"Peter-Lucas" > wrote
> "cshenk" wrote

> I've known yours for quite some time :-)

Figured so. I'm not too paranoid. I know Big Bazz's to (but won't list it
here) as we are old time friends from Fidonet. I'm still doing Fido but
he's moved on.

>> That or just assholes. Me, I report them if they email to my account
>> and suddenly they stop.

> Unfortunately, the ISP's being used by the stalkers really don't give a
> rats.

Mine tends to use the black lists and spam filters. Not perfectly and they
dont touch newsgroups with them, but they filter down the really obvious
stuff from email and will block a site if there starts to be a problem.

>> Understood. Few here have my home address, nor do they need it. It's
>> too bad we didnt know each other last time I was in your area. I
>> spent a largely bored and lonely time many of the hours in Brisbane.

> Bummer :-(
>
> When were you here last?

2007, I misrecall the month now, someplace between March and late May seems
right? It was when the USS ESSEX came in. To you, 'just one more boatload
of yanks' but that time, I was on it ;-)

> Business, or pleasure?

Break between sailing and doing training with the OZ Navy. We annually do
something up around Timor (training and aide). Been to Darwin so many
times, I've lost count but can describe the layout easily by memory ;-)
Kitty O'Sheas is the best quiet watering hole.

>> It would have been good to share a beer with you and wileaway a few
>> hours at some local watering hole you like. Would have only needed
>> the address of the watering hole and a local taxi number to meet up,
>> or you to want to meet at my hotel and know which it was.

> As a visitor to our shores, it would have been our duty as good
> Ambassadors
> for Queensland, to come pick you up and show you the sights.... if we both
> had the time!!

Heheh there is that! I'm on shore duty now and final bit, pending
retirement in 2 months. Traveling days probably over.

> My BIL just called. He's now in Brisbane for the holiday season..... and
> wants to catch up at the winery (Sirromet) that we took him to last time
> he
> was up here. I think he liked the food there :-P

I remember the ship had some wine tours. That may have been one of them.
(I didnt go).

>> Wayne's ok. I think he got caught in one of the spammer posts.

> Yeah, figgered that too.

Yeah, saw some new ones today. Lemonade or something like that looked
suspicious but may not be.

> I used to do the bread machine thing (back when we had 4 growing kids at
> home!!), but now it's just as easy, more convenient, and more cost
> effective to go to my local bakery.

I do it twice a week roughly. Mostly just simple white types for samwiches
and such.