A bit lively lately down under as of late, Bushfires in TAS, NSW, ACT and South Queensland, A category 4 tropical cyclone threading its way south off of Western Australia, and to top it all, stowaway snakes on Qantas flights http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incide...2ciu0.html ...

however i have to agree with BK's usual stance, i would not really want to live anywhere else .. a mere 40+C tomorrow  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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Have only seen a little bit re the fires, but it looks terrible

We're entering a rather cold snap over here, I've had to put another layer of newspaper on the walls of my shoebox house  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Newspaper on the walls? Luxury! We just have one piece of newspaper that we wrap round ourselves as we sit in front of the cold ash of last year's bonfire night pyre...


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You mean we don't have to share the Polo?

RRSTDV8 wrote:

Newspaper on the walls? Luxury! We just have one piece of newspaper that we wrap round ourselves as we sit in front of the cold ash of last year's bonfire night pyre...

Weather not extreme - pretty normal for this time of year - yes a few things came together all at the same time to raise the overall average temperature but really with all its dangers pretty normal for a January summer.

In saying that I do not want to deminish the hardships that many people have gone through and will continue to go through.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
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Zilchy....are you back in Oz now?

This last week here has been low 30s mostly so we are not having the heatwave like they are in the east. It was 40ish most days between Christmas and New year, but as Gary says, its all fairly normal, at least this side of the country. Been a bit ordinary in Tassie though.

Sorry for the late reply, I have been banned for the last 2 weeks for insulting some houses in a picture and for saying that houses in the UK are small like shoe boxes. I may have insulted some of the poms as well but as you know, I do that in normal life! over a beer, I take it as well.

It was a bit of "pub" banter but obviously upset some people. The funny thing is that it is now being used humorously by others, which is how it was meant to be in the first place.

BKHK wrote:

Zilchy....are you back in Oz now?

Got back just over a week ago BK, i could not get use to 4 hours of daylight (exaggeration as it pee'd down the whole time) i was going to say it was staying in a small house that got my but it may be offensive to the sensitive ones

BKHK wrote:

Sorry for the late reply, I have been banned for the last 2 weeks for insulting some houses

surely not.. you are from Surrey sir, surely you can appeal to your MP as a home counties expat People are getting a bit precious on here or should i say in the UK aren't they..perhaps successive Blair/Brown/Cameron governments have really sapped their humour  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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The effrontery....but having been here for 20 years, I don't really know who my UK MP would be, i will have a Google (he is probably precious anyway)

I did appeal to Martin on the grounds of previous good behavior, citizenship of the old country and time served on the site and the fact that we have had curries and an apology but he decided that my sentence should be served in full with no remission.

Hard to believe that someone of my good character could end up an internet felon, someone even called me a troll, at my age, I am honoured and feel like i have joined the "web" generation

Anyway, glad you are back, seems like you may just have missed some impending snow....

We didn't all light our torches and sharpen our pitch forks and scream for blood

But it was all quite funny to watch  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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BKHK wrote:

Hard to believe that someone of my good character could end up an internet felon, someone even called me a troll, at my age, I am honoured and feel like i have joined the "web" generation

looks like i missed some good banter whilst in the UK  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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