Wanted, partner in crime

[Fulvio]

got room for one more, I'll try and be good :beg:

Sure thing! Always room for any of you lot.. yeah, even you, mate.

Actually, this reminded me of a project that was tossed around back in the dark ages... a bunch of us came up with the concept of a high-tech kibbutz which I reckon woulda been absolutely awesome.

The idea was to organise it like the Israeli kibbutzes, but to base it aroud technology. This was back in the early days of course, pre-internet, but the idea was to get a few hundred acres, put in a central core with data and comms hubs, research and manufacturing, communal facilities, and individual housing in various configurations. People would be encouraged to bring spouses and significant others to live and work there as well, with a view to building a totally self-contained community. The income stream would of course come from software and hardware developed for the outside world, plus any sidelines that people might come up with.

Think Google or Apple in scope and facilities, and you get an idea of the sort of direction if could have gone, but with a flatter structure and better social outcomes. Of course it never happened, despite lots of clever people and quite a lot of detailed development work. Most of the people involved went on to great things and are now scattered all over the planet, but its nice to think what might have been if they'd stuck together here in oz.

So maybe we could build something like that around coin collecting, do ya think? Featuring a ginormous money bin in the middle complete with diving boards of course... :angel:

[robbiegal]

good luck with the wifie quest AJ
usually happens when you're not looking

a guy with a glaring vacancy sign always scares off the ladies

whereas the guy who seems at ease with himself and his life, well the right lady will notice

won't happen overnight but it will happen

my lil sis met her hubby well,  it was love at first sight - and he was a bone fide bachelor at the time - 20 years and 3 kids later - they are still in love

[ausjack]

Sounds like a high tech comune, sounds good count me in..I baggs/call shot gun for minister of garden, home maintenance and water supply and maybe a few more

[Fulvio]

call shot gun for minister of garden, home maintenance and water supply and maybe a few more

Throw in sanitation and you've got it! We'll just make sure to stay upwind of ya, mate.

Now we just need a business plan and some dirt...

[ausjack]

good luck with the wifie quest AJ
usually happens when you're not looking

a guy with a glaring vacancy sign always scares off the ladies

whereas the guy who seems at ease with himself and his life, well the right lady will notice

won't happen overnight but it will happen

my lil sis met her hubby well,  it was love at first sight - and he was a bone fide bachelor at the time - 20 years and 3 kids later - they are still in love

Yeah ya just never know RG :angel: But no harm done as I'm not giving up coins to find someone, I think it might be nice to share more common interests, as now that I think about it my last partner of six year and I didn't have that much in common and I think I was way to honest and trusting but we live and learn and try not to make the same mistake..but don't give up I think that's what has kept me going..my pig headedness :laugh2:
Done deal Fulvio But yeah the land..do we want to buy or claim as I could go put a flag on one of the islands around here and claim it as the republic of Coinarea or Coinville

[Fulvio]

claim it as the republic of Coinarea or Coinville

How about Numisnia? We could put Troutski in charge of composing the Numisnian national anthem... that might keep him out of our hair for a week or two...

[robbiegal]

WOT ON EARTH ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT NOW?
oops caps lock on ... sorry   :heart:

[triplewitch]

Sounds like another Hutt River Province in the making.

[robbiegal]

ah - ok
now I get it thanks triple
The self declared independent Sovereign State - like the Hutt River Province

AJ - I think the Prince Leonard may be after a new Princess as well (R.I.P. Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley of Hutt, Dame of the Rose of Sharon 2013)


maybe he could come here and join the thread!!! ha ha (just joking here)

[ausjack]

Yep I'm goin feral cheryl :laugh2:

[robbiegal]

I have a one and only Hutt River Provence Coins
Minted in the USA - funny it's called the Queensland Mint - I think it has closed it's doors now

[Fulvio]

Hmmm.. some of that lettering looks decidedly dodgy... pity, its not a bad design overall... on a par with a lot of stuff from our mints.

[robbiegal]

gold plated

I think!!
I just bought it for the aeroplane as a matter of fact


the coins & stamps are a source of revenue for the place I think

[Fulvio]

I just bought it for the aeroplane as a matter of fact

Anyone who thinks coins are an expensive hobby needs to see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe474YHk

I figure the entertainment value at about $20,000 per minute.. coins are way better value.

Oh, and according to the crash investigators (it was big enough to qualify as a real-life incident), It was a perfect model, and suffered the exact same fate as the full-size B-52 that went down at the Paris air show while performing the same maneuver, killing everyone on board.

As for generating revenue, name one issuer of either coins or stamps that doesn't milk that particular goose? :dodgy:

[robbiegal]

they are expensive
I was once involved in model aircraft as a hobby
made a few
crashed a few
a grand day out and back to the re-build
never made anything of that amazing standard mind you! that would be a blast to build an aircraft like that!!