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Room Chat with Norman Edward Rosas (5-6pm CST)
Topic Katherine, My Town
 Jun 29, 16:31: Carolyn has entered the room
 Jun 29, 16:31: Welcome Carolyn,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 16:32: Carolyn has left the room
 Jun 29, 16:35: Carolyn has entered the room
 Jun 29, 16:35: Welcome Carolyn,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 16:36: Carolyn> Hello karen are you from Katherine
 Jun 29, 16:37: Karen> Hi Carolyn - no I'm not - are you?
 Jun 29, 16:39: Carolyn> no i'm from adelaide
 Jun 29, 16:39: Karen> Me too - I'm hoping someone from Katherine will be along shortly - unfortunately there was a cancellation!
 Jun 29, 16:40: Karen> Whereabouts in Adelaide are you from?
 Jun 29, 16:40: Carolyn> oh thanks...i might come back in 10 mins
 Jun 29, 16:40: Karen> No worries
 Jun 29, 16:40: Carolyn has left the room
 Jun 29, 16:44: Karen> Hello Tom
 Jun 29, 16:44: Chelsea has entered the room
 Jun 29, 16:44: Welcome Chelsea,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 16:44: Karen> G'day Chelsea
 Jun 29, 16:44: Chelsea> Hello Tom
 Jun 29, 16:45: Chelsea> Hiya Karen still at your computer faithful as ever
 Jun 29, 16:46: Karen> Always always (I'm actually chained to it) lol
 Jun 29, 16:47: Chelsea> That wouldn't suprise me but you guys are diong a goos job so we won't complain (hopefully the chains not that tight) lol
 Jun 29, 16:47: Karen> Good to see you in here again - Marree rocks!!
 Jun 29, 16:48: Yeliz has entered the room
 Jun 29, 16:48: Welcome Yeliz,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 16:48: Chelsea> we try our hardest as we told Adrian, we have a reputation to uphold
 Jun 29, 16:48: Karen> Hi Yeliz
 Jun 29, 16:48: Chelsea> hello Yeliz
 Jun 29, 16:48: Karen> Have things been busy today at the Cafe?
 Jun 29, 16:49: Yeliz> Hello Chealsea and Karen
 Jun 29, 16:50: Karen> That's cute Yeliz
 Jun 29, 16:50: Karen> Where are you from?
 Jun 29, 16:50: Action: NIC - tom is closed.
 Jun 29, 16:50: Yeliz> Thankyou Karen. Where do you live?
 Jun 29, 16:51: Karen> I live in Adelaide
 Jun 29, 16:51: Yeliz> Adelaide
 Jun 29, 16:51: Karen> I live in Prospect - you?
 Jun 29, 16:54: Yeliz> How old are you Karen?
 Jun 29, 16:57: Karen> 28 - you?
 Jun 29, 16:57: Karen> Looks like our mystery guest isn't coming
 Jun 29, 16:58: Karen> But we do have another one scheduled for 5pm - Norm Rosas
 Jun 29, 16:58: Karen> He should be good
 Jun 29, 16:59: Chelsea> Sorry lost you guys for a little while but I'm back
 Jun 29, 16:59: Karen> welcome back!
 Jun 29, 16:59: Karen> where's the Queen of the Chat Room?
 Jun 29, 17:00: Chelsea> Computer seemed to have jammed up but once again with all the experience you guys have given us I was able to fix it
 Jun 29, 17:00: Chelsea> Chantelle has now decided to limit herself to just one hour a day between 3 and 4
 Jun 29, 17:00: Karen> Yes you are fully qualified with a Certificate in JABA!!
 Jun 29, 17:01: Karen> Yes it's a problem when it turns into a habit!! lol
 Jun 29, 17:02: Chelsea> why thankyou I wasn't even this technologically advanced when I studied info tach at school
 Jun 29, 17:02: Chelsea> at least you know that it has gone to a good use, by putting the system in the cafe, imagine if it was in the pub. lol
 Jun 29, 17:03: Karen> I think the majority of communities involved in this have improved their technological skills considerably - it's been great to watch everyone learn!
