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[mistyroze]

Hi can anyone tell me about this? Is this userfriendly? must be so many are on here! Well, sure hope I can get the hang of this here! So good to see some my age here!
mistyroze

[Danny1]

You seem tobe doing ok so far Misty:

[Danny1]

Hope to see/hear from you again soon

[Joyous]

Hello Mistyroze! You are so welcome here. Tell us about yourself.

[mistyroze]

Hi Joyous! Sure, Im 56 and divoriced with 2 wonderful kids! I went to college in Boston and Chicago where I got
my radiology education, I'm a registered medical imaging technologist, mammographer for 30 plus years! I've traveled my heart out! But no place is better then being home! In the four seasons, at least for now! Who knows what the wind will blow my way in my later years wanting me to get warm in the sun in the south somewhere. I love to sew, and do art and read. And make friends. Hope to make some on here as well! Have a great day!

[Flossy]

Hi there Mistyroze,

[Jenny-H]

Hello to everyone

I am also a new member and hope I will be able to make some worthwhile contributions and make some new friends along the way (once I get the hang of it)!

[Flossy]

Hello Jenny, I hope you enjoy posting on here, I'm in Yorkshire UK.

[Flossy]

Welcome to the group.

[Joyous]

Jenny, welcome aboard. Your life so far sounds very interesting. Tell us about Malaysia.
I live in Michigan- USA and am retired from Home Health Care. A loving grandmother, gardener.

[ynot]

Greetings to both our new freinds . Hope you enjoy our company .. Look forward to you both contributing .

[tbeanes]

Hello to you all.I am new on this forum as well.
Just saying hello ...need to read a lot more to learn how all this works
Saludos Tina

[Jenny-H]

Thanks to all for the very warm welcome, both here and in the chat room. You all seem like a nice friendly family.

Here’s a little bit about myself. I’m from UK, currently living in Malaysia with my husband Rod. We are probably a bit unconventional compared to most. We lived on a canal barge in the north of England for some years.

During a vacation in India 2003 we decided to bring forward our retirement and live overseas while we were still fit and able. We stepped off the treadmill, sold up in UK, and set off for India in 2004; much to the horror of the children. (I hasten to add that the children were all grown up with families of their own).

We spent two years in India…. It was not all plain sailing, we learnt a lot, met some wonderful people and some not so wonderful. We moved on to Malaysia about 5 months ago.

Malaysia is great; we are living on an island off of the coast of Brunei. The climate is hot and sunny with occasional rain. Being on the equator there is not much variation in the temperature which is around 30 degrees. It mostly rains at night. Vegetation is tropical, lush, green and vibrant. The people are warm and courteous.

We are living in a very nice hotel with pool, gym and lovely gardens. From my balcony I can lookout at the South China Sea.

One thing we have learnt is that possessions actually tie you down and you don’t have to own it to enjoy it.

Everyday I count my blessings and try not to take it all for granted.

[Daktariat]

I am glad to see that others are also having to work to work it out.
I am getting there slowly, but it's fun

[Tarka Bill]

Perhaps I ought to contribute my two pennorth as well. This is one marvellous site. I live on a small boat in Yorkshire. I live alone except for my beloved 10-yr-old dog Champ. I have had a regular lady-friend for over 12 years. We're platonic but we're very close and just can't give each other up. The scenery around where I live is quite lovely. The hills aren't very high, but the area does have its own mountain rescue service. The town used to have lots of woollen mills but now they're all closed and many have been converted into apartment blocks.
Yorkshire, and dare I say particularly South Yorkshire, where I was born and reared, is famed for the sociability and welcoming nature of its people. If you go down to London, strangers are offended if you make eye contact with them, on the tube train, say. If you speak to them they're mortified. In Barnsley(South Yorkshire), if you stand next to a man in a pub, you'll know his whole life-story within half-an-hour.
I do find that when I meet Londoners up here they tend to loosen up more in response to the friendliness. They love it!
.

[Flossy]

Hello Tarka Bill, I just had to say hello to you from one Yorkshire Person to another.:)

I have just this minute been chatting on MSN with a good friend of mine who lives in Barnsley.

I am in West Yorkshire born and bred.

I have also worked in the wollen mills many years ago, cone winding!

I live very very near Leeds/Bradford Airport.

