Like what for instance? ???


Howard


My family, my job, to name just two.

FussBudgetVanPelt: "Why do you say it's artificial ?"
Fred: "How hot of summers do you get down under?"

Artificial - Okay, maybe Tasmania is real because they're so close to Antartica, but Snowy Mountains are fake. I've seen it, I've been told.

And Fred.. about 40 C at least to be the hottest


Meli

I have been up Mt Kosciusko, and skied at Smiggins and Falls creek.

I assure you it was real snow !    :o

It was falling outta the sky I tells ya !

FB  :D :D :D

Thing is Bobby, we don't have one of the highest rates of incidence of skin cancer in the world for nothing  :(

Getting a tan isn't worth dying for, it's highly overrated IMNSHO  ;)


Hmm! I understand. Still, if anybody wanted a tan they could get a very high factor sun cream. Though I still burn with Factor 50. Not brown either, red barbecued colour  :(.

Hmm! I understand. Still, if anybody wanted a tan they could get a very high factor sun cream. Though I still burn with Factor 50. Not brown either, red barbecued colour  :(.


Dangerous, Bobby...go easy...

Worshipping the sun is the one thing you'll never find me doing...if anyone's prone to burning, it's me...!

Growing mouldy, lol. Still, you can get a tan though. I used to be pretty pale but I've got a bit more colour now.

I agree air conditioning is certainly is a must, Mandamoo. Though while I was in Spain, I got a sore throat as a result. It lasted for about 4 days!  :(



Unfortunately Bobby, like Fussy said our sun is a killer, literally !  I was put off years ago in the quest for a tan, after seeing family and friends...including my parents...having to visit skin specialists on a regular basis to get cancerous lesions removed. :(

Also, baking yourself to a crisp.......over time your skin tends to resemble an old leather handbag. :P Not for me thanks ! ;D

You most likely got your sore throat from the air being too dry I think, Bobby  ;)

My family, my job, to name just two.



Bring them along! The more the merrier! ;)


Howard

It was falling outta the sky I tells ya !*scratches head*

SmithsGirl, is the guy in your sig & avatar from TV series So Little Time?

Dangerous, Bobby...go easy...

Worshipping the sun is the one thing you'll never find me doing...if anyone's prone to burning, it's me...!


I don't go out in search of a tan but if I'm out I slap the sun cream on.

The English never seem to make good sun worshippers - we never seem to get used to hot weather for a start.  ;D

Unfortunately Bobby, like Fussy said our sun is a killer, literally !  I was put off years ago in the quest for a tan, after seeing family and friends...including my parents...having to visit skin specialists on a regular basis to get cancerous lesions removed. :(

Also, baking yourself to a crisp.......over time your skin tends to resemble an old leather handbag. :P Not for me thanks ! ;D

You most likely got your sore throat from the air being too dry I think, Bobby  ;)


Oh no. That's horrible, Mandamoo - you've definitely put me off. Just as well, I think.

Oh so it's nothing to do with the air conditioning? Oh right lol. What you say makes good sense.  :)

This is addressed to S.T.G. UM....i was just curious as to what the heck those initials stand for.... ???

Unfortunately Bobby, like Fussy said our sun is a killer, literally !  I was put off years ago in the quest for a tan, after seeing family and friends...including my parents...having to visit skin specialists on a regular basis to get cancerous lesions removed. :(

Also, baking yourself to a crisp.......over time your skin tends to resemble an old leather handbag. :P Not for me thanks ! ;D

You most likely got your sore throat from the air being too dry I think, Bobby  ;)


I live in Colorado Springs...our elevation has a lot to do with the stregnth of the suns rays and the dryness. We're at 6,500 feet here and so being closer to the sun makes it more dangerous. Albeit, we don't get as hot as most places, in fact it's not often that we break 100 degrees, but it's very dry here...humidity most of the time hovers around 5-20%.  I used to live in Mesa Arizona and that was hot...everyday over 100 with lows in the 80s-90s!  The ONLY thing bearable was the humidity being very low there as well.  :)

SmithsGirl, is the guy in your sig & avatar from TV series So Little Time?



Hey Meli

Nope, its Jake Gyllenhaal from Donnie Darko, The Good Girl, Moonlight Mile, The Day after Tomorrow etc.  :)



SmithsGirl

Oh no. That's horrible, Mandamoo - you've definitely put me off. Just as well, I think.

