Just reading the news about Belinda Emmett.

Aussies have had a rough year as far as personalities go, but this has to be one of the saddest. She was way too young and her battle against cancer for the last 8 years was unfair. May she rest in peace.

OMG....didn't realise she had passed away. Such a beautiful young woman.

So, so sad.

Can't say I like Rove much, but he must be totally devastated. What a tragedy.

wow i didnt see that any where what a tragic year for our personalitys but as you said fox R.I.P

That's horrible.
I wasn't aware that she'd relapsed at all.....or was it cardiac/immune compromised complications or something? (I work in Oncology myself)
Edit: Just read it was a secondary form of bone cancer.

As Aussiefox said above, she was such a beautiful young woman. In all her photos she looked like a gorgeous, sensitive soul.

I'm so shocked.
At least her soul is free from that cumbersome disease.....poor thing.

what a lovely soul gone to heaven.
l loved her on Home and Away.
just too young to die


Feeling pretty ****ty at the mo as l just had my e-gold hacked and completely emptied. l entered a link and after making intial deposit and press "confirm" button the *******s took the lot. it wasnt much $800 but too me its taken ages to build up what with the luck lve had this year with HYIPS anyway does anyone think l have a chance of retreiving any. l doubt it.



Anyway RIP Belinda and condolences to her family.

Each year watching the Logies, the list of stars that passed in the last year seems to get longer and longer...Steve Irwin, Brocky and now Belinda...

3 great Aussies that will never be forgoten and who will be sadly missed.

Justin as you work in oncology, you have my utmost respect.

Your character must be amazing.

I would never have the emotional capability to cope with the terminally ill, particularly the children.

Props to you Justin, for your strength.

Pete

I cannot think of another place to put my post# 4000.

A year or so back this seemed unachievable. well here I am. I would like to think that my posts have not always consisted of a few words, but , rather that I have posted from the heart, and from my experience, as limited as it may be." I lose too."

Over 1 year in MMG, and probably as much in "Those who shall not be named".

My time in MMG started during the heyday of "Expinvest", I wonder if a site like this would even get a small investment in this day an age of "quicker is better".

Prior to this I made some money from . Pips, Easychair, and, Goldenrocks, and others.and don't forget 12dp (huge)I am still here, and I will still be here when I make my #8000 post.

I have made friends here, and I treasure them. You know who you are.

Love to all Pete

Congrats on reaching your 4000th post, Pete.

I always enjoy reading your posts.

Here's to the next 4000.

4000 posts Pete......Well done

Congratulations

Pete, you're the man.
Happy 4000th!

Thanks for the nice comments above.....it's a fairly humiliating role I can tell you.
Glamour is absent but it's a very 'human' environment to work in. No fake pearly-white teeth celebrities here I can tell ya.

The team effort warmth is what carries us all through the day.
Luckily we don't have kids here, I work at the Royal Brisbane Hospital....but some of the youngest souls with Leukaemia are 15-16 yrs.

Guess I got my 'character' from when I almost died with peritonitis when I was 11. It made me age about 10 years emotionally in a couple of weeks. Since I nearly passed away in a hospital, I see this as graciously paying back my gratitude.

A stranger started a conversation with me a few weeks ago at the pool while my kids were
having swimming lessons.

She was a nurse too, so we started chatting about work etc. She told me she worked in
Oncology. My initial reaction was something along the lines of....." Oh no, how could you
work there, you must go home from work every day so upset".

But her answer was simply this.

These people have cancer whether I am there or not. If I can help make their day, and their treatment
that bit better, then I go home happy.

She made it sound simple, but it takes very special people to work
in that area.

I had never thought of it like that before. I'm a sook, but I can as a rule cope with sick
patients, and have been with dozens as they have taken their last breath. But it is the
family's grief and despair I have trouble dealing with. '


Let's hope they find a cure for that horrible devastating disease.

YIPPEEE!!!!...It rained here today...for about 10minutes ...
we got at least 2mm of rain in our tanks!!

Maybe Queensland could share with the rest of us??

