Aad's visit

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+title: "Week 3, Tuesday: Adrianus and family"
+date: 2024-08-13T19:21:19+02:00
+---
+
+{{< image frame="true" width="17em" float="right" src="/img/headline/firewalker.png" alt="Credit: FIREWALKER, YouTube" >}}
+
+A great many years ago, from August of 2000 to about September of 2001, I worked for Freeler
+Internet, a rather novel approach to ISDN dialup and hosting services back at the pinnacle of the
+Dotcom boom. As a youngling, I worked with Rager Ossel at Intouch NV, an early ISP in the
+Netherlands. I have great memories of this period, where we stamped out dialup, web- and e-mail
+hosting, full services internet provider in record time. Freeler was pretty great, and the man who
+ran the infrastructure team is a guy called Adrianus _Aad_ Warmenhoven. Together with a small group
+of network and systems engineers, we had a lot of fun and I learned a lot.
+
+Aad and family planned a trip to Luzern this week and asked if they could stop by "for a selfie", a
+think I would gratefully oblige. I haven't seen him (in person) for a long time, and it was great to
+see him and the family. At around noon a blue car with yellow plates slides by the driveway: they're
+here!
+
+We have a cup of coffee and catch up. In the afternoon we take off to Zurich to do a little walk
+around town. We get on the S19 train to Zurich, and I'm glad that I bought the whole bunch of
+travelers tickets, because we are about to get checked by SBB (the local train company) personnel.
+But, and this happens from time to time, some guy did not buy a ticket and is being written up for a
+hefty CHF 100,- fine. He's clearly not happy about it, beligerant, yelling at the two people who are
+following him (one of them on the phone). He's incredibly loud and rude, and ends up spitting food
+all over the train, it was pretty gross and the SBB employee was not amused. She took my and
+Marina's information for a report, and the S19 stops at Zurich main station, after which two
+security guards, followed by two policemen, _handle the situation_. We're walking up the escalator
+and see at least eight more cops walk down. It was an impressive sight, no half measures!
+
+After the stormy weather yesterday, today again it is 28C or so -- for me not too hot but after a
+while walking in the bright sunshine, I have made enough vitamin D and could use some shade or cool
+water. We walk into the _Grossm&uuml;nster church to cool off a little bit. I sneak a picture of
+what I think may be a [[Johannus](https://johannus.com/)] church organ, and it's a pretty sight!
+From outside on the patio in front of the church, we overlook the _Fraum&uuml;nster_ church on the
+other side of the river Limmat, which is a beautiful aquamarine blue due to the minerals from the
+smeltwater in the Alps. I really love Zurich, it's so pretty!
+
+We overheat a little bit and cool down at the Opera house (where not four days ago there was an
+enormous stage with 900'000 people raving!), and then make our way back through _Bahnhofstrasse_
+where I see a classic: some randomly parked supercar. Today, it is a McLaren, from the looks of it a
+720S. It's orange, and it would look nice on this website :-)
+
+We mozy our way up to _Paradeplatz_, where we sit in the shade of _Zeughauskeller_, also known as the
+armory. If you're ever in Zurich, take a meal here, it's really fun to sit at large tables and order
+classic dishes like _Kanonenputzer_ (a _Canon cleaner_, which is one meter of sausage), eat hearty
+soups, and drink beer from a _Stein_. Which I do.
+
+We go back to my place, and I suggest that we start the Hubble portion of Sandra's awesome lego
+Space Shuttle. We get through the first few baggies and chat. It's really warm though! Aad and I
+also form some baguette and boules for dinner, we're barbecueing tonight! We make some hamburgers,
+pork skewers, and a _Limousin_ dry-aged steak: from our haul last week at _Aligro_! It's a prime
+steak for sure, and Adrianus' better half requests it "as red as you can". We both nom on a piece,
+and it's one of the best steak's I've ever had in Switzerland. Truly amazing! I also throw the
+second piece on, but I only eat half of it - the rest will go very nicely in a cold salad tomorrow
+for lunch. We're stuffed! 
+
+Aad and family take off back to Luzern at about 21:00 or so, and Marina and I walk off some calories
+by doing our _Floof Chicken_ route. Of course, no floof for us today, because the sun is already
+setting and the chickens are in their coop. But we have a nice walk anyway, and the sunset is
+gorgeous today.
+
+After that, we fail to install and use the 59mm stamping head for the pins I want to take to FrysIX
+barbecue and we're pretty sure one of the parts is misaligned. Before we go try to fix it ourselves,
+Marina sends an e-mail with a few pics and a short video showing the problem. But for now: no 59mm
+pins, yikes! Luckily, we still have three weeks or so.
