General Chat

Evening Wattlers, Mary - glad to hear John's op went okay, let's hope it has done the trick Jill - have a great holiday - obviously no room for anyone else in your suitcase so we'll just have to hang out for your diary. Trifley - hope you're back with us asap Jood - safe travelling and enjoy your meet with Wilson Tassie - have a good weekend - take care on the roads too Question for Queenslanders - when you sign up for electricity can you arrange a direct debit on a fortnightly basis so that the bill isn't a huge shock when it comes in and if you can, can you also just be paying the set amount and not clearing the whole bill each quarter - hope that's as clear as mud. In the ACT it was called 'set and forget' when we first signed up and now they average out our fortnightly payments over the previous 12 months. Reason I'm asking is daughter is moving to Cairns next Friday and will need to find somewhere to live so apart from rent she'll also be up for utilities and I'm hoping she can spread her expenses out a bit. Back to the ironing, catchya later Gwenda

G'day Wattlers Mary....give John a healing hugz for me. Glad he's feeling better. Jill.....don't forget to put all your nail clippers and other sharps in your check-in luggage. Have a wonderful time. Keep in touch. Tony....the Royal Consort and I will be at the Country Comfort Resort too. We'll have the kettle boiling for a cuppa for you and Barb. I've managed to stay awake all day today so I'm feeling a bit weary now. Happy thoughts to everyone. Hugz Trifley X

Evening Wattle Peeps Hooray for the Fuzzy Wuzzy Queenie, am so glad for you,wont know yourself in a few weeks, you'll be feeling like a new woman MWAH Mary hugs for John, lets hope hes up and about in no time No Lew tonight, she really must be living it up the high life, hope shes behaving herself like a good wattler should Tassie, happy motoring, and please try to behave, dont want to read about you in the news (Tassie Wattler )runs amock around Hobart town on Sat hee hee Gwenda, tried tick,tack but couldnt get into it, shucks Tony, please explain, whats in a Cannedbra lol, JUST JOKIN, Canbra-ites, bad luck about the ozzies Hi Sandra, find out any more info from your distant rellie Lolly, have sent you mail via GR Vonnys on the countdown I see, excited little wattler her Happy Birthday Ducky Dear, Hip Hip Hooray Flakey, how did the first day pann out, settled into retirement mode yet Hee Hee, was stressed yesterday, lucky the receptionist didnt wear the Xray Envelope lol Lara, is Mike still alive lol, great news re Jamie Jood, safe journey home, awaiting piccys of holiday 10.55 and I still have to answer a few emails (contacts) so will bid you all a good night and sweet dreams ~~~~~~~~~ to rest of wattlers not mentioned Shaz Hey Mary is you behaving yourself all alone in that big bed tonight hee hee

Good evening Wattlers Forgot to take my phone out with me tonight (we went to the club for dinner) and when I got home I see there is an sms from Joodles. 'At Lockart 2.30 got lost so many times - unbelievable Jude' Didn't come thru here till 7.30pm . . . so dont know where it was for 5 hours. I wont answer her till morning in case she is already sleeping. Mary great to hear that John has come thru the op well. . . fingers crossed for good progress from here. You just look after yourself . . . pamper whenever you can you are going to be run off your feet when he gets home. Glad you had a good time meeting the rellie Sandra. . . fun isn't it No matter how distant . . . still a rellie !!! Jill, just reading a book on Ireland and . . . lucky bugger !!!! Will have to work on TLR to take me there next year . . . can't be greedy (well I can really) . . . teehee Oh great stuff Tony . . . so glad your plans have fallen into place for you for mudgee. I will go thru Lews pantry before you arrive and make it Barb proof . . plus I will make sure we have smelling salts strategically placed around the town. for 'In Case . . ' How long can you be away for . . .will you have time to look around the place ?? (Not far across to some 'gold' country . . . your little bit might be laying in wait for you . . . teeheee) Gwenda . . . I just sent Glen an email to ask about the electricity . . . he is an electrical engineer with power company and his g/f works for them too - between them they might be able to answer your question. Just made me think . . . when I go home I wont have his allocation to go off my bill - he is using it on his house now . . . butter !!!!! Ooops the Aussies lost their first cricket match in eons . . . !!! Love the bit on the other side about the Queen having 'Hat Hair . . ' sounds like she will be able to get rid of the bluetac on the tiara for the Mudgee Meet . . .and lordy . . . she is going to have to buy shampoo and conditioner again . . . wonderful!!!! Well, TLR has just made me a lovely cuppa so best go sit with him and drink it . . . before turning in. Take care all . . . Have a great weekend . . . QUESTION . . . can we win Lotto on the Ducks birfdy . . . .???? Now wouldn't that be something Who is this new bird 'Shazzles' . . . ??? Oh how she Dazzles !!! Suits you mad thing! I was talking to Lew after she got back from Sydney . . . she is prob still watering all the vines and trees poor girl . . . Nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie xo

