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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Random Chit Chat => Topic started by: Dazzler on February 09, 2013, 20:58:03
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I've mentioned in another tread that we have some issues with our Digital TV reception where we live in a Rural setting just out of Devonport Tasmania.
With 2 x Antennas connected via a diplexer and 1 x Masthead Amplifier/Booster and 1 x Signal Splitter Booster we get most channels ok until it gets windy and then it can be a bit hit and miss (Many trees between us and the transmitters)
Anyway, for around $1000 I can get a professional to set us up with an 85 cm Satellite dish and 2 x receivers that will fix the reception 99 % of the time on our 2 main TV's ..
Looking on Ebay though it looks like I might be able to do the same thing for less than half that :happydance:
Do we have any experts on here that can guide me as to things like what benefits/ requirements for size of dish, brand of receiver etc..? Probably be a month or two before I do it as spending other money at the moment on house mods..
Will be searching Whirlpool forums etc.. for info when I get a chance
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I can't really help ya out Dazz your on a different hemisphere.
However I am also thinking of getting a 85 ctm dish, probably a moterised one with twine LNBs.
The reason is, you may have heard the it rains occasionally over here, and I get fed up when it does because with the MINI dish which SKY provided that causes lots of bit mapping...
I am assured that a bigger motorised jobbie won't be too bad when it chucks it down.
Also, I can run another box, maybe an Open-box or Spider-box and pull soccer games from remote countries, whilst simultaneously the wifey can be watching the dross in the main lounge room.
:goodjob: :goodjob:
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Wait till after our comet close encounter, there may not be any satellites.
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Have a chat to the neighbours and see whats working best for them. There's a lot of theory goes into the design and provision of these things but only your neighbours can tell you what works properly or not for sure.
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Have a chat to the neighbours and see whats working best for them. There's a lot of theory goes into the design and provision of these things but only your neighbours can tell you what works properly or not for sure.
Not many neighbours (we are all on 2 acre blocks) one has a subsidised satellite setup because his reception is even worse than mine ..
The "expert" that came to tweak my reception recently is the one that quoted me $650 for a dish one receiver or $1000 with 2 receivers .. he said 85cm Dish on my existing antenna pole would work fine.. Most other neighbours just mumble about the sh1t reception but do nothing to fix it ...
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Get line of sight to the tower. Chop down trees in the way, water in the leaves attenuates the signal :mrgreen:
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Get line of sight to the tower. Chop down trees in the way, water in the leaves attenuates the signal :mrgreen:
I wish ... :lol: There is a sizeable ridge covered with trees on PRIVATE land .. Ironically, we are probably less than one Kilometre from the nearest Transmitter but it is on the other side of the ridge :'(
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I believe Bob Brown, having left mainstream politics, now runs a small Tasmanian-based company called Trees-R-Us, experts in tree felling, mass prunings, land clearing, building dams in streams/rivers etc.
You should give him a call.
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I believe Bob Brown, having left mainstream politics, now runs a small Tasmanian-based company called Trees-R-Us, experts in tree felling, mass prunings, land clearing, building dams in streams/rivers etc.
You should give him a call.
Yeah, likely story :whistler:
You've given me an idea though .. I might suggest leaving the trees on the ridge will be conducive to improving Tasmania's economy (they would be sure to cut them down then) :idea: :whistler:
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Gonz can create a bombing training mission, give him the (correct) coordinates, no trees. :whistler:
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Gonz can create a bombing training mission, give him the (correct) coordinates, no trees. :whistler:
Good idea and FatBoy might be able to help from above.
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Good observation about water attentuation in the foliage. A study using European pine forests yielded a 10dB absorpsion for common airborne radar frequencies around 10GHz. Also, line of sight is king at those frequencies - if not direct, then by reflection. Any chance a reflector or repeater can be put up on your property? A well designed reflector - if the geometry is right - may not even need to be powered. And as for dish diameter, larger is always better for gain for any given wavelength, proportional to dish area (aperture). :cool:
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Thanks for the info Gonz but I'm guessing our share of the cost of a repeater would be more than $1000 :undecided:
Unless I can get more than just free to air with a larger dish sounds like 85cm might be the best compromise.
