THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

I've been wondering where he is, too, ehBeth. Prehaps helping his daughter get herself established? (New job, finding accomodation in Melbourne ....)

Morning msolga, are you in line for Mr. Rudd's promised goodies? For me and Mrs. D it means a welcome Christmas bonus, very timely and very welcome. I think he ought to be commended for this bold step well before an election is due.

(Please excuse the 4 thumbs ups, Dutchy (not that your post isn't fantastic! )I had a little mishap!)

Nope, I'm not in line for anything!
Typical!

Pleased for you & Mrs D, though.

Coooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

DaaaaaaaaaadPaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!

Where are you?

Hey, hey - people ARE trying to sleep around here!!

At 10.54am - get up and out there - it's a ripper day!

Ohhhhh, that's noisy, margo!

Coooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Calling dadpad!

My wife used to work in Sydney and environs, and she keeps up a correspondence with three or four Australians even now.

So that's nice. How's it going down there, anyway?

No complaints for the moment McTag, today was a warm spring day, 31 degrees, and we have been warned to expect a long hot summer with plenty of bush fires. I sincerely hope this won't happen but the people in the know are adamant and warning to be prepared as they will happen. Maybe that is what Dadpad is doing, clearing his patch.

working 6.5 days a week. Finally getting my head above water. loans are coming down rally quickly now. Not long till we are landed gentry in our own right.

daughter has STILL not found somewhere to live but the company she will work for is going to help on some kind of temp basis. They are a propety management business with serviced apartments.

thanks all for asking after me.

and what!? slacking off on the other half day - or is that for church on Sunday?

Layabout!

Leave the poor man alone margo, he has enough on his plate as it is!

Phew! Just good to know that you're OK, dp!
Well done on getting your head above water. (I know how worrying it can be when one's head is under the water!) BUT don't overdo it, will you? You're not getting any younger, ya know!

I hope your daughter finds a place to stay soon. Gosh, the housing/rental market is really tough right now, isn't it?

Greetings McT! (& Mrs McT, too!)

How are things in OZ? Hmmmm, depends on who you ask, I guess.

Pretty much business as usual ... Hmmmmmm ... let's see:

Spring has come at the correct time.

No end to the drought in sight. Water storages down to very low levels in many areas of southern Oz.

Lots of folk upset at "the financial troubles" Endless, it seems....

Big financial boost from the federal government (spending half the surplus)to various sectors of the Oz community to "boost the economy". (I was not in one of those chosen "various sectors", so I guess I won't be doing much stimulating. So it goes .... )

Oh you know, McT ... same old, same old!

How are things in your part of the planet?

I guess you're as surprised as anyone to discover that Gordon is now considered a hero via his famous "resue plan"?

A week is a long time in politics. Gordon's the man, the leader of the free world.



Hey I've got to go, Mrs McTag needs some paper for the printer. Back later.

Yes, yes, McTag ....?

And you also wanted to say ....?

Just kidding, McT.

Sleeping!! Sleeping!! Don't make me come down there to reconfigure your server!

Bloody £4.49 for a packet of paper. Diabolical liberty.

I went to bed early last night, but I overslept this morning. Eat your heart out, dadpad.
Now I've got to go to the supermarket because she has rashly invited her parents for tea (and to see our holiday snaps) and there's nothing to eat.