Oh so it's nothing to do with the air conditioning? Oh right lol. What you say makes good sense.  :)


It is Bobby, even sunscreen isn't a proven yet.....be careful  ;)

Oh yes ! It'd certainly be a combination of the two !

I live in Colorado Springs...our elevation has a lot to do with the stregnth of the suns rays and the dryness. We're at 6,500 feet here and so being closer to the sun makes it more dangerous. Albeit, we don't get as hot as most places, in fact it's not often that we break 100 degrees, but it's very dry here...humidity most of the time hovers around 5-20%.  I used to live in Mesa Arizona and that was hot...everyday over 100 with lows in the 80s-90s!  The ONLY thing bearable was the humidity being very low there as well.   :)



I think the fact that we're pretty close to the Equator, and the Tropic of Capricorn runs right through the country, explains the heat and strength of the sun here. Also, that big hole in the ozone layer isn't too far away.....explaining the large amount of UV rays that filter through ! :(

I guess there are no questions or statements for me, then?
*shrugs*

I guess there are no questions or statements for me, then?
*shrugs*


Here is a statement for you Meli - You're lovely.  :)

Agreed. I'd include a statement in which you'd accuse me of sucking up, but I see no need... ;D

Here is a statement for you Meli - You're lovely.  :)

Fuss,any bad news happenings these days In Queensland Australia?



Howard

  LYRIC BOY this is for you... 
  Is that Daniel tiger of Mr. Roger's fame on your posts??
Aw! Wish I'd thought of it!  He and the trolley were two of the only reasons I watched. oh, that and the trips to the crayola factory and the lightbulb factory. I love seeing things in pre-production then packaged once they are made.

Fuss,any bad news happenings these days In Queensland Australia?



Howard


No Howard, it's all good here in the Sunshine State  ;D

The bad things all happen in New South Wales, where mandamoo hangs out  :P

  LYRIC BOY this is for you...   
   Is that Daniel tiger of Mr. Roger's fame on your posts??
Aw! Wish I'd thought of it!   He and the trolley were two of the only reasons I watched. oh, that and the trips to the crayola factory and the lightbulb factory. I love seeing things in pre-production then packaged once they are made.


Yep, that's Daniel Striped Tiger of MisteRogers Neighborhood fame.

I actually met Mister Rogers way back when.  He went to the same doctor as my Dad and he was in the waiting room at the time.  I was like 13 back then, so of course I "played it cool"  8)  and didn't make a fuss.

No Howard, it's all good here in the Sunshine State  ;D

The bad things all happen in New South Wales, where mandamoo hangs out  :P


New South Wales - State of disrepute ! :o ;D

Not really, Howard  ;)

What about any good news,Fuss?

Any Kangaroos get loose lately? ;D ;D ;D ;)


Howard

What about any good news,Fuss?

Any Kangaroos get loose lately? ;D ;D ;D ;)


Howard


Well, I could swear I work with some people who have some "Kangaroos loose in their top paddock", if you get my drift.... :)

What about any good news,Fuss?

Any Kangaroos get loose lately? ;D ;D ;D ;)


Tut tut, Howard. Next you will be asking if their billy cans are full or whether they have enough food in their tucker bags.  ::)  :)

Well, I could swear I work with some people who have some "Kangaroos loose in their top paddock", if you get my drift.... :)


Americans like anything Australian.

I mean, how else could you explain the sight of a Jeep in downtown Chicago with 'Roo bars on the front?  ???  Not much chance of colliding with a 'Roo here in the Lower 48.

Tut tut, Howard. Next you will be asking if their billy cans are full or whether they have enough food in their tucker bags.  ::)  :)


I'm very questionable. What is a billy can or a tucker bag! ;D


Howard

I'm very questionable. What is a billy can or a tucker bag! ;D



Well both are mentioned in this Australian song called 'Waltzing Matilda' and here is a website of the song:

http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMText.html

More importantly, there are key words that are high-lighted so that you can click on them to find out what they mean. The 'billy can' is mentioned as 'billy'.

