General Chat

Allan~~~
On the laptop now!
Just checked mine is Windows Microsoft XP,this little lappy is diffferent.it's Wndows Microsft Vista home premium, a pain in the bum !!
I suppose I could get hubby to change it to spell check automatically but I only use it when he's gone to bed !!!
Sandie.

Evening Ethics....:>))

A'aaaaah...a great Christmas day.

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas...:>))

Seems to be lots of left overs in the fridge, and i dont think i could fit any more plum pud into the guts.
Have had 10 helpings since Chrissy day.....do like my hot plum pudding ( with brandy custard & cream ).... lol

Carolee. Yes...i only drink VB ( Victoria Bitter ).....its a state thingy...lol It would be very un-ethical to drink other brands and my father would disown me if he was alive...lol
Might have a Crown Lager every now and then, but only at a Posh party....;>))

Lots of left over Pork,Chicken, and Ham ( off the bone ) sangas, and tossed salad for lunch & tea over the last few days.

Started back at work this morning, but the streets were like a ghost town..( no traffic ) so a leisurely drive to work,and not one traffic jamb in site.
Police random breath ( alchahol and/or drugs ) testing everywhere around Melbourne suburbs, and this is normal for us at this time of the year. People tend to get a bit more merry during the festive season,and then try to drive home from the pubs ( Drunk )... and wipe some poor innocent family out.
We call them Idiots in this Country, and our large "Bill Boards" that line our Freeways and Highways depict the wording.... " Drink & Drive then you are a bloody idiot" written in very big words.

Warm days for the state of Victoria and Melbourne in general. A pleasant 29c today, and the next two days 25c and a warmy for New Years Eve 39c..........27c for 1st Jan 2011

Must go water my Vege garden,and pick a few cucumbers and cherry toms ( tomatoes ).

Av a good un.


Tony...:>))

Queensland not lookin' too good - the pics on the news tonight were of lots of water and only the roof tops were visible in places.

We have the same slogan Tony, " Drink & Drive then you are a bloody idiot" we have lots of advertisements on that theme on the TV as well.

Persey

The police do random morning breath tests here. Hubby and dau were stopped the other morning, neither failed, Dau has been teetotal since collapsing in Cardiff at a rugby international day 2 yrs ago , she was shopping for wedding bit's and pieces before the match, (she was a bridesmaid) , and didn;t eat lunch.
She only had one Bud !
Hubby had to go and fetch her 30 miles both ways
Best not to risk it !!!!
Sandie.x

Morning/Evening....:>))

Just popping in to wish all a very Happy New year,as we here downunder move into the last day of 2010.

May the New Year coming bring you all, good health, happiness, and prosperity.

A warm day predicted for us in the south east of the country ( 41c )....( Total Fire ban ) and we are off to eldest daughters for a swim and a BBQ,to see in the New Year celebrations.

Thanks for you freindship.

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed; we cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone forever. The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow with all its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and its poor performance; Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet to be born. This leaves only one day, Today. Any person can fight the battle of just one day. It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad, it is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Live but one day at a time.


See you all next year, and "Av a good un"...:>))


Cheers. Tony ..:>))

Hya Tony
Happy New Year to you & your family. its been a pleasure meeting you on here . have a great Barby x
speak to you in the new year Take care Barbra

Allan, Sandie . Perse & Carole. Colin.. happy New Year . Thankyou for being there ,here`s to 2011 .wont be on now for a couple of Days, Take Care see you next year , love to All Barbara xx

Barbra~~~
Sorry to have missed you..you must know I'm a night owl.!

Best wishes for 2011 hope you have a good one:)

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Fri 31st 00.52
$andie.x

Hi to all my Southern Hemisphere friends~~~

You are all great, have loved chatting with you all, hope to continue:)

Hope my timing is right, to wish you all a Happy Healthy and Prosperous
New Year:)

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Fri 31st 1.05 UK time.

Happy New Year Ethics thread.

Hope we have a not too ethical 2011 and make it a good one.

I hope all your tomorrows are bleedin' fantastic Tony - I know they won't all be but we have to make the most of them while we can.

Cheers to all Persey xx

Happy New Year to you all

It is going to be warm and windy here in Australind but not as hot as Perth, fortunately!

May the New Year bring each of you all you could hope for

Allan

Hello, Allan, Colin. Sandie. Tony.Carole, Perse , Good luck to you all for 2011 ,hope you are all well .Bye Barbra XX

Hi folks~~~to any one around,

I hate New Years day, --personal memories of lost relatives not cos of a hangover, !
and spent most of the day in bed..on my own.

Had a lovely New Yrs Eve with hubby tho:)

He knows my views ,and he did the food for the day.

Speak soon..don't feel chatty at the mo.

Sandie.xx

When I came on here today I noticed the entry had about going to Morecambe......

so

Bring me Sunshine, in your smile,
Bring me Laughter, all the while,
In this world where we live, there should be more happiness,
So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow,

Make me happy, through the years,
Never bring me, any tears,
Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love.