Thing is I don't want to spend 300 or more on stuff off ebay and then get no result and have to go cap in hand to this guy and pay his prices .. but if I can do it a nice saving is to be had. :winker:
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Any possibility of cable TV?
or being remote you miss out unless you pay $$$$$$ to have it laid to your place.
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Any possibility of cable TV?
or being remote you miss out unless you pay $$$$$$ to have it laid to your place.
Our TV is truly free to air so even if it were available I don't like paying ongoing charges for something others get for free.
We are getting 3 months free trial on 11 Foxtel channels via the internet but only 5 of those are really worth having. We will make a decision in early April if we want to pay $19.95 p/m to keep having them.
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My Antenna guy is on holidays and free to air TV has been really patchy .. Sick of it :fum:
So..I got another Guy around who will do a lot more than the first guy was going to do (satellite wise) for $1100..All new cabling and screw on connectors etc with exposed co-ax in conduit. He has done more than 200 installations in the last 6 months..
With this guy we will still have our antenna connection available as well.
He guarantees we will get very stable reception on both our big TV's (coming on Friday morning) :happydance:
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Great news Dazz.
Do it right, do it once.
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Sounds like the way to go. :goodjob2:
This last week and ever since we moved here randomly at night we loose the digital. Starts off with the picture breaking up, then freezing, then weak or no signal message. I'm sure it's interference from a device but I can't pinpoint it, it's not in our house. We have to have a masthead amp to get any picture and unfortunately, they amplify everything, even the interference. In time, it will be one reason we leave here coz I like my shows and it's always when something good is on. RPA and the like :fum:
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Phil,
You might be eligible for VAST (which is what we will be using Phil) to get it on just one TV probably only about $700 - be worth looking into :cool:
The TV reception here would be one of the few negatives...(Hopefully sorted this week) :goodjob: :Knock:
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Reception has been pretty patchy here at times too...It happens every summer for some reason. :undecided:
Luckily we get the Melbourne stations as well as the local ones so usually it's just a matter of swapping between them.
Still a pain in the a*se though...... :mad:
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Reception has been pretty patchy here at times too...It happens every summer for some reason. :undecided:
Luckily we get the Melbourne stations as well as the local ones so usually it's just a matter of swapping between them.
Still a pain in the a*se though...... :mad:
We get the local Transmitter and the stronger one from Launceston as well (but they are both quite patchy)
Ironically, the other guy that did some aerial work for me said in the Summer we actually pick up Melbourne stations here which upsets the local ones :rolleyes:
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So much for improved viewing, hey? :undecided:
While it's great when you have good reception, it's a pain when reception is crap.
At least with analog you could still watch it, even if it was a bit fuzzy...
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I have upgraded our satellite setup to recordable with a special "activated" remote which cost an additional $55. You need to connect a powered external HDD up to 1TB (hard to find that small now but I found a Verbatim USB 3.0 one)
Unfortunately, it didn't like the drive when it tried to format it (came up with errors) Both my Laptop and Desktop with acknowledge the drive and load the drivers but it wont show up as a drive (I hope it isn't knackered) paid top $$ ($129) :fum: Nothing is simple these days
I have an older Seagate 1TB drive I can spare but a bit scared to try that (don't want that to be knackered too) :confused:
I have some running around for Trish this morning so have to leave it until later to sort. :Pout:
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Might need to use a partition manager to put a NTFS partition back, that the comp can see. :idea:
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:whsaid:
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Have you tried going into Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools then selecting "Disk Management"? :undecided:
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
Reception is great with the satellite but believe it or not we miss the adds :-[ :lol: You mainly get adds for Alice Springs, Katherine (the town not the girl) and outback Qld + some boring repetitive scenery loops as fill ins.
