My old school friend rang yesterday and immediately said 'is that Beth54?' I recognised the voice, but thought 'what the?' Then the penny dropped. She'd been lurking on GN's for a time and realised it was me!
So Carol, stop lurking and join!
Happywanderer said
10:51 PM Apr 17, 2012
Now, we can't have that beth, no lurking allowed. Carol join the forum, now.
jules47 said
11:03 PM Apr 17, 2012
Yep - Carol - join up now!!!
neilnruth said
11:49 PM Apr 17, 2012
I told my son I was joining facebook to check on what they were doing and he said that would be 'stalking' - didn't join and glad I don't know what they get up to! Lurking isn't the same as stalking though.
Cruising Granny said
11:54 PM Apr 17, 2012
Yeah Carol! You leave our Beth alone. She's special, as is everyone on Grey Nomads. Come on Carol, don't be shy. Come on, just go the members page and enter the details, and come on board. We'd love to have you here.
That phone call reminded me of a voice across the shopping centre carpark. "Excuse me! Excuse me!" yelled the voice. I turned toward the voice as I locked my car, and a middle-aged lady was walking toward me and my car. She said, "Excuse me, are you the Cruising Granny on the Grey Nomads forum?" She'd spotted my personalised wheel cover. I said, "I suppose so." We introduced ourselves, walked into the food hall, ordered coffee, and left 3 hours later after a l-o-n-g chat about this lifestyle. We catch up now and then, and Sharon has since organised a Mazda bus to do the lap. Come one Sharon. Stop lurking and jump right in.
Beth54 said
01:30 AM Apr 18, 2012
Yeah Carol! You know I'm 'special'!
Dougwe said
01:35 AM Apr 18, 2012
Cruising Granny wrote:
Yeah Carol! You leave our Beth alone. She's special, as is everyone on Grey Nomads. Come on Carol, don't be shy. Come on, just go the members page and enter the details, and come on board. We'd love to have you here.
That phone call reminded me of a voice across the shopping centre carpark. "Excuse me! Excuse me!" yelled the voice. I turned toward the voice as I locked my car, and a middle-aged lady was walking toward me and my car. She said, "Excuse me, are you the Cruising Granny on the Grey Nomads forum?" She'd spotted my personalised wheel cover. I said, "I suppose so." We introduced ourselves, walked into the food hall, ordered coffee, and left 3 hours later after a l-o-n-g chat about this lifestyle. We catch up now and then, and Sharon has since organised a Mazda bus to do the lap. Come one Sharon. Stop lurking and jump right in.
That length of time sounds just like my GN meetings Chrissy. I think last Saturday's was actually 4 hours and could have stayed longer.
Beth54 said
01:39 AM Apr 18, 2012
Yes, I've had some lengthy meetings too. Good fun!
Happywanderer said
03:33 AM Apr 18, 2012
What about Happy Hour Doug. At Greens they can last 5 hours or more.
Cruising Granny said
03:38 AM Apr 18, 2012
It's a weird feeling to be recognised by "total strangers". They turned out to be GN friends, Aussie Cruiser. At Christmas when I camped at Lake Maraboon, near Emerald, Qld, this ute pulled up and a bloke said, "You're Granny off the Nomads". He didn't ask, he announced it. He hadn't even seen my spare wheel. We shared some bevvies around camp - of course. It's sort of like being a little bit famous.
Carrie said
08:28 AM Apr 18, 2012
Hi everyone now maybe I should of called myself carol54. Friend of Beth54. Not to worry I had started to set this up before I spoke to Beth. Yes we go a Long way back.....to far to mention! This is a great site thanks to all the nice people on here. It will be a few years before we will be able to get out on the road worse luck but WE WILL get there. Oh we is my good man V. Safe nomading.
-- Edited by Carrie on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 08:32:47 AM
Beth54 said
04:00 PM Apr 18, 2012
Welcome Carrie...I like the moniker, Carol.
Yes, We do go a long way back....primary school in the 60's, both '54 models and our birthdays are very close too.
Carrie said
05:28 PM Apr 18, 2012
Hi everyone Well Ive been at work had a call to go in.
Yes V and myself would love to meet anyone from here. Since ive been looking at grey nomad things in the last few Months it has made me see what a great big world is out there. Yes Beth54 and I are the same vintage lol. There are also another 2 of us from the same era all from school days.
Cant wait to get out there on the road, already have the rv picked.
