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This is what Brisbane would look like with a 7 metre tide.....click on the link and see what your area would be like, you can actually change the tide heights all over the world.....Thanks for the link Patty

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IT'S A FANCY CHAMPAGNE GLASS

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GOOD LUCK (you will need it...lol)

Dubya's parrot

Laura Bush bought "Dubya" a parrot for his birthday. She told Dick Cheney, "The bird is so smart! George has already taught him to mispronounce over 200 words!"

"Wow, that's pretty impressive," Cheney said. "But you realize that he just 'says' the words. He doesn't understand what they mean."

"That's okay," Laura replied. "Neither does the parrot.

By Brooke Williamson

November 17, 2006 12:00


WITH help from family, an emotional Rove McManus carried the coffin of his late wife Belinda Emmett out of a beautiful and moving memorial service today

Along with his brother Luke, father John and Belinda's siblings Matt and Shane plus their father Michael, the talk-show host carried her out to the comic strains of Monty Python's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Looking exhausted, but managing a few smiles, Rove hugged well-wishers as they exited Waverley's Mary Immaculate Church - where the couple were married 18 months ago.

Belinda's coffin was covered in pink and white lillies, freesias and roses, while one fan outside threw rose petals as the cortege made its way to a private cremation.

Rove did not speak himself at the service, but through family friend Father Jim McKeon paid a touching tribute to "Belle" - the name her friends and family called her.

"Not many people get their soulmate or a love that can withstand just about anything,'' Father McKeon quoted Rove as saying.

"Not many people find the one person whom they see a completion in themselves.

"I had that with Belle as she and I shared some truly amazing times, and I thank her for every blessed moment I got to have with her.

"I don't know what I did to be given the gift of Belinda Emmett, but whatever it was, I am glad I did it.''

EMERGENCY services have spent the morning preparing for an early afternoon wind change they fear may drive a major Sunshine Coast blaze into new areas of bushland.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Andrew Berkman said a lot of effort had gone into developing containment lines and dampening down ahead of the expected south-easterly change which was due about 12.30pm.
Mr Berkman said while there were still some flare-ups yesterday's blaze was well within containment lines, however there were concerns about the wind change driving the fire into unburned country in the Little Mountain area.
A fire was also burning in inaccessible country around Bells Creek.
Mr Berkman said 200 people evacuated yesterday had returned to their homes last night.
He said the evacuations of 150 people from a retirement village and 50 local residents was because of fears that the dense smoke would cause respiratory problems.
The fire was driven yesterday by strong winds as wild weather swept the country.
Firefighters battled howling 35km/h winds to contain the blaze, which flared near Bells Creek in the early morning.
By lunchtime, the fire had cut a swathe through the suburbs of Pelican Waters, Little Mountain and Caloundra West � choking the skyline with a heavy smoke cloud visible from Noosa at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.
A school, three nursing homes and the city's airport were evacuated as a precaution from the fire, which is expected to continue to burn throughout today.
Further west, a bushfire burned through the Tarong State Forest near Nanango, destroying 80ha of state forest to about 5km from the Tarong power station by late yesterday.
The fires, however, were only one story in a day of harsh extremes � with thermometers hitting 40deg in the far north while snow-like sleet fell in the south.
The snow, which fell on the Granite Belt district near the Queensland-NSW border, was described by forecasters as a once in 50 years phenomenon for November.
The last time snow or sleet was reported there was in 1941.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Jeff Callaghan said the "very unusual" weather had been caused by a cold front which had travelled from Victoria.
It was the same front which caused violent hail and thunderstorms in Queensland's southeast and snow in Victoria and Tasmania on Wednesday.
"The storms formed ahead of the cold front and now the cold front's coming through with very, very cold air," Mr Callaghan said.
"It happens, but not very frequently. The atmosphere keeps on repeating itself for extreme events every 50 or 100 years or so."
While Applethorpe, in the Granite Belt, recorded the coldest temperature statewide at only 11C, Coen, Kowanyama and Musgrave, all in the far north, recorded the warmest at 40C.
Sydney, meanwhile, recorded its lowest minimum temperature in November for more than 100 years � with the mercury dropping as low as 8C.

Old man

A 90-year old man said to his doctor, "I've never felt better... I have an 18-year old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think of that?"

The doctor replied, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day he was in a hurry and picked up his umbrella instead of his gun by mistake. When he got to the creek, he saw a beaver. He raised his umbrella and went "bang, bang, bang", and the beaver fell dead. What do you think of that?"

The 90-year old said, "I'd say somebody else shot the beaver."

The doctor said, "My point exactly."

Joke

A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sits alone at a nearby table.

The wife asks, "Do you know her?"

"Yes," sighs the husband, "She's my ex-girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up seven years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since."

"My God!" says the wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"

Schoolies Week

Could someone tell me what a Schoolies Week is please. I would like to know, what, why, where, and when. Please.

Protesters

The protesters left the mark on the chimney at the power station close to where I live.

Photos with Dad

That looks like fun, me too!

Chuck a quick phoon, as we do!

A bear hug for our Bear from big brother Doc

I am so proud of you!

Straighten that tie young man....lol

Fun weekend in Melbourne

How will the protesters behave this weekend at the G20 meeting here in Melbourne?
I have no problem with people protesting, just as long as they do not claim to represent me and they act reasonably. Last time they acted like vandals. A lot had no idea what they where protesting about, they just went along for a laugh.

Final exam for Uni this year for Doc - he and Ruby can now relax from assignments and hard study.

Ominous skies over Brisbane