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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Random Chit Chat => Topic started by: 2i30s on December 24, 2009, 21:00:03
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so what did you get for xmas? :razz:
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I bought myself an LG Bluray with wireless connectivity (apart from that I just got some jeans and a bluray disc.. ) I'm very hard to buy for because if I want something I just get it myself... :wink:
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i might try that next year. :lol: blue ray mmmm :mrgreen:
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It's not Xmas here, yet :'(
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so what did you get for xmas? :razz:
more to the point, what did you get? :P
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so what did you get for xmas? :razz:
Got to wait a further 99 minutes
What was your surprise?
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Heaps of gift cards and perfume. Slimline weathershields for my car, a Hyundai hat..and a new windscreen ??? :lol:
What did everyone else get? :D
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Lots of aftershave and soapy stuff (guess I must smell a bit!), flightsim software :D :D, Singstar Queen for my PS3 :D :D, F1 2009 for me PSP, Best of Fleetwood Mac :D :D, Meguiars gift pack with shampoo, wax, wash mitt and huge microfibre, Clarksons new book, a massive (I mean HUGE) mug for my "cup" of tea, sweeties, biscuits and lots of other goodies and the sheer joy of watching a 5 year old opening all her gifts :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Nothing here, for me anyway :'(
BUT THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT :wink:
Not a gifty person and all my family knows it :lol: I despise receiving gifts :lol:
Still, I'll take my joy from reading the club posts today and smelling the sweet aroma of two turkeys roasting. I'll start them off in half an hour :D
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Lots of aftershave and soapy stuff (guess I must smell a bit!), flightsim software :D :D, Singstar Queen for my PS3 :D :D, F1 2009 for me PSP, Best of Fleetwood Mac :D :D, Meguiars gift pack with shampoo, wax, wash mitt and huge microfibre, Clarksons new book, a massive (I mean HUGE) mug for my "cup" of tea, sweeties, biscuits and lots of other goodies and the sheer joy of watching a 5 year old opening all her gifts :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Cripeys you're spoilt :eek: (Nice selection there Brian :D)
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We are starting dinner at 3pm, prawn cocktail, roast duck with pigs in blankets and seasonal veg, maple and pecan meringue roulade followed by sweet mince pies and coffee :cool: :cool: :cool:
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I bought myself a 42" LCD TV :)
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A three-piece suite made of rattan, for my winter garden, folding box for I30 luggage boot and...box of beer :lol:!
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Lots of aftershave and soapy stuff (guess I must smell a bit!), flightsim software :D :D, Singstar Queen for my PS3 :D :D, F1 2009 for me PSP, Best of Fleetwood Mac :D :D, Meguiars gift pack with shampoo, wax, wash mitt and huge microfibre, Clarksons new book, a massive (I mean HUGE) mug for my "cup" of tea, sweeties, biscuits and lots of other goodies and the sheer joy of watching a 5 year old opening all her gifts :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:cool:
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Lots of aftershave and soapy stuff (guess I must smell a bit!), flightsim software :D :D, Singstar Queen for my PS3 :D :D, F1 2009 for me PSP, Best of Fleetwood Mac :D :D, Meguiars gift pack with shampoo, wax, wash mitt and huge microfibre, Clarksons new book, a massive (I mean HUGE) mug for my "cup" of tea, sweeties, biscuits and lots of other goodies and the sheer joy of watching a 5 year old opening all her gifts :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:cool:
:D :D :D :D :D
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I'm sitting hear listening to The Ruts on my brand new iPod. :lol:
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I'm sitting hear listening to The Ruts on my brand new iPod. :lol:
Sounds like it's got a fault (you might have to take it back) :wink: :D
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so what did you get for xmas? :razz:
more to the point, what did you get? :P
a sunroof on jan 4th :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Lots of aftershave and soapy stuff (guess I must smell a bit!), flightsim software :D :D, Singstar Queen for my PS3 :D :D, F1 2009 for me PSP, Best of Fleetwood Mac :D :D, Meguiars gift pack with shampoo, wax, wash mitt and huge microfibre, Clarksons new book, a massive (I mean HUGE) mug for my "cup" of tea, sweeties, biscuits and lots of other goodies and the sheer joy of watching a 5 year old opening all her gifts :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
you did allright :mrgreen:
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I bought myself a 42" LCD TV :)
:mrgreen: :cool:
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A three-piece suite made of rattan, for my winter garden, folding box for I30 luggage boot and...box of beer :lol:!
beer,mmmm :D
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its boxing day and the grogs still flowing :mrgreen:,im happy.and still no work till 18th jan 2010 :cool: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:) Chiptuning for my crdi 1.6 looking forward to install it
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Off my son, I mean Santa, I got tickets to see Peter Kay at the Liverpool Echo Arena in April 2011, (Yes 2011 not a typo).
