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LOL :-) Was wondering who'd get it Congrats Lara

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A husband and wife are travelling by car from Auckland to Christchurch. After over sixteen hours on the road, they're too tired to continue,and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel in Wellington and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When they check out four hours later to get on the Cook Strait ferry,the receptionist hands them a bill for $350. The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the receptionist although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth $350. When the receptionist tells him $350 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager. The Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-size pool and a huge conference centre that were available for the husband and wife to use. ' But we didn't use them,' the man complains.'Well, they are here, and you could have,' explains the Manager. He goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous.'The best entertainers from Auckland, Sydney and the U.S.A.perform here,' the Manager says. 'But we didn't go to any of those shows,' complains the man again.'Well, we have them, and you could have', the Manager replies. No matter what facility the Manager mentions, the man replies, 'But we didn't use it!' The Manager is not moved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a cheque and gives it to the Manager. The Manager is surprised when he looks at the cheque. But sir,' he says, 'This cheque is only made out for $100.' 'That's right,' says the man. 'I charged you $250 for sleeping with my wife.''But I didn't!' exclaims the Manager.'Well,' the man replies, 'She was here, and you could have.'.

Good evening all, Tony please don't be too cross with her just say 'well this is what is happening and that's it 'no amount of yelling and getting all stressed about it will make the bill go away now so you'll only make your self crook high blood pressure heart attack etc, I'll tell you a funny story my Dad was paranoid re our phone and one time my girlfriend ws in Sydney on holidays and so anyway I had to ring her didn't I to find out all the goss I was about 16 at the time and of course spent lot's of time on the phone, any way when the bill came in those days you could ring them if you nearly had a seizure when you saw the bill you could ask for an itemised account which Dad did and when it came there was all these calls to Sydney and I nearly died when Mum showed it to me and at the time I worked at the Gas and Fuel and I found out that the office for Telecom was in Collins st and during my lunch time I went there and said if I pay the calls to Sydney will you please take them off the itemised account for me and resend it and then you won't be responsible for me getting killed and I mean it he will kill me for sure,... well it must have been when they still had a heart because they did it and I was saved . Jude the cottage is lovely are you going to keep it when its all done or sell and start on another one ? Lew, congratulations on losing your virginity , 'money money money its a rich girls world 'dont know if they are the right words but they'll do all just keep thinking positive and thinking money money money and we'll win LOL Susan how quick is it please my speed on this dial up 28.8kbpsits so painfully slow I could scream could you please send me pm and tall me details re cost etc got to do something about this can't stand it driving me insane (don't be rude I am not) ok all must go and watch tele for a while tonight and try to relax lol four lots of visitors in a week bit much for this old girl bye for now Love Lara

Evening all. You have Email....:>)) Rebs. You are so right mate. Itemised accounts of who's ringing who and what numbers are being rung. Works good on MSN also,( daughters ) to record in text what is being said to whom, so stupid ...but not always stupid fathers can check back through the Archives and see how there kids are behaving or maturing on MSN. Sounds sneaky i know.....:>))))...but i like to know what my kids are doing, and who there talking to on MSN. So set up kiddo's MSN so dad's like me can spy. I know it sounds like I'm invading her privacy, BUT....for peace of mind...i also know that no 30 year old bloke ( pervert ) is chattin up my 12 year old daughter on MSN...........if that makes sense. I'm very liberal when it comes to Teenages chatting, and the odd swear word dosen't bother me ( most of us did it...behind our parents backs ) but its different now with the whole world only a MSN away, and old pervert men chattin up young girls. Having all girls myself, i have/had try to be one step in front......except when it comes to Phone Bills...LOL Once bitten twice shy....he'y Tony Oz....:>))

Oooo Rebs, hazelnut choccies, yum. Have just done a search of the cupboards in the hope that somehow I would finding an errant easter egg - no luck, bugger!! Hazelnut is such an unattractive name. I much prefer their botanical name 'Philbert'. I have a twisted one known as a 'Crazy Philbert' which is most fitting, lol. Lew x

