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Family, Friends and Final sets
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Started conversation Jul 9, 2001
To say I had today planned with military precision is putting it mildly.
I couldn't believe my luck that I would make the London meet-up & get to watch the Men's Final at Wimbledon, because it was late ending.
Things started to go wrong yesterday, when I arrived home caked in London grime & desperate bath, turned on my hot water heater and nothing happened...
Luckily I have 3-star cover with British Gas so I rang their emergency number.
"Sorry madam, that's not an emergency. We will be with you asap. Tomorrow morning alright?"
"Fine".
Waiting for Gas Board, posting on h2g2, chatting with friends online.
Visitor number one.
My teenage son.
"Hi Mom - can I have the pc? Laura's is broken."
OK, honey, nice to see you too.
Visitor number two.
Gasman!
Fixes boiler, disappears.
Turn on tank, relishing the thought of lovely bath before the Final.
Visitor number three.
My younger daughter....
"Hi Ma! Can I have a go on the pc, just to check my email?"
"Well, I would say yes, but Allan is on it".
Puppy dog eyes....
"Well sort it out between yourselves, I'm off for a bath".
12 noon - settled down alone to watch the best sporting event of the year.
Spotted the Aussie cricketers
in the crowd and **
** 
Supporting Goran, luckily the support at the Centre Court was about 50/50, as everybody who wasn't Australian seemed to be supporting Goran.
Absolutely brilliant
for 3 solid hours, nerve wracking double-faults followed by fantastic ACEs
3pm, visitor number four.
Even daughter had left the computer to come see what all the racket was aboutwell it WAS the 5th set and the games WERE going with serve, it would've only taken ONE mistake and it would have been curtains...
In comes Lynda my friend, always a welcome visitor, but I barely acknowledged her.
"Oh, you watch your tennis, girl, I'll have a chat with my other girl".
So I had to watch the end with them yakking but she did keep asking me questions, and then laughing that I was ignoring her when I didn't answer. Well how can you talk when you are holding your breath? 
Well finally Goran won to rapturous applause and me dancing around the room.
I don't care what I looked like, I can't help being a passionate person!
Oh well, it's over for another year.
Isn't it strange how your priorities change?
I've never missed Wimbledon in many, many years.
If you'd have told me two years ago that I would have missed a good chunk of this year's event, to go traipsing off to London to NOT watch tennis, but to meet people from a website I belong to, I'd have laughed in your face. 
~AGB~
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*courtesy of Argon0
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Ottox Posted Jul 9, 2001
If you'd have told me one year ago that I would have cried because I missed to meet people from a website I belong to, I'd have laughed in your face.
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 9, 2001
If the next one is near me, you can stay here.
Start saving your fare now!
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Kes Posted Jul 10, 2001
Great idea ....but also a great big continent .....
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 11, 2001
Also half way round the planet.
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cafram - in the states. Posted Jul 11, 2001
ooh - did I hear "Australian meet up"?!
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 11, 2001
Hehehe
*rubs hands*
~goes off to find more grumpy Aussies~
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cafram - in the states. Posted Jul 11, 2001
ooh - an Aussie hunt, and Aussie hunt - I'm not scared
::starts searching::
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Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Jul 11, 2001
Oooooo, an Aussie meet up. I HEARD THAT!!!!!
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cafram - in the states. Posted Jul 11, 2001
Oh, can we please?!
I'm not quite sure who that's directed at...possibly all the other Australian researchers who may or may not be out there
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shazzPRME Posted Jul 11, 2001
Well... I know that Wowbagger and Linus were discussing the possibility... haven't you guys got an Aussie Researchers Club in here? If not, maybe you should form one first, then start to argue about which small piece of that vast land you could hold a meeting!
I'll publicise it in The Post of course! 
shazz
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Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Jul 11, 2001
Just casually mentioning that I am in Sydney
But I might have to give up my ageless sexless entity status 
Maybe I could go incognito - turn up and refuse to admit to being me
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shazzPRME Posted Jul 11, 2001
As a member of the Procrastinators Society I should think that would work very well indeed!
shazz
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 11, 2001
The Aussie Researchers Club: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F46039?thread=127113&post=1128192#p1128192
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Jul 11, 2001
we did have one failed attempt at a Sydney meet last year, but i am happy to try and organise another one...I will sort an ad out with Shazz for the Post and see what sort of response we get...
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shazzPRME Posted Jul 11, 2001
An excellent idea Linus!
Talking of writing... 
shazz
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cafram - in the states. Posted Jul 12, 2001
Guess who's bored?!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A592049
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King Cthulhu of Balwyniti Posted Jul 12, 2001
Well obviously...
GO THE AUSSIE MEET-UP!!
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- 1: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 9, 2001)
- 2: Ottox (Jul 9, 2001)
- 3: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 9, 2001)
- 4: . (Jul 10, 2001)
- 5: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 10, 2001)
- 6: Kes (Jul 10, 2001)
- 7: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 11, 2001)
- 8: cafram - in the states. (Jul 11, 2001)
- 9: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 11, 2001)
- 10: cafram - in the states. (Jul 11, 2001)
- 11: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Jul 11, 2001)
- 12: cafram - in the states. (Jul 11, 2001)
- 13: shazzPRME (Jul 11, 2001)
- 14: Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... (Jul 11, 2001)
- 15: shazzPRME (Jul 11, 2001)
- 16: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 11, 2001)
- 17: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Jul 11, 2001)
- 18: shazzPRME (Jul 11, 2001)
- 19: cafram - in the states. (Jul 12, 2001)
- 20: King Cthulhu of Balwyniti (Jul 12, 2001)
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