Newbie :)

[John Musselwhite]

Hi Maria!

Welcome to the Pianotech list!

At 06:34 PM 11/9/2000 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi folx!
>My name is Maria and I come from
>Sweden. Ive newly subscribed to the
>pianotech list here. Id just like to say
>"hi" to you all and also ask you ppl.
>when exactly the time is to plunge
>into the #pianotech channel on
>tuesdays and thursdays? Like when

There is usually someone there by 1:30 am Greenwich Mean Time, which is 
18:30 (6:30 PM) Mountain Standard Time (GMT+7) on Tuesdays. I would think 
that would be about 3:30 or 4:30 AM in Sweden, though I don't know for 
sure. I do know it's awfully early, though. There is usually someone there 
until about 5:30 GMT. The Thursday night chat is generally less-busy than 
Tuesdays, just so you know.

I might mention that the channel is *always* open and of course, 
technicians world-wide are free to use it at any time. If people in Europe 
and Africa (or Australia or Japan for that matter) wanted to use it during 
a time that is more convenient for them that would be wonderful. Most North 
American technicians would be working at that time, but there are some of 
us who would make a point to join you. Talking with technicians from other 
parts of the world is quite fascinating. We've had people from Canada, USA, 
Mexico, France, South Africa (Hi Brian!), Australia and Japan and even 
China at various times over the years and it's been great fun talking about 
our craft in real time with people who are in different countries.

Hope to see you there some day!

         John Musselwhite
(#pianotech Channel Manager)

John Musselwhite, RPT    -     Calgary, Alberta Canada
http://www.musselwhite.com  http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary
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