General Chat

Evening All. Bit quiet in the naughty corner tonight. Must all be out raising hell elsewhere. Peaceful evening at home with Hubby in Canada, but am enjoying the solitude (and the flower he remembered to send - good hubby!) Cool change is just passing through Mudgee and hopefully will bring some rain. Have a great night and I'll chat with you all in the morning. Lew Lew xoxoxoxoxoxo

Hi everyone. pinched the puta while John and and friend are watching a vidio.. Having a good time here in Wellington and meeting some lovely people. Been out to dinner 2 nights and had chinese the other night. Here we go again,, more eating.I am going to be the size of a house by the time I get home..Whats the best diet somebody.. Rudee congrats on the win by Barb, What a great time you two are going to have this year... Glad to see you are all keeping up the traditiion of madness so keep it up. I leave here on thursday and head back to Wanganui for one night then up to New Plymouth for a few nights.Weather is a wee bit damp but not to bad. Nice and green..and not to hot which is fine by me.. Hope you are all well will try and get on again soon. Love Maryxxx

Hi to Everyone,Thought it was about time to drop in. You are a mad lot with your bits and pieces. Well done Tony for Barb's win what a lucky duck she is ( hope you dont mind the phrase) Well it has certainly kept me entertained reading all your postings, just cant keep up with it all. been a bit quite here, been trying to get some research done, filling in gaps. Well will catch you all again soon Sandra in the Gong

Afternoon all Hi Tony congrats to Barb on winning a trip to Hayman. It will do you both the world of good. Wave when you go over the Gold Coast and I will wave back! Have sent you a GR email about my uncle, all the info I have. Hi Lara..loved the poem. I think I have that rash too!

I thought you would all like this please forgive pasting regards Lara The day would soon arrive when I could not ignore the rash. I was obviously ill and so I called on Doctor Nash. This standard consultation would adjudicate my fate. I walked into his surgery and gave it to him straight: `Doc, I wonder if you might explain this allergy of mine, I get these pins and needles running up and down my spine. From there, across my body, i will suddenly extend -My neck will feel a shiver and the hairs will stand on end. And then there is the symptom that only a man can fear A choking in the throat, and the crying of a tear.' Well, the Doctor scratched his melon with a rather worried look. His furrowed brow suggested that the news to come was crook. 'What is it Doc?' I motioned. 'Have I got a rare disease? I'm man enough to cop it sweet, so give it to me, please.' 'I'm not too sure,' he answered, in a puzzled kind of way. 'You've got some kind of fever, but it's hard for me to say. When is it that you feel this most peculiar condition?' I thought for just a moment, then I gave him my position: 'I get it when I'm standing in an Anzac Day parade, And I get it when the anthem of our native land is played, And I get it when Meninga makes a Kiwi-crunching run, And when Border grits his teeth to score a really gutsy ton. I got it back in '91 when Farr-Jones held the Cup, And I got it when Japan was stormed by Better Loosen Up. I get it when Banjo takes me down the Snowy River, And Matilda sends me waltzing with a billy-boiling shiver. It hit me hard when Sydney was awarded the Games, And I get it when I see our farmers fighting for their names. It flattened me when Bertrand raised the boxing kangaroo, And when Perkins smashed the record, well, the rashes were true blue. So tell me, Doc,' I questioned. 'Am I really gonna die?' He broke into a smile before he looked me in the eye. As he fumbled with his stethoscope and pushed it out of reach, He wiped away a tear and then he gave me this stirring speech: 'From the beaches here in Queensland to the sweeping shores of Broome, On the Harbour banks of Sydney where the waratah's in bloom. From Uluru at sunset to the Mighty Tasman Sea, In the Adelaide cathedrals, at the roaring MCG. From the Great Australian Bight up to the Gulf of Carpentaria, The medical profession call it 'green and gold malaria'. But forget about the text books, son, the truth I shouldn't hide. The rash that you've contracted here is 'good old Aussie pride'. I'm afraid that you were born with it and one thing is for sure - You'll die with it, young man, because there isn't any cure. > > C'MON AUSSIE --

Lara, lured him out with picking blackberries and then just casual like threw in the background music of the carillion to have dinner by :) Just as well it's a georgeous afternoon. Oooooo look at the time. Must away. Got to buy the chicken and chips!!!! What????? Didn't think I was going to cook did you?? PMSL He's a real romantic. hee hee Vonny *slinking off to investigate pole dancing*

