Keith, Good to hear your are ok. I think you've earned the right to do what ever you want at this point in life. If lurking is it, then do it. Best wishes, -jhb-
> -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Antoine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 6:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Shane B. did it !! > > > Got a call this afternoon asking whether I was alive or not; > as I was unsure > at the time I went and looked, sure enough I was there. So > Shane asked me why > I disappeared, that there were some users that were asking > what happened to > me ? I was sure that I would not be missed afer mostly lurking. > > Anyway I am flattered that anyone was interested enough to > ask where the > 'thong' was and was he ok. It was a set of circumstances that took me > offline. > > I changed my ISP and in doing so I unsubbed, but I did mail > Doug with what I > was doing and that maybe it was best if I retired to > oblivion. I could not > see the point if I was just lurking nowadays and not being > able to contribute > to the discussions. It has got to the stage were my ability > to keep up with > the changes in linux deteriorated badly. I am tending to be > in kernel 2.2 > days and I also forget simple Cline commands. As most know I > am 70+ and try > as I might learning is now taking a great deal of effort. > Still do builds and > installs, but no networking anymore, or complicated stuff. > > I have swapped to mandrake 9.1 and am at least able to keep > going here except > for the urpmi installs with the usual dependecy pitfalls. I > still need to get > the dvd to record in this OS, do not bother to watch dvd's on > the computer > anymore. > > Nuff for now, yes Lonnie I know this should be in General > sigh, wink ! Big > kiss to Kurt (Still breathing mate?), Shawn Taylor , How's > Julia and Madison. > Hi agin to all you other 'serfs' especially Pascal if he is > still listening > .................... > > Oh, yes thanks for going to the trouble Shane. Sheesh now > i'll have a big mail > box again. > > > -- > Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY' > 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161 > Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, > Brain in storage > > > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
