General Chat

Hi Dave and everyone We are all smiling in some parts of Oz today we have had some decent rain..hopefully the start of many rainy days. I live on the border of Victoria and NSW and we are also in drought, have been for four years...It is so bad the houses are cracking in some parts because the ground is sooo dry. OK Tony...I wont forget your Birthday...LOL..that Cyber birthday cake is ready and waiting. Bye for now Vickie

Morning all, Hi Vicky, we should have a cyber party for Tony's birthday... then we can all get together at the same time for once! Well folks the end is nigh... after a stressful year with my 8th grade they graduate today. Huge ceremony planned, they've played up at every rehearsal ( I've even been dragged out of a high school class to sort them out:)), no doubt there will be tears before bedtime, but they'll come through on the night...I hope... lol We're off to Didim for the weekend house-hunting, not looking forward to the journey, but this means the move is definite! More next week... so dont worry if you dont hear from me for a few days... Dave, Bilal is still steaming about falling over the Golden One's bone ...lol... and I'm still laughing... Lynn, we need to catch up kid, I keep missing you... Have a great day, Magi

hi magi, yes indeed we need to catch up, welsh meet at the end of the month?????? LOL more than welcome, i have told the pub/resturant, what a lovley bunch we are. LOL. snigger snigger. anyway will catch up with you soon i hope, send my love to all. lynnxx

Hi everybody in OZ glad you have got the rain you have needed,could have had some of ours if you had asked.Wont see Tony on his birthday but will buy him a pint of best English bitter when he comes to Manchester mid September. Hope Bilal has got over his trip Magi lol! and Lynn enjoy the Welsh meet at the end of the month,whats a Scot doing running the Welsh meet? lol Davex

dave, are you and the misses coming then? welsh meet eh! i suppose someones got to do it. can't get to scottish ones, so the next best thing eh! lol found a pub/resturant over looking the marina, one that we can hogg all afternoon. boats sailing by, tourists being tourists, and seagulls shitting lol. no dave, just fancied a meet, get em all together, so far about 11 excluding partners, hopefully about 20 will come. you'd be more than welcome, would be great if magi( if you are out there) could come, as she's partial welsh. lynnxx

HI all Well Dave if this lot of rain doesnt last feel free to send some over...not sure how u will achieve this but I will leave it up to you...LOL...Just read your 'profile' Magi good suggestion that Cyber Party..we will have to organise it. Vickie

Yes Vickie Ems profile is quite good on me I think! Dax

MAGI, DAVE,, kettles on, hurry up!!!!!!!!! lynnxx

OK Lynn but I fancy a pint it is nearly 2pm it is 2pm yes pint time. Dx

Make that two pints mate....and also one for me mate Ron. ( later..on.) Here's a little ditty to go with your pint Dave. Cheers.Tony Oz We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers, We can, we can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers. Drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum with all of us, For we don’t give a bugger for any old bugger that don’t give a bugger for us. Godiva was lady who through Coventry did ride, To show all the populace her lovely lily-white hide. The only ones who noticed as she rode upon her horse, Were a bleary-eyed surveyor, and an Engineer of course. 'I am tired and I am thirsty and I have travelled far, So take me off my bloody horse and lead me to a bar', The only ones who helped her down and helped her to a beer, Were a bleary-eyed surveyor, and a drunken Engineer. My father was a miner, way back in old Caloote, My mother was a lady form a house of ill repute, The very first words I heard them say when I began to hear, Were, 'Get out of here you drunken bum and be an Engineer.' Venus was a statue made entirely out of stone, Not a fig leaf was upon her, she was naked as a bone, On seeing that she had no arms, the Engineer discoursed, 'The damn thing’s faulty concrete, and should have been reinforced.' :>))

Brilliant Tony hope you Barbara and family are all ok looking forward to meeting you in September. Dave

