Re: [KAT5] End of an era

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Keith

> Today has been quite an emotional day for me. After 28 years and 218
days

Understandably so ........

> that I havent done any Home Automation in my own house for almost 4
years

No excuses now eh ;-)


> I also hope to become a more active member of UKHA_D once more

Great news !!

> Probably the most dramatic thing I am contemplating is getting fit!

Im exercising and walking the dog ....this is a hard one (for me) ;-)


> I now have the Mk2 KAT5 PCB's designed and tested so will be ordering
the
> first run of boards next week and I have a company that will assemble
them
> for me so I can now devote time to getting the switcher finished

More good news !!..........

> So... the end of one era... the start of the next... looking forward
to
the
> SmartHome show in a few weeks. Anyone got a suggested hotel in the
area?
>
Lucky sods ;-))

Good luck with whatever you do.....

Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <kat5users@xxxxxxx>
To: "Kat5-Users" <kat5-users@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:30 AM
Subject: [KAT5] End of an era


>
> Hi All,
>
> Today has been quite an emotional day for me. After 28 years and 218
days,
I
> have taken voluntary redundancy from BT and no longer have to spend
three
> and a half hours a day travelling to and from work. (if anyone used to
use
> my bt_dot_com email address, phone number or mobile number please dont
try
> these anymore as I aint there!)
>
> I dont think the full impact has sunk in yet and at my send off this
> afternoon I was "blamed" for causing three or four of my
colleagues to
> install loads of CAT5 and other associated HA hardware.
>
> Ironically because of the amount of time I was away from home each day
and
> the fact that any "spare" time I have had has been devoted
to KAT5 means
> that I havent done any Home Automation in my own house for almost 4
years
> :-(
>
> So what does the future hold ???
>
> I havent got a bloody clue !!
>
> I know that first off I am going to have a rest for a few weeks and
spend
> time with the family.
>
> I also need to start hunting for a nice new laptop as I was relieved
of my
> trusty laptop and mobile phone this afternoon and sadly feel like part
of
me
> is missing.
>
> I also hope to become a more active member of UKHA_D once more as for
the
> last couple of years I havent really had access to the list during the
day
> when it is most active and trying to properly read upto 100 messages
in an
> evening is very difficult. It also often makes it pointless to reply
after
> 10 hours especially when there have been several other replies.
>
> Probably the most dramatic thing I am contemplating is getting fit!
> I think that I have been a "big bloke" for far too long and
should now
have
> the time to lose  a bit of weight. Sitting in a car or at a desk for
12
> hours a day doesnt really count as energetic.
>
> I now have the Mk2 KAT5 PCB's designed and tested so will be ordering
the
> first run of boards next week and I have a company that will assemble
them
> for me so I can now devote time to getting the switcher finished at
last.
I
> am painfully aware that the switcher is long overdue but it has been
> extremely difficult to find the time to work on it. That will now
change.
>
> Then it will be time to start thinking about finding a new
"proper" job
> because there is still 15 years until I can get my BT pension!
>
> I honestly dont know at the moment if I have made the right decision,
only
> time will tell, but I do know that the journey to work was taking
longer
and
> longer each day and all the so called "safety improvements"
made to the
dirt
> track that is the A12 north of Ipswich have actually made the journey
far
> more dangerous.
>
> So... the end of one era... the start of the next... looking forward
to
the
> SmartHome show in a few weeks. Anyone got a suggested hotel in the
area?
>
> Regards
>
> Keith
>
>
>
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> http://www.ukha-archive.com/
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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