Good morning Wattlers, Wakey, wake, rise'n' shine nearly 7 am here Happy Birthday to our Fluffy Duck - hope it's a good one Mary - hope John's had a good night and he's feeling a whole heap better today. You take care too. Lara - so pleased to hear of Jamie's progress too - miracles do happen don't they. Hope you and Mike are looking after each other. Better get a move on - just me in the office today so earlier start. Have a great day Gwenda

Morning All, Have been for the walk, put first load of washing out and now having the first coffee, the first tastes the best. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Fluffy Duck happy Birthday to you to you Have a great day Mary Hope John is feeling ok this morning Lara forgot to say before such good news about Josh and the progress he is making. Well 2 weeks today we shall be in Mudgee, hasen't the time gone quick. next load ready to go out so will say chow for now Sandra in the Gong

Happppeeeee Birthday to You Happppeeeee Birthday to You Happy Birthday Dear Duckling Happppeeeee Birthday to You Have a wonderful day, Duck. Can't wait to see you at the Mudgee Meet HRH Dr Ice Princess

Morning Wattlers, I had big plans of being first on here this morning to wish our Ducky a great birthday....have a 'me' day Ducky....enjoy but Mr Bracks had other ideas...if he turns the power off for a few hours he might manage to save some power and wreck everyones day...pppppp Going to be warm today,so will be off to do the groceries early and stay out of the heat. For all those who asked...my first day of retirement was spent, running to banks, motor reg, on phone to insurance co,and starting the mammoth effort of cleaning the study and fitting all my office stuff in. Think I'll need to go back to work for a rest if this keeps up...lol I think I spent most of the day on the phone, even had a call from Royalty. Keep cool everyone...back later Flakey

A birfday wish to a Wattler her name is Fluffy Duck. A day to celebrate with friends so why not run amuck. We join in celebration, as this special day arrives For Fluffy has brought happiness Into all our lives. Relax and put your feet up on this your special day. Or go out and paint the town red in a traditional Wattle way. Happy birthday Fluffy...:>)) Barb and Tony x

Happy Birthday dear Ducky big ((()))s. Thinking of you Mary relieved John came through, best wishes for him getting better and better each day and that it has cured the pain. Give him our love. Lara, take care and good news about Jamie - life is precious (()))s for Trifley. How goes things Merle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone else JA

