Old Man Emu has left the hangar

[old man emu]

Just a note to let you know that I can't be contacted for the supply of stuff that you might need for your builds until 18th February 2013.

 

I'm going to England to have a white Christmas, and to enjoy a cold winter for a change. I'll still be monitoring this site, so I could still pop up now and again.

 

While I'm away I am going to try to find a supplier for certified metric hardware for all you folks who can't divide by 16.

 

Old Man Emu

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Have a nice Xmas OME, and safe and enjoyable travels.........................................Maj...

 

 

[Compulsion]

Havea great time but most of all be safe.

 

 

[Yenn]

White Christmasses are OK, but it melts and then you have slush. Nasty. Also there is more rain, sleet and hail in my experience. Iv'e seen too many Christmases in England and have vowed never to see another. July is OK. My best memory of snow was getting into the cowshed to milk in the morning, 40 cows tied up and the roof covered in snow which is a great insulator. Lovely and warm.

 

But enjoy it anyway.

 

 

[old man emu]

Thanks everyone. We leave Sydney at 5:20 pm on Wednesday aboard an A380. We will spend the first four weeks based near Lincoln, and then move down to the Cotswolds for the next four weeks. Four days in London after that then back on the A380 to be home on Valentine's Day.

 

We might sneek in a trip to the USA to visit relatives in Indiana for a few days. I was hoping to visit the Western Front. I might get the chance to pop into some local airfields. I'm hoping to get some leads on sources of metric hardware.

 

Basically we have nothing planned, except being with relatives for the Holiday Season. We'll go where the whim takes us. We saw enough old churches and historic buildings last time we were there. This time we are going to try to track down some elusive villagers.

 

I'll still be visiting this site and will post stories of my adventures.

 

Happy Christmas to all!

 

OME

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Gees. When I saw the head line I thought you'd fallen off the perch. Have a cool holiday ol' man.

 

 

[old man emu]

Greetings from Heathrow Airport. Arrived here at 5.30 pm Thursday (Sydney time). Not too cold, but cold enough to see your breath. Spent the day in a hotel, but the wife wouldn't let me sleep because she said if I did we wouldn't sleep overnight. Did take a nap and woke up at 4.30 pm, in the darkness.

 

How's this for stupidity? Security at Sydney Airport confiscated a small pair of nail scissors from the wife. Then, as soon as we got on the plane, we were served with drinks in glasses. Haven't QANTAS heard of glassing? I suppose I could have kept the glass until dinner, then broken it my hitting it with one of the metal knives we were given to eat the meal with.

 

OME

 

 

[old man emu]

Old Man Emu has returned!

 

Sporting an English "wet and bedraggled" look, OME touched down at Sydney Kingsford-Smith just after sunrise on Thursday 14th February. First port of call after clearing Immigration & Customs was Liverpool Hospital where No 1 Son was recovering from operations to mend a broken leg and a broken werist courtesy of a fall from his bike on the way to work.

 

A big Thank You! to the NSW Liberal Party for abolishing Workers' Compensations for injuries sustained on the journey to of from work. Six to eight weeks of no income. So OME will have to get back to work pretty soon as I now have one wife, one son, one daughter-in-law, one grandson, one daughter and a mother-in-law to support.

 

Until I can get an arrangement made with Ian, the Administrator, please don't use this site for business contacts with me.

 

Glad to be back!

 

OME

 

 

[Yenn]

Life must get better OME.