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Just watched it live, it's just so absolutely amazing that these fella's have been down there for 14 days, yet they walked out, looking fantastic. Incredible. Physically they are in such good shape. Psychologically may take a bit longer,but hey, they're Aussie blokes.....they don't come any tougher.

This was a good idea. Good job to who ever came up with it.

Well, there's another post to your name anyway

Just read the good news on the MSN home page. So thrilled your two guys are OK. It's an unbelievable ordeal they went through. Very sad about the one who didn't make it though.

Thinking of you all down under.

A Colorado, USA gal.

Thanks, and yes you're right. The poor man who died.....so sad. They held the funeral off in the hope that his 2 mates underground would be out in time to go. And they are, so I hope that is some small consolation for them. To lose a good mate, and then to suffer that ordeal, what they must have gone through is incomprehensible.

woohooo. Finally.

Don't think there was a dry eye in Australia for those who watched this amazing event.
to all the rescue team who put their lives at risk rescuing these men.

Totally sad in some ways that the poor bugger that died has been overshadowed by the relief that a nation feels when a rescue operation goes right.

Wonderful to see those guys "walk out", after 13 days underground.

Pete

Apparently the town of Beaconsfield partied for 24 hours or so, it was both a celebration and a wake.

Eddie McGuire even joined in visiting the pub and shouting a round.

I think although the rescue has the front page many are thinking of the poor Knight family as they buried their son, husband and father yesterday. It was cruel the 3 of them couldn't be celebrating this time together.

What event are all of you talking about??

At Beaconsfield gold mine, near Launceston in Tasmania, two miners were trapped nearly 1 klm under ground. After 13 days they were freed, in good health, after some massive efforts by mine staff and engineers.

Oh and, I have a good mate from close to beaconsfield, when Boags brewery promised a pallette of beer for the celebrations, he said, "well that'll last about ten minutes".

Pete

Oh Btw, I've been sneezing for a week, and I just woke up, I'm surrounded by roses, AAAAAAAAH CHEW

aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCChew.

Bloody roses.

Pete

Hope you are over your sneezes Pete.

I need help with my footy bets for this week. Give me your picks Aussies to help me out.

7:40PM St Kilda v Geelong 1.66 2.25 All


Saturday 13 May, 2006
Head to Head ? Time
GMT +10:00 AFL(Home v Away) Head to Head Bets
Home Away
2:10PM Melbourne v Fremantle 1.77 2.08 All
2:10PM Richmond v Sydney 2.33 1.62 All
7:10PM Hawthorn v Brisbane 2.11 1.75 All
7:40PM West Coast v Collingwood 1.43 2.88 All



Sunday 14 May, 2006
Head to Head ? Time
GMT +10:00 AFL(Home v Away) Head to Head Bets
Home Away
1:10PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs 1.60 2.38 All
2:10PM Carlton v Essendon 2.38 1.60 All
3:10PM Kangaroos v Adelaide 2.90 1.43 All
Last Updated 10:13AM GMT +10:00

Here's my tips...but a word of warning, I always vote with my heart and not my head, so take no notice

Melbourne
Sydney
Hawthorn
West Coast (never, ever, would I choose Collingwood....... )


bulldogs
bombers ( )
kangaroos



Cheryl

Thanks Cheryl... Mostly what I picked too.

I go with my heart alot too, would never bet against the Hawks even if I knew they were going to lose.

Trying to pick the upset of the round, got it last week against the Eagles, paid well too.

My mate's son played with the Hawks, geelong, and the Hawks again. Aaron Lord.

Last I saw he was in some really s tty tv show about a resort.

Pete

I believe that the swans rule, at least this week.


Pete

That they did Pete and I went against them in my betting

Another sad week for the hawks.

Happy mothers day to Aussie mums

Glad to hear they are all ok !! Yippieeeee

Hmmmmmm,
Swans Bulldogs,

Pete

The Swannies won Pete

Congratulations......now I just have to hope Essendon wins......

We used to get an Aussie Rules prog on TV in the UK about 15 years ago - I loved it but all we get now is 30 seconds on a general sports prog. I think you get it on satellite TV though.

I always followed the Bombers myself and a friend of mine who did a teaching exchange in Oz for a year brought me back a Bombers' jersey - great!

I'll need to find a website to get more updates - although this thread is pretty comprehensive and Cheryl keeps me informed with how the red and blacks are getting on.

By the way, I never made any progress with Sherbet but I bought a cheap CD recently of an Aussie group called The Green Pajamas which is very interesting.

Here you go Cake -

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/


My Mum has memorabilia from EFC dating back to the 1940's.
She was a little girl living in Essendon and went to every training session and every match.
She has autographs and messages from Dick Reynold's, who she knew quite well, and John Coleman (who she had a massive crush on).
It's interesting , she has books full of cuttings and stuff. I am sure the Essendon FC would be interested in it, but she wouldn't part with it for anything.

Never heard of the Green Pyjama's. Am I missing anything...lol?

I was thinking the same...

well,looks like I'm late again as usual...oh well I still will say that My husband and I have always found it very intriguing.getting late here though, gotta put the kids to bed....nite all.

Sorry about the bomers cheryl, there is always next week, yeah we won again, after a very shaky start to the season.

Pete

Thanks, Cheryl. I will bookmark the site.

Sorry, I was talking rubbish about the Green Pajamas. The CD was made in Australia on the Camera Obscura label (Burnley, Victoria) but there was no info about the group. I had wrongly assumed they were from Oz but I just googled it and they come from Seattle. So I've learned something today.