V is upset that the name Wombat has been taken. He will get over it lol.
Happy and safe travels everyone and look forward to meeting you.
Doug why is it I not sure I should beleive you............
-- Edited by Carrie on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 05:30:35 PM
Dougwe said
06:20 PM Apr 18, 2012
Welcome from me Carrie, enjoy here and out there.
Keep an eye out for wombat he can stir the pot a bit but I don't. I'm a good boy.
Travel Bug said
07:07 PM Apr 18, 2012
Welcome Carrie...and good man V....
If you're a friend of Beth's you must be ok
Even though you won't be on the road for a while, maybe you could call in to one of the meet ups or coffee mornings sometime.
Cheers. Pam.
_wombat_ said
02:01 AM Apr 19, 2012
all the new guys, and take no notice of Doug, I'll have to let my mate dazren know about you Doug
Beth54 said
02:12 AM Apr 19, 2012
Carol's been lurking for awhile so I reckon she knows who are the mischief makers here.
Carrie said
02:27 AM Apr 19, 2012
Yes Beth you do know me well dont you ? I wont tell.....
Happywanderer said
03:06 AM Apr 19, 2012
Welcome Carrie, now you have joined you won't have to lurk anymore and you can join in the conversation on here. Enjoy.
Carrie said
03:13 AM Apr 19, 2012
Thanks will do as often as possible looking forward to getting to know everyone
golivers travels said
04:48 AM Apr 19, 2012
Welcome Carrie and V. I belong to the 54 club as well, we must be a good vintage.
Glenda
Carrie you have already 'sussed' out Doug, I think, you have him all worked out by now, I have sat here for the last hour and a half trying to think of nice things to say about doug ??? But I could not think of anything good, so it may be better if i say nothing ??
However you will find that 'wombat' and 'dazren' will be two of the nicest guys you will ever meet, [ and we are modest to ? ] a lot of the guys on here are 'jealous of wombat, but he really is a nice,knowledgeable and helpful forumite that's why we are mates, Oh well that and the fact that he also has his own town and his own pub, If he did not have the pub, i would still like him [ but not as much ]
So welcome once again Carrie, we can teach you a lot on here ,so that you will know it all by the time you hit the road.
_wombat_ said
02:53 PM Apr 19, 2012
dazren, I'll second that mate
Carrie said
04:45 PM Apr 19, 2012
Lol thanks everyone this is great. V loves wombats and has quite a collection of them and calls everyone a wombat. So Im sure we will be fine.
Dazren Im sure there is lots to teach us.
Yes 54 must be a good vintage and getting better all the time.
About us ... We have been together 8 or is it 9 years both starting from nothing. We have children the same age and even had the same f....... Dog as a friend told me. We are empty nesters now in a big house.
V has lived on Gold Coast, Mt Isa, Darwin and Adelaide before coming back to Brisbane.
Me well I have lived between Port Moresby PNG and Melbourne and other places in between and Im now back where I started like within 50m. Lol
So if any of you find yourselves in this area do say hellooooooo be good to meet you.
Take care everyone
Dougwe said
05:41 PM Apr 19, 2012
I really am a good boy Carrie. Dazren is friends with wombat cos he's got a pub (with beer) and wombat is friends with anyone cos he lives in a hole.
_wombat_ said
05:46 PM Apr 19, 2012
Dougwe wrote:
I really am a good boy Carrie. Dazren is friends with wombat cos he's got a pub (with beer) and wombat is friends with anyone cos he lives in a hole.
I like my hole
Beth54 said
06:58 PM Apr 19, 2012
I've just noticed that the lady in your avatar, Wombat, has a remarkable resemblance to Carrie, except her hair is much tidier! Hey Carol.
Dougwe said
01:52 AM Apr 20, 2012
If that is Carol Beth she had better be careful holding wombat like that, wombats have a incontinence problem.
Dougwe said
01:57 AM Apr 20, 2012
Really, all jokes aside, if I ever get to meet wombat it would be an honour to shake his hand,um, sorry, paw/foot, whatever it is on a wombat.
_wombat_ said
02:50 AM Apr 20, 2012
Dougwe wrote:
Really, all jokes aside, if I ever get to meet wombat it would be an honour to shake his hand,um, sorry, paw/foot, whatever it is on a wombat.
I should think so, be an honour I mean, oh and we have paws
No, not that sort of phone call...thank goodness!
