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Scuba Forum / General / January 2008Dammit!
So I've moved. New workplace's computer system doesn't support newsgroups, so it looks like I'm stuck with google groups. That is, unless someone here happens to know of an (ideally free, but cheap will do) news server that allows for access via news reader programs. Not looking for binaries, just rec.scuba and a few other places... Bryan > So I've moved. New workplace's computer system doesn't support > newsgroups, so it looks like I'm stuck with google groups. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bryan news.individual.net - about $15 In article <20f7983d-f29f-4488-87d2-e35e71ba0e16 @d50g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com says... > So I've moved. New workplace's computer system doesn't support > newsgroups, so it looks like I'm stuck with google groups. Can't you just point your newsreader at the server you use from home, or do they block nntp servers?  SignaturePolitical Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional minority and the mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. > In article <20f7983d-f29f-4488-87d2-e35e71ba0e16 > @d50g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and the mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is > entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. My home connection sucks. Doesn't include an nntp server - and likes to block SMTP's.... Bryan Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :So I've moved. To Toronto? Wanna gofer a beer? Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Dan Bracuk > Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Yep, in T.O. now. I'd be more then happy to take you up on your offer - in a week or two. I'm still half living out of boxes, getting the new job going, buying furniture, and all that jazz, so it'll be a while before I'm ready for a night out. BTW, know of a good shop in town? The shippers "misplaced" one of my boxes - the one with my drysuit undergarments in it. So unless they make a miraculous appearance it looks like I'll be buying new ones. Bryan >> Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard >> resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >boxes - the one with my drysuit undergarments in it. So unless they >make a miraculous appearance it looks like I'll be buying new ones. What size do you need. I might be able to round up something that you can borrow for a while if you plan to do any diving in the near future. JF > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:22:01 -0800 (PST), Bryan Heit > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > JF I'm a medium usually. I don't have any immediate diving plans, although sooner would be better then later. The loss of the undergarment wasn't too tragic - its more duct tape then cloth anyhow, and I've been telling myself for years "just one more trip, then its time for a new one". I guess this just forces the issue... Bryan >I'm a medium usually. I don't have any immediate diving plans, >although sooner would be better then later. The loss of the >undergarment wasn't too tragic - its more duct tape then cloth anyhow, >and I've been telling myself for years "just one more trip, then its >time for a new one". I guess this just forces the issue... Then you'd be swimming in an XXL I'm sure. Oh well. It was worth the try. But get yer a.s in gear and organize that gear. You're gonna be making many trips up to Kingston and east once the snpw ploughs get the roads open in the spring . It's great diving, albeit a tad nippy fer www's. Real wrecks are a decent tradeoff for purty fishes and coral, althouygh we have at least one fresh water anemone to see. JF > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:18:21 -0800 (PST), Bryan Heit > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > JF Sounds good. I've been looking at local TO stuff and there isn't much, so a trip to Kingston will be in the near future. Looks like I may want to peruse some technical training - it looks like a lot of the good stuff is the kinda stuff you're not going to get a good gander at with rec. Bryan Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Sounds good. I've been looking at local TO stuff and there isn't :much, But you can get direct flights to a lot of really nice places from Pearson Airport. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. >> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:18:21 -0800 (PST), Bryan Heit >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Bryan I'm 1 hour away from the St Lawrence, and 1.5 hrs from Kingston. I hope you lads give me a shout if you're looking for some diving in this area in 2008. My son is a diver, and I intend to get him up the Advanced cert so we can hit some of the charters. He's a natural diver, but hasn't had much time (nor have I) in the last year or so to do much diving. That all changes in May 2008. > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:18:21 -0800 (PST), Bryan Heit > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > JF Some pretty fresh water sponges, too, and the round gobies are pretty colorful -- for an invader, that is. gc Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :BTW, know of a good shop in town? What part of town are we talking about? As you may have noticed by now, getting around town can be a pain. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Dan Bracuk > Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. I'm right downtown, just off Jarvis street and about 5 blocks from the harbor. I've got a car so getting around isn't a huge pain. So far things here seem a little better then old cow-town; the traffic is just as slow, but people here are used to it so the the number of people trying to do some really dumb sh.t is a lot less. Bryan >> Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard >> resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >just as slow, but people here are used to it so the the number of >people trying to do some really dumb sh.t is a lot less. Wait till you get passed on the sidewalk at rush hour. JF Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I'm right downtown, just off Jarvis street and about 5 blocks from the :harbor. I've got a car so getting around isn't a huge pain. So far :things here seem a little better then old cow-town; the traffic is :just as slow, but people here are used to it so the the number of :people trying to do some really dumb sh.t is a lot less. Too bad Tam Diving closed down, it was very close to there. This place is ok, http://www.watersportsscuba.com/. Parking is scarce but it's handy by subway. It's on the east side of Yonge St, north of Davisville and south of Eglinton. It's equally close to either stop, but Yonge St slopes down to the lake. Another option is http://www.waterlinesports.com/index.html. Parking is not great, but there are some places nearby. I work on Dundas between Bay and University. Brewski's after work are certainly doable, assuming you also work downtown. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.t...@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Dan Bracuk > Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. That's on my way home - I work at Sick Kids and walk home just 1 block north of you. Definitely have to grab a pint or four one evening. Bryan PS: What about these guys - they're also somewhat close (by car): http://www.aquariusscuba.com/ >That's on my way home - I work at Sick Kids and walk home just 1 block >north of you. Definitely have to grab a pint or four one evening. Uhmm, isn't that where Dan works? You two are probably posting from cubicles down the hall from each other. > >That's on my way home - I work at Sick Kids and walk home just 1 block > >north of you. Definitely have to grab a pint or four one evening. > > Uhmm, isn't that where Dan works? You two are probably posting from > cubicles down the hall from each other. And if they're busy downing 4 pints every night, who's taking care of the Sick Kids? Greg Mossman <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :And if they're busy downing 4 pints every night, who's taking care of :the Sick Kids? Not me. I am neither a doctor nor have I played one on television. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Dan Bracuk > Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Nor do I take care of the kiddies. I am a doctor (the real kind, not those wanna be MD's), and do medical research for a living. Beer is an essential part of all scientific research - chemical genius is still genius... Bryan > And if they're busy downing 4 pints every night, who's taking care of > the Sick Kids? The local Catholic priest volunteered... John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Uhmm, isn't that where Dan works? You two are probably posting from :cubicles down the hall from each other. Let's not confuse "where" with "for whom". If Brian was precise, we work in different buildings, but only need to dial 4 digits to phone each other. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Let's not confuse "where" with "for whom". If Brian was precise, we > work in different buildings, but only need to dial 4 digits to phone > each other. At least you're able to dial without using your thumb. In the old days, Canucks needed both hands to make smoke signals. >> Let's not confuse "where" with "for whom". If Brian was precise, we >> work in different buildings, but only need to dial 4 digits to phone >> each other. > >At least you're able to dial without using your thumb. In the old >days, Canucks needed both hands to make smoke signals. Nah. We invented supersized doobies fer that. JF >John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> pounded away at his keyboard >resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >work in different buildings, but only need to dial 4 digits to phone >each other. Dan. Meet your new team member, Brian. Brian, Dan. > John Hanson <jhan...@northernlinks.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Dan Bracuk > Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Good point - I'm at the McMaster building. Which is what - one of about a dozen buildings sick kids runs... Bryan Bryan Heit <bryans.spam.trap@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :PS: What about these guys - they're also somewhat close (by car): :http://www.aquariusscuba.com/ I've driven by the shop but have never gone in. Going east/west on Dundas is not quick. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. To a group I went by chance, two thousand posters I saw in a glance, cried out Bryan Heit, awakened from a trance, whither... > New workplace's computer system doesn't support > newsgroups, so it looks like I'm stuck with google groups. So does your new employer in Toronto know that you plan to waste your time at work reading usenet groups, Bryan? I don't think that Sick Kids is really big on having its employees engage in that type of activity at work. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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