General Chat

morning All, Great morning 9.10am, went for the usual constitution at 6.30am, it was lovely ,sun trying to pop out from the cloud, lots of bike riders around plus walkers, down at the rock pool lots of swimmers. Had breaky, cleaned the bunny out made the bed, thats for a start. I forgot to mention yesteray wlecome to Dreekiebroom( what sort of name is that )lol. Thanks for those who sent me piccies, hope there's more, will send out what few I took, I am not very good with a camera. Gwenda I think Shazz is away until at least the weekend. Good luck at the doctors Merle........ Jood don't worry you were not the only one who got lost in Mudgee...we got lost on the way to Lew's lol see you all later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to all cheers luv sandra in the Gong

Morning All, I've been good and done my walking and torture this morning...much too hot to do it later. Its tried to rain through the night but only managed to make for a very humid sunny day. Ive managed to load all my pics onto the puta but need to downsize them before sending or according to OH you will be there downloading till easter...lol He has shown me what to do and I will try later but dont expect too much I'm techno challenged. Yes please Tony would love a copy of the movie,,will pm my addy or I can pick it up if you want. SuzyQ I must have the wrong email for you cause the cake pic bounced back, can you send me the right one if you would like the pics. Phone ringing back later Flakey

Morning Wattlers Been for my walk, got washing out on line and done beds :-) Thanks for all the pics, loved the ones with Wattie in Switzerland, if Terry ever bumps into a McFarlane skiing it could be Davids uncle they go over quite often. Merle hope you go well at doc today. I was awake this morning at 4.30 just listening to the wind blowing in the bedroom window through the venetians, wasnt going to shut the window though as it was a lovely cool breeze. Cat I tried to swap my hot temps with Dreekie too but it hasnt worked yet, they have dropped a bit here but still about 27, we might get rain this afternoon if we are lucky haa haa. 2 DAYS TO GO !!!!!!!! Cheers Sue

Morning all I collected our winnings from Lotto - $25 plus some silver. Should I buy again for next weekend? I have pickles from Mudgee weekend - let me know if you would like them - don't want to stuff up everyone's download allowance. I won't duplicate what has already been sent. Had a phone call from the Tenterfield cemetery this morning - it was our dear Queen picking her way through the old catholic section looking for my ancerstor's headstones - and she found them! Bless her little cotton socks! And bless the royal consort for taking her there. She has taken pickles and will email them to me tonight. She is due home later today. Also had an email from the Ducks - she was busy cooking up a sumptuous feast for dinner last night. Quiet day today - I'm home alone so might try to get some FH done - after I've finished tidying up. Things don't seem to get done while I'm away - and we had a visitor last night. Tony - I'd love a copy of the Mudgee goings on - will email you. Have a good day everyone Love Anna

Morning Girls, (No lads around) .................! Hello Anna Got some of your heat today Sue, a heady 11c !!! Hi Sandra in the Gong, What sort of name is that????????? My hanlde comes from my sister when we were kids for some reason she called me dreekie. The Broon comes from a comic strip in the Scottish 'Sunday Post' I think there is about eleven of them, (Like some of my ancestrel familie's, sex mad)lol A very dysfunctional Scottish family. Well I'm heading for bed early, had a molar pulled this afternoon, fell asleep a few times this evening, Weird dreams and very vivid, must be the cocaine!!!!!!!!!........ my give it another 1/2 hour on the boards. The Dreekster

Morning all.. I am a NOT HAPPY JAN today.. Puta said would I like it to do some compacting of my Outlook Express and I very nicely said yes so it went and did a very naughty thing..It lost me all my inbox right back to november last year..have had to email son to tell me how to get my messages back,, tried a systems restore but it said no as you got nothing to restore..Good job I had downloaded my pickles to my pictures.. Must away and make a coffee to get myself back in to a good mood again.. Back Later Love Mary xxxxx

Good morning all, Firstly I would like to thank all for such a wonderful few days in Mudgee. Lew your a star !! Not staying - heaps to do . . . ! Mail doing massive download . . and I have lots of catching up to do. GUESS WHAT ????? TLR is at the doctors . . . . . YEAH !!!!!! Washing machine yelling to let me know another load is finished so will drop in later on in the day . . . after the pantry has had a top up. luv Laurie

