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| 02 May 2008 15:24:17 |
| dechucka |
| Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. I am I excited yes I am |
| 02 May 2008 01:52:53 |
| Douglas W. Popeye Frederick |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com > wrote in message news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates > boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Hope you can FIND it. > SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with the > extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a stop at > Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. The Bundy > OP runs short after a couple of days. > > I am I excited yes I am A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba related, Futile Dave. So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. If you weren't so stupid, that is. -- -- A skilled, armed man lives on a plane of security and contentment different from that of others. The man who cannot cut it, envies, fears and sometimes hates the man who can. -Cooper Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com |
| 02 May 2008 15:57:50 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com > wrote in message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. > > Hope you can FIND it. Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it > >> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with the >> extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a stop at >> Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. The Bundy >> OP runs short after a couple of days. >> >> I am I excited yes I am > > > A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba related, > Futile Dave. true so go ahead > > So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. you pay for what you have stuffed up |
| 02 May 2008 02:08:09 |
| Douglas W. Popeye Frederick |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com > wrote in message news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > > "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in > message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >> >> Hope you can FIND it. > > Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it > >> >>> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with the >>> extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a stop at >>> Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. The Bundy >>> OP runs short after a couple of days. >>> >>> I am I excited yes I am >> >> >> A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba related, >> Futile Dave. > > true so go ahead > >> >> So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. > > you pay for what you have stuffed up Remember this big porkie pie? > You don't have to skulk around after it for him. I just want to stop these inane posts about your truck. As you said you have posted all this information before >> Quite frankly it would save a lot of your prattish baiting of look at my >> truck > Since you professed (eventually) an interest in the pictures, I'm still > at a loss to explain your apparent discomfort. -- -- A skilled, armed man lives on a plane of security and contentment different from that of others. The man who cannot cut it, envies, fears and sometimes hates the man who can. -Cooper Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com |
| 02 May 2008 16:19:30 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com > wrote in message news:Nq-dnWC5H6ZPMofVnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@supernews.com... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> >> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in >> message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >>> >>> Hope you can FIND it. >> >> Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it >> >>> >>>> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with the >>>> extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a stop at >>>> Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. The >>>> Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. >>>> >>>> I am I excited yes I am >>> >>> >>> A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba related, >>> Futile Dave. >> >> true so go ahead >> >>> >>> So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. >> >> you pay for what you have stuffed up > > > > Remember this big porkie pie? wtf r u going on about. The blue pills affecting your memory. Try to stay on thread |
| 02 May 2008 02:24:20 |
| Douglas W. Popeye Frederick |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com > wrote in message news:481ab270$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > > "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in > message news:Nq-dnWC5H6ZPMofVnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@supernews.com... >> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>> >>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote >>> in message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>>> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>>> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >>>> >>>> Hope you can FIND it. >>> >>> Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it >>> >>>> >>>>> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with >>>>> the extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a >>>>> stop at Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more supplies. >>>>> The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. >>>>> >>>>> I am I excited yes I am >>>> >>>> >>>> A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba >>>> related, Futile Dave. >>> >>> true so go ahead >>> >>>> >>>> So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. >>> >>> you pay for what you have stuffed up >> >> >> >> Remember this big porkie pie? > > wtf r u going on about. The blue pills affecting your memory. Try to stay > on thread Snip, snip, snip that porkie pie away. See, it never happened!!! Lucky for you, it doesn't take a hyperlink to do that. -- -- A skilled, armed man lives on a plane of security and contentment different from that of others. The man who cannot cut it, envies, fears and sometimes hates the man who can. -Cooper Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com |
| 02 May 2008 19:10:57 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com > wrote in message news:S8WdnfDU84UDLofVnZ2dnUVZ_s2tnZ2d@supernews.com... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:481ab270$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> >> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in >> message news:Nq-dnWC5H6ZPMofVnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>> >>>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote >>>> in message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>>>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>>>> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my >>>>>> mates boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >>>>> >>>>> Hope you can FIND it. >>>> >>>> Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with >>>>>> the extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a >>>>>> stop at Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more >>>>>> supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am I excited yes I am >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba >>>>> related, Futile Dave. >>>> >>>> true so go ahead >>>> >>>>> >>>>> So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. >>>> >>>> you pay for what you have stuffed up >>> >>> >>> >>> Remember this big porkie pie? >> >> wtf r u going on about. The blue pills affecting your memory. Try to stay >> on thread > > > Snip, snip, snip that porkie pie away. > > See, it never happened!!! > > Lucky for you, it doesn't take a hyperlink to do that. you have lost it |
| 02 May 2008 06:55:19 |
