Topic: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.

[mick7504]

A coupla months ago it was the cooks birthday.
The one that's half way to reaching the ton. 

So she decides that she'd like to go to Queensland for the weekend and do some Whale Watching.
Beauty, that's about as riveting as watching the bloody grass grow.   

No worries, out with the Visa Card and onto a jet to find some fcuken whales.
So we get onto this boat and go on the big whale hunt.

After freezing our arses  off, we came across a pod of the bastards cruising around.
The highlight of the Whale Watching was having a look at a fcuken Whales Tail after the big expedition.

Whales piss me off. 

[dave500]

that poor #$%* just hit an ice berg,its going down like the titanic?

[mick7504]

That was just off the Gold Coast Dave.
Would've been good to catch up for a beer mate but it was a lightening trip.

Watching stubbies sink would've been better than watching fcuken whales sink. 
Ya gotta keep the cook happy though.

We stayed at Broadbeach where those 1% #$%* wits need a few lessons in decorum.
Fcuken wankers.
Big men with their mates.

[motocyconomad]

I heard about those #$%*s out there. that pisses me off. sorry we exported our #$%* cub scout packs. that gets me pissed.

[mick7504]

Here's a couple more photos of one of the best backyards in Oz.
Only problem is that there's fcuken whales in it. 

Seriously, it's a nice place but it's getting fairly crowded in there.
I went for a walk up the beach one afternoon and the sun disappeared behind one of the high rise buildings.

You need a GPS to find the bloody pub. 

[motocyconomad]

what is that city? It looks really nice. thats down by Bells beach?  nice waves i'll bet too.

you guys call them #$%*s "Bikies" ...that #$%* is super funny.

[Terry in Australia]

G'Day Nomad, that's "Surfer's Paradise" on Queensland's Gold Coast. Bell's Beach is down here in Victoria where I live, there's no city to speak of nearby, just a couple of nice coastal towns, Torquay and Jan Juc.

I've got a soft spot for the hell's Angels because a couple of them saved me from a serious beating at the hands of around 20 "Skinheads" back in the 1970's, but they (all 1%er bike clubs) are silly buggers, they're all just "organised" criminal gangs nowadays manufacturing and distributing Methamphetimines, but they ride around with big signs on their backs advertising the fact.

The Mafia has been operating here in Oz for many years, but very few people know anything about them, because they keep to themselves and go about their illegal activities quietly. I grew up with a family of Sicilians next door and they were lovely people. Because my Dad found jobs for a couple of the sons we were invited to all the 21st Birthday parties, Engagement parties, weddings etc, and old Joe would fill my father full of Grappa on a regular basis. My dad was a sign writer, so he was given as much work as he could handle painting signs on truck doors, shop windows, etc, and unlike many of his other non-Italian clients, he was always paid on time, in cash.

To all intents and purposes, they were the perfect neighbours, but they were also all heavily involved with the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. I don't know if my folks knew about it at the time, but it became obvious a few years later when Tony, the oldest son, was questioned in Melbourne along with some other Italian-Australian boys when Donald McKay, an anti-drugs campaigner, disappeared in Griffith, in New South Wales. McKay's body was never found, and Tony and his mates were released without charges laid.

I like Italians, I worked for a couple of Italian-Australian cousins when I was in the Army, and they were great guys. They loved eating and drinking, they had a knack for making money, and were always very generous. As long as I didn't ask too many questions, there were never any problems. If I was gonna get into organised crime, I'd work with these guys before I'd ever get involved with outlaw motorcycle gangs. It'd hard to be "covert" when you're running around with big signs on your backs............

[petercb750]

Yeh Nomad, that might LOOK nice, but there's some pretty ugly sh1t going on in there....the bikies (1%ers) are making their presence felt, and from what I hear from people I know who live there and near there, they are causing quite a bit of grief. This is no doubt due to the youngish population there, and a perfect market for the distribution of drugs, so business is good, and now there are rival gangs fighting over the turf....and now with the Mongols taking over the Finks....who knows where it will all end. The Angels won't back down quietly.....
There's a real problem on that Coast with drugs, alcohol and violence, particularly among the youth.....a lot of people won't go in there at night.
Personally I find the place pretentious and ugly, no offence to those that live there, but it's just not my idea of a place to live/visit. The hinterland up behind it is awesome but.
My step-daughter and fiancé and my 'step grandson' live just south of there, just over the border into NSW - bit more of a relaxed area, imo.
Peter.

[Terry in Australia]

Yeah Pete, when I lived in Brisbane I'd prefer to take my wife and kids to the Sunshine Coast as it wasn't as "commercialised" as the Gold Coast back then, and wasn't as expensive (or sleazy) either. Of a night time, Surfers always reminds me of Kings Cross, for some reason. Cheers, Terry.

[dave500]

tim (kghost)and i live on the gold coast nomad,i live in the hinterland you can see behind all the concrete,tims not far away from me away from the city,i hate going in there for work(i drive a dumpster type truck),its all fake and pretentious.

[mick7504]

tim (kghost)and i live on the gold coast nomad,i live in the hinterland you can see behind all the concrete,tims not far away from me away from the city,i hate going in there for work(i drive a dumpster type truck),its all fake and pretentious.

