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I notice that it's the same dedicated members making the effort to attend the forums anniversary dinner again. How about some of you forum users who enjoy the site but don't normally attend the mini-meets and shoots taking the plunge? You are all most welcome and you'll get to talk photography, play with toys and enjoy a great meal at the same time. It is your forum and if you put a little into it then you will reap more pleasure from the experience. You'll also meet new friends (and who has enough of those?) and who knows....you might even discover that it's fun participating.....unlike, for instance, mowing the lawn or going to the dentist. What better way to deepen your involvement in photography than dining with 20 or 30 active pro , semi pro,retired pro and keen amateur photographers whilst breaking bread and drinking wine? So get involved and help make the forum more than just an electronic message board for it has never been just that.

Matt. K wrote: It is your forum

Hear hear!

So get involved and help make the forum more than just an electronic message board for it has never been just that.

Hear hear!

Matt. K wrote:Get behind the Forum dinner

Is that anything like "Get behind me Satan"?

I agree with Matt's sentiments here. Come and meet the faces behind the bits and bytes. You'll get to know people better.

For example, take Gary. No, please take Gary. He comes across on the forum as a grumpy old man. When you meet him in person you'll realise how wrong you were. He's actually a very grumpy old man - but at least he smiles.

And you'll get to see what hairstyle ATJ is sporting this week.

but at least he smiles.

I thought it was wind

ATJ wrote:He's actually a very grumpy old man

Puh-leeeze!

I'm not that old ....

not all of us work 9-5 M-F unfortunately. most of my free time is weekdays. i'd love to hear if forum members would like to get together for a weekday meet/ brekkie/lunch.

Matt,

Hear Hear!

Hoping to see some new faces etc.

Maybe we can re-review the restaurant for eatability. Perhaps we could improve on the ratings?

Rooz wrote:not all of us work 9-5 M-F unfortunately. most of my free time is weekdays. i'd love to hear if forum members would like to get together for a weekday meet/ brekkie/lunch.

I'll be interested...maybe we should organise it sometime!

Hi Matt
Long time I did not post here, I attend the first AW and the second AW, and since I had a new job ( Our Joe has retired so someone have to carry on ), It is so busy so I forgot everything about my expensive hobby , this year if I did not book ticket oversea , I would attend to see everyone , well... wait for a mini meet then

surenj wrote:Matt,

Hear Hear!

Hoping to see some new faces etc.

Maybe we can re-review the restaurant for eatability. Perhaps we could improve on the ratings?

I have eaten there and the food is great!!

Hi Spada! We've been missing you! Come back as soon as you can and start enjoying photography again!

aim54x wrote:

Rooz wrote:not all of us work 9-5 M-F unfortunately. most of my free time is weekdays. i'd love to hear if forum members would like to get together for a weekday meet/ brekkie/lunch.

I'll be interested...maybe we should organise it sometime!

school hols are over...lets do it ! where you wanna go ? i think geoff works shiftwork aswell so maybe he can get his lazy ass out with us.

Rooz wrote:

aim54x wrote:

Rooz wrote:not all of us work 9-5 M-F unfortunately. most of my free time is weekdays. i'd love to hear if forum members would like to get together for a weekday meet/ brekkie/lunch.

I'll be interested...maybe we should organise it sometime!

school hols are over...lets do it ! where you wanna go ? i think geoff works shiftwork aswell so maybe he can get his lazy ass out with us.

Lets not hijack this thread....i'll start a thread for this

Here we go...EOI for a midweek meet in Sydney
http://dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37008

Not wishing to get too far on-topic, but we look like definite attendees at the dinner. We may be a touch late as I will have to read 3 books to Alex before bedtime, which can take a little while.

Reschsmooth wrote:Not wishing to get too far on-topic, but we look like definite attendees at the dinner. We may be a touch late as I will have to read 3 books to Alex before bedtime, which can take a little while.

Can't financial advisers make 2 seem like 3? You guys are good with numbers.

Reschsmooth wrote:Not wishing to get too far on-topic, but we look like definite attendees at the dinner. We may be a touch late as I will have to read 3 books to Alex before bedtime, which can take a little while.

Sounds like you need to record some talking books and have the babysitter play them.

Or you could make sure they are short books. e.g. "George W Bush's Great Achievements". "How to show compassion to asylum seekers" by Kevin Andrews.

Glen wrote:

Reschsmooth wrote:Not wishing to get too far on-topic, but we look like definite attendees at the dinner. We may be a touch late as I will have to read 3 books to Alex before bedtime, which can take a little while.

Can't financial advisers make 2 seem like 3? You guys are good with numbers.

No, the other way around - we make 3 become 2 very quickly, and take a percentage along the way.

and Bach Dang is still a great place to eat

Reschsmooth wrote:

Glen wrote:

Reschsmooth wrote:Not wishing to get too far on-topic, but we look like definite attendees at the dinner. We may be a touch late as I will have to read 3 books to Alex before bedtime, which can take a little while.

Can't financial advisers make 2 seem like 3? You guys are good with numbers.

No, the other way around - we make 3 become 2 very quickly, and take a percentage along the way.

YOu missed his point.
Financial advisers make 2 SEEM like 3 while in fact making it 1 less commission (on 4)

Mr Darcy wrote:YOu missed his point.
Financial advisers make 2 SEEM like 3 while in fact making it 1 less commission (on 4)

You obviously have no idea:

We take your 1 out of super, get you to borrow another 1 against your home, use these 2 to borrow another 4 from a margin loan on the basis that markets only ever go up, charge 7% on the 6 and then blame the banks when it all goes to sh$t! Or is that just a Storm in a teacup?

Reschsmooth wrote: ...on the basis that markets only ever go up, ...

But of course this is quite correct.... markets only ever go up... just sometimes it's up in smoke.
Even so... it really is just a matter of talking about the right market, and if all else fails, just turn the graph around.

Back on topic...



I'd attend but I'll be making my way back from my Trans-Pacific excursion which begins tomorrow. With luck, I'll have a heap of pics to show you all how they live on the "other side of the world".

Enjoy!