Chatted to hubby - we're happy to organise January meeting.

DATE: Saturday 17th January 2008 at 14h00.
Venue: Homestead Dam Benoni (Wilge Rd, Farrarmere)

Couples/families to bring meat, chairs, gazebo/umbrella and a salad/pudding along.

PLEASE WEAR RED & WHITE so we know to look out for you & you know where to find us. If anyone has a flag they could bring along, that would be awesome......

The dam allows for people to fish, canoe, ride bikes and braai. There is no entrance fee.

Thanks Jacky & hubby

I'll try my best to attend. I have a tiny Canadian flag

I only have fridge magnets - you're one up!

It will be great to see you again so I hope you do manage to make it.

Hi all we are newbies to this do we need to be a member in order to attend?

Hi Veronika

Welcome here! No, you do not have to be a member or anything. Come and join us if you like, return to every get together or not, as you wish. It's merely a group where we share any information, newsbits, network with each other and support each other.

Just realised I have tests to write on the 17th, hope it will finish in time for me to put in an appearance at the coffee club. It's supposed to continue until 17:00 on the Saturday, but maybe I'll be lucky & finish earlier...

Thank you so much, we will certainly try to make it. Good luck with your tests, know the feeling.

Have not been there for a while. We will be there in our Canadian Ice Hocky Shirts. Looking forward to see some familiar faces.
Sanet

Ahhh!!! I'm so green here.....

I love those Ice Hockey Shirts!!! I promised myself that I will get one when we land ONE DAY!

I will be enroute back from Canada, and would not be able to make it.

Hennie, those tests finish around 1 pm, unless you have an interview afterwards. - BUT with a major traffic jam to get out. - park as close as possible to the entrance, i.e. be a real early bird.

Hi Jacky

Is it possible for you to post directions from Pretoria and Johannesburg, so we know where to go?

Regards

Hennie

Herewith a map to Homestead dam
Click to view attachment

We will be attending!

I do have a canadian flag, will bring it along.

C u then
Freda

Hehehe -- the flags will land on Sunday morning....

Guys, I'm technically challenged and cannot get a Map downloaded to help you so please bear with these directions!

ROUTE 1:
N12 Towards Witbank
Take Atlas Road Offramp
Turn Right (Go over highway again)
At 3rd set of traffic lights, take slip way to the left (Northrand Rd)
Go past Keg, Lakefield Square, Wimpy on left side
Traffic lights after going over N12 turn left (Trekieve Rd)
Follow road to stop street (it becomes Southy after 2nd speed bump)
At stop street, turn left into Coleridge Rd
Follow Rd to dam - you've arrived so start looking for the red & white.

ROUTE 2:
Take R21 towards Airport
Take N12 towards Witbank
Follow route 1 directions

I hope this helps!

Ons 4 sal daar wees, met ons hemde.

See on Saturday - is the time still 14:00?

Great! Sien julle 14h00 Saterdag.

Sien uit daarna!
Jackie

Hi

I am new to this forum and would like to attend the function on Saturday.

See you there.

Andrew

Welcome Andrew, looking forward to meeting you!

Cheers

Hennie

Hi,
A bit late in the day,but we will be joining you this afternoon.
Looking forward to meet you all!

Hennie & Amanda - it was so great to see you again even if you're both heading in opposite directions.

To everyone else that I met today - thank you for your time and company. Those hockey shirts are awesome and you guys looked so great in them. Paul & Debbie thanks for sitting under the gazebo in the rain with us and sharing some of your story with us.

Freda - I hope that the sale of your car & home goes quickly and smoothly! It's so great to hear that people are getting job offers and moving despite difficult economic times.

The sunset between the clouds mirrored over still water ended the afternoon off on the perfect note

Thanks!

Thank YOU for arranging this Jacky, you're AWESOME!

It was good to see you guys again, maybe for the last time I'll sure miss you all loads

Ditto!

THank you Jacky for stepping in when we could not have it. It's a pitty that I could not be there yesterday. We landed this morning - and had a massive recovery sleep during the day.

I have some flags and a good load of winter pics for the next meeting.

Regards
Johan Kok

Welkom tuis Johan!

Hi Johan

Welkom terug! Ek hoop julle die vakansie baie geniet het & lekker slaap ingehaal het.

Nou is ek weer sommer opgewonder - wanneer gaan ons weer a 'meeting' he?

Groete
Jackie

Ek sou voorstel dat ons weer 'n vergadering het in die middel van Februarie, in die geval op die 14de.

Slaap inhaal - nee ons is nog op die verkeerde tydsone ingestel - werk in die nag en wil slaap in die dag.... Dit is ook heel te warm om asem te haal hier - ek bars op die oomblik met die hitte langs, en wil net terug hardloop na die "koue". Ek wat in elk geval iemand wat nog altyd winters bo somers verkies het (die omgekeerde van Marean)

Die 14de Februarie klink goed.