Well, no deranged lunatic loose in Melbourne on the 5.30 news headlines, so I'm guessing Rudes had a few VB's before the victim...erm child got home from school. lol!! The beauty of itemised phone bills. Lets you know who the culprit is and how much they charged up. Son no 1 did something similar with his mobile a few years back. Idiot of the house signed the contract for him, because the phone son wanted wasn't available on pre-paid. I found out after the deed was done, and spat the dummy, telling him not to whine when he ended up footing the bill. Two weeks later idiot son (takes after his father) waded into a lake with 'must have' phone in his pocket. Needless to say it was cactus. Then came the phone bill..........:-(( We ended up with a $400 phone bill, a two year contract we had to fulfill, and no phone..............and I've never let either of them forget it. I'd be keeping the phone bill prominently displayed on the fridge Rudes, and point to it every time the daughter asks for something in the next 6 months. Or at least until you think she's worked it off. Must be off, having lasagna for dinner and need to make the bechamel sauce. Catch you later folks, cheers, love Rebs x Oooh!! My girl has just came home with a box of hazelnut choccies for her mum....me!!!! She just got her first pay packet from the cookie store today. Bless!!!

Tony not only talkative but very smart - you are going to have watch this one! Smart enough to spread the cost over 3 phones - hmmm. No VB tablets while you are dressing her down, or you will end up tied in circles around her little finger. I can remember Ken threatening to cut the phone off every time he got the phone bill. Our teenage daughter had to ask to use the phone for 3 years, because we refused to take the pin no off. The moods were unbearable but was more than made up in $$$$ jude

Judy YV3. I know what your saying ( Pay Phone ) as i tried this with other daughter's. Barb has just shown me the Salon ( Hairdressing ) Phone Bill ( seperate ) from the house Phone. and she has used her Mothers Phone as well, to a total of $96 on top of our house Phone. Just added up her contribution to the House Phone = $285 from the $683 Phone Bill..was 12 year old's.Then another $96 ( from Salon Phone ) Totals $381 for one month plus $30 pre paid phone = grand total for one month $421 Laurie. I have never felt guilty mate.( but been there ...done that ) At 12 years of age, she should know better. If she was 6 to 9 years old....well yes, perhaps. But if she has the knowledge of knowing to use all three phones equally divided, then she knows exactly what she is doing. Tony Oz

Tony, once, and only once I might add - I put son on the front lawn with a For Sale sign on him - (I think he was 3 at the time) . . . Yet the number of times that gets stuck into conversations in our family is incredible - one would think I did it every other day . . . . Bet you five dollars at some point when you are going crook - she manages to make you feel more guilty than she does . . . . :-))))))) luv Laurie

Hi Wattlers, I'm a happy little BROADBAND girl. Yes, just finished installing and up and running. my email address is just the same. Tony, I am hoping that my phone bill will be less now, no more dial up. Glad I don't have teenagers. When my step grand daughter came from the Uk she wanted to phone her boyfriend every night. I got her a $25.00 dollar phone card and told her after that she would have to pay herself. Rebs, I don't drive either, but it is a bit of a problem where we live as there isn't any transport. Neville is a good boy though and takes me where I want to go. The money pit looks really nice. I must say that I don't envy you all the work. Story of my life, but a place, renovate then sell. Never had the benefit of living in a finished home. Next one will be perfect with no work to do. Here's hoping that we have beginners luck this week. Then I can get that new house. LOL Mary, is your new Honda Civic the one that is environmentally friendly.? Won't be long now to the Yarra meet up. I am really envious and hope that you all have a great time. Sorry if I have missed anyone but I really have to go. I have ben playing with the new broadband for too long. Love SuzyQ

Laurie. You would have thought i would see this coming mate. After having been through this with my other girls ( now in there 30s ) but...Ooooooohh nooooooo......didnt think it would happen to me ...again...lol She already has an optus pre paid $30 a month.......Mobile phone.......but this aint good enough...is it???.....gotta use the house phone and good ol dads business phone, so we can run the bills up sky high. Well one Mobile phone is going bye bye, and Tele in her bedroom is going to be sold to compensate dear ol dads Phone bill...........and maybe 5 years hard labour in Tassie Penal Colony, and put in the 'Stocks' ..so dear ol dad can chuck rotten ta-matoes at her....lol Bloody kids...GGGGGGrrrrrr...you think at my age and having 4 other kids i would have learnt....but still learning at 57 years of age. That'll teach me to be a know it all.......( sob ) O'h woe is me...:>(((( Tony Oz.....Anyone wanna buy a cheap kid.....:>))).....going speacil this week only........but has arms cut off at the elbows.

