General Chat

MORNing Wattlers Stayed up last night to watch the Aussies win the soccer - must admit I nodded off once or twice - but I was wide awake for the last exciting 8 minutes! As you all know, I'm not really into football of any code but stayed up to keep dear OH company. Good grief - they do carry on a bit don't they!! It's only a game of football...!!!!! So I slept in until 7.30 - phone rang and it was school wanting me to come in to replace someone who was sick. I'd have had to be there in under an hour so I chickened out. Besides, Chris is working today and someone has to run Katherine around! Oh, it's nice to have the power to say that I don't feel like working today!! Besides, I have a genealogy meeting this arvo and I don't want to miss that. Trifley - don't take any notice of your men - you sing if you want to. It's good for the soul. Hope the voice is a bit better. Tony - have you alerted the local fire brigade to stand by for when you light your candles tomorrow? Don't want to start the next inferno!! Mary - any feed back on the house? Hope it is all good. Rebs - what were you doing up all night - talking to the British mob no doubt. I'm trying to work out why our Lemon fell foul of the thought police - I'm not sure why she was so incensed that she resorted to bad language - missed that - but I'm very sure she had a good reason. Luv ya Lems. Rebs - how did your Irish dancer fare on Sunday at Robina? Trifley is trying to tempt me to go on MSN but if I do I'll never get anything else done as I have an addictive personality so Trifley - I don't trust myself! Well - must away and get organised for this afternoon's meeting. Catch you all this evening Luv Anna

Just heard Egyptian ref has apologised for the foul on Mark Schwartzer that gave Japan the goal - thank goodness game didn't rest on that score alone. Anna - only a game of football !!!!! - pmsl

Hello again Wattlers, finally!! I think I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms. The marine net we were connected to on the Island was less than useless. I spent several hours only being able to read your messages and not being able to post and then since friday I couldnt even do that. So I'm sory I couldnt join in the fun over the weekend , although I dont really think I was missed...lol I see several 'visitors' kept you company Joodles. Sounds like Brisvegas has survived the antics of the Wattlers...just. Thanks to all those who have sent pics. I have spent all morning catching up on emails and reading all 20 pages of waffle, so I'd better get some papers cleaned off the desk and make it look like I've done something......back later Jude2

Afternoon Folk, just crawled out of bed after finally getting there around 8 this morning. Think I have what the rest of the family had last week. Ah well, least it waited till the weekend owas over t hit me. Anna, the girl got 2 seconds and a highly commended. she said she totally wrong footed her heavy - although not sure how - so she got what she deserved. Still, another trophy and a couple of medals to collect dust. lol ! Poor Lems finally lost her temper with the continual crap that was happening. Someone who has also been suspended, started a thread that he (or was) deleted, and then started another. Same old contentious crap happened and several peeps reported the thread. In the meantime though, poor Lems had had enough and gave them what for on the thread, and ended up getting caught in the cross fire. GR, read the thread, saw Lems (very uncharacteristic) outburst and suspended her along with the thread originator. Has everyone got the photos now? My group listings went astray when OH last crashed the puter and I keep discovering someone I missed adding back in. Let me know if you didn't get them. Very photogenic lot you are. Am I the only one whose camera shy??? Commiserations to all those whose footy teams lost on the weekend. I was highly surprised at the Carlton/West Coast result. Thought the Blues would get totally trashed over there. Pity they couldn't finish with the same momentum as they started. Inexperience ??? Promising for the future though - in about 3 to 5 years. Anyway, must be off to find some Aunty Histamines and caffeine. Not necessarily in that order. lol! Catch you all later.

