Well, last night I caught up with Hyjinx face to face here in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was down on a trip and we managed to catch up at
a local brewery and have a beer and a bite to eat. :)
This hobby is very much a global thing these days and most folks I know quite well for a number of years don't live in New Zealand so
it was nice to manage to catch up with one of the few that I have come into contact with via BBSing and fsxNet who do live in the same
country.
So I'm fortunate enough that I travel with work, so I'm no stranger to
NZ. (I love Welli - except for Welli's weather - it would be my next
place to live, if the temp was about 5-10 degrees warmer ;)
I was hoping to get a trip down to Dunedin to say hi - but COVID has put
a dampner on that.
Now, I'm looking for a new job role, and the new one may not include as much travel as the old one :( But if I can wing it, I'll let you know :)
I hope you may be lucky enough to have the same thing happen to you down the track too and bump in to someone who you have enjoyed chatting with
in echomail.
Best, Paul
That would be good, I'm in Melbourne, not sure of other BBS hobbyists here.
That would be good, I'm in Melbourne, not sure of other BBS hobbyists h
Where abouts?
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On 01-23-22 16:02, Avon wrote to All <=-
Well, last night I caught up with Hyjinx face to face here in Dunedin,
New Zealand. He was down on a trip and we managed to catch up at a
local brewery and have a beer and a bite to eat. :)
On 01-24-22 18:02, boraxman wrote to Avon <=-
That would be good, I'm in Melbourne, not sure of other BBS hobbyists here.
On 01-24-22 17:15, rEApZ wrote to boraxman <=-
Hey Boraxman!
There are a few of us around! I'm down in Geelong but lived in
Melbourne for a fair few years :)
rEApZ:DatanetBBS
We still have to have a BBS meetup in Melbourne sometime, there's a
number of us spread across a few networks. Though for me, that'll have
to wait until after Easter.
On 01-25-22 22:34, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-
We still have to have a BBS meetup in Melbourne sometime, there's a
number of us spread across a few networks. Though for me, that'll have
to wait until after Easter.
I would definitely by up for a meet up.
I would definitely by up for a meet up.
Yeah, think we're overdue, actually. Somewhere in central Melbourne
would be the logical place - fairly central and easily reached by
public and private transport would be the go.
I'd have one of the longer trips in, so it doesn't particularly favour
me, just makes sense to hold it there.
On 01-27-22 10:56, Vorlon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Meetup at the big clock at southern cross, and then walk across the
road! #-)
Meetup at the big clock at southern cross, and then walk across
the road! #-)
Hmm, across which road (it's on a corner :P ). 2 constraints for me:
1. NOT a bar/pub - I don't drink alcohol or sugary soft drink.
Meetup at the big clock at southern cross, and then walk across
the road! #-)
Hmm, across which road (it's on a corner :P ). 2 constraints for me:
1. NOT a bar/pub - I don't drink alcohol or sugary soft drink.
The same with the pub/bar, but there are a few cafe's across the road from southern cross.
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
On 01-31-22 10:36, Vorlon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
The same with the pub/bar, but there are a few cafe's across the road
from southern cross.
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
On 01-31-22 12:17, deon wrote to Vorlon <=-
Stay on the train, and get out at Flinders Street. There are a heap of bar/cafe's nearby ie: southgate.
The same with the pub/bar, but there are a few cafe's across the
road from southern cross.
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
Stay on the train, and get out at Flinders Street. There are a heap of bar/cafe's nearby ie: southgate.
week. I missed the Midsumma carnival a week ago, because I didn't
want to risk a week's iso, which would have put me out of last
weekend's Victorian Country championships (won 6 medals from 6
events). :)
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
Me either. :)
On 02-01-22 09:15, Vorlon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
You'll need a trophy cabinet now! #->
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
Me either. :)
You've lived there for part of your adult life. I haven't, as we left Melboourne when I was ten....
I don't know Melbourne well enough to put forward more!
Me either. :)
You've lived there for part of your adult life. I haven't, as we
left Melboourne when I was ten....
Yeah, but I left more than a decade ago, and that area has changed a
fair bit since then. :)
On 02-07-22 11:36, Vorlon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I was last down there two years ago at southern cross.... #-) Then
covid hit.... %-(
Well, last night I caught up with Hyjinx face to face here in Dunedin,
New Zealand. He was down on a trip and we managed to catch up at a
local brewery and have a beer and a bite to eat. :)
We still have to have a BBS meetup in Melbourne sometime, there's a
number of
us spread across a few networks. Though for me, that'll have to wait
until
after Easter.
I was last down there two years ago at southern cross.... #-)
Then covid hit.... %-(
I made a trip last year on the train, that was my last time.
Well, last night I caught up with Hyjinx face to face here in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was down on a trip and we managed to catch up at a local brewery and have a beer and a bite to eat. :)
Awesome, one day I will meet you both.. Given how far away Hyjinx is,
that should have happened by now. haha
On 02-08-22 13:04, JoE DooM wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've been wanting to make it over to Oz since the Syntax demoparties started.. what 2007 or something? I made it over in 2012, but that was
for the linux.conf in Ballarat, so the timing was off. :(
Do they have their own corner of the BBS scene or are they strictly demoscene?
On 02-08-22 12:32, Vorlon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hello Vk3jed!
07 Feb 22 14:31, you wrote to me:
I was last down there two years ago at southern cross.... #-)
Then covid hit.... %-(
I made a trip last year on the train, that was my last time.
My family are all here in town, so very *rearly* go down to
Melbourne..... ^-)
:) I would like that too :)
Who's "they"? But chamces are the answer will be the same regardless
- "I don't know", because I don't keep up with the demoscene.
On 02-14-22 09:57, JoE DooM wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Who's "they"? But chamces are the answer will be the same regardless
- "I don't know", because I don't keep up with the demoscene.
It's a world I'm interested in, but haven't really paid proper
attention to since the 90s on the Amiga. :)
But it'd be cool to go to a demoparty in Aus over the next couple of
years if international travel becomes saner.
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