Xmas holidays?

[iceman]

Hey guys.

What are you guys up to for xmas and the holidays?

Going anywhere exciting?

I'm off to Port MacQuarie for a week, then up to Bellingen (where the olds live) for a couple more nights, before heading back home.

Hoping to visit the PortMac observatory while i'm there, and my 11x70's will hopefully give me some nice views of Maccholz etc.

First time on holidays with 3 kids.. last year it was only 2 kids.. it's going to be eventful i'm sure :P :family:

[Frosty]

Going down to Rye for a week or so... bringing the 8" Dob too, should be good.

[Saturn%5]

:astron: What else.

[Daring Dave]

Im heading off to Echuca just after xmas for a few days...nice dark skies up there.

Might have to leave the kids at home though so I can fit in the scope......:eyepop:

[Vermin]

Going to camp at the Falls Festival (Marion Bay) for 3 days, chill out and listen to some good music. Thinking about taking my refractor along, but by the time the entertainment is over each night I suspect I may be a little too inebriated to handle Naglers, so maybe not. :drink:

V.

[Smokey]

Working :(

Bahhhh Humbug

[Vermin]

I'm working Christmas and Boxing days.

V.

[Mick]

Fishing with my boys for two weeks.:D
:xmas:

[loopy]

Last day of work was today (YAY!), jumping on a plane on Sat morning, flying to parents house in Daintree (via Ayers Rock of all places!) and spending a month up there fishing and diving every day :)

Cheers,


Brad

[rumples riot]

Sounds like for the most part, some good holidays. For myself I am going over to my shack over on York Peninsula and spending 4 days fishing for Salmon and Mullaway, and 4 nights doing astrophotography under skies that are dark from horizon to horizon. I'll be as happy as a pig in you know what. Only trouble is the full moon will be present on our first night there, so by night three is should give us some time of dark skies. Then I have to come home and do jobs that need doing here.

Paul

[silvinator]

Wow, some good getaway places people are going to. Today is my last day at work (hence, the prescence on the forums during the day... :whistle: )
I've got three weeks leave so I'm going to try to squeeze in as much :astron: :stargaze: as possible. Having a big dinner I'm cooking for the family on christmas eve and then a huge family BBQ (yes the clan will be gathering) on christmas day. My husband-to-be will not be getting any leave poor thing...so my time will be by myself :( ...with my scope :cool:
oh and of course, catching up on all the forum-ing that i've been missing out on.
and also catch up on :zzz:

[[1ponders]]

Six weeks off and no kids for 3. I'm planning to miss out on a lot of sleep.;) :astron: :camera: :campfire: :stargaze: :party:

Paul

[ving]

2 weeks off after xmas to look at uranus :P

visit my mum in port stephens if shes lucky ;)

and have a get-together bbq at my place for family that can be bothered traveling...http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/auto/car-smiley-003.gif

[silvinator]

well Paul, since I have no solar filter, I plan to catch up on sleep the good old fashioned vampire way.
Ok, hands up who's going to be spending a lot of time on this forum this christmas :computer: ...come on now, be honest!

[[1ponders]]

Only if I don't run out of dialup time :(

[rumples riot]

Silvie I will be out of range by boxing day, but should be back by new years eve. I might check the forum on New years day. If not too hung over. Will not be checking it on Christmas day. Too much to do, have to travel all over the place.

[silvinator]

Same here rumples. Since I'll be cooking on both chrissie eve and xmas day, I won't be here at my comp so I have to make the time up before and after :P Hope you enjoy new years. I refuse to go into the city for new years now. It's getting too rowdy! I prefer a quiet night at home with plenty of pizza.
Hope you enjoy your dark skies rumples. You should shoot the moon on the first night, if you can't beat em, join em! Good luck mate.
there, there ponders, we'll all still be here for you :P

[beren]

Well first day of xmas holidays .....what to do .....i know what i have to do , bloody shopping .....but the beach beckons , only thing theres now waves ..... do i wait for the postie , the GLP could rock up ......bushwalking ,nah to hot .....catch a movie , nah nothing decent ...... tidy the house `, nah that sucks for the first day on holidays....play golf , hmm like the sound of that ....could upgrade the firmware on the scope to , looks good to go tonite ......Ahhh holidays love it , now if i could get a portion of the lotto draw on Dec31st that would confuse me more.