Morning Anna Yes please for the pics, cant get enough of them haa haa. Mary I do sympathise with you, the wonders of modern technology, tell you to do something and makes it sound as if you have to then it all s****s up, hope your son can fix it. At least you didnt loose the Mudgee pics :-) Dreekie, hope the mouth is better soon, I dont have that prob with toothaches any more, I got them all pulled out. well the rest that I had, only got to wait another3 weeks to get my faulse ones :-) Tony, a little birdie told me you was drinking a beer that was NOT VB at Mudgee ????????? It wasnt a Boags was it :-))))))))) I think it was, at least you picked a top class beer for the ocassion :-) 2 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!! Cheers Sue

Morning All, Thanks for all the pickles, there are still one or two that I cannot place especially among the OH's. I think that some may have bounced back because my mail box was full with all the large photos. I will empty it and then you can try again Hope every thing goes well for you today merle. And yes thanks I am doing much better, mostly because of all the good advice that I have received from all my Wattler friends. I came to the realisation the other day that I am actually afraid of my father. It goes way back. He never actually smacked us but he has a very cruel way with words. I can remember one occasion especially, when I was about 15 and I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. During his tirades, he brings back every thing that you have ever done wrong, and his face takes on the most awful devilish appearance. And they say words can never hurt you. Don't believe it. I think that I will be able to over come my fears now. Thanks heaps to those who have helped me. I am waiting for a real estate agent to arrive, just hoping that she is better than the last lot. It has taken them a week to get back to us. Guess who we won't be using. Wattie is really well travelled now. Does he really have a passport and if so does it have any stamps in it? Lew, love the bling. Yes Yvette I sent it to all the wattlers. Well, looks like she has arrived, I will look back later Luv SuzyQ

Hello Laurie. Sue, I'm chewing on stumps.lol think I'll head same way as you. 10 minutes to pull the thing, jaw's all swollen. Molar was the size of 'Ayres Rock'. (Typical male, poor me etc. not in this house) No *loody sypathy all women, wife, daughter even the dog!!! Can't even have a tinnie tonight. catch yuze later Dreekie

Hya SuzyQ, Hope all was well with Est. agent. Do you want recipe for Aroma oil for legs etc? Off to bed, see yuze tonight!! Dreekie

Arvo.....:>))) Nuther warm day in darn tarn Melbum. Lunch time here, so better knock up a few sanga's for Bar-code and me. Calling it quits for the day, as we have the Optus bloke coming out to take a look at the Tele and new wizz bang digi box they installed last week. Rang them yesterday and told them that I'm not happy with the way they installed it, as i cant tape the tele from the DVD unit. We have the Dolby surround sound theatre system, and they have mucked the bloody thing up installing from the old Optus/Foxtel box to the new wizz bang Digital. They dont mind taking ya money, and jump up and down if you dont pay on time. So they can come and fix it, and put it back the way it was. Sue ( tassie ) . They dont sell many V.B tablets in N.S.W ( disgusting )...hee hee Only a few tins in the Pub fridge that i grabbed, so bought a Boags at Deebs kitchen, after i was corrected by a few Wattlers who heard me ask for Cascade......Sorry i forgot myself....it was wrong of me....and i hope i am forgiven for ordering darn sarf Tassie beer. I have a pickle to prove i did drink Boags in your honor. Cheers mate....lol Have about 10 orders for the Mudgee meet DVD, so bare with me, and i will send peeps a copy shortly. Hope everyones having a great day or night. Dreekie. Sympathy coming your way mate ( molar out ) Gotta look after us blokes, as they tend to forget us sometimes. I will pour a glass of whisky for you later, and drink it so you wont feel the pain after the anasthectic wears off. Sorry...buts that the best i can offer from down under....lol Best wishes to all the sickies. Av a good un. Tony Oz......:>)))

Hi everybody, Won’t stay on long today as I can hear rolling thunder and Yarrawonga Radar is showing big storm heading our way, hope it brings rain, are you wet yet Lara?? I’ll be dancin’ nekked if it does give us a decent downpour !! (not saying where though lol) Sympathies Deekie, molars can be monstrous! ~~~~~~~~~~~ to all, Hz

