming. I'll see if there's a way around this, or a way to stitch them into one file, for future events.

I'd like to thank my wife, Amanda. She couldn't be there this time, but it wouldn't have been half as successful without her logistical help and encouragement. Thankyou Sweetheart.

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I absolutely recommend doing this.
If you're in a reasonably big city, and nobody's planned one, then do it yourself.
Remember, you're not a customer here, waiting to see what's offered.
You're an entrepeneur, building your personal brand.
Look for ways to add value to this place, and the people you share it with.
Stop asking 'Who's going to let me', and start asking, 'Who's going to stop me'.