The Blue Streak Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 . But I still think we'll keep the singing budgie... Absolutely, Did you blokes realise she is 50 this year 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This afternoon, watched a programme on TV all about the World's smallest wild cats and how deadly they were as predators.. Well, I thought, if they were Australian, they'd be one up on every other countries wild cats because, and is par for the course anyway, match the Brown Snake and then some for most venomous critter to be found anywhere in Oz but, and of course, specializing in outside dunnies where they could get a real good bite without detection where the victim would be dead long before they even had time to wipe there arse. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Funny how everyone here is denying that they watch 'Neighbours', but they know all the details. Just saying! I didn't know that Pin Oak Court was where the house shots of Neighbours was made, until a late taxi driver friend, happened to mention that it was a popular tourist destination, especially for people from the UK. Taxi drivers all knew exactly where it was. I took my sister on a tour of the location, seeing as we were driving nearly past it on the way to Glen Waverley. They were just setting up for filming, and my sister got all excited and called out, "There's Harold." I said, "Who?", much to her disgust! I really don't know the characters at all, just the locations. Apparently, the home owners in Pin Oak Court are paid to keep the external appearances of their homes and gardens looking the same as always for continuity in the filming. Interior shots are all studio sets, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPH 603 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 A train has crashed into the buffers at Richmond, NSW today. The 10:00 train to Central failed to brake coming into Richmond Station, and subsequently smashed into the buffers although not derailing. The train did however buckle at certain points, and 16 passengers were injured. The worst injury recorded was a fractured leg. Emergency services were swift and got there only 10 minutes after it happened. Read More At: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-22/sydney-train-crashes-at-richmond-station-injuring-passengers/9348398 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 ....I didn't know that Pin Oak Court was where the house shots of Neighbours was made, until a late taxi driver friend, happened to mention that it was a popular tourist destination, especially for people from the UK. Taxi drivers all knew exactly where it was. I didn't know either until DougN took me there. On the day I went, there was a tour group walking up and down the street. They were from.... Yorkshire!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I didn't know either until DougN took me there. On the day I went, there was a tour group walking up and down the street. They were from.... Yorkshire!! Was there a slim, shapely six foot blonde among'st them ? If so, it wasn't my wife. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2018 Was there a slim, shapely six foot blonde among'st them ? If so, it wasn't my wife. Allan. So you shouted your mistress a holiday? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 Was there a slim, shapely six foot blonde among'st them ? If so, it wasn't my wife. Allan. Nah, it was my niece Evil MIKE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Was there a slim, shapely six foot blonde among'st them ? If so, it wasn't my wife. . I'll get the photo out this evening.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 So you shouted your mistress a holiday? Our post lady actually who delivers our post to someone else, and someone else's post to us. But one glance at those legs and who cares anyway ! Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Was there a slim, shapely six foot blonde among'st them ? If so, it wasn't my wife. Allan. Was that you in drag, Allan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) I'll get the photo out this evening.... Right so, let's all go to Ramsay Street Pin Oak Court.... <----note the 1st-generation Honda Accord saloon, still very presentable - one of these, in near timewarp condition, went for £820 on eBay a couple of weeks ago. That's actually rather more photos than I remember taking at the time (December 2002). Also gatecrashed a Christmas lunch, so no idea who these jokers are: but I was impressed that you could buy either of these newly-built gigantic edifices, fully furnished with air-conditioning, for the equivalent of £104,000 (the rate being A$2.8 to the £ at the time): Edited January 22, 2018 by Horsetan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 23, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2018 Right so, let's all go to Ramsay Street Pin Oak Court.... but I was impressed that you could buy either of these newly-built gigantic edifices, fully furnished with air-conditioning, for the equivalent of £104,000 (the rate being A$2.8 to the £ at the time): DSCF0076.JPG DSCF0078.JPG No idea who those people are, but at that price, you should have purchased both of those houses! Such is the way house prices have gone up in Melbourne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I know a few of those jokers: I've got bad news Ivan, you fell in with a bad crowd, there!