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Post by brokennock on Mar 5, 2020 9:03:35 GMT -7
You would truly be the envy of the forum. Been wanting to do the same for years. It truly would be an amazing opportunity to have everyone together for a mass outing. The ability to pass experience, knowledge and just watch, listen and learn would be invaluable and something I'd personally cherish. However, I'm thinking we all need to go to Australia, or raise funds for Keith to fly over here. Not to stray off topic, if this is something of an interest to the community maybe we can start a separate discussion for this to potentially become a reality. We have some well experienced gents who, believe I can say are more than willing to share their knowledge with us all. I for one am very grateful for that. Again, I've been thinking the same thing for a long time. Thinking it would be easier to fly (one or two?) people here, Keith, (and maybe his wife?), than to get all of the rest of our motley crew through airports and into foreign countries with all our gear and firelocks. |
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 5, 2020 9:57:12 GMT -7
Very much agree. We shall potentially post a separate discussion on this, PM me with your thoughts.
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 5, 2020 12:15:57 GMT -7
Very much agree. We shall potentially post a separate discussion on this, PM me with your thoughts. An option would be Skype - people could conference in and we would be able to have a realtime conversation with video. |
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 5, 2020 12:30:46 GMT -7
Very much agree. We shall potentially post a separate discussion on this, PM me with your thoughts. An option would be Skype - people could conference in and we would be able to have a realtime conversation with video. Never used it... I'm not versed on the social media platforms. |
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 5, 2020 12:51:08 GMT -7
Hawk,
Skype is an internet based messaging, calling and video calling program. One registers an account using an email and you can communicate for free with other users wherever they are on the planet. Free to download to phone and computer.
The other service is Whatsapp, but this requires a cell number and sharing that number with everyone with whom you want to communicate. This is less convenient for some - I use this app to communicate with international family.
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 5, 2020 14:17:46 GMT -7
Interesting... May be an option.
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 5, 2020 14:25:58 GMT -7
Not quite as cool as visiting Keith Down Under, but a viable option in today's super connected world...
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 5, 2020 14:27:36 GMT -7
Not quite as cool as visiting Keith Down Under, but a viable option in today's super connected world... I still vote for ferrying him over! |
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Post by brokennock on Mar 5, 2020 15:19:49 GMT -7
Hawk, Skype is an internet based messaging, calling and video calling program. One registers an account using an email and you can communicate for free with other users wherever they are on the planet. Free to download to phone and computer. The other service is Whatsapp, but this requires a cell number and sharing that number with everyone with whom you want to communicate. This is less convenient for some - I use this app to communicate with international family. Right, sure. Hawkeyes doesn't own a computer, yet. I can only do with one what I've been shown how to do... Recently opened a WhatsApp account to continue communicating with a friend moving to Poland. It does not seem all that reliable, and, to make and receive phone calls with it, you need to give it permission to record phone calls, NOT HAPPENING. I think in this case we can forgo hc/pc and let those who will join us travel by aeroplanes instead of tallship. Tallship would be cooler and far more interesting but the time involved might be prohibitive. |
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Post by Keith on Mar 5, 2020 16:23:06 GMT -7
You would truly be the envy of the forum. Been wanting to do the same for years. It truly would be an amazing opportunity to have everyone together for a mass outing. The ability to pass experience, knowledge and just watch, listen and learn would be invaluable and something I'd personally cherish. However, I'm thinking we all need to go to Australia, or raise funds for Keith to fly over here. Not to stray off topic, if this is something of an interest to the community maybe we can start a separate discussion for this to potentially become a reality. We have some well experienced gents who, believe I can say are more than willing to share their knowledge with us all. I for one am very grateful for that. Very kind & thoughtful of you my friend, but wild horses could not drag me out of my forest & get me on a plane! Keith. |
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 5, 2020 16:43:49 GMT -7
Recently opened a WhatsApp account to continue communicating with a friend moving to Poland. It does not seem all that reliable, and, to make and receive phone calls with it, you need to give it permission to record phone calls, NOT HAPPENING. Curious - I don't remember anything like that and other than an occasional issue with my WiFi signal, I've not had problems with reliability. That said, I think Skype would be a better choice for this...no cell number required, just an email address. |
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 5, 2020 17:33:49 GMT -7
It truly would be an amazing opportunity to have everyone together for a mass outing. The ability to pass experience, knowledge and just watch, listen and learn would be invaluable and something I'd personally cherish. However, I'm thinking we all need to go to Australia, or raise funds for Keith to fly over here. Not to stray off topic, if this is something of an interest to the community maybe we can start a separate discussion for this to potentially become a reality. We have some well experienced gents who, believe I can say are more than willing to share their knowledge with us all. I for one am very grateful for that. Very kind & thoughtful of you my friend, but wild horses could not drag me out of my forest & get me on a plane! Keith. Guess we are coming to you! |
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