THE THREAD!!!

[jeffk3510]

Oh, and comb your hair, iron your shirt, shave, and wear a matching undershirt.

[Onime No Kyo]

Direct and to the point. I think I kinda respect that. [:D]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Direct and to the point. I think I kinda respect that. [:D]

Get yourself a gmail account and get claiming! [:D]

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: Paladin1dcs

Good afternoon! All this talk of Spring makes me want to head outside, but then I get outdoors on me and it's right back to the safety of my living room. A fellow could get hurt out there, or worse, sunburnt! Thank you, I'll keep my fish-belly white coloration! I'm not pale, it's artic camo!

Especially after you've been outside in West By God Virginia for a short time... the coal dust creates the grey and black portions of the camo, right? [:'(]

[Dixie]

It's been busy at work, the Lanc was outside for engine runs for the first time since October, the Dak was up and about and even the Hurricane went out into the sunshine. [:)]

[bradfordkay]

You have sunshine in old Blighty?

[sprior]

In new Blighty too.

[DivePac88]

Morning tithe... I've just been on a walk with my OT/Physio in the Park, haven't been out-there regularly for three years. We made it to the top of the hill, and could sit on an old stump. Could see the Lake below, with the high wall of the Southern Alps shimmering in behind, life is good. [:)]

[jeffk3510]

Good to hear, Des!

[sprior]

life is good

Yes it is and we're glad you still think so.

PS as a Dunedin person do you know Debbie at the Albany Street Pharmacy?

[Schanilec]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Morning tithe... I've just been on a walk with my OT/Physio in the Park, haven't been out-there regularly for three years. We made it to the top of the hill, and could sit on an old stump. Could see the Lake below, with the high wall of the Southern Alps shimmering in behind, life is good. [:)]

And that is what it all about.[&o]

Great to hear.[:)]

[DuckofTindalos]

+1

[Kwik E Mart]

...been watching D. Abbey lately...just finished first season...any thoughts from my thread bretheren on the other side of the pond?

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

+1

+2...beautiful views always seem to make life better!

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: sprior

life is good

Yes it is and we're glad you still think so.

PS as a Dunedin person do you know Debbie at the Albany Street Pharmacy?

Simon, Simon... [:-] Calling someone a Dunedin person could get you shot up here in the Otago highcountry, that's even though I was born in Dunedin. We call the city people 'loopies', they come here in their thousands in the holiday season and generally overcrowd our beautiful little town.

I have spent sometime in Dunedin, mainly in Hospital or on shopping trips. I'm afraid I can't recall meeting your friend, but their are about one hundred-thousand people living in Dunedin.
One thing I did realize when I was in the cities in the UK on my OE; was how much the Buildings in Dunedin were like buildings in the UK cities.

[bradfordkay]

Glad to hear that you are getting out some more, Des. Before long you'll be hiking to Edoras...

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

...been watching D. Abbey lately...just finished first season...any thoughts from my thread bretheren on the other side of the pond?

I quite like that program too, it is well acted and has a good story-line. But being a 'Colonial' also, it sort of grates me on how far the British upper-class were up themselves.

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Glad to hear that you are getting out some more, Des. Before long you'll be hiking to Edoras...

Afraid I'm not into that sort of site-seeing,do like the movies and books though.

Just down the road from where we live, is the forest where the house chase in the first movie was filmed. My brother and I used to shot rabbits there when we were kids, wouldn't do it now though, as we would probably shot a happy-camper by mistake.

Also most of the mountain scenes in the Lord of the rings movies, were shot within fifty kilometers of here. So you can see why it's really great for me to get to that stump, so I can see those same mountains.

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Glad to hear that you are getting out some more, Des. Before long you'll be hiking to Edoras...

Afraid I'm not into that sort of site-seeing,do like the movies and books though.

Just down the road from where we live, is the forest where the house chase in the first movie was filmed. My brother and I used to shot rabbits there when we were kids, wouldn't do it now though, as we would probably shot a happy-camper by mistake.

Also most of the mountain scenes in the Lord of the rings movies, were shot within fifty kilometers of here. So you can see why it's really great for me to get to that stump, so I can see those same mountains.

That's truly cool, Des. I am glad that you can easily see those - on clear days. I've been a Tolkein fan since I first read The Hobbit at age 13. That early scene in the movie with Frodo and Sam leaving Hobbiton for some reason always reminded me of my best friend from high school and myself. I got him into backpacking, though he was never as adventurous as I - thus when I watch those scenes I always reflect back on those days...

[nashvillen]

Nice, Des. I have looked at the areas in NZ on Google earth and looked at pictures taken there. Without all the props things don't look the same.