"I digress ..."

rockylizard · rockylizard

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1870 - Tower Subway, the first tube railway in the world, is opened under the Thames River in London. The London Underground is a public electric railway system that runs underground in central London and emerges above ground in the city's suburbs. It was the world's first unde...

Gunsondeck · Gunsondeck

Job Interview by a female HRManager: Human Resources Manager: "What is your greatest weakness?" Old Man : "Honesty!" Human Resources Manager: "I don't think honesty is a weakness." Old Man : "I don't give a fxxk what you think."

rockylizard · rockylizard

Kendo · Kendo

*grumble grumble* *Sigh*

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1831 - New London Bridge is opened, replacing the 600-year-old London Bridge. There have been a number of different London Bridges over the past 2000 years. In 46AD, the Romans built the first bridge across the Thames River; it was a simple wooden construction which was burnt d...

johnq · johnq

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/childhood-memories-of-growing-up-poor-in-australia/story-fnixwvgh-1227007328670

Vic41 · Vic41

Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come. 1. The Post Office Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to su...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1703 - Author Daniel Defoe is sentenced to the pillory for his declamation of the upper classes - but is bombarded with flowers rather than rotten food. Daniel Defoe was born Daniel Foe in either 1659 or 1661. Best known for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", Defoe helped t...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

Vic41 · Vic41

This article brought back some memories, as a boy one of my many jobs for pocket money was working on a horse and cart bread delivery round as an assistant to cart driver, working from a bakery in Scarborough WA and delivering to surrounding suburbs. The horse would automatically stop at each customer...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

this morning I had trouble with one of my flight simulator, forget it the anim did not work -- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 31st of July 2014 07:18:42 AM

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...MEMORY TEST ( Have a paper and pencil handy to record your answers. Your mind isn't as sharp as it once was!) This is NOT a pushover test. It's a Baby Boomer era test! There are 19 questions. Average score is 12. This one will be difficult for the younger set. Have fun, but no peeking! Good l...

Glenelg · Glenelg

anybody for salmon, i can catch fish to

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1768 - James Cook receives sealed secret orders prior to his first journey in the Endeavour. In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was commissioned with the task of observing the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. This expedition was originally commis...

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/patrick-the-wombat-one-of-the-oldest-of-his-kind-claws-out-a-legacy-as-a-worldgreat-mascot/story-fni0fit3-1226997895024

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1588 - British General, Sir Francis Drake, defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth. Sir Francis Drake, born c. 1540, was a skilled seaman, having experience in piracy, navigation and civil engineering. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, do...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1902 - Australian Aboriginal painter, Albert Namatjira, is born. Albert Namatjira was born Elea Namatjira on 28 July 1902. He was born into the Arrernte tribe of the Northern Territory. Namatjira was raised at the Lutheran mission school, Hermannsburg, near Alice Springs....

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1836 - The first formal European settlement in South Australia is established on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is a protected and unspoilt island off the coast of South Australia. Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Islands, it is 112 km southw...

Vic41 · Vic41

We have a dead rat or rats in our ceiling space. I think there are two as one rotten smell started to wane and the smell came back stronger. We live in an old area where there is a lot of pulling down old houses/sheds etc to build new ones. Each year I stick my head up in the manhole and throw some rat baits ar...

