What is happening?

Petrus Vorster · October 07, 2020, 12:18:10 PM

Hi Everyone

Just a quick check-in.
This is the most quiet i have seen this forum in years.

Everything well with everyone?

-Peter

raymw · October 07, 2020, 05:45:26 PM

Hi Peter,

I'm still here, but playing around with cad software. Thinking I may have to get to grips with Python. Iwillmostlikelyneedanewkeyboard, thespacebarispackinguponthisone.

Bumblebee · October 08, 2020, 07:20:45 AM

Wintry weather may give a boost to activity on this forum.

Petrus Vorster · October 08, 2020, 07:22:07 AM

Its weird not seeing all the questions and Paul's last Post was quite some time ago.

Absolutely zero development on my side at the moment.
Our organisation went belly-up, so the mood in the place is kind of gloomy.
We are expecting the lay-off notices to come soon.

Hope Paul is still working on this project.

I see some of the other regulars are logging in daily.

Hope all of you are well, and you had no run-in with Corona!!

-Peter

Petrus Vorster · October 08, 2020, 07:23:44 AM

O yes, most of you are heading into winter now.

I am already dreading the 42 degree celsius summers in December.....
Its already blazing hot outside.

-Peter

raymw · October 08, 2020, 09:20:31 AM

Hi Peter, sorry to hear about your job situation - you will not be alone... Look at it as an opportunity. Other doors will open, just walk through them, there's more on the other side.

Paul Squires · October 08, 2020, 01:27:22 PM

I'm still here. Pandemic has made my day job a little harder to work around. Not as much programming these days. Been caught up in a Linux project that consumes my free time. I'll be back at WinFBE especially when the colder weather starts closing in on me. :-)

SeaVipe · October 08, 2020, 09:10:31 PM

... and I'm still here! Got to enjoying those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer; emphasis on "crazy".
The current WinFBE is working fine for me at this time though I'm Looking forward to the next release ;0)
I hope you are all okay and staying healthy.

Paul Squires · October 09, 2020, 07:06:50 AM

Quote from: Petrus Vorster on October 08, 2020, 07:22:07 AM
Our organisation went belly-up, so the mood in the place is kind of gloomy.
We are expecting the lay-off notices to come soon.
-Peter

Wishing you all the best, Peter.You've told me several times over the years of how troubled the economy is there and now your employer is barely surviving. I hope that you land on your feet and come out on top.

Andrew Lindsay · October 18, 2020, 06:03:04 AM

Similar thoughts here too. With Corona and the drop in the oil prices, the oil and gas sector has taken a huge hit. I've been out of work since March, a couple of weeks after I was knocked off my bike on the way to work and nearly killed. (Better now, but still unemployed).
I'm hoping that a job pops up soon (old employer that should be pleased with the 7 years service I did, plus the literally millions of dollars that I saved them)... But we will see.

Paul Squires · October 18, 2020, 08:48:13 PM

Hi Andrew, sorry to hear about your job and accident. Hope things get better for you and your family!

Mark Strickland · November 15, 2020, 01:59:34 PM

Yes the world is different and probably will be until ... <pick your ending>. Here in the USA we just got a temporary "stay of execution" but I am not sure where it is all headed in the next years and decades.

When Bob Zales died I starting moving to PowerBASIC (now Xojo) but every now and then I need to recompile some PowerBASIC stuff built in FireFly.

I have now retired from my "day job" starting February of 2020 but I still support a few old customers.

I think I will check in here from time to time.

Paul, I always enjoyed our conversations.

Everybody stay safe.

Petrus Vorster · February 10, 2021, 06:52:22 AM

So D-Day has arrived.

Most transport vehicles were impounded, phone lines discontinued, sms services stopped and more.
Electricity got cut for 8 months arrears, luckily that is on now.

From this point onwards my friends i do not know how much longer i will have a job.
Corrupt government eyeing our pension savings, because everything else had been stolen and destroyed.

I don't know if this will even reach your media, but as long as i can afford internet when we close down, i will make a stop here daily as i always do.

-Peter

Paul Squires · February 10, 2021, 08:00:44 AM

Hi Peter, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. You're such a good guy and I only wish the best for you and hope that things improve soon.

- Paul

Bumblebee · June 11, 2021, 04:14:04 PM

Wishing everyone in the Northern Hemisphere a happy summer.