[clug] Off topic : Hackfest? Help or group contact details

[Peter VK1PE]

Hi, John,

Let me tell you my story, as an alegory for your issue.

I take one pill in the morning and another at night. I have a routine 
about the morning pill, and breakfast, otherwise I'd forget it every 
day. I also have an alarm set on my phone. Same for the night pill, that 
also has an alarm.

BTW, do foxes carry a phone or watch to tell them when sunset and 
sunrise occur?

Cheers,
Peter



On 29/10/15 12:31, jhock at iinet.net.au wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> First of all sorry for this off topic post.
>
> Secondly I seem to remember a few posts on this list about a group,  something like Hackfest, that get together to create electronic solutions to problems.
>
> My problem is that I have a very good, mostly fox proof, lockup for my chooks but I keep forgetting to lock them up at night. My chooks were killed by a fox last Sunday night due to my lack of diligence. I don't want to get more chooks until I can make something that automatically locks the chooks in at night and lets them out in the morning. This would also be useful when I go away for a few days.
>
> I thought that some people on this list may be able to help me by either helping me design an automatic locking and opening system or point me to a group that could help.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> John.