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Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps Anyone here with a fave pub? So many pubs have gone downhill recently. First there was all the modern theme pubs, then just running down in general and closing down. There's less and less still open. One I love is called the Bottle & Glass pub in Aylesbury. Great place and lots of memories. Yep, the fridge out in the shed - each day I try to perform the following wind-down ritual: home from work change into old comfortable clothes, go out to said fridge and crack a cold one or three, open the chook pen to let the chooks out onto the lawn

Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Great question mate, thanks. I did this to think about it as I am a picture guy when I need to understand things. It appears it would have a nuetral inpact if there was no snow on the second floor balcony at the rear of the house????? PS Hope the pics are showing as I only see the little red X The structure appears proportionately balanced - not a good idea. You'll need supports under the two overhanging portions i.e. forgot about 'live loads' e.g. furniture, people, wind, snow (ice), etc. Personally, I'd be sticking the whole structure on a conc

Just noted that the uncreative people in Hollywood are remaking the 1956 classic 'Forbidden Planet'. I reckon it will be C-rap, just like that load of manure remake of 'The Day The Earth Stood Still', with Mr Monotone Keanu Reeves.

Interesting comment on ABC TV (OZ) this morning. The hosts were interviewing some political analyst via satellite in the UK who, on seeing footage of the two walking side by side across the lawn dressed in suits quipped: 'They look like they're going to a (gay) Civil Ceremony.' Gotta admit, they look too much alike and too chummy. I think the same person also noted that they: 'look like Tony Blair's love children'.

Originally Posted By: Mamabear aaaahhhhh... ... can't wait for the 'panty' version ...

I got 'snow blindness' about 30 years ago on a school trip. The only thing that worked was a cool compress and a dark room. I believe eye-drops are available that contain a mild anaesthetic - give them a go. An old remedy for sunburnt skin is a cool bath with some vinegar added. If you get blisters, DO NOT break them = infection. Gently wipe with a solution of warm water and salt to dry them out. (It really works and avoids nasty chemicals).

Originally Posted By: Mamabear Absolutely. And those skills required are mainly doctors, nurses and policemen. Wonder why we have a skills shortage in those industry's [read: dripping sarcasm] Totally agree with your obvious dig at the lack of education opportunities (cost, placement of overseas students, etc). Also wish to add that many of the so-called professionals being brought in are very much sub-standard. Mitch, it is easy to look at columns of graphs and compare countries, though if you take a geographic look at Australia (try google earth), we are very much an arid co

Originally Posted By: MitchPee Sub Zero you have to be careful about your terms. Genocide does not mean war. Just for example you cannot compare the conflict in Rwanda to the conflict of the US in Afghanistan. It was the intention of Hutus in Rwanda to kill ALL of the Tutsie people and commit an ethnic cleansing. Although very digressed from the main objective and easily preventable in the 90's the US does not look to eradicate the Afghani people. I understand where you are coming from though. I don't think anything ever justifies an initial act of war. Then again I don't see something that

Originally Posted By: Mamabear So this weeks meal is Meatballs in a tomato based sauce with 3 Veg, and Apple Rhubarb Crumble for dessert. The majority of diners will be our juniors (7-14yrs) and their families. If you keep feeding 'em like that, they won't be 'juniors' for very long! Thin or thick base? (I much prefer thin - less is more. Minimum pizza 'base' requirements for moi = anchovies, chilli, black olives, black pepper, and oregano. Pineapple?? Who puts fruit on a pizza??!!!) Do you do creme brulee? If so, give me the address and I'll book a flight!

Originally Posted By: Jynxx Originally Posted By: SubZero Well JX, before sprouting untruths, get your facts straight. Are you flaming me? You haven't stated any facts at all as far as I'm concerned. You say something. no big deal. No, not flaming, just pointing out the obvious. It's amazing to see, from your own recollections, that you still see ANZAC Day as some sort of military-appreciating event. '... think there is something wrong with these cadets and little kids taking a place in the march, in false illusion of pride, not understanding that WAR IS GENOCIDE

Originally Posted By: Jynxx I don't give a toss as to your assessment of my knowledge about ww2. as much as I don't care about the flag one fights under. Clearly you mentality is an example to what patriotic sentiments do to a country downunder that struggled to have its own identity. I have been born to parents who directly experienced ww2, witnessed the civilian massacre by US bombers in Tokyo and Hiroshima and countless stories told by that generation. Like I told you guys in my example in regards to my friend, we at least know better never to repeat it again. This is what we wil

It's strange - over the last few months I've seen quite a lot of stuff on TV originating from Scandanavia. Now, I don't want to offend anyone, but it seems like the whole region is full of geeks and/or dorks who either wear black OR white? One good mock-documentary that comes from Norway, which takes the piss outta Boybands, is called 'Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced' - very funny. Gareth: small gene-pool in WA, init?

