Oz GTG? Any starters?

[offshore]

So, inspired by the Brussells GTG, I am seeking some feedback, on a potential GTG, in sunny Australia.

We have a bunch of members here, and three from the admin team, so I'm sure collectively, we may be able to arrange something.

This will hopefully give us some ideas to move futher down the path.

Offshore

[ajoesmith]

Great Idea

I wil move to the Sunshine Coast at the end of this month so Brisbane/Gold Coast sounds good.

[KB]

Sorry bud I have been north now it's time to come south.

Ken

[offshore]

Down there? Toooooo many ice (bergs)

A

[KB]

Now how many times have I heard that line in my life time

Ken

[rodwc]

Have just come back from OS.

Would warmly welcome a GTG nearer home, especially over a weekend.

Would be willing to help with any organising, venues , hotels, motels etc.

[offshore]

Sorry KB, can' stay and debate this one

Gotta hussle to watch "Underbelly"........Ohh that's right, you guys are censored, from watching your own mini soap! No wonder one migrated!

A

[rodwc]

Down there? Toooooo many ice (bergs)

A

Bloody good drinking weather down here mate. ( wine or beer )

You can even throw in some hard stuff if inclined.

Won`t even start to mention the good tucker.

[cornerstone]

Great - everyone is agreed then. Around the corner from their house would be best

[StormTooper4]

Clearly somewhere in the middle would thus suit us all

Sydney it is Hurrah

[KB]

Well I see Melbourne is giving the Gold coast a run in the voting and of course there is the token Sydney vote from CS

Ken

Edit: Oops spoke to soon theres another sydney sider amongst us.

[Stephane]

Why the hell don't they invent the teletransportation?

I've never been in Australia because of that incredibly long journey.

Anyways, I will be with you in thoughts guys.

Have fun!

Cheers

Stephane

[KB]

Well Stephane it wont be a classy do like yours, the typical Aussie gtg is to have a piss up, burn a few snags on the barbie, have a blue and a punch up, more piss, sing a few ditties and then go trawling for shelias.

In Australia we call it bonding.

Ken

[Stephane]

Ken, believe me...I'm a man

I love that too !

[KB]

Ken, believe me...I'm a man

I love that too !

I think it's a bit of a world wide thing actually

Ken

[rodwc]

Clearly somewhere in the middle would thus suit us all

)

Great , then Albury/ Wodonga it is.

Right on the bloody border for all the Sydney siders and not too far for us from Melbourne.

[takashi]

Well wishes for this GTG, hope details are ironed out soon.

[rodwc]

Well Stephane it wont be a classy do like yours,

Ken

This is OZ, as you know, sunbeam,

We can do the smoked salmon, crab, lobster, caviar, trout, bloody vol-au-vents , any thing you

care to name , if everybody is willing to pay for it.

Any one can still have a snag or burger, blue, and still run after the sheilas, if they please.

Just let it happen!!!!

I`m in for the weekend, day, night, whatever, pay by the hour, escorts, hostess`s.

[rodwc]

I've never been in Australia because of that incedibly long journey.

Anyways, I will be with you in thoughts guys.

Have fun!

Cheers

Stephane

Its that long journey that makes it worthwhile Stephane.

Anyways, any where in the world is only 26 hours away. ( not counting any hold ups etc. )

[cornerstone]

Can I make a suggestion? [says he, ploughing ahead regardless... ]

In practical terms, getting people to go interstate is not going to be easy - I'm not sure good intentions alone would get folk on a plane or drive for 12 hours.

So my thoughts are that 2 alternatives might be more realistic -

One would be to have more than one local GTG in each city, perhaps on the same day - that would be easy, and here it is long overdue.

The other is that to get folk to travel interstate they would have to be travelling for something a bit special - as in, we all chip in for some kind of awesome day out, like hiring a boat and skipper between us for day, alcohol and food, I don't know. If people chip in a hundred bucks or whatever towards whatever that special something might be, I think they are more inclined to travel for it, if that makes sense.

Just a few thoughts anyway.

[swdivad]

I'm happy to have a BBQ here... they are becoming a regular thing at this household

I gotta warn ya... no hotdogs, hamburgers, and [censored] sausages will be served. Only salmon, big ass prawns, steak and chicken.

[cornerstone]

I agree - there's an international audience. No (photographed) snags at the GTG

[elisiX]

Im certainly keen for a GTG in Sydney.

[ajoesmith]

Well its looking like it may go Sydneys way

The problem is that if members have to fly then what about bringing watches to the GTG, we can bring them all.

[capice]

great follow up , I hope you guys will have as much fun as we did.

Cheers

Capice