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Great actor. He was great in Jurassic Park, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Apparently a Sir too, and his real first name is Nigel.

Can't work my wife out. First she says "Sure! Get yourself a tattoo." Now she's whining about the bagpipers in the garden.

Just pointing out something many may not have known.

I was on my way to work this morning and thought stuff it, I'm getting a coffee and going to have it at the beach before I start. My daughter told me on the phone it was -4c in tamworth, and here I get to wake up to 9c and this view. It was 14c by the time I got to the beach. I'm starting to catch on life is too short to let this stuff pass us by and work is not everything.

I PRESUME He had NZ citizenship? Nev

He was actually born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, but was raised in New Zealand.

Talented New Zealander. I liked his acting a lot. Nev

He does behave like one ( A mafia boss) but you are avoiding the Question. It's HIS decision to have certain things done and decide HE is ABOVE the LAW. Nev

Oh, none at all. A good mafia boss outsources their violence.

Sam was a great actor and an all round fine human being. A genuine nice guy. I loved his book "Did I ever tell you this" a series of his memoirs he put together after finding out about his cancer diagnosis. Sir Sam Neill I will miss you

My Dad had one also, it was his first rangefinder camera after trying to use an old clapped out bakelite camera that someone must have given him. He took lots of family photos with the Neoca during the 1950s. In his latter years he gave me all the negatives which I still have, stored safely. He developed them himself and they look pretty good. Unfortunately Dad's Neoca was stolen, so, for nostalgia, I bought one as part of my collection, and also as a bit of family memorabilia.

Actor Sam Neill has passed away shortly after saying he was cancer free.

In a post near the beginning of this thread I mentioned that I became interested in photography when a workmate of my father gave me a 35mm camera. Neoca 35mm - my first camera I later purchased a twin lens reflex camera which took a 2+1//4" film negative. I never got into film processing, taking my negatives and transparency films to a chemist or camera shop for processing. Twin lens reflex Then I went digital so I could do post processing on the computer. I bought a Panasonic Lumix FZ20 camera which had a 12x zoom lens, great for airport photos. Unfortunately I lost it at an Avalon Air Show. It was a particularly hot day, and at the end of the show I was heading to the exit, suffering from a bit of heat exhaustion. A staff person on a golf buggy offered me a lift to the first aid room. I placed all my goods, chair, esky, camera, etc. on the back seat. When we got to the first aid room the camera was missing. I was pretty devistated. I assumed it had fallen off when we bumped over a gutter. My wife found a secondhand Lumix FZ40 which had a 24x zoom lens in the Trading Post for much less than I paid for the FZ20. It had belonged to the late father of the advertiser. That is the camera I use today in addition to my phone cameras. Lumix FZ40 I have an old iPhone 6 whichhas been decommossioned as a phone, it has no sim card. However it takes good photos, is small and light and fits in a tee shirt pocket, and is very easy to transfer images to the computer. My actual phone, a Samsung Galaxy, takes probably slightly better photos than the iPhone, but is large, heavy, like a brick to carry, and is a nightmare to transfer photos.

Menadue is worth reading. Nev

A mate sends me a bulletin called Pearls and Irritations every week. Often, I don't read it, a bit over my head many times. But he drew my attention to this article, and it has a bearing on the subject of this thread. https://pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07/gen-z-is-not-ageing-into-the-old-australia/?utm_source=pi_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-2026-07-12

The other thing that is becoming a pain is having to do everything on your phone. So many aps drain the battery quickly, and if you are stuck with a flat battery, or the network fails as has haapened with Telstra and Optus, you are stuffed.

How much BLOOD does Trump Have on his Hands, NOW? Nev

We can only afford silverfish. Nev

But it can't be guaranteed. One time I went to Mission beach, two degrees, then went back to Cairns where all Bar heaters had been sold out. I'd hired a Mini Moke and only had shorts with me. Nev

Nuclear puts out a lot of heat and needs water, cost heaps to build reflected in the Price Private enterprise wants to do it. Nuclear test site will remain dangerous forever, effectively.Can't be used for quick response either, like Batteries or Hydro. Todays demand fluctuates wildly. Nev

We probably will need it to if we want to reach net 0. Sizewell B has had a life extension to 60 years. Nuclear states doing alright in Europe at the moment. Baltic states doing OK with their interconnectors to Sweden and Finland and small grids. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sizewell-b-power-plant-given-lifetime-extension-to-2055

And that's one reason we like to visit the sunshine state at this time of the year. Tee shirts n shorts!

Yours looks a little warmer than where I was last night on the Bellarine Peninsula (come to think about it, not too far from where home is for you)

Have been visiting the extended family. Well at least those around SEQ. Really enjoying catching up with all. Especially the younger ones. Last night we booked in to a Gold Coast hotel for a rest. In spite of my general dislike for this part of the world, it is nice to wake up to the sound of surf on a beach.