[silvinator]

lol Aragorn. If you tidy up the house now, you won't have to do it later and then Maria won't have to do it :P
I'm at a loss at what to do too. Two hours on this forum already and nothing accomplished. I have two basket loads of ironing to do but I figure, what do I have to iron em for when I don't have to go to work so I don't need anything nice to wear? But then Le still has to go work so might as well iron his stuff.
I say, do all the easy cleaning, hang out here for a bit, then head off to the beach in the arvo. Go shopping in the evening, less people. Me, I have to do some grocery shopping and then do some cooking, maybe put out the chrissie lights ( :ashamed: haven't done it yet)...*groan* hmmm, I'm still here...arrggghhh!!! Gonna go crazy! :help:

[ving]

our chrissy decos are up in the backyard now... looks like a christmas fairy visited and threw-up :P

[silvinator]

enojy the waves Stuart. it's nice and hot over here so a little dip wouldn't be too bad. But I'm well over an hour's public transport distance from the shores :(
Hey Ving, I like it when fairy lights go nuts, it makes the houes looks so purdy...but yeah, then there's the LP issue. Just can't win!
Hey Stuart, we go cruising around looking at lights over here too. Big tradition here so don't worry, it is normal :P

[rumples riot]

It' s 245pm here and I have been trying to keep up with you, so ther goes work for the day, wanted to catch up on all my paper work today. Thanks Stuart for a really enjoyable way to spend a working day.:cool:

[iceman]

I dunno, the days not a total waste.. you've increased your post count by 60 today :lol:

[rumples riot]

SIXTY, Get off line Stuart so that I can be comfortable in the knowledge that I am the second highest poster on this site!!!!! LOL, LOL, LOL.

Paul

[rumples riot]

Thats not very nice talking about your other half like that:D And; it looks like I am going to have to stay here and do the same. No U2 album though. Can't afford it after the wedge.:eyepop:

[beren]

:D the lady dragon has a terrible latin {italian}temperent , but fortunately i can tame her ......just say ill go to her mothers for dinner and im in the good books again :)

:) take the old wallet a while to recover after buying the wedge :ashamed:

[rumples riot]

na not really, just don't like spending that sort of money, am luck that I make around 160k and can afford these toys, plenty people can't and I wish we all could. had to pay for it on the visa and will pay transfer some money this afternoon to cover it. But like I said I am very lucky or else I would be broke. LOL

[beren]

:) half your luck Paul :cool3: i have to be super quiet about purchases but fortunately i do cash in hand work for shopfitters that gives me the opportunity to scan the adverts and webshops :D plus ive come quite the handyman from the experiance {well kind of}:cheers:

[rumples riot]

Thats excellent Stuart, don't get me wrong, six years ago I was flat broke, I just finished UNI after going back at 28 during the recession. UNi completely cleaned me out. I had ten bucks in my pocket, I had to sell my scope and my girlfriend wanted me to get a job real quick. I worked as a Solicitor for over a year and hated every last minute of it. I could not sleep at night and I had a lot of problems with the ethics at work. So I decided to quit and the next day I went back to ceiling fixing and have slowly, built up my assets from there. I really do think I am very lucky. It could have been very different for me. That is another story.:cheers:

[beren]

Great effort Paul , im always amazed at self made people , my parents and brother are gifted people when it comes to reaching goals and pushing themselves. I on the other hand unfortunately dont share the same zeal but im starting to get there LOL......now if i could just finish that Land management diploma {5 years and counting} ......

[rumples riot]

Stuart thanks, you should finish your diploma. You never know where it will lead you. Without law I wouldn't be able to run the company and non of this current situation would have happened. Its all up to you.
Anyway we should get back on topic.
thanks again

Paul