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Room: with William Creek Hotel Staff on Sunday
Topic: A Telecommunicationally Challenged Town Connected!
 Jun 24, 14:24: shane has entered the room
 Jun 24, 14:24: Welcome shane,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 14:24: lisa> oh i see you now!!
 Jun 24, 14:24: bush kid> no i will triy again
 Jun 24, 14:24: shane> hello
 Jun 24, 14:25: Daniel> by
 Jun 24, 14:25: Karen> Hi shane
 Jun 24, 14:25: Daniel has left the room
 Jun 24, 14:25: bush kid> cool what do you think lisa and hi shane
 Jun 24, 14:25: Karen> Are you Shane, son of Helen??
 Jun 24, 14:25: shane> how is every body
 Jun 24, 14:26: shane> yes i am
 Jun 24, 14:26: lisa> that is totally coooool!! do it again!!
 Jun 24, 14:26: Ann> great, karen, I'll be back soon as I can
 Jun 24, 14:26: Ann has left the room
 Jun 24, 14:26: Karen> Great to have you here - I'll give your Mum a call and see if she's ready to come back again!
 Jun 24, 14:26: bush kid> do what again lisa
 Jun 24, 14:27: Lee has entered the room
 Jun 24, 14:27: Welcome Lee,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 14:27: Lee has left the room
 Jun 24, 14:27: bush kid> talk to me
 Jun 24, 14:27: lisa> stnad up in front of the camera!! it looks coool!
 Jun 24, 14:27: shane> she wont be able as i am user her isp
 Jun 24, 14:27: Bongo has entered the room
 Jun 24, 14:27: Welcome Bongo,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 14:28: Karen> Tricky!! Are you going to answer all our questions about William Creek for a while!!?
 Jun 24, 14:28: bush kid> hi Bongo
 Jun 24, 14:28: Bongo> is that Shane from William Creek?
 Jun 24, 14:29: Bongo> hi bush kid
 Jun 24, 14:29: bush kid> hi BONGO
 Jun 24, 14:29: shane> i can answer most questions as i am now living back in melbourn
 Jun 24, 14:29: bush kid> is Kate
 Jun 24, 14:29: bush kid> at home
 Jun 24, 14:29: Bongo> I can seeya bush kid on the cam ... cool
 Jun 24, 14:30: lisa> did you live in william creek before?
 Jun 24, 14:30: Karen> Are they having trouble getting in at WC? They were in for a while this morning and it was quite groovy!
 Jun 24, 14:30: shane> 3 years
 Jun 24, 14:30: Bongo> kate is lurking about creating havoc whereever she goes ...
 Jun 24, 14:31: bush kid> thanks bongo
 Jun 24, 14:31: shane> yes they had 61 mm of rain last week
 Jun 24, 14:31: lisa> why don't you live there now?
 Jun 24, 14:31: bush kid> can you see if she will log on
 Jun 24, 14:31: Karen> Does the rain give them grief with their phone lines?
 Jun 24, 14:31: shane> because my family live in melbourne
 Jun 24, 14:32: Karen> Bush kid - tell Brad there's an article in today's Sunday Mail and he's a star (but still no photo!! )
 Jun 24, 14:32: bush kid has left the room
 Jun 24, 14:32: bush kid has entered the room
 Jun 24, 14:32: Welcome bush kid,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 14:32: shane> only if there is no sun for the solar pannels
 Jun 24, 14:32: Karen> I thought your family runs the William Creek Hotel?
 Jun 24, 14:33: shane> this is a very slow chat room
 Jun 24, 14:33: lisa> whereabouts in melbourne do you live shane?
 Jun 24, 14:33: shane> my wife and children whom were also living in wcreek got sick of the lifestyle there
 Jun 24, 14:33: Karen> You can speed up your refresh rate by going into 'Options
 Jun 24, 14:34: shane> craigieburn
 Jun 24, 14:34: Karen> By default it is set on 30 seconds which is too slow!
 Jun 24, 14:34: shane> well i will have a look
 Jun 24, 14:34: shane> i changed it to 5
 Jun 24, 14:34: Karen> It's a pretty hard lifestyle in the outback, isn't it? Can you tell us a bit about the challenges they face? I'm from the city myself so can only begin to imagine...
 Jun 24, 14:35: lisa> how many kids have you got?
 Jun 24, 14:35: Karen> Should make a different
 Jun 24, 14:35: shane> well what do you want to know
 Jun 24, 14:35: Karen> sorry... difference!!
 Jun 24, 14:35: shane> i have 3 girls 2.5 5 and 8
 Jun 24, 14:35: Karen> What were the things that your family was sick of?
