Now why don't we come up with a game that is truly Australian?

Bum sniffing Lawn bowls.

Pete

It is with a very heavy heart that I announce that Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter", is dead.

Steve died instantly today during the filming of a documentary in North Queensland, Australia.

He was pierced through the heart by a stingray, despite 30 mins of trying to revive him, he died.

Love him or not, Steve was an important member of my community, with some 370 people being employed at Australian Zoo.

Steve leaves a wife Terri, and two young children, Bindi, and, Bob. Steve may well be the world's best known Australian.

R.I.P Steve, and condolences to your family and friends.

Pete

hey it goes too show that i dont look around this place too good i just found this aussie thread excellent

Hi Pete

Sad news indeed. Ironic after all the skirmishes with crocs that it's a stingray that gets him.

Definitely one of the world's great characters has been taken from us.

It made big headlines here in the UK and people were as stunned as you must have been.

We pass on our sympathies as well.

The whole Town, is stunned.

Because the Zoo is so close to where I live, everywhere you drive you see a picture of Steve Irwin(billboard)

The water here is alive with stingrays, and we all ignore them, there would not be a single local that has not stepped on one, or nearly stepped on one. Generally we consider them as harmless, as they get out of your way very quickly.

The staggering thing is that Steve pulled the barb from his chest, and it was all caught on film, I sincerely hope that this film is seen by the coroner, and nobody else, as it would be a terrible thing for his family to witness.

Pete

O.M.G. What a week!

First Steve Irwin, and now the legendary racing driver Peter Brock.

As a young man I knew 'Brocky' well.

9 times Bathurst winner, and LeMans winner.

RIP Peter Perfect.


Pete

Very sad news

My family is very good friends of Neil Brock, Peters brother. What a terrible loss

rugby league is a good idea GO THE DRAGONS

as the saying goes "it comes in threes" l wonder how our aussie icons are feeling this weekend.
Sincerley RIP STEVE AND BROCKY. Smpathiess to their families.
but as life goes on "HOW ABOUT THOSE DOGGIES"
WHat a weekend of football we were spoilt with.

Don't forget the mighty Swanees.

Pete

yea what a great game that was. l dont care who wins the granny as long as its a great game of footy. any tips on who'll win the brownlow, l know its highly unlikey but ld love to see scotty west up there.
and anybody who lives close to essendon melbourne have to try CAFE CABONES for breakfast the best kept secret of all time. gotta go gettin hungry.

Got A Goode feeling about Adam Goodes, this year.

Pete

just changing the subject a bit from the footy, l have not been lucky enough to withdraw any e-gold funds so l was wondering what is the easiest way to do that here in aus. l have a e-forex card for deposits, but am planning to withdraw a few dollare come xmas. any help will be appreciated, and yea l reckon adam goodes is in with a real chane. see ya

Another change of subject. I am looking for another ISP. Can anyone suggest a decent ASDL provider with good support and high download limits... not AAPT though

www.bestgoldcard.com

Fantastic, instant loading from e-gold. ATM anywhere.

Pete



O.K. I am locked into Telstra, with 1.5 gig speed, 20 gig of space. But it's expensive.

My mate has just gone to Dodo, unlimited bandwidth, 1.5 gig. $79 per month.

Pete

you fellas will love this. lm on the tram today going to work and the tram gets stopped in town for the state funeral of Peter Brock. the driver announces after twenty minutes of delay that "if your in a hurry you can walk two blocks to Russell st", Being a big girl l decide to walk but as the temp hits 30 nor walking very fast. get stopped by police at the flinders st intersection, telling me "no way will l get through the crowd" whilst backtracking to tram notice the bloody thing passing me with a few others in tow. finally get to work an hr late and whilst the boss is docking me for the hr, shes also informs me that lm on my own for a while until the other staff, "get back from the funeral". l mean even Brocky can see the injustice in this story. anyway thanks for listening needed to let off some steam.

Pete thanks for the advice on currency exchange.

Pete PM me your referral link for bestgoldcard l may as well join under you.

