General Chat

Hello all, this is my first post in ages ,I have just read the last page and had a very good Laugh Ha Ha about the root or be it a tree that has toppeled over .and Ronald a very long but correct explaination of Root, enough said on that subject.

How are you all over the big Pond Badger, It is ruddy cold here in Bathurst.the frosts have been very heavy since May, it took out all the tomatoes however the spinich is doing well also the cabbages and the brocolli..
New Zealand had another Earth Quake to-day, so far no casualties reported thank goddness.

We are into our football season Australian rules football , our local team (The Bathurst Bush Rangers )are going very well ,I havent managed to get to a home game, I hope to this weekend if it is fine.

June it was nice to see your post, I still love travelling and do it as much as I can, I have a friend who likes to get away so we often pack our bags and take off.
Four of us are going down to the Dandonongs Flower festival in September.,we are going by coach and train.

I must close I am feeling hungry time for a coffee I think.

<3 & Hugs
Marie ;-)

bloke in Adelaide headed off bush to get a trailer load of mallee roots

he came home with the Murray Bridge netball team

:-D

Hmmmm A Big Root... well in the USA they ROOT for their team.
Here in Australia is days before electric heaters and recycle air con we had the good old malley root aka stump off the tree to warm us both in a stove and a fire place. We don't root for our teams here .. well technically some ladies of vast looseness do but its frowned upon.
In the 1960's young man had a sticker on their cars with the letters NRNRH... or NO ROOT NO RIDE HOME.
This was to inform any young lady suck somewhere too far away from home and needing a ride home also as a "cab fare" had to give the owner/driver of the car a ride or sex as payment. We do root the opposite sex here in Australia (unless u r like Bob Brown) but we prefer to call it sex or ask "Do ya wanna have a F**K??"
:-D

rofl moonbi - you know why I say it's feral!

It was nice 20 years ago, then the developers took over.

Every time we have visitors, they want to go there......... and then say "is this IT?"

We could go mad and take them to Nimbin



by the way....... third day in a row with NO rain! 22C & sunny :-D

Byron Bay = Big root; that sounds about right !

The Big Root is in Byron Bay (you'll get a bigger look at a pic if you g**gle)

I'm not in Byron Bay, it's a bit feral for me :-D

OK fellow Aussies, who is going to explain to our non-Aussie mates why having a piece of art called "big root" is "funny"?

I think it's hilarious......... can't wait for our next lot of visitors, take them for a scenic tour

:-D

Scozz even though I'm born and breed here in Vic and my lot been here some since 1850's .

Most of us Aussies with our weird sense of humour would be proud to have such a an attraction in their town ,I'm sure lots of tourists visit to have pics taken with it .

Pardon my ignorance which state is this attraction ? I guess Queensland . :-D

I cant stop chuckling.
I thought you had a storm, and the tree in your backyard got torn out.

As they do!

If anyone is wondering what my pic is.........

The local Council's idea of "Art"

It's known as "The Big Root"

Queensland has the pineapple, other places have wellies, prawns, sheep, koalas etc and in the Northern Rivers, we get a big root.

Stop laughing :-D

Hi

Grandson discharged after an overnight stay.
He seems ok ; though is on plenty of pain relief.
he is eating ok, so I have left them to get on with it.
if they need me again they know my number ;-)

quite cloudy today with a stiff breeze.

scozz, could you send some of that rain to the interior. Im going on a trip in July and It would be lovely to see all the wild flowers in bloom.

G'day :-D

Autumn here......... getting on to winter........ I know that, because the rain is cooler.

We're not ungrateful for the rain, but we've had enough for a while; we'd like to share it with those who need it.......... any takers?

:-D

Hi Marie,moonbi and others Winter looks like it's here to stay in Melbourne ,very wet and miserable .

Your poor grandson moonbi tonsils are nasty and not a pleasant op ,but kids are wonderful the way they bounce back .

My grandson had gromets in his ears a few years back a day job at a private hospital ,I went with them it was an eyeopener the poor litlle kids were going in one door with their mums till they were asleep then short time later their mums were next to them as they woke ,about half hour later if they were awake they were walking out the door with a balloon I lost count of how many kids were in and out .Then later they did the longer ops .

I gave up adding to my tree ages ago ,I tend to add wrong siblings ,parents etc and make such a mess ,I always say I will delete and start agian ,one day ,that day hasnt arrived as yet .Still cant complain I still mange to find facts ,would know more if all the poeple replied ,but that's not on here ,I think I have had about 95%nswers from members on this site .

