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AutoPuzzles Today => News, Information and Feedback => Topic started by: Otto Puzzell on September 09, 2008, 06:15:20 AM
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All,
As I was yesterday, I will be at an all-day business conference today through Thursday, and will not be able to respond to all puzzle guesses in a timely fashion. I didn't return home until 10:00 PM last night, and expect more of the same.
Thank you for your patience. Keep puzzling among yourselves, and smoke 'em if you got 'em.
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For the first time, I own my own apartment (yay!) and today I finally got a web connection of my own, so I won't have to 'borrow' from my neighbours' open connections (which can be painstakingly slow at times). Therefore, I haven't got around to answering any questions that might have been asked here for the past few days - but now I'm back!
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For the first time, I own my own apartment (yay!) and today I finally got a web connection of my own, so I won't have to 'borrow' from my neighbours' open connections (which can be painstakingly slow at times). Therefore, I haven't got around to answering any questions that might have been asked here for the past few days - but now I'm back!
Glad to have you back.
This month is shaping up to be the busiest month ever for this site. Please keep visiting and posting boys and girls. It is helping us to grow.
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Welcome back @re, you gave us a break! :D
Ultra, that is by far the best site I've ever been, and the only one (car-related) I've got an account in! I'm looking forward to contribute with much more effort!
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Useful thread. Thank you for launching it, Otto.
While we're at it, I will be away until Friday and unable to anwer. Be patient, my whaddyacallit friends, and your patience shall be rewarded in the end.
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I'll be away from Friday through Monday. After that, I have some days off work, at home, so I'll get back to moving some puzzles from Rookie to Expert and some from Expert to Pro. And I'll probably throw in a couple of new ones, although I don't expect them to last long with the new guys we've got on the site... it really raises the bar for posting new puzzles. Nice going, fellas!
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I'm still around tomorrow, then off and away for about 10 days. I hope to see many of mine solved by then, but be patient for the points and answers, guys.
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I'm leaving home now, going away for the weekend and won't be back until Sunday evening - which means I won't reply to any of your guesses until then.
Have a nice weekend!
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You too - happy travels!
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The upcoming time it will be hard for me to reply timely to your post (some of you will highly appreciate that! ;D)
Please be patient, will try to look after it at least once in two days!
Allemano
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I'm leaving for London on Monday evening on a quick Christmas shopping trip. There I'll also be picking up my own, very expensive and sought-after example of the complete Beaulieu Encyclopedia. Maybe I'll be a dangerous man after that, or maybe everything will just be boring... who knows? :)
I'm also going to retrieve some other stuff that I've bought, which hopefully will let me post some real obscure puzzles here in the future.
Oh, and I'm going to see Coldplay at the O2 Arena. That'll be nice, too ;D
Just letting you know. Will be back on Wednesday evening to answer any questions that you might have asked about my puzzles.
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OK than...I'm moving all my puzzles now!
BTW @re it's incredible, on the 11th of December I bought from Alibris "my own, very expensive and sought-after example of the complete Beaulieu Encyclopedia" , the 3-volume set...they are going to ship it in weeks!
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Oh man, you all soooo hip!
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One day, in the not too distant future, this site will be just as important to the rare auto connoisseur as the Beaulieu Encyclopedia.
You heard it here first.
Ultra News Channel
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That is a very good point! ;)
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From tomorrow till January the 9th I won't be able to comment any of your posts referred to my puzzles.
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10-4.
Best of luck, whatever you may be doing!
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10-4.
Best of luck, whatever you may be doing!
Thanks Otto!
I'm going to work at the new runway at Franfurt airport. 300km away from home...
Arranging the basics for the company for which I recently started to work. Pioneer in an unfamiliar business... :-\
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Apologisizes for that, but presumably till the end of February I'll be able to answer comments only at weekends.
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I'm having moderately reduced access to the internet for an indeterminable amount of time, so any replies of mine might be slow by any number of days, please have patience. Thanks all.
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I posted an answer on one puzzle on January 15th. The poser of the puzzle has not yet said whether it is right or wrong. That was three weeks ago!
I accept that there are circumstances where people have to be away from the forum. Can I suggest that when this happens they advise a moderator or one of the regulars and ask them to keep a watching brief on their puzzles. Otherwise the whole purpose of the site is defeated.
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Anyone knows anything about the absence of @re?
He was last active at January 26. Unusual for him. No infos about it on this topic.
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Anyone knows anything about the absence of @re?
He was last active at January 26. Unusual for him. No infos about it on this topic.
:huh:
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I got an e-mail from him this morning. He's OK, but working almost around the clock these days. It seems that might let up a bit after this week, but, for now, he has almost no time to spend here..
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He seems to be VERY busy...
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He seems to be VERY busy...
He said in an email to me last week that he would try to get back here soon.
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Starting tomorrow until the April 13.
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I will be away all of next week, Sat 2nd May until the 10th, I've only got a couple of (seemingly unsolvable) puzzles on here at the present, so if there are any guesses you will have to be patient.
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I have lost my computer and I don't think I'll be able to get a new one sooner then August/September. So until then my answers will be extremely late I'm afraid.
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I have lost my computer and I don't think I'll be able to get a new one sooner then August/September. So until then my answers will be extremely late I'm afraid.
This is horrible.
Anything we can do to help, I mean it, you let us know.
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A complete melt-down? All files gone? :'( Hope it's not that disastrous!
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All,
I am experiencing some technical difficulty at home. I have not been able to access the site since Sunday. I can access the site forum from my computer at work, but can't spend a lot of time doing this. I'll reply to posts in my puzzles as time allows.
Thanks!
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A complete melt-down? All files gone? :'( Hope it's not that disastrous!
Not a melt-down. It got stolen :( So I'm without computer until I buy myself a new one. And I don't think I'll be able to do it earlier than September. Until then I have to rely on using internet while visiting friends (or maybe I'll find myself new job where I have time to do it at work).
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A complete melt-down? All files gone? :'( Hope it's not that disastrous!
Not a melt-down. It got stolen :(
I am so pissed off for you. What a shame.
>:(
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I second Ultra's comment. Would be a complete nightmare for me! :'(
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Wow - that stinks.
FYI, I'll be limited to early-hours access only, for a 2-to-6 week period, beginning tomorrow. I've been asked to go on-site and hold a customer relationship together while a new delivery team is assembled. Heavy on-site firewall controls (can't even access Google, from what I've been told. Hopefully, it's not that bad). Regardless, I'll be in a very public cubicle, with VP level customers walking by constantly.
So, I'll be around, but not outside of the wee hours, Michigan USA time.
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Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
This is what I'm getting the whole day... :-\
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Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
This is what I'm getting the whole day... :-\
My apologies.
We are going through our bi-annual slow database time. GoDaddy has already been contacted and their only answer, as always, is to try and upsell me to a virtual dedicated server. Expensive. Be patient and in a day or two at most it will be back to normal.
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It's OK, I was afraid there was a problem with my PC!
;D
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I may experience a strong case of of slow answers until the 6th, guys.
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Heeeey!
It's been a long time since I was here, but thanks to some of you I'm back! :) Don't hesitate to relieve some of my puzzles you might have posted before and that were left unresponded.
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I've no puzzles posted, so it doesn'tmatter but I shall be offline for a bit as I'm moving house (first time in over 58 years!) and the phone cannot be reconnected immediately (same town, same exchange) although it was possible in days gone by, but now in this technological it's all too difficult and the broadband follows 14 days later . .
Some of the rookie puzzles I have my eye on will have come and gone before I can pitch in with an answer
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One day, in the not too distant future, this site will be just as important to the rare auto connoisseur as the Beaulieu Encyclopedia
getting broad band soon and then i can tackle the 309 pages of unread answers.
as nearly all are interesting to me
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Apparently several comments remained unanswered for a long time. (some are older than 2-3 weeks, look esp. at rookie, expert and pro puzzles)
Would it be possible to check it out? Thanks! :)
I expressly don't mean the posts of @re who wasn't online for weeks. He seems to be temporarily unable to find time for this board.
I only think of those who are frequently and constantly online here.
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My turn. Expect one week of slow answers, or no answers at all.
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I'm officially back. Maybe not on an everyday basis yet, but I'm gonna pop up here every few days. The amount of unread posts however, scares me totally :D
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Can I repeat a suggestion I made earlier
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I accept that there are circumstances where people have to be away from the forum. Can I suggest that when this happens they advise a moderator or one of the regulars and ask them to keep a watching brief on their puzzles. Otherwise the whole purpose of the site is defeated.
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I've no puzzles posted, so it doesn'tmatter but I shall be offline for a bit as I'm moving house (first time in over 58 years!) and the phone cannot be reconnected immediately (same town, same exchange) although it was possible in days gone by, but now in this technological it's all too difficult and the broadband follows 14 days later . .
Some of the rookie puzzles I have my eye on will have come and gone before I can pitch in with an answer
Today, four weeks after moving house, broadband has reappeared.
I shall have to do a bit of catching up, but there are more pressing things as it's the height of the season for using (and therefore maintaining) ones old cars!
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.....but there are more pressing things as it's the height of the season for using (and therefore maintaining) ones old cars!
Enjoy!
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Any news from @re?
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Guys!
For about a week, maybe more, I will be away from my PC (and from civilization). There are not so much of my puzzles left, but if you will decide to have a go at them, please be patient to wait until I'm back and don't hesitate to remind me of them then.
Good luck to everyone!
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Will be on holiday for a week. Sunburned I will reply on each of your posts when I'm back again.
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Off to play with old motors at the VSCC's 75th anniversary celebrations for a week.
No puzzles outstanding, so it's more that I won't be guessing for that time.
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Slow answers (or none at all) from me for 5 or 6 days.
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No answers from tomorrow for 5 days..
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Traveling today and tomorrow - limited access, if any.
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No answers from me in the next week.
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On the road again today through Wednesday. My destination has free wireless, so I should be OK. However, if you don't hear from me for a few days, you'll know why.
I hope to have some interesting pics for you all, when I return.
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Week's holiday in Turkey from 24th Aug
So you won't have to suffer any more new puzzles from me ;)
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Sometimes it happens...
I'll be far from a PC till the end of the week, so...
If you have some guesses, shoot them out today!
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Well, guys, again I bring you my sincere apologies for going AWOL. I don't really have any excuses apart from the ones I've already posted - I haven't had any vacation at all this summer, and working through the week at hours when I'm normally sleeping takes its toll, so I haven't been able to find the time.
I'm sorry - but I can't guarantee it's not going to happen again. I won't be posting any new puzzles in the foreseeable future as I know I probably won't be able to maintain them, but I'll try to be a bit better at responding to guesses you guys make.
