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    Thanks everyone. It's good to have people to talk...

    Thanks everyone. It's good to have people to talk to and to offer advice. I'm on antidepressants and I have sleeping tablets if I need them. I'm slowly processing the stuff that is happening and...
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    Slowly getting better.

    Slowly getting better.
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    Thankyou everyone for your great advice. I'm...

    Thankyou everyone for your great advice. I'm gradually coping a little better. This has come as a huge shock to me, but as I look back now I can see that my ex was gearing up for her new bloke for...
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    Another bloke on the scene

    I've been separated from my wife for almost six months. I basically moved out because of a domestic violence situation (her, not me, believe it or not). I wanted her to see a psychiatrist or...
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    I'm with you, Phil. The strange thing about...

    I'm with you, Phil. The strange thing about Christmas Day is that the lead up to it is so stressful. By the time it arrives everyone's tired and ready to spark up a bit. Then the whole thing becomes...
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    New Lens for Xmas

    A few weeks ago my BIL mentioned that he had a lens he wanted to give me because he didn't use it all that often. Yesterday he remembered to give it to me during the Christmas get-together. It's a...
  7. Thread: Hibiscus

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    Beautiful. The stamen looks its loaded with led...

    Beautiful. The stamen looks its loaded with led lights! :2tsup:
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    I love that Brisbane night scene. It makes you...

    I love that Brisbane night scene. It makes you wish he'd had a tripod. The clouds are great. Keep goin'. :2tsup:
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    Brilliant stuff. Cheered me up enormously....

    Brilliant stuff. Cheered me up enormously. Thanks. :2tsup:
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    Tawny Frogmouths' in a Jacaranda tree. My...

    Tawny Frogmouths' in a Jacaranda tree. My favourite bird. Easy to photograph.
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    Kooralbyn wildlife

    My 11 year old son and I went for a brief walk in Kooralbyn and snapped these. There's a colony of flying foxes in town at the moment and they stink. I love nature and I don't have anything against...
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    Good onya Wheelin' and partner. You look like...

    Good onya Wheelin' and partner. You look like nice people. :2tsup:
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    I'm sorry to put it like this, N, but it depends...

    I'm sorry to put it like this, N, but it depends how much you've projected human emotions onto the animal. In other words, some people seem capable of loving animals almost as much as fellow humans....
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    But we can't turn away people from NSW. It's...

    But we can't turn away people from NSW. It's discrimination. :wink:


    Seriously, Kooralbyn is a strange place. For people who don't know, some very rich people somewhere decided to build a resort...
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    Once again we're moving into the area that I have...

    Once again we're moving into the area that I have doubts about, montages and so on that deviate from what I see as the ärt"of taking good photographs. I mean, I don't mind other people doing it, and...
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    Fair enough MS. You make it sound like the...

    Fair enough MS. You make it sound like the photographic version of desktop publishing software. What I'm specifically wondering is if for some reason unkown to me now I NEED Photoshop. As a person...
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    Photoshop and Picasa

    I tried a 30 day trial of Photoshop recently. I'm aware that it is a powerful program and that I probably only touched upon 1% of it's potential. Up until now I've been using Picasa which does and...
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    Some More Kooralbyn Shots

    Just a few more in the series.
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    That image works well, Fred. The combo of the...

    That image works well, Fred. The combo of the flowers and the Rosella make it an image that I'd be proud to own. We get pale headed rosellas up here, and they're my favourite of all of the birds that...
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    Great post, Kym. Both you and Peter have provided...

    Great post, Kym. Both you and Peter have provided us with examples of how to approach this disease. I wish you all the best with it. With your attitude, you'll be OK. :2tsup:
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    Yes. It's real. But your Sydney dust must be...

    Yes. It's real. But your Sydney dust must be absorbing the other end of the spectrum. Looks like you're having a monstrous day down there as well (sorry, it's the best I could do). Answer the...
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    Dust Storm Question

    In Sydney and Brisbane today we are copping a very severe dust storm (It may be happening in Melbourne as well, but who cares). The strange thing here in Brisbane is that the dust storm is creating...
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    Aldi's Fishfingers

    I bought some fish-fingers from Aldi on Friday and cooked them for dinner last night (because the kids like fish-fingers, not me!).

