Patrix
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Langcafe is so dead!WAHAHAHA
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Elaine
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I guess it is what you make it. 
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Patrix
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You made your own contributions, too  
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Perhaps it's time to revive the forum?
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KSa
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Perhaps it's time to revive the forum? |
Andre, Elaine, Patrix, Greg, KSa are surely alive. That's good. I think it's a good starting point.
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Uriel
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I'm still here! Hoping it picks back up again....miss the old days!
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Great! It will go slowly, but I'm sure we can revive the forum! 
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Losseh
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Today I got mail about reactivaiting the forum. Glad to hear such good news ;)
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KSa
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| Losseh wrote: | | Today I got mail about reactivaiting the forum. Glad to hear such good news ;) |
O, Losseh - miło Cię widzieć!
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Loic
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Hello there! I am also back - and I hope for good. I think that it is possible to resurrect it as long as we have a dedicated core of around 10 members who pop in on a frequent basis to have intimate and cozy tete-a-tetes about virtually anything which springs to mind.
I know it sounds rich coming from me as I have been absent for so long. I realised that visiting a forum is very much a habit that can be easily developed or lost. I do hope to inculcate such a habit again.
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KSa
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| Loic wrote: | Hello there! I am also back - and I hope for good. I think that it is possible to resurrect it as long as we have a dedicated core of around 10 members who pop in on a frequent basis to have intimate and cozy tete-a-tetes about virtually anything which springs to mind.
I know it sounds rich coming from me as I have been absent for so long. I realised that visiting a forum is very much a habit that can be easily developed or lost. I do hope to inculcate such a habit again. |
Hi Loic, nice to see you!
I think everyone needs such a period of "fasting" in terms of internet forums. That has done very good to me and I'll be glad to be active again.
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bickerstonehall
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I received a mail about reviving the forum so trying to make one or two posts each week.
Would be good if we had a Collects Corner where we could talk about Collecting Hobbies and offer exchanges,
Any Chance???
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Uriel
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Why not? Try it. What do you collect?
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Hey, great to see you all back!
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Uriel
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Well, we didn't want to suffer the dreaded South African Wrath, dude!
Chocolate wrappers? 
Let's see, things I have collected:
Plastic animals. The weirder the better. Okapis, pangolins, meerkats, Cape hunting dogs. Safari makes the best ones.
Plastic mythical creatures. i have a kickass rhino warrior on my desk at work. And a minotaur, griffin, and some other fanciful critters. I also have a small collection of dragons there as well, which a coworker seems to feel i SHOULD be collecting, because she keeps buying me more of them. They appear mysteriously on my desk, at any rate. Including a Christmas dragon dressed as Santa.
Breyer horses. What can I say? i can't afford the Peter Stone and North Light ones. And it helps to have 3D models to draw from.
Coins. I went on a little spree when I was in Europe right before the Euro got rolled out. After all, it was the last time I was going to be able to get my hands on francs, marks, etc. I keep around a few of the new US quarters, too -- but only from the states I like. And I still have some yen and maybe a won or two from back when I was a kid. I attribute this particular passion to the poker scene in The House With a Clock In Its Wall, a favorite book of mine from childhood.
Pets. Just kidding! I do have 5 dogs, 2 snakes, and a hamster. But I'm doing better since I stopped working at that vet clinic!
Books. Especially well-illustrated children's books. Pity they don't illustrate adult reading more. And I hate a boring cover. i WILL judge a book by its cover. And I hate it when they redesign different editions of the same book.
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Uriel wrote: | | Well, we didn't want to suffer the dreaded South African Wrath, dude! |
And I was looking forward to coming to New Mexico to fetch you...
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| bickerstonehall wrote: | I received a mail about reviving the forum so trying to make one or two posts each week.
Would be good if we had a Collects Corner where we could talk about Collecting Hobbies and offer exchanges,
Any Chance??? |
Just noticed that you lived in PE! Lovely place, except for the wind!  I usually spend Christmas at Jeffreys Bay, which is close to PE.
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bickerstonehall
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Still have my house in Port Elizabeth.
Now rented monthly, but it is a little income towards my retirement and I would be happy to come back and live there again.
If I can find time to find the visa requirements for my Ukrainian wife, perhaps we would visit for a few months. That would be great!
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| bickerstonehall wrote: | Still have my house in Port Elizabeth.
Now rented monthly, but it is a little income towards my retirement and I would be happy to come back and live there again.
If I can find time to find the visa requirements for my Ukrainian wife, perhaps we would visit for a few months. That would be great! |
You could make a lot of money renting out the house during the World Cup next year. PE is one of the cities hosting games. What did you do in South Africa?
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bickerstonehall
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The rental is from a couple of retired Brits, so can not kick them out for a few extra pennies at the time of the World Cup.
I worked for English Language radio in South Africa. Now I working in TV in Ukraine. I feature in a number of programmes on a Language Learning TV Chanel and also on a regular Chanel. Great fun. The shows are as a rule only ten minutes long both in Russian and English.
Anyone who wants a laugh, send me your email and I will send you one of the shows as a video attachment. Yes. The girl I present with is young and pretty, and I am not 
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Walker
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| Uriel wrote: | | I do have 5 dogs, 2 snakes, and a hamster. |
Your house is a zoo! You'd better be good at cleaning.
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Elaine
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Uh, is that all you have to say??
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Walker
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I've got more coming right here:
hello!
Just stopping by to check things out.
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Uriel
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You better! I've missed you, Walker! Welcome back!
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Uriel
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And I suck at cleaning -- I have a cleaning disability -- downright domestically challenged -- but I used to have a maid. Recently i have had to let her go -- can't justify spending $150 a month on having someone else pick up after me. But I miss her, too......
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Walker
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| Uriel wrote: | | You better! I've missed you, Walker! Welcome back! |
Thanks, and same here, Uriel!
| Uriel wrote: | | And I suck at cleaning -- I have a cleaning disability -- downright domestically challenged -- but I used to have a maid. Recently i have had to let her go -- can't justify spending $150 a month on having someone else pick up after me. |
We all have to grow up some day, right? 
| Uriel wrote: | | But I miss her, too...... |
I bet you do!
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Uriel
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I just want you to know that right after that post I went and vacuumed the living room, steam-cleaned the carpet (it's a good thing I love my dogs more than I love that thing), went to the hardware store and finally bought -- and installed -- the light fixtures I've been meaning to replace for months, did a load of laundry, a load in the dishwasher, and made chicken noodle soup. From an actual chicken. 
How's that for guilt?!!! 
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Walker
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| Uriel wrote: | I just want you to know that right after that post I went and vacuumed the living room, steam-cleaned the carpet (it's a good thing I love my dogs more than I love that thing), went to the hardware store and finally bought -- and installed -- the light fixtures I've been meaning to replace for months, did a load of laundry, a load in the dishwasher, and made chicken noodle soup. From an actual chicken.
How's that for guilt?!!! |
I believe you!
Anyway, this forum seems pretty much muerte and I reckon it will stay that way.
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Uriel
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Sad, huh? i miss the old days -- i was even thinking about Yann the other day!
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Elaine
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| Uriel wrote: | | Sad, huh? i miss the old days -- i was even thinking about Yann the other day! |
Who??
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Uriel
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I don't know. Seem to remember him as a cute French boy from Grenoble....
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