"I digress ..."

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1054 - Chinese astronomers observe the supernova explosion which created the Crab Nebula. According to the observations of Chinese astronomers, on 4 July 1054 a "guest star" suddenly appeared where one had never been seen before, and was bright enough to be visible in d...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

DRIVING IN ETHIOPIA ONE WAY TO AVOID TRAFFIC JAMS! http://digg.com/video/drivers-in-ethiopia-dont-need-traffic-lights

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

I am no longer young enough to know it all.. JC.

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1850 - Work begins on the first NSW railway line from Sydney to Parramatta. Up until the mid-1800s, the horse and carriage remained the major means of transporting goods and people across Australias long distances overland. Both New South Wales and Victoria were keen to develop a ra...

rockylizard · rockylizard

hako · hako

A few nights ago we camped at West Peawah River free camp - 92km sw of Port Hedland. About 2AM and again at 5AM we had roadtrains going past and sounding their air horns for 10 seconds or so. I just wondering if they are saying good morning or are saying 'wake you bas**ards'? Never had this before in the m...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1865 - William Booth and his wife establish the organisation that later becomes the Salvation Army. William Booth was born on 10 April 1829 in Sneinton, Nottingham, England. Though his father was wealthy when he was born, financial mismanagement saw the family plunged into povert...

Beth54 · Beth54

Hi all. I thought I'd do a little more than poke my head in today. Now that I have a little more time on my hands while I recuperate from the Radiotherapy. The last 'fry' was done on Wednesday the 25th, my 60th birthday. So I had a double celebration. I also had two birthday parties. One with a bunch of girlfr...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

Now that I'm a Pensioner I cannot afford to stay in expensive caravan parks any more... I am now forced to go free camping!

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1836 - Australian explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell discovers the Loddon River in Victoria. Major Thomas Mitchell was born in Craigend, Scotland, in 1792. He came to Australia after serving in the Army during the Napoleonic Wars, and took up the position of Surveyor-General of New South...

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

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	July 04 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1054 - Chinese astronomers observe the supernova explosion which created the Crab Nebula. According to the observations of Chinese astronomers, on 4 July 1054 a "guest star" suddenly appeared where one had never been seen before, and was bright enough to be visible in d...	rockylizard	1	520	12:25 PM Jul 4, 2014 by Glenelg
	DRIVING IN ETHIOPIA.. (Preview) DRIVING IN ETHIOPIA ONE WAY TO AVOID TRAFFIC JAMS! http://digg.com/video/drivers-in-ethiopia-dont-need-traffic-lights	Big Gorilla	2	502	07:03 PM Jul 3, 2014 by Wombat 280
	A THOUGHT ; OR FACT ? (Preview) I am no longer young enough to know it all.. JC.	justcruisin01	7	531	04:59 PM Jul 3, 2014 by Dougwe
	July 03 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1850 - Work begins on the first NSW railway line from Sydney to Parramatta. Up until the mid-1800s, the horse and carriage remained the major means of transporting goods and people across Australias long distances overland. Both New South Wales and Victoria were keen to develop a ra...	rockylizard	2	536	04:44 PM Jul 3, 2014 by rosa
	Ya can't argue wif that ... (Preview)	rockylizard	4	649	11:29 AM Jul 3, 2014 by Phil C
	Truckies Revenge? (Preview) A few nights ago we camped at West Peawah River free camp - 92km sw of Port Hedland. About 2AM and again at 5AM we had roadtrains going past and sounding their air horns for 10 seconds or so. I just wondering if they are saying good morning or are saying 'wake you bas**ards'? Never had this before in the m...	hako	13	1265	09:27 PM Jul 2, 2014 by Vic41
	July 02 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1865 - William Booth and his wife establish the organisation that later becomes the Salvation Army. William Booth was born on 10 April 1829 in Sneinton, Nottingham, England. Though his father was wealthy when he was born, financial mismanagement saw the family plunged into povert...	rockylizard	1	463	04:13 PM Jul 2, 2014 by Glenelg
	I'M BAAACK ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi all. I thought I'd do a little more than poke my head in today. Now that I have a little more time on my hands while I recuperate from the Radiotherapy. The last 'fry' was done on Wednesday the 25th, my 60th birthday. So I had a double celebration. I also had two birthday parties. One with a bunch of girlfr...	Beth54	30	1192	10:30 AM Jul 2, 2014 by _wombat_
	PENSIONERS AND CAMPING (Preview) Now that I'm a Pensioner I cannot afford to stay in expensive caravan parks any more... I am now forced to go free camping!	Big Gorilla	13	1292	08:13 AM Jul 2, 2014 by _wombat_
	July 01 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1836 - Australian explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell discovers the Loddon River in Victoria. Major Thomas Mitchell was born in Craigend, Scotland, in 1792. He came to Australia after serving in the Army during the Napoleonic Wars, and took up the position of Surveyor-General of New South...	rockylizard	3	600	08:55 PM Jul 1, 2014 by pondsmob
	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	702	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	643	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	663	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	6160	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	778	12:56 PM Jun 29, 2014 by pauline
	My mouse has died (Preview)	_wombat_	10	716	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	855	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	1092	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	1049	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	1398	03:34 PM Jun 28, 2014 by 03_troopy
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