Hi there

First off a belated happy new year to you. I hope this finds you well and that 2026 has got off to a good start for you.

I've been largely inactive for the last several months (will explain more in a minute) and can see a lot of messages in echomail etc. to try and catch up with in the weeks and months ahead.

I just wanted to drop this note into FSX_GEN and FSX_NET echomail areas to let you know that I'm still about, not planning on leaving the BBS scene, starting a new-wave rock band or opting for hair transplants (heaven forbid!) :)

In brief... around the middle of last year my wife and I decided we wanted to sell our family home of 20+ years (a house built in the 1930's) and move to a property built in the last 10 years or so. Something with more modern construction standards, easier to heat/cool etc.. it turns out as you get older these things seem to matter more #who-knew?!

So we looked and could not find a place that ticked all the boxes. In the end we opted to build a new house and are soon to start on that adventure. The build should take about a year.

The last six months have seen us prep our home for sale and put on the market in late November. Just before Christmas we accepted a purchase offer and the sale went 'unconditional' last week.

We have also sought out and secured a rental property to live in while our new place is built.

In the coming week(s) we will sign a contract to build our new home and move to the rental... so it has been/still is a busy old time in Avon's world.

Next steps.

I'm moving houses in the coming month. Expect NET 1 + NET 4 HUBs to have outages on the day I move. I will try to get HUBs set up again on the same day of the move but it may turn into a 24-48 hour thing as I need to get beds, hot water etc. set up first... you know the drill.

Once I am clear of this upcoming shift I do plan to spend more time on admin and getting back into the BBS hobby a bit more.... but for now it's just been down the list of things to think about/do/enjoy.

I am going to try to get some well overdue updates applied to the nodelist in the coming week.. thanks to folks who have emailed me, and a general apology for my lack of responsiveness due to the above.

Thanks for reading... onwards and upwards.

Best, Paul

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

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Hello Avon!

** On Monday 19.01.26 - 20:31, Avon wrote to All:

So we looked and could not find a place that ticked all the boxes. In the end we opted to build a new house and are soon to start on that
adventure. The build should take about a year.

How did you go about choosing a design for the new house?



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On 19 Jan 2026, Avon said the following...

Hi there

First off a belated happy new year to you. I hope this finds you well
and that 2026 has got off to a good start for you.

Same to you!

I've been largely inactive for the last several months (will explain
more in a minute) and can see a lot of messages in echomail etc. to try and catch up with in the weeks and months ahead.

I just wanted to drop this note into FSX_GEN and FSX_NET echomail areas
to let you know that I'm still about, not planning on leaving the BBS scene, starting a new-wave rock band or opting for hair transplants (heaven forbid!) :)

In brief... around the middle of last year my wife and I decided we wanted to sell our family home of 20+ years (a house built in the
1930's) and move to a property built in the last 10 years or so.
Something with more modern construction standards, easier to heat/cool etc.. it turns out as you get older these things seem to matter more #who-knew?!

So we looked and could not find a place that ticked all the boxes. In
the end we opted to build a new house and are soon to start on that adventure. The build should take about a year.

The last six months have seen us prep our home for sale and put on the market in late November. Just before Christmas we accepted a purchase offer and the sale went 'unconditional' last week.

We have also sought out and secured a rental property to live in while
our new place is built.

In the coming week(s) we will sign a contract to build our new home and move to the rental... so it has been/still is a busy old time in Avon's world.
Congrats! Excited I bet!
Next steps.

I'm moving houses in the coming month. Expect NET 1 + NET 4 HUBs to have outages on the day I move. I will try to get HUBs set up again on the
same day of the move but it may turn into a 24-48 hour thing as I need
to get beds, hot water etc. set up first... you know the drill.

After buying/selling/moving 8 or 9 times, my wife (the Real Boss) and I have learned one thing after the move. If a box hasn't been unpacked after one year, we seriously look at disposing of its contents. Its made a hugh difference for the "next" time.

Seriously, good luck and take some time to enjoy the process.

Scott

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Hello Avon!

Welcome back! :)

On 19 Jan 2026, Avon said the following...

First off a belated happy new year to you. I hope this finds you well
and that 2026 has got off to a good start for you.

Thanks, and a Happy New Year to you, too!

to let you know that I'm still about, not planning on leaving the BBS scene, starting a new-wave rock band or opting for hair transplants (heaven forbid!) :)

:-D

In
the end we opted to build a new house and are soon to start on that adventure.

That's great news! Congratulations on your new house, and hoping the moves will go well!

Best regards
Zip

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