General Chat

Afternoon all A message from Jill via the Duck. Jill's puta has crashed and she will be missing in action for a few days. Butter, butter, butter. Catch you all later X Anna

Gwenda, Im no expert, but why dont you set up both laptops side by side and compare the network settings (Adsl or cable or dialup whatever you have). Vinny - check where you go in Sth Oz, upwards, coz the Flinders Ranges has had heavy rain, and the Todd River has water at Alice Springs. Probably you could look up the condition of the roads in each state before you travel. Am back from my trip, but will tell you about it later tonight when Im on dial up - coz I really need to have a 15 minute nanny nap. Love Jood

Afternoon All, I am happy to say the roo was removed late yesterday afternoon. I wa thankful for that, because it was very hot last night and I don't think we would have survived if we had had to closed the windows. Today started out very hot, but we had a bit of a cloud burst at lunch time and its cooled down a bit now. Mary, my glasses keep slipping and I have to put my head on one side, reminds me of Eric Morecombe or Morecambe and Wise. I only got them in October, would have thought they would last longer than that. I am hoping to get them fixed quickly. Jood, sending you mail. Wilson, isn't it possible to get that lap banding reversed when you have lost weight? Where is Tony? While the cats away. Maybe he is getting stuck into doing the odd perm or two. Would be odd. Nice chatting Tassie. Well we have a visitor so I must go Bye for now SuzyQ

Afternoon Wattlers, Yes yvonne, Kangaroo Isl is expensive to get to. We took the car,van and 2 peeps and i think it cost us about the $500 mark. We loved it though and stayed for a week, would love to go back but the price is prohibitive. We met a lovely lady there who lives right on the beach edge, in the most cute little house, the penguins nest under her verander and they make a lot of noise. I can't understand weight loss surgery, it is sooo dangerous. I have a friend who had the old gastric stapling and she just can't eat at all. Yes she is thin, but can't/won't go out for a meal as she is embarrassed by the small amount she can eat, not even a entre size meal will fit in. she can't eat and drink at the same time or she vomits. Very sad, she wasn't even all that fat to begin with. There isn't anything that would convince me to have elective surgery, there are so many risks involved, and so many things that can go wrong. Ok, off the soap box. Hope i havn't offended anyone :-)). I guess i just see too much of the down sides with my work. It is a perfect day here, and oh has nearly finished digging up the back yard. Next rain had better go into the tank or i think he will give up, and i will have a big garden ornament (rain water tank). When the house was built the pipes were laid to drain not push water up into a tank, but hopfully it is right now. Have a great day all, Take Care Wilson

Vonny Did they think you wanted to buy Kangaroo Island instead of just visit it..At that price I will give it a bypass also,,Plenty of other lovely places to visit..Barossa and the river lands..Wilpena Pound,,to name a couple,, Sandra Thanks for the new email addy.. All sorted out now,, Lara How are you , I hope things are settling down and you are feeling a little better,, Queen GLad you are relaxed and did you do any retail therapy over the weekend SuzyQ Hope that roo is gone..and the air is fresher.. Lynn Come and join us more often,, Patricia Where are you also,, Tony Our poor Tennis Widow,,,lol I better go and get lunch before Tony throws something at me.. Love Mary xxx

Morning all, although it seems to have gotten away on me! Tassie - he has driven his (borrowed) car and is camping. Apparently he has a booklet telling him all the free camping sites!!! Sandra - could you please send your new email to me also? I thought I entered it but don't have it on my list. Well, Kangaroo Island is out of our itinary because of cost - almost $500 in the ferry for 4 people +car. I am now researching things to do around Victor Harbour instead :) FH will take back seat till the second half of the year for me! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Morning all wattlers, I think I was getting PC withdrawals, it has been playing up and we even had to disable the security and restart it, I wasent the one to deal with it so first time on here. Mary you must have missed my msg about my new email, I will send it to you again, I can now have as much downloads as I like as we are on unlimited now, so send what you like lol. Glad you enjoyed your night in the hotel. Jood sounds like your having fun away. Gwenda the only way to do ironing is watch something on the box, dvd or tv makes it go quicker dosent it. Lara, Diy hope you are feeling better. Lara my DIL is going into hospital early Feb to have a lap banding well something like it(more modern procedure) I did'ent think she needed it myself but there you go, will let you know outcome. am going for a hearing test today, see what that outcome will be. (((((((((( to all the sick people get well soon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to all wattles have a great day Cheers luv Sandra in the Gong