On another note, I've sold my old X1/9 - it failed its MOT this summer and although saw it coming, I was sad to realise I just couldn't fix it myself and didn't think it was worth it to let a garage do the job. Sooner or later I'm hoping to replace it with a Grinnall Scorpion III, if I can get it on the road in Norway, but for now it's just me and the Alfa.
And now, on to responding to my old posts :)
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Hey, it's nice to see you back here! ;)
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From tomorrow till next weekend I won't have my files at hand, so, please be patient if I do not answer properly .
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Hitting the road again today - back Friday night. I'll have sporadic access while traveling; front page update has been completed a day early.
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No replies from me for the next few days as I'll be in Norfolk.
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Hi all, I'm going to be on and off for the next few weeks. I'm going on holiday tomorrow for a week so I won't be online after today until next thursday. Then the saturday of that week (12th) I'm going back to uni and since I'm moving into a new place I don't know how long it will be until my internet is sorted and I'm back online. If all goes well it will only be a day or two but might be longer. I've only got a few puzzles left and almost all are old so it shouldn't be a problem but if anyone does venture a guess please be patient and I'll answer when I can.
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Dear fellow AutoPuzzlers. Sadly I suffered a very unexpected bereavement earlier this week with the passing of my mother, so please bare with me for a while as I won't be spending much time on the website. I will also be preparing for the Goodwood Revival and then taking a break, so realistically not much AutoPuzzle correspondance from me until early October. Thank you all for your undestanding.
Djetset
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my deepest sympathy, such sad news.
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Thank you Allemano, very much appreciated.
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My condolences.
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Going to be away for one week, without internet access or time to visit Autopuzzles. So, see you next week, guys.
Pros are welcome to try solving my old puzzles, in the meantime.
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Have a great trip, Ray!
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Take care Thierry, we will miss you.
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When you'll be back there will be lots of new puzzles.... ;)
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Hey, nice to know you've been missed!
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Starting tomorrow, away for another week of no answers, guys!
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I'll be busy till Sunday.
See you on Monday!
(You can keep on guessing to my puzzles in the meantime...)
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No replies till Sunday evening.
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I'll be out-of-pocket starting tomorrow (early) through Thursday (late). I'll have limited access to the 'net during my absence.
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I'm likely to be away, awhile. Things should be just fine with the current admin team covering for me during my absence.
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Slow or no answers from me until the end of the week.
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Again, about the same until tuesday.
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I'm travelling around NZ for a month starting tomorrow, so anyone that answers any one of my... 3?... puzzles left shouldn't expect an answer 'till my return, sorry!
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got chicken-pox... no answers from me for about 1-2 weeks, sorry!
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Hang on!
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Chicken pox?!
Get better!
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Get well soon!
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Possible slow answers until the end of the month.
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Slower answers from me too over the next week as off on a series of overseas business trips.
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Slower answers from me too over the next week as off on a series of overseas business trips.
Best of luck, and safe travels!
By the way, I'd be happy to admin your puzzles while you're gone.
Same goes for you, Ray!
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Thanks, Otto. as you can see I'm back every week-end, and should be back for good in february. So I could manage mine.
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A belated thank you for your kind admin offer Otto. One of my trips has now been postponed, so I should be okay to get back on top of things again, although i will be away again soon for a couple of weeks, so I will let you know beforehand if your offer still applies. Thanks again.
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No replies from me until Monday evening, off to Wales.
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I'm out of town from now until 10 March, doing Geneva and other fun things, so no responses from me for 10 days. Sorry 8)
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I'm out of town from now until 10 March, doing Geneva and other fun things, so no responses from me for 10 days. Sorry 8)
You could bring us pictures..........
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With regret, I have to announce my (temporary) retirement from Autopuzzles. Not all that much regret though, as I will be fulfilling a long-standing ambition to travel the world, so I won't be at home to baffling vehicles for approximately five months. I will leave my unsolved puzzles up and hopefully get back on the case on my return. Keep on puzzling guys - there's nobody better than Autopuzzles!
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With regret, I have to announce my (temporary) retirement from Autopuzzles. Not all that much regret though, as I will be fulfilling a long-standing ambition to travel the world, so I won't be at home to baffling vehicles for approximately five months. I will leave my unsolved puzzles up and hopefully get back on the case on my return. Keep on puzzling guys - there's nobody better than Autopuzzles!
Wow! Good luck in your travels. I think you will find the net in most corners of the world. Hopefully once in a while you will get to drop us a note and a local pic or two.
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With regret, I have to announce my (temporary) retirement from Autopuzzles. Not all that much regret though, as I will be fulfilling a long-standing ambition to travel the world, so I won't be at home to baffling vehicles for approximately five months. I will leave my unsolved puzzles up and hopefully get back on the case on my return. Keep on puzzling guys - there's nobody better than Autopuzzles!
Bon Voyage, Quiller! Please do check in :)
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I'll be out-of-pocket Saturday through next Tuesday. I'll update the front page either tomorrow or early Saturday.
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Slow answers from me for a week or so. I'll try to check-in whenever I can in the meantime.
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I'll be offline from today PM until Tuesday AM
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See you next Tuesday!
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I will hardly be online until Tuesday (June, 15)
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See you next week! :)
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From tomorrow onwards and until 4 July, probably only limited internet access.
I will be in Milan to celebrate the Alfa Romeo Centenario :cheer: :drive:
and afterwards I will also pay a visit to Balocco and Turin.
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From tomorrow onwards and until 4 July, probably only limited internet access.
I will be in Milan to celebrate the Alfa Romeo Centenario :cheer: :drive:
and afterwards I will also pay a visit to Balocco and Turin.
Take and post lots of pics.
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No or almost no replies from me until the middle of July. Good luck for everyone here! :)
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Very limited replies from my from now (putting the final touches together for the Goodwood Festival of Speed) until mid-July (then 'relaxing' at the Le Mans Classic). Have fun, and hopefully see some of you at Goodwood.
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See you next Tuesday!
I wonder if you know that in England this is a very harsh insult?!? ;D
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:bag: Now I know...
(how are they going to meet on that day?)
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I'm not paying 22 Euros per day for internet access, so after today I don't know when I will have access again. Answers will be slow for an undetermined amount of time.
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See you next Tuesday!
I wonder if you know that in England this is a very harsh insult?!? ;D
Which part of England are you from????????????
Certainly isn't in the fen country - although the debate about which date the 'next' is can be interesting....
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See you next Tuesday!
I wonder if you know that in England this is a very harsh insult?!? ;D
Which part of England are you from????????????
Certainly isn't in the fen country - although the debate about which date the 'next' is can be interesting....
Never heard of that either ???
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It doesn't really work written down.... you'd have to see it as
C.U.N.Tuesday.....if you get my drift!
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Must be textmessagespeak which I have mangaged not to need to know so far.
What's fun is nanny-software that insists on rewiting the name of a well-known Lincolnshire steel town as S****horpe ;D
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Ugh
Back on topic. I'm going to be locked up in an "employee development" exercise, beginning at noon today, resulting in sporadic, infrequent visits here.
Back to regular form on Friday.
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I have forgotten to make a note here, hope I haven't missed anything. I'll be a rare visitor at least until August 16, as I'm not at home now, but in Croatia.
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It's holiday time, so I'll be away and off line for a forthnight or so :)
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Enjoy!
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I'll be away between 18 August and 3 September - we'll go on a family trip checking out auto museums and castles in the Loire Valley and later on some great Heurigers in Sooss, Austria :)
I'm planning to be on-line from time to time though
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Have a good time!
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With the Goodwood Revival now just one week away, I am liable to be incredibly busy for the next 7-10 days, so I will apologise now for slow responses over this period. Maybe I'll see some of you at the Revival? If you plan to come along, please send me a PM as it is always nice to meet up with fellow puzzlers. Thanks.
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Won't be at Goodwood - probably be up at Stafford instead... If you are going to the NEC classic I might be there though....
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I'll doubtless be at the NEC Classic too, so I will see you there. I suspect Carnut may there as well, so we can have a mini-Autopuzzles seminar!
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I'll be mostly off-line until Friday.
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I'll doubtless be at the NEC Classic too, so I will see you there. I suspect Carnut may there as well, so we can have a mini-Autopuzzles seminar!
I intend to be there at some time, yes.
Probably Sunday.
Would be great to meet some fellow Puzzlers!
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Slow or no answers for me until October 3, guys.
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Slow or no answers from me until 20 October!
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Hey - where'd everybody go?! ???
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Slow answers from now on...
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From now on...?
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Undefinetly... :-\
I'll be here as usual almost each day, but with less time to spend.
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Oh, that's too bad. I wish you best of luck with whatever occupies your time!
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Grazie!
Nothing bad at all...many happy changes that will need my attention, but I will always have the time for this place. ;)
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I'll be offline until sunday
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As from Monday 15th November I may not always be available to answer the replies to my puzzles.
I have to undergo hospital treatment every day until just before Christmas and may be a bit slow (except at weekends) to reply.
Anyway - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
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Get well soon!
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I'll be traveling until Sunday. I intend to check AutoPuzzles regularly though
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As from Monday 15th November I may not always be available to answer the replies to my puzzles.
I have to undergo hospital treatment every day until just before Christmas and may be a bit slow (except at weekends) to reply.
Anyway - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
You'll be in our thoughts and prayers.
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As from Monday 15th November I may not always be available to answer the replies to my puzzles.
I have to undergo hospital treatment every day until just before Christmas and may be a bit slow (except at weekends) to reply.
Anyway - normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
Take care of yourself, we are waiting for you!
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Thank you for your kind thoughts - as you can see I'm still posting as normal for the moment and will continue to do so hopefully for a while yet.
I just have to undergo radiotherapy/chemotherapy for a few weeks and bingo! all will be okay again.
AutoPuzzles keeps me on the ball so to speak - it keeps my brain focused!
As soon as I'm fit again I'm looking forward to competing in a few events with the cars next year.
I also have to tell you that another of our members who I met recently is also undergoing similar treatment and I hope that he is up and running and fully fit again soon.
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My visits to the site will be few and sporadic, until Thursday.
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There seems to be an epidemic of "slow answers" these days, so I' m sorry to add my voice to the choir.
My visits to Autopuzzles are going to be very scarce from now on. Well not really my visits - I still have a peek every day. But mostly my activity as a poster of puzzles.
I posted a message explaining this some times ago in the Editors section, but I think it's fair to let all fellow puzzlers now. In have no serious health troubles like woodinsight, although I had my share this year (please get over this shit soon, Woody!). But I felt that I should still try to do something with my life and my work. And all this car research is probably consuming too much time and - mostly- excitement, and maybe I don't have enough for both.
So I have decided to give more of my time to the comics character I've created long ago (whose name, incredibly, is Ray B......) I have started a blog about him, hoping to get a magazine or publisher interested, and I have fun. More fun than I've had in years , except naturally while searching for such or such oddball car. The address, if anyone is interested, is this one:
http://lespenseesimprobablesderaybanana.blogspot.com/
Any visit from a fellow autopuzzler will please me very much.
