Hello from Adelaide

[Maryak]

Hi All,

First things first, a very big thank you to Bogs and his silent partner for setting up this site. (If there was a bow I'd use several).

I see so many familiar names already and it makes me feel good.

For the lucky ones who don't know me, my name is Bob Holme and I live just south of Adelaide, South Australia, in a beachside town called oddly enough Aldinga Beach.

I started my working career as a deck hand on a prawn trawler, working off the Queensland coast at age 14. Subsequently I went back to school and secured an apprenticeship in the RAN, where I served for some 16years. After that I was a Lubricants Engineer for British Petroleum. When they caught up with me I went to ground for a couple of years before taking on the restoration of an old steam tug and SA's old police launch. Both of them now earn their keep as fare paying passenger vessels.

I took up model engineering on my retirement and have built 3-9/10 model engines and 1/10 model boiler.

Thank you for having me.

Best Regards
Bob

[Dean W]

Another stalwart fellow.  Glad to see you here, Bob!

[Dan Rowe]

Hi Bob,
Nice to to see you here. This seams like the old gang.

Dan

[dsquire]

Bob

Hi and glad to see you over here. More and more old friendly faces and friends are showing up. It sure makes it feel like home.

Cheers 

Don

[steamer]

Goodonya Mate!

Dave

[tel]

Wot Ho Bob! Did you 'ave a thorn in your foot?

[Maryak]

Another stalwart fellow.  Glad to see you here, Bob!

Thanks Dean, I was once the refit officer for HMAS Stalwart 

Hi Bob,
Nice to to see you here. This seams like the old gang.

Dan

Thanks Dan, If I were a seamstress it would seam sew; but as it is........ it seems so. 

Bob

Hi and glad to see you over here. More and more old friendly faces and friends are showing up. It sure makes it feel like home.

Cheers 

Don

Thanks Don, As my surname is Holme it sure does. 

Goodonya Mate!

Dave

Thanks Dave, We just might make you an Honourary Ozzie so Goodonya son.!

Wot Ho Bob! Did you 'ave a thorn in your foot?

Thanks tel, no, but I've ad a bird under a bush and it wasn't to old er and. 

[ksouers]

Hi Bob.
Glad you heard the call.

Welcome aboard. Real good to see you here.


Kevin

[SandCam]

Hi BOB,

Welcome to the new home for the deranged.
Long time no speak and I hope you and yours are keeping well.

Looks like we have the majority of the old HMEM crew on board now... that will teach them 

Speak more soon.

Best regards.

Sandy. 

[lazylathe]

Hi Bob,

Welcome to our new home!
This one is going to be great!!

Andrew

[arnoldb]

Hi Bob

Welcome aboard!

Kind regards, Arnold

[spuddevans]

Hi there Bob, great to see you here too.


Tim

[Maryak]

Kevin, Sandy, Andrew, Arnold and Tim,

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

Sandy,

Some time ago Bogs and I were discussing where you had gone. Great to have you surface again. Now I can look forward to some serious help as I try and build a boiler.