25 yr anniversary (43)
pebbles8bambam: geez beaurocracy gives me the heeby jeebys,we went into a hostel the first time,and i remember being rounded up like cattle at dinner time to have a meal,felt like a concentration camp.no heating in winter except a little kero one ,and the heat in summer coming thru those tin shacks geez you could fry an egg in the huts,it sur toughened you up thats for sure,i think thats bwhy a lot of times i tend to go without some comforts as i know what one can put up with lol
Me too pebbles, I will go a whole week without using my hairdryer, just for the hell of it
Newlife08: Me too pebbles, I will go a whole week without using my hairdryer, just for the hell of it
ive never used one of them lolpebbles8bambam: geez beaurocracy gives me the heeby jeebys,we went into a hostel the first time,and i remember being rounded up like cattle at dinner time to have a meal,felt like a concentration camp.no heating in winter except a little kero one ,and the heat in summer coming thru those tin shacks geez you could fry an egg in the huts,it sur toughened you up thats for sure,i think thats bwhy a lot of times i tend to go without some comforts as i know what one can put up with lol
im just about to relive it just signed a lease on a shed for work , and thats exactly what it is a shed, no insulation no aircon its gonna be hot hot hot 
Newlife08: My in laws were 10 quid poms and talked about being housed in the army barracks at Holsworthy, sydney. No insulation, hot as hell in summer, freezing in winter. As he often says, the ******* illegal immigrants get the best of everything, we were invited to come and work here and we paid to come here and got put in not much more than a dog kennel!!
thats what i was, a ten pound pom,we had to really work our guts out to earn a place in society,thats wh i cant stand these youing kids who bludge on the systemNewlife08: My in laws were 10 quid poms and talked about being housed in the army barracks at Holsworthy, sydney. No insulation, hot as hell in summer, freezing in winter. As he often says, the ******* illegal immigrants get the best of everything, we were invited to come and work here and we paid to come here and got put in not much more than a dog kennel!!
wouldnt have it any otherway though, i love it here missed it so much when i was freezing my nads of and delivering jobs in the pissing rain,i remember doing a motorcycle courier job for a yr while i was there getting sent to deliver a helicopter part to bristol and the temperature dropping to -10 on the way back to manchester, i had got soaked going there so i was wet n cold, i stopped at a motorway service to get a coffee to warm up and the girl was laughing cos i couldnt get it to my mouth my hands were shaking so much by the time i got home that night i was so cold my wife at the time said i was shaking and quivering all night un controlably with cold . she got up cos i was like an ice block ,so sun is my friend i love mr sun
HaPPy 25th year ....
Where on the coast are YoU ?? .... I been here just over two years now from Melbourne and I cant imagine anywhere else I'd like to be ..
I am around the Broadbeach to NoBBy BeacH area ... let me know if YoU is around this way too ... and if ya like I'll BuY you a coffee and a cake ...
Where on the coast are YoU ?? .... I been here just over two years now from Melbourne and I cant imagine anywhere else I'd like to be ..
I am around the Broadbeach to NoBBy BeacH area ... let me know if YoU is around this way too ... and if ya like I'll BuY you a coffee and a cake ...
congratulations on your anniversary NL
I'd hate to think how many Gold Coasters were actually born in QLD.
In my workplace in Loganholm the main body of the workworce were Maori, Pacific Islanders and Kiwis, the rest were ex Southerners from NSW and Vic trying to make a go of it in the sub tropics.
I never could get used to the chaffing wherever skin rubbed together and ended up back in Vic. I actually did the yo-yo thing going from Vic - QLD - Vic - QLD - Vic. Think I found my favourite place to live and work now. Though a holiday in QLD during the better months are regular and much easier than yo-yoing back and forwards.
I'd hate to think how many Gold Coasters were actually born in QLD.
In my workplace in Loganholm the main body of the workworce were Maori, Pacific Islanders and Kiwis, the rest were ex Southerners from NSW and Vic trying to make a go of it in the sub tropics.
I never could get used to the chaffing wherever skin rubbed together and ended up back in Vic. I actually did the yo-yo thing going from Vic - QLD - Vic - QLD - Vic. Think I found my favourite place to live and work now. Though a holiday in QLD during the better months are regular and much easier than yo-yoing back and forwards.
Happy anniversary Newlife, I hope you are celebrating the day suitably!
daggyone: congratulations on your anniversary NL
I'd hate to think how many Gold Coasters were actually born in QLD.
In my workplace in Loganholm the main body of the workworce were Maori, Pacific Islanders and Kiwis, the rest were ex Southerners from NSW and Vic trying to make a go of it in the sub tropics.
