The University of Sydney and your Russian Ranger Tim

[WikiWill]

Welcome, Ranger Tim!   :aus1:

[Furlozza]

Ranger Tim

to Australia. Trust that customs weren't to painful and looking forward to seeing just what it is you may come up with, BOINC-wise

[veebee]

WELCOME !!!!


This is fantastic Tim ! and yes mate, the laptop is yours.. like I said, its a little worse for wear (wobbly screen hinge) and a little slow (by todays standards) but you are welcome to it as a "house warming gift".

(Its a Dell Inspiron 6000, Pentium M @ 1.6 Ghz. 512 Mb Ram from memory, but will have a look what I have got laying around... just put a lot of extra RAM in the kids 3 laptops.. there is some of there older stuff around somewhere).

I will PM you about meeting up..

[daveandton]

  Tim and glad you're here       
Dave

[BF]

  Ranger Tim!! Hope you enjoy Australia, Sydney and its people! Maybe some of us Sydney B@A folks should get together and welcome you with a few beers..

[WikiWill]

Great idea!  Does next Tuesday arvo, maybe 5pm, suit anyone? I'll be at circular quay until 6:30pm.  Another option is Friday lunchtime next week in the city somewhere?

[Mike Mitchell]

  to Australia Tim!! Glad to have you here. Why am I worried about Bankstown? It's been a long time since I lived in Sydney and it seems I should be wary of that suburb.  ??? Never mind, I was told the same thing about Redfern but I've been known to wonder around that suburb at the wee hours of a Sunday morn, sober.  biggrin

[veebee]

BF, I was going to PM you or post on here about trying to organise a cpl of us to meet up with him ..(just in case he turns ou tto be KGB or something ...  )

if we can get a few more, thats great.

He does have long days at Uni, so I had initially thought that a quiet cpl of beers with some pizza or something at his place after uni might be a good way to get to know Tim and vice versa, but I'm happy to do what Tim woul dlike to do, and what suits the majority.

I WILL have to do it soon though, just got the call this arvo that the Insurance Company has approved my operation, and they faxed it to the neurosurgeon today. Hopefully will have a date tomorrow sometime.

So, lets sort out a plan, to welcome Ranger Tim back to the team and into the country.

[tim]

Veebee: thank you for inviting me to the "Sydney Swans" football match, but I just don't understand this game and I don't like huge crowds of people. Anyway, we can try it a bit later.

I just want to meet you and several other teammates and socialize a little with a cup of coca-cola and a portion of some food (I have to remind you again that I don't drink alcohol at all  :cool:). Even if we just go to the park it will be nice because I want to see you and not the city.

So - just tell me where and when to go - and I'll come.

See you, guys! :aus1:

[veebee]

I have PM'd you about the weekend Tim...

and also had a look at your stats... and HOSTS !!!

have you already hacked into all the computers at Uni ?? ?? ??   

Well done mate !!!

[Mysteron347]

"Sydney Swans" football match, but I just don't understand this game and I don't like huge crowds of people.

Heh - it's a Swans game - the other three spectators won't have a clue about the rules, either... >:D

[veebee]

the other three spectators...

um, you left a few zero's off there.. (the Swans average higher than any league team or ground)

some stats:

30,000 + members at the Sydney swans FC ...
Average of 63,392 spectators to home grounds games in 2007
and and average of 45,480 spectators to home grounds games in 2008.
(NRL average is currently just over 16,300 per game)

The only area where membership HASN'T increased is Sydneys Outer west.. and IT is where the 2nd Sydney based team is going...

The last 2 years have seen record PROFITS for the club.. unlike many league teams...

and as for rules... its a lot simpler than league.. go forwards at all times if you can, and then if you kick it straight you'll get more points than if you kick it crooked !

the average AFL player runs over 5 times the distance the average league player does in a single game.. so they are a lot fitter.

oh.. and no need for 12 players to press their heads between each other butt-cheeks every 5 minutes to maintain their "love" .. for the game.

[Drudge]

Terrific! You've probably picked up already Tim that people are pretty passionate about Australian Football. (And you haven't experienced Perth or Adelaide yet!   >:D ) If you want to have a look @ the Swans you'll need to get cracking; only a few more weeks left in the season.

[Wang Solutions]

Congratulations on your arrival Tim, and I hope you have a great time. I have fond memories of my 5 years at Sydney Uni.  biggrin

[Mike Mitchell]

It's much easier to watch AFL on TV than at the ground. They've been tailoring it TV so long now it seems like a "made for TV" game now.