You mentioned living on a boat what a wonderful way to live and with Champ as your company.
I'm a big dog lover, well I love all animals actually.

Nice to see your message, hope to read more.

[Tarka Bill]

Hello Flossy. Lovely to see your contribution. I too live in West Yorkshire, at the start of the Rochdale Canal. When I wrote my piece I almost commented that one only needs to look at Flossy's picture to see how sociable Yorkshire people are. I'm from Goldthorpe, halfway between Barnsley and Doncaster. My sister lives in Baildon and was married to a man from Hawksworth.
Well, it's almost 11pm and I have to give Champ his last walk of the day. By the way, Champ always spends at least a part of the night in my sleeping bag. You'd think the smell would be a problem but no, it doesn't seem to bother him.
Sweet dreams, Flossie. Hope we'll have more of these pleasant exchanges, but I shall have to learn just what it is that I'm supposed to be doing in this area.

[CallumLikeIseeum]

Welcome to all of you new people. We really need you here. There was a time when there were many of us but the administrator of the site had some problems with the logging in process and then the new chat room stopped working for a very long time so more than 1/2 of the regulars made up their own site and moved over there abandoning us.

Frequently, now there is no one in the chat room. At one time, we use to have wonderful Sundays with everyone chatting together. Perhaps with all you new folks we can revive that. There use to be lots of Aussies and Americans. Not so much anymore.

Joyous, George and I are in the United States and there are a few others. After the logging in problem, I had to change my name from Cat10 to CallumlikeIseeum so don't be confused by the two. Both are just one person living in Sunny Florida. I'm told all the weather problems we have in the US are strange to those of you in the UK so I try to keep you informed on our hurricanes, tornados, fires, mud slides and earth quakes as you seem to find them interesting.

I am loving the "Drama" currently going in the discussion under "I need a new box". Ynot, Flossie, Joyous and Olive Oil have very creatively orchestrated their own drama which they make up as they go along. I can't wait to see what they are up to next.

Welcome to you all.

Cat10 :)

[olive oil]

Tarka Bill What a breath of fresh air you send . We are always looking for recruits ...Do you know how to steer a boat ..Of course you do ...How are you in the open water Particulaly of the south west coast of America ...

Dont suppose you could get that house boat of yours to come and rescue a party of drunken, dope affected , semi naked lunatics , drifting in a lifeboat somewhere off the Cuban coast .

Never imagined that a girl like Flossy , Of good yorkshire stock, would get involved with that crazy lady Joyous . Dont be misled by that friendly grin.

[olive oil]

Callum Do I detect a note of reproach to us other chatters ....I , for one , often log on to chat . And freqently find other mmbers of the GANG

Just like to thank both you and george ..you add a totally new dimension to Our little soap opera . Had hoped to get the others to head cross country ..your descriptions of Florida where terrific . Would have loved for you to have guided us across America .. Wanted to get others to add their part. The way you and others would lead us into adventures was what i had imagined for us ..But who knows from one episode to the next how this is going to turn next . Thanks again ...And also to Flos And Joy What great travelling companions ..

[Flossy]

Champ always spends at least a part of the night in my sleeping bag. You'd think the smell would be a problem but no, it doesn't seem to bother him.


Loved that bit Tarka Bill.

I would think the weather is a little kinder on you today, there was quite a wind blowing yesterday and frequent sqwally showers.

A few years ago I had to come to Doncaster every day for two weeks, I was learning a new line at "Crompton Lighting" Crompton lighting at Guiseley were taking over this line of production.
Sorry to say the Guiseley factory was pulled to the ground this year some happy times there when I was 17 years old and again when I went back a few years ago.

How long have you lived on the boat, always fancied that kinda life.

I dont have as much time at the computer through the week, reason for this is I look after my grandchildren and also have a little part time job early mornings.

Catch you another time.

Have fun posting on here.

Give Champ a stroke from me too:)

PS there also tight on this forum you can only use one smiley face, other forums I use allow you to use as many as you want.

