"I digress ..."

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1834 - A public meeting is held in Exeter Hall, London, to discuss plans for the new colony of South Australia. Explorer Matthew Flinders was the first European to investigate the possibilities for settlement on South Australia's coast, doing so in 1802. The exploration of Charles S...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1790 - The inventor of the idea of dental floss, Levi Spear Parmly, is born. Levi Spear Parmly was born in Braintree, Vermont, on 29 August 1790. As one member of a long line of dentists, he was concerned by the poor dental hygiene of Americans. Toothbrushes and tooth powders were too...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1580 - The Book of Concord, a collection of doctrinal standards of the Lutheran Church, is published for the first time. "The Book of Concord: The Lutheran Confessions of 1529-1580" is a collection of confessions of faith published in 1580, which outline the doctrines of...

Vic · Vic

Some of us may remember when we only had Snail Mail when LOL was put on the back of a letter envelope and it meant Lots of Love, not the internet lingo meaning of today. SWALK was another saying put on the back of envelopes meaning Sent With A Loving Kiss. And of course some would put on the back of the en...

Kaid · Kaid

Did anyone get to their nearest Aldi today? They had carbon monoxide detectors for $20.00

_wombat_ · _wombat_

Dougwe · Dougwe

Yep, me old mate Wombat has just been knighted, oops mastered. ...and very appropriately titled in brackets too Cindy, well done. Congratulations wombat me old mate. Spose I better be nice to ya this week. -- Edited by Dougwe on Monday 23rd of June 2014 08:52:58 AM

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76748772/Caravan%20Rollover%20in%20Front%20of%20a%20Road%20Train%20-%20Dash%20Cam%20Footage.mp4

kiwijims · kiwijims

During a private fly-in fishing excursion into the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler with bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what it did to the plane... The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him two new tires, three cases of duct tape,...

barina · barina

I just purchased a box of 12 from Graysonline. delivered $5.25 per bottle. Have yet to taste it. -- Edited by barina on Thursday 26th of June 2014 01:43:49 PM

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1789 - Governor Arthur Phillip sets out to trace the course of the Hawkesbury River. Captain Arthur Phillip was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, the first settlement of Europeans on Australian soil. Phillip was a practical man who suggested that convicts with experience in...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1861 - The journal of Australian explorer William Wills closes, shortly before his death. The Burke and Wills expedition was supposed to mark the state of Victoria's greatest triumph: Victoria hoped to be the first state to mount an expedition to cross the continent from south to nor...

Glenelg · Glenelg

are you OK. We miss are history lessen

milo · milo

Its hard to believe its been six months today already since my dad past away! I still can't believe it some times that he's gone, it certainly hasn't been easy. Missing him heaps every day... I have a picture of him hanging on the wall in my lounge room, and talk to him every time I go past ... is that nutty?...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1858 - Explorer John McDouall Stuart discovers Chambers Creek, later to be renamed Stuart Creek. John McDouall Stuart was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, on 7 September 1815. He arrived in South Australia in 1839. He had a passion for exploration and gained experience when he was em...

neilnruth · neilnruth

Happy birthday to Cruising Granny and glassies for tomorrow. Hip Hip Hooray to you both

rockylizard · rockylizard

Remembering Mum's Clothesline We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole (we called them props)) that was used to push the clotheslines up so that longer items (sheets/pants/etc.) didn't brush the ground and get dirty. I can hear my mother now... THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (If you don't even kn...

rockylizard · rockylizard

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1870 - Australian horseman and poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, commits suicide. Adam Lindsay Gordon was born on 19 October 1833, at Fayal in the Azores, a group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon, Portugal. Educated in his teenage years in England, he w...