Hello everyone , Tony are you going to Hayman too ?My goodness you' ll have to keep your cases permantly packed like that Joodles and Laurie too and when will you be fitting it in between Scotland and Yarrawonga I hope , what a lovely surprise for Barb , and it came at such a good time ,have to get her to give us some hints and lessons on this competition thing while she is here lol just the ones she doesn't want to win of course.. Shazz yes please do book in now as just heard why its so busy there is Power Boat races that weekend on the lake and also the BMW motor bike club are all descending on the town and mostly staying at Murray River Caravan Park. yes I know what you mean about reading posts as I was away for two days and took me ages to catch up to date , did you get email I sent re the meetup and did you see about in my post about me being a shingle short and not mentioning that Barbeque at my place is on Saturday night we will fire it up about 6pm so you are free to do what ever till then or you can come out here say from 2o'clock afternoon we will just yak a little and the guys can fish or go to golf range or what ever or you can do your own thing and meet here for barbeque please ones self . Vonny you better say you like doggies as my baby got all upset when I told him you didnt he said well I'm not a dog but the dogs would be upset to hear that and cats who could like them , awful slinky things lol Vonny how did you con (didn't have to look that one up)hubby to take you out in boat for dinner please need lessons I hope it was not involving anything like a pole being put in your bedroom like I heard the other day pole dancing lessons are very popular amongst women and they are getting them installed in their bedrooms yeh sure laughed my head off as I can see moi doing that too Tiger would say oh for goodness sake put your clothes back on woman and turn the music down I'm going to sleep .LOL pmsl any way peeps must go and do some sort of job so as I can say honestly that havn't been on here all day lol love Lara

Hi Shazz, don't get to Bathurst often, but will make a note to see cousin Kerry when I do. Lew Lew

Hi Lew, actually it just about did, didnt realise the time so thought Id best leave it at page 3. Do you travel into Bathurst much, if you do go into Eve's dress shop and say hello to my cousin Kerry (by marriage) she owns the shop, real character love her to bits Shaz

Hi Shazz. Reckon it wouldn't taken you a day to read the tread! Congrats to Tony & Barb - bet you'll have a wonderful time what a fantastic Valentine's Day gift. Just received a dozen red roses from the Hubby! Hope you all have a special evening. Lew Lew xxx (((hugs)))

Congrats Barbs and Tony just what the doctor ordered, have a wonderful holiday, when are you going? Shazz

Welcome back Shazz and I see you've got 'earings' of your own now :0 Clever. Congrats to Barb, Tony. is she taking you with her?? LOL Got to go and have something to eat. Vonny

Hello Im Back Had trouble with mouse on Thurs and after having written 1/2 hr long message went to add reply and b****y mouse carked it and threw me out of system, so rang friend to see if he had spare mouse, friend came over and fixed (F****d) machine allright, so have only just managed to get back on line properly after he, deleted some of my files, reprogrammed it to office 2000, which resulted in not being able to open email, internet kept throwing me out amongst toher things, but glad to say after restoring last week I fixed the problem myself, really no problem at all, all I need was a blessed new mouse could go on for ever telling what he did to computer but eventually he says you know Sharyn its not the computer that makes mistakes but the person controlling it, just about picked the B****Y thing up and threw it at him, anyway calmed down a bit now so am attempting to answer all messages Oh Rebs (am on Page 8) thats how far back I have had to go, you just made my day, I have been having puter problems for a week, thanks to a friend of mine who fixed it (GRRRR), your a woman after my own heart, pmsl, you cracked me up about the sons jeans,i know I am about three days late but have just managed to get onto puter and am reading old messages, must remember the testicles line when OH does something stupid, still pmsl Joodle how about Galhalass, hm thought it was appropriate, due to your galavanting around, will let you know about day out next week I hope, looks like it could be next Tuesday, will meet up the mountains, you suggest where about (eg cafe, corner?) Think I know the fish and chip shop go there all the time with my cousins they own Eves dress shop and Smik surf in Windsor, love going there, great country atmosphere Gooda Mornin Leeweegee, whoopas afternoon by time I finish readin all adds, I was justa thinking Im in need of some retail therapy do you think your OH would mind if you shared your plastic card for a wee bit, cant have you spending all on yourself now can we hee hee no harm in asking is there oh and meet in Mudgee sounds great, originally from Lithgow, still have cousins up there and visit quite often have even found old schoolfriend and am now conversing with her, bit of a looney like me so we get on famously Jodles,Rebs your both mad, your been taking a leaf out of Tony's book by the sound of it Oh alright you lot cut it out, its not fair I cant even manage to put the upper case signs in my replies (im still catching up on old messages from page 5) Ah thanks rebs, will have a fiddle later OMG now youve got Anna doing weird things to her name, I WANNA DO IT TOO Vonny, Im going to have to learn how to do it too, just hope I dont bugger my puter up, Now do you girls see what you have done youve all gone and made Tony see his feminine side (Dangly bits, well I never) Ha Ha Joodles I beat you, I did that in Big W up in Newcastle three weeks ago LOL Horray I finally beat you lot to the punch h'ray Whoops while I think of it best book caravan site for yarrawonga visit must do when finish writing

Congratulations Tony & Barb, i'm a firm believe in the powers of those passed on , someone knew you needed a lay in the sun. Hayman Is .......very toffy, have to break out the bubbly Jude2

Well done Barb . . . I can see it now, Tony is converted - now buying anything with a comp in for Barb (you'll have everyone on the thread for opposition now though) So pleased for you, just what the doctor ordered - must be that new angel she has sitting on her shoulders! Give us the gos, when do you have to use it by ?? cheers luv Laurie PS Happy Valentines day all