I hat falses promises, and I won't promise to come back here very often. Although... if I think of a new and interesting group puzzle, you can be sure I won't wait to post it ( and will stay around awhile until you guys solve it.)
Best of luck to everyone, ant thanks to Charlie, Otto, Paul and all those who make this place invaluable
Ray B. (gone fishing)
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Ray B,
I understand how you feel - I'm already spending far too much time trying to find solutions (but I'm a relative newbie at the moment, that's my excuse!)
I for one will miss your contributions but will visit your blog from time to time - it is very amusing and well done.
Anyway, don't entirely forget us here - look in now and again and say hello.
Bon courage and best wishes for your future endeavours.
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A real blow.
I'll check out the blog. Thx for all you have done here to shape the site. Invaluable.
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Unfortunately I'm not of French tongue, so I can't share woodinsight's excitement... :-\
I just noticed that your activities here decreased in the past weeks/months and I reckoned that you're going to make a break.
Sad that you're leaving! :-[ I just starded to acquiesce your habits...
Just kidding! ;D
However... lots of luck and may all your wishes come true.
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Time to learn French! ;D
It's been great having you here, my friend. I will look forward to seeing you here from time to time, and will make it a point to drop by your blog.
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:'(
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Thanks for all the nice words, fellows.
I'll sure drop by once in a while (remember: almost prehistoric member Grobmotorix had almost vanished, now he is back and one of the most active ones).
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Other than early AM, I'll be scarce this week until Saturday
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No replies or very slow from me for at least a few days, as I am sick. (Nothing serious)
(Best of luck too you Mr.B) (http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/traurig/a015.gif)
Regards
Amsterdam
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Get well soon.
Can I suggest that if people are going to be leaving, either permanently or temporarily, they let one of the regulars know the answers and ask them to effectively take over ownership of the puzzles. There is nothing worse than finding an answer, posting it and then seeing no response ...
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Can I suggest that if people are going to be leaving, either permanently or temporarily, they let one of the regulars know the answers and ask them to effectively take over ownership of the puzzles. There is nothing worse than finding an answer, posting it and then seeing no response ...
Sure. But don't worry about that as far as I am concerned. I'll keep watch of my own puzzles often enough so that it can't happen longer than three or four days.
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Another week of heavy travel. West coast tomorrow (where I hope it will be warmer!), and Tennessee later in the week, and with Motown sandwiched in-between.
My visits here will be sporadic until Friday of this week.
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I am about to disappear for a couple of weeks on a long Christmas break, so my answers will be slow and occassional. May I take this opportunity to wish all fellow Auto Puzzlers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and here's to many more great puzzles in 2011! ;D
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Enjoy!
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Back briefly for 24 hours, but about to disappear again, so no or slow answers from me until the middle of next week. Happy New Year all.
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I'll be travelling Thursday & Friday; back Saturday.
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As I wrote before I may be subject to long black-outs...I will always have time for this place, but I'm going to slow down. :-\
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Job-related I'll be an infrequent visitor for an indefinite time.
So thanks in advance for your patience if I don't reply as quick as you'll might expect.
For another thing I will probably not be able to read each comment of you, dear puzzlers!
(4 pages of unread posts today after I was offline only for 1½ days!!!)
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About to head off to Retromobile in Paris, and then away for a few days, so slow or no answers until next week.
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About to head off to Retromobile in Paris, and then away for a few days, so slow or no answers until next week.
Cool! :thumbsup:
( the trip; not your absence )
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About to head off to Retromobile in Paris, and then away for a few days, so slow or no answers until next week.
Lucky old you..
I've only been to Retromobile once but it's one of the best shows.
I'd better keep that Vauxhall puzzle locked for you until your return then Djetset.
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Traveling this week again; my activity here will be limited until Friday of this week.
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Traveling this week again; my activity here will be limited until Friday of this week.
I'm gonna have to have a chat with your boss.
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Traveling this week again; my activity here will be limited until Friday of this week.
I'm gonna have to have a chat with your boss.
;D It's all good, as long as it results in more business.
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After mid-day today, I'm going away for a while.
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Don't be too late! ;)
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Like Otto, from tomorrow evening I'm also going away for a while (but not with Otto!) so no posts or replies from me for 10 days. Perhaps see some of you at the Geneva Show next week.
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Don't be too late! ;)
business travel (again). While away, I've got to do some reflecting. I've treated friends poorly ( shout-out to Allemano, in particular - sorry man! ). Same is true in the 'real' world.
I won't be gone completely, nor permanently.
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shout-out to Allemano, in particular - sorry man!
Don't worry!
Sometimes I deal blows, so, I have to absorb them from time to time..
And I know these bad moods all too well! ;)
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From March 25th (next friday) I will be off on a long-awaited trip to the USA and wont be back home until the beginning of June, so there'll most probably be no activity from me for those months... :o Not sure how I'll cope without my daily dose of AP.
This weekend I will move any unsolved puzzles directly to the Pro section so hopefully most of them will be solved before I leave
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Slow or no answers for me for the next seven days... Sorry, folks :-\
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From March 25th (next friday) I will be off on a long-awaited trip to the USA and wont be back home until the beginning of June, so there'll most probably be no activity from me for those months... :o Not sure how I'll cope without my daily dose of AP.
This weekend I will move any unsolved puzzles directly to the Pro section so hopefully most of them will be solved before I leave
Amazingly they have computers in the USA too!
You can log on from any computer in anyone's home, hotel or internet cafe.
When I'm travelling on business abroad I always make sure I can get access to the hotel's computer and log on to AP; in many countries it's free, unlike in the UK where it's the usual British Rip-Off at about £10 per go...
Enjoy your trip!
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Some of my puzzles are solved...please be patient, I'll reply to all...these are busy days! ;)
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I'm going into hospital for a few days for a minor operation, so no answers from me for a while.
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Get well soon!
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Shall do! Thanks PJ.
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Hope you make a swift recovery
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Don't forget your laptop so you can keep us with AP!
Hope you have a quick recovery.
Best Wishes
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On the road (and in the air) again this week. Sporadic visits here until Friday.
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Will any of our esteemed AutoPuzzlers be in the Washington/College Park area at the end of May (28 May- 4 June)?
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In the near future I'll be less active BUT once I'll be ready again, finally I'll have my scanner close to my archives and I'll be flooding this place with cool pics! ;)
(I already started but had to stop....)
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Too bad the links don't work! ;D
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Travelling again this week. :-\
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I'll be offline now until the 21st - off walking Hadrian's wall.....
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Cool! Pics when you return??? I didn't make it that far north when I was in the UK two years ago...
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I'll be flying to Washington, DC tomorrow for a week to do some research at the National Archives in College Park. Wish me luck :) I'm planning to check AutoPuzzles regularly...
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Busy week in DC, with Memorial Day activities and all.
Safe travels!
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Otto: Do you think Washington will be crowded? I only have Sunday and Monday - two Memorial Day weekend days for sightseeing as from Tuesday I'll be spending all of my time at the National Archive in College Park
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I think it's likely to be crowded, especially around the war memorials near the mall. and near Arlington cemetery. You might also run into the President and his entourage in search of a photo opp, which brings all normal modes of transport (except feet) to a standstill.
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After one whole week at home (yipee!), I'm back on the road again this week. Sporadic answers until Thursday.
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As my main computer has trouble, I may not be as regular a visitor here as usual for a bit.
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Am at the sea-side for the weekend, so, no replies until Monday morning. (http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/Gifs/mare.gif)
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Just back from a grand day out.
http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr55/Mitzisweetie/transport/Abridge%20show%2004-06-2011/#
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I'm going to Europe this monday -13- to stay 2 months.Running away from autumn,so cold here..
I am planning to visit AutoPuzzles regularly.
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Enjoy!
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Running away from autumn,so cold here..
Just wondering what you call cold?!
I should think it's much colder here (UK) in summer than it is in Brazil in the autumn (or winter for that matter!)
You might feel at home in certain parts of southern Europe though!
Have a good trip.
You won't be at the Goodwood Festival of Speed will you?
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Enjoy!
Thank you Otto!
Just wondering what you call cold?!
My city.The cold and rainy Petrópolis.
Have a good trip.
You won't be at the Goodwood Festival of Speed will you?
Thanks!
No, :-\ I'm not going to UK this time.
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I'm going to Europe this monday -13- to stay 2 months.Running away from autumn,so cold here..
I am planning to visit AutoPuzzles regularly.
Let me know if you'll be in my part of the world (South of France) during your travels.
Bon voyage.....
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Thanks! :)
PM..
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Slow or no answers from me this week whilst I'm travelling abroad.
Hope to log on occasionally but opportunities will be sporadic.
Back next weekend (18/06).
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Due to connection problems I won't be able to reply regularly for a few days/weeks.
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No answers from me for a few days.
Back Monday 4th July.
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No answers or slow response from me for a few days as I'm experiencing trouble with my computer. Back to normal soon I hope. Sent from my iPhone 5 July 2011
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I'm in China next week.
Besides food I don't like, I will probably also have only limited internet access.
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3 days of training today through Wednesday, followed by a trip to a client on Thursday. I'll be around early mornings (my time) but that's it, until Friday.
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I will be on vacation for one week, probably no mobile internet available there.
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Having now solved my computer problems I now find myself having to undergo hospital treatment again.
Most annoying as I was hoping to take my car north at the end of August to visit the UK, Netherlands, Germany & Switzerland. That may be on hold at the moment and I apologise if my answers are a bit slow for a while.
C'est la vie.......
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Get well soon!
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Hello
Thanks for you re Patience. I am still recovering from my accident as my wife explained. As up now she is typing this message for me as a lot of my bones in hands and arms where broken and still not healed.
It was not a cycling accident but I had the great idea of riding my dirt bike or motorcycle again afther some years. It was not a good idea.
A 4x4 car who was off roading did not see me and I did not see him.....I lost :(
I had some bad injuries all over and was in the hospital for a few weeks for some operations , but I should fully recover.
Sorry, but my answers on my puzzles will have to wait for a while.
Thanks again.
Best regards
Amsterdam.
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Ouch!
Pleased to see you should make a full recovery.
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Great to hear you'll get well again! All the best!
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Hope you feel better soon my friend!
Regards.
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Thanks for the kind wishes.
I went to the hospital today and finally I can sort of use my hands again.
Finally I can use the computer without any help.
Recovering is going as planned.
I will reply on my ongoing puzzles, but the replies will stay slow for a while.
Thanks again.
Amsterdam (http://1.2.3.12/bmi/www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/muede/s015.gif)
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Great to see you back, sir. :)
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I hope that you make a swift and full recovery Amsterdam.
Welcome back!
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I'm on a 'professional' journey from 09.08. - 13.08.
