General Chat

HI to all wattlers, Well this site is so slow as you all have said so am making this quick. Shaz loved your poem. I have a sore throat so hope I'm not getting Joodles problem it's taken me ages to get this far now time to get dinner so will see you all tomorrow. Glad I'm not travelling in UK at the moment with all the problems at the airports fancy not travelling with hand luggage. Cheers Sandra

Thanks Jude - and your oh for the interesting information. Fortunately the garages on the Gt Western Highway are all used fairly frequently from locals and travellers. .. I've made a note of the order of use. It will be interesting to see the difference when I drive down to Bendigo in January. Love Jood

Jood asked the OH about petrol/octane and reply as follows: 1st. Shell optimax - highest octane - but unfortunately the most expensive (you gets what you pays for) 2nd. B.P premium 98 octane however they do make a 95 octane - which is quite adequate & save yourself 4/5 cents a litre he also said when you buy your fuel go to a high volume of sales servo - believe or not fresh fuel is better - it does go off. The smaller stations don't get topped up as frequently. Your cars performance should improve by about 5% of power because of the higher octane fuel. Cause you don't have to put you foot down as far for performance. 3rd Mobil - then you takes your chances. Hope this helps jude 3

Afternoon Wattlers Gee it seems ages since I was on here and it was only late yesterday, or was it last night, cant remember. Anyway, we have got a cold day here too cloudy all day but no rain, but I bet there is snow on the mountain. I already starting to miss Tassie and I haven left yet. I know Im only gone for a night lol, so today I got busy and went for a walk around our lovely Cataract Gorge and City Park, that was on top of doing all my bill paying and grocery shopping, cant have them going hungry while I'm away :-) Mary Get outta that swimming pool and finish unpacking or you wont make the Casino, and if you dont I will suss out your place and arrive on your door step Saturday night hee hee. Trifley I hope everything went well today, I have never had accupunture, so not sure what you have to go through, by the sounds of what has been said its not too painful. Ok got to go and do a couple of things before David gets home. Cheers Sue OOH 42 hours until touch down in Sydney :-))))))))))))

Hi all, seems everyone is complaining all around the world at how slow GR has become. .. I did write to them, and no doubt a lot of other people did too, but it will be another 2 days before I hear back from them. .. It only happens in GR which is very strange, - I wonder if someone with a grudge has done something????? Hz & Anna both - you must be very proud of your daughter's - its nice to see some good kids coming through. .. Mostly one only hears about the riff raff and what damage they've caused. Interesting too, to hear that at least 3-4 Wattlers use the premium petrol - could I now ask if any one brand is better than the other??? Jood

Good Afternoon All, I certainly DID see you wave as you passed by yesterday Lew Lew - you were that bright half hour of sunshine in the afternoon between wind and showers, day ended very cold. Today is brighter and it will be lovely up in Bright with clear skies today. Thanks to you all for your kind comments from DD15. Anna will probably sympathise here with me a bit about teens trying to decide their future direction! DD15 loves her drama, and is very good. She is strong in English - has written stories/scripts for fun, is good at public speaking so throws together her school presentations effortlessly.This time last year she was interested in IT and she's much more into computers than most girls ( quite proud of being a gamer), but not quite as technical perhaps as needed careerwise. More arty - doing well in maths/science too. But she has the teen lazy gene too lol. I don't think she'll go for a profession, (although many think she'd make a good lawyer, she can argue the handle off an iron pot!). As a bit of an all rounder, she still has a lot of choice ahead of her. Shaz your poem was lovely, its gone into my 'beautiful' folder (there's another folder for 'funny'). Thank You. We buy the good petrol 'cos we can't afford to have delivery vehicles off the road! OH reckons it makes a difference. To all Wattling Travellers - be safe, have a lovely lovely time, remember all those of us enviously waiting for reports from the front line!! ~~~~((hugs)) Hz

Thats sad . . . . . . Here was I plotting and schemeing with Lara to give everyone at Sydvegas a big suprise and it not going to happen now !! Ah well there will still be lots of lovely wattlers there to have a wonderful day . . . Sister Cherry has had her pen busy with another Wattle poem that I will share . . . THE WATTLE DAYS by Cherry I waited for the wattle this nose told me was coming. Days and days I, weary, waited for the bush to burst in bloom. First a tinge and hint of yellow in the grey and dry old bushland. It was coming... it was coming... then the gold burst with a boom! Take a close look at the blossom, oh, so delicate and fluffy. How can perfume be so sweet and at the same time acrid, cloying? And the bush that was so grey and dull is transformed with golden beauty. Such a pity there are some folk who find wattle bloom annoying. Hows the human fountain going Trifley ??? found any leaks yet ??? luv Laurie

Hello all been busy bee this morning went to handbag party in rec room and did some xmas shopping for moi and daughters too lovely bags not too expensive either mum is selling them party plan for son to go overseas to play soccer he's only 14 so he's alucky boy as he goes all over the world with this team but mum and dad have to pay some of the cost too. Laurie thanks for the greek my name thing wow my name was a shock pmsl. so sad not able to get to Sydney for the meet up did try girls but couldn't justify the fares for only couple days, could have got to Bali for that price nearly . Yvette when I did hairdressing full time I used to do a girls hair and she used to come sometimes straight from uni and she had little bits of peeps in her pocket as she was doing cadavers too oh my gosh I nearly passed out when she said that. I couldn't even cut up the rat in science started dry reaching so I was excused so I always say as smart as I was LOL could never have done medicine Jood is one going to be fit and well for Saturday ? Jude DIY have cravings and guess what for quince jelly so you'll have to come up when I get home with some for me we were talking about nice homemade jam etc and some one mentioned it and I said ohh just finished some delicous quince jelly before we came away (that was yours)and would really fancy some on a crumpet at the moment YUM . Have to be off again as the sun is shining and need to get out there love to all Laraxx

