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In article <Xns9BDD7B5402A86NoneShallPass@127.0.0.1>, 
styx.sentinel.PAY@FERRYMAN.gmail.com said...
> =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= <none@all.org> wrote:
> 
> > In article <Xns9BC96D78654A1NoneShallPass@127.0.0.1>, 
> > styx.sentinel.PAY@FERRYMAN.gmail.com says...
> >> Jeßus <none@all.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > In article <Xns9BC87C3191C5ENoneShallPass@127.0.0.1>, 
> >> > styx.sentinel.PAY@FERRYMAN.gmail.com says... 
> >> >> "-=Spudley=-" <-=Spudley=-@home.com> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> > "Jeßus" <none@all.org> wrote in message 
> >> >> > news:MPG.241cafbcc8f6a7e8989684@news.x-privat.org... 
> >> >> >> In article <Xns9BC4C90A3B260NoneShallPass@127.0.0.1>,
> >> >> >> styx.sentinel.PAY@FERRYMAN.gmail.com says... <snip> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> >>> > With your bullcrap blustering you bounce back like the
> >> >> >>> > moron that 
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I mena seriouisly.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Fortunately the word "I" has only one letter in it, otherwise
> >> >> > he would have fucked up that spelling as well. :-) 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> By gum you're a thick one aren't you Spuddles? Are you so
> >> >> fucking stupid 
> >> >  
> >> >> that you completely fail to comprehend Jeßus is pointing out the
> >> >> fundamental irony that your own words apply far better to you
> >> >> than anyone 
> >> >  
> >> >> else that frequents this cesspool?
> >> > 
> >> > Well... not to the extent you say, but feel free to use it as
> >> > ammo against Spuddles :) 
> >> 
> >> Ammo? You don't need ammo with Spudley, just dip your bare hook
> >> into the waters, you'll soon have a strike. Pathetic really, there
> >> just isn't good fishing in local waters anymore :-( 
> > 
> > I might stay out of this stoush, methinks. Consider me the ANA 
> > equivalent of Switzerland...
> 
> LOL, done!
> 
> >> > I couldnt think of anything else to say at the time, so not much 
> >> > significance behind it... beyond me missing not having nigel
> >> > around to play with at least anyway.
> >> > 
> >> > Come and say hello, Nigel. Wallah!
> >> 
> >> Yes, at least Nigel varied his line from time to time...
> > 
> >> WTF is going on with your news client? Stuff is wrapped all over
> >> the joint. 
> >
> > I assume that message was posted using Pan, which went completely
> > off the deep end in a variety of ways. No amount of tweaking would
> > fix the wrapping for some reason. I had to uninstall/reinstall it
> > eventually. I'm mucking around with various servers and clients
> > again, as you can see.
> 
> Yeah, I gave up on the treadmill and decided to just stick with XNews 
> some years ago. It can do some binnie work, has a solid regex engine for 
> plonker detection, incorporates some handy stuff like XPAT, and is a 
> standalone executable that can run happily under WINE. I just run it off 
> an external HDD or USB stick wherever needed.
>  
> >> Have you wintered on the East coast yet?
> > 
> > East coast of which state? I can't recall if I mentioned that I
> > moved to Tassie? I moved to St Helens (east coast Tas) temporarily
> > until the right place came along to buy. I bought a property July
> > last year, still in N.E Tas but a bit further inland. I'm in my
> > element now, happy as a pig mired in corruption here. I'm also back
> > to a total quota of 3GB per month... prior to moving here I used 4GB
> > /per day/. Thankfully I have many more things to keep me preoccupied
> > now, so not much need to download documentaries like I used to. Glad
> > to finally be well away from urban living :-)
> 
> Yes I was referring to Tassie. I hope you like it down there, it's a 
> great place. I am often tempted to pull up stumps and head on down, but 
> the IT market isn't as strong as I'd like, and I'm not ready for 
> retirement (partial or otherwise) just yet.

There's certainly a demand in the N.E of the state for basic I.T work 
(computer repairs) - not including Launceston of course. 

Christ knows how many PCs I've looked at (under some protest :)

... word of mouth is amazing here. I've long since put the word out "no 
more" but they keep coming :p. I should probably exploit the 
opportunity, but in all honesty I find the work incredibly boring... and 
I've got more than enough to keep me busy here already.

I'm loving it here. Once again I can finally do what I please, pretty 
much. Haven't been able to do that since I left the N.T (and those days 
are well and truly over up there). 

I've also been all over the country, and this place wins hands down for 
fresh, clean food. The only grocery shopping I do is every few months 
now, as I need very little from supermarkets. 
Now that I'm once again in the right kind of place, I'm into self-
sufficiency (for want of a less cringe-worthy term). Grow my own food 
and/or trade with the locals... hunt most of my meat but also keep 
sheep, chooks, goat etc. Home brew, solar power (but still rely on other 
forms of power) etc etc...

It's done little but rain here for a month or more, which has softened 
the ground and warmed things up considerably, so I've been going full 
bore planting trees (natives and fruit), digging post holes and anything 
else that requires digging. Planted about 200 trees - only another ~400 
to go now :p

> So I guess you moved inland around Scottsdale? Or perhaps further south 
> and nearer the Esk? If you get a chance (and can stomach the expense) 
> there is a relativley new flying fox tour thingie through the treetops 
> about 30 min east of Launceston. I'll see if I can find it, ah here it is 
> http://www.treetopsadventure.com.au/ ,loads of fun for the whole family.

Yup, the g/f lives not far from there - seen it but only because we 
walked through the forest it goes through, which was when we noticed the 
flying fox thing. I might give it a go one day.

> I hear that Bass Link may soon be actually lit up, hopefully that will 
> result in some increased quota, unless you are on satellite?

Yep, satellite. No sign of ADSL being an option anytime soon. 
Technically, the satellite connection itself is quite good - but its 
blatantly obvious they've massively oversubscribed the service. On 
average, I get less than dial up speeds. 

Very occasionally I've seen what it is capable of in terms of speed, 
which is much the same as ADSL1. Mind you, the last time I noticed this 
was last year, and only for maybe 30 seconds.

> Nice chatting...

Indeed, when I finally get around to checking this group again :)