We tend to watch the stable channels like 7 via our antenna and just switch to the satellite input on the TV for the unstable channels (TDT etc..)
Thanks for the advice about the HDD I will try those suggestions.
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My parents mostly watch Aunty, so they would be happy to be able to see that most of the time (I know satellite can go a bit rubbish in heavy rain).
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
$12 Bn Hole, I think it already has :'(
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Not until the budget......Even then, the figures will be dodgy. They know their beaten, they will be looking not to be annihilated. So they will no doubt want to show their financial prudence, whilst hitting those who won't vote for them anyway.
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I downloaded a free Partition Manager from Cnet Downloads and it found and formated that drive as NTFS.
It is now showing up fine on the computer. I will try it again with the Satellite receiver 2moro when Trish isn't watching TV.
Thanks for the suggestion :brilliant:
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:goodjob2:
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My Antenna guy is on holidays and free to air TV has been really patchy .. Sick of it :fum:
So..I got another Guy around who will do a lot more than the first guy was going to do (satellite wise) for $1100..All new cabling and screw on connectors etc with exposed co-ax in conduit. He has done more than 200 installations in the last 6 months..
With this guy we will still have our antenna connection available as well.
He guarantees we will get very stable reception on both our big TV's (coming on Friday morning) :happydance:
Ours has been like this for Nigh on 30 years,many moons ago we did get Foxtel,but I have gotten sick of paying for repeat after repeat,we got put onto a brilliant TV tech and arial man,he came out sort the whole thing for just on $300,best we have every received Tele up here and I still have to pull the old arial tower down,don't ask me how but he has all channels crystal clear and on a small specialised arial. Oh I already had a arial booster and got him to put that up as well while he was doing the fix
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Our satellite isn't Foxtel Ric it's VAST (free to air) so no ongoing costs although the dish looks the same as Foxtel/Austar use.
I have two Antennas and two boosters and had several guys come and have a fiddle with my equipment :Shocked: but none could get it as stable as it is now with the Satellite set up :goodjob:
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
$12 Bn Hole, I think it already has :'(
Perhaps we can just add another levy so that no one can say they haven't been screwed. :rolleyes:
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
$12 Bn Hole, I think it already has :'(
Perhaps we can just add another levy so that no one can say they haven't been screwed. :rolleyes:
Been a stuanch labour man for over forty years,but this moronic woman has lost me,when she screwed Kev over I thought well about time a woman run the country,well she has changed my mind.
hope she's either good in bed or the kitchen because she is garbage at running the country :disapp: :disapp:
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What's the reception like now Dazz,
This has given me an idea for my parents, who live in the Gold Coast Hinterland and reception has been rubbish forever....
and since their pensioners, I'm hoping the Government will give them a handout.....Before the cash runs out.
$12 Bn Hole, I think it already has :'(
Perhaps we can just add another levy so that no one can say they haven't been screwed. :rolleyes:
Been a stuanch labour man for over forty years,but this moronic woman has lost me,when she screwed Kev over I thought well about time a woman run the country,well she has changed my mind.
hope she's either good in bed or the kitchen because she is garbage at running the country :disapp: :disapp:
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You do call a spade a spade. :lol: (But I like you for that :D).
I've been a staunch Liberal man for all my life and I can't wait until September 14th. Bring it on.
Every time Labor leaves office the Libs have to pay down debt and can't properly govern in their own right because of reckless spending by Labor.
But I have to say that this particular government has outsripped all that has gone before and has taken Australia to the brink of disaster.
When Labor took over power, nearly all national debt had been paid off and there was $60 billion in the Future Fund.
It has all been spent (a lot of it overseas) and this country is having to borrow more money every month just to pay the interest bill. Literally.
It is a disgrace.
The worst PM in Australia's history IMO and that is saying something.
I feel for our kids and grandkids because of the massive debt this govt has allowed to develop.