Afternoon all, All systems go here, climbing my way up paperwork mountain, only five whole days to go and then I can say bye-bye classroom, and school. We move next weekend, out of the city and to the beach. Can't wait. Dave, Bilal has recovered from his trip, but came home to find the new addition to the Adiyaman clan happily making herself at home. He said 'well I suppose thats two lots of bones to fall over now' ..lol.. she's a cappuchino coloured Golden Retriever, and we've called her TIA. I get the feeling I could be upstaged over the next week... Lynn, wish I could get to the Welsh meet. One of these days there'll be a meet that coincides with my trip to the UK. Unless we have a mini meet in the bar of course! Tony, hope you had a great birthday. You'll no doubt be really looking forward to your UK trip (have you told Barbara yet you're heading for the nearest records office :))... I'll mail you tonight when I get home, I'm on my lunch break at the moment. Spoke to soon, more meetings.... Must dash, take care all, Magi

glad that you are all well, good luck with your new adventure. i shall be there one day to drink the profits,LOL TIA eh? sounds lovley, all you need now is a chocolate retrevier and call her maria. i could picture you now now shouting TIA MARIA. and all the replys; YES PLEASE. anyway please do keep us up to date, are you renting or buying the bar? better go and see to the chicken in the oven, no! not my cluck cluck. lolo lynnxx

Hi Dave and all Sorry I missed you on MSN last night Dave...went to a concert..A well known guitarist ( a local boy) who has been on world Tour. My eldest daughter won the tickets and something came up so we went instead..a last minute thing.he was awesome. Vickie

Hi All Is there room for a little one.....from Grenada, just to make it more International. Just popping in but would like to pop back sometime. Jacquie xxx

Morning everybody and especially Jaqui,I have put you on the header you will notice so hope you come back.Hi Vickie never mind we will speak again and hope you enjoyed the concert.Still a bit grey here in Manchester and they said it was going to be hot today never mind might brighten up. Take care all you lovely people and help yourself to my drinks and nibbles. Davex

Morning all, Where's the coffee... that's better. Spent yesterday evening having dinner in a friends garden overlooking the Bosphorus Strait, from the Asian sideof the city. As the lights came on the whole scene changed, Magical. Made me realise just how much I'm going to miss the city when we head down south... Hi Jacqui, I'm sure Dave, Tony and the others wouldn't mind having another friend around to help stock up supplies. Tony's really good at keeping us stocked up. Vicki, yet again we miss each other, one of these days we'll hook up. Who was the musician? Lynn, You're seats are reserved girl! We're managing the place this year, with a view to taking it on lock stock and barrel next season. I'll mail you and tell you what Bilo wants to re-name it...lol... loved the Tia-Maria bit! Dave, theres no bread! Did I misss out again? Hope you and yours are well, I'll be about today as we dont have to work (big smiles, knowing there's only three days left) loads of luv'N'stuff Magi, Bilal and the Golden Ones

Hi Magi the guitarist was Bruce Mathiske, I know he does England and Ireland, but dont know about Istanbul..he was awesome, made that guitar talk. Vickie

G'day everyone. Had an Email from a 4th Cousin in Essex to-day. She tells me England is getting Temp's at 30c and 31c and the Beer and B.B.Q sales are skyrocketing? (snip ) Saturday 18 June, 2005 07:37......Sales of beer and barbecues are heading skyward as Britain braces itself for a heatwave. Forecasters say it is going to be hotter here than in the Mediterannean. It is expected to hit 30C in parts of the country today with Sunday being even hotter - up to 32C! Well its freezing down here in Melbourne Town Dave, so just for a change.....can you send some warm weather over er'e....LOL Mrs. goes into hospital on Monday ( our time ) for an operation ( full Hystorectomy )....so i have my fingers crossed everything will go O'k. Enjoy your Summer...and have a couple of pints on me. Tony Oz.

Hi, Vicki, I'm sure I heard someone taking about him last week, probably one of the music teachers. I2ll try to get my CD ordered, but if it takes as long as my 'mcLeods Daughters' CD I'll still be waiting this time next year... Tony, we're having the same temperatures here, Air-Con is going full blast, dogs are lying on the marble to get cool. Give Barbara our love and we'll have our fingers crossed all goes well. No lifting etc; your September break will be just waht she needs to speed up recovery. Jacqui, now you really are in, welcome aboard Dave's happy ship. Will drop back tonight All Mx