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Subject: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Alan of Australia Date: 31 Dec 98 - 08:48 AM G'day, Happy Mudcatting in 1999 from Oz. For us the year is already 45min old & looking great. To all my friends at Mudcat .... Have a bloody good one!
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: skarpi Iceland Date: 31 Dec 98 - 09:10 AM Alan Happy new year from us In Iceland ,you know many Iclandic peaple lives In Australia. There´s still ten hour´s till midnight ,I hope we see the northen light´s and have a good weather tonight so we can see all many tons off fireworks In the sky. Happy new year everyone on the mudcat and I hope nobody get´s hurt´s from fireworks. skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: alison Date: 31 Dec 98 - 09:15 AM Happy New Year, Our fireworks were great......... the Harbour Bridge really looked pretty. Have a great year everyone. Slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Liam's Brother Date: 31 Dec 98 - 09:52 AM I was at a music session last night. The tv was on and the sound turned off. There was an American football "bowl" game on. The first strange thing I noticed was that the grass on the field was blue. Then they I noticed that the name of the event was the "Humanitarian Bowl." (If you're not in the USA, you must realize that a typical name for such an event would be "The Col. Sanders Memorial Kentucky Fried Chicken Fiesta Bowl," or similar.) The last thing that caught my eye before 2 strings exploded on my guitar was that, although there was snow piled up in the end zone, everybody was wearing short sleeves. Is this the first manifestation of the Y2K problem? Best wishes for a great (if possibly confusing) New Year! Liam's Brother and Sister-in-Law
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Art Thieme Date: 31 Dec 98 - 10:37 AM Had our first significant snow last night---2 inches and 10 degrees above zero now. More due tomorrow, New Years Day---Saturday & Sunday too. Nice to see. Sure does make all at least look to be clean. Sunday is Carol and my 32nd anniversary & the adventure of those years has been wondrous. To all at Mudcat----Do have a fine 1999!!!!!! Skarpi, Twice, only, have the Northern Lights made it as far south as Chicago & Peru (where we are). We stood on the lake shore yelling, "AUTHOR, AUTHOR!! Art |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Bob Landry Date: 31 Dec 98 - 10:52 AM About 15 hours before 1999 in Northern Canada. It will be too cloudy and snowy to see the Northern Lights here, Skarpi. A number of friends will be over to bring in the New Year with good drinks and our home-made music. Beds will be available for those who over-indulge. We'll watch the fireworks and some of Edmonton's First Night celebrations on TV. Happy New Year, everybody. Bob |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: katlaughing Date: 31 Dec 98 - 11:08 AM It's only 9am here in Wyoming, so still plenty of ole '98 left, although not to savor, I confess I'll not pine for its passing. I remember seeing the Northern Lights when I was only about 5yrs old; I thought they were magic. Saw them years later, with my children, and I still thought they were magical. What beauty nature wroughts, etc. So far it looks as though it will be too cloudy here, as well, for any viewing. Last night was gorgeous. The moon was fairly bright, straight overhead, shinging through high, fluffy clouds (don't remember what that type is called!) and lighting the whole sky; the eternal wind had stopped and there really was a hush of bated breath! It was glorious.HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR, ALL! Katlaughing |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Hank Date: 31 Dec 98 - 01:40 PM Hey, Liam's Brother, I think it was jsut a case of my dad and uncle adjusting the TV. They are both color blind, last time we lit them do it alone my aunt went in to check it out and had to ask why all the faces were green. I won't mention the time they stood around complaining the utilty guys were late (they needed to dig, and couldn't start until underground wires were marked) my aunt could see the blaze orange line from the window, but they had to get on their hands and knees before they could tell there was a difference, and then it was faint. They are both hunters, so now you know why I oppose the blaze orange requirement for hunters. (If you wore camoflage they would see you though, go figgure) I'm sticking out the last of 1998 at work here, rather bored as nobody is here. Here's wishing a horid new year to everyone, in the spirit of actors everywhere. |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Joe Offer Date: 31 Dec 98 - 02:03 PM Gee, I guess Seed and Barbara and I will be the last of the "regulars" to see the new year in. It's almost 11 AM back here in 1998, and it's still a very good year. I'm going to savor every moment of it. Your Australian fireworks remind me of New Year's Eve in 1972. We were in Berlin, and my first child was born earlier that day. I went home by myself that night, and the air was thick with the smell of fireworks. the fireworks seemed a fitting way to announce the borth of this proud father's firstborn. We don't have much in the way of fireworks for New Year's in the U.S. Some people fire off some illegal fireworks; and some fire pistols into the air, forgetting that the bullets have to come back down again. Happy new year, wherever you are! May it be a year of peace and goodness for all. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Welcome to 1999 from Down Under From: Helen Date: 31 Dec 98 - 07:59 PM Happy New Year, Mudcateers. It's 11.50am on New Year's Day here in Newcastle, NSW, on the east coast of Oz. The weather is funny for this time of year - it should be sunny, with burning blue skies, but it's cloudy and a bit cooler than usual (mid to high 20's C), but it is still very humid. I went to a backyard party last night with a great bunch of people, but unfortunately none of them play music, except of the radio & CD kind. I don't adapt well to plain ordinary parties where people aren't sitting around playing music for most of the night, but all in all, it was a good party with nice easygoing people who care about each other a lot, so I think it was really a good start to the yer. So, I hope you all get what you are aiming for this year, and have a happy & healthy & fun time in the process. Helen |
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