Other Hobby

[col]

"volunteer announcer on a community radio station."

and enjoying coffee down at Kate's place* with the local film photographers

* Kate's place is a coffee café in Albany WA www.facebook.com/Katesplace42

[camerastoomany]

Just to add to Col's mention of Kate's Place (yes, I do spend time there most days), Wednesday mornings at 9.30 is the time when Albany Film Users Group (AFUG) meets for coffee and conversation. If you are an interested Albanian, drop in and join us. Come to that, if you are visiting Albany and have an interest in film photography/old cameras call in a Kate's and ask for the photographers.

[daveh]

Sept 23, 2014 9:25:14 GMT -5 camerastoomany said:

Just to add to Col's mention of Kate's Place (yes, I do spend time there most days), Wednesday mornings at 9.30 is the time when Albany Film Users Group (AFUG) meets for coffee and conversation. If you are an interested Albanian, drop in and join us. Come to that, if you are visiting Albany and have an interest in film photography/old cameras call in a Kate's and ask for the photographers.

If ever I'm in Albany I shall do just that. The trouble is that it's a long way to go for a cup of coffee. Mind you, most Aussies are bonza, or bonzo if you prefer that spelling, so it would be well worth it. I can't make it tomorrow, though. How about next week? I wish I could get there.

[philbirch]

Sept 23, 2014 9:25:14 GMT -5 camerastoomany said:

Just to add to Col's mention of Kate's Place (yes, I do spend time there most days), Wednesday mornings at 9.30 is the time when Albany Film Users Group (AFUG) meets for coffee and conversation. If you are an interested Albanian, drop in and join us. Come to that, if you are visiting Albany and have an interest in film photography/old cameras call in a Kate's and ask for the photographers.

Whenever I do something like that its their week off.

[daveh]

I did turn up at a Penzance rugby club supporters' meeting, after saying there would be no chance of me getting there. It was 375 miles by road each. They were there.......fortunately. Perhaps if I had told them I was coming they wouldn't have been.

[philbirch]

We had a surprise visitor one year, my cousin came over specially from Canada to celebrate my 40th birthday. A month early, while we were spending a fortnight in France. We found a note through the letterbox informing us he was staying at this hotel and could we ring him when we got home.

[daveh]

30+ years ago we met a family in the South of France who were from South Africa. A year later we went abroad again and when we got home we found a note stuck to the front door: "We are camping in your back garden. We took you up on your offer of calling in if we were in England, but didn't think you might not be at home". (Or words to that effect.)

[philbirch]

Sept 24, 2014 0:51:30 GMT -5 daveh said:

30+ years ago we met a family in the South of France who were from South Africa. A year later we went abroad again and when we got home we found a note stuck to the front door: "We are camping in your back garden. We took you up on your offer of calling in if we were in England, but didn't think you might not be at home". (Or words to that effect.)

Since I moved in on my own, and having had too many thugs and nasties knocking on my door demanding to see the previous resident, I now take callers by appointment only. No exceptions. Living in an upstairs flat with a security door avoids casual callers too. Regulars have a buzzer code.

These posts deviate a bit from the original topic don't they!

[daveh]

These posts deviate a bit from the original topic don't they!

In a way yes, but in another way no. Rugby and Continental travel could be described as two of my hobbies.

[philbirch]

Thats what I like about this forum, no heavy handed mods complaining about baing off-topic or moving posts

[truls]

camerastoomany and col are film friends, interesting. I still also love film! Loving film may qualify as a hobby, as most are going digital?