 Jun 29, 17:03: Karen> Yeah what IS it about the Marree Pub? You can whisper it to me if you like!!
 Jun 29, 17:03: Karen> is Yeliz still with us?
 Jun 29, 17:04: Chelsea> It's been great to learn and what better way to do it than along with everyone else through this great website you guys created
 Jun 29, 17:04: Karen> oooh pretty purple!
 Jun 29, 17:05: Karen> i'm going to save that and include it in my report to the Centenary!!
 Jun 29, 17:07: Karen> Shirley & Lyall seem really nice
 Jun 29, 17:08: Karen> Especially when you consider what happened to them with the phone bill!!
 Jun 29, 17:08: Chelsea> at least in the cafe the kids, tourists and locals are all encouraged to have a go, naturally only if we aren't hogging it
 Jun 29, 17:08: Karen> Yeah, we love what you've done with the webcam & the chat room participation - if only they were all like you.... *sigh*
 Jun 29, 17:08: Chelsea> Shirley and Lyall are lovely people to work for, they even weren't to bad when the bill came in
 Jun 29, 17:09: Karen> How long has Lyall been Chairman of Progress?
 Jun 29, 17:10: Chelsea> well you should just tell them that the system was put in place to use to their advantage, I mean if you can encourage on e person a week to come out here and see it for real they will tell ten people and that makes it all worthwhile
 Jun 29, 17:10: Karen> yep, definitely - you've got a really good attitude
 Jun 29, 17:10: Chelsea> Lyall got elected about two weeks ago, i am actually the vice president (scary thought0 lol
 Jun 29, 17:11: Action: NIC - yeliz is closed.
 Jun 29, 17:11: Chelsea> I've worked in the tourism industry since
 Jun 29, 17:11: Karen> Wow - that's a bit of responsibility! How many on the Committee?
 Jun 29, 17:13: Chelsea> I was fifteen (10 years), so you get a pretty good grasp on the best way to go about things to promote the area that your in and word of mouth or internet now days can either make you or kill you. There are nine of us all up on the committee to rep[resent the whole town and what they srand for
 Jun 29, 17:14: Karen> Do you just *love* living in Marree?
 Jun 29, 17:15: Karen> Sometimes I get sick of the city...
 Jun 29, 17:15: Karen> But I do like lots of things about it too - and as far as cities go, Adelaide is a pretty nice one
 Jun 29, 17:16: Chelsea> It has it's moments like every other small town, but Marree is exceptional in the way they except new comers and make them feel like staying. Maybe you should to MArree, we've got a great lake, a nice dam to swim in and we can chain to this computer and it'll be just like home
 Jun 29, 17:17: Karen> lol
 Jun 29, 17:17: Chelsea> I lived in the city for about nine years and to be honest I don't really miss it. I miss the shopping but that just means i get to save a little bit of money at long last
 Jun 29, 17:18: peter has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:18: Welcome peter,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:18: Karen> My Dad was born in Peterborough and my Grandma still lives there, I like to go up there every so often
 Jun 29, 17:18: Karen> G'day Peter!
 Jun 29, 17:18: Chelsea> heya Peter where are you from?
 Jun 29, 17:18: peter> Hi all.. sorry to keep you.
 Jun 29, 17:19: Yeliz has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:19: Welcome Yeliz,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:19: Chelsea> Peterborough is nice especially if you travel through the CLare valley on the way there and do a touch of wine tasting
 Jun 29, 17:19: peter> im from Katherine
 Jun 29, 17:19: Karen> No worries, Chelsea and I have been chatting - she's from Marree
 Jun 29, 17:19: Karen> Yeah, the Clare way is pretty!
