Round 9 (AFL round 12);6/6 - 9/6.Fellowship Round. <em style='background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);]We would like to propose thatat an agreed time ((EDIT: SEE BELOW FOR THIS TIME)) when everyone (even simonoz) can participate, that we all raise a glass (or a coffee) to the other seventeen ORFFA coaches and acknowledge what a fantastic group of people have got together to have fun. Charlie's Opening vFoul Bay Mount Beauty vLarrikin Lagoon Powlett Plains vCradle Mountain Darraweit Guim vGariwerd Nunnawading vIron Knob Wagga Wagga vWhitsunday Lovely Banks vWaikikamoocow Birdsville vMarble Bar Gundagai vVenus Bay <p style='color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;] <p style='color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;] It's early in the week, but I thought it better to get in early to give us a chance to work out a mutual time to share a drink together this weekend. The coaches most affected by time zones are probably Chels, TiB and Snoz. Maybe you 3 could kick things off by nominating a time that may suit you best and also any time periods which would defs not suit... EDIT&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Schedule in: 8:50pm AEST on Saturday This is 6:50am in NYC; 10:50pm in NZ; 5:50pm in Bangkok; and 6:50pm in WA.
Snoz, you may need to resign yourself to just letting us know what time you get up on a weekend and studying this list: http://www.yummly.com/recipes/alcoholic-breakfast-drinks
Also, is there anyone who thinks it may be difficult to find time this weekend, and if so, is there any particular time that may work for you?
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I am pretty flexibile ant, after the game is about 0015hrs Sunday morning here, and while that may work for sNoZ it might not work for TiB.
So I'm forced to have a beer 530am Saturday because of Chels? Gee.....damn.......that, um.......really sux............fine, I'll struggle thru it for the Kiwi. 530am am it is
tut, tut sNoZ. Would you prefer a beer at 0730 hours? You can always toast your fellow ORFFANs with a coffee - it is the thought that counts not the content!
chels wrote: </br> tut, tut sNoZ. Would you prefer a beer at 0730 hours? You can always toast your fellow ORFFANs with a coffee - it is the thought that counts not the content! Its all good Sir Chels.......beer at 5.30am has a bloody nice ring to it actually
Will try my best to fit in with what ever happens. Too early to tell for me has I have two separate chickens returning to the roost next weekend and no idea at this stage what their collective demands on my time may be. Just a thought. I believe we have a Monday game due to some form of Antipodean celebration? Since such game may well be the decider for a number of ORFFA teams, could we perhaps have live SC scores (from some Gold person) whilst having a tipple at the same time. Like I said, just a thought.
Fine idea TiB, but perhaps not in my mate sNoZ's comfort zone. In one of the oddities of the ANZAC landscape Queen's Birthday (which becomes King's Birthday after Liz shuffles off) was yesterday in NZ and is next Monday in Oz. Most strange, especially as neither date is in fact her birthday (April 21, 1926) and the holiday to mark it is set as the first (second) Monday in June. No wonder some in the colonies who were not fortunate enough to be born or raised in our lucky countries can get a little confused. Me, I celebrate, the regent's birthday as often as possible on the basis that when we become republics it will not be quite as significant a date.
In WA, the Queens birthday public holiday is on a different date to the rest of Aus, and I think it changes from year to year. I think it's on September 29 this year, which is actually my own birthday too we had a public holiday yesterday, which was 'WA Day'. They changed the name of it a cpl of years ago. It was originally named 'Foundation Day' and was set up in remembrance of the white invasion into the western part of this land. Anyway, we don't have a public holiday this coming Monday, so the weekend will prob suit me better, but I'll be able to fit with anything.
Snoz seems seriously ok with the 5:30am start... so, how is everyone else with that time. It would be 7:30pm this Saturday evening. I could make it work. It seems Len and Chels are also fine. TiB should be ok. How about the rest of y'all?
<p style='margin-bottom: 18px;]Most of you would know that I sent messages to almost everyone about this thread. A couple of people replied directly to me: <p style='margin-bottom: 18px;] <p style='margin-bottom: 18px;]Lenny120 says he will be fine any time. <div> Melbandy says he will make an effort to do it any time, but after 6pm on Sat or Sun suits best.
Simonoz wrote: chels wrote: tut, tut sNoZ. Would you prefer a beer at 0730 hours? You can always toast your fellow ORFFANs with a coffee - it is the thought that counts not the content! Its all good Sir Chels.......beer at 5.30am has a bloody nice ring to it actually Snoz, are you totally sure about 5:30am? Chels has said he can handle a bit later. Your 5:30am is his 9:30pm I think. It will be 5:30pm for me and 4:30pm for TiB. 7:30pm for eastern Aust folk. Your call I reckon Snoz. 5:30am, 6:30am... What time will you be able to get up?
6.30am would be better obviously if we can swing it Anth, but if the masses need 5.30am I'll manage mate