An absolute disgrace. :fum:
To think that she is going to get $150,000 per year for the rest of her life is disgusting. She should hang her head in shame.
Rant over.
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As somebody once told me (only yesterday in fact): You have a Liberal Government until you can't stand them, then a Labor Government until you can't afford them.
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:wts: I don't know whether to laugh or cry :confused:
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Trouble is Abbot's not the right dude for the job either. Turnbull's the richest pollie in politics & lives in a world of his own, can't relate to the average Australian. With a very difficult economic legacy to inherit, I doubt the Libs know what to do this time. There is no outstanding economic talent in their ranks. IMO bring back Costello. :undecided:
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Where's UM when we need her/him to give a balanced reply... :whistler:
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I agree with the Costello bit.
I think he was a great treasurer even though Waynus Swanus thinks he is the world's greatest treasurer.
I don't mind Tony Abbott personally. I think he is just misunderstood. :lol:
I don't like Turnbull, too left wing for me.
But regardless of who is the PM, at least we will have the Liberal policies and values which aren't always right, but they're more right than left if you know what I mean.
And Julie Bishop as deputy (a good West Aussie) isn't a bad thing either.
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Where's UM when we need her/him to give a balanced reply... :whistler:
:rofl:
Are you suggesting I'm unbalanced? :undecided: :lol:
Labor supporters have had their go and the country is, er, shall we say, deeply rooted.
Now it's our turn. :D
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I'd never suggest such a thing, mate! :whistler: :lol:
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;) :D
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A lot don't like Costello, but I heard him speak at a Press Club Function about the future fund, it made a lot of sense and even then, he was forecasting a shortfall due to the health needs of an ageing population and the immediate need to increase it. Now it's all spent, we're on borrowed money, with a nice announcement of 12 Bn shortfall. Gillard's as good as a man short. :Ouch:
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I appreciate the subtle change of topic title, Phil :laughter:
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I forget to read the title b4 I post, I'd be the worst offender here, for :offtopic:, I think. :-[
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I'm not. :rofl:
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As somebody once told me (only yesterday in fact): You have a Liberal Government until you can't stand them, then a Labor Government until you can't afford them.
This is so true,I have a very simplistic veiw of polotics,they ARE ALL Tarred with the same brush,their all lying theiving basteds,their only issue though trying to convince us,is to look after their own pockets.
Even more simplistic,yes Labour spends far more than they can generate,but they do attempt to look after the working man and keep large businesses in line,but that is very simplistic,there is far more to it than that.
My take on liberal,yes they get the country out of debt and create surplus,but unfortunately they do it mainly at the cost of the small man and tend to take very good care of big business,Oh and they love selling government assets,which in fact used to be very big cash cows for any government.
It was a disaster when the democrats folded,thought they would never have been able to get the votes to govern in their own right,they did have the knack of keeping whichever government in line.
But BOTH parties,need to start looking after Australia and Australians instead of all these half arsed broke countries.let them sort their own problems out,unfortunately it is all but a huge chess game,greasing palms and taking kickbacks,staying in favor with everyone.
But the Idiot womans comments the other day,comparing Australia's budget and finacial problems to the average bloke called John home budget,just had me absolutely gob smacked,how this import became PM is beyond me.
As for her retiring on a full parlimentary pension of her current wage,is like all past PM's who are all recieveing pull parlimantary pensions,all indexed,once they retire from government,they should be like the rest of us,if they go and work for someone else,no pension,if they don't and have over the allowed assests they should be like us made to live off those assets,if they have no asset(cough cough) they should only get a pension the same as we do when we retire and be forced to live in the real world like the rest of us.
In summary they are ALL just theiving,scheming lying sons or daughters of female dogs,my major rant over.
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I think that the parliamentary superannuation regulations are long overdue for reform.
I agree that they need to be brought back into the "real world."
However, I am one of those rare individuals who thinks that our politicians, and particularly our senior front-benchers, don't get paid enough.
