If you live in a basement and spend your spare time staring at a computer screen, eating chips... and you feel like you are missing out on life - you are!!! But hey, there is no excuse for ever being short of ideas for activities, and more importantly, you need never be short of people to meet up with. Thank you Meet up.

The snappily named Meet Up site claims to be able to hook you up with cool like-minded people in your locality. Hang out with non-threatening folks who share your interest in knitting, crochet and sewing. If that is too racy for you, kick back with fellow star gazers and observe the galaxy, or discuss your chihuahua issues with keen enthusiasts living just around the corner. The sky is the limit at Meet Up.



And if you have any reservations about pow wows at watering holes, meet up with local wine-makers for a gut-wrenching time.

It all sounds good and dandy, meeting like-minded individuals, but sometimes you might be better off staying isolated in your basement. You know what I am talking about if you have ever been to the sort of event where you walk in, realise these people really aren't your kind, and wish you could walk straight out again, but you get spotted.

Would you use the service? Have you? Care to share?