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Re: Everest

#3405
From: Vince Bagusauskas
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 09:58
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Good on ya mate, it seems you have a lot of free times in your hands, since
your discharge.  Let us know what you dig up.  Hope to read about in
Canberra Times: not.

Still not going to tell us your real name?  Wearing that yella shirt also
helps to hide the Heinz baby food stains it seems.



"John D" <Johnd1967 no spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:V9Rx6.1062$MM.43591@ozemail.com.au...
> You've been busy Vince. All that slapping did you some good.
>
> > Principal Sponsor
> > Tenix.
>
> The only financial contributor apart from the Australian taxpayer. Was
> only able to trace their contribution to "Commercial in confidence".
> Shame that. "Someone, somewhere" is attempting to find a figure that the
> Department of Defence has paid out for this junket. Might take a day or
> two.
>
> > Opentec
> > CISCO.
> > Thai Airlines.
> > SAAB Systems.
> > Mountain Designs.
> > BOC Gases
> > Raytheon
> > ESRIAU
>
> Other sponsors have donated ruggedised computers, software, bottled
> oxygen, clothing, communication equipment (loan),
> handheld GPS, visual equipment (loan).
>
> The doco' is a commercial enterprise. It is estimated that it will make
> a profit.
>
> > Panasonic- documentary sponsor.
> > AMP- documentary sponsor.
> >
>
>
> > Funded by the Australian Army?
>
> It will probably come as a surprise for you to learn that as the
> "service" was overseas, the members are covered by vet affairs.  Care to
> calculate the financial cost alone of the two RAAF avalanche victims.
>
>  Have spent 3 years full time training for
> > this trek?
>
> No one suggested "full time" except you.
>
> > The information is not that hard to find on the web.
>
> Indeed !
>
>
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