"I digress ..."

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... I am so glad I travel in the quiet, sparsely populated, beautiful, natural areas of this wonderful country. I am beginning to wonder just where our society is heading ... if, in fact, it is heading anywhere worthwhile. The headlines on the news and papers show almost nothing but assaults, kil...

sarg · sarg

Manure... An interesting fact Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when...

rockylizard · rockylizard

sandsmere · sandsmere

Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John

Delta18 · Delta18

I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1910 - British actor, David Niven, is born.1774 - Captain Cook sails closer to the South Pole than any known person has previously sailed. 1854 - The first Cobb & Co coach departs Melbourne for the Forest Creek goldfields. 1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff sinks in the worst dis...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1850 - Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor of the box kite, is born. 1895 - It is agreed at a conference of Australian Premiers that forming a Federal Constitution is a priority. 1957 - Danish architect Joern Utzon is named as the winner of the competition to find a designer fo...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... And on tonight's news there was a story about a young hoon, who ran over a pedestrian, continued on at speed and then T-Boned a vehicle which killed the mother and father just coming from their daughter's marriage, their two friends in the car were critically injured, and another in the vehicl...

Vic41 · Vic41

Some rules kids won't learn in school Text By Charles J. Sykes Printed in San Diego Union Tribune September 19, 1996 Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As a modest back-to-school offering, here are som...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

Folk music legend and activist Pete Seeger Passes away age 94 Seeger - with his a lanky frame, banjo and full white beard - was an iconic figure in folk music. He performed with the great minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters in his 90s, leaning on tw...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... If you figure this out, please don't respond. However, I will PM you the solution if you ask

Cheers - John

tonyd · tonyd

Bought a bottle of wine today. After I paid for it, the cashier asked if I'd like a hand to get it out to the car. OK, it was a litre bottle, but even so! Cheers, Tony

rockylizard · rockylizard

A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on...

milo · milo

struth , was 1 month ago today since my dad left us .. cant believe it still...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1802 - Flinders discovers and names Fowlers Bay in South Australia.2007 - Harry Melbourne, creator of the Freddo Frog, dies at age 94 1807 - The first public street lighting with gas takes place in Pall Mall, London. 1986 - The Space Shuttle 'Challenger' explodes, killing se...

shekon · shekon

This morning using the dump point in CP, the person before had left it filthy. Over the weekend have noticed toilets not being flushed or cleaned after use!!! So my question of the day is........ Would there be a correlation between the said people using the dump point and not hosing down and perhaps t...

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2514936/The-incredible-mile-long-floating-CITY--complete-schools-hospital-parks-airport-50-000-residents.html

Deetric · Deetric

Can anyone explain to me why I cannot find a Dump point in all of Perth except if I book into a caravan park. Councils need to get with the program and least a little. I don't want to book into your expensive C/P For one day just to get rid of my waste. Frustrated.!