[Jenny-H]

Perhaps I ought to contribute my two pennorth as well. This is one marvellous site. I live on a small boat in Yorkshire. I live alone except for my beloved 10-yr-old dog Champ. I have had a regular lady-friend for over 12 years. We're platonic but we're very close and just can't give each other up. The scenery around where I live is quite lovely. The hills aren't very high, but the area does have its own mountain rescue service. The town used to have lots of woollen mills but now they're all closed and many have been converted into apartment blocks.
Yorkshire, and dare I say particularly South Yorkshire, where I was born and reared, is famed for the sociability and welcoming nature of its people. If you go down to London, strangers are offended if you make eye contact with them, on the tube train, say. If you speak to them they're mortified. In Barnsley(South Yorkshire), if you stand next to a man in a pub, you'll know his whole life-story within half-an-hour.
I do find that when I meet Londoners up here they tend to loosen up more in response to the friendliness. They love it!
.

Just wanted to say Hi Taka Bill from a fellow boat dweller. We lived on a boat for 12 years, firstly on the Aire and Calder canal in Thorne near Doncaster and then the Lancaster canal near Preston. It was cosy and warm in the winters with the solid fuel stove and heaven cruising along the canal in the summer. It’s a lovely lifestyle.
I’m in a different time zone now, so probably will not run into you in the chat room. Enjoying your blogs. Welcome aboard!

[Tarka Bill]

Thanks 4 your lovely note, Jenny-H. I had read that you used to live on a boat. We've been through Thorne a couple of times (1999), heading 4 the Trent. Never been on the Lancaster, though. I'm not bothered much about cruising too far now. Champ doesn't like cruising, anyway. He makes a tremendous fuss at every lock.
I think that what U did is a great thing but it must have taken some nerve 2 take the plunge. That's a good idea about not having 2 own things 2 enjoy them.
I couldn't meet you in the chat room anyway because I can't get in there yet.
It's lovely to make contact, anyway.
Bye 4 now. Yours, Bill.

[Jenny-H]

Thanks 4 your lovely note, Jenny-H. I had read that you used to live on a boat. We've been through Thorne a couple of times (1999), heading 4 the Trent. Never been on the Lancaster, though. I'm not bothered much about cruising too far now. Champ doesn't like cruising, anyway. He makes a tremendous fuss at every lock.
I think that what U did is a great thing but it must have taken some nerve 2 take the plunge. That's a good idea about not having 2 own things 2 enjoy them.
I couldn't meet you in the chat room anyway because I can't get in there yet.
It's lovely to make contact, anyway.
Bye 4 now. Yours, Bill.

Champ would like the Lancaster Canal, it is a contour canal, so no locks. It goes for about 40 miles from Preston to Tewitfield near Carnforth in the Lake District, meandering through countryside that has changed little in the past 100 years. Unfortunately the canal is cut off by the motorway near Kendal. They were talking about opening it up. We didn’t have time to do much cruising as we were both working, but you only had to go a mile or so to feel like you were on holiday and have a different view from your windows. We never ceased to wonder that you could chug along and your house went with you.

[Tarka Bill]

Yes, Jennie, it must be a bit like how a snail or a tortoise feels. It's good that if you don't like your neighbours you can change them without too much fuss. I have a close neighbour who has some enormous speakers on his boat. The music he plays is horrible. All I can hear is the base. Last Friday evening he got on my nerves so I went and pulled his mains plug out. I couldn't have done that if I lived in a house. Anyway, I had no more trouble that night. It's normally lovely and peaceful here.
By the way, one can now get from the Ribble estuary onto the Lancaster without being lifted out at Preston, via a flght of locks up Savick Brook.
We've been on the Thames, the Severn, the Trent of course, and we've been to Llangollen over the Pontcersyllte Aqueduct.Wow, that was unnerving!
A strong part of me wants to stay where I am because I've got some good ties here and I have a good fitness regime going. But I'm working on the idea of becoming a continuous cruiser. I'm very attracted by the idea of over-wintering on the Macclesfield Canal, which is superb, with the Cheshire Plain on one side and the Peak District on the other. I did in fact set off to do just that last September, but I got a call from my lady-friend to say she was lonely so I turned back. The Rochdale is open through to Manchester, and the Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow is open, So we have more choices.
Better stop now as this is getting too long. Lovely 'talking' to you and to anyone else who's 'listening'. Bye, Bill.

