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Hi Vince we look forward to seeing you. (Hope the water goes down and the beer gets in before you do).These are Diamantina Barra
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Hey Toonfish - no slagging the Carp....The pommies love em.

Carp Mag.

I am trying to find the feral cat lovers, cane toad appreciation society and sandfly lovers club.

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Andrew & Jen - have you told Toonfish yet?These are Diamantina Barra
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We should make them all come over to wipe out the pests as they put them here in the first place.Regards Bob
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Does Toonfish understand about the hypnosis yet? Will he need lessons?These are Diamantina Barra
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I have had a chat with Mr Toonfish, and he is apparently one for 'tickling.' Hope that you take this as a sincere question..... "Is Ian pretty good in the Tickling department" If he is, then Mr Toonfish will be (like) buttered in his fry pan.

Mr Toonfish I think might need some hypnosis lessons - I'll direct him to the causeway for an intro.

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As I have known Ian since he was 16 I am able to report he is very good in the tickling department. As for Mr Toonfish - he seems unable/unwilling to say anything. He is not still sulking I hope. His turn will come.These are Diamantina Barra
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Who me sulking , never too busy
But i am prone to a little tickling .
but dont forget
a feather is kinky
the whole chicken is just perverted!1999 NISSAN NAVARA DUALCAB
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2 awestruck kids (dads driving!)

Told you I wanted to go to Antarctica.These are Diamantina Barra
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me too
but its too cold brrrrWow, am I cute! The extra long legs are built-in prevention against ducks disease. Great looks and a real goer. Doesnt waddle along like some.

Bottom of the river I should imagine (but will speak to my mate at BOM Hydrology). Today it hit 50 on the front verandah outside my lounge room window - this is on the eastern side of the house. The official recording is at the Police Station and the autmoatic weather station on the western side of the airstrip. Our temperature in Birdsville is always 3 - 4 degrees above what you read on the ABC weathermap each night, possibly because the TV temp is the one taken at 12 Noon and the hottest part of the day is about 3:00 p.m. Everyone who could has had a kip today (probably because we have to be up and at it for Happy Hour at 6:00 - it is Friday isn't it?). The humidity is not so high today which makes it a bit easier. Just received a nice present - today's newspaper from Adelaide and a parcel of FRESH King George Whiting - yummmy. Sent up on a visiting plane from Dingo Jack and his 'Follow Me I'm Lost' Tours (they flew in the first weekend to see the water) and as a thank you to everyone up here we all got fresh whiting. Thank you Dingo Jack.
(Nice fish in your picture The Banjo).These are Diamantina Barra
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The Banjo, Hydrology mate says - riverbed. Sometime long ago someone worked out where 0 was and even though that spot may be a waterhole which always has water in it all readings are done from that, even though may be full of silt, debris or whatever.These are Diamantina Barra
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Andrew, what have I been trying to tell you since the water first arrived here? Hmmmm? A cool 45.5 at 10:00 a.m. - fair bit of wind blowing so not so bad - in the afternoons the wind drops completely and it is hot.These are Diamantina Barra
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Don't ya just hate it when people are right!! This Goyders Lagoon must be a big and thirsty critter - I thought that it was a bit of a swamp just out of town! And the weather - 45.5C and windy - Jen is over the moon - those wild flowers I reckon will be a dried flower arrangement. Hows the Mr Diamantina Barra man going - thought you wouldn't have enough room in the fridge for fresh whiting!
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Sorry to take so long Andrew but the town has been without phone system since 1:00 p.m. Saturday until this a.m. - gremlins again. Now, I have not received my Westprint Newsletter yet - probably Monday's mail (only comes in Monday and Thursday) - think about this. When was the Newsletter written, printed and mailed? If you recall last week's posts I told you that the water was through Goyder's Lagoons (as seen by the Pilots) and that the water was already at Clifton Hills - at the One Mile Yards (after talking to the station) and that it was expected to be at Cowarie Station (by last Sunday)! Yes the water is winding its way slowly down the River and yes it will go into the Warburton Groove at the top of the Lake, but there won't be huge volumes.
The water is below 6 metres this a.m. and Ian went down early and said the road to the bridge is partially uncovered and we'll be able to walk out there this afternoon (for exercise) - some of the bitumen has been rolled up by the way the water came in so furiously the first day. The weather bureau is predicting a SE cool change for us this afternoon (yesterday sat on 50) and as always before a wind change we get a dust storm - in today's case (because of the water all around) we just have dust in the air, quite thick like a heat haze. The wind is in the N/NW and will slowly move its way around to the S/SE.
The fresh whiting was scrumptious.
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Dingo Jack - you missed another good night in the Pub (because the Doyle's were there!) - the boat people turned up again. Ronnie the Rat won third prize in the P & C Raffle (another calculator just what he needs). The ringers were in town and council has four days off so everyone was heading up to Melrose Place for a Bachelor Party.
Nominations for Council Elections were yesterday!! Fresh whiting for dinner tonight with the last of the fresh green beans - baked cheesecake with blueberries. Sunday a.m. we are having Town Coffee again with salami & pineapple pinwheels, scones and someone's making a cake.
Wolfie came home yesterday - noticed his car on the way to the Pub - he came over the SD. There are some nice tops on the dunes. When we get a chance to talk to him will find out how good/bad it is and let everyone know.
Ian says - if the heat keeps up forget about doing the Wildflower Tour come and see the parched earth tour.These are Diamantina Barra
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Hello Bob, welcome back - you didn't have a very long holiday. Just added a post above in Andrew & Jen's which will give you this morning's update on weather and tide.These are Diamantina Barra
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Ruth,

Thanks for the updates, always good to know what the River is doing.

We did have just over 3 weeks away, visiting friends and rellies, in Brissy, and along the coast, and Blue Mountains, in NSW. Was only back 3 days, and I spent last week away, in Longreach and Townsville.

This week is catch up, weeds, waters and bookwork.

See ya,
Bob.

Gidday Bob
Glad to hear you are back after a week away. How are things up your way now? Has the water dropped right down? When you catch up by the end of this week, you are welcome to come here coz I have a bit of a problem down here with weeds and water (pool needs cleaning) and the paperwork is mounting. An acre is so much to look after!
Andrew2001 Landcruiser 100S Turbo Diesel
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