    I'm here to assure everyone that no fish are harmed or injured...
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    Excellent advice Dennis, spot on. :2tsup:

    Excellent advice Dennis, spot on. :2tsup:
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    My hat off to you Pugwash. Brilliant. Your talent...

    My hat off to you Pugwash. Brilliant. Your talent is obvious. :2tsup:
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    It's just life Phil. Young people have to make...

    It's just life Phil. Young people have to make their mistakes (unlike us at that age, of course :wink:), and all you can do is what you recently did. You never know, Slug boy may well turn out to be...
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    I think that a compressor is a pretty essential...

    I think that a compressor is a pretty essential machine for any workshop. Don't worry about the paticular applications you may need it for. There's not much around that can't be done with 240 volts...
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    But didn't Joh bring in a Law up here...

    But didn't Joh bring in a Law up here stipulating that upon entry to a bank, robbers have to declare whether the gun they are using is real or a replica? Or is this just another one of my dreams...
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    Just looking through these photos it occurred to...

    Just looking through these photos it occurred to me that they are "dust jacket" images. You know, the sort of thing that you see with writing all over them on book dust jackets. Not a single one of...
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    Looks to me like it's been thrown over the fence...

    Looks to me like it's been thrown over the fence from next door. :wink:
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    Some more ....

    Some more ....
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    Well picked Waldo. They were waken on the road...

    Well picked Waldo. They were waken on the road between Kooralbyn and Beaudesert. It's not my photography that's impressive, but the scenery at this time of year with the mist hanging over the hills....
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    Thanks for the generous comments. I used to do a...

    Thanks for the generous comments. I used to do a bit of landscape photography but gave it up for kids and work and so on .... Now you've set off a monster. Here are some more. I take these on the way...
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    Hello Cliff. As I said, this was just snapped in...

    Hello Cliff. As I said, this was just snapped in passing. The landscape itself is worthy of half an hour with a tripod. I'll do it when I can.
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    Queensland, sunny one day ....

    I stopped on my way to work the other day and snapped this. It won't stand up to much scrutiny because it's hand held in low light. This was taken in Kooralbyn near Beaudesert. There's been a lot of...
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    Keep the dream alive! When Lawsie was on the...

    Keep the dream alive! When Lawsie was on the radio I always understood the dream to be something like this:

    "You low-paid drones out there should keep buying the products that I push so that the...
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    You don't mind unsealed roads then, witch1?

    You don't mind unsealed roads then, witch1?
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    Maybe go for a pool fence, with a simple pattern...

    Maybe go for a pool fence, with a simple pattern like this one.

    http://www.diypoolfencing.com.au/images/home-fence-2.jpg

    Advantages:

    Easy to install
    drunks should have trouble climbing it...
  39. I don't think that the forum is full of whingers,...

    I don't think that the forum is full of whingers, but I do agree that there is the occasionally tendency to "play the man rather than the ball". I think that you have to make allowances for the fact...
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    Ooops. A Freudian slip. :2tsup:

    Ooops. A Freudian slip. :2tsup:
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    I've been using a French female voice for ages....

    I've been using a French female voice for ages. It somehow takes the monotony out of the directions but gives you enough info to help you navigate. Oddly enough, she was in a rather confused...
  42. I want what he's having .... :U

    I want what he's having .... :U
  43. A fraction of a second. :wink:

    A fraction of a second. :wink:
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    I have a Karcher, and I run it from a 1000 litre...

    I have a Karcher, and I run it from a 1000 litre water tank. It works well.
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    Fair enough. I skimmed. Sorry mate. :D

    Fair enough. I skimmed. Sorry mate. :D
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    I didn't mean this to be an attack on Brendan in...

    I didn't mean this to be an attack on Brendan in any way, or as a criticism of his purchase. I guess I just hijacked the thread to have a rant about something that's been on my mind. My brother and I...
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    Can I just say that there is another aspect to...

    Can I just say that there is another aspect to the buying of cheap tools generally, and that is the feeling of confidence in them. This isn't spoken about often, but for me it's becoming more and...
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    Good onya Steve. :2tsup:

    Good onya Steve. :2tsup:
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    You're so right. :wink::D

    You're so right. :wink::D
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    While I agree with most of what you write,...

    While I agree with most of what you write, Soundman, and I think you make a lot of sense, why is it that my mind automatically converts your words into the spoken voice of the comic store guy from...
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