[Jenny-H]

Yes, Jennie, it must be a bit like how a snail or a tortoise feels. It's good that if you don't like your neighbours you can change them without too much fuss. I have a close neighbour who has some enormous speakers on his boat. The music he plays is horrible. All I can hear is the base. Last Friday evening he got on my nerves so I went and pulled his mains plug out. I couldn't have done that if I lived in a house. Anyway, I had no more trouble that night. It's normally lovely and peaceful here.
By the way, one can now get from the Ribble estuary onto the Lancaster without being lifted out at Preston, via a flght of locks up Savick Brook.
We've been on the Thames, the Severn, the Trent of course, and we've been to Llangollen over the Pontcersyllte Aqueduct.Wow, that was unnerving!
A strong part of me wants to stay where I am because I've got some good ties here and I have a good fitness regime going. But I'm working on the idea of becoming a continuous cruiser. I'm very attracted by the idea of over-wintering on the Macclesfield Canal, which is superb, with the Cheshire Plain on one side and the Peak District on the other. I did in fact set off to do just that last September, but I got a call from my lady-friend to say she was lonely so I turned back. The Rochdale is open through to Manchester, and the Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow is open, So we have more choices.
Better stop now as this is getting too long. Lovely 'talking' to you and to anyone else who's 'listening'. Bye, Bill.

Bill the world’s your oyster (or at least the UK canal system is). Maybe your lady-friend would take a trip with you. Whatever and wherever you decide, living on board is a great experience.

[Joyous]

Hello Tarka Bill! Your life sounds very peaceful and also an adventure. I am a land-lubber, but I admire those who take to the briney.
What breed dog is Champ?
I just spent the past five days with Golden Lab and she is so very lovable. Ask if she wants a walk and she goes nuts. We have to spell the word to keep her calm until ready to go. If I wanted a dog, I believe it would be a Lab.

Flossy, can you believe we have this in common? I also worked as a cone winder in a woolen mill when I was 18 years old. This was in the southern USA. We had lots of mills back then.

[Tarka Bill]

Hello, Joyous, and thanks for your interest. I shall answer your questions, but not just now as I must get to bed. The time in England (British Summer Time) is 2.45am. Lovely to hear from you. Bye for now, Yours, Bill.

[Tarka Bill]

Well, Joyous, it is indeed pretty tranguil here most of the time. Champ is a collie cross (a mongrel). He weighs about 23kg and he's very fit and strong. We are necessarily very close on the boat. He's about 10 now but I've had him for 2.5 yrs. I took him over from a family who were going to put him into kennels to find a new home. He's no problem at all on the Boat.
Every day I visit The Hunger Site on the internet, along with 5 other associated sites. One of these is The Animal Rescue Site, and it's the highlight of my day when I find a new story on this site about a rescued animal. I'm very soft and very emotional about such things.
I loved your talk about the Golden Lab. I recently took one in over-night and found its owner the next day. I set him up a fishing shelter with some bedding and put him on a long chain. Fed him well, of course. The next morning I took him for a long walk before taking him to the vets to see if he had been chipped, and he stayed on a slack lead all the way. Whilst I was on
my boat with the door closed, 2 morons who don't live on the yard set him loose, expecting him to run away. However, he stayed right by my boat. He was happy with me.
I've been told since that the two morons are looking for me because of what I said to them, but they can't be trying very hard. There's more to it than that but this is getting too long, but my brief sojourn with that dog was a lovely one.

[anna7]

Ask if she wants a walk and she goes nuts. We have to spell the word to keep her calm until ready to go. If I wanted a dog, I believe it would be a Lab.
...i have a golden lab mix (part greyhound) and i know what you are saying, joyous. They are so smart. Now he knows how to spell "W A L K"...in fact, he knows when i put my shoes on that we're going somewhere...in fact, he knows 15 minutes beforehand because my gait picks up slightly as i prepare for an outing. And, bless his heart, it never enters his mind that he won't be included in the outing. We have a "greenway" here which is a well planned series of connected trails that lead through woods, by a lake, through parks, along a stream...all paved for cyclists, joggers, dog lovers, etc. Mostly secluded...you would never know there is a city nearby and suburbs. I can walk right out my door and within minutes be standing in awe as i watch the mist rise from the lake during a sunrise. Max is 12 but in such good shape that even the vet thought he was a puppy and gave him a puppy rabies shot by mistake. Sometimes I go to an empty area and he runs alongside of the car. He used to run 30mph but now he's down to 15mph. I always gauge his pace....never overwork him...he loves it. And he never leaves...couldnt be more polite, obedient, and loyal. Joyous, you should check you local animal shelter for a mix....they have a wonderful temperment if you choose wisely.