I think Mooey, that we may have start suggesting to these people what they can do with the rough end of a pineapple !  :o  Things seem to be getting a bit out of control  ;D

I think Mooey, that we may have start suggesting to these people what they can do with the rough end of a pineapple !  :o  Things seem to be getting a bit out of control  ;D


Yeah, I reckon it's time for drastic measures, hey Fussy ?  :o ;D

Yeah, I reckon it's time for drastic measures, hey Fussy ?  :o ;D


Heh? What drastic measures?  ???  :-\\

I hope I haven't offended anyone.

Hey Fuss,How much would it cost by plane to go to Austrailia? Out of all this talk about your city,I must visit there once Our Family wins this money from the suing. ;)


Howard

I think Mooey, that we may have start suggesting to these people what they can do with the rough end of a pineapple !  :o  Things seem to be getting a bit out of control  ;D


I never knew that there was a SMOOTH end of a pineapple !  :P

Heh? What drastic measures?  ???  :-\\

I hope I haven't offended anyone.


No ! :o   Not at all Bobby.  :) 8) ;)

Heh? What drastic measures?  ???  :-\\

I hope I haven't offended anyone.


Nope Bobby  :)  You'd have to do a lot worse than that !  ;)

Hey Fuss,How much would it cost by plane to go to Austrailia? Out of all this talk about your city,I must visit there once Our Family wins this money from the suing. ;)


Howard


Well Howard, picking a random Qantas flight out of JFK and into Sydney, hold onto your wallet....

USD $ 6538.34  :o

I just about died in my boots when I saw that  :o

I never knew that there was a SMOOTH end of a pineapple !  :P


Well, they have one rough end, and one rougher end  ;D

Well Howard, picking a random Qantas flight out of JFK and into Sydney, hold onto your wallet....

USD $ 6538.34  :o

I just about died in my boots when I saw that  :o


I found a China Airlines rate for $2,047.  Flight Goes (JFK-->Anchorage-->Taipei-->Sydney) but long layovers.

Looking "overall" at Orbitz, expect to blow $3500 for a round trip if you make reservations far enuf ahead.

Well Howard, picking a random Qantas flight out of JFK and into Sydney, hold onto your wallet....

USD $ 6538.34  :o

I just about died in my boots when I saw that  :o


6,000 dollars? :o WOW! Tell me a little about Australia. temperatures,what would I wear,see,etc....


Howard

My question is toward Fuss and BMG.

But is it a dry heat? Because they say that here in Montreal we have the most extreme climate in North America. Because our winters will drop well below -25c, and our summers will climb as high as +30c. But our humidity is intense during the summer, most likely due to the fact that we are an island. Anyone can take the heat, it's the humidity that's a killer.


I am falling behind reading this board as I wasnt able to get in the past two weekends.  So sorry for the delay in replying here.

Our first two months of summer in Perth are generally a bone dry heat.  Then after christmas cyclone season hits up north and the direction of the cyclones winds pushes severe humidity down to us while at the same time blowing easterly nasty hot temps in - so in Feb this year we recorded 42c with 85% humidity - which was a killer - especially since the power commission couldnt cope with demand and announced a $10,000 fine to anyone who turned an air con on. 


Whereabouts in Western Australia are you BMG? I have many happy memories of Safety Bay (south of Perth) where we stayed with my wife's relatives.

Hi Maddog - I live in Perth, but have also lived way up in the north west in Iron Ore country and my mum lives north east of Perth in the wheatbelt.  If you get the chance to ever visit again - try September.  Its spring and is gorgeous, the entire state is covered in a mutli colour spectacular of wildflowers and the weather is generally perfect and mild.

Getting a tan isn't worth dying for, it's highly overrated IMNSHO 

I second that FussB - I had my first skin cancers removed from my neck when I was still a teen - after 18 years of sunbaking and have more that I really should have checked as they are showing all the signs of being the nasty kind.

Artificial - Okay, maybe Tasmania is real because they're so close to Antartica, but Snowy Mountains are fake. I've seen it, I've been told.

Meli girl ya gotta get out more and actually see the country you live in !  I have lived in over 150 places in Australia in my 35 years (and visited even more) and have seen, played in, built snowmen in, photographed, watched fall from the sky, got stuck in, froze in, driven thru blizzards in - geniune real snow in most states (other than NT,SA & QLD).

