"I digress ..."

LLD · LLD

22 years ago this month I started working on the Y2K bug. Cannot believe it was that long ago. People still tell me what a waste of time as nothing happened. Nothing happened because lots of money, time and effort went into making sure nothing happened. Computers generally stored dates at YYMMDD forma...

Cupie · Cupie

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2018/10/26/australia-worlds-most-successful-rich-economy/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20New...

Roy E · Roy E

There may be one or two of you who play the odd round of golf. Now, being on the road a bit, you may not have heard of changes to "Rules of Golf for Seniors". For those of you ignorant of the new rules, I'll copy them here;RULE CHANGES IN EFFECT FOR SENIOR GOLFERS :Rule 9.k.34(a): If a tree is between the ball a...

kiwijims · kiwijims

Queensland hail storm injures mother and baby trapped in car.... A Kingaroy mother thought her baby was going to die when they were pelted by hail after becoming trapped in her car during the supercell thunderstorm, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-12/mum-injured-pelted-by-hail-storm...

LLD · LLD

Noticed in the last few days many "E10" servos around Ballarat and now offering "Ethanol 85". My wife's car runs 94/95 so we always use the E10 as it is rated at 95 RON (price being a big primary reason). Not sure if her car can run E85. When E85 first hit the markets in Brazil, cars had a small "window washer...

LLD · LLD

Im off to the MotoGP on Phillip Island next weekend. Camping trackside. With a pensioner discount, it cost $70 for 4 nights. Thats $17.50 per night for an unpowered site. Toilets, hot showers and a band in a marquee on Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Food vans & grog. No BYO but slabs of beer & pre-m...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

My parents were not great readers, Mum less so that Dad but there were a couple of shelves of books in the house and some more children's books scattered around given as Xmas/birthday presents. I am an avid reader and have been since I was (say) eight, the public library was my friend. When I went to board...

Yuglamron · Yuglamron

I would like to point out one fact Re.Kindle and other E'Books. There lots of sites to download E'Books free and Paid. Some want new authors to put their work out there in the digital world. Amazon for one encourages new authors to submit books in E format for sale on their sites. It does give budding a...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

We stumbled across this website recently. http://alldownunder.com/australia/know.html Good for things like finding school holidays in every State, daylight saving etc. Plenty of other interesting info too. Not a rival to GN, just lots of interesting things about Oz.

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. "Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognisable from orbit because of many unusual features, including w...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Cheers - John

palaceboy · palaceboy

With most of us being around the same age and in early retirement, I thought I'd enquire about peoples experiences and views on Retirement villages. I've had a couple of tentative looks at the possibility. Presently I'm open to all ideas. However when it comes to these villages, I just dont reall...

Possum3 · Possum3

NORTHERN Territory Police have appealed for help in tracing a missing 67-year-old caravanner. Alex Rosenberg was last seen on the Leliyn Track at Edith Falls campground on Sunday, August 19. His Elite caravan and tow vehicle were located at his campsite in "a neat and tidy condition", police said....

Recoup · Recoup

https://www.ineffableisland.com/2018/10/the-homing-instinct-of-relocated-snakes.html

kiwijims · kiwijims

Tourists warned over visiting asbestos-riddled Wittenoom, Australia's most dangerous ghost town It has been described as one of the most dangerous and contaminated places on the planet.But that notoriety has become a tourist drawcard for the toxic ex-asbestos mining town of Wittenoom, deep...

Weevil · Weevil

This is the oldest goldrush brothel in Kalgoorlie, more a tourist attraction & tour these days, but with an interesting history. This is a brief trailer of the full length documentary, only a few minutes, the full documentary is 75 minutes and can be found on google. A few GN's have visited this a...

Cupie · Cupie

https://www.quora.com/What-should-I-bring-to-the-Australian-Drop-Bear-feeding-safari-Im-booked-on-Any-tips-on-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-experience

palaceboy · palaceboy

I'm in the process of retiring from work, about to place my 140 days accumulated LSL and hopefully leave at the end of that time After June 30th next year. In the meantime, I've been seeing financial retirement planners. Not been too impressed with the two I've seen thus far who seem to be pushing thei...

