:scratch_one-s_head: partner wanted. It's been such a long time and now I'm finally coming back to life..a little :mocking: and after such a long time away :yahoo: So I can't provide much financially any more but can love with all my heart and soul :give_heart: If anyone knows of someone that's nice and also single and looking for a little romance please PM me details :winkextra: willing to move for right person if suitable :)
Maybe I should have put this in the joke section..as long as people get a laugh from me it's all good :laugh2:
:blush2: I'll think about it Belly :winkextra: :laugh2:
A.J. You forgot to put in the 'deal maker'. "Please enclose photos of your coin collection". lol. :good:
I'm up for the tunnel on Fulvio's or Goldseeker's vault. Except it is too far to go and digging a tunnel sounds like hard work.
:dash1: gee forgot about that, and the most important thing as well..thanks heaps Robster :winkextra:
:laugh2: don't worry Jeff, ve have vays of making men talk :winkextra:
:cray: Oh well, I think being alone is just another thing I have to come to terms with..at least all mine is mine 'rubbing hands together' :diablo: But it's bloody hard starting again from nothing after losing near all including health, but as long as I keep breathing there's always hope :give_heart:
:laugh2: like finding a bloody mule, one day, one day :winkextra:
I can appreciate the humour in this but it does not belong in the for sale forum. Moved to chit chat.
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='33916' dateline='1384121532'...being alone is just another thing I have to come to terms with..
Let me tell you a true story from a few years ago.
Once upon a time, in the prehistory of the world, I taught a very good friend of mine all I knew about those new-fangled computer thingies. Some years later, he dragged me into a new world of VHS, and we both ended up with video stores. Which need computers. Which need software. He used the skills I taught him to become the support guy for one of the major software packages in the field, which of course helped his retail business, and by extension mine.
Anyway, one day he was doing a software upgrade in one of a chain of large stores, when the owner asked him if he would mind doing some work on his personal machine at home. He agreed, and subsequently turned up at this guy's house in a rather top-end suburb.
When he arrived, there was a car in the driveway, so he parked in the street. As he got his toolkit out of the car, he saw the owner at the top of the front steps kissing a gorgeous woman, who then got into the car and drove away.
When he walked up and complimented the guy on his wife's attractiveness, he laughed, and took him inside for a tour of the house.
Which had a six-car garage, stocked with exotic toys. And a huge pool, spa and sauna overlooking an awesome view over the bay. And a recreation room with billiard table. And a home cinema
(back in the days when this was unheard of). In short, this was a very high-end dwelling with everything, and expensive furnishing and art on the walls.
The guy then asked him
"do you think I could afford all this if she was my wife? She's one of several professional ladies I call when I'm in the mood to play. They're all beautiful, intelligent, sophisticated and young. They're excellent company, I can take them anywhere, and they have certain skills and no inhibitions or baggage. They give me their undivided attention and make me extremely happy, I reward them handsomely, and then they leave. There are no fights, no unpleasantness, and I don't have to give them half of everything I own every time they decide to walk out on me. That's how I got all this, and how I keep it."Now I'm not going to say my friend is unhappy about his own situation. But there have definitely been lots of ups and downs, and the downs I witnessed were very very down indeed. As, come to think of it, were my own. And I know he's often thought of that day, as, I must admit, have I. And my conclusion at least is that was a very wise man indeed. I just wish I'd known of his approach 30 years ago... life might have been much better if I had. ;)
Quote from: 'markn' pid='33918' dateline='1384126046'I can appreciate the humour in this but it does not belong in the for sale forum. Moved to chit chat.
all good Mark :good: I didn't know where to put it..now be nice :)
:laugh2: gee Fulvio you crack me up mate :good: One day I might win lotto, if I buy a ticket that is :winkextra: but that's part of the pickle I'm in, not enough coin :mocking:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='33931' dateline='1384128769'if I buy a ticket that is
Hehe... you sound like me. But think of all the money we're saving. :angel:
yeah it's a toss up, do you buy a ticket that's pretty sure to do me doe or do I put a few tickets together and buy a wedding set and hope for the best in a few years :) I know lotto have higher returns BUT you have to win the bloody thing first and I use all my luck just staying alive :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='33937' dateline='1384129658'BUT you have to win the bloody thing
That's easy. You buy something you can make a quick profit on, then use the profits to buy both. :angel:
lend me money Mc Duck :laugh2:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='33946' dateline='1384131138'lend me money Mc Duck
Dunno about that... I've lost well over $400k doing exactly that in the past. :(
But I'll happily swap you some treasures as I find them.
gee your tight McDuck, tighter than a ducks :laugh2: Just jokin mate, I need lots and lots and lots of money :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='33956' dateline='1384134236'gee your tight McDuck, tighter than a ducks :laugh2: Just jokin mate, I need lots and lots and lots of money :winkextra:
Gotta be, or I'd sink to the bottom of the money bin, mate. :)
Yeah, I kinda figured we weren't talking gold coin donations. I could do with a truckload or two myself... I'd buy a quiet hole somewhere remote, crawl in and pull it in after me I reckon. ;)
:laughingneqw: I just had a vision sinking like that, your terrible but funnnny :)
got room for one more, I'll try and be good :beg:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34003' dateline='1384153716'got room for one more, I'll try and be good :beg:
Sure thing! Always room for any of you lot.. yeah, even you, mate. :)
Actually, this reminded me of a project that was tossed around back in the dark ages... a bunch of us came up with the concept of a high-tech kibbutz which I reckon woulda been absolutely awesome.