Will have no access to my archive and probably won't have any internet connection at all.
See you next Sunday!
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Safe travels!
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Amsterdam, I hope you will be back again fully ready with your cool puzzles!
About me, I'm sorry for my long absence but things are getting complicated.
It seems that I have to go away for 6 months...and I'm still unpacking my things!
My new internet connection is not arriving yet and there are many things to fix in my new home before I have to leave...I'm lucky that my daughter is a real angel!
I'll be back!
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I hope you're not going back in harm's way. :P
Good luck, and God speed.
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Thanks PJ and good luck
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Farewell PJ!
We miss you!
I'm on business travels again. ::) 15.08. – 18.08. no replies from me
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Bon voyage PJ - we're all looking forward to your return in the not too distant future.
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I'm on business travels again. ::) 15.08. – 18.08. no replies from me
Change of plan. I'm happy to stay home till Thursday! :D
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Hi everybody!
Far from home again but partially operative again!
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Hey, nice to hear you! How are you doing?
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Very well, thank you!
I have 43 pages of unread topics and given the speed of this connection I will be updated in 2015...but it's nice to be back again...I saw some changes and many new members...and as usual...I'll be back!
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PJ - glad to see you again. I hope you'll amaze us again with your knowledge soon :)!
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The place just hasn't been the same without you. :)
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Grazie! :'(
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I sure thad a vague notion that there was something missing here!
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Welcome home, PJ!
In other news, I'll be in Italy until 8th Sept so no contact from me till then
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I'm going to be out of touch for about 6 days now, unless I can find a working computer where I'm going.
Back Monday evening.
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You might have noticed it over the weekend and you might experience it over the next weeks. I will be on and off the site, as I am moving country.
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Replies from me from Monday may be slow or non-existent for a few days so please be patient.
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I'll be out of touch again from the 19th until 26/27th September........
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Since my unfortunate accident I am happy to say allot of good things are happening in my life. I have changed my business in to something very successful and spending the limited time that is left with family and friends.
Most of my activities now are the result of all those weeks I have spend laying in bed with nothing else to do but think and trying to turn a negative experience into a positive one.
Unfortunate this positive change has a downside as well. There is not much time left for the many hobbies I have.
AP is one of those hobbies I just can't see to find the time anymore.
I am not going to leave AP but my on line time is and will be very limited for a unknown period of time as otherthings in life are more important at the moment.
Best regards
Amsterdam
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Since my unfortunate accident I am happy to say allot of good things are happening in my life. I have changed my business in to something very successful and spending the limited time that is left with family and friends.
Most of my activities now are the result of all those weeks I have spend laying in bed with nothing else to do but think and trying to turn a negative experience into a positive one.
Unfortunate this positive change has a downside as well. There is not much time left for the many hobbies I have.
AP is one of those hobbies I just can't see to find the time anymore.
I am not going to leave AP but my on line time is and will be very limited for a unknown period of time as otherthings in life are more important at the moment.
Best regards
Amsterdam
While we're all disappointed that we'll be seeing less of you, we couldn't happier about you wringing more out of life, every day. :thumbsup:
Best of luck, sir!
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All the best Amsterdam! :)
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Happy to know you're happy! ;D
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Good luck Amsterdam and best wishes for your future endeavours.
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I will be away for a week or so. Have fun!
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Travelling until Tuesday
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I'll be out of touch again from the 19th until 26/27th September........
I'm back again after a long weekend at the Spa 6 hours.
Will post some photos soon.....
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No internet access at home! (http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/Gifs/vogel_new.png). Hope it's fixed after a week or so...
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Travelling until Wednesday. I'll update the front page then.
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I'm disappearing on holiday/vacation for a couple of weeks (including a visit to EpoquAuto in Lyon if any fellow AutoPuzzlers are planning to be there?), so only occassional answers from me.
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No reply at all on the 1st and 2nd of November.
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I'm sorry, but I temporarily do not have sufficient time for autopuzzles.
Will reply in a few days, but can't definetly say exactly.
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We'll miss you. If you're not back before Sunday next, please have a Merry Christmas!
(http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa_smiley.gif)
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I'm due to move house at the end of the first week in January and have had to put most of my archives in store temporarily. I've also got to continue with hospital treatment until the end of February so my replies may be a bit erratic for a couple of months.
In the meantime I'm posting many new puzzles to keep you all busy over the holiday period and I hope I can answer them without too much delay.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.
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Good luck with the hospital treatment woodinsight.
And a Happy Christmas too!
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Second that!
Good luck woodinsight.
Have a great Christmas! (everybody :) )
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Probably for the 1st time in this topic, expect slow replies from me this week because...I'm home!
..in the meantime, Merry Xmas to all of you.
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Probably for the 1st time in this topic, expect slow replies from me this week because...I'm home!
..in the meantime, Merry Xmas to all of you.
So that's what you do at work!
Happy Christmas to you too!
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Probably for the 1st time in this topic, expect slow replies from me this week because...I'm home!
..in the meantime, Merry Xmas to all of you.
So that's what you do at work!
Happy Christmas to you too!
:bag:
(in my defense, I'm not 24hours a day on duty but I'm 24hours a day away...)
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I will be enlarging my carbon footprint this Holiday season with a lot of travelling around, so my answers will be slow and infrequent until mid-January! May I use this moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, with lots of great new puzzling in 2012. ;D
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Again, I won't be a frequent visitor for quite a while. Hope I'll have some more time in the coming weeks/months.
Sorry! :-\
Wish all of you a Happy New Year. (http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/Gifs/abygail.gif)
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I'll be in holiday for a while... so I' m not sure to be able to check my puzzles until january 9th...
MPC
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Slowing down for 1 week...and I'm not going on a cruise.
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Slowing down for 1 week...and I'm not going on a cruise.
;)
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You may have noticed, but I'm not able to spend a lot of time here. Unfortunately that won't change in the coming weeks/months.
I'm looking forward to better times.
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I'm due to move house at the end of the first week in January and have had to put most of my archives in store temporarily. I've also got to continue with hospital treatment until the end of February so my replies may be a bit erratic for a couple of months.
In the meantime I'm posting many new puzzles to keep you all busy over the holiday period and I hope I can answer them without too much delay.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.
My house move will now happen on 1st. February so my replies may be slow until I'm up and running again.
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I'm away on business for the next week, so slow replies from me.
Good luck with the house move Woodinsight. Have fun unpacking all those boxes of car books!
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Some of you might have noticed I have been away for some time. More or less during christmas I was feeling ill: Coughing up to the point I had to throw up. Turns out I have Hodgkin's disease, which is a form of cancer. As a result, I will not be online so much.
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Some of you might have noticed I have been away for some time. More or less during christmas I was feeling ill: Coughing up to the point I had to throw up. Turns out I have Hodgkin's disease, which is a form of cancer. As a result, I will not be online so much.
Well, I'm sure I can say that we all wish you well and hope that the treatment is not too debilitating.
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Some of you might have noticed I have been away for some time. More or less during christmas I was feeling ill: Coughing up to the point I had to throw up. Turns out I have Hodgkin's disease, which is a form of cancer. As a result, I will not be online so much.
Very sad to hear that DeAutogids. I can sympathise fully with you as I'm still undergoing treatment for cancer myself. I'm not familiar with Hodgkin's disease and hope that the cure will not be too difficult to undergo.
Try to keep a positive attitude, it does help even when things are working to bring you down.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and looking forward to hearing better news from you in the near future.
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Be strong, I wish you a quick recovery!
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I wish you all the best!
Get well soon!
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Some of you might have noticed I have been away for some time. More or less during christmas I was feeling ill: Coughing up to the point I had to throw up. Turns out I have Hodgkin's disease, which is a form of cancer. As a result, I will not be online so much.
Best of luck; you'll be in my prayers.
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Bad luck de Autogids.
Wish you good luck for a full recovery.
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Hello DeAutogids,
Wishing all the best, stay strong.
Woodinsight, I wondered how you were feeling right now?
Rich.
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Hello DeAutogids,
Wishing all the best, stay strong.
Woodinsight, I wondered how you were feeling right now?
Rich.
I'm now on a milder form of chemotherapy for the next three months and the cancer in my backbone has stabilised so it's positive at the moment. :) The only downside is that I had to sell my Diva as there was no way I could race it again. :( Anyway health is the most important thing when you grow older. Thanks for inquiring Richard.
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Hope the milder chemo is OK for you. Pleased that there is positive news. Sad about the Diva (lovely little car!), but as you say, good health is what we really need as we get older, I'm 65 now and my health is not at all good, limiting everything I would wish to do. Sometimes even staying at home can be uncomfortable! Stay well.
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Slow or no answers from me now until mid-March as off on business travelling, and then preparing for a major Goodwood event. Keep up the good puzzling...
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Safe travels - see you on the other side!
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Thanks Otto. One of my destinations is the Geneva Show, so I will take plenty of photos to share, and maybe try and find the odd puzzle car or two as well ;)
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Apologies to all for the slow reply to my puzzles.
I have been relocating to Antibes and it has taken some time to move in the middle of chemotherapy treatment.
So I've been given a seven day break in the treatment and will endeavour to answer all replies and to catch up with all the latest AutoPuzzles news and new postings. Expect some new puzzles from me soon also.
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All quiet on the Djetset front for the next 10 days, as travelling extensively (and for once not involving cars :-\).
P.S. Hope all has gone smoothly for you Woodinsight with your recent upheavals.
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All quiet on the Djetset front for the next 10 days, as travelling extensively (and for once not involving cars :-\).
P.S. Hope all has gone smoothly for you Woodinsight with your recent upheavals.
Yes, thanks Djetset.
Exhausting but slowly settling in.......
Hope to start posting more puzzles this weekend.
Bon voyage!
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I'm having some problems with my computer, so possibly no or slow answers in the next days. :(
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee means an extra day's holiday for everyone in the UK - so a chance to get away, thanks Liz! No activity from me for 10 days...
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Traveling this afternoon through late Friday night. Sporadic and limited access after tea time today.
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I'm travelling until 18th June so slow/no answers from me until then.
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Sorry, but currently I'm suffering from UEFA Euro 2012 fever. Will be a rare visitor in the upcoming weeks...
Post some replies tomorrow morning if I find the time.
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I'm not suffering from UEFA Euro 2012 fever at all.
However, I have got a strong dose of final preparations for this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed in just two weeks time (a few tickets still available, but expected to be sold out by the end of next week), so very few visits here from me until the Festival is over.
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I'm not suffering from UEFA Euro 2012 fever at all.
How is it possible? :D
Replied to most posts replies this morning.
Other posts still marked unread, so, don't worry, you won't be forgotten.
I'm travelling for the weekend. No replies until Monday.
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You'd be surprised just how many people aren't in the least interested in football at all! And it's nothing to do with the fact that England never win anything!
