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It was beginning to smell.
Even driving along with the windows right down there was a definite pong starting to climb up my nostrils and slowly irritate the back of my throat.
A heady aroma of rotting vegetables and a half eaten fish pie from the other night. The empty yoghurt cartons, stale bread and congealed pasta were mild in comparison.

"You've missed the turning, it can't be this far."

We were doing a favour for a friend we were staying with. Taking some rubbish to the tip because the bin was full. She hadn't put the bin out and the bins were only emptied every two weeks. We had been doing a bit of gardening too and some older garden rubbish added to the melange. Only now it was a sunny day and getting warmer and smellier by the minute. We were lost deep in the countryside, not a village, town or tip in sight.

"Why don't you turn round."

"If you carry on much further we can take it to the tip back at home, if we're not overcome by the whiff first! I thought you knew where you were going and she'd given you directions?"

"I did, she did, but she doesn't drive and you know what females and directions are like."

You know instantly when you have put your foot in it. I was up to about the knee by now and sinking. The sisterhood always stuck together. Their sense of direction and map reading skills in a car are second to none. It's just they sometimes take a scenic route or slight detour because it's a nice way to go. I would never ever dare suggest they were talking so much they missed the signpost or turning.

"And if you didn't just keep on going, and stopped, perhaps asked for directions. Whoops, men don't do that, stop and ask for directions. Oh no, it's the caveman hunter instinct. You always know where you are and the way home. Well, we're not going home, we're going to the tip so stop at the next town and I will get out and ask!"

"Don't be long, smell gets worse when you stop."

So we stopped and got directions and found the tip was 3 miles up the road and you couldn't miss it.

"See," I said triumphantly, "told you we'd find it!"
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Why Is It So Hard to Become a Cosmetologist in USA

Just for a slight change of pace. confused confused confused

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The average cosmetologist in the U.S. trains for 372 days before earning a license. The average emergency medical technician spends 33 days in training. From this, one might conclude that Americans are obsessed with primping but tragically unprepared for emergencies.
Actually, the disparity merely confirms what a muddle the process of occupational licensing is. In 1952, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. workers required a state license. By 2006, according to a survey that year by the Gallup Organization, 29 percent of workers said they needed a government-issued license to do their job.
A study released in May by the libertarian Institute for Justice makes a compelling case that occupational licensing requirements in many states have run amok. Some licensees, including EMTs, have life-or-death responsibility. Others handle hazardous chemicals. Too many, however, are in occupations for which a natural inclination and a short apprenticeship should provide more than sufficient preparation. Why, for example, do florists, funeral attendants or shampooers need a license to work?
There is no consensus among states about which trades require licensing: Only 15 of 102 occupations evaluated by the researchers required licensing in 40 states or more. Nor does the regulatory overreach conform to red state/blue state stereotypes. Louisiana, Arizona and California subject the most occupations to licensing; Wyoming, Vermont and Kentucky the fewest. Nevada requires more than two years of training for barbers along with $140 in fees. Alabama requires nothing but a pair of scissors. One state or the other is deeply mistaken about the nature of the job.
In the Middle Ages, guilds emerged to establish quality standards for crafts, and to protect the craftsmen from competition. A similar phenomenon -- regulatory capture -- is at work in some state capitals, with occupational guilds lobbying pliant legislatures to restrict access to their fields. According to a 2009 study by the economists Morris Kleiner and Alan Krueger, an occupational license provides a wage boost of about 14 percent, roughly similar to the increase attributable to union membership.
Given the need for higher wages, especially among non- college-educated workers, such a boost may seem welcome. However, much of the work that genuinely warrants a license -- nurses are among the most commonly licensed professionals -- requires a college or associate’s degree. By imposing similarly onerous licensing restrictions on trades that are neither dangerous nor complex, state governments erect additional barriers to the prosperity of their poorest and least-educated citizens, who also end up paying higher costs as consumers of licensed services.
A dynamic economy requires regulations to keep commerce flowing smoothly. It also requires sufficient leeway to encourage small-business formation and entrepreneurship. That balance between regulation and free enterprise must be recalibrated from time to time. If it takes two years to get a barber’s license in your state, it’s time.
Thought i'd be a little different......
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I’M BACK….. And Now, The Truth About Me.