The income they receive whilst working is pathetic for what they are expected to do and does not equate to that of a CEO of a major corporation in the private sector.
I believe that needs to be rectified. Pay peanuts and all that.....
It is after they leave that I have a problem with. Their benefits are truly out of this world.
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Well, she was "educated" at Unley High, in Adelaide, so that explains a lot. :head_butt:
Pay peanuts, well we've certainly got our monkeys.
CEO's of major organisations are also way over paid.
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I appreciate the subtle change of topic title, Phil :laughter:
I forget to read the title b4 I post, I'd be the worst offender here, for :offtopic:, I think. :-[
My mistake - it was Dazz who edited the topic title to match the content (I thought you'd cleverly done that) :lol:
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Go the Libs!!! :rofl:
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I'm not that clever, you give me too much credit. :happydance:
Sorry Dazz, if you thought the title change was necessary. :-[
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Sorry Dazz, if you thought the title change was necessary. :-[
It's in the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic section mate - it's to be expected :P
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No probs Phil.. I'm probably the worst offender :whistler: :-[
I was showing Trish the bit that Rick posted about "Gillard being better in bed and in the Kitchen than running the Country"
and she said "what thread is that in?" and I said " Satellite Dish + Receiver Advice" of course :rofl: :rofl:
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That is hilarious. :lol:
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No probs Phil.. I'm probably the worst offender :whistler: :-[
I was showing Trish the bit that Rick posted about "Gillard being better in bed and in the Kitchen than running the Country"
and she said "what thread is that in?" and I said " Satellite Dish + Receiver Advice" of course :rofl: :rofl:
Gord now I suppose Trish thinks I'm a chauvanistic pig for thinking Julia should be chained to the sink in a french maids uniform(probably couldn't even do that right :whistler:) Now I have that horrible vision in my head,I'm done
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No probs Phil.. I'm probably the worst offender :whistler: :-[
I was showing Trish the bit that Rick posted about "Gillard being better in bed and in the Kitchen than running the Country"
and she said "what thread is that in?" and I said " Satellite Dish + Receiver Advice" of course :rofl: :rofl:
Gord now I suppose Trish thinks I'm a chauvanistic pig for thinking Julia should be chained to the sink in a french maids uniform(probably couldn't even do that right :whistler:) Now I have that horrible vision in my head,I'm done
I don't think they made French maid's uniforms in that size, Rick. :Dunno:
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It's OK Rick .. She didn't have a sense of Humour when we met nearly 16 years ago but she has the making of one now.. Another 10 years and she might crack a smirk :snigger:
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It's OK Rick .. She didn't have a sense of Humour when we met nearly 16 years ago but she has the making of one now.. Another 10 years and she might crack a smirk :snigger:
Have you met Julia Gillard? :undecided: :Shocked: :eek:
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Damn .. I asked for that :undecided:
If Trish sees this thread I will say that is what I meant... :winker:
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It's OK Rick .. She didn't have a sense of Humour when we met nearly 16 years ago but she has the making of one now.. Another 10 years and she might crack a smirk :snigger:
Have you met Julia Gillard? :undecided: :Shocked: :eek:
No and don't particularly want to,I'd rather shake Abbott's hand.
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It's OK Rick .. She didn't have a sense of Humour when we met nearly 16 years ago but she has the making of one now.. Another 10 years and she might crack a smirk :snigger:
I don't believe that for a second, Daz.... :whistler:
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It's OK Rick .. She didn't have a sense of Humour when we met nearly 16 years ago but she has the making of one now.. Another 10 years and she might crack a smirk :snigger:
I don't believe that for a second, Daz.... :whistler:
I was only joking. Trish was pretty serious when we met, but although she doesn't find a lot of what I find funny she is a lot happier person these days (mostly) :goodjob:
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She puts up with you, she'd have to have a sense of humour... :whistler:
Just joking, mate... :p