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#500513 - Fri Dec 04 2009 12:52 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	Quote: We will try to keep the temperature down, too. How does a nice, warm 30C sound? Considering it's already snowed here once, I'd take 30C...it's almost down to 30F here. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#500514 - Fri Dec 04 2009 07:30 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
LeoDaVinci Moderator Registered: Fri Mar 23 2001 Posts: 12578 Loc: Ontario Canada	I love 30C! I'm so there! TWO WEEKS! _________________________ "La divina podestate, la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore." -------------------- Editor/Moderator/Awesome Guy
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#500515 - Fri Dec 04 2009 08:16 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Exit10 Registered: Fri Sep 28 2001 Posts: 4253 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	Don't worry, she has agreed to lend me her pointy stick just for the occasion. Be afraid.
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#500516 - Sat Dec 05 2009 01:06 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	Quote: I love 30C! I'm so there! TWO WEEKS! Don't swelter, LDV...are you used to 30C in December? _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#500517 - Sat Dec 05 2009 08:16 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
LeoDaVinci Moderator Registered: Fri Mar 23 2001 Posts: 12578 Loc: Ontario Canada	30C is 30C, no matter when it comes around. Compared to the lack of Cs we've been having here (and at night the negative Cs) I'll take anything more than 20C with joy. _________________________ "La divina podestate, la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore." -------------------- Editor/Moderator/Awesome Guy
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#500518 - Tue Dec 08 2009 06:25 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	For those people who cannot make it to Sydney, but would like to be part of the fun, we can give you a call. Simply PM me with your phone number (with area codes, etc) and your preferred time of call. The phone is generally passed around the table, so that you will speak to everyone there. You can then have lots of fun trying do decipher the Aussie accent, and trying to guess who is who! A hint- my voice is deeper than Exit10's... Only just over a week to go! _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#500519 - Tue Dec 08 2009 08:15 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Exit10 Registered: Fri Sep 28 2001 Posts: 4253 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	... but mine is sexier. Have we decided on a venue yet? It would be good to know before I get on the plane. MarchHare - are you still after a bed? Or anyone else for that matter.
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#500520 - Tue Dec 08 2009 08:37 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	Oh dear Exit - I'd better bring my shiny cutlass to trim the pointy tip, then! Oh and I'm sorry - I didn't answer your kind offer of a spare bed! My nephew has arranged accommodation for Steve and I. Thank you very much for the thought! _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500521 - Tue Dec 08 2009 08:47 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	That's a lovely idea Ozzz - like pass the parcel with audio instead of wrapping paper! Leo it's been 'a little more' than 30C lately. Like 37C... Well at least there's always a breeze round the Quay. Still looking at City Extra, Ozzz? And will we all wear our FT Badges for recognition? _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500522 - Tue Dec 08 2009 08:49 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	Oooo! Just looking at the City Extra web page - there's a free glass of wine with every printed page! prints off a ream or two! _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500523 - Tue Dec 08 2009 10:02 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	City Extra sound pretty good. I just spoke to them, and they seat over 300. Reservations are not a great problem. I suggest 5pm, and I will book for 12 people. Meagan, can you please PM me your arrival time? I will not be back on Sydney till about lunchtime on the Friday. MarchHare, if I fax you a few blank pieces of paper, will you print off a few extra for me, too? _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#500524 - Tue Dec 08 2009 10:16 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	LOL Ozzz! Already printed and waiting to roll! We're allowed a free glass with each main course. We'll be Very hungry by then I'm sure! Hopefully there won't be any last minute Friday Afternoon Meltdowns and we can escape from work at a reasonable time! May not be till 6ish allowing for traffic etc. But if you start at 5 - we'll just catch up! _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500525 - Wed Dec 09 2009 09:54 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Exit10 Registered: Fri Sep 28 2001 Posts: 4253 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	Does this mean I should starve myself for a week beforehand so I can have lots of main courses?
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#500526 - Wed Dec 09 2009 07:15 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	My Plan exactly, Exit! _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500527 - Wed Dec 09 2009 08:45 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Exit10 Registered: Fri Sep 28 2001 Posts: 4253 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	I'm sure there'll be plenty of lettuce, carrots and other rabbit food. Yum! Yum!
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#500528 - Sat Dec 12 2009 03:54 AM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
MarchHare007 Enthusiast Registered: Wed Aug 08 2007 Posts: 222 Loc: Jilliby NSW Australia	Llamas like rabbit food then do they, Exit? _________________________ "Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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#500529 - Sat Dec 12 2009 12:07 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	Someone be sure to take a digital camera and post them all in the Staff Room. Maybe we can superimpose Terry and Karen in there somewhere. Hope you enjoy the weather. I'm tired of waking up to 18F (-8C), not to mention the winds. Dave, you're only two hours south of me, and I feel your pain. Eat more jerky! _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#500530 - Sat Dec 12 2009 12:11 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	Quote: For those people who cannot make it to Sydney, but would like to be part of the fun, we can give you a call. Simply PM me with your phone number (with area codes, etc) and your preferred time of call. I've received your calls before, and the fact that I couldn't understand a word that you guys said had nothing to do with alcohol. _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#500531 - Sat Dec 12 2009 02:02 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
flopsymopsy Administrator Registered: Sat May 17 2008 Posts: 5470 Loc: Northampton England UK	Quote: Llamas like rabbit food then do they, Exit? This one does... especially if you add a steak, put some snags on the barbie, and throw on some prawns! _________________________ The Hubble Telescope has just picked up a sound from a fraction of a second before the Big Bang. The sound was "Uh oh".
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#500532 - Sat Dec 12 2009 02:02 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ren33 Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 12593 Loc: Kowloon Tong Hong Kong	Quote: the fact that I couldn't understand a word that you guys said had nothing to do with alcohol. Oh Me too! Bloomin' foreigners! _________________________ Wandering aimlessly through FT since 1999.
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#500533 - Sat Dec 12 2009 04:05 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
agony Administrator Registered: Sat Mar 29 2003 Posts: 16595 Loc: Western Canada	Just thought I'd share this with you all, to let you know that I really wish I was on my way to Sydney just now. Quote: Issued: 11.00 AM MST Saturday 12 December 2009 Wind chill warning in effect. Today: Sunny. Wind west 20 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 36. Extreme wind chill minus 51. Tonight: Clear. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Temperature steady near minus 37. Extreme wind chill minus 52. Sunday: Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late in the day. High minus 32. Extreme wind chill minus 51. Monday: Sunny. Low minus 36. High minus 28. Tuesday: Sunny. Low minus 31. High minus 20.
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#500534 - Sat Dec 12 2009 04:21 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	Agony, those numbers are impossible! Minus 52? Why would anyone live there? And to all those foreigners on my phone list, I promise that we will speak slowly and in single syllables... Nightmare, I am sure there will be several cameras floating around, and the good thing is that Auntie Ren will not be there to make us all wear silly hats with pigtails hanging off them! Less than a week to go. My bellybutton has been puckering and unpuckering with excitement. (Can anyone identify that last quote?). _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#500535 - Sat Dec 12 2009 05:15 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ren33 Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 12593 Loc: Kowloon Tong Hong Kong	The Usual Suspects _________________________ Wandering aimlessly through FT since 1999.
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#500536 - Sat Dec 12 2009 05:42 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ozzz2002 Moderator Registered: Mon Dec 03 2001 Posts: 20907 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	We are all still banned from Star City Casino, for breach of the dress code. _________________________ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it. Ex-Editor, Hobbies and Sports, and Forum Moderator
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#500537 - Sat Dec 12 2009 06:05 PM Re: A Sydney Xmas Get-together
ren33 Moderator Registered: Thu Sep 30 1999 Posts: 12593 Loc: Kowloon Tong Hong Kong	Why am I even remotely surprised? _________________________ Wandering aimlessly through FT since 1999.
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