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I thought Euro 20:12 was an exchange rate, but it seem they call a football match that.
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You'd be surprised just how many people aren't in the least interested in football at all! And it's nothing to do with the fact that England never win anything!
In fact I'm not surprised at all. Some of my German friends are as bored about football as you, but not many..
Apolopgize, but I'm again a rare visitor. See you on Monday soonest.
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You'd be surprised just how many people aren't in the least interested in football at all! And it's nothing to do with the fact that England never win anything!
In fact I'm not surprised at all. Some of my German friends are as bored about football as you, but not many..
Apolopgize, but I'm again a rare visitor. See you on Monday soonest.
What, once you've seen England disposed of?!
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Well, I tried to delay as long as it was possible but today I had to start packing my own room. We are moving to Austria late next week. I'll try to be around :), but most of my books, magazines are now in boxes.
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Slow answers from me until the end of august... ;)
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You'd be surprised just how many people aren't in the least interested in football at all! And it's nothing to do with the fact that England never win anything!
In fact I'm not surprised at all. Some of my German friends are as bored about football as you, but not many..
Apolopgize, but I'm again a rare visitor. See you on Monday soonest.
Bad luck Allemano!
i suppose if Germany had to lose to anyone you'd rather it was Italy?!
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a huge hangover this morning, even worse than yesterday. Those Italians are still in a different league. Hope the German squad is more clever in 2014.
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Back again from vacation ;D
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Slow answers from me until the end of august... ;)
Also here...going to USA tomorrow.
Regards.
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As you may have noticed I'm a rare visitor here these days.
No or only few replies from me till the end of next week.
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Slow answers from me until the end of august... ;)
Also here...going to USA tomorrow.
Regards.
Then stop by for a cup of coffee. It's a small country...I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding me. :lmao:
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Salt Flats season starts in a week. I'm going to be pretty tied up (not to mention in locations with zero web access and 18 hour work days) for the next couple of months.
One good thing that's happened is that my race car finally passed the "move under its own power" test yesterday (07/31/2012) and seems to be running pretty well...at least well enough to put some nice black stripes on my driveway.
Anyway, my involvement will be at a much lower level than it has for the last few months since I tripped over this place and fell head first into it. But when the last salty dog is hung, I'll be back with more regularity.
Here are a coupla photos of the car and its tell-tail (pun intended) tracks.
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We look forward to the full download when you get back.
Good luck and God speed!
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That's a mean-looking machine......
Hope all goes well for you and look forward to hearing about your exploits when you return.
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That's a mean-looking machine......
Hope all goes well for you and look forward to hearing about your exploits when you return.
Well, it's not a "pristine trailer queen" but I've subscribed to the "pistons before paint" concept. If I get thru this season without any major mechanical issues, the paint will be stripped off...it's the "California Special" water-based lacquer that's cracked and crazed beyond all hope of repair.
I hope I have some happy tales to tell. In the meantime, there should be an "official Speed Week 2012" thread in this section of landracing.com:
http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/board,50.0.html (http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/board,50.0.html) It uses the same Simple Machines forum software as Autopuzzles, so the look and feel is pretty familiar. We'll be doing "almost live" coverage from the salt at all the events, just as we've done for the last 4 years. If you wanna get a "from the salt" view/commentary, that's the place to get it. It beats waiting for the December issue of Hot Rod Magazine as was the case in days (ok, decades) past.
I'll be checking in from time to time, but for now, best wishes to all on AP.
RtR
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Most likely another slow answers week for me.
Stay tuned for a Classic Days Schloss Dyck photo feature...
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I'm going to be away for a week so it's slow/no answers from me for the time being..
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Am on the beach for the weekend. (http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/Gifs/mare.gif)
See you again on Monday!
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Just dipping back into AP briefly after a number of long overseas business trips, but can't hang around long as now flat out at work getting ready for the Goodwood Revival, so will deal with any unanswered puzzles once that is over. Thanks.
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I'm travelling until 18th September so answers are going to be sporadic/non-existent until then..
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to all whom it may concern:
my new job takes a lot of time in the coming weeks/months, so, it's possible that I need 2-3 days till I'll find the time to reply.
Hope you appriciate that. :)
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My laptop at home is refusing to work properly, so possibly no or slow answers for a while.
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No reply from me for the next 3/4 days...
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I don't have many of my puzzles floating here now, but still, I will be abroad (in Czech Republic) from 12th to 20th, so not sure about my Internet access during these days.
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For the next few days I'll not be online much - NEC Classic Car Show duty mainly during the day.
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For the next few days I'll not be online much - NEC Classic Car Show duty mainly during the day.
Which stand will you be on?
Djetset and I will be there on Sunday..
(actually think he'll be there on other days too but I'll only be there on Sunday)
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For the next few days I'll not be online much - NEC Classic Car Show duty mainly during the day.
Which stand will you be on?
Djetset and I will be there on Sunday..
(actually think he'll be there on other days too but I'll only be there on Sunday)
Lea-Francis Owners' Club in Hall 20.
I'd be happy to meet you (and anyone else who reads this), as there will be a lot of time hanging heavy . . .
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Might come and meet you - will be there on Saturday.
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Might come and meet you - will be there on Saturday.
He did, as did Carnut and Djetset, and I'm happy I can now put faces to the names.
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Might come and meet you - will be there on Saturday.
He did, as did Carnut and Djetset, and I'm happy I can now put faces to the names.
Very nice to meet you and have a chat Allan.
Lovely car (and I'm not referring to the Lynx...!)
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Always good to meet fellow AutoPuzzlers, and very nice to see Allan for the first time, as well as my annual catch-up with Carnut (but sorry I missed you Giles!).
I'll now be away for a few days, but passing via AutoRetro in Barcelona next weekend if any other Puzzlers are around? (sadly I can't speak Spanish!).
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A bit slow from me until the Christmas period as I have a lot of business and personal correspondence to catch up on......
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working 12-14 hours day by day, so, almost no time for puzzling, sorry!
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working 12-14 hours day by day, so, almost no time for puzzling, sorry!
Unacceptable! :ranton:
Tell your boss I said so. ;)
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'nuff said.
See you in January! :)
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I may be offline from December 26th through January 1st. I am going to a 4-day rally school in New Hampshire, and I am not sure how much time I will have for the internet.
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Woo-hoo! Enjoy :D
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I may be offline from December 26th through January 1st. I am going to a 4-day rally school in New Hampshire, and I am not sure how much time I will have for the internet.
Toadly Ossum!! :thumbsup: :drive:
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Dashing off to Retromobile in Paris for a few days, so slow (or no) answers from me until next week.
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Cool - enjoy!
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I'll be leaving for Oregon and Washington (state) on Monday (02/10/2013) to attend an LSR reunion and to do some work for the Target 550 team. I dunno if I'll have time to visit here very much for the next coupla weeks.
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I'll be leaving for Oregon and Washington (state) on Monday (02/10/2013) to attend an LSR reunion and to do some work for the Target 550 team. I dunno if I'll have time to visit here very much for the next coupla weeks.
Strange; 10th February here was a Sunday...
Hope you got your tickets for the right day!
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Duh. :bag: I didn't realize that my brain was off a day until I was talking with my sister (who lives in Arizona) and she reminded me that, right there, in the lower right-hand corner of my monitor, it sez, "Sunday, 2/10/2013". Oops. Well, I'm driving, cuz I have a lotta computer and A/V stuff to deliver and install...so I guess I can't be all that late, cuz I'm leaving in the morning...which will be the right day,
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Finally home. A little trip that lasted almost 2 weeks and a couple thousand miles, but was well worth it. It's gonna take me forever to catch up...if I do before "car season" starts (well, it starts tomorrow with an indoor car show...but it'll be quite a while before the weather allows outdoor activities/work in the unheated garage.)
I'll post some photos of stuff that went on while I was in Oregon when I get stuff transferred from my laptop.
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From tomorrow (1 March) I will be travelling extensively around mainland Europe (including the two Press Days at the Geneva Salon, if any fellow AP users are around to possibly meet-up?), so sorry, but no regular answers from me for the next two weeks.
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Though I received a PM, I will not be able to respond until Monday.
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I'm off for a few days. See you next Friday.
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I'll be on the road a lot in for a few weeks, beginning tomorrow, so please bear with me. I'll answer puzzle guesses as time allows
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"Car season" has started here in the high desert...well, it had...until we got 70 mph winds and snow today. "If you don't like the weather here, just wait 30 minutes...." just like everywhere else, I guess. Anyway, I hope to be spending a lot more time on my race car and my Camaro and, like Otto, I'll be on the road for several trips before "salt flats season" starts in August. I'll be going to California in a week and I don't know how long that trip will be. Until I run out of clean clothes in my suitcase, I guess. I'll be a little busy until October. But I'll do my best to check in when I can.
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"Car season" has started here in the high desert...well, it had...until we got 70 mph winds and snow today. "If you don't like the weather here, just wait 30 minutes...." just like everywhere else, I guess. Anyway, I hope to be spending a lot more time on my race car and my Camaro and, like Otto, I'll be on the road for several trips before "salt flats season" starts in August. I'll be going to California in a week and I don't know how long that trip will be. Until I run out of clean clothes in my suitcase, I guess. I'll be a little busy until October. But I'll do my best to check in when I can.
I flew over the the Great Salt Lake yesterday, on route to a layover in Salt Lake City. Beautifully scenic setting for that city! Back home for now, on the road again in a few days.
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I thought that might have been you waving in that plane. :lmao:
You were pretty easy to see with this setup:
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I'm going to be abroad on business all next week (21-27 April) so answers from me are going to be slow at best.
Hopefully I'll get the chance to log in from the hotels occasionally.
Back Saturday afternoon 27/04!
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On the road again. See you all later this week!
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I'm going to be a sporadic visitor in the next few months due to concentrating on a new work-related project.
I will however check new posts regularly so I apologise for any delays in my reples.
I'll post some new puzzles in the not too distant future...... ;)
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I'm so far behind, I can't even see anybody's taillights. I'm finally thru editing and posting my photos from my trip to California ( http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/cruisin2013/Welcome.html (http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/cruisin2013/Welcome.html) ) and I have my race car running, but it looks like I'm gonna be a very infrequent visitor here. I may run my Camaro on the salt this year and put the race car off until next year. I'll do my best to stay current...and at the very least check in when I can.
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it looks like I'm gonna be a very infrequent visitor here.
No; that's just not acceptable - you'll need to reflect, and reshuffle your priorities. ;)
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it looks like I'm gonna be a very infrequent visitor here.
No; that's just not acceptable - you'll need to reflect, and reshuffle your priorities. ;)
Any suggestions? I bought a pressure washer yesterday. The plan is to take the race car outta the garage outta the garage and clean it thoroughly underneath. Then the Camaro comes into the garage for a day and a half of work before a car show on Saturday. Then I have 10 days until the Rat Fink Reunion...and I may have to hot-foot it to Ohio (from Utah) for the Target 550 streamliner testing...unless that gets put off for a month.