My old school friend rang yesterday and immediately said 'is that Beth54?' I recognised the voice, but thought 'what the?' Then the penny dropped. She'd been lurking on GN's for a time and realised it was me!
So Carol, stop lurking and join!
Come on Carol, don't be shy. Come on, just go the members page and enter the details, and come on board. We'd love to have you here.
That phone call reminded me of a voice across the shopping centre carpark.
"Excuse me! Excuse me!" yelled the voice.
I turned toward the voice as I locked my car, and a middle-aged lady was walking toward me and my car.
She said, "Excuse me, are you the Cruising Granny on the Grey Nomads forum?" She'd spotted my personalised wheel cover.
I said, "I suppose so."
We introduced ourselves, walked into the food hall, ordered coffee, and left 3 hours later after a l-o-n-g chat about this lifestyle.
We catch up now and then, and Sharon has since organised a Mazda bus to do the lap.
Come one Sharon. Stop lurking and jump right in.
Yeah Carol! You know I'm 'special'!
Yes, I've had some lengthy meetings too. Good fun!
At Christmas when I camped at Lake Maraboon, near Emerald, Qld, this ute pulled up and a bloke said, "You're Granny off the Nomads". He didn't ask, he announced it.
He hadn't even seen my spare wheel.
We shared some bevvies around camp - of course.
It's sort of like being a little bit famous.
Not to worry I had started to set this up before I spoke to Beth. Yes we go a
Long way back.....to far to mention!
This is a great site thanks to all the nice people on here.
It will be a few years before we will be able to get out on the road worse luck but WE WILL get there. Oh we is my good man V.
Safe nomading.
-- Edited by Carrie on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 08:32:47 AM
Yes, We do go a long way back....primary school in the 60's, both '54 models and our birthdays are very close too.
Well Ive been at work had a call to go in.
Yes V and myself would love to meet anyone from here. Since ive been looking at grey nomad things in the last few
Months it has made me see what a great big world is out there.
Yes Beth54 and I are the same vintage lol. There are also another 2 of us from the same era all from school days.
Cant wait to get out there on the road, already have the rv picked.
V is upset that the name Wombat has been taken. He will get over it lol.
Happy and safe travels everyone and look forward to meeting you.
Doug why is it I not sure I should beleive you............
-- Edited by Carrie on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 05:30:35 PM
Welcome from me Carrie, enjoy here and out there.
Keep an eye out for wombat he can stir the pot a bit but I don't. I'm a good boy.
Welcome Carrie...and good man V....
If you're a friend of Beth's you must be ok
Even though you won't be on the road for a while, maybe you could call in to one of the meet ups or coffee mornings sometime.
Cheers. Pam.
all the new guys, and take no notice of Doug, I'll have to let my mate dazren know about you Doug
Carol's been lurking for awhile so I reckon she knows who are the mischief makers here.
I wont tell.....
And a BIG WELCOME FROM ME TO CARRIE.
JOIN IN THE 'BANTER, I'TS ALL GOOD HERE ??
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Wombat wrote
all the new guys, and take no notice of Doug, I'll have to let my mate dazren know about you Doug
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Carrie you have already 'sussed' out Doug, I think, you have him all worked out by now, I have sat here for the last hour and a half trying to think of nice things to say about doug ??? But I could not think of anything good, so it may be better if i say nothing ??
However you will find that 'wombat' and 'dazren' will be two of the nicest guys you will ever meet, [ and we are modest to ? ] a lot of the guys on here are 'jealous of wombat, but he really is a nice,knowledgeable and helpful forumite that's why we are mates, Oh well that and the fact that he also has his own town and his own pub, If he did not have the pub, i would still like him [ but not as much ]
So welcome once again Carrie, we can teach you a lot on here ,so that you will know it all by the time you hit the road.
dazren, I'll second that mate
I really am a good boy Carrie. Dazren is friends with wombat cos he's got a pub (with beer) and wombat is friends with anyone cos he lives in a hole.
I like my hole
I've just noticed that the lady in your avatar, Wombat, has a remarkable resemblance to Carrie, except her hair is much tidier! Hey Carol.
If that is Carol Beth she had better be careful holding wombat like that, wombats have a incontinence problem.
Really, all jokes aside, if I ever get to meet wombat it would be an honour to shake his hand,um, sorry, paw/foot, whatever it is on a wombat.
I should think so, be an honour I mean, oh and we have paws