| Douglas W. Popeye Frederick |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com > wrote in message news:481ada9f$0$14316$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > > "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in > message news:S8WdnfDU84UDLofVnZ2dnUVZ_s2tnZ2d@supernews.com... >> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:481ab270$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>> >>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote >>> in message news:Nq-dnWC5H6ZPMofVnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>>> >>>>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote >>>>> in message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >>>>>> "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>>>>> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my >>>>>>> mates boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope you can FIND it. >>>>> >>>>> Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> SWMBO and the screamers will spend the time on Daydream Island with >>>>>>> the extended family and for me the waters of the GBR await. With a >>>>>>> stop at Daydream to see the family and the mainland for more >>>>>>> supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am I excited yes I am >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> A $500 dollar donation to Diver's Alert Network would be scuba >>>>>> related, Futile Dave. >>>>> >>>>> true so go ahead >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> So would a $500 donation to Reef Rescue. >>>>> >>>>> you pay for what you have stuffed up >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Remember this big porkie pie? >>> >>> wtf r u going on about. The blue pills affecting your memory. Try to >>> stay on thread >> >> >> Snip, snip, snip that porkie pie away. >> >> See, it never happened!!! >> >> Lucky for you, it doesn't take a hyperlink to do that. > > you have lost it You've never found it. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. -- -- A skilled, armed man lives on a plane of security and contentment different from that of others. The man who cannot cut it, envies, fears and sometimes hates the man who can. -Cooper Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com |
| 02 May 2008 06:27:05 |
| Joe English |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
dechucka wrote: > Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates boat > for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers will > spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me the > waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and the > mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. > > I am I excited yes I am > > have a nice trip |
| 02 May 2008 09:49:49 |
| Dillon Pyron |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
[Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com >: >Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates boat >for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers will >spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me the >waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and the >mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of days. > >I am I excited yes I am > When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I would have to fly in from Adelaide. So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just wandered around. I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. |
| 02 May 2008 10:15:54 |
| Grumman-581 |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
On Fri, 02 May 2008 09:49:49 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote: > I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little > warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. Of course the smart thing to do is to look *both* ways, even on a one-way street... Even if you have the green light... Yeah, I've got some photos of my truck to indicate what happens when you don't... -- See NNTP header field "X-Real-Email-Address" to reply by email. |
| 03 May 2008 07:04:48 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com > wrote in message news:g7am14h4hb0ij63tol3tos1ig7189nvb1n@4ax.com... > [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: > >>Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>boat >>for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers >>will >>spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me the >>waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and the >>mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of >>days. >> >>I am I excited yes I am >> > > When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. > But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I > would have to fly in from Adelaide. > > So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where > they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we > arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so > and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see > a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just > wandered around. > > I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little > warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. Done for the Olympics, the number of Europeans and Septics who get splatted because they look the wrong way is amazing. |
| 03 May 2008 06:09:31 |
| Dennis (Icarus) |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com > wrote in message news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > > "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in > message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... > > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > >> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates > >> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. > > > > Hope you can FIND it. > > Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it Marines have a good bit of experience at finding islands. They also have a habit of, once finding it, taking it away from the current occupants. :-) Dennis |
| 05 May 2008 01:35:41 |
| John R. Macdonald |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
On Sat, 3 May 2008 06:09:31 -0500, "Dennis (Icarus)" <ala_dir_diver@yahoo.com > wrote: >"dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >news:481aad5c$0$14280$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> >> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in >> message news:pJKdna7gBaijMYfVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com... >> > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:481aa57f$0$14286$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> >> Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >> >> boat for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. >> > >> > Hope you can FIND it. >> >> Hamilton Island turn east even a US Marine could find it > >Marines have a good bit of experience at finding islands. I thought the Navy was entrusted with making sure the Marines 'found' the right island :-) >They also have a habit of, once finding it, taking it away from the current >occupants. >:-) > >Dennis > > |
| 04 May 2008 21:15:20 |
| Dillon Pyron |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
[Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com >: > >"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >news:g7am14h4hb0ij63tol3tos1ig7189nvb1n@4ax.com... >> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >> >>>Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>boat >>>for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers >>>will >>>spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me the >>>waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and the >>>mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of >>>days. >>> >>>I am I excited yes I am >>> >> >> When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. >> But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I >> would have to fly in from Adelaide. >> >> So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where >> they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we >> arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so >> and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see >> a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just >> wandered around. >> >> I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little >> warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. > >Done for the Olympics, the number of Europeans and Septics who get splatted >because they look the wrong way is amazing. > To tell the truth, I drove around Ade a bit. The first 10 minutes or so was more than a little worrying. Then I got the hang of it. You'll notice that, since we were in Oz, I spelt the word "kerb" instead of "curb". I tyre of the differences in our language :-) |
