Don't worry about Wombat, he's still wet behind the ears...
_wombat_ said
11:18 AM Jul 24, 2011
and I thought you was a mate
gubby said
11:24 AM Jul 24, 2011
Of course I am... When are you coming skiing Wommie...
_wombat_ said
11:31 AM Jul 24, 2011
have no time for skiing, trying to find time to change my av, which one should I use you or Vic
Vic said
11:55 AM Jul 24, 2011
They were great times R & R, canoes we made ourselves out of a sheet of corrugated iron, wooden box back with a bit of upright 4" x 2" to make the bow, nails to attach the wood bits to, and pinched hot tar (in summer, or heat it up) off the edge of the road to seal the joins.
Then carry it to the nearest creek or swap/lake to use. To save carrying ours home we used to sink it in the water behind the bullrushes for our next visit. An of course make our own Billy Carts with pram wheels and steering wheels, Arnotts biscuit tin for a motor look and storage, tin cut mudguards etc.
With the "Bonfire Nights", "Cracker Nights" or "Guy Fawkes" nights, we had a lot of uncleared vacant land around where we lived and we used those blocks to build the fires. A bit of stealing went on too by rival groups, and some nasties even set fire to others bonfires before the due date. And of course some of the kids used to light the penny bungers and put them in peopeles boxes and run like hell before they got caught.
Yep, I suppose we are ancient Wombat, but by hell we had fun, it kept us occupied as well. Thank goodness we didn't have TV, PC's etc in those days so spent more time outdoors. None of this politcally correct stuff either.
-- Edited by Vic on Sunday 24th of July 2011 11:59:10 AM
Vic said
11:57 AM Jul 24, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
have no time for skiing, trying to find time to change my av, which one should I use you or Vic
Hmmmm....... the young whippersnapper is getting up to mischief again
-- Edited by Vic on Sunday 24th of July 2011 12:01:50 PM
_wombat_ said
02:01 PM Jul 24, 2011
not your turn Vic maybe next time
Vic said
02:03 PM Jul 24, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
not your turn Vic maybe next time
Glad about that.....maybe never
Cruising Granny said
06:59 PM Jul 24, 2011
I grew up on my grandparent's farm in the Adelaide Hills. After numerous bushfires in November the powers decided it was not the best time of the year to send fire on sticks across the country. We used to burn all the wood which wouldn't burn in the wood stoves and fireplaces in the house, on the bonfire. Grandma had a hearing aid which took AA batteries, so we saved them up in Milo tins for the year, and chucked them in the fire. They let off a little "pop". The D size she used in the torch were a bit bigger bang. No one was ever hurt in the exploding of these devices. We had a lot of fun without blowing up letter boxes.
Hey RnR, don't forget the jumping jacks....
Don't worry about Wombat, he's still wet behind the ears...
and I thought you was a mate
Of course I am...
When are you coming skiing Wommie... 
have no time for skiing, trying to find time to change my av, which one should I use you or Vic
They were great times R & R, canoes we made ourselves out of a sheet of corrugated iron, wooden box back with a bit of upright 4" x 2" to make the bow, nails to attach the wood bits to, and pinched hot tar (in summer, or heat it up) off the edge of the road to seal the joins.
Then carry it to the nearest creek or swap/lake to use. To save carrying ours home we used to sink it in the water behind the bullrushes for our next visit. An of course make our own Billy Carts with pram wheels and steering wheels, Arnotts biscuit tin for a motor look and storage, tin cut mudguards etc.
With the "Bonfire Nights", "Cracker Nights" or "Guy Fawkes" nights, we had a lot of uncleared vacant land around where we lived and we used those blocks to build the fires. A bit of stealing went on too by rival groups, and some nasties even set fire to others bonfires before the due date. And of course some of the kids used to light the penny bungers and put them in peopeles boxes and run like hell before they got caught.
Yep, I suppose we are ancient Wombat, but by hell we had fun, it kept us occupied as well. Thank goodness we didn't have TV, PC's etc in those days so spent more time outdoors. None of this politcally correct stuff either.
-- Edited by Vic on Sunday 24th of July 2011 11:59:10 AM
Hmmmm....... the young whippersnapper is getting up to mischief again
-- Edited by Vic on Sunday 24th of July 2011 12:01:50 PM
not your turn Vic
maybe next time 
Glad about that.....maybe never
We used to burn all the wood which wouldn't burn in the wood stoves and fireplaces in the house, on the bonfire. Grandma had a hearing aid which took AA batteries, so we saved them up in Milo tins for the year, and chucked them in the fire. They let off a little "pop". The D size she used in the torch were a bit bigger bang.
No one was ever hurt in the exploding of these devices. We had a lot of fun without blowing up letter boxes.