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Sums up how I feel....
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In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
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20 Practical Uses For Coke...
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1. Removes grease stains from clothing and fabric 2. Removes rust; methods include using fabric dipped in Coke, a sponge or even aluminum foil. Also loosens rusty bolts 3. Removes blood stains from clothing and fabric. 4. Cleans oil stains from a garage floor; let the stain soak, hose off. 5. Kills sl...
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It happens to us all one day
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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=804180716267217&fref=nf
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Biggest load ever moved in WA
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Gday... This is supposed to be the biggest load ever to be moved in Western Australia, it weighed over 700 tons with four trucks towing and two pushing it on the gravel, they were travelling at 4 Kms per hour on the gravel reaching 6kms hour on the bitumen, the distance to the new mine is 230 Kms. They drove...
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TRAVEL PLANS
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I have been in many places, but I've never been in Kahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Kahoots with someone.I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made sever...
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August 31 Today in history
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Gday... 1933 - The township of Stuart in the Northern Territory is renamed Alice Springs. The city of Alice Springs is located 1524 km from Darwin and 293 km north of the South Australian border. It is the second largest city in the Northern Territory, with a population of over 25 000. In 1...
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Scottish Highlander Dancing Dog...
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http://www.flixxy.com/canine-freestyle-scottish-highland-dancing.htm
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Musings Of Famous People...
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Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, Lillian, you should have remained a virgin..' - Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) <><> I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in I was not pleased to read the descrip...
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Are you being serviced ????
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Where Did Your English Surname Come From..
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http://blogs.ancestry.com.au/cm/there-are-7-types-of-english-surnames-which-one-is-yours/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&o_xid=62470&o_lid=62470&o_sch=Content+Marketing
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August 29 Today in history
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Gday... 28 - John the Baptist is beheaded in the first century. John the Baptist was a relative of Jesus, and grew up to live the life of a hermit in the desert of Judea, wearing only animal skins, eating wild honey and locusts. As the prophet who prepared the way for the coming of Jesus, John called on...
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August 30 Today in history
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Gday... 1853 - The last ship to carry convicts directly from Ireland to Australia arrives in Fremantle. Transportation of convicts to Australia began when the first ship departed Portsmouth, England, in May 1787, and ended on 9 January 1868, when the last convict ship left Britain in...
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Farming Family 1950's Reminisces maybe.
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Farm Family, Mum and Dad and Six kids. Oldest, Mary, 16 Barry, 14 ...
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what's your favourite travelling entertainment??
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John Williamson CD - especially "cootamundra wattle" and always "true blue". He captures the essence of Australia. I see he's also got an album called "old farts in caravan parks" lol lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN_AqUK_3LM
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A Matter of Priorities
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A matter of priorities...
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Sounds right to me....
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August 28 Today in history
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Gday... 1877 - Charles Stewart Rolls, one of the founders of the Rolls-Royce Ltd automobile company, is born. Charles Stewart Rolls was born in Berkeley Square, London, on 27 August 1877. In 1902 he became a motor dealer and on 4 May 1904 met up with engineer Sir Frederick Henry Royce. Ro...
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Inspirational Athlete....Overcoming Adversity...
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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByFUzo9KwryWWkRwUEw4bmZNaVk/view?pli=1&sle=true
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Slowest and Weakest
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'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the heard is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole...
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Man drives off Ferry to Molloy Island near Augusta WA
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-27/man-plucked-from-water-in-ferry-rescue-drama/5701416
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