Now you've gone and pissed that fcuking whale off Dave. 
Whale Satays?

Here's some squid surveillance.
7.62 - Check
Soft Tips - Check
Night Vision - Check
Problem Solved 

Mono.mp4

[trueblue]

Should have gone to Hervey Bay to see the whales Mick.  More whales and not as many pretentious arseholes .

[dave500]

ha you went on the mono rail,a few drunks have fell off that walking the track,i saw canned heat play at the dog house years ago just under the track,henry vestine (rip) and fido were the only originals,vestine had a very precise style,i think an often over looked great?i still play old canned heat vinal.

[mick7504]

Should have gone to Hervey Bay to see the whales Mick.  More whales and not as many pretentious arseholes .

I like Hervey Bay mate.
We spent some time at Xmas 2009 there.
Camped at Burrum Heads.
That was the first time that I'd been there since 1981 when I was trekking up to Darwin.
My Aunty Pearl and Uncle Martin had retired there back then.

The missus reckons that we should retire there but that's gonna be a long way off  I think. 
I remember that there was thousands of parrots/lorrokeets there at sunset.
Noisy bastards were pissin me off.   
And heaps of these little crabs cruising around the rocks at low tide.

It's a nice place for sure.

ha you went on the mono rail,a few drunks have fell off that walking the track,i saw canned heat play at the dog house years ago just under the track,henry vestine (rip) and fido were the only originals,vestine had a very precise style,i think an often over looked great?i still play old canned heat vinal.

Canned heat brings back some very fuzzy memories Dave. 
The good 'ol days. 

[trueblue]

A lot of people seem to like retiring to this area, too many bloody Victorians in Hervey Bay, ruined the place in my opinion.  I live just outside Maryborough about 40 minutes from the Bay.  Much nicer area, but not as touristy .

[Terry in Australia]

Queensland is full of Victorians, and New South Welshmen, and South Australians, because it's the "Florida" of Australia, I don't think there are any folks actually BORN in QLD, they all migrate to QLD when they go on the pension.

As my son once commented about QLD, "God made heaven on earth, then filled it full of dickheads".

[mick7504]

A lot of people seem to like retiring to this area, too many bloody Victorians in Hervey Bay, ruined the place in my opinion.  I live just outside Maryborough about 40 minutes from the Bay.  Much nicer area, but not as touristy .

One of fellas is working for us in the Maryborough area mate.
Baldie, he's a top bloke and one of the old school.
The only drawback is that he looks like that Brad Murdoch, the Peter Falconio killer.
It's a worry. 

[dave500]

i married a gold coast girl,cant chuck me out?

[trueblue]

Terry, I was born here.  I prefered it back when the southerners stopped at the Sunshine Coast.  Now we seem to be getting all their rejects . 

Mick, what's his name?  If he is a local I may know the guy

[mick7504]

Terry, I was born here.  I prefered it back when the southerners stopped at the Sunshine Coast.  Now we seem to be getting all their rejects . 

Mick, what's his name?  If he is a local I may know the guy

Baldie comes from Perth mate.
He's been working up around Injune for quite awhile with our RM300 road reclaimer and spreader  truck.
He's a non drinker these days  but he can spin a bloody good yarn. 

He's operating the old Isuzu FVZ spreader in the Maryborough area.
You might see him around the joint where there's roadworks getting done.

[mick7504]

Well I'm sitting outside enjoying a nice quite beer and then all of a sudden there's this noise on the flyscreen.
Check this out.
A bloody Geckos grabbed hold of a grasshopper and she's on. 

[dave500]

bless its heart,mini dinosaur.

[trueblue]

Terry, I was born here.  I prefered it back when the southerners stopped at the Sunshine Coast.  Now we seem to be getting all their rejects . 

Mick, what's his name?  If he is a local I may know the guy

Baldie comes from Perth mate.
He's been working up around Injune for quite awhile with our RM300 road reclaimer and spreader  truck.
He's a non drinker these days  but he can spin a bloody good yarn. 

He's operating the old Isuzu FVZ spreader in the Maryborough area.
You might see him around the joint where there's roadworks getting done.

There was an Isuzu spreader with a big bald guy driving, working on the highway a couple of weeks back.  Possibly could be him

[mick7504]

Terry, I was born here.  I prefered it back when the southerners stopped at the Sunshine Coast.  Now we seem to be getting all their rejects . 

Mick, what's his name?  If he is a local I may know the guy

Baldie comes from Perth mate.
He's been working up around Injune for quite awhile with our RM300 road reclaimer and spreader  truck.
He's a non drinker these days  but he can spin a bloody good yarn.  ;D8

He's operating the old Isuzu FVZ spreader in the Maryborough area
You might see him around the joint where there's roadworks getting done.

There was an Isuzu spreader with a big bald guy driving, working on the highway a couple of weeks back.  Possibly could be him

I reckon that it could be Baldie mate.
The spreader is painted white. SPT01 is the plant number.

[trueblue]

I'll pay more attention next time Mick.  I'll blast the horn, give him a wave and make him wonder who this bloody wierdo is