Bring me Sunshine, in your eyes,
Bring me rainbows, from the skies,
Life's too short to be spent having anything but fun,
We can be so content, if we gather little sunbeams,

Be light-hearted, all day long,
Keep me singing, happy songs,
Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love.

And then you jaunt off around the room like Eric and Ernie.
"I'll go and put on the Tea Urn."

Hello Sandie
Take care my friend come back on here when you are ready !! my eldest son was told no work for him in the new yr . he is so down . i live 200miles from him . he is on his own ,i just pray someone will give him a job . he is a good worker . & a lovely bloke . why is life so bldy hard . Take care folks love Barbra ~~~~~ perse Eric & Ernie were brilliant they have been on TV last couple of Days . showed Morecombe .xx

Hi all~~
Barbra~~
Sorry to hear about your son's 'non ' work position must make the lad feel down, hope something comes up for him soon.

My boy still has his seasonal job in As*a,from when he was in Uni, he was 2 hours late going in today, we heard his alarm going off about 9, I had it in my diary he was supposed to be in at 10, ...but they often change the rotas. They phoned at 10.30 to see if he was going in ! He went in at 12. Stubborn or what !
I expected him to come home with his P45 !!

He's still looking for a job in IT but......no luck yet:(

Sandie.x
Sunday 18.26

Arvo.

Happy New year....:>))

I'm so happy to be back at work....NOT....:>((

Well......at least there is no traffic on the roads around my area. Kids are on school holidays, so most are either down the beach, or up the country with their folks.
Bit like a ghost town in my suburb....:>))

Had a very quite New years eve up at eldest daughters. Was quite surprised to see the number of fireworks going off from numerous peoples back yards, as it was declared a day of total fire ban for Victoria/Melbourne ( 40c )....and saw a few fire trucks ( sirens blazing ) heading up and down the highways at various stages during the night. Also saw a few Chinese lanterns floating around..!!!
This is not a good idea ( Chinese Lanterns ) in a Country like Oz during mid summer, and i'm preety sure folk would understand why.
Place is a virtual tinder box this time of the year....and just one spark in the wrong place, and we will have a repeat of Black Saturday bushfires of two years ago, that wiped out an area larger than the U.K destroying many homes, people and wildlife.
I'm sure some people get there brains from out of a blahdy Weetbix box.

O'k...got that orf me chest...:>))

Wishing all a great 2011


Tony...:>))

Tony -

Oh you sound so like my cousin who lives in Bayswater, Melbourne - she is always saying they got their brains out of a blimmin' Weeties box. She goes to genealogy meetings and educates the others about NZ.

We have strawberry toms here Tony, this is the first year I have seen them they are like cherries but a little bit bigger and shaped like a strawberry. Do you have them there?

We grow a lot of blueberries and that keeps a lot of people employed - but now we are told that we possibly will be importing them from Chile so the growers are none too pleased.

Persey

G'day Perse.

Interesting your Cuz lives in Bayswater mate....:>))

We lived in Bayswater in the 70s & 80s ( 3 of my 4 girls born in Bayswater )
Bought my first brand new 12 square brick home in Bayswater, and thinking about it now i only paid $10,000 bucks for it....lol
Cant buy a new car for 10 grand these days.
I live about 15 min drive from Bayswater now.

Lived there during the Ash Wednesday fires 1983 ( Dandenong Ranges - Melbourne ) and would be lying if i said i wasn't frightened. Bayswater, as you might know is just below the Dandenong ranges,and during the ash wednesday fires we were in our swimming pool at the time with my children, with ash and cinders floating all around us.
One memory i could live without, and could see balls of fire, as big as a truck leap from tree to tree and across the mountain ranges at such a pace of speed. My children now in their mid 30s still remember that time, so when i hear of idiots lighting fires ect, ect on fire ban days....it brings my bloodpressure to boiling point mate.

Cant say i have seen Strawberry Toms here Perse.
We may have them, but cant be sure.
I grow Tom Thumbs and Sweet bites which are big as a marble.
Grow mostly all my own Vegies. Dont trust the chemicals that they add nowdays, to make things grow bigger and quicker.( cut throat market roulette ) Probably half the reason why we all get crook....lol


Tony...:>))

Hello Ethics .glad you got through the festive season x the floods are awfull in queensland . it says peak time due shortly for the flood waters .
we cant comprehend whats happening . only hope & pray people are safe & get help,&, .the floods subside asap, saw the fireworks in Sidney on the tv sm world when you think . peeps can see good things & tragic , just switch TV on or radio there you are . just a little story there was a large Rabbit on our garden yesterday & our two westies saw it . omg they ran over the back lawn & tried to catch it . it went into next garden & sat looking at the dogs through the fence . but they couldnt do anything it was really funny bunny on one side & enemy on the other . it just hopped off . have plenty in the feilds near us but very rare in the garden Take care, To All xx hope youre ok Sandie x