One would think you would've been pre-warned... everyone had a pretty good idea of how big it was going to be. As much as it was just a headache for you, the man deserved the huge send off he had.




Thanks Pete, I have looked at it, will go back for another look...have heard they have a fair bit of downtime.

Have you used this best gold card before?

I too am looking to withdraw some cash soon too.
Please PM me a link also, why not give you the commish??!!

For those of you not members yet, EZsurfnearn is one of the more quiet threads here at MMG.
Pays on time and has never had any problems. well worth a look as paying long lasting sites are hard to find. EZ is a little known gem, just take a look at the thread...there are never any problems!!
EZ is flying under the radar and growing day by day. Pays on expire, no 7 day wait!!

Brownlow...Adam Goods
Flag....West coast.
Thats my picks!!

What did Steve Irwin and Brocky have in common??
They both died doing what they loved to do.

RIP Steve & Peter

Watched Brocky's funeral yesterday, and Steve's today.

Both so sad, but was in tears watching Steve's memorial service.
Pete, you were right, the young fella did a wonderful job - saw it on the news tonight.
Tragic that such a wonderful man's life had to end like that ....the same age as me.

My young son was particularly upset over Steve's death, and my elder son over Brocky's.

Both hold a special place in Australia's hearts.

With best gold card I don't have a ref link, in as much as that b's not what I am about.

I have used it every week now for nearly 3 months, always immediate, never experienced any down time at all.

I request, normally before I can open my emails it is loaded.


Pete

hey guys

didnt know we got an aussie thread here

just dropping in to say hello to all & im down in Sydney

any1 think of having an aussie MMG get together??

[quote name='nofreelunch' date='Sep 22 2006, 08:20 AM' post='2846350']
hey guys

didnt know we got an aussie thread here

just dropping in to say hello to all & im down in Sydney

any1 think of having an aussie MMG get together??




Oh yeah we sure have, maybe one day Jason will give us our own subfolder

Then we can really chat it up.

Pete

Congratulations on the Swans winning Pete.......they're the best of the interstate bunch, I still think of them as South Melbourne

Redan lost the Grand Final yesterday, to Sunbury, but Linton won over Skipton

So the men in my household were out most of the night. Daryl umpired the GF for Ballarat, and Bradley's mates all play footy for Linton.

Edited to add OOPS!! Redan won

A.F. Redan is my local side in your area, must be the colours.

The Swans are going really well, could I dream that after a lifetime on the bottom of the table, they might be back to back premiers?

I don't dare, and yes they will always be "South" to me.

Pete

Congratulations to Adam Goodes!!!

hi guys,

i was not aware that there's an aussie thread here in MMG.

firstly, a warm hello from melbourne...

btw, me and my partner in talkgold opened an egold exchange service, especially for Australians, as we are australian based. Here's our thread in talkgold

http://www.talkgold.com/forum/r119560-.html

if you find it's a bit off topic and feel that im trying to selling business here, please just ignore it...i dont want to spam you guys, but we are sincere people and want to do a long term business. Anyway we're here all for making money, isnt it?

Im sure that our service and our favourable fee wont disappoint you .

cheers,

I agree A.F. Goodsey worked hard all year, and I doubt that many people would be unhappy with the outcome.

@jamjean,

Sorry to say this, but this is really not the appropriate place to sell us exchange services. There is a folder for this, I'm not going to push any buttons, but, please keep it in the appropriate area. Aussies read he exchangers folder too.

Pete

hi pete congrats on goodes winning the brownlow, oh so close for the veteran though. l'll be supporting the swanees this weekend, hope they can make it a back to back. all l can say now is




BRING ON THE ASHES

Mate as we say in OZ 'I'm as happy as a pig in '

Thank's for your wellwishes, go South Melbourne.

Pete

one point. what the happened to Hall. what a great game though thought it was going to be a washover in the first quarter. swans came home like a bulldozer. dont know about the norm smith medalist though wouldve given my vote to Kerr. sorry pete, thinking of ya and better luck next year.

AUSSIES BREAK 2 WORLD RECORDS

A HUGE CHEER to all those who were part of the new WORLD RECORD set this weekend.

