Recent content by saltypete

Thanks for the kind wishes. I really appreciate them. I'm not usually one to 'show off' but I can't help but be excited by the present that my folks got for me. Seeing that it is my 30th birthday they commisioned my Uncle , who is a still life artist of some note, to paint a picture for me. The...

Happy Birthday Doc! Glad to hear you had a great day. Pete

Happy Birthday Dave! Have a great day. Pete

I'm a third year Psychology student here in OZ. Today I got a letter from the Vice-Chancellor inviting me to join the Golden Key Honour Society. I have to admit I'd never heard of it but upon reading the letter it seems that it is quite an honour. Is anyone here a member? If so, I'd be...

Great news Doc! I wish your wife a speedy recovery. Pete

For a second I thought that Helen Clark had made a political comeback. (No offense to your Dad intended!) Pete

Same here. I've smoked 5 of these and 1 was so plugged it was unsmokable, another was tight and rather ordinary, but the other three were truly sublime. I have a real issue with ISOM quality control and lately I have been steering clear of them. Pete

Here in Oz August 18 is known as Long Tan day and is the day that our nation remembers a very famous battle fought by Aussie soldiers during the Vietnam War. Lately it has been generalised (quite rightly I think) to be a tribute to all those who gave their lives and served in the Vietnam War. A...

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Wetshaving product aquisition has hit me hard too. I own a 1908 Single Ring (Cased) 1930's Aristocrat (Cased) British #21 (cased) 2x British #16's (cased) British #66 (cased) British # 58 (cased) 1940's SS (Cased) 1951 Aristocrat 2x...

I always thought twittering was something that one did in the privacy of one's own room and NEVER spoke about to anyone. Pete

What's John Williamson going to sing? "Hey true blue, don't say you're gone. Say you've knocked off for a quito and you'll be back later on." Doesn't have the same ring to it. You can bet that the Diggers who fought in 2 World Wars, and many smaller conflicts never stopped for a bloody 'quito'...

Here in Oz , when we take a break or 'knock off' for a coffee and/or a smoke it is known as taking smoko. The Australian anti-smoking nazis don't like the word and have gone on the record as saying this. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/564797...uits-quit-says/ The PC fun police are at it...

A collection of waltzes and nocturnes by Chopin. Pete

Nice to see you back Dave! I know you have sketchy internet access at the moment but I was getting a bit concerned when I saw you hadn't been around for almost a month. Pete