Possum3 · Possum3

#Onthisday In 1947, the first Royal Australian Air Force helicopter was test flown at RAAF Base Laverton by Squadron Leader K V Robertson. View footage of the aircraft in action: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C191652 I know they shouldn't fly and how dangerous they are but I've always love...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/labor-s-5-billion-kinder-promise-for-victorian-families-20181004-p507ob.html

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	How Time Flies and the Y2K bug. (Preview) 22 years ago this month I started working on the Y2K bug. Cannot believe it was that long ago. People still tell me what a waste of time as nothing happened. Nothing happened because lots of money, time and effort went into making sure nothing happened. Computers generally stored dates at YYMMDD forma...	LLD	8	943	01:40 PM Nov 3, 2018 by The Belmont Bear
	Au - The most successful rich country? (Preview) https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2018/10/26/australia-worlds-most-successful-rich-economy/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20New...	Cupie	12	1374	12:18 PM Nov 1, 2018 by Bryan
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	Woman caught in terrible hail storm......... (Preview) Queensland hail storm injures mother and baby trapped in car.... A Kingaroy mother thought her baby was going to die when they were pelted by hail after becoming trapped in her car during the supercell thunderstorm, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-12/mum-injured-pelted-by-hail-storm...	kiwijims	3	915	09:40 AM Oct 21, 2018 by JayDee
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	Reasonably priced weekend camping at the MotoGP. (Preview) Im off to the MotoGP on Phillip Island next weekend. Camping trackside. With a pensioner discount, it cost $70 for 4 nights. Thats $17.50 per night for an unpowered site. Toilets, hot showers and a band in a marquee on Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Food vans & grog. No BYO but slabs of beer & pre-m...	LLD	1	560	07:04 PM Oct 19, 2018 by 2foot6
	I love my Kindle but... (Preview) My parents were not great readers, Mum less so that Dad but there were a couple of shelves of books in the house and some more children's books scattered around given as Xmas/birthday presents. I am an avid reader and have been since I was (say) eight, the public library was my friend. When I went to board...	Mike Harding	18	955	10:06 PM Oct 18, 2018 by landy
	Referincing the Kindle Post. (Preview) I would like to point out one fact Re.Kindle and other E'Books. There lots of sites to download E'Books free and Paid. Some want new authors to put their work out there in the digital world. Amazon for one encourages new authors to submit books in E format for sale on their sites. It does give budding a...	Yuglamron	1	686	09:48 PM Oct 18, 2018 by landy
	A Handy One to Save On Favourites (Preview) We stumbled across this website recently. http://alldownunder.com/australia/know.html Good for things like finding school holidays in every State, daylight saving etc. Plenty of other interesting info too. Not a rival to GN, just lots of interesting things about Oz.	Desert Dweller	3	927	05:57 PM Oct 17, 2018 by LLD
	AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS.. (Preview) AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. "Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognisable from orbit because of many unusual features, including w...	aussie_paul	9	1092	09:58 AM Oct 17, 2018 by LLD
	So now ya know .... (Preview) Gday... Cheers - John	rockylizard	11	881	03:29 PM Oct 16, 2018 by Izabarack
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	Missing Person - C&P from another site. (Preview) NORTHERN Territory Police have appealed for help in tracing a missing 67-year-old caravanner. Alex Rosenberg was last seen on the Leliyn Track at Edith Falls campground on Sunday, August 19. His Elite caravan and tow vehicle were located at his campsite in "a neat and tidy condition", police said....	Possum3	3	882	02:01 PM Oct 13, 2018 by Possum3
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	The Pink House - Kalgoorlie - WA (Preview) This is the oldest goldrush brothel in Kalgoorlie, more a tourist attraction & tour these days, but with an interesting history. This is a brief trailer of the full length documentary, only a few minutes, the full documentary is 75 minutes and can be found on google. A few GN's have visited this a...	Weevil	1	633	10:51 AM Oct 12, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Drop Bears ... Again (Preview) https://www.quora.com/What-should-I-bring-to-the-Australian-Drop-Bear-feeding-safari-Im-booked-on-Any-tips-on-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-experience	Cupie	11	1186	08:05 AM Oct 12, 2018 by Dickodownunder
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