I’m BACK…… G'day folks, that’s right I'm back.
I see some new names around (I guess that does not mean new people, just new accounts/names maybe), and of course some old names as well.
Yes it is about time I told a few home truths about myself,
Firstly, I have a criminal conviction, what for? Ok here goes,
At the age of 15 (yes those rebellious teenage years) I was caught unlicensed driving a motor car, I was also charged with failing to stop as requested by police, speeding and resisting arrest when I finally did stop. So now you all know, you can make up your own mind about me. Am I a CRIMINAL? What if I told you (and this is 100% the truth), that the reason I was driving a motor car at that age without a licence and I was speeding and I failed to stop as the police requested and that I did resist arrest was because my mother (may she be still resting in peace) had suffered a heart attack whilst driving me home from sports training. Back then there were no mobile phones, and I had no idea what to do. I did try and stop some cars, but none stopped, so my thought was to save my mother, I moved her to the passenger side (it was a bench seat) and I quickly raced off to the nearest hospital some 15 mins away.
When I got to the hospital I parked in the underground ambulance section thinking that doctors, nurses or someone would be there, and they were.
The police pulled up seconds after me and tried to arrest me as I was explaining what had happened to my mum to one of the nurses.
Am I still the CRIMINAL you thought I was before my explanation?
Thankfully my mother survived, it was a mild heart attack, but a heart attack nonetheless. Unfortunately my mother did not survive the next heart attack 6 years later.
I was still charged and had to appear in court, I was found guilty and suspended from getting my licence for 6 months after I would normally have been allowed to. I was given a 12 month good behaviour bond and fined $630 all up. I was told that there would be no conviction if I were to stay out of trouble for the 12 months I was on a good behaviour bond ( and I was never in trouble again), but to this day that offence still appears on a police record somewhere.
Secondly after only 10 years of marriage I found my wife wanting to divorce me, maybe I wasn't a good husband. Now you are thinking typical man what a poor husband he was. Now what if I said, that after 10 years of marriage and 3 children aged 8,7 &2 that my wife decided that she wanted to be single again? Well that’s true also, but what if I were to mention that I alone (with no help from anyone, her, her family, or the government, and I did not have any of my own family to rely on) raised those 3 children all by myself until they were adults.
The 2 eldest being Girls and the youngest a Boy, were not wanted by their mother. (This also is 100% true) Would people then see me differently? Ask my children if I am a CRIMINAL.
I don't need a medal or adulation and I am not asking for any such thing, only to explain a bit more about myself. (my mother and my children have MY adulation as it were these 4 important people in my life that have taught me never to judge anyone unless ALL FACTS are known and PROVED), (I would have included my dad but he passed away before my 11th birthday).
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BEWARE A WARNING TO ALL MEN

A mate of mine sent me the following via facebook, I feel it is important to pass onto every male here.

Simmo here's a 'heads up' for those men who may be regular customers at Bunnings, Mitre 10, Super Cheap Auto, BCF, or any other Blokey type shop. This one caught me totally by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's
how the scam works: Two nice-looking, uni-aged girls will come over to your car or Ute as you are packing your purchases into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts (It's impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' but instead ask for a ride to McDonald's. You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen July 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th,17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also August 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 12th, and very likely again this coming weekend. So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of us older men. Warn your friends to be vigilant. K-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones at The Salvo's and Lifeline and bought them out of all of their stock in three of their stores....
now this has not happened to me yet, i repeat, it has NOT happened to me yet, but i am on my way down town now to see if it is indeed true, i may not be able to repsond to posts/comments for some time...
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Romance......Well this is a DATING SITE after all.

