General Chat

With the stories from Merle and Tony I think I will turn Vegie..lol I always prefer vergetables to meat but havent stopped eating the stuff.. I just love baked veges and vege in any form..I would prefer a vege stir fry to anything else.. Had my favourite bottle of vino tonight.. sparkling shiraz.. just lovely.. Hope everyone is enjoying the evening.. Love Mary xxx

lol..Merle. I cant believe i can remember that far back, but somethings stick in ya mind...( and ya face )....lol I think the most amazing part of it all is that Barbs dad was a slaughterman at Burnley in the 50s. Probably the mad bugger who throught the sheep guts at me. When he was alive, we did talk about it, but he told me he used to throw stuff at all the kids if they got bit nosy..A great bloke he was too. ( God bless him ) Tony Oz..:>))

Ah Tony thats gorgeous. Havent laughed so much for ages.That used to happen on the farm too. Everyone knew I wouldnt touch the offal till next day. Couldnt handle it warm so if I was ever silly enough to go near the shed at killing time I was the one those things happened to. When we moved to Albany Derek got a job at the meatworks as a boner and he always regaled us with similar stories when he got home. Dear old Pop Sandells wouldn't allopw the women near the yards at tailing time but I always seemed to cop at least one tail or other parts in the face.Himself was the culprit of course

quick hi all, been watching cricket, lounging etc. just had a quick look with poss.'s puter. hope everyone is well. catch ya love Yvette

Arvo peeps. Nice sunny day in Melbin. A bit chilly this morning, but has turned out a nice day. I'm a meat eater, and must eat meat at least 5 days out of a 7 day week. Pork, Lamb, Beef, Steak, Mince or whatever. My favourite is crumbed cutlets, but can be damn expensive little blighters, and better off buying a T-Bone by the time you buy 6 Cutlets. Merle. Was thinking about what you said. ex Farmers wife. At 12 years old i worked and lived on a farm in Wonthaggi, as a legacy kid.( The Smiths farm ) They were the nicest people i had ever met. I was a city kid, and they taught me a lot about farming and general upkeep of running a farm. It was a real experiance to see where milk, cream and eggs came from, and not just off the Grocers shelf..( hence my love for the bush and Country area's ) When i was a wee lad in Richmond ( Melbin ) about 10 years old, ( 50s )we used to go to the Burnley slaughter yards to earn a bit of pocket money by herding the pigs and sheep in to be slaughtered. I used to watch the slaughter men do there job. Mostly Italians and Greeks back then in Melbin. Before skining and cutting up the Sheep or Pigs they used to dip there arms up to the elbows in a barrel of animal blood first, before touching the animal. I was always facinated by the way they cut through the meat with precision, and used to stay and watch ( peeking my head around the shed doors ) One day i got the gumption to wander inside the slaughter shed, while they were working. They saw me watching, and smiled at me.I turned my back on them for a minute to look at something, ( cant remember what ) i turned back around to face them and the next thing i felt was the whole insides of a gutted sheep flying across the shed and hitting me fair smack in the face, knocking me over off my feet. Warm sheep guts, intestines, and blood streaming down me from head to toe. As i picked myself up off the shed floor, the Italians/Greeks/Ozzies were laughing their heads off at me. I ran out side the shed door smelling terrible, and had to walk about 2 mile home with hundred of blowies following me.......lol It was the last time i ventured into the actual slaughter area, and from then on just herded the animals into the slaughter pens. I learnt something that day.............never turn ya back on ya enemy, even if he's smiling at you.........lol Tony Oz..:>))

Afternoon wattlers, Sounds like you had fun last night Mary and Tony and cat of course. Hope those that were away over the weekend had a great time and that the ice queen had a wonderful time(sure she did). have been painting ect ect over the weekend and is very tired now. Merle hope your not melting in that heat over there. Well the mixed doubles are on soon so might go and veg in the chair for a while so see you later one and all. cheers luv Sandra in the Gong

As an Ex Farmers wife, don't muck about just show 'em the axe. Sir Tonz ,you are one of a special breed. My dad too. We were 20 months ,41/2, 7& 9.and the police dept didn't know what to do with him. He wasn't elegible for a house caus he didn't have a wife and for obvious reasons couldn't go into the single mens quarters either and as Dad refused to put us in a home they sent him to Port Hedland thinking that would bring him to his senses. It didn't I'm pleased to say. He actually was the first father to be granted custody of the children over the mother in W.A. He made beeewtiful bread and no machines in them days.I can still remember hearing the thump thump as he did the last raising about 4am so the bread would be ready for breakfast.A very comforting sound. Welcome home oh Ice queen.What a story you'll have to tell. Its pretty hot here but the breeze is just coming in so probably wont make our top temp. Himself not well again today The good days are slowly being taken over by the bad ones.Even admitted he was bored, an admission indeed.Can't find anything to interest him.

