Thread: Leaving Australia

All the best ... And good luck Luke !

Haven't met you Luke, but I certainly enjoy reading all the antics and projects you tackle.

Good luck with the move, and glad to hear you're still going to an active member on here!!

I may be in Brisbane in July, and if I can swing an afternoon off I'll steal the car and take you up on that coffee offer.

Cheers
Gab

All the best Luke, I hope I will be back in time to catch up.

Best wishes Luke, it's been a pleasure to have you around.

Originally Posted by Luke Maddux

I'll still be on the forums into the future from the U.S., but it does sadden me a bit that I will no longer be able to actually participate in the Australian woodworking community in earnest. There's something very different here than in the U.S. It has a much more approachable, manageable vibe. Sure, there is some bravado and dogma speckled here and there, but it's nothing compared to the Lumberjockery and competitive nature of the American Woodworking community, and it's something I want to remain a part of, if only from an outsider perspective.

This is a very astute observation Luke. I'm a regular poster on a US dominated milling forum where there are for good reasons lots off Lumberjockeys and it has taken me some time to get some credibility on that site. Having lived in the US for 2.5 years I have some idea of how to approach this sort of thing, know some of the local expressions, write measurements in Imperial etc.

Back to the main topic - all the best for the future and hope all your wood gets back safely.

Best of luck Luke.

Ross

Your contributions are always appreciated Luke and there's no real reason why things should change too much as far as forum activity goes. The fact is that people connect here from all over the world and most of us will never meet in person. So considering that many of us haven't met you and assuming that you will continue to post here we can say without offense that technically speaking we won't actually miss you .

I hope everything goes well with the move and that you bring some more international flavour to the forum.

Originally Posted by Luke Maddux

Well... I always knew it was coming.

Initially my girlfriend and I had planned to leave some time in the middle of next year, but she recently was offered a job she simply cannot refuse. And so, just like that, we're off.

I'm taking back about 4 cubic meters of fairly high quality native timber, so that should help

I'll be freighting my lumber and closing up shop soon, likely mid august, but if anyone is in the Brisbane area and wants to come by for a coffee and a handshake, I'm here until the first of September/end of August, so don't be a stranger.

Hi Luke

unfortunately it's very unlikely that I'll be able to get to Brisbane before you close up your shop.

But I hear you might be settling in Washington state which is not that far from me.
If you are can you add a few boards to your container for me?

Originally Posted by ian

But I hear you might be settling in Washington state which is not that far from me.
If you are can you add a few boards to your container for me?

Hi Ian,

Yep, Seattle. In which part of Canada do you live, again?

Not sure if you were kidding about the boards or not, but I don't see why I couldn't do that. If you're serious about it shoot me a PM or email.

Cheers,
Luke

Well , you certainly got that wrong mate!!! Ditch the girlfriend and stay in this magnificent country and use our native timbers to your hearts content. . I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to leave, especially Qld, beautiful one day, magnificent the next. How are you going to get on for State of Orign matches while overseas? What about the meat pies, the fair dinkum fish and chips, and the Bunnies sausage sandwiches.

All the best anyways Luke, come back soon, like so many tend to do after they get a chance to compare their country with ours. The grass is always greener here

Thank you Luke, But the cold next winter will be a reality check after Brisbane winters were we call 10deg"C" cold..
Safe journey's sir and looking forward to seeing your woodworking endeavours from the other side of the Pacific...
Cheers, crowie

PS - You'll have to unlearn Aussie English ......

Mate, when you entered for the Wootha prize in Maleny, I thought strewth and crikey this bloke could turn into a fair dinkum Aussie. Now I don't want to give you an earbashing but if you ever get 'Sleepless in Seattle' you can jump on Qantas and head back to Brissy. Thanks for your contributions to the forum and hooroo from me.

Gary

Luke ,
I never met you like others .
But I always enjoyed reading your threads and will still do I hope.
Good luck with the move .
And really it's only across a large pond ,
And the earth is strangely shrinking with regard people moving everyday around it .
Cheers Matt

Originally Posted by Luke Maddux

......... and it's something I want to remain a part of, if only from an outsider perspective.

And so, to quote Bilbo Baggins: "I am going now. I wish you all a very fond farewell. Goodbye."

All the best,
Luke

Nah mate, once you have lived and parlayed amongst us you can never be an outsider again!
If you miss us, or start feeling big-headed, just get in touch and we'll pull you back down again?
You will be missed....

fletty