June :-D

hello to all from a cold night, sunny day in Albury.

Today my Gson is to have his tonsils and adenoids out.
So I am going to the hospital shortly.

take care everyone and stay well

Hi to Shaz, June, Annabe lTony, Joy kentish maid,
I too have been having a lot of trouble and havent been here for awhile. everything you said Tony is what happens to me so I have given up ,though I found it wasn't too bad to-day.

The weather here in Bathurst has improved we have been having lots of sunshine our nights are cold and we have had several frosts and fogs I had to turn the heating on this morning.
I am now going to try and update my tree we will see how that goes
My love to you all
Marie <3

Hmmmm, well, after months of being absent from this site, I decided to update my tree, WELL, think I will give it a Huge Big Miss,because, it doesnt work anymore, cannot navitgate around the B.....Y site. :-P

Sir Tones, like you, I hate the new format, I onlt get half a page now, and when trying to add new names, it doest go down the page far enough to show me the update button.

I have post a message, airing my distaste with it.... :-S

Wishing you all a Safe and Happy Easter . ;-)

Hi Tony

I have no problem getting on here, still warm here in the west not like the east with all the rain and floods, my thoughts are with them hope it ok where you are, well almost footie time again comes around so quick, I am going on a cruise soon ending up in the Uk but after reading Alan's tales having second thoughts ;-) Annabel xx

Hi Tony and all ,strange I use this old clapped out computer and rarely have problems opening this site ,but see lots saying they have problems ,nust be just lucky and come on in right time of day ,

One of advantages of being retired have all day to fill in ,And when you dont like housework and are not into crafts I just while away at leisure lol .

Well now we're getting NSW rains down here ,so much for the last of our Summer ,I think we're in for another miserable Winter .

Well Marie O'BRIENS must have been gypies or just have had the wander lust .Mine were from HOSPITAL in LIMERICK Jeremiah came to MELBOURNE IN 1850,s didnt marry until 1882 and was said to be single ,but tend to think he possibly ,could have married before ,may be wrong ,just a feeling . Two of his sisters supposed to have gone To AMERICA ,wonder how their lives went ?
I just take my time and keep looking mainly online these days ,I belong to history group but usually too lazy to visit .

Marie dont know about you ,but my spirit of adventure is long gone I dont share my ancestors love of travel ,still guess they , didnt have same choices back then it was leave or starve .That's great to still have the farm in the family .

Best Wishes to all .

June

Hi Tony and all ,strange I use this old clapped out computer and rarely have problems opening this site ,but see lots saying they have problems ,nust be just lucky and come on in right time of day ,

One of advantages of being retired have all day to fill in ,And when you dont like housework and are not into crafts I just while away at leisure lol .

Well now we're getting NSW rains down here ,so much for the last of our Summer ,I think we're in for another miserable Winter .

Well Marie O'BRIENS must have been gypies or just have had the wander lust .Mine were from HOSPITAL in LIMERICK Jeremiah came to MELBOURNE IN 1850,s didnt marry until 1882 and was said to be single ,but tend to think he possibly ,could have married before ,may be wrong ,just a feeling . Two of his sisters supposed to have gone To AMERICA ,wonder how their lives went ?
I just take my time and keep looking mainly online these days ,I belong to history group but usually too lazy to visit .

Marie dont know about you ,but my spirit of adventure is long gone I dont share my ancestors love of travel ,still guess they , didnt have same choices back then it was leave or starve .That's great to still have the farm in the family .

Best Wishes to all .

June

Goodevening from the land downunder.... :-D

Sorry,that i havent been posting much lately, but to be honest i just cant be bothered...lol

Have decided to give GR a rest in general until they get the site back up and running as it used to be.
In fairness.........I know the site owners/tech's are doing all they can to get it up and running properly, but It takes me longer to log onto this site than any other web site on the net....lol

I click on my GR home page and the little cog wheels turn and turn and turn trying to bring up the site. This can take 2- 3 min.....and then i have to log on everytime with email addy and password ( even though i never log off after i leave the site..!!! ) which can take another 2 or 3 minutes....then it tries to load my tree, which dosent exist on this site anymore....lol Then it takes me to the community boards ( little wheels turn,and turn,and turn...and eventually i get to the Community boards....then click on my threads, and the little cog wheels turn,and turn,and turn again...ect,ect,ect.....so i just give up with frustration....:-( and go visit my Ancestry site... :-D



Hoping all are well.

Take care

Tony :-)