Hi Suzy Q Thanks for letting me know about the razor,, He needs one anyway and his birthday is next week so he can have it for that..lol He has been meaning to get one for ages but never got round to it..Will check with the hospital if he can take it in.. Try calling out to the chooks CHICKEN CHOP SUEY and they might pull their socks up...LOL or some HRT might help them,, Well better feed the monster so back later Love Mary xxx

My lamb chops come from the butchers, too! I couldn't possibly eat one of those fluffy little darlings! A deluded Trifley wanders off to look for some non-animal food for lunch. TX

Good morning from sunny Queensland, Well a little bit sunny, little bit over cast, hot but not quite as humid, yet!!!! Mary, Is John allowed to take an electric razor into hospital. When Neville was in they didn't allow it because some of them interferred with the medical equipment. He had to use a hospital one. I don't think the chickens will get over the menopause, I keep shouting chicken soup and I did get 2 eggs this morning instead of the usual 1. We have decided to just let them live out their lives in comfort, because they have been good to us. But the duckling was loverly. Cooked it in the webber, melted in your mouth. Now what is this about chops coming from lambs? I get mine from the butcher!!!!!!!!! Thats my story and I am stickin to it. Don't think I could be a vegetarian. I just tell myself that sheep, cows pigs and chickens would be extinct if we didn't eat them. Sorry that I didn't do any good in the Lotto, just keep trying, one day we will get there and if not we can have fun dreaming. Neville says thank you for his birthday wishes and yes he had a lovely lazy day with lots of good grub and a nice drop of wine. Hope everyon has a great day, not too hot. Welcome home Lew. I will look in later Love SuzyQ

Morning all.. Lovely day here today.. Been to church and bought Cappuccino on the way home and will go out this afternoon to get a few things needed for the unit.. OH needs a electric razor for hospital so will have to get that to. Merle Did the Fremantle Doctor blow in your place yesterday.. Perth's usual windy afternoon.. glad we don't get it.. It was windy here to but not a hot wind which is good,,hope you don't melt away in the heat.. Had a very entertaining evening with Tony and the Cat and JA yesterday, and did me the world of good..You are a great mob.. Queenie Wander how long it will take the Ice Printhess to thaw out,,wander if she dumped the gumboots and filled her bags with nice goodies..cant wait to hear what she bought.. Shazz and Printhes Lolly Hope you all had a lovely weekend,, SuzyQ Hope Neville had a nice birthday and you enjoyed the duck,,are my chooks over the menopause yet... JA Hope you are having a nice relaxing weekend ~~~~~to Anna and Gwenda and Vonny ~~~~~~ Vonny,, There is a programme called ImageRecall 3 which retrieves lost photos from your hard drive and memory card etc. my brother thought he had lost all his pickles but managed to get them back with this programme,, which you have to buy,, sorry its not free,, Google also 'recover lost files' and a few sites come up,, Coffee Calling. Love Mary xxx

Morning all just a very quick hello to say they have forecast 40 for us today and already feels like it. Had to have one for the summer. the wind has blown us off the map forthe last two days so hope thats all finished for a bit. Think I've got it all in the house Guess I'll have to do some h*****w this coming week Shudder.Off to church now. Been a bit slack over the hols. catch you all later.

Yaaayyyy<<<clap>>> congrats to who ever....Mary or Tony who got the 20,000. My....aren't we a talkative bunch? I think we are one of the oldest and biggest threads on this site. Trust us Ozzies!!! Mornin' everyone. It's another humid day here on the GC. If this keeps up I might have to put our egg-nishioners on too, Anna. Did you see that Peter Beattie has decided not to have the refferendum on using treated water? Smartest move he's made in a long time. It'll save a fortune and he was going to use it anyway. The Ice Printheth arrives home this arvo.....she'll melt in this warm weather poor thing. Drive safely to all those heading out on the roads. Big happy hugz Trifley X

Well - it's very 'Sunday Morning' - everyone reading the paper?? I am furiously scanning photos - got some from my cousin - the same ones I borrowed last year and lost when the computer crashed - they were backed up but the back up is corrupted. Chris was talking about taking it to an expert to see if the data can be retrieved but in the meantime I've re-borrowed the photos and will save them to disc myself! Then it will be cricket and tennis. Nice day mapped out! Are you home Ice Printheth???? No frost bite on your extremities I trust?? Bleeding humid here again today and 32 degrees predicted. Time to switch on the air conditioner! Enjoy your Sunday XX Anna

Good morning, wakey, wake, rise'n'shine 5 degrees in the ACT this morning - bloomin freezin - what a change Congrats on the number - whoever got it - ppppppppppp Congrats to Victoria - they won the Claxton Shield in baseball last night in Perth - not that anyone would know - doesn't rate with stupid cricket and stupid tennis hogging all the sport pages Have a great day, catch up this arvo Gwenda

See told you you were special mate ((())) - not many of you around~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking forward to meeting you both in Mudgee Still trying to get sister in UKk so will catch you tomorow JA

Thanks for the Compliment JA. We just a normal family like most Ozzies mate,but we are both very self motivated. Barb's lived to long on her own to depend on any man, and after my first wife died and left me with 4 girls i taught myself veeeeeery quickly to Cook, Sew ,Knit, Clean, Vacumm,Use a washing machine, Make school lunches, Wipe snotty nosed kids, Buy sanitary pads, ect,ect,ect and still run my own business. Probably make some bloke a good wife.....LOL Tony Oz...:>))

Ho Tony, sounds like you had a great Australia Day - lucky family yours to have you and Barb. You both should be bottled - or tinned if that is a better compliment for VB lover and competiton winner extraordinaire (()) Mary, thinking of you and John for when he goes in off to call my sister in UK may be back later JA

Bye Julie. Have a great day Mate. Thanks for the fun x Hi... JA Tony Oz..:>))

I think I will have to call it a day to and wish you all a good night.. Thanks Tony and Cat for a lovely bit of frivolity,, much enjoyed,, Off to inspect the backs of my eyelids so see ya all ta murra.. Love Mary xxxxx dreaming of a English pub and a ploughmans lunch...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzburpzzzzzzzzzzz