General Chat

Hello, cousin Tony, and Jood. Silly me - I had the name wrong!!! It's St Patrick's Non Denominational Church in Nulkaba. :-)

Hi Joy - at first I thought you meant Katoomba, in the blue mountains, but there is no St Patricks church there. I've not heard of Kalumba - any more information? Jood

Evening All. Sat down to a nice mixed Grill for tea. Cutlets,Chips, Eggs,Tomatoes( home grown of course )...Peas,Beans,Carrots,Corn and a nice bottle of Riccadona.( burp...scuse )..:>)) Hi Julie. Have a nice day mate. Hi. Cousin Joy.....:>)) Sorry, i don't live in N.S.W so cant help mate. Don't know of a Kalumba?....... Maybe someone in N.S.W can help. Rebs. Loved the joke mate...LOL Does anyone watch the 'Antiques Road'show,its on channel 9 ( in Vic. )at 5:00... Its amazing some of the stuff peeps bring along for valuation, that they've had lying around the house, or handed down from Relo to Relo. A lady was on tonight with a chest of draws dated 1750s and in good nick. She was told to insure it for $170,000 ( Ozzie bucks ). The look on some peoples faces is worth seeing, as there Jaw drops wide open and you can see the cash register light up in their eyes ..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ *ching*.......:>)))) The show is British, and can normally be seen on Foxtel or Optus, but lately on Channel nine. Being a bit of an Antique collector and all sorts of memorabilia myself, i enjoy this show, and now tape it. Well only 10 weeks to go, and we are also up,up,and awayyyyy. Singapore,Scotland, Paris, London. In Scotland we are only visiting two places now, Edinburgh and Fort William ( and everything in between ) as we only have 6 days here, so will be going through Perth,Creiff, and Stirling ( if anyone wants a Piccie? ) and possibly a day trip to Inverness ( pending ) In London we are staying in the West end ( Bloomsbury ) and using public transport to get around. Have a nice day tomorrow folks. Tony Oz......:>)) Ps. Like the add says:....Wattyl on Australia...lol

Hi everyone :-) Wilson and Mary have done raindance on head lol, still sunny here so hoping it got the message right this time and is on it's way to you. Jude 2 they're threatening hosepipe bans down south so you may just get lucky if it keeps it up lol. Of course with the unpredictability of the British weather I make no guarantees lol. Vonny glad to see you sorted out your bank and are still with us :-) Lew Lew glad you had a good trip :-) Sunny here but a bit chilly. Well have a lot to do today gotta go. *waves* Juliexx

Hello. Any of you in New South Wales? Friends of mine went to a wedding at St Patrick's church in, I think, a place called Kalumba. Joy

Hi all Yes, Mary, its been a bit dry of late hasnt it? Lew Lew - you visited my old stamping ground (or shopping ground, I should say - Chatswood) - and Cammeray - I loved the Japanese shops there, the supermarket, not that I could understand what the labels said! Good few years since I have been there. You certainly did well on your shopping spree. You're a lucky girl Miss Jude2 (Travel Addict) - I think you're wearing the crown now - you have travelled even more than our Laurie. Glad you are still legally a member Vonny - we'd have missed you! Jood

Evening All. Just back from Sydney, phew! Arrived 5.30pm Saturday afternoon. Just enough time to change into party clothes, then off to meet friends for dinner at the Casino - Astral Restaurant is brilliant! Sunday morning shopping in Chatswood where we found doona cover, doona, sheets, cushions - everything! Then to a friends place for lunch at Cammeray. Jumped in the car this morning and now we're home. Had a great time and all the linen was 30% off! Gotta be happy about that. Back to work tomorrow. Love to you all. Can't chat for long as my computer's still not online (buggar!) Have to share with Hubby. Sorry we didn't win Lotto, but we must be saving ourselves for something real big. Lew Lew :-)))))) xxx