Afternoon Wattlers Weather here is the same as it has been for the last couple of weeks, Frost, sunny days, cold, we are expecting rain, or should I say showers on Thursday, but we will wait and see. It seems like I have been busy doing nothing of any great importance, David and myself enjoyed each others company and the peace of a house to ourselves. I picked my parents up at the airport this morning. They was full of things they had done in Queensland, Dad didnt go much on the Skybus, I think that was in the Daintree Forest up Cairns way. Then they came down to Airlie Beach had a trip around Barrier Reef and to Hamilton Island and had some pic taken on Whitehaven Beach. Then back down to Melbourne, where they took in 2 games of Football, and it wasnt even Dads team they watched, they also visited a cousin out Dandenong way (I think) and came home with some copies of old photos of my Grandfather, along with other pics for me, which was really great. She is a member of this site but doesnt come on the General Threads. I have to go and pick up DD this afternoon as she is going on a Scout camp tomorrow to practice for their Holmes Tropy Weekend. Cant imagine camping in a tent in -2 or 3 degrees, not my kinda fun, but she loves it. Well hope everyone is well, I have read back a few pages and noticed where the UK'ers were up to their same ol fun and games over the weekend. Sorry to see Lems had a falling out, see seems so nice in the threads I have read of hers. Jood glad to see you are on the improve, still dont rush yourself though, as you dont want a relapse. Lara bet you will be glad to be on your way up North soon. Thanks for all the pics of the meet, makes me sooo want to get to a meet and actually get to know you all, hopefully I may make the Sydney one. David and myself went to a market on Sunday and we ended up buying a Tshirt for our youngest, as it was one she had been after for ages. David asked me if I wanted anything and I said no, I would rather put the money to a trip to Sydney, I just have to keep thinking that way lol. Rebs no you aint the only one that doesnt like her photo being taken, I alway think I dont look good in photos, then I think to myself well hang on I dont look that good to start with pmsl. That also explains why my Dad didnt see his beloved Carlton play at the weekend, they was over in WA lol. Anna I just went and ckecked my snail mail and I had a postcard from Toowoomba, wher my friend is visiting her Dad, he is a Lay minister up there, The postcard is of the flowers, I think I heard you mentione before on here, they do look lovely. I also like playing Majong on puta but at the moment I am addicted to Jewel Quest. Waves and hi to everyone I havent mentioned. Cheers Sue

Afternoon all, got an unexpected early mark so came home. Jood, as I understand, WUM's was coined for 'wind-up merchants' people who deliberately try and get others riled up. Trolls are just nasty and their aim is just to be as horrible and vindictive as possible. At least that is one good thing about our thread - most of us have met and we wouldn't fall for any smear campaign against each other. United We Stand (make a good motto) LOL Now, what shall I do with my unexpected bonus hours????? Ahhhhhhh hmmmmmmmm I know, go and dig those bulbs. hee hee back later :) Vonny

Oh woe is me.........I don't do this sick person thing very well. Don't get ill often, but when I do, I'm not the best of patients. I get very sarcy and cantankerous. *sniffs moodily in the corner*

Rebs I do feel for you. They say a stiff drink helps. Dont know so much if it does much for the illness, but it does make you feel better, if you have enough of it lol. Seriously I do hope you feel better soon, I hate being sick and any little prob, seems like a big event. Stay warm and hope you feel better soon. I think Trifley had better send you one of Nefers brothers to look after you. Cheers Sue

lol!! don't think Trifley has any brothers left. They've all on loan, and no-one wants to return them. Brandy in the coffee is a thought though. lol (no Baileys left)

Ok listen everyone who has Nefers Brothers out on lend. Rebs is sick and needs a bit of TLC, so please send them to her asap. There Rebs dont know if they listened but hopefully they did, its not nice being greedy lol. Cheers Sue

Rebs is it a cold or one of those horrible 24hr buggy things, wrap up and stay inside and mmmm put something nice inside like a hot whiskey tod, get well soon Jillx

Hi Jill How are you?

Aw go on, let me have it. Pretty please !!!

:-))) There does that feel better Rebs?

Hope you feel better soon Rebs. Is it a cold or a wog of some kind? Jood

Just a headcold I think Joodle Bella. Managed to hold it off last week, but woke up all stuffed and sniffly yesterday morning. Shouldn't last for long, but it tends to make me cranky, especially if I can't sleep.

Well, I tried to improve your day Rebs!!! But everytime I went to send the get well card my computer froze :( So, if it doesn't come, the thought was there. (it's the thought that counts isn't it??) lol Vonny

thank you sweetie........*sniffs with lots of emotion*

Be careful Rebs, mine started off as a chest cold, so keep warm - and have some chicken soup, as they say! Jood

Good Afternoon Wafflers, Hope you feel better soon Rebs, can't have you feeling cranky. Guess what girls and boy, I have just discovered that there is a Food Fantasy Restuarant at Jupiters on the Gold Coast, just like the one at Treasury. Wonder how much damage we could do there? Tony, hope that you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow, that's if you and Barb are friends. We had friends round for lunch, but we had to make it early as they had to get home for a plumber. I made a big pan of vegetable soup and some warm crusty bread. Just right for the weather. What has happened to Lew Lew. And Shaz where are you, hope you aren't still on that darn train. LOL The Aussies did well, hope they can keep it up. As long as they come second in their group, thats all we can hope for at the moment. I thought that I was the only one addicted to games. I tend to play spider solitaire. When I had dial up I could get a couyple of games in whilst waiting for the sites to load. Don't play so much now. I was given a mahjong set, it has never been used but I am guessing that it is plastic. I would love to be able to play, but neville isn't mad on games. At one time a group of ladies used to go to Paradise Point at the top end of the coast every Friday and play. They gave me some rules etc, but it's not much fun on your own. Laurie, hope that you have a safe journey home. Hope we can get together soon if you are coming up more often. Well, must go Luve SuzyQ