To start off, this isn't a drama thread, this is simply to inform everyone because I've always enjoyed this community and the people who make it up.

So some of you already know, I will soon be serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Moscow Russia. I leave on October 21st, and will not return for two years. During this time period I won't have internet access so I guess this is my official goodbye thread.

I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to serve you all as a moderator, updater, and member of the grammar squad. I know I haven't been completely active the last little while due to life kind of coming to a reality as I've been getting ready to leave, but I was very grateful to have the chance to help the site out.

Hopefully this community will still be around in two years, and I look forward to the time when I can once again be a member of the forum.

I'll continue to be active until October 21st, but after that I will no longer to fulfill moderator and updater duties. I'll miss this community greatly, so until I return...

"Godspeed"

Enjoy whatever you're going to be doing over there, you vague goofball.
But seriously, way to take up a cause dude, hope you find a lot of good in the experience.

see you. thanks for your new corrupt a wish game btw, its kinda fun concept

a little word of advice before you go,
- never carry anything valuable or shiny at streets when its after eight and there are less than 3 people walking
-dont ever, ever, leave a car which doesnt look completely destroyed or ugly on a parking spot for more than 5 hours (or get a good insurance company)
-do NOT eat at restaurants in the centre of moscow. its not that it was bad but you could rather buy the ingredients with cook himself for the money instead
-when somebody tells you to shut up, shut up
-if you dont feel like it, be sure to check whether is he wearing black jacket and have suspiciously disturbing accent
-if you did not feel like it and he was wearing the jacket, with suspiciously disturbing accent, run
-if you cant run and are about to get help, dont call police
-if you did call police, be sure to call hospital and/or burial company as well

have fun at russia, take care

"Gotmilk"

Good bye, good luck. :( :)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Oct 15 2007, 10:14 AM) [snapback]316161[/snapback]</div>Hehe, that's a good list. Generally I can only agree with the advises above, though. Be careful in Moscow, it's one of the cities with the highest crime rate in the world right now.
Good luck with your mission, have fun and enjoy the otherwise fair Russia.

Good luck man, with your mission and with whatever else comes along the way. :)

wait... why can't you have internet access? :blink:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ReamusLQ @ Oct 14 2007, 11:58 PM) [snapback]316156[/snapback]</div>Same to you buddy.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scatty @ Oct 15 2007, 03:24 AM) [snapback]316167[/snapback]</div>Hehe, that's a good list. Generally I can only agree with the advises above, though. Be careful in Moscow, it's one of the cities with the highest crime rate in the world right now.
Good luck with your mission, have fun and enjoy the otherwise fair Russia.
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I also agree with the list and maybe another thing to add - carry cigarettes, it doesn't matter if you smoke or not, but it can sure help out (I'm sorry, all I have on me is this pack of cigarettes, you're welcome to have them).

Good bye and good luck to you and we'll try to keep the home pixels burning for your return :)

Farewell, brother-in-arms.
May thy crusade be triumphant and no sickness befall you.

This is second guy who I know of to disappear for 2 years... and what do you mean no internet access?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gregor @ Oct 15 2007, 08:03 AM) [snapback]316187[/snapback]</div>Those dudes are on their feet all day, we sometimes get those missionaries and they're actually nice people. (yes I had a philosophical discussion about God with them)

We aren't allowed internet access. Well, I guess that isn't true, because I can e-mail my family once a week, but that's it.

Wow, they've really changed the tactics now. When something like ReamusLQ's avatar shows up to your door, you're instantly ready to convert to anything they ask you to!

Are you kidding? Compared to the Russian Mafia my avatar is hardly intimidating ;-)

Wow, two years. That is quite a long time, but I will say see you again, good luck and so!

Good luck.

I hope you meet good people and make new friends. We'll be waiting for you. :)

I hope you have a wonderful time and a great experience darl' :D

I can't say that I really know you, but I hope you have a pleasant stay.

Have a lot of good luck. And you know, if things get screwed up, you can always stick to the 10% of Moscows inhabitants consisting of multimillionaires...