Go a feeling it was probably engineered by Richmond recorders, in the same neighbourhood, they had a great success with Men at work's "business as usual album.

Pete

See things are good down under.
www.jim.mygelfusion.com

A bit of lighthearted humour in the local paper, written by a local.

SOMETIMES

You know those times you feel bad
When everything's gone wrong,
And all the hope you used to have
For future days is gone

The 'job' has got the best of you
And your time seems just a waste
And the wife is always on your back
That's when you get the taste.

So you head off to the local 'pub'
With these things on your mind,
Just to have a drink or maybe two
To leave them all behind,
You pick a nice quiet corner,
To enjoy one on your own,
And soon you're starting to forget
Your troubled life at home

As your feelings start to brighten
And all the worries disappear,
With nothing else to think about
But the cool and soothing beer,
Till soon the world doesn't seem so bad
And that everything's okay,
You've forgotten all your problems
And home seems miles away.

Yes you're really starting to pick up
And by now your hopes have soared,
Till some bloke who has had too much
Decides that you are bored,
As he staggers up beside you
And in a slurred and drunken tone,
Slaps you on the back and asks
"How's everything at home?"

That's a good one, Cheryl.

It has just reminded me to put a beer or two in the fridge.

Swans V Hawks this weekend Pete. I wish the Hawks were in a better position so I could stir , but the chances of us winning are not so great so I guess I'll sit quietly and hope for the best.

O.K.
My sympathy to both you and Cheryl knows no bounds.

Pete

Oh dear.....the only way is up, I guess.

Cake,

January 26th 2007, I think we should give you honorary Aussie citizenship, I'll give the prime minister a ring and tee it up.

Pete

I don't want to talk about the football

Thanks, Pete. That sounds good .
(My bank is a member of the National Australia Bank Group, so maybe that will help as well. )

Chin up, Cheryl - another game will be along soon. Hope springs eternal etc. etc.

Great to see an Ausie thread. I am ausie thru & thru. Ive chewed on gumleaves since I was barely 2. Born & bred central Qldr. New member to MMG. Joined 29th May2006. Ron.

Welcome Ron

We aren't as active in the Aussie thread as we used to be, but we still post random comments or whatever from time to time.

So, do you follow the football? Well of course, what Aussie doesn't?

There's a few other Queenslanders post in here, myself, I'm from Western Vic.

Cheryl

He's probably more of a rugby follower coming from central QLD...another XXXX drinker? ewwwww

Welcome. Where abouts in Central QLD are you from?

And what might I ask is the matter with xxxx?

We only called it that because we didn't know how to spell beer.


Pete

What is right with it?

It tastes like crap and makes you feel like crap the next day. I have been forced to drink it on the odd occation (only when I lived in Nth Queensland) when it was all that was left, but personally I don't like the after taste it leaves.

I always thought the XXXX stood for something else...

Ouch, O.K. that really hurts, I am going to have to go into my shed, and drink a slab of xxxx gold just on principle, and what may I ask is wrong with the after taste of vomit? See you Southerners are just too soft.

A xxxx hangover is bliss, compared to a bundy hangover, anyhow go Swans.


Pete

I've had a sad day today

Three of my chooks were killed, and one taken, by a fox last night

I know they're just chooks, but they are my pets, they follow me around the yard like a dog would, they eat together with the cats....they've even been known to sneak inside if the door is left open for a minute.

I just can't believe we didn't hear the racket they must have made. Our phone did ring at 1.20am though, I wouldn't mind betting the neighbour was ringing to let me know. Shame we didn't answer the phone.

I now condone Fox shooting.

It is heart wrenching to lose a chook, even an old clucky hen.

Once we could take care of foxes with a gun, not anymore.

Deepest sympathy Chezza.

Pete

Oh and cake, you will have to wipe the cream off your hands for the ceremony, the Governor General is the Queen's man you know.

huhu mein kleiner Pfannekuchen

how are ya today?????

How'd you feel after your slab Pete?
XXXX is not my drop of nectar, but I guess it's what you grow up with. I am a VB girl through and through. If they made the stuff taste as good without the alcohol I'd drink it all day long.

I don't mind other CUB beers either but no other comes close to VB.

I paid 30 quid (around $75) in England for a slab of VB tinnies and it was worth every penny, I don't like tinnies much, more of a stubby person but it taste good after about 4 months of looking.

Bundy is something I have never actually tasted, I can't stand the smell of it it makes me want to puke.





Sorry you lost your chooks. Not much of a chook person myself, but a pet is a pet. The worse thing about foxes is they kill for the fun of it, they usually kill a whole pen and only take one.

Ahh A chook is a nice thing to have around at about lunch time Sunday.

@ Melle, I don't know what a chook is in German?

Was is eine " chicken" ? Sorry my German is more yiddisch than German, thanks to my Grandmother.

Aussies call a Chicken a "Chook", I don't know why, but we all do.

Pete

no- don't know what a chook is

Cicken is a "Huhn"

Said I'd be back. I'm from the capricorn coast. Work in the coal fields west of Rockhampton. I like most sports and of course back the Qld colours. Rugby league, Union or AFL. I dont drink much alcohol so dont have any preferences. If I had a slab in my house it would last a couple years unless my mates came and drank it for me.

great idea. i dont speak german but how much does it cost to travel to australia?

I guess that depends where you start from.