Random whatsapp shots

 Us old fogies are getting into new technology (well in this case, Whatsapp is 11 years old already, but that's cutting edge for us right?)

Above image: the sugar, flour, coffee, and tea containers at Mum's house. So many memories of these growing up. Looking at them is mesmerising.

We've been doing the cleanup/get rid of stuff out of that house for months, and each weekend more recently. Poor John is terrorised with each visit, but we have to get in and get rid of things. The place is starting to show empty spaces.

Image right: Duncan the cat. Sorry this damn blogger put the images in exactly the revers of what I selected, so the cat of a colleague is at the top. On screen is Lee, Billy, Benny bottom left, and Dennis bottom right. Probably during a Water Cooler meeting. I miss the team now I've moved to the new Telemetry job, as of a month or two now, but still jump in to these meetings which is everyone just blah blahing.

I also scam into their social nights. This one's the second one we've had, and most of the team went along. From left; me, Deepa, Erandi, Billy, Dennis and Danesh at the Regent hotel in Kingsford.

And beforehand at Sally's Grill and Hotpot; Korean food, it's Halal which suits everyone. From left: Mariam, Erandi, Lee, Danesh, me, Dennis, Billy and Deepa. They're a nice bunch, the Scada team.

Left: Akemi, Claudia, Andrea, and Jaime. Louis is in the same class as Akemi, and often walks home with her and Jaime. Akemi must get a certain number of steps up before she's allowed to use any devices, so Lou has been getting a fair bit of exercise as well at the park on the way home. They're masked up for the Covid-19 virus, which is ravaging America etc, but is fairly under control here. They got tested and great to say, they're clear.

Louis, Esteban, Akemi at their place doing some serious puzzles, devicing etc.

At Esteban's birthday. We had a nice time.

More birthday fun.

After school screen time.

At the park getting the steps up quickly.

Lou loves to talk gaming.

More steps.

Gary the builder has done a sensational job of the balcony and front of the place. We just needed the wood replaced as it was rotting. He replaced all the planks, painted the joists, put in all new lace work, replaced the post on the first floor, and added the decorative wooden details (like the little squares etc which weren't there, carefully slotting the power in between there). Top marks to this guy. He took three weeks of careful slow work. All the neighbours have been commenting on it, and want to steal the look :)

The Scada dude on startup of Citect (that's the software I have been working on for a while)

The other "Citect dude" Billy who realised he has the same glasses so can't resist mugging it up. I guess we're starved for entertainment during lockdown for the Coronavirus.

Dennis sports a mask for getting into the office.

The old office, Lee's desk in the corner, my old desk next to that, the slightly newer desk over the barrier. Now we're moving to a new building (not sure when as we're working from home full time at present to prevent the spread of the virus.)

And now the current team, led by Chris at the middle top. Along the bottom is Assanga (Sydney), Syed Hussan(Sydney), Tan Le (from Adelaide) and Cong Dong Hoang (Brisbane).

The old team: Jesse, Billy, Lee's house destroyed by Rafe and Piers, Elise, me with my old mow.