Then a little more work on the Camaro and in August, it's Speed Week on the salt...which starts a 3 month thrash.
If ya wanna come out and help a bit, yer more than welcome. I can go buy another box of Cheerios. :)
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Well, I have just been informed that my application to the University of Leicester, Museum Studies, PhD via distance learning has been approved. I will start in September. I have no idea how it affects my schedule, but I can imagine that I will spend considerably less time here - we will see
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it looks like I'm gonna be a very infrequent visitor here.
No; that's just not acceptable - you'll need to reflect, and reshuffle your priorities. ;)
Any suggestions? I bought a pressure washer yesterday. The plan is to take the race car outta the garage outta the garage and clean it thoroughly underneath. Then the Camaro comes into the garage for a day and a half of work before a car show on Saturday. Then I have 10 days until the Rat Fink Reunion...and I may have to hot-foot it to Ohio (from Utah) for the Target 550 streamliner testing...unless that gets put off for a month.
Then a little more work on the Camaro and in August, it's Speed Week on the salt...which starts a 3 month thrash.
If ya wanna come out and help a bit, yer more than welcome. I can go buy another box of Cheerios. :)
I'm a Raisin Bran man! If I could pull myself out of this rat race and work on cars and spend time with car guys, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Let's see - the Powerball is over $600 million...
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Well, I have just been informed that my application to the University of Leicester, Museum Studies, PhD via distance learning has been approved. I will start in September. I have no idea how it affects my schedule, but I can imagine that I will spend considerably less time here - we will see
Good luck! :thumbsup:
- I'll make sure to bug that other guy with technical issues. ;)
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it looks like I'm gonna be a very infrequent visitor here.
No; that's just not acceptable - you'll need to reflect, and reshuffle your priorities. ;)
Any suggestions? I bought a pressure washer yesterday. The plan is to take the race car outta the garage outta the garage and clean it thoroughly underneath. Then the Camaro comes into the garage for a day and a half of work before a car show on Saturday. Then I have 10 days until the Rat Fink Reunion...and I may have to hot-foot it to Ohio (from Utah) for the Target 550 streamliner testing...unless that gets put off for a month.
Then a little more work on the Camaro and in August, it's Speed Week on the salt...which starts a 3 month thrash.
If ya wanna come out and help a bit, yer more than welcome. I can go buy another box of Cheerios. :)
I'm a Raisin Bran man! If I could pull myself out of this rat race and work on cars and spend time with car guys, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Let's see - the Powerball is over $600 million...
Note to Otto: Go buy tickets. After pickin up yer winnings, head south on I-95, then hang a right onto I-80. Keep headin west until yer about 120 miles from the salt flats. I'm the guy with all the red cars in his driveway. Ya cain't miss it. LOL!
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Starting tomorrow I will be on vacation for two weeks, no laptop, no internet, no answers. :)
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Starting tomorrow I will be on vacation for two weeks, no laptop, no internet, no answers. :)
Phew, someone else might get a point!
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C'mon, I have earned just 9 points in July so far. ;)
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C'mon, I have earned just 9 points in July so far. ;)
Pretty good considering we haven't even reached July yet...!!
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C'mon, I have earned just 9 points in July so far. ;)
Pretty good considering we haven't even reached July yet...!!
I think I really need the vacation. :bag:
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Wendax is one of those rare talents who very well could solve puzzles not yet posted. ;)
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With just one week to go until the 20th Anniversary Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway, things are now getting extremely busy for me putting the finishing touches to the event, so few or no answers from me for the next 10 days or so.
For any AP puzzlers coming to Goodwood, we have the best Festival car selection yet, with everything from the Phantom Corsair to Loeb's Pikes Peak Peugeot 208 T16. Perhaps see you here; I'll be the one rushing around like a headless chicken trying to keep 800 press happy! 8)
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No reply from me for the next week...
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I will haven no or only limited internet access until the end of the month.
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No reply from me for the next week...
And again for the next 10-12 days without internet...
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I'm about to embark on a sponsored cycle ride from Land's End to John o'Groats - 1000 miles. As you might imagine, I'll be absent for some time (probably 2 weeks ish)
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Slow answers from me for the next week...
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On the road again until this weekend.
http://youtu.be/RVyu03rJHkw
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Am on holiday for a week. See you next Monday.
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I will be in Leicester between 30 September and 2 October, then I will be in London on the 3rd and 4th of October. I'll have very infrequent access to net. Anyone want to meet up in London?
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I will be in Leicester between 30 September and 2 October, then I will be in London on the 3rd and 4th of October. I'll have very infrequent access to net. Anyone want to meet up in London?
Would be nice but I'm at work all week having just had a couple of weeks off..
London is quite far.
Enjoy your visit.
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I'm about to embark on a sponsored cycle ride from Land's End to John o'Groats - 1000 miles. As you might imagine, I'll be absent for some time (probably 2 weeks ish)
Hmmm...I've spent a long time at Lands End this year checking the water level. Might be a different Lands End, tho:
(http://raytherrat.smugmug.com/20130922/i-GBJBpx8/0/L/20130922_5686r8-L.jpg)
That one's at the end of the road heading toward the salt flats. My granddaughter is piloting the vessel on the way to the starting line.
Well, not really. She was just part of a gag that I set up for some other folks. But 3 out of the 5 events (and 3 of the 4 I attend) this year have been rained out. I've spent a lotta time driving between the Salt Lake City area and the salt to check conditions and post photos on another firum...it didn't help, tho. Yesterday we found that the FIA portion of the final event has been canceled and the FIM part might be called off today.
It's been a brutal year, although I've had the chance to squeeze a lotta car shows and cruise nites in:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/cruisin2013/Welcome.html (http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/cruisin2013/Welcome.html)
It looks like I might be able to stop the phone calls and email questions from those who can't read what I've just posted...you get the picture...and spend some time here...at least until I get the race car back into the garage and start the body and paint work.
It's gonna take me a while to catch up tho. I'll be in and out when I can. I look forward to reading posts from old (and new) friends.
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No replies from me from Saturday for a week - we're in Madeira, probably driving one of these
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Enjoy your holiday and don't overdose on the local tipple!
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On the road until Friday. I'll be checking in, but may be slow to confirm guesses (if any).
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I am behind with my triple play...phone/cable t.v./internet. I will be back in about 60 days or so.
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Evening, gentlemen! I've been away from this place for quite some time, but feels like I'm back here again. Hopefully, everything was calm and nice :)
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Wellcome back! :thumbsup:
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I'm not going to be around much over the Festive season, so slow or no answers from me for a short while. Happy Holidays to all of you, and here's to a great 2014. :D
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Slow replies from me for the next week.
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I'm sorry, but due to limited time my activity here will reduce to almost zero. (I know it already is!)
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New year, new challenges. I have been on AP for almost four and a half years now. It is a fantastic place and I enjoy it tremendously. But my life has changed. I am doing my PhD as a distance learning student at the University of Leicester, I am now one of the editors of the Hungarian Fortepan picture archive to name just a few new projects. So I have to make adjustments. This means that I will spend less time here. I will take care of my puzzles and will probably continue posting new ones at a slower pace, but I don't think I will be able to participate in solving new puzzles or at least not that much.
This is not a goodbye, just an update :)
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I'm sorry, but due to limited time my activity here will reduce to almost zero. (I know it already is!)
New year, new challenges. I have been on AP for almost four and a half years now. It is a fantastic place and I enjoy it tremendously. But my life has changed. I am doing my PhD as a distance learning student at the University of Leicester, I am now one of the editors of the Hungarian Fortepan picture archive to name just a few new projects. So I have to make adjustments. This means that I will spend less time here. I will take care of my puzzles and will probably continue posting new ones at a slower pace, but I don't think I will be able to participate in solving new puzzles or at least not that much.
This is not a goodbye, just an update :)
:'( :'(
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I shall be abroad on business from now until 3rd February.
I'll try to log on whilst travelling and maybe even post some answers but if not you'll have to be patient and await my return for them!
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Will you be a dude when your business is complete? ;D
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When you live on Humberside everywhere feels like going abroad. :lmao:
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When you live on Humberside everywhere feels like going abroad. :lmao:
When Holland is just a mile across the river it certainly feels like it!
Will you be a dude when your business is complete? ;D
That'll by the day..!
I just couldn't resist posting a couple more puzzles before I leave though...!
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New year, new challenges. I have been on AP for almost four and a half years now. It is a fantastic place and I enjoy it tremendously. But my life has changed. I am doing my PhD as a distance learning student at the University of Leicester, I am now one of the editors of the Hungarian Fortepan picture archive to name just a few new projects. So I have to make adjustments. This means that I will spend less time here. I will take care of my puzzles and will probably continue posting new ones at a slower pace, but I don't think I will be able to participate in solving new puzzles or at least not that much.
This is not a goodbye, just an update :)
Congratrulations, doctor in waiting :)
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Disappearing on business and holiday shortly, so no answers from me for the next ten days.
If any Puzzlers are going to be at the Geneva Motor Show on the first Press Day (Tuesday 4 March) it will be good to meet you on the Lancia stand a 2pm. Maybe see you there...
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Disappearing on business and holiday shortly, so no answers from me for the next ten days.
If any Puzzlers are going to be at the Geneva Motor Show on the first Press Day (Tuesday 4 March) it will be good to meet you on the Lancia stand a 2pm. Maybe see you there...
I will be wearing a glassfibre carnation (and some sunglasses so I don't have to see the Flavia)
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Busy week for me...I'll be around but ...slowly! ;)
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Working at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique for a few days, so no answers from me until early next week.
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Working at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique for a few days, so no answers from me until early next week.
Tough job eh..?
Suppose somebody has to do it though!
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Facing some troubles with internet, providers, modem and other exponents of the evil forces...after that I'll be out for a couple of weeks. I'll be always around but, again, slowly :'( till the end of the month.
BTW: anyone following the Mille Miglia this year? See you there! ;)
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BTW: anyone following the Mille Miglia this year? See you there! ;)
I wish...!
Have fun.
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Climbing mountains in Poland next week with no access to any civilisation of any type
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No replies from me for the next 3-4 days... 8)
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I'll be enjoying the sun at the Baltic Sea for the next week.
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I'll be enjoying the sun at the Baltic Sea for the next week.
Oxymoron?
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I don't think so. The weather forecast speaks of no rain, just a few clouds and 22 degrees. 8)
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Beautiful!
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Wow! That looks like the Turks and Caicos. Have a great time.
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It's currently 28 degrees in Finland.
The Baltic and Scandinavia is fabulously beautiful at all times of the year but in the long days of summer it's really something extra special. I love it.