 Jun 24, 14:36: bush kid> my friend is going to stand in the cam and give us a pic if you want to see just send a note saying that you want to see her
 Jun 24, 14:36: shane> work
 Jun 24, 14:36: Karen> You mean working at the Hotel? Long hours?
 Jun 24, 14:36: Bongo> tell her to go for it, bush kid ... we're watching
 Jun 24, 14:36: shane> 17 hours 7 days a week
 Jun 24, 14:37: Karen> Wow, I thought I had it bad!!
 Jun 24, 14:37: Karen> Is it hard to live in such a small town in terms of social circle? I mean if you don't like people, there's not much you can do about it, is there??
 Jun 24, 14:37: shane> well sundays the pub shuts at 8
 Jun 24, 14:37: lisa> do you visit william creek with your kids shane? do they like to visit?
 Jun 24, 14:38: bush kid> how is that
 Jun 24, 14:38: shane> well you have to get along
 Jun 24, 14:38: Bongo> nice tongue work ...
 Jun 24, 14:38: Karen> How do you get supplies sent through and what happens when rain makes the roads impossible?
 Jun 24, 14:38: shane> my wife and yougnest went there for 2 weeks to give mum a break
 Jun 24, 14:39: bush kid> she just LOL
 Jun 24, 14:39: shane> my father flies to melbourne and back
 Jun 24, 14:39: shane> i drove the truck into coober pedy when we needed store
 Jun 24, 14:39: Karen> How long has your Dad been flying?
 Jun 24, 14:39: bush kid> yes tell us
 Jun 24, 14:39: shane> as long as i can remember
 Jun 24, 14:40: bush kid> cool
 Jun 24, 14:40: Karen> Do your parents love living in the outback? Your mum said before she wasn't too impressed when they bought the Hotel but now she'd never leave it!
 Jun 24, 14:40: Bongo> hey shane ... have you got any cool stories about some of those classic numbers hanging on the walls of the WC pub ...?
 Jun 24, 14:40: shane> he will be in melbourne tonight which i will have to pick him up from the airport later
 Jun 24, 14:41: bush kid> are you behaving yourself bongo?
 Jun 24, 14:41: shane> what numbers
 Jun 24, 14:41: bush kid> cheals said that bongo
 Jun 24, 14:41: shane> she never wants to leave but the lifestyle is killing her
 Jun 24, 14:41: Karen> Yeah, what numbers?
 Jun 24, 14:41: Bongo> business cards, t-shirts, money, underwear ... all those little "numbers" ... LOL
 Jun 24, 14:42: Karen> That's a bit sad - do you think William Creek has a limited life left as a town?
 Jun 24, 14:42: shane> its only just begining
 Jun 24, 14:42: bush kid has left the room
 Jun 24, 14:43: shane> people who visit wc just leave the stuff on the walls as a way of saying ive been there
 Jun 24, 14:43: bushwhacker has entered the room
 Jun 24, 14:43: Welcome bushwhacker,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 14:43: Karen> Are they able to take on more staff at the Hotel to help out? Or is it not justifiable?
 Jun 24, 14:44: Bongo> so, have you left something on the wall?
 Jun 24, 14:44: bushwhacker> bush kid said to say goodbye to everyone for her
 Jun 24, 14:44: shane> at the moment they have ample people working there but next year you just never know
 Jun 24, 14:45: shane> my bank key card
 Jun 24, 14:45: Karen> Do you think we'll get the webcam going there tonight when the satellite turns up?
 Jun 24, 14:46: Bongo> hope so, Kaz
 Jun 24, 14:46: bushwhacker> i hope they do that way we will be able to have a look here in marree
 Jun 24, 14:46: shane> the satelight wont turn up but the guys will be installing the cam when they get there tonight
 Jun 24, 14:46: shane> what happened to the marree cam peter stoped it
 Jun 24, 14:47: Karen> Marree cam is on - who is Peter?
 Jun 24, 14:47: shane> peter the publican
 Jun 24, 14:47: Bongo> marree cam is still going
 Jun 24, 14:47: Karen> It went up at the Oasis Cafe in the end!
 Jun 24, 14:47: shane> i didnt see it last time i looked
 Jun 24, 14:48: Karen> That's where the bushwhacker and the bush kid are transmitting from
 Jun 24, 14:48: shane> the oasis]
 Jun 24, 14:48: Karen> Lyle & Shirley Oldfield are custodians of the cam
 Jun 24, 14:48: Bongo> stand up bushwacker ... show yourself on the webcam ...please
 Jun 24, 14:49: shane> ok it was going in the hotel at first
 Jun 24, 14:49: Karen> have a squiz, click on this then click on the link to the webcam from there http://www/.connectingthecontinent.com /ctcwebsite/marree/marree.htm
 Jun 24, 14:49: shane> ive been there
 Jun 24, 14:49: Karen> The Bush Telegraph is alive and well I see!