Few links for those who might not know of him:
http://www.peterkay.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5vSHiAOAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJr9ekTf0xc
He does all over UK but doesn't do Liverpool until April 2011. What a wait!!!!!!!
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We are starting dinner at 3pm, prawn cocktail, roast duck with pigs in blankets and seasonal veg, maple and pecan meringue roulade followed by sweet mince pies and coffee
Decided I fancied doing some of these pig blanket things... can't fit them in my oven :(
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/f2ae6241.jpg)
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Was out at the in-laws today for second Xmas lunch and added to my pressie list a new jacket and a 1:72 Airfix Kit of the Vulcan :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
-8C on the way home, brrr!
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I got a scangauge :mrgreen: and some colinite. Looks like transport wax in the tin.
Just fitted the scangauge, in the classic top of steering column position, but slightly on the "slopey bit" so I can see all of the gauges. I have threaded the wiring internally within the dash and into the back socket on the gauge. Looks great.
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I got a scangauge :mrgreen: and some colinite. Looks like transport wax in the tin.
Just fitted the scangauge, in the classic top of steering column position, but slightly on the "slopey bit" so I can see all of the gauges. I have threaded the wiring internally within the dash and into the back socket on the gauge. Looks great.
Gee Lorian! You're a bit of a machine (in a good way!) :eek:
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i bought myself a washing machine on boxing day cos the old blew up last week
does that count? :P
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an expensive item,damn washing machines.cost us $400 to fix ours two weeks ago. :mad: :lol:
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so what did you get for xmas? :razz:
Colour it silver with an auto transmission and the suffix SX and a "Di" somewhere in that mix :P
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an expensive item,damn washing machines.cost us $400 to fix ours two weeks ago. :mad: :lol:
$400 = approx £180GBP - Would it not have been cheaper to of bought a new one?
A good machine here can be bought for less than £200GBP
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I'm into photography, so I bought myself another lens, a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 @ US$1600 online, my wife gave me gift voucher for a massage at a top spa and my 19 months old daughter gave me only headache when the batteries run out of her new toys on xmas afternoon.
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Wow that's some lens! Glad I didn't get what your 19 m/o gave you :lol:
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an expensive item,damn washing machines.cost us $400 to fix ours two weeks ago. :mad: :lol:
$400 = approx £180GBP - Would it not have been cheaper to of bought a new one?
A good machine here can be bought for less than £200GBP
$900 to $1300 new for a good one in oz. :eek:
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an expensive item,damn washing machines.cost us $400 to fix ours two weeks ago. :mad: :lol:
yeah crazy isn't it. the machine has been fixed before and was just too old and it was so close to sales, so i thought i'd have a look.
$400 = approx £180GBP - Would it not have been cheaper to of bought a new one?
A good machine here can be bought for less than £200GBP
not sure what size that would be? but anything electrical in aus costs an arm and a leg. i wanted a least 7 kilo which a 'good' one i'd barely see change out of $1000.
but as it was i managed to compromise and i found a 7.5 kilo samsung on sale for just $490!! :mrgreen:
i'm very happy with that.
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For £200 you can get
7-9 kilo weight
1600 rpm spin
Depending on model you can get loads or as little as you want programmes.
Given that you normally use only 2 or 3 the rest are cosmetic
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For example
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/582158/DAEWOO-DWDG20D1 (http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/582158/DAEWOO-DWDG20D1)
£200 less a 5% discount code, less 3% Quidco cashback, less 1% cashback on credit card, net £182 :eek:
Free delivery too (no I don't work for comet). Even better deals turn up from time to time.
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For £200 you can get
7-9 kilo weight
1600 rpm spin
Depending on model you can get loads or as little as you want programmes.