A couple of the ski resorts put a layer of manmade snow over the top of the nights fall if it has gone too hard to ski on - so they cover it with softer stuff - and during a lean season a few years ago they relied on the man made - but thats just the ski resorts themselves - they make up about 10% land mass of the mountain range.  The actual Snowy Mountain range is massive and many peaks that are unaccessible to man are covered with a snow cap all year round.  I have flown over them in mid summer in a chopper to see the coverage and its incredible.


I cant find the other post I was going to reply to :(  Someone was mentioning altitude and weather.  I have to say - when I lived in Lake Tahoe Cal/Nev we were at 8500ft and I had never lived at such high altitude and what I never expected was how dry the atmosphere was up there.  My skin - which has never needed a moisturisor in my whole life - dried up over night and I took to slathering myself 5 times a day.  I was a new experience for me.

I just want to tell scarletgail that I hope she had a wonderful sleep last night and hope that her ankle/foot feels much betterhttp://elouai.com/images/yahoo/51.gif :-*

I just want to tell scarletgail that I hope she had a wonderful sleep last night and hope that her ankle/foot feels much betterhttp://elouai.com/images/yahoo/51.gif :-*
ty yes i did and my ankle feels alot better :-*

ty yes i did and my ankle feels alot better :-*
That's great, I'm happy to hear thathttp://elouai.com/images/yahoo/03.gif

Nope Bobby  :)  You'd have to do a lot worse than that !  ;)


I appreciate that. I would hate to offend even though I was trying to explain to Howard how he could offend someone if he carried on with his 'kangaroo' thing.  ::)  :)

To RockAndRollFan: Buffs or Rams?

To RockAndRollFan: Buffs or Rams?
Buffs, if they play each other...otherwise I like both....AND Air Force (Love to see them beat up on B.Y.U) ;)

Buffs, if they play each other...otherwise I like both....AND Air Force (Love to see them beat up on B.Y.U) ;)
Being from Lincoln, NE, I am naturally a Cornhusker fan...whenever CU and CSU play each other there are a lot of Rams fans here in Nebraska.  ;)

Being from Lincoln, NE, I am naturally a Cornhusker fan...whenever CU and CSU play each other there are a lot of Rams fans here in Nebraska.  ;)
Well, my brother lives in Norfolk and I really love visiting him in the Summers. You may think this is crazy but I enjoy the humidity out there since we are SO dry where I live (Colorado Springs). BTW, I promise to refrain from all the Husker bashing I usually do since you're a fan ;)

Meli girl ya gotta get out more and actually see the country you live in !  I have lived in over 150 places in Australia in my 35 years (and visited even more) and have seen, played in, built snowmen in, photographed, watched fall from the sky, got stuck in, froze in, driven thru blizzards in - geniune real snow in most states (other than NT,SA & QLD).

Hmmm, it will be interesting to see if your feedback on this draws my a more favourable response than did mine, BMG....  :(

Hmmm, it will be interesting to see if your feedback on this draws my a more favourable response than did mine, BMG....  :(


Awwww never mind Fuss - I believed you !! 
I know there are Aussies who have not actually travelled thru their own country - I have friends who have never been on a plane and have never left Perth.  So they know nothing about their own country - it feels bizzare to me because I have been travelling basically non stop since I was born.  I feel privilidged that I have been able to see so much of it since a very young age. 
Was it you who said you lived in the Blue Mtns for a while ? or was that Gore/Power ?  Dad lived there for ten years in the 90s and he has some fab piccies of snow on his balcony.  I should get him to post them here cos all my piccies are STILL packed away in the shed - yes I realise its been 9 months since I moved house - but these things take time !!!!!

Awwww never mind Fuss - I believed you !! 
I know there are Aussies who have not actually travelled thru their own country - I have friends who have never been on a plane and have never left Perth.  So they know nothing about their own country - it feels bizzare to me because I have been travelling basically non stop since I was born.  I feel privilidged that I have been able to see so much of it since a very young age. 
Was it you who said you lived in the Blue Mtns for a while ? or was that Gore/Power ?  Dad lived there for ten years in the 90s and he has some fab piccies of snow on his balcony.  I should get him to post them here cos all my piccies are STILL packed away in the shed - yes I realise its been 9 months since I moved house - but these things take time !!!!!


I haven't done as much travelling within the country as I'd like, but plan to eventually. :)

It's Powerslave who lives in the Blue Mountains, as does my parents. What part did your dad live in BMGirl ?

Anybody wanna ask me anything? ???