| 05 May 2008 12:51:19 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com > wrote in message news:lars14denj6trpi6n2g05jfhtkkb5i16ka@4ax.com... > [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: > >> >>"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>news:g7am14h4hb0ij63tol3tos1ig7189nvb1n@4ax.com... >>> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >>> >>>>Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>>boat >>>>for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers >>>>will >>>>spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me >>>>the >>>>waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and >>>>the >>>>mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of >>>>days. >>>> >>>>I am I excited yes I am >>>> >>> >>> When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. >>> But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I >>> would have to fly in from Adelaide. >>> >>> So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where >>> they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we >>> arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so >>> and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see >>> a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just >>> wandered around. >>> >>> I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little >>> warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. >> >>Done for the Olympics, the number of Europeans and Septics who get >>splatted >>because they look the wrong way is amazing. >> > > To tell the truth, I drove around Ade a bit. The first 10 minutes or > so was more than a little worrying. Then I got the hang of it. I in fact find it easier driving in Europe and the States with the change in sides of the road than I do as a pedesterian. I always have to conciously look the "wrong" way before stepping off. After a few quiet ones of the wobbly boot juice my first adult time in EuropeI can understand why looking the wrong way accidents can happen > > > You'll notice that, since we were in Oz, I spelt the word "kerb" > instead of "curb". I tyre of the differences in our language :-) not bad, wheel converse about this later |
| 06 May 2008 16:08:08 |
| Dillon Pyron |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
[Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com >: > >"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >news:lars14denj6trpi6n2g05jfhtkkb5i16ka@4ax.com... >> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >> >>> >>>"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>>news:g7am14h4hb0ij63tol3tos1ig7189nvb1n@4ax.com... >>>> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >>>> >>>>>Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>>>boat >>>>>for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the screamers >>>>>will >>>>>spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me >>>>>the >>>>>waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and >>>>>the >>>>>mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of >>>>>days. >>>>> >>>>>I am I excited yes I am >>>>> >>>> >>>> When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. >>>> But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I >>>> would have to fly in from Adelaide. >>>> >>>> So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where >>>> they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we >>>> arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so >>>> and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see >>>> a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just >>>> wandered around. >>>> >>>> I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little >>>> warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. >>> >>>Done for the Olympics, the number of Europeans and Septics who get >>>splatted >>>because they look the wrong way is amazing. >>> >> >> To tell the truth, I drove around Ade a bit. The first 10 minutes or >> so was more than a little worrying. Then I got the hang of it. > >I in fact find it easier driving in Europe and the States with the change in >sides of the road than I do as a pedesterian. I always have to conciously >look the "wrong" way before stepping off. After a few quiet ones of the >wobbly boot juice my first adult time in EuropeI can understand why looking >the wrong way accidents can happen In the US, blind people are complaining about hybrids. Seems they can't hear them coming. They want some sort of noise maker attached. > >> >> >> You'll notice that, since we were in Oz, I spelt the word "kerb" >> instead of "curb". I tyre of the differences in our language :-) > >not bad, wheel converse about this later > |
| 07 May 2008 09:12:41 |
| dechucka |
| Re: Just felt like posting something diveing related to this ng |
"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com > wrote in message news:04i124hv4q63hf9rbn9irmosnd79f53ce8@4ax.com... > [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: > >> >>"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>news:lars14denj6trpi6n2g05jfhtkkb5i16ka@4ax.com... >>> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >>> >>>> >>>>"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>news:g7am14h4hb0ij63tol3tos1ig7189nvb1n@4ax.com... >>>>> [Default] Thus spake "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>>>Just booked the plane tickets for July to Hamilton Is to meet my mates >>>>>>boat >>>>>>for a week of diving on the Great Barrier Reef. SWMBO and the >>>>>>screamers >>>>>>will >>>>>>spend the time on Daydream Island with the extended family and for me >>>>>>the >>>>>>waters of the GBR await. With a stop at Daydream to see the family and >>>>>>the >>>>>>mainland for more supplies. The Bundy OP runs short after a couple of >>>>>>days. >>>>>> >>>>>>I am I excited yes I am >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When I went to Australia in 2005, I tried to wing in a trip to GBR. >>>>> But I just couldn't get a flight schedule that made any sense, since I >>>>> would have to fly in from Adelaide. >>>>> >>>>> So I consider the ship near Adelaide. Until I read the part where >>>>> they were recommending full 7mm suits or dry suits. OTOH, the day we >>>>> arrived in Adelaide (some time in mid April), it was 40 degrees or so >>>>> and everybody was soaked in sweat. Some of the folks went off to see >>>>> a football game (I assume it was the blood sport kind), but we just >>>>> wandered around. >>>>> >>>>> I was kind of amused in Sydney to see many of the kerbs with little >>>>> warnings "Look right before crossing". Bloody Yanks, I guess. >>>> >>>>Done for the Olympics, the number of Europeans and Septics who get >>>>splatted >>>>because they look the wrong way is amazing. >>>> >>> >>> To tell the truth, I drove around Ade a bit. The first 10 minutes or >>> so was more than a little worrying. Then I got the hang of it. >> >>I in fact find it easier driving in Europe and the States with the change >>in >>sides of the road than I do as a pedesterian. I always have to conciously >>look the "wrong" way before stepping off. After a few quiet ones of the >>wobbly boot juice my first adult time in EuropeI can understand why >>looking >>the wrong way accidents can happen > > In the US, blind people are complaining about hybrids. Seems they > can't hear them coming. They want some sort of noise maker attached. seems a bit of an overreaction but having said that electric powered vehicles on work sites in Aus normally have a noise maker. But having said that golf carts and the electric cars around Dubbo Zoo don't ( the road you drive on is a public road and NSW road rules apply) |