Given that you normally use only 2 or 3 the rest are cosmetic
we are just paying frieght & shipping from Korea or china, would still cost same made in Australia via labour. but the pioneers uses a scrubing board lower carbon foot print. LOL cheers
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bash your wet clothes on a rock :lol: :lol:
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For £200 you can get
7-9 kilo weight
1600 rpm spin
ick depressing - i hate our exchange rates/taxes on electrical goods
...and got to be a front loader with that spin speed.
why do people want such high spin speeds? then you have to iron all the damn wrinkles out! :eek:
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For £200 you can get
7-9 kilo weight
1600 rpm spin
ick depressing - i hate our exchange rates/taxes on electrical goods
...and got to be a front loader with that spin speed.
why do people want such high spin speeds? then you have to iron all the damn wrinkles out! :eek:
You don't see anyone using anything but front loaders here nowadays. I find 1200 spin fine.
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On our last visit to Australia noticed you could only buy the big top loaders as sold in USA. Our kitchens in UK too small for these big machines as not many of us have utility rooms.
When we stayed with our friends loved there top loader as you could add washing during cycle.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
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why do people want such high spin speeds? then you have to iron all the damn wrinkles out! :eek:
Higher the spin speed the less time to dry, so the theory says.
Here in Uk as we are in winter we use the tumble dryer a lot to dry cothes.
As an example at 1200 the dry time may be 1 hour but at 1600 the time is reduced to 30 minutes. less mosture to dry.
As for ironing I go for the lived in look :lol:
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Ahhh but...................
If you actually ask an engineer s/he will tell you that using the machine constantly at the fastest spin will reduce the lifespan of the machine drastically. It would appear that one of the greatest problems for repair companies in recent years has been due to the introduction of selectable spin speed machines, nobody reads the manual and sets it to the max and 2 years later bang....................
Optimal speed is 1200-1400 rpm and as pointed out higher speed increases ironing time and effort.
(It is the same for my instruments at work, I have one which is rated to heat up to 1600C, but continuous cycling to 1600 reduces the furnace life by years, since the last replacement I tell all the Uni staff that she only goes to 1400C and haven't had to replace the furnace for 8 years now, the first furnace only lasted 3.5 years)
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(It is the same for my instruments at work, I have one which is rated to heat up to 1600C, but continuous cycling to 1600 reduces the furnace life by years, since the last replacement I tell all the Uni staff that she only goes to 1400C and haven't had to replace the furnace for 8 years now, the first furnace only lasted 3.5 years)
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Do you use this furnace for incinerating stroppy students?
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:lol: :lol:
Naah mate, it is a mini-furnace 10cm long by 5 cm diameter, though I have to admit to wondering how to stuff some members of academic staff in there :twisted: :twisted:
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:lol: :lol:
Naah mate, it is a mini-furnace 10cm long by 5 cm diameter, though I have to admit to wondering how to stuff some members of academic staff in there :twisted: :twisted:
Get a big mincer??
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Yeah. I was gonna suggest piece by piece. :lol:
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Higher the spin speed the less time to dry, so the theory says.
Here in Uk as we are in winter we use the tumble dryer a lot to dry cothes.
ahh see i use a quaint thing called a clothes line, sun and air is wonderful!
and as i peg them out and then leave them all day it doesn't really matter if they take 1/2 hour or 2 hours or 5 hours. this last week has been a bit frustrating as its been raining every single day but this is pretty rare around here. and i have an inside line anyway.
and since i refuse to iron i prefer the lower spin speeds :mrgreen:
and yes i bought a top loader
but i will say this top loader has a measly 720 RPM!!! :eek: i was very dubious about this but i looked about quite a bit and couldn't find anything else that matched the size for the cost. i would have rathered about 1000 RPM i guess. but using it so far it doesn't seem any different to my ancient one which probably had a really slow spin speed to begin with.
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Higher the spin speed the less time to dry, so the theory says.
Here in Uk as we are in winter we use the tumble dryer a lot to dry cothes.
We do that three seaons a year in the UK, when it's not raining*, but at the moment it would just freeze on the line.
*This rules out Manchester, Wirral etc where it rains all the time it's not snowing.