Howard

What about me? Nobody ever asks me anything!

What about me? Nobody ever asks me anything!



So,I see you enjoy The Simpsons! :D


Howard

Ah, yes! Except, silly the silly TV schedulers who had it before haven't bought any new series, so they're offloading it onto another channel, thus meaning that I haven't watched The Simpsons for nearly two months now. Man, it's a drought!

So,Fuss what is your forecast in Australia? ;D



Howard

BTW, I promise to refrain from all the Husker bashing I usually do since you're a fan ;)
Agreed. We can refrain from any Big 12 trash-talking (at least for the next few months, anyway.) ;) Also Rock, do you get to many Rockies games?

What about me? Nobody ever asks me anything!


Bobo, are you still in search of 'The Quo's' version of 'The Price Of Love'? (Try thinking back...it has been a long time...!)

Only I've managed to get a copy, should you want it...

Nobody asks me anything either, Bobo.  :(

I'm feeling a bit neglected myself! :( (Although I've been asked things in the past...)

Absolutely Vile

I wanna join in I think i was only asked something once i'll bring the cheese for our whine lol ;) :)

This might sound a little silly but I don't know what to ask at risk of sounding silly.

This might sound a little silly but I don't know what to ask at risk of sounding silly.
no such thing as silly in my opinion ;) but it is kinda hard to think of something off the top of my head :-\\

no such thing as silly in my opinion ;) but it is kinda hard to think of something off the top of my head :-\\


Ah! Got one. Scarletgail, is that you in your avatar?

Ah! Got one. Scarletgail, is that you in your avatar?
yep that's me :)

yep that's me :)


Ah. Very beautiful.  :-[  :)

This might sound a little silly but I don't know what to ask at risk of sounding silly.


Ask a silly question, get a silly answer! :) But I doubt anyone could really ask me a silly question. :)

Absolutely Vile

Ah. Very beautiful.  :-[  :)
aww ty :)

Ask a silly question, get a silly answer! :) But I doubt anyone could really ask me a silly question. :)

Absolutely Vile


Do you like The Smiths or Morrissey?  :D

bobby and vile what did u guys to this weekend?

bobby and vile what did u guys to this weekend?


Well I went to a little seaside town called Looe (yes pronounced 'Loo' lol) and it was quite nice. I had a big traditional cornish pasty and some rum and raisin ice cream so all in all I made a pig of myself. I was going to have a barbecue but the cold weather put me off - It was all done inside instead.

Sunday I didn't do a lot, I formatted the computer so it works better now. I watched 'Honey I shrunk the Kids' on DVD.

Your weekend nice, Scarletgail?

Do you like The Smiths or Morrissey?  :D


Well...

The Smiths stayed consistantly fabulous during their time together, whereas Morrissey's solo career started to go downhill (in my opinion) after 1994's Vauxhall And I album. That's when he started writing crappy songs like "Roy's Keen." :) However, I hear his new album is excellent (I still have yet to buy it), so he may be just as witty as ever!

In short...I prefer The Smiths...but Morrissey does have some great songs post-Smiths. :)

Absolutely Vile

Your weekend nice, Scarletgail? 
It was alright I didn't do anything lol I mean nothing left the house I think twice ::) 

It was alright I didn't do anything lol I mean nothing left the house I think twice ::) 


Sometimes doing nothing is doing everything.  :)

bobby and vile what did u guys to this weekend?


Nothing special. Rush and I bought a couple of LP's yesterday: Ha! Ha! Ha! by Ultravox! (John Foxx-era) and a Canadian compilation LP of John Foxx singles, self-titled. :)

Today: I went out for coffee with my mum. (Don't ask how it went.) Listened to all our Ultravox LP's and watched the season finale of The Simpsons.

We have such a fulfilling life! :D

Absolutely Vile

Sometimes doing nothing is doing everything.  :)
  yeah sometimes but i'd trade your weekend over mine ;)

Today: I went out for coffee with my mum. (Don't ask how it went.) Listened to all our Ultravox LP's and watched the season finale of The Simpsons.