 Jun 29, 17:19: peter> Hi Karen
 Jun 29, 17:19: Chelsea> back again Yeliz welcome
 Jun 29, 17:20: Chelsea> so how hot is Katherine today
 Jun 29, 17:20: Karen> The town is pretty quiet now though, compared to what it was when I was a kid and my family owned Raymonds Shoe Store
 Jun 29, 17:20: Karen> how's the bombing??
 Jun 29, 17:20: Yeliz> Hi Karen!!!!!!!!!
 Jun 29, 17:21: Chelsea> My mum used to own the Cradock hotel about one hundred km's north of Peterborough until three years ago
 Jun 29, 17:21: peter> Katherine was about 31 today. Clear blue sky.. probably like Maree
 Jun 29, 17:21: Karen> Hi Yeliz !
 Jun 29, 17:21: Karen> Hey even Adelaide was nice today - blue skies, sun, mid 20s!
 Jun 29, 17:21: Yeliz> Yeah Chealsea. Our computer got frozen!!!
 Jun 29, 17:22: Chelsea> no we had about twenty degrees and a clear blue sky and it;s getting down to about two degrees at night bbbbrrrrr
 Jun 29, 17:22: peter> Sorry Karen cant get the computer in the same room as the webcan. Cable not long enough.
 Jun 29, 17:22: Chelsea> looks like there is no rain for a while then
 Jun 29, 17:23: peter> Bombing is over for the day.. Im back in Katherine
 Jun 29, 17:23: Chelsea> what do you do peter?
 Jun 29, 17:24: Chelsea> gotta go back to work (bummer) nice chatting to you all might be back tommorrow if stocktake gets done ont time
 Jun 29, 17:24: Yeliz> We got causal day at our school today, and we were gonna do a performance, but we didn't!
 Jun 29, 17:24: Karen> No probs Peter - so Norm is on his way soon is he?
 Jun 29, 17:24: peter> Sounds like a great day all the way down the track.
 Jun 29, 17:24: Karen> I'd better duck out and change all the text... back in a tic...
 Jun 29, 17:24: Karen has left the room
 Jun 29, 17:24: Chelsea has left the room
 Jun 29, 17:25: peter> Norm shouldnt be far away
 Jun 29, 17:25: Yeliz> Hi peter
 Jun 29, 17:26: peter> I work for the Air force.
 Jun 29, 17:26: peter> Hi Yeliz.. you from Maree too?
 Jun 29, 17:26: Karen has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:26: Welcome Karen,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:27: Yeliz> From Adelaide, and hi Karen again!!!!!!!!!!
 Jun 29, 17:27: peter> What was the performance you were going to do Yeliz?
 Jun 29, 17:28: Karen> What school do you go to Yeliz, is it Surry Downs?
 Jun 29, 17:28: Yeliz> I go to Flagstaff Hill
 Jun 29, 17:29: Karen> What year are you in?
 Jun 29, 17:29: peter> What grade are you in Yeliz?
 Jun 29, 17:29: Yeliz> I was going to do something called butterfly
 Jun 29, 17:29: Karen> back in a tic...
 Jun 29, 17:30: Yeliz> I'm in grade three
 Jun 29, 17:30: Yeliz> peter how old are you?
 Jun 29, 17:31: peter> I gotta go too.
 Jun 29, 17:31: peter has left the room
 Jun 29, 17:32: Yeliz> Karen, I thought you had left!
 Jun 29, 17:33: Norm has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:33: Welcome Norm,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:33: Chelsea has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:33: Welcome Chelsea,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:33: Chelsea has left the room
 Jun 29, 17:33: bush kid has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:33: Welcome bush kid,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:33: Norm> Hello all
 Jun 29, 17:34: bush kid> hi karen how are you?
 Jun 29, 17:34: Norm> Im Norm from Katherine
 Jun 29, 17:34: Yeliz> Hello Norm
 Jun 29, 17:34: Norm> Hello Yeliz
 Jun 29, 17:35: Yeliz> Hi bush kid
 Jun 29, 17:36: bush kid> hi Yeliz how old are you i am 11 years old
 Jun 29, 17:36: Bongo has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:36: Welcome Bongo,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:36: tom has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:36: Welcome tom,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:36: Norm> Hello Tom & Bongo
 Jun 29, 17:36: bush kid> hi bongo how is Kate,lee,and dan the man?
 Jun 29, 17:36: bush kid> hi tom
 Jun 29, 17:37: Yeliz> I am 8yrs bush kid
 Jun 29, 17:37: bush kid> cool how did you find about this web sit?
 Jun 29, 17:37: Yeliz> Hi Tom and Bongo!!!!!!!!
 Jun 29, 17:37: bush kid> i ment site
 Jun 29, 17:38: bush kid> hey you there bongo?
 Jun 29, 17:38: Bongo> Gidday Norm ... welcome to Connecting the Continent
 Jun 29, 17:38: Norm> I found out about the website in the Katherine workshop
 Jun 29, 17:39: Bongo> gidday bush kid too
 Jun 29, 17:39: bush kid> hey bongo where are you tiping from?
 Jun 29, 17:39: Norm> I m pretty new to this but will try the best I can
 Jun 29, 17:39: bush kid> you to bongo
 Jun 29, 17:39: Norm> Hello Bongo!
 Jun 29, 17:39: Bongo> Norm ... have you heard your interview on this site yet?
 Jun 29, 17:39: Yeliz> Teacher gave us a note from Kate Dibben, and it had the site on it
 Jun 29, 17:39: Norm> Pleased to see you on the website.
 Jun 29, 17:40: Karen> Hey Norm, I was listening to your interview - Norm Rosas with the roses!!
 Jun 29, 17:40: Karen> What colour are your roses?
 Jun 29, 17:40: bush kid> that is ok norm and you have the Queen of chat here to help you on your way
 Jun 29, 17:41: bush kid> Hello Karen how are you doing?
 Jun 29, 17:41: Karen> Good bush kid, I had a nice chat with Chelsea before!
 Jun 29, 17:41: Norm> Bongo.. no havent heard it yet havent got a web computer at home.. we'll look at it after this.
 Jun 29, 17:42: bush kid> that is good karen
 Jun 29, 17:42: Yeliz>
 Jun 29, 17:42: Karen> Is Peter helping you type, Norm?
 Jun 29, 17:42: bush kid> hey bongo are you tiping from your house?
 Jun 29, 17:42: Norm> My roses are light olive to a dark red
 Jun 29, 17:42: Bongo> Norm ... bush kid is a great chatter ... and you can also see her by opening the webcam on the marree page ... http://www/.connectingthecontinent.com/ ctcwebsite/marree/marree.htm
 Jun 29, 17:43: Karen> They sound beautiful - I love roses!
 Jun 29, 17:43: Yeliz> My smile meant Hi Karen!
 Jun 29, 17:43: bush kid> hey yeliz can you tell me how to make that face
 Jun 29, 17:43: Norm> Ye Peter is tipping..cant you tell?
 Jun 29, 17:44: Bongo> dark red roses are the best ... for me, anyway ...
 Jun 29, 17:44: bush kid> no you cant bongo because chels ternd it off
 Jun 29, 17:45: Karen> Peter has done great things for Katherine on this website!!
 Jun 29, 17:45: Yeliz> Go in to help, and find the one that says body launuge, and you'll find out there
 Jun 29, 17:45: Karen> Bush kid it's easy - just type in : P (without the space)
 Jun 29, 17:46: Bongo> Norman ... what are the biggest changes you have seen in Katherine since your childhood?
 Jun 29, 17:46: Norm>
 Jun 29, 17:46: Yeliz> There's more in help though bush kid
 Jun 29, 17:47: Norm> Works for me... I'll become a whizz at this after a while.
 Jun 29, 17:47: Yeliz> That's great Norm!
 Jun 29, 17:48: Norm> Well I wasnt here in my childhood. Only came in 1974
 Jun 29, 17:48: Yeliz> Now you can do it bush kid!
