9 weeks to Xmas Eve.

[birddog114]

Are you ready?

Yes, I'm! Xmas Eve is Saturday 24/12/05.

Perhaps! it's strange but I'm thinking of Xmas Eve mini meet for few bachelors or lonely souls on our board.

We (our family) celebrate Xmas Eve as other people. Eventhough, we're not Christian but we always have Xmas dinner.

We don't have any relatives in Australia (I only have a BIL + his family), most of them are in the States, and am not going back there as I did for many previously years.

What do you think about the Xmas Eve mini meet?

Or a night out on the Sydney City streets and do something for the homeless, those unfortunate souls need some helps from our lucky and fortunate lifes. Just only once a year. I think we can handle it.

Or retreat to my DRP (Boat Harbour) and celebrate a quiet Xmas Eve dinner with some local members.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!

[stubbsy]

Guess I'm in the bachelor category (not sure about the lonely soul bit). I'm at a friend's place with their family Christmas day in Newcastle, so Christmas Eve in Sydney would be a bit too much I'm afraid.

[wendellt]

No way

That means I have 8 weeks to become fully fluent in french aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! bonjoouurrrr?

[Nnnnsic]

Well I'm up for it.

We're Jewish!

[Sheetshooter]

Well I'm up for it.

We're Jewish!

So was the geezer who kicked the whole thing off.

Cheers,

[gstark]

That guy who hung 'round the cross?

[LOZ]

I read his Biography in a hotel room .

[gleff]

Damn.. i'm working Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.. I would have loved to have joined you in helping the homeless though. I've wanted to do that for years. I rang up the salvos once and asked if I can help over the holidays, and they said no. I think they must have thought I was trying to sell them something, or wanting to get paid. I didn't though..

Maybe i'll be lucky and someone can do a shift swap with me on Christmas eve.. I don't like my chances though. I'll let you know a little closer.

[Paul]

Geoff,
Firstly appoligies of my ignorance about your job (I.T.?)
I'm just curious how anyone in this day and age has to work on Christmas Day.
I'm not having a go at your job or your duties, just seems very unfair to be missing out on a day of fun for everyone.
On the other hand if you had asked to work these days then fair enough

[Jeko70]

Good Idea Birdy,
Why not!
My Christmas roster is not out yet so, I don't know if I'll work or not but if I'll be off I'd like to spend time in that way.

Fab

[Geoff]

I'm just curious how anyone in this day and age has to work on Christmas Day.
I'm not having a go at your job or your duties, just seems very unfair to be missing out on a day of fun for everyone.

We are required to work EITHER Christmas or boxing day .

[Paul]

Geoff,
I can understand your position being in the emergency services,
I just find it confusing for private companys to ask there staff to work on a public holiday.
Oh well I suppose that's the downside to having everything available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year round.
I'll certainly raise my glass on the day to the people who have to work!

[birddog114]

Hi folks,
Just my thoughts for all the needies at that time of the year!

And other shift workers, or who need to put away all your personal things and your loves to attend work or duties during the festive seasons.
Same as all other military guys who are on their TDY.

I have been down those roads many times, in my military life, was one of a unfortunate & miserable POW on Xmas 74, was a homesick, lonely soul at my first step onto the land of freedom in Oct. 79 under cold, snow in Portland, Oregon with none of a penny in my pocket.

I know, few of you on this board have no where to go, no one loves closed by, so I & my family would like to share our fortunate to all of you as our payback to the debts which we owed to our life.

[gleff]

Geoff,
Firstly appoligies of my ignorance about your job (I.T.?)
I'm just curious how anyone in this day and age has to work on Christmas Day.
I'm not having a go at your job or your duties, just seems very unfair to be missing out on a day of fun for everyone.
On the other hand if you had asked to work these days then fair enough

Unfortunately, I work in a 24/7 HelpDesk for Optus, so someone has to do it. I got the short straw for christmas, but have the new years and boxing day holidays off. You win some and lose some. It's not all bad though.. Christmas day has great penalty rates

[birddog114]

gleff,

Most of the times I have problems with Optus (Phone/ Mobile/ Dialup/ Broadband/ Cable/ ISDN) both in commercial or residential, I don't see much help there!

Perhaps , you were on your day off

[Killakoala]

Last year i worked over the Christmas period and Christmas eve but this year i am heading to Queensland to be with my family.

I have worked over many Christmases and New Year eve's in the past 15 years. Sucks, but someone has to look after the country while eveyone else is inebriated.

[gleff]

gleff,

Most of the times I have problems with Optus (Phone/ Mobile/ Dialup/ Broadband/ Cable/ ISDN) both in commercial or residential, I don't see much help there!

Perhaps , you were on your day off

That must be it Birddog

[Hlop]

That would be great but this time a can clearly say "We're not coming! We can not" My father is arriving on 24/12 from Russia to visit us BTW, russian orthodoxal Christmas is on 7th of January But two Christmases are good for me as well

[birddog114]

That would be great but this time a can clearly say "We're not coming! We can not" My father is arriving on 24/12 from Russia to visit us BTW, russian orthodoxal Christmas is on 7th of January But two Christmases are good for me as well

From "Russia with love"
He might pack with him some super vodka and black caviar for you
Please tell him just come to Australia, don't bother to ask his comrade Putin

[Hlop]

From "Russia with love"
He might pack with him some super vodka and black caviar for you
Please tell him just come to Australia, don't bother to ask his comrade Putin

Black caviar is not allowed to bring into Australia

I always was proud that being a nuclear scientist my dad never was a communist and stayed out of that crap, so, ex-KGB Putin isn't comrade for him

[birddog114]

I always was proud that being a nuclear scientist my dad never was a communist and stayed out of that crap, so, ex-KGB Putin isn't comrade for him

Then we will have a warm welcome to him so, if happens you bring him along to one of our meets during his stay, and let him have your D70 while he's in Australia, I'm sure he can do more much better than you in capturing the best photos and he will bring 'em back to Russia to show off his colleagues.

[Sheetshooter]

Hlop,

Perhaps on January 7 you could take your dad out to Auburn and visit here:

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Cheers,

[Hlop]

Thanks, Sheetshooter! I new few orthodox churches around but never heard of one in Auburn. Anyway, my father wasn't communist but he is an atheist So, we will have 2 Christmases then And hanuka with our jewish friends

[leek]

I'd love to be involved, but I'm happy to say that we'll be going back to the UK for Christmas... We'll be leaving the day after the DSLRUsers' Xmas Dinner and will be away over the Christmas period...