We have such a fulfilling life! :D


You went out with your mum for coffee? How did it go?  :)

Nobody asks me anything either, Bobo.  :(


I would like to ask you how things are going CF !  How's the kids ?  Growing fast ?  :)

Where did your love of pottery come from ?  Did your Mum do it, or have you picked it up all on your ownsome ?  :)

both u guys, what's the most exciting vacation u ever took? mine was in dec when i went to scotland, england and wales to visit my friends. never had flown international before :)

You went out with your mum for coffee? How did it go?  :)


<smack!> :P I said don't ask! :P But since you did...not well...

Absolutely Vile

both u guys, what's the most exciting vacation u ever took? mine was in dec when i went to scotland, england and wales to visit my friends. never had flown international before :)


I'm not sure whether you are referring to me but I will say that it was Spain last year - first time on a plane.

I'm not sure whether you are referring to me but I will say that it was Spain last year - first time on a plane.
yeah i meant u and vile cuz u guys were the only ones on here at the time. so did u like the flight?

both u guys, what's the most exciting vacation u ever took?

My honeymoon with Rush in England!! We had an excellent time! I wish we stayed longer! We were there for only three weeks.

Absolutely Vile

My honeymoon with Rush in England!! We had an excellent time! I wish we stayed longer! We were there for only three weeks.

Absolutely Vile
It's great over ther isn't it!  I really loved scotland too tho ;)

yeah i meant u and vile cuz u guys were the only ones on here at the time. so did u like the flight?


It was easy. I even looked out of the window.  ;D

Do you like it when you come to the UK? It is very different to America - no glorious weather for a start but it's home, so to speak. What parts of Scotland and England do you go to?

I would like to ask you how things are going CF !  How's the kids ?  Growing fast ?  :)

Where did your love of pottery come from ?  Did your Mum do it, or have you picked it up all on your ownsome ?  :)


Hi Fuss!  Thanks for asking.  :)

I'm doing fine.  I finally have access to a nice swimming pool so I am making it a point to go there at least once or twice a week.  I figure my kids should learn how to swim in no time now.

My love for pottery was something I picked up on my own while I was in college.  Believe it or not I didn't like it much at first because I had the worst time trying to center clay on the wheel.  But a little perseverence made it well worth my while.  My mother also does ceramics, but not as much as I do. 

It was easy. I even looked out of the window.  ;D

Do you like it when you come to the UK? It is very different to America - no glorious weather for a start but it's home, so to speak. What parts of Scotland and England do you go to?
yeah it's diff but i went in the winter so it wasn't too much diff from what i had left :P I went to norfolk england and london and went to endinburgh and falkirk in scotland ;) wanted to go back in june but with my job thing I can't :\'(

I haven't done as much travelling within the country as I'd like, but plan to eventually. :)

It's Powerslave who lives in the Blue Mountains, as does my parents. What part did your dad live in BMGirl ?


Git on out there Manda - we have an awesome land surrounding us :)  So much to see - so little time and funds !!

Where do your folks live ?  Dad and his wife lived on Roberts Pde in Hawkesbury Heights for a decade (well it was her house and I think she built it at least a decade before she met dad so she was a real local !!).  Its just near the suicide leap lookout with the great view.  They had a rough time with the 94 fires - lost everything except the house.  They moved up to Coffs Harbour about 3 or 4 years ago.

yeah it's diff but i went in the winter so it wasn't too much diff from what i had left :P I went to norfolk england and london and went to endinburgh and falkirk in scotland ;) wanted to go back in june but with my job thing I can't :\'(


Ah! You'll get there in the end, Scarletgail.  ;)

Git on out there Manda - we have an awesome land surrounding us :)  So much to see - so little time and funds !!

Where do your folks live ?  Dad and his wife lived on Roberts Pde in Hawkesbury Heights for a decade (well it was her house and I think she built it at least a decade before she met dad so she was a real local !!).  Its just near the suicide leap lookout with the great view.  They had a rough time with the 94 fires - lost everything except the house.  They moved up to Coffs Harbour about 3 or 4 years ago.


Oh......I've seen a fair bit of it.......I  just want to see more ! :D  Unfortunately, due to various commitments, it won't be in the foreseeable future. :(

My parents live in Wentworth Falls, beautiful spot, overlooking an escarpment.  I worry about bushfires up there, but as we live in a very bushy part of suburbia, we're in the same boat ! :P
Sounds like your dad and his wife were very lucky, indeed !

Ah! You'll get there in the end, Scarletgail.  ;)
thanks I'm sure I will ;)

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.

