Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Level 5 Water Restrictions
Click to read the Level 5 Water Restrictions that come into effect this April 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
You are joking
Sydney ranks ninth on the list, ahead of Melbourne at 17, Perth at 21, Brisbane at 31 and Adelaide at 32.
In what may spark trans-Tasman envy, the New Zealand city of Auckland ranks as the fifth best city in the world, behind Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver and Vienna.
Wellington is also in the top 20.
Barrrrhhhh, what do they know??????
BRISBANE ranks lowest among major Australian cities when it comes to quality of life.The Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, conducted by human resources consultancy firm Mercer, is based on an evaluation of 39 criteria contributing to the overall livability of each city
Monday, April 02, 2007
Fly Fishing at sunrise
This was saturday morning, a group of fly fishing club members hit my beach.
click on the photo for a better look
click on the photo for a better look
Tsunami Alert Downgraded
April 02, 2007 08:58am
BREAKING NEWS: A TSUNAMI generated by a powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands will not pose any problems for residents on the far north Queensland coast, Geoscience Australia says
BREAKING NEWS: A TSUNAMI generated by a powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands will not pose any problems for residents on the far north Queensland coast, Geoscience Australia says
TSUNAMI BULLETIN
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Issued at
07:50 am EST on Monday 2 April 2007
TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTAL AREA/ISLAND.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre [PTWC]in Hawaii
has detected an undersea earthquake near Solomon Islands and has issued a
Tsunami Bulletin.
The earthquake has also been detected by Geoscience Australia.
There is a possible tsunami threat to Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands.
Based on the magnitude and location of this earthquake, tsunami
could start affecting these locations at the following local time:
Willis Island from 0832am 02/04/2007
TSUNAMI THREAT TO EASTERN AUSTRALIA and Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.
Based on the magnitude and location of the earthquake,
tsunami could start affecting these locations at the following local
time:
Cooktown from 0931am 02/04/2007
Cairns from 0949am
Brisbane 1033am
Gladstone 1139am
Mackay 1144am
Issued at
07:50 am EST on Monday 2 April 2007
TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTAL AREA/ISLAND.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre [PTWC]in Hawaii
has detected an undersea earthquake near Solomon Islands and has issued a
Tsunami Bulletin.
The earthquake has also been detected by Geoscience Australia.
There is a possible tsunami threat to Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands.
Based on the magnitude and location of this earthquake, tsunami
could start affecting these locations at the following local time:
Willis Island from 0832am 02/04/2007
TSUNAMI THREAT TO EASTERN AUSTRALIA and Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.
Based on the magnitude and location of the earthquake,
tsunami could start affecting these locations at the following local
time:
Cooktown from 0931am 02/04/2007
Cairns from 0949am
Brisbane 1033am
Gladstone 1139am
Mackay 1144am
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Big Brawl in Ballard
From the Ballard Bugle Archives March 20, 1950
By Tom Finkel
Ballard is the neighborhood famous for blond hair and blue eyes. It's older, ruled by the Scandinavian values of peace and tolerance—a small town next to a big city.
According to the Seattle Police report, last Saturday there was a big brawl in the fishing community of Ballard.
A group of Norwegians and Swedes started fighting in the Valhalla Tavern over and argument about the war between the Norwegians and the Swedes in the 1700s.
After awhile the fighting spilled out into Market Street. The Swedish group started throwing Firecracker at the Norwegian group. The Norwegians where picking up the Firecrackers, lighting them and throwing them back at the Swedes.
The fight soon broke up, when the Swedes ran away. Several arrests where made for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Sargent Moore of the Seattle Police Department, stated that there has been bitter animosity between the Norwegians and the Swedes since the 1700s when Norway was under Swedish rule. He continued to say that there have been Brawls before, But this is the first time that the fighting has escalated to the use of Firecrackers.
By Tom Finkel
Ballard is the neighborhood famous for blond hair and blue eyes. It's older, ruled by the Scandinavian values of peace and tolerance—a small town next to a big city.
According to the Seattle Police report, last Saturday there was a big brawl in the fishing community of Ballard.
A group of Norwegians and Swedes started fighting in the Valhalla Tavern over and argument about the war between the Norwegians and the Swedes in the 1700s.
After awhile the fighting spilled out into Market Street. The Swedish group started throwing Firecracker at the Norwegian group. The Norwegians where picking up the Firecrackers, lighting them and throwing them back at the Swedes.