barina · barina

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/saturday-28-june-2014/

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	June 30 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1834 - A public meeting is held in Exeter Hall, London, to discuss plans for the new colony of South Australia. Explorer Matthew Flinders was the first European to investigate the possibilities for settlement on South Australia's coast, doing so in 1802. The exploration of Charles S...	rockylizard	4	672	03:18 AM Jul 1, 2014 by Glenelg
	June 29 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1790 - The inventor of the idea of dental floss, Levi Spear Parmly, is born. Levi Spear Parmly was born in Braintree, Vermont, on 29 August 1790. As one member of a long line of dentists, he was concerned by the poor dental hygiene of Americans. Toothbrushes and tooth powders were too...	rockylizard	2	611	06:12 AM Jun 30, 2014 by Glenelg
	June 25 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1580 - The Book of Concord, a collection of doctrinal standards of the Lutheran Church, is published for the first time. "The Book of Concord: The Lutheran Confessions of 1529-1580" is a collection of confessions of faith published in 1580, which outline the doctrines of...	rockylizard	2	633	06:13 PM Jun 29, 2014 by Beth54
	Old sayings On The Back Of Letter Envelopes (Snail Mail) (Preview) Some of us may remember when we only had Snail Mail when LOL was put on the back of a letter envelope and it meant Lots of Love, not the internet lingo meaning of today. SWALK was another saying put on the back of envelopes meaning Sent With A Loving Kiss. And of course some would put on the back of the en...	Vic	28	5235	02:04 PM Jun 29, 2014 by Kisha
	Carbon Monoxide detectors at Aldi (Preview) Did anyone get to their nearest Aldi today? They had carbon monoxide detectors for $20.00	Kaid	2	746	12:56 PM Jun 29, 2014 by pauline
	My mouse has died (Preview)	_wombat_	10	689	10:58 AM Jun 29, 2014 by _wombat_
	MASTER (OF MISCHIEF) (Preview) Yep, me old mate Wombat has just been knighted, oops mastered. ...and very appropriately titled in brackets too Cindy, well done. Congratulations wombat me old mate. Spose I better be nice to ya this week. -- Edited by Dougwe on Monday 23rd of June 2014 08:52:58 AM	Dougwe	14	829	04:27 PM Jun 28, 2014 by _wombat_
	How NOT to pass a Road Tran with a Caravan... (Preview) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76748772/Caravan%20Rollover%20in%20Front%20of%20a%20Road%20Train%20-%20Dash%20Cam%20Footage.mp4	Big Gorilla	15	1067	03:47 PM Jun 28, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Duct Tape saves a long walk (Preview) During a private fly-in fishing excursion into the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler with bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what it did to the plane... The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him two new tires, three cases of duct tape,...	kiwijims	6	906	03:37 PM Jun 28, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Happy Hour refreshment (Preview) I just purchased a box of 12 from Graysonline. delivered $5.25 per bottle. Have yet to taste it. -- Edited by barina on Thursday 26th of June 2014 01:43:49 PM	barina	6	1216	03:34 PM Jun 28, 2014 by 03_troopy
	June 28 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1789 - Governor Arthur Phillip sets out to trace the course of the Hawkesbury River. Captain Arthur Phillip was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, the first settlement of Europeans on Australian soil. Phillip was a practical man who suggested that convicts with experience in...	rockylizard	2	489	11:36 AM Jun 28, 2014 by pondsmob
	June 27 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1861 - The journal of Australian explorer William Wills closes, shortly before his death. The Burke and Wills expedition was supposed to mark the state of Victoria's greatest triumph: Victoria hoped to be the first state to mount an expedition to cross the continent from south to nor...	rockylizard	2	479	05:04 AM Jun 28, 2014 by Glenelg
	Rockylizard we miss you. (Preview) are you OK. We miss are history lessen	Glenelg	2	414	05:01 AM Jun 28, 2014 by Glenelg
	6 months!!! (Preview) Its hard to believe its been six months today already since my dad past away! I still can't believe it some times that he's gone, it certainly hasn't been easy. Missing him heaps every day... I have a picture of him hanging on the wall in my lounge room, and talk to him every time I go past ... is that nutty?...	milo	4	574	12:03 PM Jun 27, 2014 by Nelly
	June 26 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1858 - Explorer John McDouall Stuart discovers Chambers Creek, later to be renamed Stuart Creek. John McDouall Stuart was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, on 7 September 1815. He arrived in South Australia in 1839. He had a passion for exploration and gained experience when he was em...	rockylizard	2	508	12:51 PM Jun 26, 2014 by Glenelg
	Two birthdays tomorrow (Preview) Happy birthday to Cruising Granny and glassies for tomorrow. Hip Hip Hooray to you both	neilnruth	5	492	10:24 PM Jun 25, 2014 by jules47
	Remembering Mum's Clothesline (Preview) Remembering Mum's Clothesline We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole (we called them props)) that was used to push the clotheslines up so that longer items (sheets/pants/etc.) didn't brush the ground and get dirty. I can hear my mother now... THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (If you don't even kn...	rockylizard	11	888	07:29 PM Jun 25, 2014 by GaryKelly
	Sorry - someone should stop me ..... (Preview)	rockylizard	3	605	07:34 AM Jun 25, 2014 by Glenelg
	June 24 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1870 - Australian horseman and poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, commits suicide. Adam Lindsay Gordon was born on 19 October 1833, at Fayal in the Azores, a group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon, Portugal. Educated in his teenage years in England, he w...	rockylizard	5	387	05:24 PM Jun 24, 2014 by rockylizard
	Carbon Monoxide Alarm Aldi (Preview) https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/saturday-28-june-2014/	barina	0	618	11:08 AM Jun 24, 2014 by barina
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