Happiness is like a kiss, it MUST be shared before it can be enjoyed.
There r some here who appear shy and others that r very forthright.
So lets be Happy and share maybe just one romantic encounter that u have experienced in life.
Thats not asking too much is it, dunno
JUST one romantic encounter.
To set the ball rolling i will give one encounter of romance i have experienced, BUT u have to join in and share urs ok.
The more we share, the more we have.

For me it wasn't that long ago.
It is a choice of two, but here is one of them,

It was dark, very dark, Thunder storms and Lighting all around and raining heavily outside. In bed i snuggled as tightly as i could so as to be more comfortable, i was shaking with Fear and anticipation with what i knew was surely going to happen, and when it did it was GREAT and i was all alone. doh confused frustrated rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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TOTALLY CONFUSED...........

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i am totally confused and most certainly frustrated, (not for not getting women...rolling on the floor laughing ) but frustrated cause a certain lady with a colourful name continues to say i am CAMEL in disguise, as flattering as that maybe (intelligence wise) Every time i say i am not and try to explain my comments get deleted.
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She says to prove who i am i MUST post a VIDEO of myself.....because her and Blue have.....confused confused confused
My frustration comes because i have never said anything close to being harmful or insulting to her. Quite the opposite to be honest.

I am unsure whether to allow comments or not with this blog as my only intention is to get this person to stop taking digs at me because in her mind she believes me to be someone i am not. (CAMEL).
i have asked her to ask those that she trusts most and ask them if i am who i say i am and yet she refuses to do for fear maybe she will find that she is wrong.

So if i seem a little down or not as humorous as i normally am, then u now know the reason why.
I do not want to start a he said/she said blog, only to show this colorful lady that i am indeed who i have been all along and no-one else. frustrated frustrated frustrated frustrated frustrated doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh
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Truly Blind Love

Just to be a little different tonight, i thought i would forget my humour and leave you with a story.
A story about BLIND LOVE........



There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry me?”
The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying:
“Just take care of my eyes dear.”

What some men will do when LOVE IS BLIND
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2 Sides 2 Every Story......

Her Diary
Tonight i thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a really nice restaurant for Dinner. I had been shopping all day with my friends and thought he was a bit upset when i arrived at the restaurant a little late. He made no comment on it. Our conversation was as flowing as it normally would be, so i suggested that we go some where quite where we could talk. He agreed, but he still wouldnt say much, when i asked him what was wrong, and he said "NOTHING". I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset, He said he wasnt upset and that it had nothing to do with me and told me not to worry about.
whilst driving home i told him that "I LOVED HIM" and he nodded slightly and he kept driving. I couldnt understand why he had not said he loved me too, i felt a knife tear thru my heart, i felt as if i had lost him completely.
When we arrived home it was if he wanted nothing more to do with me, he just sat on the couch staring at the blank TV screen.
So i went to bed.
About 15 mins later i hear him coming, he just hopped straight into bed and went to sleep.
I started to cry, and cry and cry, i was now convinced he was having an affair and was about to leave me. I dont know what to do.
My life is a disaster.

HIS DIARY
Motorbike wont start, dont know why and its bugging me.
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There is always and i mean ALWAYS 2 sides to a story.doh doh doh
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Real Men will Never utter these words.

To all the lovely ladies out there in CS land.
I have listen to u all asking the same question over and over,
"R there any real men out there?"
The simple answer is yes, and to prove it, i have compiled a list of things REAL men will never say, now after reading this u will have to agree, u have never heard any man on here say any of the below. Which proves we r real.

Of course, I have no idea what I'm doing. doh

Of course it's not PMS. You're just very sensitive. doh

Fine you go out with your girlfriends, I will go out with my boyfriends. rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

That woman is showing way too much cleavage doh rolling on the floor laughing

I would love our daughter to work at Hooters. doh

Marriage sounds like a good idea. rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

Let's invite your mother over for the weekend? rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

You didn't even notice my new hairstyle. doh

I'll do the dishes. doh

Let me change the diapers. rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

I think our daughter's date is a bright young man with a future.