The fight soon broke up, when the Swedes ran away. Several arrests where made for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Sargent Moore of the Seattle Police Department, stated that there has been bitter animosity between the Norwegians and the Swedes since the 1700s when Norway was under Swedish rule. He continued to say that there have been Brawls before, But this is the first time that the fighting has escalated to the use of Firecrackers.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Johnnos Whatisit earlybird special
Ok I might be sticking my neck out by showing you the full picture but what is this?
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Thongs verses thong
In Johno's weekly "what is it" last week. He stated that there is a misunderstanding of the word Thong (Sandels) between Aussies and Yanks.
I looked them up on Wikipedia. This what it said they are called in the U.S.
In the United States , they are generally known as flip-flops, thongs, and zories.
I knew them as Zori Thongs when I was growing up in the 60s.
Now a thong, to us (Yanks) is a swim suit or a thong bikini. They are nice to see on young women, but not so nice on obese people.
I looked them up on Wikipedia. This what it said they are called in the U.S.
In the United States , they are generally known as flip-flops, thongs, and zories.
I knew them as Zori Thongs when I was growing up in the 60s.
Now a thong, to us (Yanks) is a swim suit or a thong bikini. They are nice to see on young women, but not so nice on obese people.
Affairs
The 1st Affair: A married man was having an affair with his secretary.One day they went her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM. The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt.He put on his shoes and drove home."Where have you been?" his wife demanded."I can't lie to you," he replied, "I'm having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon." "You lying bastard!You've been playing golf!"
The 2nd Affair:A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son. They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted.The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy.The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son.He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen. He told his wife, "There's no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?"The wife smiled sweetly and replied, "! Not this time!"
The 3rd Affair:A mortician was working late one night. He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated, and made a startling discovery. Schwartz had the largest private part he had ever seen! "I'm sorry Mr. Schwartz," the mortician commented, "I can't allow you to be cremated with such an impressive private part. It must! be saved for posterity." So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home. "I have to show you something you won't believe," he said to his wife, opening his briefcase."My God!" the wife exclaimed, "Schwartz is dead?!?!"
The 4th Affair: A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. "Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner." She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you," she said. "Pretend you're a statue." "What's this?" the husband inquired as he entered the room. "Oh it's a statue." she replied. "The Smith's bought one and I liked it so much I got one for us, too." No more was said, not even when they went to bed. Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer. "Here," he said to the statue, "have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smith's and nobody offered me a damned thing."
The 5th Affair: A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer."Certainly, Sir, that'll be one cent." "One Cent?" the man thought. He glanced at the menu and asked, "How much for a nice juicy steak and a bottle of wine?""A nickel," the barman replied. "A nickel?" exclaimed the man. "Where's the guy who owns this place?" The bartender replied, "Upstairs, with my wife."The man asked, "What's he doing upstairs with your wife?" The bartender replied,"The same thing I'm doing to his business down here."
The 6th Affair: Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside.He looked up and said weakly, "I have something I must confess." "There's no need to," his wife replied. "No," he insisted, "I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!" "I know, I know," she replied. "Now just rest and let the poison work."
The 2nd Affair:A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son. They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted.The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy.The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son.He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen. He told his wife, "There's no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?"The wife smiled sweetly and replied, "! Not this time!"
The 3rd Affair:A mortician was working late one night. He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated, and made a startling discovery. Schwartz had the largest private part he had ever seen! "I'm sorry Mr. Schwartz," the mortician commented, "I can't allow you to be cremated with such an impressive private part. It must! be saved for posterity." So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home. "I have to show you something you won't believe," he said to his wife, opening his briefcase."My God!" the wife exclaimed, "Schwartz is dead?!?!"
The 4th Affair: A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. "Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner." She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you," she said. "Pretend you're a statue." "What's this?" the husband inquired as he entered the room. "Oh it's a statue." she replied. "The Smith's bought one and I liked it so much I got one for us, too." No more was said, not even when they went to bed. Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer. "Here," he said to the statue, "have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smith's and nobody offered me a damned thing."
The 5th Affair: A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer."Certainly, Sir, that'll be one cent." "One Cent?" the man thought. He glanced at the menu and asked, "How much for a nice juicy steak and a bottle of wine?""A nickel," the barman replied. "A nickel?" exclaimed the man. "Where's the guy who owns this place?" The bartender replied, "Upstairs, with my wife."The man asked, "What's he doing upstairs with your wife?" The bartender replied,"The same thing I'm doing to his business down here."
The 6th Affair: Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside.He looked up and said weakly, "I have something I must confess." "There's no need to," his wife replied. "No," he insisted, "I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!" "I know, I know," she replied. "Now just rest and let the poison work."
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