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Just watched the first 6 episodes of James May's Toy stories (very good) and I think he had problems with rain in every one :lol:
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
And cask wine.
And the "Black Box" flight recorder.
And the Mower (Victa type).
And the "Ute"
And the boomerang
And the bionic ear.
BTW. Right now we can put a load of washed towels on the line and they're dry in less than two hours. :lol:
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BTW. Right now we can put a load of washed towels on the line and they're dry in less than two hours. :lol:
That's nothing...People in Manchester or Wirrel can put dry towels on their clothes line and they are saturated in less than 5 minutes... :lol: :lol:
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Fido didn't want to wrap up his present to us....
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/funny/c1f4f866.jpg)
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BTW. Right now we can put a load of washed towels on the line and they're dry in less than two hours. :lol:
That's nothing...People in Manchester or Wirrel can put dry towels on their clothes line and they are saturated in less than 5 minutes... :lol: :lol:
That's nothing...People in Watford can't put any clothes on the clothes line to dry coz they'll be gone in 60 seconds!! :lol: :lol:
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BTW. Right now we can put a load of washed towels on the line and they're dry in less than two hours. :lol:
That's nothing...People in Manchester or Wirrel can put dry towels on their clothes line and they are saturated in less than 5 minutes... :lol: :lol:
That's nothing...People in Watford can't put any clothes on the clothes line to dry coz they'll be gone in 60 seconds!! :lol: :lol:
60 secs that's a life time up here. :lol:
In that time they nicked them, worn them and then brought them back to be cleaned :lol:
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^^ gone in 60 seconds
hehe
Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
ouch thats harsh :P
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
And cask wine. Wine box it maybe but it ain't no cask. :wink:
And the "Black Box" flight recorder. They ain't even black!!! :neutral:
And the Mower (Victa type). What, like Soap opera (Neighbours type) :rolleyes:
And the "Ute" Previously known as "pickup" on other continents :D
And the boomerang. A piece of wood you can't throw away. :question:
And the bionic ear. Highly debatable. Remember Major Steve Austin?? :cool:
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
And the "Black Box" flight recorder.
So why don't you make the whole plane out of that and then nobody would ever have to worry about an in-flight emergency again :question: :lol:
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:lol:
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
And the "Black Box" flight recorder.
So why don't you make the whole plane out of that and then nobody would ever have to worry about an in-flight emergency again :question: :lol:
You can have lots of inflight emergencies without plummeting to your death but that is a damn good point :lol:
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And the "Black Box" flight recorder. They ain't even black!!! :neutral:
used to be! was probably some american that changed it :P
And the "Ute" Previously known as "pickup" on other continents :D
there is a difference betweena pickup and a ute thank you - a pickup is also american :P
and don't forget we have vegemite!
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and don't forget we have vegemite!
That poor imitation of Marmite. Mmmmm. :wink:
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Men at Work
"And she just smiled and gave me a vegemite.................sandwich
I come from a land down under.........................."
:D :D
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Men at Work
"And she just smiled and gave me a vegemite.................sandwich
I come from a land down under.........................."
:D :D
Oh Yes, I remember it well. On vinyl in the shape of Australia. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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That poor imitation of Marmite. Mmmmm. :wink:
marmite is for weaklings :wink:
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and don't forget we have vegemite!
That poor imitation of Marmite. Mmmmm. :wink:
or pro mite :lol:we've also got the termite! it eats the timber in your house :eek:
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Wasn't the only thing ever to be invented in Australia the rotary clothes line??
Problems solved re: drying. :lol:
And cask wine. Wine box it maybe but it ain't no cask. :wink:
And the "Black Box" flight recorder. They ain't even black!!! :neutral: Thay are after the fire :wink:
And the Mower (Victa type). What, like Soap opera (Neighbours type) :rolleyes:Um no. Overseas thay had these blade things on a roller like the push type but with a motor
And the "Ute" Previously known as "pickup" on other continents :DThink you'll find we had the ute first.
And the boomerang. A piece of wood you can't throw away. :question:and why would you want to? :lol:
And the bionic ear. Highly debatable. Remember Major Steve Austin?? :cool:You can get a Cocklear implant for a hell of a lot less than $6million dollars.