A another good one Tony - JA

Morning Wattlers Happy birthday Ducky dear - spoil yourself and make it a Pam day. Mary - hope John is feeling better this morning and that the results will be good long term. Lara - hope things are improving 'chez Lara'. Wonderful news about Jamie. Flakey - better have a rest today - after all, retirement is for relaxing you know. Hi Queen - are you able to wave back to us today? Any more progress with the crowning glory? To all - have a great Saturday. My turn to volunteer at family history today so won't be around until tonight - when hopefully we will win the Lotto! Hugz to all Anna

good morning all Happy Birthday to you Happy Bithday to you Happy Birthday dear Duckie Fluffy Pam Happy Birthday to you . Have a lovely day it was so nice talking to you this morning , please come and say hello on here again soon. To all that remembered Jamies story yes it's great to hear he is getting better slowly but surely. Flaky I can't remember if I congraulated you on your freedom yet if not I am now congatulations to you and Roy. Now you will be so busy you will wonder how you ever fitted work in . We have a major dilema now in this family for Cassie's wedding we have a very spoilt (our fault) much loved little boy called Billie and we have no idea what we are going to do with him , while we are in Fiji for 5days , we will not put him in a kennel , he would have a heart attack being locked in cage , he can't stay at Cassie's she is getting a house sitter that works so she will lock Sampson (Cassie's Golden Retriever) out side all day again Billie would have a stroke locked out all day especially with Sampson who wants him to play all the time and Billy doesn't know he is a dog and won't play . We have thought of shouting my girlfriend a trip up there to mind him at the van park where will have the van but we don't know if she will yet, the message is Don't spoil your dog it makes a rod for your Back ,.I guess by August something will come along to help us solve the problem. Mary hope John is okay and on the mend . sorry got to go and pick up the son and heir so will say c u later on tonight bye Love Lara

Quack Quack Fluffy Duck, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Have a really really nice day today Pam. ((hugs)) Morning all, well I’ve been to the gym today I fell off the wagon there for a while getting so tired and busy at New Year, but have got back up on the horse and I must say after a workout and a shower I feel great. I will try to go one early morning next week – the old bod has protested greatly at 6am starts lately. Tony if you were coming through Albury in a month the new Highway would be open! I think they are talking about March 5th, six months ahead of schedule! It’s really ugly to us town people not used to such monstrous roads, but we’ll get used to it. Anyone familiar with Albury would know how painful it has been to have all those B-double transports through town all day and night. The through-pass should make quite a bit of difference to traffic patterns. 7 am on a Friday – yep, perfect timing at our shop, no problems getting a park at that time and the coffee shop nearby (Hudson’s) will have been open for half an hour! Will be excellent for Baz and I to catch up with you and Barb again however briefly. I'll pm you later today with a mud-map. Lol about “retirement” Flakey, I’ve heard so many people say they’ve never been busier, but what fun. But it’s your own schedule now, don’t forget to give yourself a day off now and then ( the blokes sure know how to !) Lara nice to hear about Jamie, I remember when that accident happened. You sound good too, and don’t worry Billie will find a friend to take care of him – maybe a local teenager would visit him everyday for food and walkies? Better not get too far behind my Saturday routine, ~~~~~~~~~ to all, Hz

Good morning everyone - I've got 3 mins to type :) Slept in today - a bit slow. Going to have a drink (of water!) lol Vonny

Good afternoon Wattlers . . . Happy Birfdy to Der Duck . . . lovely talking to you this morning and I dont mind getting a roasting (uummm roasted duck) about plotting with Mel for your birfdy pressie . . . Have a terrific day my friend and enjoy dinner tonight with the folks. Ducky got a lovely pressie folks . . . Mel has given her tickets to go have a holiday in Yarrawonga with Lara. Great poem Tony . . . when you do the WWW Aussie book, you will then be free to do a poetry one . . . make lots of money and retire to FH. Well, the good news is that I dinny have to buy a new dryer . . . twasnt fatal !!! Between us . . . with a lot of tooing and frooing and jostling and hissy fits we got the darn thing together and she is now a goer!! Then I got TLR onto the vacum cleaner (cleaning it that is) he pulled it apart and gave it a spruce up . . . suprise suprise . . . it too is working TLR has supassed himself today .. . . not a bandaid in sight !!!! Hope John is a bit better agian today Mary, and that you are not getting yourself too worn out running back and forward. Take care of yourself! Woohoooo . . . Jillaroo have a good one girl !!! Better get off her before his nibs get back from the shop . . . he thinks I am doing other things . . . teeheee catch u later Have a great day one and all luv Laurie xo