Arvo Wattlers. Freezin cold darn sarf in mulbin. The sun is out, but its useless. Lunch time, so having a Pie & sauce. Little joke...:>))) Donald Rumsfeld is giving President Bush his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: 'Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.' 'OH NO!' the President exclaims. 'That's just terrible!' His staff sit stunned at this uncharacteristic display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands. Finally, the President looks up and asks, 'How many is a brazillion?' Av a good un. Tony Oz...:>)))

Just had a thought, Maybe this is Genes way of addressing the problems :) make the site so slow no-one but the very dedicated would hang around??? ~~~~~~of to go shopping. Vonny Jude 2 will ask himself about the official name for the type of boat :)

Arvo Wattlers Shazz thank you for the lovely poem, such lovely words and it applies to all the lovely wattlers. I have printed it out, going to send it to my daughter.some days though all of those things happen in one hit. Yvette thank you also for the Owl and the Pussycat - loved that poem when I was a child, and loved singing to my children - I've wondered what mince and quince tasted like on a runcible spoon - yuk I should imagine lol Jood have sent you a pm with hopefully all questions answered on unleaded versus premuim -lol. Went out and asked the knowledgable one - Ken - I just get him to fill up the car - I don't 'do' petrol filling - the fumes give me such a headache -but I have allergic reactions to petro chemicals - and where do I work? a mechanical workshop of course - what you do for love.lol Not long til the madness starts - woohooo! 2 more sleeps, 2 more sleeps to goooo. Sue only 46 hrs and 30 mins to go before we get to Sydney and meet all the other wattlers - just thought I would remind so you knew where you were at - lol. Well have to get back to work - extra busy this week to make up for not opening Saturday - 'cause we will be where? - sydney just in case you all forgot.lol jude 3

Afternoon Wattlers, If this site gets any slower I'll be an OAP before I finish typing this - lol Jood - daughter & OH use premium petrol. Daughter was shown what that cheap stuff (Woolies) looks like and what it should look like - no way would she go back to the cheap stuff now - just tries to buy on the cheaper days too. Hz - congrats to your DD - do we have a budding Cate Blanchett in the making??? Trifley - hope the needles are doing their thing and your arm is better soon. Back to more tidying up .......

Hello Wattlers, well we are on a go slow today aren't we?? its taken ages to even get in so I'm not going to attempt to read back. Yes Jood I buy the dearer petrol (but I dont have to pay for it the company does) and my car runs much better on it. Although I had to pay $1.57 today thats outrageous!! Vonny , have been meaning to ask you about the boat my OH is interested to know what it is. He has restored vintage cars in the past and has plans to do a boat when he retires. Mary hope you're all shifted in and unpacked the essentials so you can have the day free on Sat. I think Tassie is just a little excited...lol Trifley,is the arm better now? You have to be fighting fit for sat. With all the lotto nos we have we are in with a good chance this weekend so if we win are we meeting on sunday at the casino? Hope you all have a great weekend ,even if you're like me and cant be in Syd. Pretty myself so might not be back on here til sunday evening. So at least try to behave....lol Flakey

Speaking of conserving petrol, like everyone else, I buy it on the cheap days (if I can), but the last two times, I have bought the premium petrol. .. I havent decided if I'm getting more mileage out of the tank (simply because I don't know how to check), but it seems to last a lot longer, and the car just purrs along. .. Anyone else buy the dearer petrol? .. Before my car used to drink up the petrol in no time. Jood

couldn't resist - just one more squiz. have taken the roof racks off the car in an attempt to conserve a bit of petrol. should have seen them, I've got a bit more than baby blue volvo, with roofracks covered in pink tube to protect my kayak. (thats pretty blue too). They offer a fair bit of wind resistance though. Easy to spot in the car park. I'll have to remember where I put it now. Hung the washing out. Shower, lunch , cadaver-ing i will go love you all in the most sincere way (he he) from Yvette x

Glad its not my computer girls, I was getting so frustrated with GR being so slow. .. Wonder what they are doing - updating? renovating? .. I notice whitepages is looking all new and glamorous at the moment. I love the Owl and the Pussy, thought it was gorgeous, and Shazz's poem too - Jood

Hi ya Gwenda, Vonny and Yvette, it was beautiful wasnt it, as I said it just reminds me of the nice peole that I have met on this wattle thread, so couldnt resist posting Shaz Anyways, Id best get off here for a while and run the dreaded vacuum through this place as I have a couple of mad wattlers turning up here on Saturday, and I want to get my hair done tomorrow, so certainly wont be making myself unbootiful by doing h*******k after spending all that money so chaio for now

Gosh could this site get any slooooooowwwweeerrrrrrrrrrr - glad it's not just mine Awwwww Shazz - you've gone all soppy on us - it was beautiful tho Thought I would get this typed before the washing finished spinning but alas no so I will luv ya's all and leave ya and get back later - maybe it will have picked up a bit of speed by then. Vonny - is it windy over your side of town cos it just seems to be cold here - trees aren't moving at all Gwenda

That is just beautiful, how easy is it to get 'gushy'. Girls are so lucky, half the time its 'expected' that we are mushy and sentimental and loving - well most the time we are hey? Well - I was thinking boats, I was thinking cats - that poem immediately sprang to mind. I've got to downlaod this other stuff now and I really have to go. Its hard dragging myself away, Mary must be ready for wattle big time. love Yvette x

Pmsl Yvette, I thought you WERE putting the poem up for Julie!!!! The site is incredibly slow. We are going down the Murray river - John wants to go from source to sea, I'm not sure I can stand being in the boat for that long - a couple of months!! Vonny Shazz, that is so beautiful. Thank you.