HI Wattlers,,, Lovely day here today.DRAT.. could do with some rain.. everything is dying ..except the weeds .. can anyone tell me why they always grow when everything else is dead.. Rudee GLad it is a little warmer for you down there...sorry about your liver.. can I throw it a life jacket.. Vonny Glad the bank came good and you are all legal now.. Sue Glad the puta is up and running again.. go through the ''BEST WWW ON THE TIPS BOARD' as it has most of the sites..Have a lovely holiday in Mexico and go easy on the natives.. Laurie Do you think the giraffes are on holidays for Easter..how come you are up at sunrise .. cant you sleep??? Miss Travel Addict.. Have a lovely time in the big town and dont spend to much..Is it a shopping trip or a searching trip.. have a ploughmans lunch for me,, loved them..safe travel and tell us all about it when you get back.. Wilson If you get any rain do a rain dance for me and if I get some I will do a rain dance for you..Julie can do one for both of us.. Now the van is sold we have to get the 4wd ready to trade in.. We have been out cleaning it and giving it a good polish..I will be glad to see that go also as I never really liked driving it as it is deasel and manuel, I like auto matics...We will look for a smaller station wagon or hatchback ,,,Nice to see things are starting to move and next it is getting the house ready to sell.. That is a big job... Must go and get dinner ready..See ya later Love Maryxxx

Hey Tony, wat ya mean? are you saying I'm never home? you're probably right,but I cant leave a homesick daughter all alone on the other side of the world, now can I??...lol This is my last trip for the year except for a wedding on Hamilton Is in Oct and that will only be a weekend....well thats all thats planned anyway.. But really I thought I'd better warn the poms that you were comming, thats the real reason for going....I felt it was my duty Jude2

Arvo Wattlers. A bit warmer in Melb. today, but still O/cast skies. Sue. My head is fine, thankyou....:>)) My liver might be drowning, but my head is doing o'k........lol Have sent you some U.K links. Dandenong is a big Town, and you will just about find everything there that you might find in Melb. City. (Kmart - Dandenong) Dandenong Plaza, Mccrae Street Dandenong 3175 Phone: (03) 97918844 Fax: (03) 97039630 SUNDAY 10:00 to 17:00 MONDAY 08:30 to 19:00 TUESDAY 08:30 to 19:00 WEDNESDAY 08:30 to 19:00 THURSDAY 08:00 to 21:00 FRIDAY closed SATURDAY 08:00 to 18:00 MYER DANDENONG 25-33 McCrae Street Dandenong VIC 3175 ... More Hotmatches turning up connections to my tree, are happening, so adding quite a few more ancestors at the moment. Miss travel addict. Are you sure you live in Melb????...lol or for that matter, are you sure you live in Oz...or do you just have a Visa to visit this Country ........:>)) Enjoy your trip to London Judy. Laurie. Please dont take me off your mailing list mate, as i do enjoy getting the odd joke from peeps. Its just those chain mail ones that i delete. Well Easter is nearly here already, and my Xmas lights are still up on the decking....lol Might as well leave them there, as Xmas is only 8 months away??? Hope everyone is well. Tony Oz...:>))

Hi all, all is well for another year - today my bank was talking to Genes. I was a bit worried there for a while. :) But now I can continue to be a contributing Wattle member. Might even do a bit of FH too. LOL Looking forward to a break over Easter. I'm with you Tony, Laurie, Jood et al. If any email tells me to pass it on or something nasty will happen it goes straight into the bin. ~~~~~~~~ to all Vonny

Afternoon all I hope everyone is well, I have read messages but I am running blind as I havent got word up and running again on puta as yet. Hows the head Tony ???? Hope its hurting lol. Anyway now that I have said that hopefully you will answer a question for us. Pretty please. When we come to Melb we are thinking on stopping at a shop on the way, but didnt want to go too far off our route or stop in the city. What we want to know is does Dandenong have Big W, or Kmart, or something along those lines, as it is not far off the highway as we will be coming under the tunnel (cant think what they call it) We was thinking on maybe getting a couple of easter eggs and maybe a cheap DVD player if we can find one for Davids parents. As for putas well our puta is back up and running, but not before we had to wipe everything and start from scratch, but at least I saved all my family history stuff, we didnt save our favourites folder so the only links we have are the ones that are on the other puta, but I dont get on there much as it is sooo slow, so if anyone knows any must have links can you forward them please. I know Tony has his list on this site so I can look at them, its just if anyone has any different, only need links with UK though. Well not much else is news here, we have a cool cloudy day today, heaters on, expecting rain tomorrow. Well must go and do a bit more with this puta, reloading programs etc etc. Cheers Sue