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It's currently 28 degrees in Finland.
The Baltic and Scandinavia is fabulously beautiful at all times of the year but in the long days of summer it's really something extra special. I love it.
Beats Cleethorpes.
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It's currently 28 degrees in Finland.
The Baltic and Scandinavia is fabulously beautiful at all times of the year but in the long days of summer it's really something extra special. I love it.
Beats Cleethorpes.
..a much maligned place that isn't nearly as bad as it sounds!
It's actually quite nice...
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It's currently 28 degrees in Finland.
The Baltic and Scandinavia is fabulously beautiful at all times of the year but in the long days of summer it's really something extra special. I love it.
Beats Cleethorpes.
..a much maligned place that isn't nearly as bad as it sounds!
It's actually quite nice...
The preferred venue for holidays in the nicanary household is this select resort in Essex - Jaywick Sands ;D
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You sure it isn't Jaywick Puddles?!
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Slow replys from me for the next 7-10 days...
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No replies from me for the next 5 days.
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See you in September
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Working at the Goodwood Revival now so no answer for a few days.
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At the Paris Salon then on holiday for a couple of weeks, so slow answers from me for a while.
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Working at the Goodwood Revival now so no answer for a few days.
At the Paris Salon then on holiday for a couple of weeks, so slow answers from me for a while.
What a boring life....
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If only!
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It's a tough job but I suppose someone has to do it...!
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My HD died yesterday.
I've not lost my index but some GB of pics are gone....
I'll have to swear for the next few days...sorry if I'll be slow.
:censored: :censored: :censored:
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My HD died yesterday.
I've not lost my index but some GB of pics are gone....
I'll have to swear for the next few days...sorry if I'll be slow.
:censored: :censored: :censored:
Oh boy... Best luck with recovery! Fingers crossed.
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Best of luck, PJ.
If my experience is anything to go by, the data is definitely in there SOMEWHERE!
Info is seldom completely lost - if in doubt it may be an idea to contact a specialist to root around.
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Thank you...I'm looking at the bright side...I lost all the pics & info I collected since February...luckily I spent those months browsing thousands of magazines, where I took hundreds of pics...pics are gone but the magazines are still there...other pics came from AP and I should be able to get back to those days and start again to look for them.
I'm not thinking of what I definetly lost, there's no need for that. :'(
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I'm travelling abroad on business the whole of this week.
I'll look in occasionally but don't expect any answers!
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I'm off to Retromobile in Paris shortly, so few or no replies from me for a few days.
If any other Auto Puzzlers are planning to visit Retromobile this week, let me know as it will be nice to meet you.
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In Hong Kong for 10 days from tomorrow. Sadly likely to be few interesting cars there I think, but I'll keep an eagle eye out :)
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I'm off to Retromobile in Paris shortly, so few or no replies from me for a few days.
I'm enormously envious of you, going to Retromobile. I've never been, but am going to try next year. Was it good and which cars/displays stood out for you?
Richard.
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I will have a heavy workload from Friday 13th to the end of the weekend. I will try to check in at the end of each day but don't be surprised if questions aren't answered for a few days.
Don't forget - all my puzzles are taken from the internet. They CAN be solved!
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Having just returned from a trip to New York, I will be disappearing again shortly for a few days, so slow answers from me again I'm afraid.
Hopefully whilst I away I will be visiting Techo Classica in Essen (on Thursday 16th), so if any fellow AutoPuzzlers are planning to be there, please let me know as it will be very nice to meet you. Vielen Dank.
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Over the last few months I was largely absent from AP. There were so many different projects going on, that it was impossible for me to focus on puzzling. It speaks volumes of the site's attractiveness that as soon as the pressure ebbed a teeeny bit, I immediately returned :). It is still a guilty pleasure, and don't expect too much from me.
But if you find a missing puzzle picture, which you can't locate, don't modify the topic, but send me a PM and we'll see what we can do.
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Uh-oh. I've modified over a hundred in just the last week (replacing missing pics). I've almost completed the 2006 thread.
I will stop :(
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OP, it is up to you. You can either replace the pictures, or send me a bunch of links and we'll do it for you!
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I'm only going to be around intermittently for the next 2 weeks so please be patient if I don't reply to any posts..
Normal service resumes on 27th May.
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Sorry everyone, I'm at a Targa rally this weekend, I've tried getting on but I can barely get any internet (hopefully this posts). I'll get back to normally scheduled answering in a couple days time.
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Vacation time! I'll be heading for the beaches of the Baltic Sea. No answers from me before early August.
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Away for a few days at the Frankfurt Show and Spa Six Hours, so slow or no answers from me .
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Overseas again for another week, so slow or no answers from me for a few days.
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I'm going to be travelling overseas for the next week so answers might be a bit slow.
Back Saturday 6th Feb.
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From Friday 26 February onwards I will be away for around 10 days, including a stint at the Geneva Motor Show, so slow or no answers from me for a while. If any fellow Puzzlers are planning to be at the Geneva Salon from 1-3 March, please let me know as it will be nice to meet-up and say hello. Thanks, and happy puzzling.
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I'm going to be travelling now until Friday 8th April, just in case anyone is wondering why I'm not posting or answering.
I will of course be keeping my eye on things but won't be very active.
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I'm going to be travelling now until Friday 8th April, just in case anyone is wondering why I'm not posting or answering.
I will of course be keeping my eye on things but won't be very active.
Will you be dressing for the occasion?
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Oddly enough you're nearer the mark than you might have thought!
I'm going to the launch of a new ship in Groningen, Holland, which takes place on Saturday, followed by the usual celebrations!
I don't think I'll bother with my Arran jumper and Captain's cap though...
Then it's straight off for a few days with my wife in Vienna.
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Oddly enough you're nearer the mark than you might have thought!
I'm going to the launch of a new ship in Groningen, Holland, which takes place on Saturday, followed by the usual celebrations!
I don't think I'll bother with my Arran jumper and Captain's cap though...
Then it's straight off for a few days with my wife in Vienna.
;D. I can be a bit flippant sometimes, but I'd guessed you had a sense of humour.
Waltzing off to Vienna eh? Cholesterol City, what with those cream cakes et al.......
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With this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed now just a few days away, I will now be working at 110% for the next week or so, so little or no replies from me for a little while. Sorry, and perhaps see you at FoS!
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Vacation time again! I will be heading towards the Baltic Sea on Saturday, so no new puzzles or replies from me for the next two weeks. Have a good time!
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I will have less time for AP for the next ...8/9 months.
I'll visit daily and will reply when needed...but slower than usual ;)
I reduced my active puzzles, but more are ready.
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I'll be away for a few days from tomorrow morning. Back Monday evening.
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I've not been around here much recently, and will be here even less for the next 2.5 weeks as off to France for Les Grandes Heures Automobiles at Monthlery, and then the Paris Show. My 'Notifications' are currently not working either, so patience please if I don't reply to one of my puzzles for a while.
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I'm going away again overseas until early December, so no or slow answers from me until then. Thanks.
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My apologies for my slow response over the last 36 hours. I went online yesterday morning to find I had no internet connection, and wasted some time disconnecting and reconnecting to no avail, to find the same thing awaiting me this morning.
I have just dug out an old laptop and waited a millenium for it to warm up only to find that the wifi hub is working perfectly. Hence my posts now. The offending laptop is only about 6 months old so off to the retailer it will go........
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Same with me the last days. I even bought a new WLAN router just to find out that the old router was ok, but my two-and-a-half-year-old laptop's wifi didn't work. And that marvellous piece of machinery doesn't even have a possibility to connect an ethernet cable. Fortunately it works right now. Hope it will last...
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I will spend a week in Poland from tomorrow and I may not be able to answers questions to me puzzles during this time.
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Now away at Retromobile in Paris for all of this week, so slow or no responses from me whilst I am away.
I know that a couple of fellow AP puzzlers will also be out at Retromobile this week, so if you plan to visit too, please do let me or Carnut know, as it will be great to meet you there.
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I will have less time for AP for the next ...8/9 months.
I'll visit daily and will reply when needed...but slower than usual ;)
I reduced my active puzzles, but more are ready.
Still few weeks and I'll be back 24/7!
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Well, I know when to throw in the towel. Until March, 2018 (and possibly beyond) I will only be an infrequent visitor here. I have a new extra job - I am the photo archivist at the Hungarian Museum of Transport. The archive is in a huge mess, a small group of people is now trying to sort out 50 years worth of chaos. I'm there twice a week, plus I'm writing my thesis. All this on top of my daily job and other stuff (like organising a Concours d'Elegance on the shores of Lake Balaton each May). I am not complaining, but all this leaves me 0 time for AP. If there's an emergency, I'm around though.
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Good luck Pal. Hope everything works out well for you.
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We'll definitely miss you!
I suppose we can contact you via email if we have any questions, but would your brother be willing to share his email address with us in case we have any software issues we need advice on?
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You can reach him on chx@negyesi.net
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Good luck, Pal! Wouldn't this be a nice transport for your archive materials? :D
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quite so :) Thank you
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I just couldn't leave :) Will try to find time for puzzles
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Fellow Autopuzzlers, I'm going on holiday to Portugal for a couple of weeks so there will be slow or no answers from me for that period. Thanks for your patience.
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As the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway later this week (Thursday 29 to Sunday 02 July), I will now be exceptionally busy sorting out last-minute 'fine tuning' etc., so few or no replies from me for a week I'm afraid. Perhaps see some of your there?
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Tomorrow I will be heading for Brittany in order to enjoy my vacation. No idea whether or how frequently I will attend AP during the next three weeks.
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Tomorrow I will be heading for Brittany in order to enjoy my vacation. No idea whether or how frequently I will attend AP during the next three weeks.
Have a good time. Lovely place.
Does your car know you're heading in that direction? Or will it go straight to the Baltic Coast?!
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Thanks, my car and I have been in Brittany before (second picture: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/vintage/your-cars/msg193003/#msg193003), so I hope we both will remember, otherwise a good chance for my daughter to prove her map reading abilities. :)
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My laptop has failed and I'm using an old one which has glacial movement. Please bear with me - I will be amongst younger people on Sunday who will no doubt show me how stupid I've been.
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My laptop has failed and I'm using an old one which has glacial movement. Please bear with me - I will be amongst younger people on Sunday who will no doubt show me how stupid I've been.
All sorted. Somebody out there had posted a video clip from The Simpsons on a well-known car website, and my laptop took an instant dislike to it. Presumably a virus somewhere along the line - why do people get a kick out of this?
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Somebody out there had posted a video clip from The Simpsons on a well-known car website, and my laptop took an instant dislike to it.
Never did think much of that Wallis woman either.
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Somebody out there had posted a video clip from The Simpsons on a well-known car website, and my laptop took an instant dislike to it.
Never did think much of that Wallis woman either.
Hussy.