1)move quickly
2)Never run into group of people lookinng the same
3)Children ARE not safe
4)Normal people will be friendly to guests
5)Use MASS transport... just look out for thiefs

I myself live in saint-Petersburg (1/4 of the past 5 years), but i dunno about moscow. They should follow the same rules.

copycat :bleh:

1) If you see someone wearing a hat, swallow his soul.
2) If the sky turns red you be trouble son, deploy the missiles and eat a spoichniak.
3) Yea verily, for thou art gayeth, you must destroy everything you seen, including children and women.
4) Sometimes if you try hard enough someone will thank you for trying.
5) I once saw something.

Please remember these things, and also don't step there, yes there.

Well, good luck wherever you go, and whatever you do, and who knows: Don't be all surprised if you see AB around when you get back :) See you around.

Thank you to everyone who sends their best wishes with me. To those of you fools who didn't...bugger off! I'm just kidding. But seriously, thank you again. I've really enjoyed this community, and I look forward to being a part of it again and contributing once more in two years.

I'm only sad that I wasn't able to see the new site before I left :(

So until I return...

Счастливого пути (Godspeed).

Below is a picture of what I'll look like by the time I actually get to Russia (after 12 weeks of language training, so I'll get there in the middle of January).

What a new'be - it ain't that cold in russia at this time! Especially in moscow.
It's only cold like that in the last days of december.

What is your avator anyway? A vampire? :blink:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Oct 26 2007, 11:43 AM) [snapback]317339[/snapback]</div>yeah, whine...
nothing too cold... just a coat - thats all what is needed...

Russia seems like a scary place... my grade ten business teacher told us that the mob runs everything bascially and the crime rate is extrememly high, well that was two years ago anyways.

I had a conference the other day, as a part of a course I'm currently doing, from some russian folks who tried to encourage spanish businessmans to invest in the Voronezh region in Russia. All of them tried to give guarantees about mafia not being a problem in Russia any more. Also, all of them looked as mafia members themselves.

I guess I'm officially too late, but it's still sad to see you go, Reamus. Best of luck in Russia :)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gufu1992 @ Oct 29 2007, 10:10 PM) [snapback]317707[/snapback]</div>yeah, whine...
nothing too cold... just a coat - thats all what is needed...
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dont be bullshitting, it is cold. even when under -16, kids dont go to schools but stay at home

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(_r.u.s.s. @ Nov 1 2007, 01:30 AM) [snapback]317875[/snapback]</div>yeah, whine...
nothing too cold... just a coat - thats all what is needed...
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dont be bullshitting, it is cold. even when under -16, kids dont go to schools but stay at home
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LIES!
To not go to school is to have X < -25 C!

when i was 7, it was -16 in my city

Even though you don't read this, goodbye ;) .

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gufu1992 @ Nov 1 2007, 10:53 PM) [snapback]317934[/snapback]</div>yeah, whine...
nothing too cold... just a coat - thats all what is needed...
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dont be bullshitting, it is cold. even when under -16, kids dont go to schools but stay at home
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LIES!
To not go to school is to have X < -25 C!
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You are all too soft!

I never walked to school, only to find it closed due to the cold, and I remember winters where it could be below -30C, for weeks. Great heaps of snow were another kettle of fish. Enough snow at a balmy -1C, and the schools would still be closed.

If -16 kept us home, they may as well have not held classes between Christmas and Easter (exaggerating for effect).

and my uncle caught THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS BIG FISH!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111ONEONeoneoneoneeone

And I think this thread is slowly going way off topic :whistling:

My fish is bigger than yours...

http://www.thejump.net/id/oarfish.jpg

Something is fishy about the way this topic evolves.

And we should eat all that fish on a goodbye-party for ReamusLQ.

ooh, you people cant imagine how good and cheap are fishes caviar in russia

Dang, now I'm jealous.

thats what is this topic about isnt it? :D

I thought it was about walruses

http://boldts.net/photos/Walrus.jpeg