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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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I was up in Tocumwal for the day. Frigging hot the previous day but much milder in the morning.
I went for a stroll down to the foreshore Saturday market, which was suitably adorned with lots of Australiana and flags, then down the back of the foreshore where a couple hundred people were in attendance for the Australia Day commemoration ceremony along with the local council version of Australia day awards. Noted each light post in the main street had an Australian Flag decoration hanging from it.
Back to the house, breakfast, few jobs then lunch and watch the start of day 3 of the test match. Nice bit up front to celebrate Australia Day with the National Anthem played and a local Indigenous Elder doing a Welcome to Country.
Walk down the beach, all the people down there kicking back in camp or having a swim, swam back to the boatramp and walked home.
Watched the news to see a few thousand people protesting against Australia Day, several getting over heated and violent requiring Police intervention and then the many more thousands of people attending Australia day celebrations, smiling and having a good time.
Down to one of the local pubs in walking distance for an Aussie mixed grill (with salad instead of chips) for dinner, couple of schooners and a glass of red, then back home to chill in front of the air con and idiot box with a bottle of red.
Chilled out day, no angst. I guess the green inner city lefties don't leave their native habitat much, none visible up bush. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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KenH
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Played bowls like any other Saturday, didn't do anything different. Worked today and might work tomorrow as well. _________________ Cheers big ears |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Pennant or social bowls?
I'm thinking of taking that up when I get old, it seems pretty easy.
_________________ 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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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Spent the morning filling a bloody big skip with the last of 64 years of furniture, garden stuff, rubbish etc from my inlaws house. In a couple of days the road will be closed while they work on the tunnel, and the sale goes though in three weeks. Ozzie da6 lunch at a friends with a few people, and to my sister-in-laws (hubbies bros wife) to celebrate her birthday, supposed to go out for dinner, but she cooked all afternoon! Great food, great conversation. Reminiscing. My first Ozzie da6 as an Ozzie, and 10 year Anniversary of moving into our house, it wasnt quite finished, no gas, no hot water! But we were finally in! Cheers, Happy Australia Day Stu! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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BBQ, Pool and beers with family & friends at mine.
Alcohol free day today, my 1st for the year. Back to work tomorrow night so will try and have a few more AFD's. _________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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Went camping in Kendalls (camping spot up past Marysville). Bit crowded, but nice to sleep in a tent for the first time since Ingmar was born! _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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ronrat
Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Thailand
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Had a few beers, followed the cricket on the web then went out to a local for a few. most of the expat aussies nearby are deadshits,The broken arm is hampering my scope _________________ Annoying opposition supporters since 1967. |
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KenH
Joined: 24 Jan 2010
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stui magpie wrote: | ^
Pennant or social bowls?
I'm thinking of taking that up when I get old, it seems pretty easy.
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Pennant bowls, I think you have left too late old boy! _________________ Cheers big ears |
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watt price tully
Joined: 15 May 2007
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Rode (on Beach road) & Nepean Highway to Frankston and back in a group of 6. Really gunned it to Mordialloc, up Olivers Hill with gears to spare had a lovely almond milk latte then rode back.
Had a fantastic cooked breakfast which included pesto scramled eggs with this bacon; more thick cut of pork do die for broccolini, (no bread or toast) herbed and ? wine soaked muchrooms cooked in butter, grilled herbed tomatoes and spinach wsshed down with a pot of English Breafast tea (tea leaves) at the Turtle cafe in Elwood Nice day, nice company
At homethat night watched a Netflix series (episode 1) at night with Mrs WPT & the oldest who has now shifted back in temprarily (to save for a deposit for a flat) Mrs WPT and the oldest made Salmon pattes (poached salmon) and steamed green vegetables yumm _________________ âI even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didnât keep âem under long enoughâ Kinky Friedman |
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think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Sounds awesome, I admire your drive and sticking to the diet.
What Netflix series please? _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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Yes it sounds like it to me too, [b]
httpwww dotpolitifactdot comtruth-o-meterstatements2017oct06national-rifle-associationnra-claim-obama-approved-bump-stocks
how anyone can defend the evil corrupt NRA. |
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Pies4shaw
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When was it? |
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think positive
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Pies4shaw wrote: | When was it? |
just after the invasion _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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watt price tully
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think positive wrote: | Sounds awesome, I admire your drive and sticking to the diet.
What Netflix series please? |
Cheers TP. When I've done a year then I know O'm sticking to the food choices or as my GP says: It's not a doet but a lifestyle!!
"The Game" is an OK cold war series, we've just seen episode 1.
I'll know more in a few more episodes. _________________ âI even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didnât keep âem under long enoughâ Kinky Friedman |
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Wokko
Come and take it.
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Dealt with a teething baby. Had 2 days between his first and second teeth coming through that were kind of chilled in the last 2 weeks or so. |
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