New Guy from Australian Bush
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:51 pm
Hi Guys
I would like to say hi and introduce myself. I contacted Matt and he said it was OK.
I am Dan Fock from Orange NSW Australia. A small regional centre in the middle of the bush. We have no permanent water supply, shit internet, highest council rates in Australia, electricity and gas is expensive, it is a cultural, intellectual and professional wasteland. (Buying a house is cheap, but everything else is not). I am all for buying local, but when the local businesses stick it to you…makes no economic sense.
It sucks, but my wife is an Orange girl and has family here and we have 3 daughters under 14 years old and we wanted them to grow up in a (reasonably) safe environment. Makes it all worthwhile and there is no traffic…. Orange is named after Willem of Orange (the Dutch Prince who became King of England), I am from Dutch roots (was ostracised as a child for not speaking English) and Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands…perfect.
I am a grumpy old fart who is now sick and tired of all the politics and I write monthly to the corrupt politicians, hoping to make a difference for my girls – I call them the Kinderfocken. I may as well be talking to my imaginary dog.
I run a small accounting practice with all my clients out of Orange – as I am on the autism spectrum, have OCD and am disassociated withdraw, I work well alone. The odd client drops by, and this makes me very agitated. So, the internet is perfect for me. Plus, I own OWC (Orange) Watch Company.
I am an overzealous watch collector with over 2,000 (mainly Enicar and Eterna) and have a few hundred clocks (mainly Zenith). I have stolen my wife’s label maker and all things are labelled and catalogued (excel and on my accounting software). I am a little geek and have built all my 5 PC’s.
Saying that I am not good with phones. I have a Samsung Note.
I love small Italian cars, having more than 40 cars: FIAT (850, 500, 124, 125 Spyder) Lancia (Fulvia, Beta) Alfa (GTV 1750, 2000). There were a few moments of madness, when I owned a Mercedes Benz 280 TE, 280 CE (that I gave to Dad as his Jag was costing him too much) 190E 2.6, Volvo 960 Estate, Honda City, Civic and a Daihatsu Handi Van – it was handy. Although the school run, and the country mechanics have dictated my move to a Golf and a Camry V6 (it had to be the V6).
2017 was a bad year for me. I was in a bad space and basically had my head up my bottom and avoided the world. Hoping 2018 will be better and I will try to interact with the world more. In that year I decided to be practical and sold my 1971 Porsche 911 and bought a more practical car to work on a Porsche 928 – a far more practical car and one that is a joy to drive.
Hope to meet some good people – thank you for reading.
Dan – foxint@foxint.com.au
(not good with PM’s)
I would like to say hi and introduce myself. I contacted Matt and he said it was OK.
I am Dan Fock from Orange NSW Australia. A small regional centre in the middle of the bush. We have no permanent water supply, shit internet, highest council rates in Australia, electricity and gas is expensive, it is a cultural, intellectual and professional wasteland. (Buying a house is cheap, but everything else is not). I am all for buying local, but when the local businesses stick it to you…makes no economic sense.
It sucks, but my wife is an Orange girl and has family here and we have 3 daughters under 14 years old and we wanted them to grow up in a (reasonably) safe environment. Makes it all worthwhile and there is no traffic…. Orange is named after Willem of Orange (the Dutch Prince who became King of England), I am from Dutch roots (was ostracised as a child for not speaking English) and Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands…perfect.
I am a grumpy old fart who is now sick and tired of all the politics and I write monthly to the corrupt politicians, hoping to make a difference for my girls – I call them the Kinderfocken. I may as well be talking to my imaginary dog.
I run a small accounting practice with all my clients out of Orange – as I am on the autism spectrum, have OCD and am disassociated withdraw, I work well alone. The odd client drops by, and this makes me very agitated. So, the internet is perfect for me. Plus, I own OWC (Orange) Watch Company.
I am an overzealous watch collector with over 2,000 (mainly Enicar and Eterna) and have a few hundred clocks (mainly Zenith). I have stolen my wife’s label maker and all things are labelled and catalogued (excel and on my accounting software). I am a little geek and have built all my 5 PC’s.
Saying that I am not good with phones. I have a Samsung Note.
I love small Italian cars, having more than 40 cars: FIAT (850, 500, 124, 125 Spyder) Lancia (Fulvia, Beta) Alfa (GTV 1750, 2000). There were a few moments of madness, when I owned a Mercedes Benz 280 TE, 280 CE (that I gave to Dad as his Jag was costing him too much) 190E 2.6, Volvo 960 Estate, Honda City, Civic and a Daihatsu Handi Van – it was handy. Although the school run, and the country mechanics have dictated my move to a Golf and a Camry V6 (it had to be the V6).
2017 was a bad year for me. I was in a bad space and basically had my head up my bottom and avoided the world. Hoping 2018 will be better and I will try to interact with the world more. In that year I decided to be practical and sold my 1971 Porsche 911 and bought a more practical car to work on a Porsche 928 – a far more practical car and one that is a joy to drive.
Hope to meet some good people – thank you for reading.
Dan – foxint@foxint.com.au
(not good with PM’s)