Good Morning Wonderful Waffling Wattlers Happy Birthday dear Pam our loverley fluffy duck -many happy returns. Oh dear Fluffy duck, we all miss you When you are not around the thread, we're blue Oh dear fluffy duck we all love you Come back fluffly duck - its-not-the-same-without-you! Mary so glad John is over the op and on the mend, make sure you look after yourself as well. Lara everyday is one day closer to Mike being back to normal - hang in there girl. Trifley hope you are coming out of the fog and feeling better. Tony we are leaving for Mudgee at a more civilised hour (lol) staying the thurs night at Alex and heading off about 7.00am, won't see you for a cuppa HZ were are going up the middle way and wont be going through Albury. fingers crossed for tonight hope the numbers come good for us on Fluffs b'day ~~~~~~ hi to everyone - sorry this has to be quick 1.15 and we were supposed to be out of here at 12.00 Jill nearly forgot - have a wonderful time OS - don't forget us and try and find an internet cafe occasionally - please Have a good weekend xxx Jude Diy

Stuff To Take To Mudgee Mortoonie fixings and shaker Tiarararara Berrocca Comb.........for head fuzz Shampoo & Conditioner.....for head fuzz (Leaves a reminder note to check list on return from wilderness) Trifley wanders off to hibernate for a while. Big ~~~~~~~and happy thoughts to everyone.....spesheleeee the Fluffy Duck who's havin' a birfdy. Don't lose ya marbles Ducky:) Hugz Trifley X

Sorry....but it had to be done....hee hee I was working in the study late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For a V.B from its slab began to rise And suddenly to my surprise It did the bash It did the Mudgee bash The Mudgee bash It was at Lew lews house He did the bash It caught on in a flash he did the bash It did the Mudgee bash From the city to the bush,and right along the coast To a little town in Mudgee,where Lew n'Terry's the host The Wattlers all came from their humble hills To get a jolt.... from lew lews pills We did the bash They did the Mudgee bash The Mudgee bash It was at Lew Lews house They did the bash It caught on in a flash They did the bash They did the Mudgee bash The scene was rockin',we were digging up dead when outa the ground rose great uncle ted. He looked at the Wattlers as he got to his feet Well il'e be damned.!!!...I'm at the Mudgee meet. He joined the bash He joined the Mudgee bash The Mudgee bash It was a graveyard bash He joined the bash He caught on in a flash He joined the bash He joined the Mudgee bash Now late in the evenin,with a few sore heads we all said goodbye, to great uncle Ted He opened the lid...... to his coffin of wood And said, 'Thanks for the Meet' and wonderful food. It was the bash It was the Mudgee bash The Mudgee bash It was a Geno smash It's now the bash It caught on in a flash It's now the bash The Wattler Mudgee bash......:>))) Tony Oz....:>)))

Hi folks, first and foremost happy birthday Fluffy duck. If we could see just one feather waft over the tyhread we'd all cheer so loudly we'd probly get banned from the threads!!! Thats how much we miss you. Great letter Tony. A really lovely reminder of the past. Happy travels girls and come back safely. Triff,just think, next month no horrible stuff.Hugz to you. Very glad to hear John has come through well. By now the physios will have had a go at him and he won't be feeling quite so chirpy but thankfully it soon passes We've had a couple of really good days. Himself is looking half way well and I've been doing F H . and finally worked out how to add more then ten children onto Legacy which I'm working on at home, Found a rellie who married at 12yrs and had fourteen children. Died fairly early. Can't understand why!!! We went to a small evening B-B-Q last night .got there 6pm back home by nine. Himself really enjoyed it and wasn't too worn out. He slept well though. Thanks to all who have sent in the funnies. Keeps him happy for a bit .We've had a good laugh. See you in a bit