McIntosh- tell away

[Jaspar]

I couldn't find an "ask away" thread, so I made one for people who've lived in Chattan and have pearls of wisdom to give to an almost first year student.

[Telinar]

It's awesome. I didn't actually live there last year but most of my friends did and I spent a lot of time there. Also, I'm living there this year. In comparison with the hall I lived in last year, Regs, it seemed to have a better atmosphere and more hall events. It also has a good mix of people in it, so you'll probably end up meeting someone similar to it. I'm going to assume you've been put in McIntosh as well Jaspar?

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[pea]

Quoting Telinar from 22:50, 6th Jul 2006
It's awesome. I didn't actually live there last year but most of my friends did and I spent a lot of time there. Also, I'm living there this year. In comparison with the hall I lived in last year, Regs, it seemed to have a better atmosphere and more hall events. It also has a good mix of people in it, so you'll probably end up meeting someone similar to it. I'm going to assume you've been put in McIntosh as well Jaspar?

Captain Obvious strikes again Steve ;o)

Anyway, I've lived in Chattan for 2 of my 3 St Andrean years so far, and am returning for my 4th year as I love it so much.
It's a very sociable hall, and never feels like it has the 240 people who live there. Food is generally good, provided you're not too picky, and even if you are, salads and sandwiches are always available.
The rooms are pretty good. Every room is individual, which does mean they vary from tiny to massive, but not many people spend long enough in their room to care.
We have a common room, with a free pool table, some shiny leather couches and other random chairs. This is where most hall events take place, and you'll be bound to find someone lurking there at all hours.
We also have 2 tv rooms, one with a digibox, and 2 study rooms. There are 2 laundries, which are fairly cheap but only on between 7am to 10pm.
Internet access and a phone are provided in every room, as are your desk, lamp, furniture etc.

Social events are always good in hall, and vary from 3-legged pub crawls to film nights, themed parties, ceidlihs, charity calendars, bonfires, bbq's etc etc. The hall committee for the coming year are awesome and reliable and will get things done. The secretary is especially awesome... *cough cough*

If you have anymore questions, just ask and there will be plenty people to answer

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I'm a little pea, I love the sky and the trees...

[Thalia]

I'm in McIntosh just now, hidden away on E floor since i'm just a lowly staff member ;-)

It's a nice hall - some of the rooms are really big and nice, others can be small, it's just the luck of the draw. The views out onto the beach from A and B floor are amazing but you won't see much of anything if they put you on E floor ;-)

Oh, and all those events in the common room - i feel sorry for the poor bugger put in my room cos i can hear it when people move around up there, and the piano is even worse :-P

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The shadow proves the sunshine...

[lts2]

We all love McIntosh. As long as you don't want shiney double beds and en suite bathrooms, then McIntosh has it all.

[pea]

Quoting Thalia from 23:08, 6th Jul 2006
The views out onto the beach from A and B floor are amazing but you won't see much of anything if they put you on E floor

Haha tell me about it, that's why I'm moving up to A floor next year!

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I'm a little pea, I love the sky and the trees...

[Jaspar]

I like what I'm hearing! I'll be living in Chattan when I start in September, though I haven't heard what floor or anything like that. Free pool tables are always nice, as are shiny leather sofas!

What excites me most is the social atmosphere that people have written about. I can't wait, only 9 more weeks!

[Sarah]

I just found out today that I'm going to be in Chattan and all the enthusiastic people on here are leading me to believe that this is a good thing, yay. I'm in room xxx, I think, and I just wondered if anyone on here had ever inhabited this room or knows what its like?

[October]

Yo Sarah.
Being a boy, and haveing spent my time under the piano on E floor, I'm sorry to say I didn't spent much time on C floor.
So I'm not really sure were that room is.
C floor is an all girls floor, and as you might of guessed the "a" after your room number means your shareing room.
C floor seems nice tho.

Yo Jaspar
The free pool table is rather nice, if you can get on it. Look out for Wally he LOVES to play pool. And as for the shiny leather sofas, they'll only stay nice if everyone in hall takes care and looks after them.
I really like them and entend to enjoy sitting on them for many a time, heres hopeing everyone thinks likewise.

And Thalia, what room you in right now anyway?

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I'm Telling you.
It was the Ninja Robot Monkeys that did it.

[Thalia]

I'm in E5

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The shadow proves the sunshine...

...And I am a Sinner Goddess.

[October]

err...
wasn't that Will's room?
won't want to be in there.
Tho it is a fair sized room, I think.

I was in E16 which is a shared room, just across the hall, hope i didn't leave anything in it.

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I'm Telling you.
It was the Ninja Robot Monkeys that did it.

[Thalia]

I don't wanna know why i wouldn't wanna be in here

If you did leave anything, i'll have been thrown out ages ago
But only the single rooms on E floor are being used just now anyway.

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The shadow proves the sunshine...

...And I am a Sinner Goddess.

[Jono]

The most important thing I've learned is not to kick down doors in a drunken rage.... it's expensive as hell!

The poor bastard who's getting E5 next year Is Malcom Macyver. Studies Physics. Nice enough guy. Know him through OTC. I'm sure all the semen stains will have been cleaned up before he moves in though.

I was in E14, which mean I hate the pool table with a passion! Nothing paticularly interesting happened in there last year, though I'm told it was Pot-central the year before.

not much good with advice. If you're on C floor don't make a habbit of using the study room as a short-cut because its annoying. I can usually be found either studying like hell, drinking like hell, or a transitory period between the two.

I'll lok forward to seeing you all in McIntosh next year!

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[pea]

Yeah, you guys will want to avoid Jon.

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I'm a little pea, I love the sky and the trees...

[someone]

Quoting Sarah from 16:40, 7th Jul 2006
I just found out today that I'm going to be in Chattan and all the enthusiastic people on here are leading me to believe that this is a good thing, yay. I'm in room C24a, I think, and I just wondered if anyone on here had ever inhabited this room or knows what its like?

I knew someone who lived there. It is right at the far end of C floor and probably the biggest twin room. you'll have plenty of floor space.

[lts2]

C24 is nice You did well!

I'm in A28 next year, top floor! Undoubtedly meet you soon ^_^

Leila

[Jono]

Quoting pea from 14:47, 10th Jul 2006
Yeah, you guys will want to avoid Jon.

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I'm a little pea, I love the sky and the trees...

What a hurtful thing to say!

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[Mattina]

I'm in A1a. So I gather it's a shared room on the ground floor; am I right?

[mishy]

i'm in A14

[laura]

I've got A1a. Shared on the top floor, I guess.