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[JeffH]

I saw that "Beware of the crocs" picture and had to go and have a pee before I disgraced myself. Genuine laugh out loud on that.

[robbiegal]

ha ha Jeff
that's great
that is what it's all about
having a good laugh !!

On a more comforting note
Trout - plze show the mrs the lotusbelle tents
great idea for your next trip - even as an 'add on' for a space for mrs trout to do her morning yoga in peace and quiet - away from screaming husbands whinging about flamin' beer bottle toting hoons and so on!!

it would also have plenty of room for a first aid kit and you could even hire it out for that charming bushland overnight soiree to the swedish backpacking tourists  - if they haven't been chased upstream by the crocs of course (make them pay a deposit first ha ha)

[ausjack]

Gee I feel so sorry for Mr RG, that poor poor bloke

[robbiegal]

:angel:

i let him do his yoga in peace

he goes down to the lake with the other yogies
and I sleep in
ahhhhh it's perfection

[ausjack]

:laugh2: The poor man, he must be a right :angel:

I didn't know they were call "yogies" so who are the booboo's :blush2:

Well if you didn't stay up half the night you might not have to sleep in and you too could become a "yogie"

[robbiegal]

damn right you are possum !!

[robbiegal]

got another fruit loaf on
greatly reduced the water content today
hubby even doubled check the start up dough as well - he never looks at the bread when it's being made

i still am perplexed as my the causes of my aliens return loaf from yesterday
maybe being sick for 2 months has well and truly frazzled my brain!

:laugh2: The poor man, he must be a right :angel:

I didn't know they were call "yogies" so who are the booboo's :blush2:

Well if you didn't stay up half the night you might not have to sleep in and you too could become a "yogie"

i checked wiktionary
plural for yogi = yogis

i never spell anything write

[ausjack]

Tis all good mate, you know I'm not an english teach and can hardly spell my self :friends:
I knew what you meant

[trout]

I would be at a total loss without the spell checking software :angel:

[trout]

Well we have had a great time here at Old Onslow but it is time now to swap the Mud and Tides for something a bit nicer and we will pack up camp and move down to the Exmouth area tomorrow or the day after for the clean sand and clear water

When we came it to retrieve the boat this arvo there was a big group of the local indigenous people fishing at the launching area so I stopped for a while had a couple of icy cold beers and had a bit of a yarn with them.
It turned out that they had forgotten their cast net and were struggling for bait so I spent a while using mine and in about 15 min they had plenty of live mullet and whiting to keep them going.

As the fishing here is nowhere as good as it was 20 years ago I asked one of the older women if the tourists were to blame for this decline.
She told me that she didn't think that the grey haired nomads were putting much pressure on the fishing/crabbing as most of them just come here to "Chill Out" and don't fish much, In her opinion it was the workers at the various oil complexes here that gave the place a flogging and it was these people that are responsible for 99% of the rubbish being left lying around, including the busted stubbies.

I could have spent the rest of the afternoon bashing my gums there as I was really enjoying their company But Mrs Trout was toey for a hot shower and I had to leave.
I left my cast net with them and they said they would drop it off on their way home, Which they did and I was also offered a nice muddy and a Queen fish which I declined as they only caught 4 crabs But did well with the fishing.

[robbiegal]

Just went to a superannuation seminar and have left feeling so much more positive about retiring. We aren't financially savvy ans it shows but at least it helped for me to feel so much more confident about becoming a pensioner!! ha ha .... one who will still have to work but not as much and that is a bonus!!

maybe my dream of being an ebay trader as a retiree will really come true. sweet

[trout]

I did the petrol in the diesel stuff up and had to drain the tank on the Hilux.
Simple I thought , Just drain it from the plug underneath the tank.
Guess what NO drain plug and a built in mesh so that it is impossible to syphon out the fuel from the filler hole.
I have drilled a tech screw into the bottom of the plastic tank an I am draining it from that hole, The tech screw will repair the tank when I screw it back in.
I also got a call from work so I have to cut the holls short .
Definitely not a great start to the day , Bugger :dash1:

[ausjack]

I'm not saying a word :angel:

[trout]

I'm not saying a word :angel:

I was almost tempted to drive the petrol out and keep topping the tank up with diesel But 8-10 litres is a bit too much in a 60 litre tank and there was a real danger of stuffing up the fuel pump and maybe the motor as well.
I had a spare empty diesel jerry can and Mrs trout thought it would be handy to have some extra petrol when she did the last fill up :angel:

All is good problem solved and we will be heading home tomorrow.
At least I should have a good haul at the post office when I get home :yahoo::whistle2:

[ausjack]

Shame to have to cut the holiday short.