At the DENILIQUIN UTE MUSTER over the grand final weekend....
we broke our own world record for the most number of utes at the one place.
6211 was the official count.
also was a new world record set for the most number of people wearing blue singlets!!

Deni ute muster is held this same NSW long weekend every year.
30,000+ crowd.

Errrrm FTW you better tell the 'Seppos" what a ute is. lol




Hally was under huge pressure, he had Glass all over him like a cheap suit all day, and normally one or two other guys to deal with. Even though my beloved Swans lost, I will remember that last quarter of football for the rest of my life.

Pete

well gonsaigon i am not a big afl(aerial pingpong) fan but i did watch the grand final and watched the swans comeback it was awesome .it was better watching that than watching the rugby leauge grand final i hate both teams there

I watched the NRL final too, coming from Bronco Country, I was amazed at how little press it got.

Pete

l was listening to 104.3 golf fm in melbourne on tuesday, and some poor sod had watched the re-run of last years grandfinal thinking it was this years. when he turned the tele over he couldnt work out what happened, has anybody else heard that story.

pete hallie did have a tough battle as he was well guarded all day, just out coached on the day and yes l agree l'll remember that one for a long time.

whats been happening in the world of hyips this week.

anyways goodnight.

Largely Hyips have been crap, the high point was work 4 days, but that is dead after 6 days.

It was good for me.

I have got over the days when I just had to spend some money, now I wait, and reach for the jugular.

Pete

What a lazy Saturday arvo...no AFL...no Bum sniffers(rugby) nothing!!!

RAW & ECW put me to sleep!!!

Bring back the footy!!!!

Very soon we get to bash the POMS, Ashes for all (Aussies)

Go you good thing.

Pete

FTW you need to understand, RUGBY is Rugby Union, Rugby League is a totally different game.

BTW they both sniff bums in their own different ways.

Come on Aussies, I am very lonely in here!

Pete

hi Pete been having a bad two weeks with hyips, havent been able to make a right call
for a while. also had the teenagers home on school holidays, as well as having to put up with
at work. havent really been up with things. anyways how did everyone in melb survivr that 37 degree heat on wednesday. l know thats not very hot for our northern brothers and sisters
but it killed me . hope everyone is well in here see ya.

I'm in Ballarat, it was a nasty 35 degrees here....not that I mind the heat so much, but that northerly wind was bad....spot fires here there and everywhere, and the poor CFA guys were out in force. We seem to have had months of windy days. Personally, I love the wind I find it really refreshing (not the northerly's), but I know most people hate it.

Pete, I haven't been around much of late, no reason to be here really, and apart from that, as you know, it has been a really busy time for us lately. Things are settled down now, and life has returned to normal (well, normal as I know it....... ).
Today is the first day of my 'fitness phase' and I am off for a walk around Lake Wendouree, - what's left of it, that is. It's a gorgeous day, and yes, it is very windy with the sun shining, and nice and crisp....my perfect day

You would have to be the only person I know that actually likes wind. Wind gives me headaches and draws my energy. I like a cool breeze on a hot day, but prefer it hot than strong cool winds. Northerly winds like the other day was just too much. I took a sandwich outside and within 20 seconds it felt like toast.

Got to 37 here too, it knocks you when you're not used to it. I can handle that fine when it's summer because you get a lead up. Going to be a hot summer if this is anything to go by.

If I had a dollar for everyone who has said that to me, i would be rich

I can't understand why other people don't like the wind....to me, there is nothing quite like it..oh, and I love thunderstorms too, though i don't think I'm on my own with that one..

And yes, I think we are in for one very, long hot summer.

