Sounds like a great trip Deri.
Glad you are back, too--miss that humor.
You'll have to fill is in on all the details.
Do you have that recipe for Dom Pedro (or was that the guy who stirred them
up for you?) I culd use one ( or twelve right now).
Glad the trip went well and you are back home safe and sound.
Laura

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> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Good to be back!!
> Date: Sunday, May 14, 2000 9:12 PM
>
> Just got back from my jaunt in CapeTown South Africa, what a
> beautiful country. Although the exigencies of work did get in the
> way of sightseeing a little.
>
> Hotel was fine, except it could have been a little farther from
> work (2 mins)!! I was a little amused on the first day on
> investigating the facilities of my TV remote that the "MENU"
> button which brought up a menu of assorted Adult Video channels
> for lonesome business men, also included an option:-
>
>    "Disable Adult Video"
>
> Initially I did think that the Hotel were going out of their way
> to make me feel at home, but then decided it was probably some
> sort of parental lock!!!
>
> The company I was visiting royally wined and dined me each
> evening. I tasted Ostrich, Spring Bok, Yellow Tail, King Clip,
> and at least a dozen different Red Wines, and a drink called Dom
> Pedro which was like a McDonalds Milk Shake but 70 percent proof.
>
> On my last day, having seen very little of the country, apart
> from the inside of bars and restaurants, I cancelled all my
> meetings, since the system I'd written was now working to their
> satisfaction, and asked them to book a taxi to take me into Cape
> Town. I was amazed when they put a chaffeur driven car at my
> disposal for the day.
>
> Anyway, back to work tomorrow, and I've been catching up on the
> List Postings. This one from Kyle caught my eye:-
>
> > Oh, BTW, I was scolded by one of the list admins for wasting
> > bandwidth and driving new subscribers away by humorous and
> > off-topic threads, so I'll be cutting my posting back quite a
> > bit.
> >
> > -Kyle
>
> since I have not seen any "scolding" posts on the list I assume
> you got a private e-mail, its Ok Kyle, you can safely ignore
> those. Since this list is a democracy we (the list administators)
> can't DO anything to you unless we all agree!! For my part, I
> hope you keep posting your humourous warm hearted posts. Even
> Trisha's unofficial greeting to new members mentions "The are no
> off limit topics", so this applies to you as well.
>
> With regard to "driving new subscribers away" I can assure you
> there has been no mail sent to the official List Administrators
> mailbox citing your posts as a reason for leaving. Sure we get
> some subscribers who join for a few days and then leave, maybe
> they'd stay longer if it was more humourous!!! I've got a couple
> of prime limericks I could now post to the list in the current
> spirit of sexual freedom!!
>
> I liked to belatedly join the widespread appreciation of "~Joys~"
> posts - very good.
>
> And congrats to Toobs, I was only "almost" busted by the Dean at
> University, but that involved two girls, a bottle of "Irish"
> champagne, a sound system, and the Bishop of Durham - we won't go
> there!!!
>
> Anyway, good to be back.
>
> --
> Deri James