BTW. Interesting story re Coclear implant. My wife worked at Macquarie Uni in Sydney where the Cochlear people had development links. When we were in UK in 2000 we stopped at B&B in Edinburgh where the landlady's pre-school daughter had not long had a Cochlear implant and she was so happy with the results that when she heard our Aussie accents she made our stay very special. Just about treated us like royalty. Her daughter was the most beautiful little girl and it was a great pleasure to see gow happy she was being able to hear.
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BTW. Interesting story re Coclear implant. My wife worked at Macquarie Uni in Sydney where the Cochlear people had development links. When we were in UK in 2000 we stopped at B&B in Edinburgh where the landlady's pre-school daughter had not long had a Cochlear implant and she was so happy with the results that when she heard our Aussie accents she made our stay very special. Just about treated us like royalty. Her daughter was the most beautiful little girl and it was a great pleasure to see gow happy she was being able to hear.
Great story.. I get more moved by something like that than by a packet of prunes... :-[ :D
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or pro mite :lol:we've also got the termite! it eats the timber in your house :eek:
tell me about it :(
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or pro mite :lol:we've also got the termite! it eats the timber in your house :eek:
tell me about it :(
Won't smearing Vegemite on the woodwork stop the termites???
I would stop me!! :lol: :lol:
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tell me about it :(
Won't smearing Vegemite on the woodwork stop the termites???
I would stop me!! :lol: :lol:
hah you may have something there! :lol:
but sadly they're aussie termites and we all have cast iron stomachs, we love our vegemite (well most of us do)
i can eat the stuff by the spoonful
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Won't smearing Vegemite on the woodwork stop the termites???
I would stop me!! :lol: :lol:
hah you may have something there! :lol:
but sadly they're aussie termites and we all have cast iron stomachs, we love our vegemite (well most of us do)
i can eat the stuff by the spoonful
I haven't met an Aussie yet that didn't. I find that compared to Marmite it tastes kinda soapy. :lol:
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It's a great way to pick fellow Aussies overseas.
They generally turn up for breakfast with their own tube of Vegemite. Guaranteed discussion starter.
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I haven't met an Aussie yet that didn't. I find that compared to Marmite it tastes kinda soapy. :lol:
soapy? well thats a new one! :)
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what about meat pie's?
i used to go to Joes caravan down at garden island for pie and pea's, in the old day's.
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what about meat pie's?
i used to go to Joes caravan down at garden island for pie and pea's, in the old day's.
Now that sounds much more tempting than Vegemite.
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i can't stand meat pies strangely
do like a good old fashioned sausage roll though
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i can't stand meat pies strangely
do like a good old fashioned sausage roll though
There are meat pies and there are meat pies (I don't like the ones with marrowbone jelly in them :P) but the "home made" ones with nice chunky bits of meat in them are a "different kettle of fish" so to speak..
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i can't stand meat pies strangely
do like a good old fashioned sausage roll though
There are meat pies and there are meat pies (I don't like the ones with marrowbone jelly in them :P) but the "home made" ones with nice chunky bits of meat in them are a "different kettle of fish" so to speak..
Yep, I do like to find a bit of meat in my MEAT pie.
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what about meat pie's?
i used to go to Joes caravan down at garden island for pie and pea's, in the old day's.
A PIE FLOATER?
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I bought a PS3, 10 PS3 Games, TomTom Go 730 GPS and Philips Ipod Dock and a lot of fun on Disney Parks.
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what about meat pie's?
i used to go to Joes caravan down at garden island for pie and pea's, in the old day's.
A PIE FLOATER?
LOL not sure about pie floater m8, but ol Joe is long gone but his ol caravan has moved down the road and been dolled up, it's now Cafe' de Wheels
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A PIE FLOATER?
Sadly the term "Floater" takes on a whole different meaning where I'm from. Yeuk :P
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what about meat pie's?
i used to go to Joes caravan down at garden island for pie and pea's, in the old day's.
A PIE FLOATER?
LOL not sure about pie floater m8, but ol Joe is long gone but his ol caravan has moved down the road and been dolled up, it's now Cafe' de Wheels
HARRYS!
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I bought a PS3, 10 PS3 Games, TomTom Go 730 GPS and Philips Ipod Dock and a lot of fun on Disney Parks.
gosh that was a bit on topic wasn't it?
:P
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as usual :lol: :lol: