Season Miracle

[TrevorW]

No controversial threads with derogatory, snide, or sarcastic posts for the month of December in the spirit of Christmas

Possible :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thum bsup:

[madwayne]

More likely to be a white Christmas in hell if the ban fireworks thread is anything to go by :lol:.

Wayne

[renormalised]

Xmas miracle = having enough money to be able to afford Xmas in the first place!!!:eyepop::D

[Baron von Richthofen]

I've had my Christmas miracle -They let me back on IIS and I wish I could spell:D

[jjjnettie]

I'll find out on Monday if I get my xmas miracle. :)

[TrevorW]

Hope you do JJ

[jjjnettie]

So do I Trevor, so do I.

[Jen]

:clap::clap::clap:
Yayyyyyy i get to use the Xmas emoticons now
:lol:
:xmas::xmas:

:reindeer:

[AstralTraveller]

Go Jen GO!!! :jump:

[supernova1965]

Is there something I don't know JJ;):D

[jjjnettie]

:eyepop:
It's not THAT sort of xmas miracle.

[AstralTraveller]

Whatever it is, I'm sure you deserve it.

[Esseth]

I was wondering since this is my first xmas when since i have developed an interest in the sky above... wouldn't the weather be really bad and cloudy/rain.

Im just going by the laws of when someone buys somthing big it ruins the weather for everyone in that area... So with xmas = alot of people with new toys = hurricane?

[pgc hunter]

AHh so that's why it's always so cold, cloudy and overcast in Melbourne on Christmas without fail almost every year :help:

[jjjnettie]

:lol: Open your window and look outside. It seems lot's of people have bought themselves early xmas astro gifts. I know I did.:P

[jjjnettie]

Thanks David. :)

[TrevorW]

I hope all the really nice people on this site get what they richly deserve for Xmas


:xmas:

[AdrianF]

Maybe if we all buy our Christmas astrogifts now we will all be clear for Christmas.

Adrian

[jjjnettie]

Sounds lovely Adrian.

[AstralTraveller]

I'll try to be nice if you just let me tell a little story. You see, you've got me thinking.

Those of you who know the radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion' (1) will know that the host, Garrison Keillor, has a weekly segment where he gives the news from his home town, Lake Wobegone (the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve). Last week perchance he was talking about this old couple that live out in the woods. They argue more than any couple ever known. "......and it serves to remind us that ..... remind us that God created marriage so that people don't have to argue with strangers."

So why do we argue here (eg about climate change and fireworks) rather than in more 'appropriate' forums?? I'd like to think that it's because we'd sooner argue with family than with strangers. That means fulfilling the rest of the family relationship - at least to the extent that you see IIS as a family - and that is having an underlying love.

peace meat freaks,
Dave


(1) ABC Radio National, 7pm Sunday. We stumbled upon this over 20 years ago at a time when we didn't have TV. We'd still rather listen to this that see any show on TV.

[jjjnettie]

I've spent the evening going through old threads from a few years ago.
It's like going through the family photo album.
(one thread especially touched me, and bought tears to my eyes)
I see the same passion for this hobby then as we still have now.
It's enduring, like the friendships we've made here.
Sure, we all have our little ways, we bicker amongst ourselves and annoy the hell out of the mods LOL. But we're always here for each other.
Thanks everyone.

[AdrianF]

OK you convinced me I will order my laser pointer and barlow today. Should then have clear skies for Christmas.

Adrian

[PeterM]

Hi Jeanette,
will keep fingers crossed for your xmas miracle as well.
Best
PeterM.

[jjjnettie]

ta, I appreciate that Peter.

[BerrieK]

Hi Jeanette, fingers crossed (and toes and eyes and arms and legs) for you on Monday.
Keep on smiling.

Kerrie :)

[jjjnettie]

:D You guys are my back up support crew.
Always have been.
And it really does help.
Love you's all. ;)