So I wandered around to meet up with Ramps today... beautiful day... so I get there and hes just a young fella!... funny somehow I thought he'd be an old phart well older than his years anyways So anyways me an the young fella get outta the car and go say gidday... he cant stop or shake hands or nuthin cause my timing was acutely buggared as always and he was full belt into smoothin on a coat of epoxy on his canoe

So were yarnin as he finishes up and in for a meet with the missus an the nippers... note here Ramps got a great pair of little ones there mate! happy little critters always make a bloke smile so thanks... and the missus is a lovely girl shame she has to work eh?

Anyways we spend a lovely hour or so yarnin about this an that... and as with all 3 other forumites Ive met real nice people!

But dont believe him when he says something like "I got a small bit of timber to do such and such" cause a small bit is like you know a truck load!! :eek:

So now havin met the legendary young Johnno Saxton, the wonderous Kemeko Kerry and the brilliant harp maker extraudinaire Joe Gatlep (sp?) and now young Ramps and learnt a fair bit from each... I feel compelled to say to yous West Aussies...

GET YOUR ASSES INTO GEAR!!! Start meeting each other!! Stop bein so damnably shy!!

Derek... no matter what else I need to meet you!! My chisels NEED to meet you! My plane blades NEED TO MEET YOU!!! :eek: yep despiration time here so much so that I may just have to get my F100 into gear and buggar of up to Rossmoyne to meet you and let you meet and show your tender mercies to my blades!

It will have to be the F100 Im afraid as the missus is now sayin Im banned from usin her car... yeah so? I nicked it when I shot of to Ramps's place didnt I? And she wanted to go out didnt she? shes too flamin tiny to drive the F100 isnt she... sooooooooooo guess who got his ears slapped... yep oh well no worries I can pick up some wood while Im there eh Derek?? EH MATE?? may just drop some of too if your lucky... tell me you'll sharpen and show me how its done on the darkside and I will definantly drag some along

Still... come on you West Aussies lets get a meet and greet happenin? see the thread below and join up could be a great time to be had!!