I never could get used to the chaffing wherever skin rubbed together and ended up back in Vic. I actually did the yo-yo thing going from Vic - QLD - Vic - QLD - Vic. Think I found my favourite place to live and work now. Though a holiday in QLD during the better months are regular and much easier than yo-yoing back and forwards.
I'd hate to think how many Gold Coasters were actually born in QLD.
In my workplace in Loganholm the main body of the workworce were Maori, Pacific Islanders and Kiwis, the rest were ex Southerners from NSW and Vic trying to make a go of it in the sub tropics.
I never could get used to the chaffing wherever skin rubbed together and ended up back in Vic. I actually did the yo-yo thing going from Vic - QLD - Vic - QLD - Vic. Think I found my favourite place to live and work now. Though a holiday in QLD during the better months are regular and much easier than yo-yoing back and forwards.
Gee I was back in Melb last week for a week ... and I could not wait to get the hell out of there and back to the coast ...
_PrOwLeR: Gee I was back in Melb last week for a week ... and I could not wait to get the hell out of there and back to the coast ...
I'm by the coast, just not the Gold Coast. Much less crowded and bushland reserves with kangaroos, wombats and other wildlife._PrOwLeR: HaPPy 25th year ....Where on the coast are YoU ?? .... I been here just over two years now from Melbourne and I cant imagine anywhere else I'd like to be ..
I am around the Broadbeach to NoBBy BeacH area ... let me know if YoU is around this way too ... and if ya like I'll BuY you a coffee and a cake ...
I am around the Broadbeach to NoBBy BeacH area ... let me know if YoU is around this way too ... and if ya like I'll BuY you a coffee and a cake ...
Aaaw thanks Prowler, I am northern end, Helensvale but often go to Broadbeach on the weekend, love the atmosphere, surf club, everything.
Will be in touch.
ohnuts1: wouldnt have it any otherway though, i love it here missed it so much when i was freezing my nads of and delivering jobs in the pissing rain,i remember doing a motorcycle courier job for a yr while i was there getting sent to deliver a helicopter part to bristol and the temperature dropping to -10 on the way back to manchester, i had got soaked going there so i was wet n cold, i stopped at a motorway service to get a coffee to warm up and the girl was laughing cos i couldnt get it to my mouth my hands were shaking so much by the time i got home that night i was so cold my wife at the time said i was shaking and quivering all night un controlably with cold . she got up cos i was like an ice block ,so sun is my friend i love mr sun
Know exactly how you feel Nuts-was back in UK last year, first time in 15 yrs. loved catching up with family and friends but just reinforced why I live here and not there!
Miss Europe more than England
jem1964: Happy anniversary Newlife, I hope you are celebrating the day suitably!
I will be soon Jem, had a leisurely start to the day, sat in the sun for a while, going to a friend's birthday bbq early afternoon then take it from there
So if you see someone looking a lot like me on the 6pm news gatecrashing Schoolies in Surfers ....... come and bail me out, please
Newlife08: Know exactly how you feel Nuts-was back in UK last year, first time in 15 yrs. loved catching up with family and friends but just reinforced why I live here and not there!
Miss Europe more than England
Miss Europe more than England
This is the best place in the world to live NL. You know it, I know it, but you would be surprised (or maybe not) at how many Aussies don't know it, or take it for granted.
I was back in Canada this year, and was reminded of some of the reasons I left - but it is truely a beautiful place in the summer
pebbles8bambam: i sometimes wonder,maybe thats why i,m single,girls must like dating gays ha ha ,never heard of a bloke using skin products or havin a wax job unless hes a poof
I have to admit...
I used after shave... (after I shaved...)
Tell me washo - am I a closet poofter?
Arkayos: I have to admit...
I used after shave... (after I shaved...)
Tell me washo - am I a closet poofter?
I used after shave... (after I shaved...)
Tell me washo - am I a closet poofter?
dunno
but bet you would smell nice
Arkayos: but... does that make me a poofter... I've been considering waxing...
the definition of a poofter when I was growing up was a man who wore white socks, or pink jocks or shirts! Think that definition has changed a bit now though!
um.... waxing um...thats one time I am happy to be a girlie girl... it hurts too much for me! owwwww!
Arkayos: but... does that make me a poofter... I've been considering waxing...
no no im probly going overboard there sorry.its the waxing thing haha bit weird i think hahaand blokes getting manicures,they need a thumpinMore Threads
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My in laws were 10 quid poms and talked about being housed in the army barracks at Holsworthy, sydney. No insulation, hot as hell in summer, freezing in winter. As he often says, the ******* illegal immigrants get the best of everything, we were invited to come and work here and we paid to come here and got put in not much more than a dog kennel!!