Hello to all from SteveOC in OZ

I have a lot of hellos to all - evyerone from the old IW forums, and friends in between.

DRLunsford, Ashton, Malreaux, etc, etc .. there is still a beer in the fridge with your name on it.

Jerry has been rather quiet recently, I thought that he had all but given up hope, but surprise - surprise, he is still active and scheming up new excuses for the new year. Its amazing in this day and age, but there are still lots of Jerry's around. I will relate some stories when time permits.

Since we last spoke, life has thrown me a few major changes on the home front that are still sorta in progress .. will expand on that one later.

On the Linux front, I have managed to pull off a major coup of pretty mammoth proportions, but it took 3 years of hard advocacy and coding to acheive .. glad to say that the dream is now a reality. I have now moved on to find new fields to bang the drums of advocacy in .. hope to acheive a new conversion in the next coupla months, against some very entrenched opposition .. but you know that I can do it !

So Merry XMas and all that - looking fwd to meeting some old friends in the new year. Have a safe holiday period, and dont eat or drink too much.

SteveOC

Post #70,718 by steveoc 12/24/02 5:52:28 PM Reply	Hello to all from SteveOC in OZ I have a lot of hellos to all - evyerone from the old IW forums, and friends in between. DRLunsford, Ashton, Malreaux, etc, etc .. there is still a beer in the fridge with your name on it. Jerry has been rather quiet recently, I thought that he had all but given up hope, but surprise - surprise, he is still active and scheming up new excuses for the new year. Its amazing in this day and age, but there are still lots of Jerry's around. I will relate some stories when time permits. Since we last spoke, life has thrown me a few major changes on the home front that are still sorta in progress .. will expand on that one later. On the Linux front, I have managed to pull off a major coup of pretty mammoth proportions, but it took 3 years of hard advocacy and coding to acheive .. glad to say that the dream is now a reality. I have now moved on to find new fields to bang the drums of advocacy in .. hope to acheive a new conversion in the next coupla months, against some very entrenched opposition .. but you know that I can do it ! So Merry XMas and all that - looking fwd to meeting some old friends in the new year. Have a safe holiday period, and dont eat or drink too much. SteveOC
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Post #70,758 by static 12/25/02 5:55:00 AM Reply	Nice to see you again, so to speak. It's been a real long time between drinks, as they say. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #70,766 by deSitter 12/25/02 7:10:38 AM Reply	Re: Hello to all from SteveOC in OZ Where the frick have YOU been? Out playing aboriginal? Did you see the recent eclipse? I tried to explain to your fellow cobbers what an amazing sight the moon's shadow would be, rushing in across the ocean at 5000 kph in front of the setting, dying Sun. Thought of you then. Welcome back! This is a good omen. Next, we get back Nick and Yaz. -drl
Post #70,773 by tuberculosis 12/25/02 9:16:16 AM Reply	Hey there! Gonna stick around a bit? I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns.
Post #70,786 by imric 12/25/02 11:20:57 AM Reply	Hiya! Merry Christmas! Imric's Tips for Living Paranoia Is a Survival Trait Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised... Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
Post #70,809 by tseliot 12/25/02 2:36:17 PM Reply	O say can you C Welcome! Missed you around here for far too long. Happy Christmas! Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10
Post #70,831 by Ashton 12/25/02 6:04:23 PM Reply	Billy-Sue Looongs to meet Jerry!______:-\ufffd When the rich assemble to concern themselves with the business of the poor, it is called Charity. When the poor assemble to concern themselves with the business of the rich, it is called Anarchy. -Paul Richards
Post #70,858 by dmarker 12/25/02 11:15:34 PM Reply	Re: Hello to all from SteveOC in OZ Hi Steve, long time no hear !! Was down there 1st week of Dec - watched bushfires spring up all around where we were (Turramura near Hornsby Sydney) - had to cancel visit to friends at Glenorie as their house nearly burnt down & the auth had sealed off the roads. Was happy to come back to HK :-) Anyway - hope you have a good New Year down there. Cheers Doug Marker
Post #70,860 by static 12/25/02 11:26:28 PM Reply	Maybe we could meet next time you visit :-) I live in Sydney's south and work in Ryde. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #70,870 by dmarker 12/26/02 12:35:31 AM Reply	Hope to be back in Jan, Ryde is so close I will be going to NZ to see two newborns (grandchildren) - rather timely. Sadly last week we lost my mother but she had lived a long & healthy life. Last 2 years demetia had set in & she had trouble remembering who we all were. I managed to visit her 2 weeks before she passed away (5 days ago). Was sad to see how frail she had become but was (in hindsight) very pleased I had got to visit her a few times before it happened. She had a great Wake. Cheers Doug

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