red750 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 You have to wonder about the inntelligece of these people who line up for hours in extreme heat to buy memorabilia for things like this concert tour, and spending outrageous amounts of money. I've never heard any of her songs and wouldn't cross the street to a concert if I had free tickets. Even people in their 60's. The overkill on her relationship with the NFL player was sickening. 1
old man emu Posted February 13 Posted February 13 47 minutes ago, red750 said: The overkill on her relationship with the NFL player was sickening. I wouldn't deny them both a relationship, but my thought when I saw the media attention the relationship was getting, was one of sympathy for them. A love affair is supposed to be between the two involved who are able to spend time alone together to assess the relationship - is he/she right for me. How could any couple do that when they are constantly in the middle of a media scrum? Is it any wonder that "celebrity" relationships very often don't last? 1 2
facthunter Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Well that's good NEWS. You will never look back. Nev 1
pmccarthy Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Get your neck vertebrae fused. You will never look back. 3
Jerry_Atrick Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 Well, I am back at my local pub in Richmond, and who do you guess turned up? My niece and her boyfriend (the latter of which I have not met before). Well, it was planned but we had a great night. He is a fantastic young fella, too.. though I did bring out the line about how I own a gun. Seriously, it was a great night - lots of banter (he, is after all, from NSW, but when quizzed about which footy team he supports, he did say he was leaning towards Hawthorn - I am sure he was not coached on that answer, too!!! ;-)) Great fun! 4
willedoo Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Maybe not a positive for everyone, but the footy season starts tomorrow. For the first time the NRL premiership kicks off in the USA with four teams playing in Las Vegas. Roosters vs Broncos will broadcast live on channel 9 with kickoff at 2.30 pm AEST. 2 2
Jerry_Atrick Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 I wa in three minds about posting here, Trump, or Gripes. I decided, on the whole, it was great, so I would post here. My partner's manager is in town from the USA and we had drinks and dinner with him last night. He is an amazing character with colourful stories of his childhood, from stealin a train and running it across states when he was 10, to accidentally peeing on monks in Sri Lanka. I am not going to try to recall them as only someone who did it can really give justice to it. In both cases (and others), there was nothing malicious in what he did per se, and he has proven himself to be quite an intelligent and positive contributor to his family and his community. Sadly, we lamened fallen colleagues; some older, but some quite young (30s). I reminded him it is a lesson I have learned - to maintain contact with friends until it is too late. I always enjoy catching up with him. I urged him to write a book about his escapades.. Hopefully he does. 3 1
pmccarthy Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I went to see the Holden museum in Echuca today. It was my final visit, as the museum is closing and the cars will be auctioned off. But they will go to good homes, and we will perhaps see them on the roads and at car shows in future. 3 1
willedoo Posted March 3 Posted March 3 8 minutes ago, Jerry_Atrick said: I wa in three minds about posting here, Trump, or Gripes. I decided, on the whole, it was great, so I would post here. My partner's manager is in town from the USA and we had drinks and dinner with him last night. He is an amazing character with colourful stories of his childhood, from stealin a train and running it across states when he was 10, to accidentally peeing on monks in Sri Lanka. I am not going to try to recall them as only someone who did it can really give justice to it. In both cases (and others), there was nothing malicious in what he did per se, and he has proven himself to be quite an intelligent and positive contributor to his family and his community. Sadly, we lamened fallen colleagues; some older, but some quite young (30s). I reminded him it is a lesson I have learned - to maintain contact with friends until it is too late. I always enjoy catching up with him. I urged him to write a book about his escapades.. Hopefully he does. You never know where you will meet those interesting characters. I was over at a mate's place one day and he was waiting for the Michelin tyres rep to show up to do an assessment for a warranty claim on his Valtra tractor. The rep showed up and he was an African American who had been living here for about 17 years. He had permanent residency. He came out here all those years ago and received a permanent residency visa as a spouse as his wife was transferred here with her employment. After a couple of years they split up and she moved back to the U.S. but he retained his visa. He eventually went back to the U.S., married his high school sweetheart and brought her to Australia. He was a hell of a nice bloke with a lot of interesting stories. Back in the U.S. he was in the military in an airborne unit for quite a few years. These days, he's happy living his life in Australia selling tractor tyres. 3 1
spacesailor Posted March 3 Posted March 3 That will be a ' let down ' . ( the puncture , of course ) . spacesailor 2
Popular Post red750 Posted March 4 Popular Post Posted March 4 Today is a celebration for me. Tenth anniversary of my cancer operation. Still going strong (sort of). 3 2
octave Posted March 4 Posted March 4 We joined a community garden a few months but until the other day, we have not been directly involved. This vegetable garden is on land made available by the council and maintained by volunteers. It was great to meet people of all ages but especially some older folks who were positive and enthusiastic. We can go around any time and pick vegetables and anyone can even non-members. We ended up with more tomatoes than we knew what to do with. 4
spacesailor Posted March 4 Posted March 4 The demobed English soldier's , were given an " allotment " to grow veggies in , after the war . Supposed to be very therapeutic for PTSD . On the other hand it kept them out of the house for a little while. spacesailor 2
Jerry_Atrick Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 An ex manager of mine and I meet up once a quarter-ish to have lunch and while the afternoon hours away ove a couple of bottles of wine. We both take the afternoon off work (though he just finished up at his last place). He lives in Wimbledon Village and, when in London, I stay in Richmond - so we are not too far from each other. This time, we ate at Scotts, which is a bit fancier than where we notmally eat, which are not quite hole-in-the-walls, but also not really fancy. We take turns seeking out restaurants and booking them; both of us saw Scotts opened in Richmond (the pedgree is Ronnie Scotts, a famous Jazz bar and eaterie in London), so we decided to heck with it; let's go. Sadly, as we went for lunch, the live jazz was not on (it isn't played in the restaurant, but upstairs). Ironically, it is next to the first office I worked at when I moved here, and back then, it was one of a chain of bars restaurants where I met my partner (well, I met her at work but got to know here there). So, very happy memories, indeed. Back to the pub where I lodge at... A couple of more for the road... The sun was even out! Can't ask for more. 3
old man emu Posted March 9 Posted March 9 It was an oblique reference to the Australian pie maker, Scotts. The history of Scotts Pies goes back to a smallgoods shop opened by Henry Scott in Balmain in 1882. Scotts is now owned by Sargents and is their "value for money" brand. Sargents traces its own history to 1891 when George and Charlotte Sargent began selling penny pies from their Oxford Street shop. Makes Four'n Twenty just a newcomer. Unfortunately, the Aussie meat pie seems to be becoming an icon of a lost world. When was the last time you saw a worker, indoor or out, munching down on a pie at lunchtime? For sure, you can still get one in any food court of a shopping centre, but you'll be surrounded by eaters of kebabs, currie, sweet & sour pork, sloppy mini hamburgers, or oily fried chook. 1 1
Marty_d Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Probably because the majority of kebabs, curries, Asian, Greek, etc etc are far more tasty and probably healthier than the abattoir sweepings inside a pastry case. 1 1 1
old man emu Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Sausages have never been the same since butchers stopped spreading sawdust on the floor of their shops. 3
facthunter Posted March 9 Posted March 9 I wouldn't like to think of what might be in some of them. Nev 1
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