General Chat

G'day Wafflers, Nice to read your posts and catch up with you - your all busy little bees. Trifley, I wrote you a nice long reply last night - and my puter crashed - had to go get a new battery this morning (warranty job) but I'm up and running now. The decision was made yesterday, and the life support turned off, the doctors have advised that Den might hang on for 3 or 4 days, so the family are in for more rough terrain. They asked me if I wanted to go in and say my goodbyes this afternoon, so I sat for a while with some memories, some laughs, a few tears and the hand cream. Whatever happens from here, Dens request has been honoured. Good luck all with the right numbers tonight! Have fun Shaz & Lyn Cheers all luv Laurie

I ate eel once - tasted muddy!!! Yuk. Done my stint on the boat and have to go and get this Cinderella ready for the Ball tonight. Hmmmm - would be really, really nice to have a fairy godmother!!! ~~~~~~~~~~might catch you later :) Vonny

Lew - you made me laugh - at me not needing help to give cheek! .. I used to be a very quiet shy retiring person once!!! And Lara, you had me in giggles when you said ..'was hoping no one else saw it except Jood who just ignored it she knows me' Hope the poor ole animals get better soon :( and the sickies. Tony thanks again for your wonderful help. Jood <busy cleaning out files and shredding unwanted junk - should have done it years ago>

Afternoon Folks Just waffling thru as Im off to dinner tonight with Lyn, one of our latest wattlers, nothin elabororate, just down the pub, not like Lew Im afraid, we have to pay ourselves lol Vonny I use vinegar to clean my bathroom shower with a little ajax, then I steam clean, takes a while but like you I tned to be lazy when it comes to those yukky jobs, if only Rob would rinse off when he uses it, would make life a little easier Ooh Mary not long now and your off to your new abode, watch out for that back Laurie, hows it all going have you heard anything yet, thoughts and prayers for Nan and Bill, also for Jenny Yep Tassie 2 weeks not long now Hi Lara, sounds like you and Mike are kicking your heels up and having a good time, hope your behaving yourself and not putting us other wattlers to shame hee hee Hi Jilly, thought I was the only grandmother from hell, 2nd yngst cringes when his mum says you boys are going to stay with nan for a few days, Darcys remark is, oh no Im not, to which his mum says OH YES you are, even the eldest, hes 17 and I still frighten him, sorry Im from the old school and whilst your in my house my rules apply, but they're pretty good really, luckily have had no trouble with any of them yet Whoops just read Jude 3 reply, great minds think alike I see lol Hi Trifley, starting to sound like your old self a little, dont over do it though Sorry Anna, if it were me voting Id be saying no also, certainly wouldnt like to be drinking anything that been flushed down the toilet, YUK, mind you on that note Ive never tried it Great one Tony, was feelng OK till I read what your cuz OH was eating, feel a bit of colour now, bluuuuck well its 4.15pm and Im off out at 6.30, and I have toweave a little genie magic and try and make myself bootiful so will love and leave you lot till later, next time I write I will have won the lotto Whooo Hooo, I hope Hi to all fellow wattlers Chaio Shaz

I'll be in that SuzyQ Have packed on a bit since I've retired and have to watch it because of the diabetes. Let me know how the support group is going to work. Good idea Anna

hello Anna whatever do you mean wasn't me on Vonnys thread oooohhhh have to confess yes it was I had a seniors moment I think I thought ok never done this before and was reading the words and and started at the last reply and went to the bottom of the page and and instead of reading up I put in reply from wrong end of page ohh not much hope for me is there so sorry Vonny got it of soon as I realised was hoping no one else saw it except Jood who just ignored it she knows me LOL Yes everyone cross your fingers please xxxxxxx Tony didn't paint went to sleep instead trying to read a book like you say must be totally in the mood us tempre-mental artists I think the mental part is more applicable to me LOL but some of our most famous artist were not the full quid were they hope for me yet then see you all tonight Love Lara

Yuk eel. Just the thought makes my stonach churn. Thats a good one or the diet Buddy Lew. Just talk about awful food. For everyone else, Lew and I are starting a buddy system to loose weight. Anyone want to join in SuzyQ who will be back tomorrow

Ooowww Tony, yuck. Food Rule 5. Eat nothing from an eel ........and the list goes on...lol hey Lara..I can paint by numbers, does that count? Anna...watched Ch2 Stateline last night about Toowoomba. The 'NO' argument seems to be based on fairytales and hysteria. A little like the one against daylight saving. I'll keep my fingers XXX'd that sanity prevails and the 'YES' vote comes out ahead. love Trifley X

Arvo. Wafflers. Joodle. Have emailed/sent you tons of work....lol Trifley. No mate. Dont do portraits...just Landscapes/Seascapes. Painting a pickle of the Scotland Highlands, and also a charcoal of a Deer i photographed while on holidays.Also, talking about Squid......when my Cuz and her hubbie ( who live in Essex ) met up with us in London, they took us to Greenwich ( observatory ) and we stopped off at a Pie shop restaurant. Her Hubbie had Pie and mushy eel, with all this green juice..( yuk ) I couldnt bear to watch him eat it...LOL...... Think its called a Pie & eel floater. Give me a four&twenty anyday...lol Lara. Paint away mate.....:>))))) its relaxing. Good luck for Lotto tonight everyone...finges crossed....we must be due for a win.....soooooooooon Tony Oz...:>))))

Awwww SuzyQ Cuddles for Sophie. Hope she improves soon. And of course doggy is not spoilt!!! PMSL :>) Anna