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I will be away from AP for the next three weeks because I'm going on holiday to California 8) (The Petersen Museum, BTW, is definitely on the list). I have been winding down my puzzles in the last few weeks because of this, and it has worked out perfectly, because my last remaining puzzle has been resolved today, and I'm boarding the plane tomorrow morning!
I will be back in mid-october, keep up the good work!
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Have a great time!
You can still log on to AP in the USA of course...!
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I will be back in mid-october, keep up the good work!
I hope you'll be back soon with lots of new puzzles, I almost haven't solved any puzzle since you left !
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Glad to see you back el_monty with some fresh puzzles. I just hope ChanceHuncha will let me solve some of them !
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Glad to see you back el_monty with some fresh puzzles. I just hope ChanceHuncha will let me solve some of them !
I dont let the good ones go unsolved oko! ;)
Monty posts more modern cars like sports cars and super cars. I fit more into that group because thats the style i’ve grown up with. If you look at most of my solved puzzles they’re all race cars and sports cars except for a few. Keep up the sports cars monty!
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Hehe thanks guys. I do tend to focus more on modern cars, because that's where I can find some holes to fill. I love cars of the 50s and 60s but AP opened my eyes about how little I knew about the rare cars of that era, and I'm still struggling to keep up. In truth don't really own that many books or magazines about rare classic cars. I have also posted quite a number of prewar cars but that's easy because there were so many thousands of marques back then that the well never dries up.
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My laptop got hit by a virus - a malware programme didn't work and I had to have the hard drive wiped. At the moment it's refusing to connect to my router and I've warmed-up an old laptop just to get back online.
It took 15 minutes to connect to a server, and another 10 minutes to answer a question on one of my puzzles. So I'm just letting you know that I'm not in what you'd call immediate contact!
It will get sorted. I only wish I'd "enjoyed" the web pages which provided the virus (there were over 4000 issues and I've only had the laptop 2 years!) but I don't recall using it for that purpose. It goes to show what goes on without our knowledge. Maybe they mistook me for the Pentagon.
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Alles in Ordnung.
I've had to sign back in to all my favourite websites but I'm back on track apart from a very sensitive cursor which has been adjusted as far as it can go.
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I'll be busy at work this week. I will attempt to answer questions as soon as I possibly can - probably in the evening in UK time. I intend to promote some old puzzles when I can.
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Now away for a few days so slow or no answers until early next week. Thanks.
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My fellow Autopuzzlers, I will be on holiday for the next couple of weeks. I will have Internet access, but very little spare time to check the forum so there will be slow or no answers from me during this period. Thanks for your patience.
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My fellow Autopuzzlers, I will be on holiday for the next couple of weeks. I will have Internet access, but very little spare time to check the forum so there will be slow or no answers from me during this period. Thanks for your patience.
That was 7 weeks ago and no sign of el_monty - I hope all's well with him.
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My fellow Autopuzzlers, I will be on holiday for the next couple of weeks. I will have Internet access, but very little spare time to check the forum so there will be slow or no answers from me during this period. Thanks for your patience.
That was 7 weeks ago and no sign of el_monty - I hope all's well with him.
Yes, you're right. That was his last visit. Like you, I hope all is well.
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Maybe sending a pm, will let us know
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I was in touch with him and pleased to say he is well.
He's been extremely busy at work since returning from his holiday and is doing a lot of overtime.
But he and his wife (or partner?) are expecting a baby in a few weeks and any time he has at home he is preparing for this big event!
I'm sure most of you know what's involved with getting the room ready and buying clothes and push-chairs and all the paraphernalia that goes with a baby!
We wish him luck and look forward to his return once he has a little time.
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Great news ! I just hope his forthcoming baby will allow him to connect to Autopuzzles from time to time as he has quite a lot of puzzles to revive.
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I will send my early congratulations and wish el_monty and his family all the very best. Come back soon please, and don't forget to teach your child some quality Brummie.
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It's a relief for us to know he's OK. And a non-relief for him, because the extra hours of work at the job and at home. but it's very satisfying to do that for a baby. Congrats!! Best wishes!!
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Tomorrow I will be heading towards France for summer vacation. No new puzzles and probably only slow answers for the next three weeks.
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Hello my fellow Autopuzzlers!
I'm back. I appreciate all your comments of concern and support in this thread. My baby has not been born yet (still two or three weeks to go) but everything is on track now. As I explained to Carnut, my holidays in April were only a couple of weeks but when I returned home I was blindsided by the realisation that there was a huge amount of stuff that needed to be done before the baby came and that I had not paid proper attention to, both at work (projects in which my part needed to be finished before I went away on paternity leave) and, especially, at home. The last three months (three months already?! :o) have been a whirlwind of long hours at the office and my spare time being completely taken up by a myriad preparations, shopping trips, painting walls and building Ikea furniture, prenatal and childcare lessons, etc., as well as frequent and tedious rehabilitation sessions for a painful bursitis in my right shoulder which I started to suffer from at the start of the year, just as my wife and I learnt that we had a child on the way (The two events are not related! ;D) and which has been slow to get better, as these things often are.
Now it is all done! The baby room is ready, chock full of clothes, plush toys, diapers and the like, and the pain in my shoulder is all but gone; my last rehab session was last Friday. I realise that the middle of the summer might not be the best time to make my comeback, as many members will be away on holiday, but that's how it has worked out! Today I will start to review all the replies to my puzzles that were left unsolved, and once that is done I will be ready to post new puzzles. I have no idea if I will be able to keep it up after the baby is born though! On the one hand, you know, a new little person around the house will take up a fair chunk of my time; on the other, I will be on leave and babies are supposed to sleep a lot so I'm guessing that may give me some spare time too..? Anyway, we'll see how it plays as we go. Right now, I'm going to start hitting those threads!
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Welcome back. Babies do indeed sleep a lot, but never when it's convenient for you. I wouldn't change that for the world.
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Welcome back, and enjoy your child!! (when he'll or she'll arrive)
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Hello all. Just a brief note to let my fellow Autopuzzlers that my son was born last Saturday. He's in excellent health and I am a proud and happy father. :) :)
Though he obviously takes up a good chunk of my day, I will continue to have ample time to play in the coming weeks. The only nag is that I am away from home. For complicated reasons that I will not go into, the birth has taken place in another city, and we will stay here for a little while. This means I don't have access to my picture collection, and therefore will hardly be able to post new puzzles for the time being. But I will keep replying to my existing puzzles (and attempt to solve others, if I can!
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Congratulations!!!!
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Congratulations from me too. Best wishes to all your family.
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Congratulations to you!
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Congratulations on the birth of your little boy!
You'll need AutoPuzzles just ot maintain some sort of sanity..
He'll be driving his own car in no time at all!
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Thanks to all!
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As of this Friday (1st March) I am away and travelling for almost two weeks, so slow or no answers from me for a while. Thank you in advance for your patience.
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No puzzles or responses from me for the next week.
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I will be very busy with work commitments over the next few days. If I can log in, it will be later in the evenings. Please bear with me. (not that I've got many puzzles unsolved at the moment!)
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I'll not be around very much until 19 April.
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I am away from home until the 5th of May so will not be very active until I return.
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No new puzzles and probably only slow answers from me for the next three weeks.
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I'm going away on holiday from tomorrow until the 18th of august so I will be slow to answer the next three weeks. I only have three active puzzles now I think so please be patient if you're trying to solve any one of them.
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I am moving house this weekend. Broadband will be reconnected on Tuesday 13 August. I will be online tomorrow but after that it's anyone's guess.
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I am moving house this weekend. Broadband will be reconnected on Tuesday 13 August. I will be online tomorrow but after that it's anyone's guess.
He's still waiting for his broadband to be connected so anyone who is awaiting a reply please be patient! He'll be back soon.
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I'm back, just like Arnie........
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After a while, I'll take some days off, I'll be out for week or so. Since monday 21, so it'll be slow or no answers at all
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I don't know what has happened with Barrett. He posted a lot of puzzles and now seems to have dropped out.
Can I suggest that an Admin move all his puzzles to the Pros' section. If certain of an answer, a pro can then either solve the puzzle or adopt it and ask an Admin to move it back to the Rookies to be treated like a new puzzle and moved progressively up the groups.
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A PM was sent some weeks ago. No reply has been received. (This is sounding more and more like Neville Chamberlain.....).
I believe that the editors will make a joint decision in the near future.
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I'm away from my notes for few days. I may not be able to answer some questions.
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I'm away from my notes for few days. I may not be able to answer some questions.
I am presently not in the best of health. I apologise for slow answers and my inability to provide new puzzles and service my existing ones.
Hopefully things will improve within a few weeks. I will be signing in most days but concentration levels are low. Be good.
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Please, Get well soon
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Thank you.
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Tomorrow I will be starting my summer vacation. No new puzzles and probably only slow answers for the next two weeks.
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I'm moving on Saturday. Unfortunately the coronavirus means IT engineers are swamped with work. I'm hoping the switch in broadband will go smoothly but if I'm not online now you know why.
I don't have many puzzles anyway!
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You're moving from the place you moved to 5 minutes ago?!
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You're moving from the place you moved to 5 minutes ago?!
12 months ago. It was a temporary rental to get me closer to family because of my health issues. Now it's something hopefully more permanent. Much nicer and larger apartment WITH A LIFT! ;D
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To add to my problems, next week I am living elsewhere to dog-sit my daughter's very exuberant Golden Irish. She is off to Illyria with the pleasant prospect of quarantine when she returns.
I will have access to the internet but little chance of spending much time on it - the dog is full of the joys of life.
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I've been slow answering for quite a long time.
I'm planning to be fully back now. I had to take a looooong break from AP because it was extremely time consuming...but it's still the best place to be.
Each time I tried to get back, I had to face 100, then 120 and today 132 PAGES of unread topics.
I am slowly catching up but I'm afraid I will do some reposts before that.
The bright side is that I have an amount of new stuff to keep you busy a long time!
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It's great news that you're back full-time!
Looking foward to some terrific new puzzles..
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Is there a way to find the "all unread posts" again? I had to format my PC and lost that precious saved link :/
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I'll be responding slower in the next 8-10 days.
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No new puzzles and slower responses from me for the next three weeks.
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I have just attended the Goodwood Revival and had the good fortune to meet Djetset who of course was as busy as usual, but he found time to enjoy coffee and sparkling repartee. He has been absent from this site for nearly 12 months now but he has very valid reasons! It is his intention to return to full-time attendance in due course but this could well be next year rather than next month.
Any questions on his existing puzzles will not be answered for some time. Please be patient.
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I will be online but away from my reference books for the next 2 weeks. I don't have many puzzles unsolved anyway!
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BERTRAND has today mentioned in a reply that he will be away for a week. He has an awful lot of puzzles so we'll have to be patient.
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I will be mostly away until 6 January