You are soooo caring Tony, offering to have a whiskey to take the pain away from Dreekies missing molar!!! .. lol What is wrong with Ray, Laurie? I thought he seemed quiet over the weekend. .. Has he got an aching molar too :) Hooray, at last I am home for the rest of the week, and truly, I don't know where to start first. .. Have soooo many options. .. One is a Nanna nap, and that's looking good. Mary my commiserations. My techy once clicked on 'compact' - I could have killed him, he stopped it, and that made things worse. A system restore would not have helped, the emails are probably still there, compacted - somewhere - but you would need step by step instructions I think. I could give you the addresses of some good techy forums who may be able to help you. (pm me) Love to all (Gwenda - I was there early this morning, but didn't get around to waffling) Jood

Well the Optus bloke has been and gone. Took him all but 5 min to correct the problem. The first blokes that installed the Digital box, set it through the VCR and not the DVD console ( dills ) Anyway....I'm happy....Barbs happy ( now she can tape her Tennis ) and everyones happy. Now lets see...what else can i whinge about.....O'h yes....isn't it about time that Optus sorted out there mobile phone coverage while ya in the bush.....:>))))) After all....this is Australia, and we av Bush here.....Heaps of it..........Lotsa those Gum trees....and Hillsides...and Mountain ranges.....Koala's and Roo's......and Croc's.....lol .........Get it right Optus. Joodles. Its the least i could do. Dreekie will understand perfectly. Its the thought that counts.....:>)))) Tony Oz....:>))) *The Whinger* Gwenda. Have emailed you ( re the cd's )

Arvo Wattlers We are home safe and sound. So glad everyone else has arrived home safely as well. Many thanks to our lovely HRH Lew for opening up her beautiful royal residence for the festivities. As you have heard a very picturesque setting, the view is spectacular and the stars/milky way were so bright from the first class spot of laying on the grass (sorry you just had to be there!) It was suggested the the princeth and her royal consort Terry might consider building a wattler retirement village on one of the corners of the property - ever seen an ice princeth blanch - she lived up to her title - hehehehe. The weekend ran like clockwork, thanks also for all the organising Lew and the scrumdiddlyumptious repast. A big thanks to the other wonderful wattlers who made for a marvellous weekend. Don't know about the video of the event though - been racking the brain to see if I could 'remember' misbehaving. I don't think I have laughed so much since the last wattle meet. I was granted a royal audience and got to curtesy to our queen Trifley and the Royal consort Graham. You are such a great bunch of peeps. Thanks also to our 'neighbours' Laurie and TLR, Fluffy and Anna,Sandra, Lyn, Shazz, Lara and O.H's. We left Mudgee shortly after Tony and Barb as we passed them on the road out of town ( I waved as Ken drove past) did ya see us? lol. We took a short detour to Sofala (quaint) - although the cottage wouldn't have looked out of place!. Passed Tony and Barb in the next town, saw you busy with the camera. Reached Canberra at 12.30pm and found us an eatery for lunch (mind you I didn't have any meat,or chicken and made sure I washed all traces of food away!). I navigated Ken into Canberra (thankfully Vonny and John had lent us a street directory) but we still managed to get lost - the inevitable road works/detour did us in.(nothing new for us in Canberra we always get lost.) Found ourselves near the Captain Cook fountain, after a few frantic minutes of searching we took off again towards Capitol hill and I spotted a route 2 sign and we were back on track. Arrived at the zoo with 20 mins to spare (panic over!). We signed the release forms saying we realised we could be chased,caught,tormented,slashed and nibbled on by the cheetahs -lol, and made our way to the meeting point. We spent 10 mins just observing the cheetahs before meeting them 'face to face'. It was a bit disconcerting to see the male Roby just pacing up and down the perimeter fence. The keeper arrived and gave us our instructions and we entered the cheetahs domain. Being very co-operative they were at the fur -therest point from the exit gate! We were just so mesmerised at the time, it was only after the 15 mins were over, that you realise on the walk out how far you had to go if the keeper said run. What totally beautiful cats, just like a bigger version (much bigger) of Cleo, smoochy and they melt as you rub their heads. Mind you after having my hand licked by them I can see why bones are left clean ! The male Roby was very unsociable, he continued his pacing, but we totally fell in love with the two girls. I do prefer Cleo to sit on my knee though she only weighs 4 kg - a bit easier to manage. Have no idea as to whether the photos are any good, the keeper took 21 photos and used up all my film (BTW still haven't found the digital camera charger). Vonny our thanks to you and John again for your hospitality, especially as you are on countdown to the big trip. The four of us just talked and talked - as you do when you are a wattler - isn't that one of the criteria? We met Vonnys lovely daughter and grandchildren, and daughter in law, and we got to see 'the boat' in all its glory. Vonny and I left the two OH's happily chatting about guy/boat stuff for an hour or so before dinner. A great finish to a fabulous weekend. Had a very hot trip back home, but I did talk Ken into detouring to Alexandra to water the garden. Plumber still hasn't finished so 'not happy!'. Looks like a shower with a watering can, and bucketing the loo next weekend. His phone is 'out of range/switched off' he better hope it stays that way. Grrrrrrrr. It was lovely to be greeted by our lovely Cleo, Ken put on his t-shirt he had worn to meet the cheetahs but she didn't re-act in any way - so his little experiment backfired. She was soooo glad to have us home, and she is a lot easier to smooch! Jude -Flakey made a dressing with the 'good olive oil' from Mudgee last night - works a treat - yummy! Thank you Tony again for the C.D's mind you a few secrets got let out on the weekend and I don't think I'm going to be 'allowed to play' on the computer as much as I have been - drat it! So it could be a while before they are put to use - pmsl. Well must away and do some work - 'or we won't get home tonight'! lol ~~~~ hello to everyone who did and didn't go to MM xxx jude