Originally Posted By: Jynxx I agree on some of the points that GN has mentioned that it is a glorified nationalistic ceremony in disregard of what kind of atrocities a common man, not an occupational soldier or commanders in the back had to go through in the front lines. Lets face it. The only military threat that Australia have went through is the war against Japanese. Darwin got bombed over 60 times. The rest of the war were fighting for Brits and being their cannon fodder. That's a great identity as a nation, ironically. Your knowledge of WW2 is severely lacking if that's all y

... can't really warm to Japanese bands ... ever since Yoko screw up the Beatles ...

Originally Posted By: Mamabear My challenge for 2010 is to just say YES. Hang the formalities, and getting the jobs done before the fun .... I am just going to embrace every opportunity for connection, experiences, fun, learning and social interaction that I can! Mid-life crisis time, is it? Seriously though, I totally agree. I commenced work at the current place about 5 years ago and can't believe how most of the staff have done nothing with their lives except school, marriage, kids, career - nada! Now that most of them are in their late 50's, they are trying new things, thing

Originally Posted By: Mamabear It was all the horrid preservatives and additives in the food we were buying - and we were not eating MacD's every day either - it was in the food served up at restaurants and cafe's as well. Many years ago a group of us went into the first 'Chilli's' Restaurant that opened in Australia (Campbelltown NSW). Not long after we sat down, a rotund Pommie bloke - not unlike Bob Hoskins (ascent and all) - came over and introduced himself as the Manager. Obviously we were his target customers (30-somethings). We got talking to him about opening an American franci

How about Australian Crawl and the Hoodoo Gurus - very popular when I was in High School.

Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps Who the heck is Blackmore?!? Richie Blackmore - Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Having a silver or a bronze means you're in the world top 3 of your chosen activity (debatable if some of them are actually sports). On that basis, I'd be pretty chuffed to get either a silver or a bronze - it also adds incentive to try harden next time. I suppose the question remains, that in this world where most sports are professionally based, what's the point of the Olympics when there are 'world titles'. And, particularly with the Winter Olympics, is it equitable - not every country has, for example, an Ice Hockey team, so its stature as a world sport is kinda misleading ... si

A happy, smiley drunk ... much more pleasant drunk than sober! (The trick is to maintain the positive aspects of being drunk without the hang-over )

A green coloured 1969 Toyota Corolla 2-door Coupe past-down from a friend to my Sister, then from her to me, then from me to my Brother, then from him to his son, then from his son to a friend, then into a crusher! Estimated it lasted for about 25+ years with only one engine rebuild. Damn solid little car with no complicated garbage under the bonnet.

Originally Posted By: Mamabear Oh good Lord Sub Zero! I get that a lot from women ... also: 'god, God, GOD!!' Originally Posted By: Mamabear As for the horizontal activities - not always horizontal - but certainly not lacking. ... something like this perhaps? Too much information, Lady-Sandgroper.

The typical cost of a one kilometre length of Highway grade road in Oz is about $5M. (That's a seperated dual lane carriageway with all the mod cons, excluding bridges, seperate foot/bike paths, etc) A good example is the 40km long, $1.5B M7 Motorway in the outskirts of Sydney. This has travel tolling, which means you only pay for the length of road you use (between designated points) - the used the more the user pays. Obviously, Oz doesn't have the climatic conditions of Japan, or the earthquake issues. These would add a substantial build cost to any road. At $1.5B, no gov

In J-Land I’ve eaten a main meal of sea urchin on rice with salmon roe, etc – something I’d never eat at home and with little or no stomach issues. Besides, if you can’t find something healthy to eat in Japan, you’re just not looking hard enough! An ideal diet is obviously an individual thing, but using excuses like 30 hours away, hotel/plane/road trip food isn’t an excuse to ‘detox’. That’s just bad eating habits, and absence of thought, leading to an upset stomach which could easily be rectified by eating some fruit, drinking water/tea and having a sleep. (Drinking hot

we've got chooks and a vegie garden, so a special (once a month) treat is: take three natural (orgasmic) eggs from our happy vigin hens (no rooster), a big handfull of finely chopped curly-leaf parsley, mix together, and pour into a hot fry pan. Brown on both sides, turn out onto a plate THEN add salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. Eat with whole grain toast - friggin' yum-o! On occasion add a small amount of finely chopped brown onion. (Detox in a meal!)