My home town of Caloundra is as I write a National disaster area. We have had a massive bush fire blazing all day, forced by 35knot Westerlies. This is totally at odds with the Southern border of the State which has had snow in November for the first time since 1941.

People have been evacuated from everywhere, but, fortunately the wind has fallen off this evening, giving the helicopters a chance to stop the burn.

Tomorrow, I guess we will know just what the level of damage is, if the strong winds don't come up with the sun. This was supposed to be controlled burning, when the forecast for high winds was for days in advance.

Some of these developers have some bad Karma coming.

Pete

Hi Pete

Here in Scotland there was a lot of rain yesterday but today was a pleasant dry November day, about 5 or 6 degrees.

Take care, we don't want you burning up.

We had a really heavy snowfall here......followed by rain and hail all day.

Sorry to hear about the fires Pete.....and we've got months of hot weather coming up

We were really lucky, in as much we had a windshift late in the day. The fires came so close to houses, airport, and local businesses, that we could have nearly been wiped out.

I really worry about your part of the world this summer A.F.

Pete

Hi Cheryl

Wow, snow at the start of your summer. That's crazy. Even we wouldn't get that unless you are very high up in the hills. April (our spring) is about the last time we could get snow and that's very unusual.

I remember being in St.Moritz in Switzerland once when it snowed in midsummer (mid-July), but that was only because it's 6000 feet up. It was also about 30 years ago before anyone had ever heard of global warming.

I've just looked at Swiss webcams and there's no snow there now and the temperatures are warmer than Scotland. Who knows what will happen next?

Glad the winds changed for you, Pete.

Hi Cake, well, we've gone from snow last week to a sweltering 36 degrees celscius today and yesterday.
Stage 4 water restrictions now, so no outside water for anything unless it is grey water

I am making the kids have baths instead of showers, and when the water is cold transferring it to a watering can to water the garden. Makes for a lot of work, but being a garden/plant lover, can't bear to see the plants die.

Cake, sounds like you have done a lot of travelling in your time




Pete, the fires looked really bad, hope you and your neighbours came out of it okay.

I am dreading summer this year Pete, as far as fires go.....have a really bad feeling about it all......so glad that I am not living in the bush now.

know what you mean AF

This is the weirdest November isn't it?

I'm having this really bad feeling about Dec/Jan

fire wise here at the foot of the blue mts

Even Nov come to think of it

Thorpie Quits.

Very sad that a young man of 24 quits when he should be approaching the peak of his career.

Maybe it's something in the lycra suits?

Pete

Mmmmm, I much prefer speedo's........


Have to disagree with you there Pete, I don't think it's sad, well, not for him anyway.

He can now do whatever he wants to do with his life, and money is no object....good on him I say.

So, is he gay? He'd have to be wouldn't he?

I'm just wondering. Why do Aussies call each other "mates"?

Same reason American's call each other Pal or buddy I suppose.

Mates sometimes you can have mates and then you can have mates

The two being totally different types. lol

Similar to how women have 'girlfriends' yet aren't lesbians I suppose.
But if we were to have 'boyfriends'......well.....

Goes back to the early days, when we were a nation of semen.

Pete

nation of semen
Dude you´r to funny

Posting this just because I want to......



GREEN AND GOLD MALARIA by Rupert McCall

The day would soon arrive when I could not ignore the rash.
I was obviously ill and so I called on Doctor Nash.
This standard consultation would adjudicate my fate.
I walked into his surgery and gave it to him straight:

'Doc, I wonder if you might explain this allergy of mine,
I get these pins and needles running up and down my spine.
From there, across my body, it will suddenly extend
My neck will feel a shiver and the hairs will stand on end.
And then there is the symptom that a man can only fear
A choking in the throat, and the crying of a tear.'

Well, the Doctor scratched his melon with a rather worried look.
His furrowed brow suggested that the news to come was crook.

'What is it, Doc?' I motioned. 'Have I got a rare disease?'
'I'm man enough to cop it sweet, so give it to me, please.'