Not tonight dear, I have a headache. rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

Wow - AVON lets men go to the parties too! doh

Of course I can find a date for your 40 year old girlfriend with five ex-husbands who looks like a walking blimp and has a drinking problem, three teenagers living at home and the personality of a barracuda. Love to! doh rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

Now ladies, any man that says any of the above is a fake ok.rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh
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belated Best wishes.

I understand that it is dangerous to wish people happy birthday's on here, so i guess it should be safe to say..........

happy birthday happy birthday party danceline buddies drink pouring pizza burger happy birthday popcorn popcorn shock group hug reunion elephant party hat party
happy belated birthday to the LADY in RED
happy birthday bowing blah blah danceline buddies dancing boogie dance party party hat balloons cake cake cake cake cake cake cake

Only missed by 2 days or so.
Sorry crying crying comfort cheers handshake
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I'm coming ......I'm coming........I'm Coming

OUT OF THE CLOSET……….
Yes my fellow bloggers, I think it is high time that I came out of the closet and admit a few things.

Yes
I like the animal that blogs, his intelligence should not be ignored, and yes he does go too far at times with some remarks, but all in all his blogs r good reading.
Yes
I like the lady from somewhere over the rainbow, a bit testy at times, but clever humour at others, also I like the Norwegian Marvel, whose humour is sometimes missed in his writings, he can be very forthright and quirky, but I like him anyway. I also like a cup of coffee, keeps me going and thinking what next. Then there is the Bulgarian beauty with brains, always thoughtful and insightful, then there is the one who has just returned from holidays, she is a breath of fresh air, and a lady sitting down who has a sense of humour is always fun, of course I cannot forget the snowy haired one who loves a beer from down under, he has come on in leaps and bounds recently and is a good down to earth all round nice guy, his mate would be proud to see him using his name. I can’t forget the tree hugger, ah what a lady, she sees only the positive in us all, and there is a lady that spends some time in Mauritius but now in Sth Africa, what a gem she is. It would be remiss of me if I didn’t admit to liking the queen of jokes, all 12 of her, she makes me smile with her jokes, almost forgot the Greek God himself, took me a while to warm to him, but I have, I guess u just have to understand his thinking, of course the resident DJ from N.Z is always ready with a song or 10. I even like the monster with the dog, he is sometimes funny, and thoughtful too.
Although she has gone, the plain one was always good for a quick pick me up, as is the one whose actions speak louder than words, the stone shall not throw any so I like him to, number 7 is good as is the one whose name suggests a living place, the lovely lady poet is great value as is the guy whose name I can’t pronounce or even write but starts and ends with an I and i cant forget the St. from S.A. always good value.
In fact there r many, many more I like, but word restrictions do not allow me the space to hint at who they r. If I have missed u, pls do not worry, because I guess know I like u all.
even the colorful one
handshake cheers handshake doh
Finally

So there I have come out from the closet for all to see.
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Keep blogging and always remember to have fun or at least see the funny side of things more than we see the worst side of things.
Simmo.
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Who is Afraid of making a Commitment ?

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I was talking to a mate today (yes i do have some, well at least one anyway, or at least he pretends to be)as we were eating breakfast, and he was telling me about the new LADY in his life.
they have going out now for about 3 days. (thats an awful long time if u think of it in minuteslaugh laugh) (4320 mins if my mates maths r correct)
Anyway back to what he was asking/telling me.
He says his new LADY has asked him for a commitment already. He wanted to know my thoughts.
Well as i looked down at the last mouthful on my plate i said to him.
Mateeee, ( yes we tend to exaggerate some words sometimes), i thought for a sec or four and replied......

"There's a big difference between being involved and being committed". i stated
"Take breakfast for example,
Chickens are involved, but Pigs are committed"
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"u wanna supply the egg, or be devoured"?......rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing confused confused dunno dunno
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