 Jun 24, 14:50: bushwhacker> And so are all of the friendly and outgoing staff of the humble establishment. It has taught us all a thing or to and it is amazing to think that when i'm mopping the floor that i am being transmitted world wide. It's like our own personal big brother without the voting out
 Jun 24, 14:50: Karen> They had a bit of difficulty setting it up in the pub so the Cafe offered to host it
 Jun 24, 14:50: shane> is every body from marree here
 Jun 24, 14:50: Karen> Nope, I'm in Adelaide (anchor woman! )
 Jun 24, 14:51: lisa> reynella near adelaide
 Jun 24, 14:51: bushwhacker> i'm the only one from marree online at the moment
 Jun 24, 14:51: Bongo> I'm the secret agent in a hideaway in the Adelaide Hills ...
 Jun 24, 14:51: shane> and bongo
 Jun 24, 14:51: lisa> just reading - cant keep up!
 Jun 24, 14:51: shane> so only bushwhackers from marree
 Jun 24, 14:52: Karen> Yep - and you're from William Creek, except really Craigbirnie!
 Jun 24, 14:52: bushwhacker> bongo you're not that bigger secret really but I'll play along if you like
 Jun 24, 14:52: Karen> What do you think about this project, Shane, to Connect the Continent?
 Jun 24, 14:53: shane> yep well ive lived here all of my life except 4 the last 3 years at wc
 Jun 24, 14:53: Karen> Well how did your folks happen to decide on William Creek for an alternative lifestyle?
 Jun 24, 14:53: bushwhacker> yep only me to tell you what it's like working in front of the camera all day every day. it really makes you wonder about what the world thinks if they log on after you've had a really heavy night
 Jun 24, 14:53: shane> i havent really looked at it much as nothing has happened even the cam is not set up
 Jun 24, 14:54: shane> i had many many heavy nights at wc i can tell u
 Jun 24, 14:55: Karen> Yes, it's been so disappointing from Telstra's end with the satellite... still, they did get one in Iga Warta, so I'm sure it's only a matter of time - we really wanted it and we hassled them heaps!!
 Jun 24, 14:55: shane> what speed is your connection bushwhacker
 Jun 24, 14:55: bushwhacker> it's craziness in marree it's nothing to come to work with little or no sleep and still have to get throught he long hard days
 Jun 24, 14:55: Karen> Is there a good pool table in the WC Hotel?
 Jun 24, 14:55: Bongo> even without the cam ... the site has had millions of hits and people have taken virtual tours of the inside of William Creek hotel, as well as other VR's along the route ..
 Jun 24, 14:56: bushwhacker> shane my connection speed is god only knows. i type Isend it;s on the screen
 Jun 24, 14:56: shane> well im sure they have as i have and been telling my friends to do the same
 Jun 24, 14:57: bushwhacker> shane have you ever heard of the cradock hotel?
 Jun 24, 14:57: shane> if you point your mouse at the 2 tv screens in the task bar it will tell you the connection speed
 Jun 24, 14:57: bushwhacker> gotta do some work might be a while
 Jun 24, 14:57: shane> no i havent
 Jun 24, 14:57: Bongo> hey bushwacker ... do you know if the Centenary roadshow and Telstra have left Marree and what time they may get to William Creek?
 Jun 24, 14:58: shane> about 4 hours from marree
 Jun 24, 14:58: Karen> So Shane, what time does the power generator get switched on & off each day?
 Jun 24, 14:59: shane> 7 30 till last drinks or 12 midnight and after a movie sunday nights
 Jun 24, 14:59: lisa> isnt there power at wc?
 Jun 24, 15:00: shane> only our own we have a generator
 Jun 24, 15:00: shane> this is only a little town
 Jun 24, 15:00: Karen> How many tourists would you say go through WC each year?
 Jun 24, 15:00: lisa> how long has wc been a town?
 Jun 24, 15:01: Ann has entered the room
 Jun 24, 15:01: Welcome Ann,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 15:01: shane> ive never tried to count but an average year would be 80 to 100,000 people
 Jun 24, 15:01: Ann> hi everyone
 Jun 24, 15:01: Karen> G'day Ann, we're chatting with Shane who is the son of Helen & Mal Anderson, owners of the WC Hotel
 Jun 24, 15:02: shane> william creek or william springs as it used to be called was foundered in 1883(the hotel that is)
 Jun 24, 15:02: Karen> Saw in the paper today that the lack of rain has meant less tourists but it's starting to turn around thanks to the recent fall
 Jun 24, 15:02: lisa> hello Ann
 Jun 24, 15:02: Karen> Do you know much about the town's history, Shane?