Morning Wattlers Well looks like a few of us are going to be getting into FH today. Now that my house is back to normal, and the girls are going to watch a couple of dvd's, I have sat myself at puta and are going to get into doing my tree, so I will be about for most the day. Vonny sounds like your son will have a good time to enjoy our lovely state, it is good he is on the East Coast, a lot of the visitors they normally get have seemed to be staying away after the fires, as visitor numbers are down, Although there are places that have been affected badly with the fires, there is still a lot of beautiful places not affected by the fires. What type of holiday is he doing? As in a fly drive, backpacking, riding a bike around? ~~~~ to all ~~~~ Cheers Sue

Good morning Wattlers, Couldn't get net to work on lappy yesterday which explains my absence and have had to hook up the old lappy - don't ask me to explain why it works on one and not the other as I have no idea and son is no help Anyway thought I would spend a couple of hours doing FH - first time in yonks and guess what - I spent the whole day instead - lol Today I'm going to get stuck into some more ironing - have on video Scarlett - anyone remember that - was on telly a million years ago - the follow up to Gone With The Wind - have never had a chance to watch it so today is the day and I will iron at the same time - when it finishes so does the ironing for the day - think it runs about 4 hours but will zap the ads so a bit less. Won't be as good as GWTW cos Clark Gable isn't playing Rhett. Jood & Wilson - glad you had a good lunch and enjoy your morning tea next week. Lara - I now realise why detox wasn't so hard for me - I didn't have to give up coffee - never took it up to start with. Hope you're feeling better and I'm looking forward to seeing the new look Lara at Mudgee Mary - glad you have discovered the wonder of water - the most refreshing drink you can have Have a great day everyone (((((hugs))))) and ~~~~~~~~~~ to all Gwenda

Morning all.. another warm day I surmise..Havent looked outside yet..lol Jood Have a lovely day, Eddington cemetary is the one I went to for Lara.. it is on the road to Dunolly but you have to turn down a side road to find the entrance, It is on your left as you drive along and a little off the road. Try a savoury sausage roll at the bakery and a chocy eclair. OOOOhhhh the calories,,,,but the cream is yummy.. Must away to get OH some brekky ,,back later Love Mary xxx

Morning all, sun is out, birds are chirping, hammers are banging (carpenters doing some building) - I expect everyone will be up in this household soon!!! I typed out a reply to Lyn A (NZ) and Patricia (Qld) last night, and then lost it. .. Dial up is sooo slow, I gave up and went to bed... Well its official, we are off to Maldon & Dunolly today coz I stamped my foot and said I wanted to go .. lol .. Should be a nice day. .. I'm going to call into Dunolly's bakehouse - Cheri wants to check out a cemetery at Eddington - and no doubt some antique shops in Maldon. .. I'm looking forward to seeing some of these town, and you never know, we might just find a gold nugget in the middle of the road - NO?? - oh well, Wilson & I are going to have another non-stop conversation at morning or afternoon tea one day next week!!! Had a nice swim, or rather, dunk in the pool yesterday, - dear little girls kept bombing me - but it was fun! .. The nights get very cool here (or is it just me) - even tho the days are warming up again. .. I took a jumper and jerkin to Perth and didn't use them, should have bought them here instead. Have a great day all. Love Jood

Evening Wattlers, Just dropping in before I head to bed. The Queen has informed me she is totally relaxed, and havine a wonderful time. Lovely to see your able to get back online SuzyQ . . . hope the roo is gone real soon . . . yukky Sounds Like Joodles & Wilson kept the Wattler tradition going . . . good on you girls. Thoughts with those not feeling up to par . . . poor DIY . . . get well quickly. Have had fun on Ancestry tonight solveing some of my mysteries - time has just flown by. Off to bed - catch you tomorrow night as I will be working at the Archives tomorrow after I put TLR on the plane. Nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie

Ah Jood Wish I was coming with you tomorrow..Would love a holiday back in Dunolly.. Our week there last Nov was so short and only had time to find 1 nuggett. My big one is out there somewhere waiting for me..enjoy your day.. Its not that far to Dunolly about 45 minutes in the car.. You can then go down to Maryborough and then to Malden and then back to Bendy..I would take you through the forrests which are so beautiful but you would get lost on your own.. Hi Cat.. Have a nice day.. Patricia Where are you now .. I am sorry I have either forgotten or never known.. I do suffer from CRAFT you see..lol Well I am off to bed so see ya in the morning.. Love Mary xxx Fanny Have a good day at work tomorrow..xxx

Hi Lyn You snuck in while I wasent looking.. You should come and visit more often,,We love to see you.. Nite Nite all Love Mary xxxx

Hi Jood, I see where you are going to Australia,s First Notable Town, (historically that is) Maldon, I lived there for 20yrs, sons were born there, husband was born in Castlemaine. We will be there ourselves in a couple of weeks catching up with old friends & family in Bendigo. Enjoy your trip. Hello to all Wattlers. Pat.

Evening all~~~~~ So this is where you have been hiding all evening!!! No wonder it is quiet over the way! LOL

Hey Jude I used to have a cleaner once when I was working. I gave her up because It used to exhaust me gettting the house cleaned up before the cleaner came! As you say - women make it hard on themselves! :>))

Ooooh Vonny,you have the ebay bug, like I once had, bought stacks, then I started selling - keeps you pretty busy. .. Haven't done it for a while though. Wilson, your pic came out really really nice - mine was just me (but then I dont like just me) - and that stupid yellow scarf round my neck did nothing I tell you ! ... lol The scarf, fellow wattlers, was one of the many of my ex mother in laws that arrived here with ex the other day - it was just a plain yellow chiffon square, but looked suspiciously like little yellow dots here and there like wattle, so I was gonna wear it for the occasion, only I didn't look in the mirror (shock horror) before hand. .. I will bring it to Mudgee. Have to get the pics from one pc to another before I can email them to everyone. .. Hooray for memory sticks. Mary, have conned dau. to taking me to Maldon, Dunolly and back to Bendigo tomorrow. .. Almost had to stamp my foot, but she's agreed to now. .. Her cleaner comes on Wednesday, so we have to tidy up and clean everything away - I know, I know - women are like that !!!!! Turned out to be hot this afternoon, had a swim with the girls who delighted in bombing me. .. The evening is quite cool, so shouldn't have a problem sleeping. See y'all tomorrow Love Jood

So nice of you to count our replies for us, Catty dear. Such a thoughtful Cat. :) *keeping a straight face here with much effort* Yvette, I'll google the maps when my new download starts on the 25th. So far I'm having fun with google earth though. Did I tell you I bought something else on eBay today? Think I've unleashed a monster within :) A car charger for my phone. I tramped the shops this morning to no avail - they stopped stocking them 6 mths ago. Came home and found them on eBay! Tassie - son is there for 3 weeks. He is coming down the east coast at the moment. ~~~~~~~~~~~ to all. Vonny

Evening All, Yep... we did change tables a couple of times and Jood decided her seat wasn't quite right once lol. Was lovely though, we certainly yakked up a storm. Still didn't run out of things to say, and even managed to talk family history too hehe. Jood, you can keep the photo to yourself you know lol, Shrink mine to a very small postage stamp too please lol. I thought i took a great picture of you....think your photo taking skills are not up to scratch though, i am sure i look better than THAT! Hope everyone is well or on the mend. Take Care Wilson