Arvo Wockles. Wishing all a Happy Valentines day. Time for us blokes to dust off the ol credit card..and spend a shilling on some flowers, chockies and a night out for Tea for our fair maidens.....lol Well from a sad day yesterday to some happy news for to-day. As i think i was telling peeps ....Barb is a compoholic. Well about an hour ago.....i just walked in for a bite of lunch, and the phone rang...with a beep..beep...beep.....so i new it was interstate call.( Sydney ) A voice said..can i speak with Barb......so i said she is at work...( busy in the salon )......can i help you, i am her hubbie. The voice said....Barb entered a 'Cuddly Aroma therapy comp'.........i said yes!!.....she said well congrats....because she is a first prize winner.....and has won a trip to Hayman Island 5 nights for 4 peeps.........so after picking myself up off the floor...hee hee.....i walked out to the salon and said..........do you really want to go to Hayman?........coz pack ya bags and toothbrush girl.....lol ( thought she was going to feint. )..... maybe there is someone up there smiling down???? Think I'm gunna give up me daytime job...and enter these comps. Madam is always telling me.............'Ya gotta be in it to win it.' ( touch this screen for good luck ).....LOL Talk about the emotional roller coast ride of life that is handed out. O'h well...back to work i go. Have a great day or night peeps.......Happy Valentines. Tony Oz..:>))

Afternoon all, yes Autumn has arrived early here too. I wonder if we will get the heat back?? So nice to be able to sleep at nights. Well son has arrived and is busy at Uni at the moment - I hope - getting enrolled and all the stuff that needs to happen before next week. He is cutting it a bit fine as he also needs to go to Albury (when he used to live) and tidy up affairs there also. And all before next Monday!! I have inveigled (had to look that up) hubby to go out on the boat tonight to have tea and listen to the Carillion bells as they are doing a special recital. He didn't realise it was Valentines day till he read the paper! We will also pick some more blackberries (YUM). Vonny PS: I'm sure Angel cat is adorable :)

Tony I'm glad the funeral is over and now Barb can try to think of all the lovely times with her Dad that she had, and trying to concentrate on them ,glad to hear your Power Point slide show was good after all the work you put into it lovely thing for Barb to have too . I was only joshing re the sausages by the way Tony. Jennifer where are you? We like to check up if we don't hear for a while , I got a hot match which put me in touch with a lady in Townsville as her husband has the same great great grand parents as me and we spend time in Townsville every year on our way to Mission Beach for the winter Heather you can plug in here in the van and line up for showers with the ones who are staying here too if you havn't one in the van. My love and a hug for you too re your Mother as my mum who I lost in June last year her birthday was the 5th of Feb and I was a mess all Day till a very beautiful( little girl) from Queensland rang me to say she was thinking of me and that she had sent a happy birthday to her Nan she was the only one of my kids who thought of mum and me and that's typical of her she's a treasure in all ways and I miss her too being up there but will be up there soon,so my thought are with you today and heres that hug ((((((Heather)))))) Valentines Wishes to all love and hugs all around .tell the ones you love today how much you do love them and how much they mean to you . This is the list of peeps who have let me know they are definatly coming to meetup if I miss any one out please let me know am booking at Diggers Restuarant for Friday night and for lunch time cruise for Sunday so need to have correct numbers . Tony and Barbara ,Laurie and Ray,Wilson and Hubbie Vonny and John, Gwenda and ?, Reb, Jude YV ?Jude Melb? Heather Albury? Mary ? Sandra ? JA? Leah ? Pauline? Have had definate unable to accept from Joodles, and Sue in Tassie , those with ? means not sure so need to let me know asap please when you know of course will book Rest and Cruise lunch as though you are coming and need at least a week before the weekend of the 28th 29th and 30th of April to tell them exact number please. I know Laurie willl have to leave early Sunday and if any one else is having to leave early (before lunch) let me know and will not book lunch cruise please as not much use if only a couple of peeps want to go they can organise that themselves if they want too go, I'm not fussed about it been there done that but will go if about 10 of us going too just as happy to sit around out here and eat left overs from Barbie and nurse hangover LOL love Lara

Morning Wattlers, Have you all got your Valentines ready? I sent mine the only way I knew it would get read .......email.. the wonders of modern technology...lol Tony, was thinking of you and Barb yesterday , hope it wasn't too hard a day. Your skills seem never ending Tony, what with BBQing,photo restoration and being a fountain of info on FT research, I think we should think seriously about clonning you. Then we could have a Tony to do all our work for us while you relax with an ale or 2. Hi Lew Lew, sounds like that pesky cat has been conning Vonnie,wonder if she realises what shes in for ? Wilson sounds like you are having an interesting holiday, look out for the wildlife on Kangaroo Is. 'Hello' to everyone else.

Happy Valentine's Day Wattlers. Hope you're sharing the day with your loved one. Hugs and kisses to you all. Lew Lew xxx