I love eating Double Deckers. Hmm! Lovely.

Yep, that's Daniel Striped Tiger of MisteRogers Neighborhood fame.

I actually met Mister Rogers way back when.  He went to the same doctor as my Dad and he was in the waiting room at the time.  I was like 13 back then, so of course I "played it cool"  8)  and didn't make a fuss.
 
  In the mid80's i met Bob Keeshan"Capn. Kangaroo"  and he signed a copy of his latest (then) children's book for my little sister. A very sweet guy.  He stayed at that little book store for hours taking questions and pictures and meeting the parents and the kids. A True gentleman.

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.

I love eating Double Deckers. Hmm! Lovely.



My favorite is M & M Peanuts. ;D



Howard

Here is a question I want to ask anybody:

Could someone please help me with the darn picture of myself to post here and why do I keep getting A RED X for crying out loud?  >:( :-\\


Howard

Here is a question I want to ask anybody:

Could someone please help me with the darn picture of myself to post here and why do I keep getting A RED X for crying out loud?  >:( :-\\


Howard


That's odd.  I've always been able to see your picture in the avatar.

I have noticed that if I don't "shut down" my computer completely (and instead just put it into "sleep mode" when I am not using it) I start getting the "Red X" at various web sites.  Then I reboot and all works again.

LB

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.

I love eating Double Deckers. Hmm! Lovely.
I love caramello  i bet i spelt that wron oh well i don't look at it i just eat it so yummy ;D

Here is a question I want to ask anybody:

Could someone please help me with the darn picture of myself to post here and why do I keep getting A RED X for crying out loud?  >:( :-\\


I've always seen your mugshot as well, Howard.  :)

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.



I would say that Snickers are my all time favourite but I like most chocolate.

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.




I LOVE chocolate!  My favorite is the dark, bittersweet chocolate, so I'd have to say my favorite is the Hershey's dark.

Anyone love eating chocolate? What is your favourite brand? It's a free-for-all question.

I love eating Double Deckers. Hmm! Lovely.


Good Lord! They still being made?

I don't eat an awful lot of chocolate, but I can make a dent in a large slab of Bourneville (the plain stuff, straight from the fridge, natch!), if I'm left unsupervised...

I LOVE chocolate!  My favorite is the dark, bittersweet chocolate, so I'd have to say my favorite is the Hershey's dark.


I agree!  Mmmmm....Hershey's!  ;D

Mmmm.... Did someone say Chocolate? :D

I absolute go bananas over the stuff!! Any and all varieties are my passion, man; be they white, plain, with fillings, rice crispies, nuts, raisins, toffee, caramel, candy,...

I will give honorary mentions to:

Zero
Nestles Alpine White
Chunky
Whatchamacallit
100,000
Milky Way
Snickers

Alright. I could go on. I'm a total addict. I will spare you. ;D ;)

That's odd.  I've always been able to see your picture in the avatar.

I have noticed that if I don't "shut down" my computer completely (and instead just put it into "sleep mode" when I am not using it) I start getting the "Red X" at various web sites.  Then I reboot and all works again.

LB



not that small picture but a bigger photo from last year before the site went dead? ???


Howard

Ok,for Hairspray...one more time...what will it take for you to show a photo of yourself? ;D


Howard

not that small picture but a bigger photo from last year before the site went dead? ???


Howard


Oh.  I think that there is a "size limit" for avatar pics on this site.  Maybe the file is too big.  (The limit for avatar size is not very big)

Oh.  I think that there is a "size limit" for avatar pics on this site.  Maybe the file is too big.  (The limit for avatar size is not very big)



So LB,why is the 28 x30 NOT AVAILABLE? ???



Howard

Now then...

Let me see... I think I heard a version of it, or something, which may or may not have been The Quo...

But it was so long ago now, that I can't remember whether or not it was that I heard, or, for that matter, whether it was in fact the Poco version.

Funny what listening to music at 3 in the morning'll do to ya..

Bobo, are you still in search of 'The Quo's' version of 'The Price Of Love'? (Try thinking back...it has been a long time...!)

Only I've managed to get a copy, should you want it...

So LB,why is the 28 x30 NOT AVAILABLE? ???



Howard


Hmmm... I would think 28 x 30 would be small enuf.  Must be some other sort of problem.

Maybe post a question on one of the "system forums" here?  ???

