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Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« on: January 26, 2016, 03:56:28 AM »
Anything planned?

I think I will stick around town, maybe spend some time on the foreshore to see whats shakin'
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2016, 04:53:05 AM »
I'm going to work :'( but I hope everyone else  has a great day :hatwave
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2016, 06:05:11 AM »
Got a bit of grass to mow (slash? Cannot find my cat in it).  :whistle
 
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2016, 06:22:37 AM »
I can remember many times that I had to work on holidays because of shiftwork, and industries which cannot just be shut down.
Public holidays are now one of the benefits of retirement.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2016, 07:18:34 AM »
We're going to be "Coffee Shop Commandos" and are going for a short ride with some friends to a cafe in the hills.   :thumb
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2016, 08:46:33 AM »
Public holiday. What public holiday maybe for some. My crowd don't believe in giving you days off  :cuss

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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2016, 09:16:08 AM »
I grew up in heavy industry, where shutdowns dont happen, and with rotating shift work being the go, I rarely had the luxury of a public holiday.

3 cheers for retirement, EVERY day is a holiday!  :grin
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2016, 12:49:39 PM »
Good News; cat found and grass cut down to size. Had banana sandwich for lunch and now have to rest my back, might even check the inside of my eyelids.

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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2016, 06:29:46 PM »
Very lazy Australia Day at Meringandan.  Had meat pie for lunch.  It was a chicken pie - does this make me a slightly woosy aussie?
I find that the main problem with retirement is that I miss out on public holidays.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2016, 07:05:41 PM »
Well, as far as lamb on the barbie goes, I failed. 

Instead I had some left over slow cooked chicken in a variety of honey and sauces, and threw a packet of macaroni cheese into the mix.
Resultant goop in the slow cooker was about the consistency of sloppy canned cat food with lumps of overcooked chicken through it... but it tasted pretty good!

Local ‘Rentacrowd’ Yibberdageries held a noisy ‘Invasion Day’ protest in town here today, blocking traffic at the
main street city block and intersection for over three hours, and refused to move until the cops finally started arresting them,
and running relays to the lockup. I could hear the racket from my flat but a friend who was caught in the traffic phoned me with details.
There were around 300 people involved, but I bet it doesn’t even get mentioned on the news.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2016, 07:07:27 PM »
Happy Straya Day Everyone!!!!

Hope you all had a great day, threw a prawn on the barbie and had a piece of lamb.

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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2016, 09:18:19 AM »
Hi all
I had a great Stralia day at home had a mate from my army day of 40yrs ago visit and I cooked up a BarBe of snags and made some potatoe salad had a great time reliving the old days.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2016, 04:38:11 PM »
Shot some roo's, spayed some burs and had a chat with some long time locals. All the Australia Day stuff too.

Australia Day...  not a-stray day.
I like working on Australia Day. Its what we all do to make the country as good as it is. If your retired then you probably did your bit ages ago and deserve the day off too.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2016, 04:24:38 AM »
Celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary with Dezohn, in Fiji with a romantic dinner on the beach at the kid-free resort Lomani Island Resort. Lomaniisland.com :hatwave
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2016, 04:43:10 AM »
Congrats, Gary and Dezohn!  :thumbsup




 Edited to add the pic from the live cam link
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2016, 05:07:59 AM »
Congrats, Gary and Dezohn!  :thumbsup




 Edited to add the pic from the live cam link

Thanks Kev.

That's the table we had our dinner at.

The arch wasn't there at the time. It is there because a couple from Washington State are getting married there today around 12:00 pm Fiji time (10:00 am Qld/ 11:00 am)

Kev,

Can you please try and catch a snapshot of them getting married as we've heard she has a huge dress she brought ask the way from the States.
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2016, 05:16:22 AM »
The table


The setting,


The view,


The desert,

« Last Edit: February 02, 2016, 05:19:28 AM by Gadget »
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2016, 06:27:40 AM »

Will try, Gary.. have to allow for time zone, lol
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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2016, 06:31:39 AM »
Aww.. the arch is gone, now. Removed sometime between 6.12 and 6.22

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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2016, 06:42:40 AM »
That's real nice Gadget. Congrats to you and your wife.   :clap
 

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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2016, 09:49:56 AM »
Gary! ..Its starting to happen.... More to come







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Re: Happy 'Straya Day, everybody
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