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	Shakin' me melon in disbelief (Preview) Gday... I am so glad I travel in the quiet, sparsely populated, beautiful, natural areas of this wonderful country. I am beginning to wonder just where our society is heading ... if, in fact, it is heading anywhere worthwhile. The headlines on the news and papers show almost nothing but assaults, kil...	rockylizard	6	744	10:06 PM Jan 31, 2014 by RosieW
	Interesting Fact (Preview) Manure... An interesting fact Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when...	sarg	7	775	05:56 PM Jan 31, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Windows 8 problems ? ? (Preview)	rockylizard	16	821	04:29 PM Jan 31, 2014 by chaslib
	RIP Pete Seeger . (Preview) Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .	sandsmere	6	561	03:52 PM Jan 31, 2014 by johnq
	January 31 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John	rockylizard	1	360	08:44 AM Jan 31, 2014 by GaryKelly
	Ross Sisters (Preview) I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.	Delta18	0	482	11:04 AM Jan 30, 2014 by Delta18
	It's Visit Gary Season (Preview) Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...	GaryKelly	15	1721	06:14 PM Jan 30, 2014 by jules47
	January 30 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1910 - British actor, David Niven, is born.1774 - Captain Cook sails closer to the South Pole than any known person has previously sailed. 1854 - The first Cobb & Co coach departs Melbourne for the Forest Creek goldfields. 1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff sinks in the worst dis...	rockylizard	2	296	11:06 AM Jan 30, 2014 by GaryKelly
	January 29 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1850 - Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor of the box kite, is born. 1895 - It is agreed at a conference of Australian Premiers that forming a Federal Constitution is a priority. 1957 - Danish architect Joern Utzon is named as the winner of the competition to find a designer fo...	rockylizard	0	383	08:11 AM Jan 29, 2014 by rockylizard
	The shark cull. (Preview) Gday... And on tonight's news there was a story about a young hoon, who ran over a pedestrian, continued on at speed and then T-Boned a vehicle which killed the mother and father just coming from their daughter's marriage, their two friends in the car were critically injured, and another in the vehicl...	rockylizard	14	819	12:15 PM Jan 29, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	Some Rules Kids Wont Learn In School - By Charles J. Sykes (Not Bill Gates) (Preview) Some rules kids won't learn in school Text By Charles J. Sykes Printed in San Diego Union Tribune September 19, 1996 Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As a modest back-to-school offering, here are som...	Vic41	4	1579	11:46 AM Jan 29, 2014 by Vic41
	We all know the Songs He wrote (Preview) Folk music legend and activist Pete Seeger Passes away age 94 Seeger - with his a lanky frame, banjo and full white beard - was an iconic figure in folk music. He performed with the great minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters in his 90s, leaning on tw...	Cruising Cruze	2	580	10:25 AM Jan 29, 2014 by _wombat_
	Puzzle (Preview) Gday... If you figure this out, please don't respond. However, I will PM you the solution if you ask Cheers - John	rockylizard	22	1290	09:48 AM Jan 29, 2014 by ballast2
	Do I look THAT bad? (Preview) Bought a bottle of wine today. After I paid for it, the cashier asked if I'd like a hand to get it out to the car. OK, it was a litre bottle, but even so! Cheers, Tony	tonyd	5	799	09:09 AM Jan 29, 2014 by _wombat_
	I don't usually post these ... this one is worth it I think... (Preview) A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on...	rockylizard	3	597	08:43 AM Jan 29, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	1 month already??? (Preview) struth , was 1 month ago today since my dad left us .. cant believe it still...	milo	7	465	10:28 PM Jan 28, 2014 by Dunmowin
	January 28 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1802 - Flinders discovers and names Fowlers Bay in South Australia.2007 - Harry Melbourne, creator of the Freddo Frog, dies at age 94 1807 - The first public street lighting with gas takes place in Pall Mall, London. 1986 - The Space Shuttle 'Challenger' explodes, killing se...	rockylizard	3	445	07:48 PM Jan 28, 2014 by Olley46
	A messy question???? (Preview) This morning using the dump point in CP, the person before had left it filthy. Over the weekend have noticed toilets not being flushed or cleaned after use!!! So my question of the day is........ Would there be a correlation between the said people using the dump point and not hosing down and perhaps t...	shekon	4	958	05:16 PM Jan 28, 2014 by jules47
	Freedom Ship - Floating City (Preview) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2514936/The-incredible-mile-long-floating-CITY--complete-schools-hospital-parks-airport-50-000-residents.html	Vic41	10	1037	05:04 PM Jan 28, 2014 by Vic41
	LACK OF DUMP POINTS IN PERTH (Preview) Can anyone explain to me why I cannot find a Dump point in all of Perth except if I book into a caravan park. Councils need to get with the program and least a little. I don't want to book into your expensive C/P For one day just to get rid of my waste. Frustrated.!	Deetric	18	6270	12:25 PM Jan 28, 2014 by Vic41
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