LB

Questions:
How many fellow aussies are there?
and
Bobo, why are you called Bobo? - I mean, where did Bobo originate from?

Bobo was the name of Mr. Burns' teddy bear on The Simpsons, back in an episode shown 1993 or so, starring The Ramones.

But I seem to vividly remember it being a nickname from when I was young, like, five or six. I don't know why this has stuck with me, I used to be able to remember, but I can't.

I hope this works good enough as a response!

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Okay..
I wonder why I never asked that before...  ???

Any questions?

Oh......I've seen a fair bit of it.......I  just want to see more ! :D  Unfortunately, due to various commitments, it won't be in the foreseeable future. :(

My parents live in Wentworth Falls, beautiful spot, overlooking an escarpment.  I worry about bushfires up there, but as we live in a very bushy part of suburbia, we're in the same boat ! :P
Sounds like your dad and his wife were very lucky, indeed !


That whole area is so stunning isnt it.  Every house has a wonderful view.  I remember being so scared watching the live coverage of the 94 fires as the camera crew kept focusing on the wagon wheels dad had on either side of his driveway.  I knew he had been evacuated down the Richmond but that didnt help cos Channel 7 just kept showing me pics of flames lapping at dads property.  Apparently it was the toughness of their windows that saved their house - if one had cracked the whole house would have gone up.  They lost all their wooden balconys and outdoor staircases, as well as their water tanks (not connected to town water up there), their sheds (containing loads of stuff), all the fencing dad had only built about 2 months earlier - lots of other stuff.  But like so any others in their street - they could have lost even more.

I agree!  Mmmmm....Hershey's!  ;D


I'm having little miniature Hershey's, Krackel's and peanut butter cups at the moment, I really should be working or sleeping but hear I sit eating chocolate. But I don't feel so bad knowing their just the miniature's.
I think my Dentist is going to love me tomorrow.

How many fellow aussies are there?



Around eight or nine...

Hmmm... I would think 28 x 30 would be small enuf.  Must be some other sort of problem.

Maybe post a question on one of the "system forums" here?  ???

LB



Thank You.I sure will,LB :)



Howard

Is there a LyricGirl in your life? :D



Howard

Agreed. We can refrain from any Big 12 trash-talking (at least for the next few months, anyway.) ;) Also Rock, do you get to many Rockies games?
Sounds good, AL-B. I have been to ONE! I took my family to a Rockies/Dodgers game in the first season (Sept.1993) at the Original Mile High Stadium....we won! I just don't get up to Denver much...except for Rock Concerts :) My brother and sister went to Creighton so I always root for the Blue-Jays in the NCAA Tournament ;)

Sounds good, AL-B. I have been to ONE! I took my family to a Rockies/Dodgers game in the first season (Sept.1993) at the Original Mile High Stadium....we won! I just don't get up to Denver much...except for Rock Concerts :) My brother and sister went to Creighton so I always root for the Blue-Jays in the NCAA Tournament ;)

You saw the Rockies take on the Dodgers? Wow, I guess we were on opposing sides then, although that was over a decade ago. ;D I haven't been to a baseball game since 1996. Also, I have not been there yet (to Dodger Stadium, that is) to see the Rockies, Marlins, D'Backs, Brewers, or any American League team. I've seen all the NL teams that were in existence prior to 1993. ;)

Sounds good, AL-B. I have been to ONE! I took my family to a Rockies/Dodgers game in the first season (Sept.1993) at the Original Mile High Stadium....we won! I just don't get up to Denver much...except for Rock Concerts :) My brother and sister went to Creighton so I always root for the Blue-Jays in the NCAA Tournament ;)
Me and my bros and a friend went to a game at Coors Field back in 2000. The previous year we went to Wrigley for a Cubs game. And to be honest, we had a better time in Denver than in Chicago.(Apologies, Dagwood.) If you haven't been to Coors Field yet you really ought to get there sometime. IMHO, it's a masterpiece of architecture, with a neat mix of new and old styles.

To Howard: On some of your posts you've mentioned that you're really into early 1970's soul. (Me too!)  :) I was just wondering--do you have the Rhino 6 CD box set called "Can You Dig It? The 70's Soul Experience?" If not, I very highly recommend it. It is AWESOME!

Bobo, you think your gonna put up another picture of your Girlfriend?  ;D