Good Afternoon one and all, Lovely day today, got all the washing done early and it has been blowing on the line all day. Must fetch it in before it gets damp again. Sophie is still very much under the weather and feeling sorry for her self. I'm a bit worried because the vet said we should see some improvement within 24 hours. Jill, Lucy is my cattle dog, and what makes you think she is spoilt. At this moment she is laid on the bed watching me. ( my office is in the spare bedroom ) Lara, its good to have you back with us. You sound to be having a nice holiday hope the weather is being good to you. Don't worry my brain is a bit like a sieve also. Lew, glad you enjoyed the meal, but I am disappointed that you didn't have dessert. Your letting the side down girl. Trifley, you are sounding a bit more like the queen that we know and love. Will Greame be starching his shirts? LOL Laurie, I hope that you have some better news from your friends today. That doesn't sound right, but I think you will know what I mean. Sandra, I hope the you get some resolution with Telstra. Maybe you should check out the prices of other providers and see if it would be cheaper for you to pay out your contract. I don't think they actually charge you the full amount owing. Unfortunately, I don't have a choice, we can only get Telstra at the moment. I did ask them what would happen if I moved to somewhere that didn't have broadband before the contact was due and they surmised that I wouldn't have to pay up. It does work out very expensive to use extra MB though doesn't it? Princes DIY, hope that you enjoyed the quilt fair, don't work too hard tomorrow will you. Devily, I hope you have a lovely weekend with your nan and you get some stories for your tree. I just tried some of that orange power on our shower. I sprayed and left it and it seems to have work, but it will need doing a couple of times. We need to be careful what we use because we have our own water treatment system and it can get upset with chemicals. Stange food groups. I was told by someone once that they wouldn't eat anything from an animals mouth but he loved eggs. LOL Seriously, I am not a seafood lover, don't mind the occasional prawn and fish and chips as long as it is nice fish, but if I never ate it again it wouldn't worry me. Don't like kidney but liver is fine occasionally. Never tried brains or sweetbreads and don't think I will. Love all vegetables even brussel sprouts. Where is Rebs????? Not much more to tell you, be back tomorra Love SuzyQ

Sounds like chess moves, Vonny, lol

oops, sorry Jood and Jude3! ~~~~~~~~to Jude 2 :0 Vonny

LOL, having met you Jood, I'm positive you don't need any help giving cheek!

Bin doing family history and adding to the word games, giving them cheek now and again lol .. Lew has been very kindly helping me (family history, not giving cheek!) .. I can do that quite well on my own! I'm ok thanks Jude (2) .. pmsl Jood

nothing wrong with us Joods,Judes.....pmsl Wondered what had happened to you Jood, thought you'd gone MIA...lol

ahummm Vonny - it was Jude3 .. pmsl Jood <heaven forbid we have 3 Joods lol>

Lew and Jood3, thank you. I'll put CLR on the shoping list and ask hubby if he has some acetone (nail polish remover :) just out of curiosity! I did try vinegar by itself and also lemon juice. Always on the lookout for new ideas. If I had been a good girl it wouldn't have happened but I let it go too far :( My friend just has a scraper thingy and has trained her family to scrap the water off so it never dries on the glass. She says she never has any problems but I keep forgetting to buy one. I also have the second older bathroom to clean now that the kids have moved! Jill, my sister also has that etching problem - maybe it is the typr of glass used. Good luck with CLR. Trifley, I like your food rules :) Vonny

Hello everyone Oh Lara - it's so good to have you back! I laughed so much reading about poor Mike having to wash his hands outside. I can just imagine your beautiful apricot handtowel with the grime all over it!! Men - bless them! And of course the mental picture of you scrubbing down the shower screens naked with a mask, and no doubt a snorkel as well, just blows my mind! I'm sure your bright and shining shower screens would put us all to shame!! HOWEVER....what have you been up to on Vonny's thread???? Having picked myself up off the floor after laughing at Lara, I then read Trifley's little food rule gems. I agree Lara - I draw the line at eating anything that anyone has peed through! Oh yukky, yukky, yukky! I do not drink milk and I do not eat porridge or cereal of any kind whatsoever - not because of any fastidious reasons but because I truly hate the taste of them. Glad Graeme is toeing the line Trifley - our men are precious aren't they even if they do mess up the hand towels! Lew - glad you enjoyed your dinner. Pity about the pudding. Devly - enjoy the family get together - hope you dig up lots of dirt for the family history. Princess DIY - hope the quilt show is great. Fancy being allowed to take time off. Did you have to have a doctor's certificate? I don't know about nail polish remover for the shower screen - you'd have to have a dreadfully big bottle of it and you'd probably pass our from the fumes. Unless of course you get on your mask and snorkel like Lara. Just don't get the nail polish remover on any delicate areas is all I can say! Katherine seems to be doing nicely - she had a practice with her flute teacher and accompanist last night and they are pleased with her - she is in 4 sections next week. She is just 16 and has to compete against 17 and 18 year old flautists so it's a big ask - they are a year or two ahead of her in their music studies. However, it's all good practice and helps her to gain confidence. Wishing you success with your shower screen Vonny - you certainly have a wealth of advice to choose from! Let me know how you get on and I might try it! We've had ours for 14 years now and I think the only solution is to 'buy new' as Chris's mother was famous for saying! We have cast our yes vote for the recycled water - Toowoomba is so conservative though - I've a bad feeling the no vote will win. We should know by 7.30 this evening if the result is clear cut. I think everyone will have to drink recycled water in the future - our rainfall will not sustain our usage. Katherine is a bit dirty that she is not allowed to vote because as she says, it is her generation that will have to live with our decision. She would vote yes. Here's wishing us luck with the Lotto tonight - keeping everything crossed! Love to all Anna

Hi Jillaroo how are you going I'm the same when I can't remember who said what and then I read what I put on and darn forgot to say hello to so and so I think to myself so next time I must and lo and behold I b***** forget again , so please don't ever think I am ignoring anyone just got a head like sieve, love to all Lara