[Joyous]

Tarka, thanks for your response. I am appreciating your life on the boat. I look forward to hearing more of your experiences.

Anna, if I were inclined to have a dog, it would be a Lab as I love them. My daughter had black lab named Max. He was so very intelligent. She asked if he wanted a cookie and he went straight to to where the cookies were kept. Actually dog cookies or treats. She had to have him put to sleep. Then one of my sons had a black lab named Chewy. Oh how I loved that dog, but he too had to be put to sleep. Broke my son's heart and I was too much of a baby to go with him.

[CallumLikeIseeum]

Well, Olive Oil, I'm not sure how I feel about chat anymore. When I log on NO ONE is ever there. Just now I logged on and was ecstatic to find two chatters on and one who recently left, however, no one responded to me and I can't see the discussion in progress.

The chat room seems to have numerous problems. We were so happy when finally a chat room was created. The admin is trying to keep up with the times. Then it went down for like months! When it came back up a large majority could no longer log on to it. There were two chat rooms to log on to. Some couldn't get in to either. Some could only get in to one. One was fast moving. One was very slow. You use to be able to log in and then read back on the current discussion and jump in. Now, you log on and can't see the discussion in progress. (Or so it is with me). I use to be Cat10 but I had to change my allias two or three times because I couldn't log in at all under those other names.

At one point, we could have a lot of fun on a Saturday or Sunday early afternoon in USA. The Brits and Aussies were still awake and we all got along well. Then we had a couple of immature users who dominated with silliness and we lost a few more members.

I don't know if the admin is trying to improve the site and in so doing loses
other aspects or what but, we have lost MANY chatters. When the site was down for soooooooo looooong, many of them got together and set up their own site and rarely do we hear from them anymore. We never had blogs before and now we do so, I assume the admin is attempting to make improvements but those of us who have been on for a long time have ridden a roller coaster. At times, Joyous has been keeping the site alive all by herself.

George and I tried breathing life in to discussion with outrageous road kill recipes but I think the "Drama" "I need a new box" is one of the best things to come along. But even with that, characters in the drama come and go.
Which brings me to: Where is Olive Oil? Is he going to step in and take control since YNOT is floundering? The ladies need you.

What if they get off that Cuban Island and drift in to Central America? The penalty for drunk driving in Nicaragua is the shooting squad! Flossie has that booze problem. They don't have pass ports. What if they drift into Mexico and have to cross the border into the USA? Drug traffic and Drug Lords are everywhere. What if they get swept into the Gulf Stream? The hurricane season is now officially under way with the first named storm arriving early this May.

The ladies need an able bodied soul for guidance. Go to them, Olive Oil.

Hmmm, If they drift back to North America either via the Mexican Border or the Gulf Stream into Texas, Mississippi, Alabama or whatever they could still cross the states. You'd have aeroman in Idaho or Montana or whereever but even he doesn't log in often. Joyous knows the Michigan and the Carolinas areas, we lost our Californian. George knows most of Florida and lots of the "deep south". Would be a big help if Tark could rescue them but it is a trip for him. Isn't it Jenny that has a house boat? Where the heck are all the Aussies?

Work it out, Olive Oil. You are the director/actor/writer.

Cat10

[Tarka Bill]

If you ask me, they shoulld shoot the scriptwriter (someone must have a flare for that) and parachute a new one in.
I think it was about 3 yrs ago that two women (Mother and daughter) from Calderdale, the valley I live in, rowed the Atlantic for an epilepsy charity in 112 days. This shower in the Caribbean are a disorganised rabble. How can I help them with a 23-ft narrowboat and a half-litre engine? No boat like this has been further than the Menai Straits. Get real, man!

[daxy lady]

hi all im new to this tried chat room but no one there so thought id join all of you im a widow of three years i live in worcs in the uk ishare my life with my three sons and my crazy minature long haired dachound who truly believes he is the only male in my life actually apart from my sons he is he is only 10 inches tall and very blonde but with attitude

[CallumLikeIseeum]

Welcome Daxy lady! I hope you enjoy the discussions.

Tarka Bill, the beauty of the "I need a new Box" drama is the fantasy of it all. "Getting Real" isn't a requirement.