Oh Tony, now you know why I don't have kids, lol. That kind of expense would eat into my shoe allowance!!! Toilet scrubbing is usually a good way to teach a lesson - with a toothbrush of course!!! Lew Lew xxx

Gee Tony, No wonder you needed a straight scotch! I must show your message to Ken, I'm off the hook with my paltry $52 phone call to Port Douglas - lol. was on mobile and forgot to hang up after 9.90mins and ring back for free time). Seriously though you do know you can put a P.I.N number on the phone and have restricted access for teenagers? They can only ring certain numbers or unless they ask first for the PIN to be taken off. Might be time to get tough - or one teenager is going to be doing lots and lots of unpleasant tasks to repay the cost of calls. We asked ,when the phone bills rocketed , for a pay phone - but telstra said no way. They obviously wouldn't have made any money on a pay phone. But we would have saved lots! I'll listen out for the roar about 4.00 pm shall I? jude 3 Teenagers don't you just love them (sometimes)

OOOOWWWWAAAHHH Tony, she's naughty !!!! Well lets see, what suggestions can we all come up with for the little treasure to pay off the phone bill . . . . . Well she could . . . . OH no she is only 12 she can't do that, thats using child labor . . . . Ask her how she is going to pay for it too Tony - see if she has any good ideas !!! . . . . . just make sure she takes responsibility - the best lesson we can ever teach em' Good luck you lucky little father of an almost teenager girl . . . . luv Laurie

Oooooo Tony. What a shock. I guess her pocket money will be curtailed for quite a while!!!!! Please don't do anything drastic. (at least not before you send out the lotto ticket!) ok :0 Kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vonny

Afternoon Wattlers. Well it was a good afternoon, until i decided to come home. Walked in the back gate ( as usual ) to a familiar look on Barb face. I have seen this look before, as she proceeded to tell me not to go inside the house, and look at the now waiting Telephone bill, that was on the kitchen bench. Of course, curiosity got the better of me....as ya do. Barb followered closely behind with a V.B tablet in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other. I looked at the Bill....and the blood rushed straight to my head, and then smoke came outa my ears and nostrils. I took the V.B tablet off Barb and ripped the top off and it didnt touch the sides as it went down. The Telephone bill was $683 for the month of Mar-April ( One month ) and our dear darling 12 year old daughter, has been ringing her girlfriends late at night ( un-beknown to me ) to there'''' MOBILE PHONES'''and chatting happily away for periods of 1 and a half hrs at a time.......:>(((((((((( ( has anyone got a razor blade so i can cut me wrists....please... ta ) Rebs...you mentioned manure.................. well there is a littlegirl i know who is going to be waddling in it when she arrives home from High school today, and if anyone should read in the Melb newspapers tomorrow, that a de-ranged man was seen running through the streets of Melb. crying and sobbing ...........it was me. Tony Oz......reaches for a Double Scotch...( straight )

Joodles, Lemon is lovely. I'm not sure about Daniel but he seems to be good value lol I did suggest about a year ago that he immigrate to Oz before he got sent, but .......................................he ignored me! Thanks heaps Laurie, I have sent you an email. been cross-checking my information but no luck on any more. Now Lew Lew.... when we win on Sat you won't be able to let me know till I get to Yarrawonga and see Lara on Wed or Thursday (arriving early for the weekend) Soooo I'm looking forward to a lovely surprise. Got to get back to washing and packing and cleaning. Youngest son is looking after the house while we are away :0 Looking forward to meeting you all ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny Valley Girl :) Wow , what a lot of work!!! Will look fantastic when you finish :)

Love the cottage Jude3. What a cutey! I used to own an old 1890's Hotel converted to a house 5 miles out of Mudgee. It was the old coach stop. It was a complete ruin when we bought it, but we turned it into a fantastic B & B. We sold it 5 years ago and we still get calls for accommodation. Lew Lew *wanders off singing 'we're in the money, we're in the money' ......*

Jood the house was built around 1900, had a lady walk past on the weekend who used to live in the house (she was in her 80's) and said she was 10 yrs old when they moved in in 1930. So we gave her a tour and she told us about the history of the place. We are lucky that all the baltic pine floor boards,ceilings and dado rails are still intact (although a few replacement boards are necessary), although we have to relay all the floors as the stumping had to be done through the floor.6 months down the track the house will hopefully back to its glory. jude 3