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	YEP ... (Preview)	rockylizard	3	488	06:31 PM Aug 2, 2014 by JRH
	August 02 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1870 - Tower Subway, the first tube railway in the world, is opened under the Thames River in London. The London Underground is a public electric railway system that runs underground in central London and emerges above ground in the city's suburbs. It was the world's first unde...	rockylizard	1	489	11:11 AM Aug 2, 2014 by Glenelg
	Why Old Men Don't Get Hired (Preview) Job Interview by a female HRManager: Human Resources Manager: "What is your greatest weakness?" Old Man : "Honesty!" Human Resources Manager: "I don't think honesty is a weakness." Old Man : "I don't give a fxxk what you think."	Gunsondeck	11	1118	09:59 AM Aug 2, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	Logical really... (Preview)	rockylizard	2	433	06:51 AM Aug 2, 2014 by Dougwe
	I hate tax time! (Preview) grumble grumble Sigh	Kendo	16	606	10:16 PM Aug 1, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	August 01 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1831 - New London Bridge is opened, replacing the 600-year-old London Bridge. There have been a number of different London Bridges over the past 2000 years. In 46AD, the Romans built the first bridge across the Thames River; it was a simple wooden construction which was burnt d...	rockylizard	2	498	11:20 AM Aug 1, 2014 by Glenelg
	Childhood memories of growing up poor in Australia (Preview) http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/childhood-memories-of-growing-up-poor-in-australia/story-fnixwvgh-1227007328670	johnq	2	752	10:12 AM Aug 1, 2014 by jules47
	Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime.... (Preview) Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come. 1. The Post Office Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to su...	Vic41	11	789	09:02 AM Aug 1, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	July 31 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1703 - Author Daniel Defoe is sentenced to the pillory for his declamation of the upper classes - but is bombarded with flowers rather than rotten food. Daniel Defoe was born Daniel Foe in either 1659 or 1661. Best known for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", Defoe helped t...	rockylizard	4	474	09:08 PM Jul 31, 2014 by rosa
	NEW......For SENIOR TRAVEL. (Preview)	Big Gorilla	2	448	08:40 PM Jul 31, 2014 by rosa
	Horse & Cart Bread Deliveries in WA (Preview) This article brought back some memories, as a boy one of my many jobs for pocket money was working on a horse and cart bread delivery round as an assistant to cart driver, working from a bakery in Scarborough WA and delivering to surrounding suburbs. The horse would automatically stop at each customer...	Vic41	20	1120	04:37 PM Jul 31, 2014 by turbopete
	BG, I'm seeking your advice (Preview) this morning I had trouble with one of my flight simulator, forget it the anim did not work -- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 31st of July 2014 07:18:42 AM	_wombat_	5	587	08:48 AM Jul 31, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	Bit of a giggle praps.... (Preview) Gday...MEMORY TEST ( Have a paper and pencil handy to record your answers. Your mind isn't as sharp as it once was!) This is NOT a pushover test. It's a Baby Boomer era test! There are 19 questions. Average score is 12. This one will be difficult for the younger set. Have fun, but no peeking! Good l...	rockylizard	17	1025	12:24 AM Jul 31, 2014 by Woody n Sue
	Billeeeeeee's Breakfast (Preview) anybody for salmon, i can catch fish to	Glenelg	11	985	11:11 PM Jul 30, 2014 by billeeeeeee
	July 30 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1768 - James Cook receives sealed secret orders prior to his first journey in the Endeavour. In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was commissioned with the task of observing the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. This expedition was originally commis...	rockylizard	2	579	07:08 PM Jul 30, 2014 by pondsmob
	Is OUR Wombat's first name Patrick ? ? ? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/patrick-the-wombat-one-of-the-oldest-of-his-kind-claws-out-a-legacy-as-a-worldgreat-mascot/story-fni0fit3-1226997895024	rockylizard	52	1764	09:20 AM Jul 30, 2014 by _wombat_
	July 29 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1588 - British General, Sir Francis Drake, defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth. Sir Francis Drake, born c. 1540, was a skilled seaman, having experience in piracy, navigation and civil engineering. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, do...	rockylizard	2	494	09:48 AM Jul 29, 2014 by pondsmob
	July 28 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1902 - Australian Aboriginal painter, Albert Namatjira, is born. Albert Namatjira was born Elea Namatjira on 28 July 1902. He was born into the Arrernte tribe of the Northern Territory. Namatjira was raised at the Lutheran mission school, Hermannsburg, near Alice Springs....	rockylizard	3	629	09:50 PM Jul 28, 2014 by pondsmob
	July 27 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1836 - The first formal European settlement in South Australia is established on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is a protected and unspoilt island off the coast of South Australia. Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Islands, it is 112 km southw...	rockylizard	4	505	11:00 AM Jul 27, 2014 by Glenelg
	Dead Rats In Ceiling.... (Preview) We have a dead rat or rats in our ceiling space. I think there are two as one rotten smell started to wane and the smell came back stronger. We live in an old area where there is a lot of pulling down old houses/sheds etc to build new ones. Each year I stick my head up in the manhole and throw some rat baits ar...	Vic41	16	2045	09:26 PM Jul 26, 2014 by Vic41
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