A 23 ft boat would be preferrable to the blow up dolly Joyous was floating around on. Crossing the Atlantic is as possible for you as any of the other outlandish traveling this threesome has done.

Can't have anyone parachutting into Cuban waters, man! They'd be shot down in a heart beat by inhabitants of either side of the Island. The drama is a bit of fantasy and a bit of reality all mixed together in a very entertaining misadventure. Its just the shot in the arm this discussion group needed after losing so many members after the chat problems.

As Olive Oil mentioned, it would be great if other members would reach out and take the threesome in briefly and escort them across their geographical areas describing their particular homelands so we could all be familiar with the various lands all of us hail from.

Cat10

[Joyous]

Daxy, I read a post from you in another topic and will comment there as well, but welcome here. I have been told that we need to sign out when we leave chat and that may be why it appears there are members there, but they don't respond. They're signed in but not really online.

Tarka, I believe you could be just the shot in the arm we need on our make believe adventure. Just steer that vessel right out into the Atlantic and do as you please with it.

[CallumLikeIseeum]

Tarka Bill, anything is possible in a fantasy.

Cat10

[Joyous]

Thats why we find pleasure in a dreamland. Life is what we wish it to be.

[Tarka Bill]

Lo, All. Sorry I haven't picked up the thread after people commented on what I said, but I've been a bit preoccupied over the last few days. I do honestly think that what you're attempting in that beer crate with bunks is praiseworthy, if a bit rash. One can take correspondence courses in navigation. At least one of you should have done one before you set off. I realise that it's no good saying that now, but I need to study the situation before commenting further.

[CallumLikeIseeum]

When I was married, I married a guy in the Coast Guard. Does that qualify me as seaworthy?

Oh, well, I don't think Peter Pan ever took lessons through the FAA either.

We'll be fine. We can't seem to sink that dumb blow up dolly even when we unplug her. She has so much gray duct tape on her she looks like a Naval Ship.

Cat10

[Joyous]

Yeah, ole Dolly reminds me of my own wrinkles with all that duct tape. A bit frazzled, but still seaworthy.

Tarka, we miss you when you're away and happy when you return.

[housesitter]

Hi all Only the second time I have logged in. I live in Queensland, Australia

45 klms north of Brisbane. I spend most of my time housesitting looking after dogs and a herd of cattle on a farm. Australia has been in drought for a very long time but I praise God it has been raining now for two days. We are still not allowed to water our gardens by hose or bucket- only grey water from bath or washing machines.

[Joyous]

Housesitter. Sounds a fine way to earn a living to me! Allows a person to live many different places without the expense of owning. Maybe my next profession.

[Gait]

Joy and Cat and Tarka it has been a while some one posted here it aint moving LOL

I got in yesterday I think not sure I am 72 live in NZ so not to far from House sitter have funn

[eye4]

Welcome Gait from another Kiwi! Good to have someone else from "the Land of the Long White Cloud'' on board. *S*

[Auntie Freda]

But in future, your bloody FOOTBALLERS can STAY HOME !

[redback]

But in future, your bloody FOOTBALLERS can STAY HOME !
The same goes for the pommy referees !!!

[Gait]

Hi Eye4 yes I believe so Have been on the Net for last 7 years D gave comp to us so we could email her in Korea Win 95 after 5 years it gave up the gosht

Now got 2 one desk and one Laptop XP-Vista- Linux prefer XP can,t move to much so comp is good

Re Soccer not sure you talk Man if so we get litle of that

[eye4]

Now, now fred, everybody knows its a rare thing to beat our All Blacks even under extenuating circumstances like a dodgy ref. We are good, and one should accept DEFEAT graciously! :)

[redback]

Now, now fred, everybody knows its a rare thing to beat our All Blacks even under extenuating circumstances like a dodgy ref. We are good, and one should accept DEFEAT graciously!

OK..well done Kiwis...but it still hurts Eye :)

[Gait]

WHY??I have to make this longer firht time for everything LOL

[Gait]

I put Why?? and was told to make it longer Why

[Auntie Freda]

No idea, Gait.
But funnily, my wife says the same thing.

