Shane B. did it !!

[Myles Green]

On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 17:56, Keith Antoine wrote:
> 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.

There you go bragging again! First you had a wand, now you have a big
box... (o; the rest is censored because this is a family list and being
as I'm such an upstanding pillar o' the community... ;o)

Anyway, don't do that! You had all of us old women wringing our hands
and gnashing our teeth, not to mention just plain old worried. <grin>

ever so glad to know you're alright though

-- 
Myles Green <myles-green at shaw.ca>