[PSUBS-MAILIST] Aussie Roll Call

[Peter McKellar <mckellar@earthlink.net>]

Hi All,

 

If you haven't already gather as much, I live in Australia.  I'm actually in a smallish country town about 3.5hrs drive north of sydney, and inland by about 1hr.  The town is called Gloucester (in NSW) and has a population of about  2,500.

 

Australia suffers from 'The Tyranny of Distance'.  We are in the middle of nowhere (Australia), and I am remote from even a sizable city :)  I probably won't ever get to a psubs convention, and if I do, the chances of bringing any sub I built would be negligible.  I can't drive for a couple of hours and check the progress of a fellow psubber in Seattle or Texas.

 

Are there any psubbers here that live in Australia?  I suspect that like most places on the net, we are over-represented on a per capita basis.  Maybe someone lives nearby and we could develop a SIG of local enthusiasts?  Under the shared yoke of Howard's imperium we could also try to find a way to fund our projects under the shadow of financial gloom.  We could collect (or even establish) a list of local suppliers.

 

I do not see (or desire) this becoming a separate body, just the formation of a local and informal support net.

 

So - all aussies - put your hands up please!  (comments from all welcome too).

 

peter