Post by simmo123 on Dec 19, 2009 15:03:28 GMT
:)Hi folks,thought i would get you up to speed on whats been happening in the Simmo household as i have been a little quiet on the forum of late,have been checking in briefly most days but haven't had much time to respond to any of the postings etc,Ok...we have changed our internet server as the last one whom we had been with for many years started playing silly buggers with our account ...service...etc,we have opted to go with 0ptus where we also get a better deal on phone calls etc,living where we are means that most calls we make are STD (long distance) & they were charged by the minute by our last server which turned out to be fairly expensive item,especially as most of our kids,grandkids..friends etc live up in the Perth suburbs,as it is now we get all of those calls plus local calls for free with our new server,the downside is that the internet service being wireless is a bit hit & miss at times,also we have been experiencing cutoffs for the first couple of weeks while the changeover was happening,i went to download a members stage mp3 & was informed i had another 18 minutes to go before i would be able to complete the download (painful 
) the good thing is it seems to be settling down a bit over the last couple of days.Been busy with all the Xmas senior gigs,in the last 2 weeks i have done thirteen, only two more to do next week then thats it til they kick off again in early January they range between one & two hours per show but what with the travel etc it has taken up a fair bit of my time,many thanks once again for all the members that helped me out with some great Xmas midis,,i sure put them to good use.I am still progressing with our backyard makeover between the music,trouble is to try & get materials ,bricks,pavers,sand ,cement etc delivered this close to Xmas is impossible,so guess who's been running around like a mad thing picking everything up myself in my trailer,just to help things become more interesting the weather has settled into summer mode,eg today i spent most of the day shifting sand (where we live white sand takes the place of normal soil) & the temperature today reached 38c then later this afternoon i had to stop working due to thunderstorms,so i wisely used the break to go down to the local liquor store & stock up for Xmas or sooner if the occasion arises ;D ;D.Patricia is keeping well but not keen on the hot weather,i am still working with Sonic Cell & sonar to do my editing but still a long way to go,i will try to expand my songlist with a lot of new stuff in the new year,just to make it more interesting for the oldies,well times got on 11pm & still hot outside,the storms have passed over but at least we scored a bit of rain out of it,
best wishes to all the members for Christmas & have a wonderful & safe 2010,
From the Simmo's
) the good thing is it seems to be settling down a bit over the last couple of days.Been busy with all the Xmas senior gigs,in the last 2 weeks i have done thirteen, only two more to do next week then thats it til they kick off again in early January they range between one & two hours per show but what with the travel etc it has taken up a fair bit of my time,many thanks once again for all the members that helped me out with some great Xmas midis,,i sure put them to good use.I am still progressing with our backyard makeover between the music,trouble is to try & get materials ,bricks,pavers,sand ,cement etc delivered this close to Xmas is impossible,so guess who's been running around like a mad thing picking everything up myself in my trailer,just to help things become more interesting the weather has settled into summer mode,eg today i spent most of the day shifting sand (where we live white sand takes the place of normal soil) & the temperature today reached 38c then later this afternoon i had to stop working due to thunderstorms,so i wisely used the break to go down to the local liquor store & stock up for Xmas or sooner if the occasion arises ;D ;D.Patricia is keeping well but not keen on the hot weather,i am still working with Sonic Cell & sonar to do my editing but still a long way to go,i will try to expand my songlist with a lot of new stuff in the new year,just to make it more interesting for the oldies,well times got on 11pm & still hot outside,the storms have passed over but at least we scored a bit of rain out of it,best wishes to all the members for Christmas & have a wonderful & safe 2010,
From the Simmo's
Hi George,thanks so much for finding the time to post a message especially as you are going through a bit of a rough patch just at the moment,its always a pleasure to hear from you and catchup with all the news,hope everything goes to plan with your impending hospital visit in early January,we will be thinking of you.Been seeing a bit of your weather on our TV just lately,i'm not sure if you get as much as England, either way i'm glad we are not still over there on holiday we can't handle the cold weather.Had another big day in the backyard today its starting to show signs of progress,i will post some "before after pics" when i get it finished,weather here is pretty stable at the moment,mid thirty temps & building up to 37c for Christmas day,well George thats me done for the day,nearly 11pm,once again George many thanks for sharing your progress with myself & all the members i am sure that like myself we wish you & Susan all the very best wishes for Christmas and we hope things turn around for the better in 2010
