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T_R wrote: January 5, 2019, 4:54 pm I imagine he was referring to my new chicken coop. It's huuuge, but leans oddly.
You're really committing to this doomsday prepping of the grid living thing.

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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Anyone have Kayo Sports? Looking at possibly getting this and downgrading my Fox account. Any pros/cons?


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Had it, pretty good

Only issue was I had to upgrade my Chromecast.

Then I found Foxtel do multiroom streaming now without buying an extra box for $10 a month so I jumped on that
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:I love them too, there’s so many good ones popping up!
I recommend Crooked Tailor if you’re ever in Castle Hill.

Just serve even numbers of everything!


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I'm still reeling from the fact you own a scooter

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dubby wrote:I'm still reeling from the fact you own a scooter

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Nup.

I'm still reeling.



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Am coming to a Raiders game in May (vs Cowboys) and am going to go to one of the Raiders clubs afterwards. Is there a better raiders club to go to between the five clubs (Mawson, Weston, Belconnen, Gunghalin, Queanbeyan).
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They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
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Hello all.

How is everybody ?

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Already 34 here at 10am
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Yep..

The air went on at 9am here..

Tis very nice now..beers later and cricket.
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It’s ridiculous here in the 2765. Planned to mow the lawn, and finish off the garden beds. Too unbearable. Got the grass done, garden beds can be tomorrow mornings job


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We hit 38 before noon.
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But still..

How about those people in SA ?

It's hot there !!!
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greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 8:05 am They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. We will wait to see if the players are going to go to any of the clubs and go to that one.
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ckjchambers wrote: January 26, 2019, 12:30 pm
greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 8:05 am They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. We will wait to see if the players are going to go to any of the clubs and go to that one.
I think you'll find after the game the players hang out at the post match function in the MMeninga stand. And when that's all done Ricky sends them home for sleep..
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-PJ- wrote:
ckjchambers wrote: January 26, 2019, 12:30 pm
greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 8:05 am They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. We will wait to see if the players are going to go to any of the clubs and go to that one.
I think you'll find after the game the players hang out at the post match function in the MMeninga stand. And when that's all done Ricky sends them home for sleep..
They don’t do that anymore. They’re supposed to head into their recovery routine after most games... except when they do a signing session.


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greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 1:40 pm
-PJ- wrote:
ckjchambers wrote: January 26, 2019, 12:30 pm
greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 8:05 am They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. We will wait to see if the players are going to go to any of the clubs and go to that one.
I think you'll find after the game the players hang out at the post match function in the MMeninga stand. And when that's all done Ricky sends them home for sleep..
They don’t do that anymore. They’re supposed to head into their recovery routine after most games... except when they do a signing session.


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-PJ- wrote: January 26, 2019, 2:02 pm
greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 1:40 pm
-PJ- wrote:
ckjchambers wrote: January 26, 2019, 12:30 pm
greeneyed wrote: January 26, 2019, 8:05 am They’re all much of a muchness. None have a ton of Raiders memorabilia. Mawson has none at all, you wouldn’t know it was a Raiders/footy club - designed that way. Queanbeyan is the original, looks out on the river. Very little to no memorabilia these days. It’s a short trip to Seiffert if you’ve never seen it. I probably like Belconnen best as it looks onto the field. The juniors play there a lot (or at Seiffert) and it is the home of West Belconnen Warriors. It has a fair amount of Raiders and footy memorabilia. Haven’t been to Gungahlin since they renovated. Weston is renovated well, but it is probably my least favourite. Not much in the way of views.

The Raiders go to some of the Canberra clubs each year after a game for a signing session. Last year it was Weston and Belconnen. You might want to see whether one of those coincides with the match you’re attending.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. We will wait to see if the players are going to go to any of the clubs and go to that one.
I think you'll find after the game the players hang out at the post match function in the MMeninga stand. And when that's all done Ricky sends them home for sleep..
They don’t do that anymore. They’re supposed to head into their recovery routine after most games... except when they do a signing session.


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So there's no meet and greet or mom award with fans after home games ??

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So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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Yeah will do. Spoke to Mrs Fui, as she’s the site foreman. Pointed out that we can plant some taller palms in the gap. Plus we have space to put some decorative screens on the fence too.

We’re going for a Tropical style look. Lots of greens, ferns, palms etc.

Crisis averted. For those interested in the beds, here’s the link. We went with their Stacka range

https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au
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Helping family move houses today. Just rented a van for the day.

I get an odd enjoyment out of it, literally I’ve been waiting all week just to drive the van, and move things. I think Courier is one of those jobs I’d have a crack at. I’d also like to be that guy who goes and retrieves the rental cars returned to a different location, and drives them back to the depot. I think that would be fun.


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I'm with you on this Fui.

For some weird reason moving house or helping a mate move house don't bother me too much.

All the prep work needs to be done prior though..etc anything that can be boxed needs to be boxed and shipped out prior to the furniture being moved. Many hands make light work. And then..and only then I slap on a bbq and treat my exhausted removalists to some refreshments..
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-PJ- wrote:I'm with you on this Fui.