I guess spellbinder is a series everyone here knows ?

good evening my fellow aussies i use a dialup connection and i was just wondering who else uses dialup and if you dont mind me asking how much does it set you back

i just got away from telstra my wife thought she would be clever and choose the cheapest dialup they had (with 50mb) after 2 months access they send her a four hundred dollar bill so i really think that was excessive and got out of there any one had that happen before




i must agree the last 2 weeks or so busted my e-gold they have all been scammers lately

well the sun is shinning the birds are singing and the Poms are on the way.
until they get here lm entertained on saturday mornings. by U/14 boys cricket which can be a heart breaker.
my boy trains twice last week (even in the heat) up at the crack of dawn on the day as soooooo excited, gets to the ground early, nags his dad (coach) to open and then gets bowled on the fist ball . Out for a duck. Theres no justice in the world, oh well at this age they have something the big boys dont, theirs mums kissing and cuddling them telling them next week will be a better one.

lm on night shift at the moment its 4.20am and just wanted to share that with you guys. l think lm delerious. see ya

I stay well clear of telstra. They are the biggest rip off telecommunications company in Aussie. I had the ombudsman on a case for me for over a year with them. I won in the end. They over bill and you have to look over your bill with a fine tooth comb unless you want to be ripped off. Their customer service sucks as you get handballed from department to department. They have the lowest download limits for the highest price.

Plenty of options for dialup out there that are cheaper and you wont get hit with unexpected excess bills. I don't have dialup, but my father does and he uses dodo which seems to be fine for him.

ive just worked out they rip you off the hard way so i looked at dodo and i thought i would go too lizzy for dialup heaps cheaper and if i refer 8 people i get it for free so let me know if any one wants in i will send you e referer code and you get $1 off your internet and then you refer ppl and 8 ppl later free internet easy

I am with Mcpherson Media for a dial up connection. They are based in Shepparton Vic.
I pay $20 per month for unlimited use.
I would love more info on how to save with dodo.
please PM me or e-mail me at... aussiemadesox@yahoo.com.au
you can add me to your list of 8 if it is cheaper.

Telstra are just great!! they bend you over and slug you any which way but loose!!!
I have caught them out overcharging so many times it is not funny.
I got 2 refund cheques from them for overcharging in an 8 month period.
first was about $1000, and second was for about $700.
They just seem to have no idea what a cap plan is.
Also numerous credits over the past 2 years.

Unfortunatly where I live, Telsta has best cover for mobiles.

Tips for getting what you want from telstra.....

1)When you are getting no help tell them,"I am going to disconect and go to another carrier"
They are obligated under Telsta guidlines to transfer the call to "customer resolutions team"(CRT).
CRT's main job is to resolve the problem and keep you as a customer.
You will never ever hear of the CRT unles you say the words,"I am going to disconect and go to another carrier"!!!
They keep the team a great big secret. But trust me they will give you more help then anyone else at Telsta.

2)When you talk to them be sure to ask the operators ID number.
They must tell you if you ask. This helps to track down who you spoke to B4.

3)Climb the ladder...ask for a Supervisor if you feel the operator is mucking you about in any way.
They must give you a Supervisor if you ask for one.

2 & 3 both carry disiplinry action if they do not do it and you make a complaint.

4)Never give up!!! They are theives and crooks and should be treated as such!!

Hope this helps.

I have just come over from the EZ thread as FTW put a link in there for us Aussies, so nice to
meet some of you that I haven't before.

I use dial up as I live in a rural residential area in Qld, and broadband is not accessable for us here.

I use Supernerd which are from Vic. It costs me $42 for 3 months and they give me another
month for free, so its really $42 for 4 months. This is for unlimited downloads, with 4 hour sessions
but I have at times gone over the 4 hours upto nearly 5 hours so it could depend on how many
are using it at the time. Very rarely do I ever get disconnected, in all I am very happy with them.
I was using telstra quite a few years ago, and there really isn't any difference with dial up except
they wanted to charge me like a wounded bull for it, no way thanks. Also another ISP that I keep
as a backup if Supernerd are having any problems is TPG, where it costs me $22 for 22 hours,
but it is just as a backup and I rarely ever use them. Also with Supernerd, they give you a $5
bonus for anyone who joins up from you, but doesn't sound as good as Dodo, that sounds pretty
good, if you get 8 people to join, so that you never have to pay for your internet again.

Anyway off to do some surfing.

I hope you all have a very nice day

Jane