Good morning all . . . lovely sunny day on Botany Bay. We had a glorious sunrise this moring, a little cloud cover to make it all more mysterious, and the planes coming in to land through it - all looked bewdiful. I don't believe what I see at the moment there are 11 - yes 11 giraffes with their heads in the sky. Boy things must be slack on the wharves today - and the moorings are empty over at Kernell too. Will have to find jobs to do on the balcony this afternoon to keep my eye on ship movements. Think we might have to think of something other than the old rain dance . . . they dont seem to be working. Strange the weather paterns, one lot of my family have finished putting their crops in - the others are like you Wilson . . . waiting, waiting - strange peeps you farmers, waiting in anticipation for the rain so you can spend your days and nights going round and round and round and round !!!! Oh fellow travel addict, have a wonderful week in old London Town - I have a lot of the morning sorting some of my photos onto disc, (still heaps to do) reliving all the wonderful places we went . . . at least it will be a little warmer for you . . . enjoy! (Do tell where you will be going what you will be doing) OK so I have taken Judy and Tony off my mailing list - anyone else just let me know! I do delete the chain thingys, (well I hope they disappear cause thats my intention) before I send anything on that may give a smile or a chuckle - and all the previous fwd addys, mind you I only send on a small fraction of what I receive my garbage bin gets a good meal most days. I admitt - I have some weird rellies. I'm off to Office Works to see if they have any folders big enough to store my copies of the ships logs we got at Kew - then I will have to find a spot to keep them flat. It was great that Ray was able to photograph them as well - my back up. I always dread going to those stores - come away with more than I went for. Glad to say I am not the only one, Ray tends to be the same. Lots of useless good stuff in the desk drawers. Have a great Monday all - catch you later cheers luv Laurie

Morning everyone(waving), looks like the sun may make it through the clouds today, I hope so the line is full after the weekend and this afternoon the garden needs some attention. Julie Cat, can you send that rain over next week, I'll be in London for a week from next thursday and would really like it if it was dry over there and it can rain here while I'm gone...lol Joodles it just wasn't meant to be, we will win lotto when we are meant to, hopefully when it s about 20mil and we are the only winners. Someone else must have really needed it this week. Hey Tony did I hear that the magpies won????So I guess you've ordered your finals tickets...pmsl Have a good dayeveryone I'm off to clean bathrooms....one of my favourite jobs.......NOT Jude2

Morning Wattlers, Yes Tony...........i hate those chain letters. I think i will be whereever you are Joodle as i never send them on either, just hit the delete button. .......I do feel sorry for the lepper with no teeth, strapped to the bum of a dead elephant for 27 years.......... pmsl. Julie. Can you do another rain dance for Victorian, Glenalbyn in particular. on your head if that is how it has to be lol.....we would love some rain.......OH waiting....waiting....waiting....getting antsy. I did some gardening yesterday as well, must be the sunny weather bringing out all the gardeners.. I shifted a palm tree out of the fernery..........can someone remind me what a big job that is next time i get the urge to move trees? lol. Ok all i am off to a course for work, hope the guy running it doesn't ask so many questions this morning....he really puts you on the spot, and i don't want to look too dumb infront of the others, and i have not done my home work.....feel like a kid at school. Then i go straight to work from there, makes a long day, i won't be home until about 10.30 this evening.....feeling tired just writing about it lol. Have a great day all take care Wilson

Evening all, cooling off a bit here tonight - think it must be about 17deg. We had a lovely drive around the beaches today - went and watched the big surf . . . massive! Needed the spray jacket as the water was splashing way up the cliff face. We had a walk along the cliff walkway north of Coggee, and watched the brave idiots surfing. The jet skis would drag them out into the path of the wave and then collect them and take them out for another go. You could tell they knew the area - where to go and where not to go - but glad it was them not me. There were so many using the walkways - lovely to see. I'm feeling a tad smug - have reunited a family today. A guy in Dundee and the family of his gt uncle in Carringbah. Only took three phone calls - picked at random of a very common name - I gave them one anothers email addys and phone numbers and just had a call back from the lady in Carringbah to say that they have spent two hours catching up on msn. Hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow whatever you may be up to Take care cheers luv Laurie PS I gather from the message on the other Boards that our Tony has had some success with detective work also. . . well done Sherlock

Joodles PMSL :-)

Julie - maybe you were supposed to do the rain dance on your head. After all, we are 'down under' ........... tsk tsk pmsl Jood

Oh nooooooooo :-(((((((( Sorry Mary, I did that rain dance and it worked but it worked over here. I did tell it Sydney but stupid weather got it wrong :-( Juliexx

Tony - I've broken so many chain letters I probably won't get to heaven :-(( If only my computer could go through the jokes and think 'yes - she's had that one before - out it goes'. I might ring Bill Gates up and ask him if he can create a fix hahaha Jood