Apparently its raining in Albury - wonder if Hz is running around her backyard nekked! lol Tony you must get great service from Optus we are with foxtel and had to install our own digi box, came with the instructions 'ring us if you get into difficulties'. Afraid Telstra aren't any better with their phone coverage either. Whats Barb using for her competitions with her phone being awol? Have you hidden your phone yet - pmsl. Could we have a video of the MM too please - just to refresh the memory and have another momento. Do you want us to collect it? How much is going on the cutting room floor -lol. Well I'm outta here, catch tomorrow xxx jude diy

Nice to see peeps arriving home safely. Judeyv. What a great thrill for you to have been able to pat the Cheetahs. Can feel a cuppla songs coming up.....:>))) by the Sneekers. The Car-knee-fool is over. Say goodbye our own true Mudgee As we sing a leaving song How it breaks our heart to leave you Now the Wattlers av come n'gone....:>(((( High above the dawn is waiting And my tears are falling rain For the Mudgee meet is over Let us all meet up again Like a drum my heart was beating And your kiss was Mudgee mead But the joys of love are fleeting for V.B i am in need. Now the Melbin lights are calling This wont be our last goodbye Though the Mudgee meet is over I will lurv you till I die.....:>))) ***************************** Dedicated to my navigator....Bar-Code Barb...lol There' a new meet somewhere. There's a new meet somewhere Darn here The Promised Land And we'll be there some day Darn er'e in under land I still need you there beside me No matter what I do For I know I'll have another meet with you There is always someone that brightens up yer day And you'll be our someone For ever and a day We could search the whole world over Until our lives are through But I know we'll have another meet with you It's a long, long journey So stay by my side But next time we go to Mudgee I think that we might fly If they gave me a fortune My pleasure would be small We could all meet up in London and we would av a ball But if you should lose the map dear I don't know what I'd do For I know I'll never find another you But if you should lose the map dear I don't know what I'd do For I know I'll never find another yooooooou....:>))))) Tony Oz...:>)))) *Earl of Nossex*

Morning Peeps :-))))))))))))))))))) Thanks for sympathy, it worked or was it Tony's WHISKEY!! No pain at all, Strange?? Catch yuze later, got to take wife to work and daughter to collage. Tony will print out song's and practice them when I'm sitting in traffic.!!:->> Dreekie:-))

Dreeks I'm definitely interested in your cure for restless legs.. Have to continue on with physio for another six weeks before he'll authorise a scan. What in hell is the point..Once you turn 70 noone wants to know.The buttery hospital had lost the xrays in less than a month????