Ek sukkel my julle lewe lank met dag/nag - was nog altyd 'n bietjie van 'n nag aapie maar geniet die stilte van vroeg in die oggend voor die son opkom. Oor die hitte mag ek niks verder se nie want ek is BAIE lief vir DIE weer. Dit was 29 degrees gisteraand (19h15) toe ek my dogter van gymnastiek gaan haal het (te lekker)

Baie dankie vir al die reelings van Saterdag Jacky, dit was wonderlik om almal te ontmoet.

Wil baie graag die volgende vergadering bywoon, maar het 'n troue 14 Feb- is daar enige moontlikheid dat die datum geskuif kan word? Daar is so baie dinge wat ons wil weet en dis baie bemoedigend om mense te ontmoet wat in dieselfde bootjie is.

Ons wag om te hoor van die LMO, en die stres is besig om op te bou. Het gehoor party mense wag al maande lank vir 'n werksvisa, terwyl ander vinnig geholpe raak. Was nog nooit bekend vir my geduld nie.

Hoop om julle sommer gou weer te sien

We thoroughly enjoyed meeting everybody who attended the Gauteng Coffee Club meeting in Benoni on the 17th Jan. So great to put faces to names, share experiences and acquire advice.

Thank you Jackie for organising such a great meeting!

We look forward to the next meeting with great anticipation.

See you soon!
Paul & Debbie

What about the 21st?

I've just been told by hubby (reluctantly) that he has booked a romantic weekend away on the 14th. (Yippee)

I can't make the 21st as it is my youngest daughter's birthday and my in-laws have decided to come celebrate with us from Margate so all the family will be coming around.

The 28th is open.....but please don't plan around us!

Dit lyk dan of ons met die 21ste bly staan. Weer 11 uur die oggend of verkies julle dalk 'n ander tyd?

Wat van Cafe Verde in Midstream Estates, hulle het ook klimrame vir die kleingoed. Ek sal gaan hoor of hulle 'n plek vir ons beskikbaar kan h^e.

My man sal dan al 3 dae in Kanada wees, maar ek sal graag daar wees met my twee klimraam klouter kabouters!

Sien jul dan

Freda

ps post 'seblief 'n volle adres, ek nie 'n idee waar die plek is nie en sal moet aanwysings kry. (my gps is sonder toestemming van my ontneem)

Sal die link na midstream eers moet opspoor in die ou boodskappe.

In kort:

N1 suid (uit Pretoria se omgewing):

- Draai af by die afrit by die MAN trokke, dit is die eerste afrit na die N1 se oorskakeling op die Ben Schoeman hoofweg, voor die Rooihuiskraal afrit.
- Ry aan tot by T-aanlsuiting
- Draai links
- Ry oor verkeerslig reguit tot by sirkel (+- 2.2 km)
- gaan reguit verby sirkel (i.e. 12 uur uit)
- gaan deur "boom"
- weer reguit oor sirkel (anders as die pad na my of die Lapa toe vir die wat vantevore vergaderings in Midstream bygewoon het)
- ry verby Sasol petrol stasie
- draai regs by volgende straat (by kantoor blokke)
- draai 1ste regs (dan is Cafe Verde direk voor julle) en parkeer iewers

N1 Noord - uit JHB / Midrand rigting
- draai af by Samrand afrit (net voor Shell pompstasie)
- draai regs onder by berkeerslig
- gaan oor 2 verkeersligte (insl. oprit) - ook verby Woolworths store
- draai regs by 3de verkeerslig - (tussen UTI en Shoprite store - lw. nie winkels nie)
- ry aan tot by sirkel (+-2.2 km)
- gaan reguit verby sirkel (i.e. 12 uur uit)
- gaan deur "boom"
- weer reguit oor sirkel (anders as die pad na my of die Lapa toe vir die wat vantevore vergaderings in Midstream bygewoon het)
- ry verby Sasol petrol stasie
- draai regs by volgende straat (by kantoor blokke)
- draai 1ste regs (dan is Cafe Verde direk voor julle) en parkeer iewers


Vir die met GPSse - Jammer hulle het steeds nie ons gebied op hul kaarte nie. - Julle sal maar ook die aanwysings vir die laaste gedeelte moet volg.

We had such a great time at the last meeting and therefore that we won't be able to attend the next meeting on the 21st Feb, due to family commitments.

Will see you all at the March/April meeting.

Regards,
Debbie and Paul

If I'm not on the walking trail, I'm sure I'll be there!

Hi, just newly joined the forum. If the 21st is still on, we would like to come. Thanks

Picture taken from January meeting - technically challenged to minimise them & upload the rest!

Enjoy....

Thanks Jacky! This is a really nice surprise :-)