For some weird reason moving house or helping a mate move house don't bother me too much.

All the prep work needs to be done prior though..etc anything that can be boxed needs to be boxed and shipped out prior to the furniture being moved. Many hands make light work. And then..and only then I slap on a bbq and treat my exhausted removalists to some refreshments..
I'll look forward to seeing you both in Eumundi in April.
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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Yeah will do. Spoke to Mrs Fui, as she’s the site foreman. Pointed out that we can plant some taller palms in the gap. Plus we have space to put some decorative screens on the fence too.

We’re going for a Tropical style look. Lots of greens, ferns, palms etc.

Crisis averted. For those interested in the beds, here’s the link. We went with their Stacka range

https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au
I kind of like the clean look of these low retaining walls.

http://wsleeper.com.au/adbri-retaining-walls/

The 'charcoal' Windsor (near the bottom) would work nicely at my place with matching charcoal pavers would look really professional. I have to fix the back fence first though and as with everything it comes back to finances, or lack thereof.

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T_R wrote: February 9, 2019, 9:48 am
-PJ- wrote:I'm with you on this Fui.

For some weird reason moving house or helping a mate move house don't bother me too much.

All the prep work needs to be done prior though..etc anything that can be boxed needs to be boxed and shipped out prior to the furniture being moved. Many hands make light work. And then..and only then I slap on a bbq and treat my exhausted removalists to some refreshments..
I'll look forward to seeing you both in Eumundi in April.
I don't know where Eumundi is but for $50 per hour I'll find it..
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Just follow the endless trail of new age, flaky, spaced out hippies between Maroochydore and Noosa

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Or the trail of chicken crumbs

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gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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Post a pic Fui. I need to do some borders/edges at my place

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Yeah will do. Spoke to Mrs Fui, as she’s the site foreman. Pointed out that we can plant some taller palms in the gap. Plus we have space to put some decorative screens on the fence too.

We’re going for a Tropical style look. Lots of greens, ferns, palms etc.

Crisis averted. For those interested in the beds, here’s the link. We went with their Stacka range

https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au
I kind of like the clean look of these low retaining walls.

http://wsleeper.com.au/adbri-retaining-walls/

The 'charcoal' Windsor (near the bottom) would work nicely at my place with matching charcoal pavers would look really professional. I have to fix the back fence first though and as with everything it comes back to finances, or lack thereof.

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We were looking at those for our front wall. We settled for Charcoal Arrinastone blocks

http://bbp.style/PUBLIC/products/brochu ... re-NSW.pdf
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gergreg wrote:Or the trail of chicken crumbs

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Nope. Just hippies, mentally unbalanced 60 year old women in Volkswagen Golfs and incense.

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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
gergreg wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:So I’ve been building these modular garden beds from Birdies. They’re like a flat pack, you give them the dimensions and they send you the timber. Beds are in multiples of 550mm, so you can have them 550m long, 1100 long etc.
So I ordered them, and have planned to basically build a giant horseshoe around the backyard. Thinking I’ll have about 200mm wriggle room on both ends when I’m done.
Get to the last piece, and there’s a 430mm gap between the bed and the fence. Not too sure what to do. These things are heavy, so moving them around is a bit of a pain. I have 100mm on the other side as well, so ordering another piece isn’t an option either.

Time to get creative


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Post a pic Fui. I need to do some borders/edges at my place

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Yeah will do. Spoke to Mrs Fui, as she’s the site foreman. Pointed out that we can plant some taller palms in the gap. Plus we have space to put some decorative screens on the fence too.

We’re going for a Tropical style look. Lots of greens, ferns, palms etc.

Crisis averted. For those interested in the beds, here’s the link. We went with their Stacka range

https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au
I kind of like the clean look of these low retaining walls.

http://wsleeper.com.au/adbri-retaining-walls/

The 'charcoal' Windsor (near the bottom) would work nicely at my place with matching charcoal pavers would look really professional. I have to fix the back fence first though and as with everything it comes back to finances, or lack thereof.

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We were looking at those for our front wall. We settled for Charcoal Arrinastone blocks

http://bbp.style/PUBLIC/products/brochu ... re-NSW.pdf
Yes looks nice, you got a ball park figure? I've probably got about 6/7 metres worth of wall/garden to do?

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I'm mowing my lawn this morning.

The young people next door partied last night and I'm without much sleep.

Is it too early to start slapping the colourbond fence with my edge trimmer ?

6-20am !!!
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Go for it!

Years ago my mates brother was kept up until late by a loud party...4am I think.

So at 530 or so he walks over, knocks on their door until they answer, then when the door opens he just walked in, turned on the TV and stared making a racket (banging pots and pans)

He said something like, "oh what, are you trying to sleep? Am I keeping you awake? Don't you just hate inconsiderate people who keep you awake?"

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Yeah these youngsters were at it till about 2-30am.

Scantly clad women half my age and younger frolicking by the pool till all hours and not even an invite.

Loud music..c/rap, drinking games and nudity..

At my age..it's not good for my ticker.
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