 Jun 24, 15:02: Ann> Hi Shane - I think you're the bloek who told me how to get out to the old Strnagways repeater station
 Jun 24, 15:03: shane> well lake eyer is the biggest attraction but the hotel has its little bit of fame as well
 Jun 24, 15:03: shane> hi ann
 Jun 24, 15:03: shane> i would have most likely
 Jun 24, 15:03: Ann> bongo - the roadshow will get to WC late this arvo - Telstra may try to get there sooner
 Jun 24, 15:03: Karen> And did you find it, Ann?
 Jun 24, 15:04: shane> is telstra going out there
 Jun 24, 15:04: Karen> Yep, they're taking a satellite with them as I understand it - we're really hoping for some webcam action there tonight!
 Jun 24, 15:04: Karen> a mobile sat, as part of the travelling roadshow
 Jun 24, 15:04: shane> well we will see i will call mum later
 Jun 24, 15:05: Karen> There are some settings we will need to go through - main thing to remember is it's webcam #17!!
 Jun 24, 15:06: Karen> That will be pretty cool for your kids, Shane, to see Grandma waving at them through the computer?!
 Jun 24, 15:06: shane> yes it will be
 Jun 24, 15:07: bushwhacker> the roadshow left at approx 10am so should be in wc by 3 this arvo
 Jun 24, 15:07: shane> did you find stangeways ann
 Jun 24, 15:07: lisa> did you see marree's webcam?
 Jun 24, 15:08: Karen> you beauty!!
 Jun 24, 15:08: shane> seems you guys know more than i, will they be using our internet connection or will they be using different connection
 Jun 24, 15:09: Ann> get Shane - we did find the repeater station - beautiful
 Jun 24, 15:09: Karen> They'll be using the same one they use now - will just be for a few hours
 Jun 24, 15:09: shane> its been there a long time
 Jun 24, 15:10: shane> then i wont be able to get on
 Jun 24, 15:10: Karen> Tell us a bit more about WC, what do kids do there for fun?
 Jun 24, 15:10: Ann> okay catch you all later
 Jun 24, 15:10: Ann has left the room
 Jun 24, 15:10: Karen> Are you sure you can't dial in at the same time? A lot of ISPs will let you do that
 Jun 24, 15:11: shane> no i looked already
 Jun 24, 15:11: lisa> my mum says i have to go, cya, its been nice chatting with you today
 Jun 24, 15:11: stuart has entered the room
 Jun 24, 15:11: Welcome stuart,
Welcome to the CTC chat room!
 Jun 24, 15:11: Karen> Seeya Lisa
 Jun 24, 15:12: Karen> Hi Stuart
 Jun 24, 15:12: shane> well wc is a little town of 14 but varys in the time of year
 Jun 24, 15:12: bushwhacker> hi bongo
 Jun 24, 15:12: shane> seeya lisa
 Jun 24, 15:12: bushwhacker> it is me chantelle
 Jun 24, 15:12: shane> in the summer there is just us and the locals
 Jun 24, 15:12: stuart> Hi Karen
 Jun 24, 15:12: Karen> Shane there is another way - we can get them (or you) a Bigpond account which has a 'first month free' offer on at the moment - you just go to their www.bigpond.com site and you can sign up through there
 Jun 24, 15:13: bushwhacker> seeya lisa
 Jun 24, 15:13: lisa has left the room
 Jun 24, 15:13: shane> and the uoropean tourists
 Jun 24, 15:13: bushwhacker> i got to go now by
 Jun 24, 15:13: shane> ive already used bigpond so the hours wont be excluded
 Jun 24, 15:13: stuart has left the room
 Jun 24, 15:13: Karen> Seeya bushwhacker!
 Jun 24, 15:14: shane> i have got another isp but cannot use it till 4 tommorow morning
 Jun 24, 15:14: Karen> What if we signed you up with a different name? Possibility?
 Jun 24, 15:14: shane> only if they used dads c card can we do that
 Jun 24, 15:15: shane> i could try to ring ozemail and find out more
 Jun 24, 15:15: bushwhacker> no bushwacker is back from cooking takeaways for the tourists, it was chantelle mucking around while
 Jun 24, 15:15: Karen> Is it a maybe then?? It can be cancelled without penalty. Ozemail is another go for sure - it would be a bugger if we couldn't connect you with your folks!!
 Jun 24, 15:15: Karen> Oh - hi bushwacker then!
 Jun 24, 15:16: Karen> Many ISPs can sign you up pretty much instantly over the web, even on Sundays
 Jun 24, 15:16: shane> tommorrow i can i will have my own isp from here called froggy.com.au
 Jun 24, 15:16: Karen> How many tourists in Marree today bushwhacker?
 Jun 24, 15:16: