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RE: Who is the most famous / infamous person you have ever met?

Thats great AA....hope you liked the book, funny thing is I have read parts of it but never the whole story as it makes me want to cry' too close to home methinks.

Anyway met Cliff Richard when he was performing at Butlins Holiday Camp in the late sixties.
He was lovely and very excited about his first record being released called.. Move It... the rest is history.(even then he did not have a girlfriend)many tried but he was not interested. dunno confused grin

RE: What do you think of the theory of evolution by natural selection, do you think it's correct?

I like these threads as you can always sort out the men from the boys so to speak.
As for my opinion oh dear 'cannot answer I am agnostic and saying that it comes down to its a bloody cruel world out there'and how can we start as there is no beginning and I would guess no end its just there' which our minds cannot fathom as nature did not give us the ability to infinity.

Black Caviar unbeaten in 23 starts.

Sitting there waiting for the race to begin the old memories of my racing past came back ... I feel one again my heart rate up' just wanting her to win her 23rd race officially rated the best sprinter in the world,watching her float as if on air to the starting gates showed that she was the perfect racehorse her conformation is perfect, her mind has that steely determination to win at all costs as she knows that she Is the best ,she feels the adoration from the crowd turning her head to look at them before the start.

She was never going to get beaten in the Black Caviar Lightening Stakes and as if to stamp her complete authority on this race that she has won for the third time she broke the track record which had been held for many years by a horse called Special.
She won the race with just hands and heels, no whip was needed the true Champion that she is.
I just sat there with tears in my eyes watching her win knowing there will never be another horse like her in my lifetime in fact many other lifetimes to come.

Gosh I miss the horses so very much sometimes, the high's when we won' the low's when we didnt, watching this incredibly beautiful black Mare just took my breathe away and the memories just came flooding back.

RE: What would you do if you loved someone and suddenly became paralyzed?

Its not really what YOU would do if you became paralysed.... its what the other person would do who loved you! you could tell them to go away but if they truly love you they would stay anyway I mean you cant get up and chase them away can you.?

My daughter became an incomplete Quad(this means she can walk but only slowlyand is weaker in all four limbs ) after a horse race fall in Tas about 13 yrs ago.
Her husband of 6 years stayed around just long enough to get her pregnant then' 7 months later left her for another woman.
Now if it was your partner what would you do????.

It seems that females are much more liable to stay with their disabled partner than the males....as the mothering instinct takes over I suppose.(dont really know why)

The one good thing that came out of it was their 12 year old daughter as she absolutely adores her mum.


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RE: Wild weather

Desperately need rain havent had hardly any for three months 'about 30km's up the road at Boho there is a fire out of control ...checking all the time on the CFA site its watch and wait so far.
I feel so sorry for those in Queensland having to go through all this flooding again makes you realise how big Aus is.
We watch the rain on the map swirling round us but the ranges keep it away, the outlook keeps saying we are going to get rain but as the low gets closer it just dissipates to nothing.

Wanting to move to the Mid North Coast nsw but it lookes like we could get more rain than we need ...must make sure we buy a place on higher ground to protect from the floods as there are so many rivers in that area.

If it doesent rain it pours' now I understand that meaning.dunno sigh doh

RE: One question

I used to get a lot of those creeps but since I put up my rather confronting profile which includes threatening to report them I have been mainly left alone.grin
The good thing is the ones that you do report are mainly removed by the mods they are pretty good like that.wave

RE: Pets at Christmas?

My three dogs love Christmas usually get them some squeaky toys, rawhide treats and home made dog biscuits which they love'put them all in one big parcel for each of them its great to watch how they tackle the job of opening them Maybelle our Clumber tears the paper off in little bites where as the Golden Ret boys Shane and Rio proudly walk around showing off thier parcels then settle down to taking one out after the other with Maybelle standing by to try and grab anything they have left behind(think that is why she gets straight into her parcel ...just like a child).
Dogs are amazing as they become whatever we want of them, standing by man and evolving with them.dancing dog dancing dog dancing dog

FM Disc Jockeys Prank.

Well written 'how can we ever imagine what was going on in the mind of that nurseconfusedin one of her suicide notes she stated that she was very upset how the people at the Hospital treated her was that the trigger dunno I agree that the sheer terror of being crucified by the press and the effect it would have on her family could have been just too much for her to cope with. blues

FM Disc Jockeys Prank.

Just read that she did not inform her family about her innocent involvement in all this ...she could have been consumed with fear knowing the press would not leave her alone so of course she could not face the the shame and embarrassment it would bring onto her family.
She looked like a very gentle sweet soul' the hell she must have gone through must have completely overwhelmed her, she had to escape and the only way out to her was death.
so very sad maybe blues

FM Disc Jockeys Prank.

Hmmmmm looks like a suicide note has conveniently turned up.... very interesting.grin

FM Disc Jockeys Prank.

Of course yes! a simple password.
When my daughter got badly hurt we had all types of nutters trying to get in to see her it got so bad we had a password ELVIS it worked like a charm,the press were great they just called me or the lady in charge of the media at the hospital ...thinking about it why the hell didnt anyone think to put those precautions in place as this is the future Queen we are talking about here.frustrated frustrated frustrated

RE: Perth Storms 28 12 2012

Dont often get much wind here, need some rain as paddocks going brown'the weather link keeps saying rain is coming but it doesent blues
Really hope the rain comes on friday as stated but not holding my breath.
mumbling

RE: Jimmy Savile

I was shocked to read that Freddy Starr my fav Comedian was implicated for groping a 15 year old when he was just starting out' the pic looks like he was only young as well.

He is in my age group and I know that girls used to hang around the pop groups in droves I bet the Beatles would have under-age girls at their parties and not have a clue what their ages were ....just hope that was the same thing for Freddy.doh dunno

FM Disc Jockeys Prank.

I cannot believe this' a silly prank went wrong and the nurse who passed them through to the ward has committed suicide ...now its front page everywhere and the two DJ's have been hung out to dry JMO but for her to do that there would have to be more to it than that,for instance' the gutter press in the UK would have started to get their fangs into this poor Nurse also the hospital would have had words with her I expect.

From what I have read the haters on Twitter and Facebook are also having a field day'I never go on Twitter' maybe once a month on Facebook' it seems that there is a section of the members on these sites that get great pleasure in sticking the boot in ...I cannot for the life of me understand why this is allowed to go on ...there they are just waiting and watching like Vulture's for the smell of blood then in they dive feasting on the kill.

I think these sites need to get some Moderator's maybe just like the ones on CS to sort it out. dunno sigh blues

RE: Christmas

Is it possible that you could get through any thread without insulting anyone ? its an improvement I suppose that its only the females that you have in your sights at the moment, usually every Australian is fair game' has it ever crossed your mind that they are not the problem.
Sad really.
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Well, Well Well

Sorry Ob's couldn't resist innocent

Its not really a bore its a full sized brick walled well (please correct me if I am wrong) so its about a metre across , it used to be used for a couple of water troughs and stables on even ground, it was pumping into one inch pipe work into tap' so I suppose it would have to travel about 30 to 40 metres just a steady flow would do.
Really all we want it is a pump to show it works ok but if the new owners want to use it for sprinklers and such then they can put a larger pump system in place.

Well, Well Well

At the moment Wash we dont need water at the stables as we have no stock or crops also we are going to get taps on the two large tanks anyway'just trying to work out if we should as you suggested have this well as a back up as an extra selling point,dont think a submersible would be a suitable as its not a bore' but a Jet pump might be a cheaper option seems we would need put a foot valve on to make it work I think,what I am trying to do is not spend a lot of money (spent a heap already getting this place up to scratch ) then if the new owners want to make more use of it they can.

Thought the old pump had had it as it hadent been used for about 5 years and when we first tried it nothing.....but today turned it on and it tried to start then stopped so at least the motor hasn't burned out its trying to go....wonder if it would be worth looking at.dunno

So far we have replaced about 80% of the fences plus some new paddock gates, repainted stables, new Grundfos pump for the tanks to house and new reverse cycle air con ect ect had to do it if we want this place to sell.

If they' the buyers want to see if the well is working have to have a working pump
blues its never ending really Oh' on top of this will have to get the place checked for white ants again as its just about due.:talk about money pit. doh

Well, Well Well

Looks like water is back in our well but the pump is stuffed its a shallow well about 6 to 7 metres deep with the water table about 3 metres' we used to use it for the paddocks,the pump is stuffed and being quoted about $1100 for a new one the old one was an Onga jj 600'
it was too big anyway more of a deep well one.

Just wondered if any of you know of a cheaper pump that will do the job as we would like to sell this property with the well back in action. dunno

RE: Another beautiful life taken too soon?

Another two men have been arrested in connection with her murder,it does not bear thinking about as for throwing her little body in the trash ...........................blues

RE: Todays outing

Just been watching it on Paul Murrey ...the plot thickens but she will wriggle out of it as she has more lives than a cat.
What's that saying' Deny Deny Deny.dunno

RE: Rust and Pitting

Oh dear you dont sound very cuddly at all,would you like a drink of kill rust. grin

Where Goverment funding is going.

Well said! I agree wholeheartedly with everything you say.thumbs up

Where Goverment funding is going.

Oh my dear you must be so very strong to even keep standing with what you have been through over the years' it gets to a point that you get so used to one tragedy after the other that you face it 'get that numb feeling' and carry on regardless.

I think this is the only way our minds can cope , nature has equipped some of us with an emergency button to block out devastation and heartbreak so we can keep going'and to get that great strength no matter what life throw at us and you freominx are one of those rare people.

hug hug hug teddybear

Where Goverment funding is going.

Watching Paul Murrey tonight and the panel talking about the Gov cutting funding for Chemo Treatment YET still granting the film company 18 Million to make another Hugh Jackman Wolverine movie' the one before it made 2 Billion and the panel were really slamming that decision ,at the time I was disgusted and appalled but thinking about it how much would the Gov get back in taxes from that film company' at the moment I really dont know where my taxes are going because it should be going to fund the Chemo and NOT the Film Company.confused dunno

RE: break-ups

blushing blushing blushing blushing blushing blushing blushing blushing hole

RE: break-ups

Oh no done it again my old computer takes a while to download my reply so I keep pressing.doh

RE: break-ups

Oh no done it again my old computer takes a while to download my reply so I keep pressing.doh

RE: who do you look up to?

I have a friend like that Gem and she is amazing ....alas she is in the uk but we still keep in touch' a few years ago went on holiday over there and met up again ...it was as if time had stood still' though all the hard knocks she was still smiling' an amazing person ... oh dear I still miss that beautiful soul' must call her. super

Advice needed

It looks like you have been very busy wash 'bet when its finished you wont be in a hurry to sell anyway.
Funny thing is' the reason we want to put taps on the stable tanks was last time we looked we had a water from a Well that supplied the stables and paddocks but since the long drought it had dried up' that was a couple of years ago since the drought broke, we had no stock so we didnt try to use it thinking that was it,checked the Well yesterday and since the water level has risen there is water in the Well again thank goodness; but the old Well pump wont work any more so will have to get a new pump for it .....talk about trouble coming in three's' first Air con then the house pump and now the well pump (dont think that will be cheap).

Have to do it' even if we dont use it because if and when our property is sold they will need water to the stables and paddocks and its much better than only relying on the tanks plus its not fair to leave it up to the buyers to do that.

Advice needed

Already doing that but still have work to do my guy has redone most of the fencing'in fact we took it off the market as it was very neglected and only have the for sale sign out front on a secondary road.
The interest has come from people passing by only.
Been doing it up for the last two years and its starting to look great we have the house stables and 20 acres and another 20 acres which we subdivided off and is also for sale.
I suppose we have increased the value and it will make it easier to sell ,our agent told us to increase our price by twenty five thousand' it has cost us about 8 to 10 thou not including labour which we have done ourselves.
The main thing is that we sell' it was so run down but now it looks really great.
Only thing to do is more painting and we have heaps of Dulux paint which I purchased off the Internet for a quarter of the price.
I have watched the renovation shows on Foxtel and its light neutral colors throughout.
and the garden around the house has heaps of native and fruit tree's 'out the front its looking really good with wood chips surrounding the new palm tree's and Yukka's.

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