The idea was to organise it like the Israeli kibbutzes, but to base it aroud technology. This was back in the early days of course, pre-internet, but the idea was to get a few hundred acres, put in a central core with data and comms hubs, research and manufacturing, communal facilities, and individual housing in various configurations. People would be encouraged to bring spouses and significant others to live and work there as well, with a view to building a totally self-contained community. The income stream would of course come from software and hardware developed for the outside world, plus any sidelines that people might come up with.
Think Google or Apple in scope and facilities, and you get an idea of the sort of direction if could have gone, but with a flatter structure and better social outcomes. Of course it never happened, despite lots of clever people and quite a lot of detailed development work. Most of the people involved went on to great things and are now scattered all over the planet, but its nice to think what might have been if they'd stuck together here in oz.
So maybe we could build something like that around coin collecting, do ya think? Featuring a ginormous money bin in the middle complete with diving boards of course... :angel:
good luck with the wifie quest AJ
usually happens when you're not looking
a guy with a glaring vacancy sign always scares off the ladies
whereas the guy who seems at ease with himself and his life, well the right lady will notice
won't happen overnight but it will happen
my lil sis met her hubby well, it was love at first sight - and he was a bone fide bachelor at the time - 20 years and 3 kids later - they are still in love
Sounds like a high tech comune, sounds good count me in..I baggs/call shot gun for minister of garden, home maintenance and water supply and maybe a few more :)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34010' dateline='1384155801'call shot gun for minister of garden, home maintenance and water supply and maybe a few more :)
Throw in sanitation and you've got it! We'll just make sure to stay upwind of ya, mate. ;)
Now we just need a business plan and some dirt... ;)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='34009' dateline='1384155689'good luck with the wifie quest AJ
usually happens when you're not looking
a guy with a glaring vacancy sign always scares off the ladies
whereas the guy who seems at ease with himself and his life, well the right lady will notice
won't happen overnight but it will happen
my lil sis met her hubby well, it was love at first sight - and he was a bone fide bachelor at the time - 20 years and 3 kids later - they are still in love
Yeah ya just never know RG :angel: But no harm done as I'm not giving up coins to find someone, I think it might be nice to share more common interests, as now that I think about it my last partner of six year and I didn't have that much in common and I think I was way to honest and trusting but we live and learn and try not to make the same mistake..but don't give up :) I think that's what has kept me going..my pig headedness :laugh2:
Done deal Fulvio :) But yeah the land..do we want to buy or claim as I could go put a flag on one of the islands around here and claim it as the republic of Coinarea or Coinville :)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34016' dateline='1384156777'claim it as the republic of Coinarea or Coinville :)
How about
Numisnia? We could put Troutski in charge of composing the Numisnian national anthem... that might keep him out of our hair for a week or two... ;)
WOT ON EARTH ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT NOW?
oops caps lock on ... sorry :heart:
Sounds like another Hutt River Province in the making.
ah - ok
now I get it thanks triple
The self declared independent Sovereign State - like the Hutt River Province
AJ - I think the Prince Leonard may be after a new Princess as well (R.I.P. Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley of Hutt, Dame of the Rose of Sharon 2013)
maybe he could come here and join the thread!!! ha ha (just joking here)
Yep I'm goin feral cheryl :laugh2:
I have a one and only Hutt River Provence Coins
Minted in the USA - funny it's called the Queensland Mint - I think it has closed it's doors now
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Hmmm.. some of that lettering looks decidedly dodgy... pity, its not a bad design overall... on a par with a lot of stuff from our mints.
gold plated
I think!!
I just bought it for the aeroplane as a matter of fact
the coins & stamps are a source of revenue for the place I think
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='34048' dateline='1384169597'I just bought it for the aeroplane as a matter of fact
Anyone who thinks coins are an expensive hobby needs to see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe474YHk
I figure the entertainment value at about $20,000 per minute.. coins are way better value.
Oh, and according to the crash investigators (it was big enough to qualify as a real-life incident), It was a perfect model, and suffered the exact same fate as the full-size B-52 that went down at the Paris air show while performing the same maneuver, killing everyone on board.
As for generating revenue, name one issuer of either coins or stamps that doesn't milk that particular goose? :dodgy:
they are expensive
I was once involved in model aircraft as a hobby
made a few
crashed a few
a grand day out and back to the re-build
never made anything of that amazing standard mind you! that would be a blast to build an aircraft like that!!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='34117' dateline='1384238358'that would be a blast to build an aircraft like that!!
I totally agree. But its a rich man's hobby, IMO. And a skilled one's. I took a quadcopter for a flight on Sunday night, and crashed it lots... and these things are pretty easy to fly. Fortunately the body is made out of foam, and easily stuck back together with glue or sticky tape. Not so the jets.
good grief
wot is a quadcopter when it's at home?
I think it's one of these toys like this that you see at the markets all the time, am I right Fulvio :) http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R1.TR7.TRC1.A0.Xquadcop&_nkw=quadcopter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Yep. The one I crashed is this: http://ardrone2.parrot.com/
Basically, they're four-blade copters (there are also other configurations, like six-blade Hexacopters) which are much easier to fly and inherently more stable than helicopters. The parrot is controlled with a iOS device over WiFi, simply by tilting the device, which shows video from the on-board camera.
More substantial machines can do all manner of real-world tasks, and are generally radio-controlled. Armies and police forces use them for surveillance for example. They are also able to operate autonomously, either singly or in swarms, and in one demonstration built a 6m tower out of blocks with no human intervention other than preparing the blocks to be lifted.
Here's a cool video of an autonomous swarm:
http://www.gizmag.com/grasp-nano-quadrotor-robots-swarm/21302/