'I'm not too sure,' he answered, in a puzzled kind of way.
'You've got some kind of fever, but it's hard for me to say.
When is it that you feel this most peculiar condition?'

I thought for just a moment, then I gave him my position:

I get it when I'm standing in an Anzac Day parade,
And I get it when the anthem of our native land is played.
And I got it when Meninga made a Kiwi crunching run,
And when Border gritted his teeth to score a really gutsy ton.
I got it back in '9I when Farr Jones held the Cup,
And I got it when Japan was stormed by Better Loosen Up.
I get it when the Banjo takes me down the Snowy River,
And Matilda sends me waltzing with a billy boiling shiver.
It hit me hard when Sydney was awarded with the Games,
And I get it when I see our farmers fighting for their names.
It flattened me when Bertrand raised the boxing kangaroo,
And when Perkins & Thorpey smashed records, well, the rashes were true blue.'

'So tell me, Doc,' I questioned. 'Am I really gonna die ?.'
He broke into a smile before he looked me in the eye.
As he fumbled with his stethoscope and pushed it out of reach,
He wiped away a tear and then he gave this stirring speech:
'From the beaches here in Queensland to the sweeping shores of Broome,
On the Harbour banks of Sydney where the waratah's in bloom.
From Uluru at sunset to the mighty Tasman Sea,
In the Adelaide cathedrals, at the roaring MCG.
From the Great Australian Bight up to the Gulf of Carpentaria,
The medical profession call it "green and gold malaria".

But forget about the text books, son, the truth I shouldn't hide.
The rash that you've contracted here is "good old Aussie pride".
I'm afraid that you were born with it and one thing is for sure
You'll die with it, young man, because there isn't any cure.'

Thank you A.F.

Beats the out of a Turkey any day, happy Thanksgiving to all of our"Seppo" mates.

Tonight it's : Fosters, Forex, NQ lager, Emu Bitter, or Cascade, depending where you are.

Even a lovely glass of Aussie Red.

Pete

The world should know, that our first currency was Rum.
(No wonder we are such a nation of piss pots.)

Pete

Good one, Pete.

Hi Cheryl

I liked the poem.

Thanks Cake,
This is really a fun little thread, it's taken us the best part of a year to make 46 pages, but, with true blue spirit we box on with a little help from our friends.

Pete

Oh an A.F living in Queensland, I thought that the itch I ccouldn't scratch was crabs.

Quality rather than quantity!!

Slowly does it is best.

As the Romans used to say "Festina lente" - Hurry slowly.

couple of tough days at the office for thr Poms eh?

Pete

its good toose give them something too chase

forget the cricket for a minute
forget the victorian elections
what about the other guys in
green and gold thats right
the AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL TEAM
i would have too say i have just watched one
of the most thrilling games
of rugby leauge ever what a game
after 86 minutes the AUSSIES defeated the
all blacks new zealand 12 -16

Congratulations to the Aussies in the tri-nations Rugby League beating New Zealand 16-12. Ozy ozy ozy.

Kind Regards

Cayman

It was fantastic to see Damien Leith win Australian Idol last night.

That man has the most superb voice and ability.

Congrats to Damien. What a unique voice he has. Great Falsetto.

Regards
Cayman

My wife would like me to be a falsetto, rather than a baritone, hmmmmmmmm.

Scary stuff.

Pete




You are right Watsuuuuup,
That was a thriller.

Pete

Roll on Aussie Rules I say

lol tons of ausies here

Lunch in the second test of the Ashes. Did you'll see how excited the Poms got when they won the toss? Only thing they are going to win this ashes series

I have noticed that they are very skilfull tossers.

Pete

Just popping in to say hi on my way to the pub

OMG Robby williams in Perth

lol...ausie thread are you serious?

OMG - Robbie Williams

Makes this 40 something year old heart beat a bit faster

But he's all hairy and.....eewww! I just don't understand....

Well Justin, let me explain it to you.....

on second thoughts, better not make this an X rated thread....... I dont' want another warning