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Ok ok how much do I have to pay to have THAT photo taken down?.... I will point out that is part of the extended clan! My grand mother passed away 3 years ago... my sister works in London.... so as that was when she was 14 and you now walk past a familiar 31 year old today, you may have to do a double take. My uncle and aunt and cousins are all still here in Melbourne! Oh and houses a bit more expensive than that time... well the currency is running at $1.75AUD to the pound! The house over the road went for the equivalent of 580,000pound! So that house in Rowville will proabably be about the 650k pound or so! Edited January 23, 2018 by DougN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ok ok how much do I have to pay to have THAT photo taken down?....... There are more where that came from! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ahh, some good, juicy, ordinary, everyday blackmail!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ok ok how much do I have to pay to have THAT photo taken down?.... I will point out that is part of the extended clan! My grand mother passed away 3 years ago... my sister works in London.... so as that was when she was 14 and you now walk past a familiar 31 year old today, you may have to do a double take. My uncle and aunt and cousins are all still here in Melbourne! Oh and houses a bit more expensive than that time... well the currency is running at $1.75AUD to the pound! The house over the road went for the equivalent of 580,000pound! So that house in Rowville will proabably be about the 650k pound or so! Crikey, over here you could buy a broom cupboard in Kensington for that ! Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ahh, some good, juicy, ordinary, everyday blackmail!! Quite a few more.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2018 http://www.traveller.com.au/summer-holidays-in-australia-13-things-that-shock-foreign-visitors-h0m7e6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGunslinger Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 http://www.traveller.com.au/summer-holidays-in-australia-13-things-that-shock-foreign-visitors-h0m7e6 Hmm. No mention of the Orwellian laws against fun at any establishment that dares serve liquor. Nor the woeful infrastructure that means you WILL be trapped at a standstill in some variation of metal box whilst trying to get from one place to another, and there's a fair-to-good chance that the air conditioning will fail at some point, or simply be inadequate for the startling heat in the sun, leaving you roasting at 38C instead of 46C. But hey, there's a little taste of home for the Poms, who are all too familiar with having their bank accounts blasted into oblivion by the state if they dare let the numbers on their speedometer creep too high. By comparison being violently murdered by the wildlife is a blissful mercy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 ....No mention of ..... the woeful infrastructure that means you WILL be trapped at a standstill in some variation of metal box whilst trying to get from one place to another, and there's a fair-to-good chance that the air conditioning will fail at some point, or simply be inadequate for the startling heat in the sun, leaving you roasting at 38C instead of 46C..... That's alright - the London Underground in summertime is far far worse and you get to sniff someone's armpit. Now, onto those Christmas gatecrash photos that I promised earlier.... can't remember any of the protagonists, it was all so long ago: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) That's alright - the London Underground in summertime is far far worse and you get to sniff someone's armpit. Now, onto those Christmas gatecrash photos that I promised earlier.... can't remember any of the protagonists, it was all so long ago: DSCF0049.JPG DSCF0050.JPG DSCF0052. That's alright - the London Underground in summertime is far far worse and you get to sniff someone's armpit. Now, onto those Christmas gatecrash photos that I promised earlier.... can't remember any of the protagonists, it was all so long ago: DSCF0049.JPG DSCF0050.JPG DSCF0052.JPG DSCF0060.JPG So you knew the Queen, Horsetan. Third picture down. Nice one, mate. Allan Edited January 24, 2018 by allan downes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That's alright - the London Underground in summertime is far far worse and you get to sniff someone's armpit. Now, onto those Christmas gatecrash photos that I promised earlier.... can't remember any of the protagonists, it was all so long ago: DSCF0049.JPG DSCF0050.JPG DSCF0052.JPG DSCF0060.JPG So you knew the Queen, Horsetan. Third picture down. Nice one, mate Allan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 ....So you knew the Queen.... I've known quite a few old queens Takes one to know one, they tell me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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