Shane B. did it !!

[Jack Berger]

Keith, Good to hear your are ok. I think you've earned the right to do what ever you want at this point in life. If lurking is it, then do it.
Best wishes,
-jhb-

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Antoine [mailto:kantoine at optusnet.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 6:56 PM
> To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> Subject: Shane B. did it !!
> 
> 
> Got a call this afternoon asking whether I was alive or not; 
> as I was unsure 
> at the time I went and looked, sure enough I was there. So 
> Shane asked me why 
> I disappeared, that there were some users that were asking 
> what happened to 
> me ? I was sure that I would not be missed afer mostly lurking.
> 
> Anyway I am flattered that anyone was interested enough to 
> ask where the 
> 'thong' was and was he ok. It was a set of circumstances that took me 
> offline.
> 
> I changed my ISP and in doing so I unsubbed, but I did mail 
> Doug with what I 
> was doing and that maybe it was best if I retired to 
> oblivion. I could not 
> see the point if I was just lurking nowadays and not being 
> able to contribute 
> to the discussions. It has got to the stage were my ability 
> to keep up with 
> the changes in linux deteriorated badly. I am tending to be 
> in kernel 2.2 
> days and I also forget simple Cline commands. As most know I 
> am 70+ and try
> as I might learning is now taking a great deal of effort. 
> Still do builds and 
> installs, but no networking anymore, or complicated stuff.
> 
> I have swapped to mandrake 9.1 and am at least able to keep 
> going here except 
> for the urpmi installs with the usual dependecy pitfalls. I 
> still need to get 
> the dvd to record in this OS, do not bother to watch dvd's on 
> the computer 
> anymore.
> 
> Nuff for now, yes Lonnie I know this should be in General 
> sigh, wink ! Big 
> kiss to Kurt (Still breathing mate?), Shawn Taylor , How's 
> Julia and Madison. 
> Hi agin to all you other 'serfs' especially Pascal if he is 
> still listening 
> ....................
> 
> Oh, yes thanks for going to the trouble Shane. Sheesh now 
> i'll have a big mail 
> box again.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY'
> 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161
> Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, 
> Brain in storage
> 
> 
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