Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
visit the ANGFA website at:
http://www.angfa.org
reach me at:
roy at angfa.org
-----Original Message-----
From: sbrooks <sbrooks at mail.cth.com.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Monday, February 23, 1998 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [RML] ANGFA Convention (SPAM)
>Roy you better get used to beer in a can.
>
>Steve
>
>
>Roy Hunter wrote:
>>
>> Too funny!
>>
>> You made the Doc's place sound a little better than it is Adrian... You
>> forgot to mention the stinking beasts, Land mines in the back yard,
Washing
>> machine that only works if you kick it, and green ginger wine that has
the
>> taste of soy...
>>
>> AND he buy's beer in a can!
>>
>> Roy Hunter
>> Co-Chairman
>> ANGFA of North America
>> visit the ANGFA website at:
>> http://www.angfa.org
>> reach me at:
>> roy at angfa.org
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
>> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 6:24 PM
>> Subject: [RML] ANGFA Convention (SPAM)
>>
>> >While I am sitting here with nothing better to do or say I thought I
might
>> >give you all a brief Rainbowfish Keepers guide to Brisbane and its
delights
>> >for those of you that might be considering visiting Sunny Queensland or
>> >Brisbane in particular for the ANGFA Convention later this year.
>> >
>> >Now anybody contemplating staying at the "Hansen Holiday Haven" at
lovely
>> >Lawnton (a 4 stubbies and picnic lunch drive from my place) there are a
few
>> >things you have to know. First of all you have to give up smoking, stop
>> >chawing tobacco and drink plenty of CHEAP Green Ginger Wine.
>> >
>> >This establishment comes complete with Swimming Pool although you have
to
>> >share it with the aquatic plants and fish. Incidentally, ANGFA (Qld)
uses
>> >this pool for training new members in the art of collecting fish and
>> plants.
>> >All new Members have to get a collecting permit and to obtain it you
have
>> to
>> >dive (or jump, if you cant dive) into the Swimming Pool and catch 10
>> >rainbowfishes and 2 gudgeons. You also have to correctly identify 5
aquatic
>> >plant species.
>> >
>> >For old fellows like me you can just simply sit on the side and dangle
your
>> >hairy legs into the water while consuming a glass or two of that CHEAP
>> Green
>> >Ginger Wine. As the fishes come near to nibble at the hairs on your legs
>> all
>> >you have to do is take a big swipe at them (the fish) with a very large
dip
>> >net as they swim by. However, if you're not very good at catching the
>> >required numbers you will have probably consumed too many glasses of
that
>> >CHEAP Green Ginger Wine and just fall into the Pool (but hey, that's
half
>> >the fun). But don't worry there is always a Doctor in the House ~
perhaps a
>> >little inebriated but still very capable. BTW I still haven't managed to
>> get
>> >my permit yet ;-)
>> >
>> >Other attractions to watch out for are the resident canines as they will
>> >certainly make you feel at home. Also be careful where you walk, as you
>> will
>> >occasionally encounter the odd red-bellied snake. Finally make sure you
>> take
>> >your own coffee. "Dr. Hansen Snake Oil" is guaranteed to cure you of any
>> bad
>> >caffeine habits you may have acquired over the years. Also make sure you
>> >wipe your feet before you go through the bedroom to visit the fishroom.
You
>> >know, the Docs favourite line for visiting Widows is "You wanta see my
>> >fish". Overall I give the "Hansen Hilton" a 3 star rating. Now if they
only
>> >allowed smoking I might consider giving it a 4 star rating!
>> >
>> >While in Brisbane you must visit the "Meiklejohn Mansion" it also comes
>> with
>> >a Swimming Pool and has one of those gadgets that follows you around and
>> >cleans the pool as you swim. The Meiklejohn Mansion is partly
>> >air-conditioned and contains all the high tech computer stuff you will
ever
>> >need. I think it even has cable TV. A must see though is the Honey Pond
(NO
>> >not that sort), a Honey Blue-eye pond where you can see the proper
colours
>> >that Honey Blue-eyes show in the wild. Nets are prohibited and smoking
is
>> >allowed out on the terrace. Overall, a 3 and a half star rating.
>> >
>> >Also yawl will be welcomed to visit the "Tappin Tavern" a somewhat
little
>> >run down establishment that's seen too many kids, grand kids and fish
>> >committee meetings. Just enter through the broken screen door at the
front
>> >(no, I haven't fixed it yet Roy!). Air conditioning is provided by the
>> >natural bay breezes that it gets occasionally, although not many this
>> summer
>> >:-(
>> >
>> >However if you enjoy the odd glass of beer or better still wish to
sample
>> >one of Queenslands best Rums and don't mind the odd passive smoking
attack
>> >(Roy just loves it particularly after staying at the Hansen Hilton),
then
>> >this is the place to visit. You might even see some rainbowfishes (if
you
>> >have time) and get some good old time ANGFA stories. No Swimming Pool is
>> >provided as all that healthy stuff just wastes good drinking time.
You'll
>> >have to apply your own star rating!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ...............................................................
>> > Adrian R. Tappin
>> > "Home of the Rainbowfish"
>> > http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
>> > ...............................................................