 Jun 29, 17:48: Karen> Where did you grow up, Norm?
 Jun 29, 17:49: Bongo> I bet Peter said that ... to get out of typing a big answer???
 Jun 29, 17:49: Norm> Lot of changes since 1974.. buiding of the high level bridge and the closing of the railways are the biggest
 Jun 29, 17:49: Bongo> have you seen many changes since 1974?
 Jun 29, 17:50: Yeliz> Bongo did i speak to ya yesterday?
 Jun 29, 17:50: Norm> I grew up in the Atherton Tablelands in QLD.
 Jun 29, 17:50: bush kid has left the room
 Jun 29, 17:50: bush kid has entered the room
 Jun 29, 17:50: Welcome bush kid,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 29, 17:50: Karen> And you worked on the railways for a long time!
 Jun 29, 17:51: bush kid>
 Jun 29, 17:51: Yeliz> I wasn't even born in 1974!
 Jun 29, 17:51: Norm> Where did yu go Bush kid?
 Jun 29, 17:51: bush kid> i was born in 1990 :-0
 Jun 29, 17:52: bush kid> out for a min
 Jun 29, 17:52: Yeliz> Yeah that's right bush kid. :-0 Do you think this one's ugly?
 Jun 29, 17:53: Bongo> I heard a few other people fromKatherine talk about the railway ... must of been quite an impact on the whole area
 Jun 29, 17:53: Karen> What did you do on the railways, Norm?
 Jun 29, 17:53: Norm> Yeliz... now that you are born Yeliz I hope you see as many changes as I have. What do you think you will be doing in 50 years?
 Jun 29, 17:53: bush kid> thanks yeliz i have them writen down and :-0 was a mistak
 Jun 29, 17:54: Yeliz> Opps, that was meant to be :-0
 Jun 29, 17:54: bush kid> (.)
 Jun 29, 17:54: Bongo> I love the Atherton Tablelands ... the best thing is the lack of mozzies and flies ... but beautiful climate all year round ... I think I need a holiday!
 Jun 29, 17:54: bush kid> :-[
 Jun 29, 17:55: Yeliz> It says it like that on help, and I don't no why it's wrong!
 Jun 29, 17:55: Norm> Karen ... worked as a fettler then a few weeks later a ganger then to a machineman class1 then to machine foreman.
 Jun 29, 17:55: bush kid> :-<
 Jun 29, 17:55: Karen> What does a fettler do?
 Jun 29, 17:55: bush kid>
 Jun 29, 17:56: Yeliz> I have no idea what i'd be doing in 50yrs Norm
 Jun 29, 17:56: Norm>
 Jun 29, 17:56: bush kid> :-[
 Jun 29, 17:57: Bongo> I met a guy in the Tablelands that built his son a racetrack ... for go-karts ... it is a real track too ... with pits and barriers and all the trimmings ... spoilt little kid, me thinks ...
 Jun 29, 17:57: bush kid> i am just triing to work these out ok
 Jun 29, 17:57: Norm> A Fettler lifts packs and straightens the line, manually.
 Jun 29, 17:57: Yeliz> your just making them up Bush kid!
 Jun 29, 17:57: Norm> The railway line that is... not telephone!
 Jun 29, 17:58: Yeliz> Why don't you look in help!
 Jun 29, 17:58: bush kid> no i am not true
 Jun 29, 17:58: Karen> Hard manual labour, you must be pretty strong!!
 Jun 29, 17:58: Bongo> sounds like hard work, norm ...
 Jun 29, 18:01: bush kid> :-0
 Jun 29, 18:01: Norm> Bongo..I used to be when I was younger. But the manual work was done with good tools. Hammers, jacks. crowbars. But machines do all that now.
 Jun 29, 18:01: bush kid> |.)
 Jun 29, 18:02: Yeliz> Yes, share your poems with us please!!!!!!!!!!!