[eye4]

OK..well done Kiwis...but it still hurts Eye :)
I am sorry for your pain redback, but nanananana we did u like a dinner!! *S*

[Soi]

what a fantastic game and I think a good result, its funny though! practically the same comments are made when ever australia loses, the ref was blind , the other team played with 19 men ,Back in the day it was a sport played by working men 10 quid win ,5 quid lose those were the wages with stars like australias gerry helme, Aly Norton and South Africa,s tom van vollenhoven,travelling the world as true ambassadors of the sport, not like the prima donnas of today, today its a fast skilful and very physical game and in top international games money plays such a big role.Teams like england , wales dont really matter any more, their heydays have gone, but when two teams of Titans clash like they did in brisbane, 1 has got to be the loser!!, of course we couch experts know we was robbed,and the ref was inthe other teams pocket,inwardly agreeing the other team played a blinder.But for the National trainer to actually lay hands on the referee and abuse him in the hotel hours after the match had finished, thats taking things to far!!It used to be what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch, Sadly I see many of these bad habits being imitated in some of the rugby workshops I take part in!! Its still only a game and taking part is what counts ,winning is a bonus but doesnot have to be at any Cost!!!

[eye4]

Soi! We won, and I am saying the ref was dodgy! It is a game, but I love the "rivalry" beween us and Australia, albeit it mostly good fun! Competitiveness is very real though, and if the ref made a bad call he should be brought to task about it by the correct authorities. I can understand the feelings of the Natonal trainer and with a few drinks under his belt, he made his feelings known. Anyway, right or wrong it will be thrashed to death for a long time to come, u can count on that!

[Seeker]

I have two two dogs now - golden retreiver (older) and shepherd (he's only 2yrs old). I had a Lab mix and she was a sweetheart. I call them show dogs, they showed up and I kept them. Tried to find their owners but noone posted any signs or knew who their owners were. Ive had dogs all my life and they all had their special personalities! I know about the walking radar. All I have to do is start putting on my hat or boots and they go crazy!

[eye4]

Do they play rugby too? *S*

[Auntie Freda]

But never forget the vital question in assessing the real worth of ANY dog ....

Does it eat cats ?!

[welshlion]

what a fantastic game and I think a good result, its funny though! practically the same comments are made when ever australia loses, the ref was blind , the other team played with 19 men ,Back in the day it was a sport played by working men 10 quid win ,5 quid lose those were the wages with stars like australias gerry helme, Aly Norton and South Africa,s tom van vollenhoven,travelling the world as true ambassadors of the sport, not like the prima donnas of today, today its a fast skilful and very physical game and in top international games money plays such a big role.Teams like england , wales dont really matter any more, their heydays have gone, but when two teams of Titans clash like they did in brisbane, 1 has got to be the loser!!, of course we couch experts know we was robbed,and the ref was inthe other teams pocket,inwardly agreeing the other team played a blinder.But for the National trainer to actually lay hands on the referee and abuse him in the hotel hours after the match had finished, thats taking things to far!!It used to be what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch, Sadly I see many of these bad habits being imitated in some of the rugby workshops I take part in!! Its still only a game and taking part is what counts ,winning is a bonus but doesnot have to be at any Cost!!!

Just stumbled across this post and was thinking it funny that just about 4 months later Wales also did the Aussies, making them the only side from down south to lose whilst up north last year... oh well I guess that makes them near enough as inconsequential as Wales and England now!

[alyce]

the real worth of any dog IS NOT to eat cats!! I love all animals, but at the moment only have a cat, a real little character, as I am sure Seeker's dogs are, thye become like members of your family.

[alyce]

oops made a spelling mistake, I 'm sure you must know that it meant to READ THEY!

[Auntie Freda]

.... the real worth of any dog IS NOT to eat cats!!
I love all animals, but .........
G'day from Aus, Alyce !!!

I wouldn't want to upset you for the world. I have no doubt YOUR cat is perfectly harmless.
HOWEVER, " I love all animals" too
and the fact is that domestic cats and their feral progeny inflict MASSIVE torture, maiming and slaughter on MILLIONS of small NATIVE animals
every single DAY !

Birds, lizards, little furry creatures are ripped to shreds by these super-efficient predators.
Sometimes to the point of extinction.

Every cat-lover says "oh no, not MY little darling" and "it's an inside cat" etc etc etc.
But the torture and the carnage goes on and on and on ......

As a REAL animal-lover, I'm sure you share my concern.