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stui magpie
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Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Several years ago, I bought a wooden Magpie "weather vane". A magpie on a sick that would swivel to face the wind while the wings spun like aeroplane propellers.
It fell apart after years in the weather.
Yesterday, I got all the pieces together and started making my own.
Checked out exactly how it worked, used the pieces to make templates, got some bits and pieces from bunnings and away we go.
Spent 2 hours on it in the shed this arvo, all I have to do now is a finishing sand, put all the pieces together with some glue and small nails, paint it and away we go. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pa Marmo
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Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Nicks BB member #617
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Collingwood made me happy last night, and again this morning. _________________ Genesis 1:1 |
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Pies4shaw
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stui magpie wrote: | Several years ago, I bought a wooden Magpie "weather vane". A magpie on a sick that would swivel to face the wind while the wings spun like aeroplane propellers.
It fell apart after years in the weather.
Yesterday, I got all the pieces together and started making my own.
Checked out exactly how it worked, used the pieces to make templates, got some bits and pieces from bunnings and away we go.
Spent 2 hours on it in the shed this arvo, all I have to do now is a finishing sand, put all the pieces together with some glue and small nails, paint it and away we go. |
When you池e done, could you have a go at building Moore a couple of plywood hamstrings? |
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think positive
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Pa Marmo wrote: | Collingwood made me happy last night, and again this morning. |
Still can稚 actually believe it! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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KenH
Joined: 24 Jan 2010
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The mighty Pies, still smiling so much my face hurts! _________________ Cheers big ears |
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luvdids
Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: work
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stui magpie wrote: | ^
Good luck, that's a seriously boring drive, just flat dry land. |
Didn't actually find it boring at all, and not that flat. Definitely dry in parts.
Stayed at Zoofari Lodge in the Dubbo zoo (wow! what an experience!), the staff were saying it had rained a little the week before we arrived but before that not since Christmas last year
So many dead roos on the side of the road This they also explained - because of the drought - water pools at the edges of the road so the roos go there looking for food & get cleaned up. Knew there'd be a few on the sides of the road along the way but not one every meter or two on both sides! |
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Dark Beanie
Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Location: A galaxy far, far away.
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Sunshine and my last week at work. Official last day on Thursday but going in on Friday to process my final pay and that of another employee.
There is someone taking over payroll part of my job but I want to make sure leave payouts are done correctly. So over doing payroll, definitely not looking at any jobs that include it. _________________ If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but just grumble with the rest. - Jerome K Jerome |
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stui magpie
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Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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luvdids wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | ^
Good luck, that's a seriously boring drive, just flat dry land. |
Didn't actually find it boring at all, and not that flat. Definitely dry in parts.
Stayed at Zoofari Lodge in the Dubbo zoo (wow! what an experience!), the staff were saying it had rained a little the week before we arrived but before that not since Christmas last year
So many dead roos on the side of the road This they also explained - because of the drought - water pools at the edges of the road so the roos go there looking for food & get cleaned up. Knew there'd be a few on the sides of the road along the way but not one every meter or two on both sides! |
Trucks get most of them and mainly at night. Apart from any surface water in table drains, they get up and around at night and can get dazzled by headlights. That's why you always be extra careful driving at night up bush, cos they make a real mess of a car if you hit one. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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think positive
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Wow wow wow, can you believe this day is here! I知 a wreck! Round 2 I wanted a complete clean out! Never been so happy in my life to be WRONG! Not even when I知 right! How good is this? No matter what happens tonight I知 so damn proud I might burst! My favourite game ever isthe 2010 prelim over those fricken awful cats! Dare to dream guysdare to dream.....enjoy! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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luvdids
Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: work
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stui magpie wrote: | luvdids wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | ^
Good luck, that's a seriously boring drive, just flat dry land. |
Didn't actually find it boring at all, and not that flat. Definitely dry in parts.
Stayed at Zoofari Lodge in the Dubbo zoo (wow! what an experience!), the staff were saying it had rained a little the week before we arrived but before that not since Christmas last year
So many dead roos on the side of the road This they also explained - because of the drought - water pools at the edges of the road so the roos go there looking for food & get cleaned up. Knew there'd be a few on the sides of the road along the way but not one every meter or two on both sides! |
Trucks get most of them and mainly at night. Apart from any surface water in table drains, they get up and around at night and can get dazzled by headlights. That's why you always be extra careful driving at night up bush, cos they make a real mess of a car if you hit one. |
Well, derr. Thanks for the tip, that most people have known about since forever.
My point was about there being many many more because of the drought & the scarcity of food & water. |
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Jezza
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Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End
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think positive wrote: | Wow wow wow, can you believe this day is here! I知 a wreck! Round 2 I wanted a complete clean out! Never been so happy in my life to be WRONG! Not even when I知 right! How good is this? No matter what happens tonight I知 so damn proud I might burst! My favourite game ever isthe 2010 prelim over those fricken awful cats! Dare to dream guysdare to dream.....enjoy! |
It's an amazing feeling. I'm bursting in excitement for tonight. _________________ | 1902 | 1903 | 1910 | 1917 | 1919 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1935 | 1936 | 1953 | 1958 | 1990 | 2010 | 2023 | |
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stui magpie
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May just have a 3 month contract job. Going in for a handover on Monday arvo at this stage, to start the following Monday.
_________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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HAL
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think positive
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wow wow wow wow! WOW!! how good was that!! What a night! Go Pies!
thats what made me happy as a pig in pooh! Yahhoooooo _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Jezza
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OMG! WE'RE INTO THE GRAND FINAL! _________________ | 1902 | 1903 | 1910 | 1917 | 1919 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1935 | 1936 | 1953 | 1958 | 1990 | 2010 | 2023 | |
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