+
+I drink Sprite Zero today, and leave the _Vino_ for another time. I'm pretty tired, and definitely
+got my steps in today. Aad: it was really great to see you!
+
+## Pictures of the Day
+
+{{< gallery-category >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/takeover.jpg" caption="Takeover 2001, one of the first times I met Adrianus and the Multi Access / Freeler crew. I organized the Takeover demoparty from 1998 to 2001." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0628.JPG" caption="Aad and I, almost 25 years later, obligatory selfie-proof that we met!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0629.JPG" caption="The inside of Grossm&uuml;nster with a beautiful church organ" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0631.JPG" caption="A snapshot of the Fraum&uuml;nster on the other side of Limmat, as seen from Grossm&uuml;nster" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0633.JPG" caption="A McLaren 720S parked in the middle of Bahnhofstrasse. Someone has connections to the parking police :)" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0634.JPG" caption="The iconic building on the corner of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse, one of the most expensive buildings in Switzerland, per square meter, that is" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0635.JPG" caption="Back in Br&uuml;ttisellen, we play with legos, yaay!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0637.JPG" caption="The first Limosine steak I make on the BBQ - it was requested bleu, and that is how the chef made it." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0638.JPG" caption="My Buurebrot (farmers bread) that I started yesterday, it came out really nice; I will store them in the fridge half-baked, and complete them over lunch" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0640.JPG" caption="The second steak comes out a little bit more on the rare side, but it has a nice diamond on it. It's a-ma-zing (well, if you like rare steak, anyway). Apologies, my vegan friends!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0641.JPG" caption="Somebody left a cute looking tree trunk/log at the garbage bins, but I don't think it will be picked up, it's waaaay to big/heavy." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0642.JPG" caption="Our evening walk is to settle the BBQ meal in our stomachs. It's needed, I am stuffed! By the way, interesting picture quality, the 90s called, they want their compression artifacts back!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0643.JPG" caption="The sunset over the valley towards Dietlikon is very nice tonight, the picture doesn't quite do it justice" >}}
+{{< /gallery-category >}}
+
+{{< gallery-modal >}}
+{{< gallery-script >}}
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   {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-12/IMG_0619.JPG" caption="I pre-taste the new Gin we got, with Lavender and Echinacea - as if we have a cold!?" >}}
   {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-12/IMG_0622.JPG" caption="The approved design for the FrysIX BBQ schwag I'm making for the BBQ in Jubbega, NL" >}}
   {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-12/IMG_0625.JPG" caption="The new Silhouette Cameo v5 that I got for the occasion, and likely many more future occasions for arts and crafty business!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/takeover.jpg" caption="Takeover 2001, one of the first times I met Adrianus and the Multi Access / Freeler crew. I organized the Takeover demoparty from 1998 to 2001." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0628.JPG" caption="Aad and I, almost 25 years later, obligatory selfie-proof that we met!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0629.JPG" caption="The inside of Grossm&uuml;nster with a beautiful church organ" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0631.JPG" caption="A snapshot of the Fraum&uuml;nster on the other side of Limmat, as seen from Grossm&uuml;nster" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0633.JPG" caption="A McLaren 720S parked in the middle of Bahnhofstrasse. Someone has connections to the parking police :)" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0634.JPG" caption="The iconic building on the corner of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse, one of the most expensive buildings in Switzerland, per square meter, that is" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0635.JPG" caption="Back in Br&uuml;ttisellen, we play with legos, yaay!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0637.JPG" caption="The first Limosine steak I make on the BBQ - it was requested bleu, and that is how the chef made it." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0638.JPG" caption="My Buurebrot (farmers bread) that I started yesterday, it came out really nice; I will store them in the fridge half-baked, and complete them over lunch" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0640.JPG" caption="The second steak comes out a little bit more on the rare side, but it has a nice diamond on it. It's a-ma-zing (well, if you like rare steak, anyway). Apologies, my vegan friends!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0641.JPG" caption="Somebody left a cute looking tree trunk/log at the garbage bins, but I don't think it will be picked up, it's waaaay to big/heavy." >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0642.JPG" caption="Our evening walk is to settle the BBQ meal in our stomachs. It's needed, I am stuffed! By the way, interesting picture quality, the 90s called, they want their compression artifacts back!" >}}
+  {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0643.JPG" caption="The sunset over the valley towards Dietlikon is very nice tonight, the picture doesn't quite do it justice" >}}
+
 
 {{< /gallery-category >}}