Easter BBQ ?

Dunno Mad dog.

Anywhere's fine with me and my Mrs.

We dont wanna drive 100 Ks but were not scared of the road either.

We are in Caulfield. Where are you?

I'm around Geelong but Easter I'll be hanging around Wombat Forest for a night or two, come wheelin' with ya bbq if you like.

Yeah OK.

Don't know exactly Wombat Forest. Travel mate has it past Bairnesdale?
That can't be right!

By bbq do you mean the freebie weber?

Looking firward to it.

Phone No. on Member profile page

iMusty.

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Hmm, just goes to show that travelmate isn't such a mate, fancy sending you off in the wrong direction. Have a look on your maps around the Gisborne area for wombat forest, what you need to find is firth park. I can email a digital map if you can't find it. Yes the weber.

A Digital map would be the LAZY way to do it.

OK! email it through...

email address on profile.

iMusty

Having probs finding a large scale map that shows sufficient detail, isn't that the way, thousands on maps on the lappy and can't find the one I want. I'll put something together, have you got a gps ? Basically take Carrols Lane about 10 minutes out of Gisborne on the Bacchus Marsh road, pick up Firth Road for 15 or 20 min and turn right along a short rd (not sign posted last time I was there) into the park...All good dirt roads...have you got a GPS ?

No gps but we'll find it, no problems.

You've given good instructions.

We might even drive Sat night?

Dunno yet.

Cheers

iMusty

I'll try and join you - if that's OK with you guys?

Do you have a GPS co-ordinate Mad Dog? I have Firth Lake on my mapping software and I know the area (a bit :).

Easter Sunday - what time?

Mike Harding

OK with me Mike.

Be nice to meet you...

iMusty

All Welcome Mike. I'll be there overnight from Sat if I'm not working otherwise I'll be in the area from 9.30ish Sun
I'll post a couple of positions tomorrow from home....at work now

Firth Park is 55 270640 5853328 WGS84

The turnoff into the park from Firth Rd is 55 270830 5853718 WGS84

How far along firth rd do you make the turnoff?

And in which direction?

Looking forward to it.

Are we all still on?

iMusty.

Ps We are going Sat night. My Mrs. is looking forward to it.

I'll put together some better directions for you. At this stage it looks like I'll be camping over Sat night as well.

Still waiting on those directions Mad Dog.

Yep I haven't forgotten, I'm working on them right now in between work, 50th anniversary celebrations at the school and keeping the kids under control :)

I entered the coordinates into my mapping software OK Ray - the spot is about 200m north of Firth Lake? There appears to be some kind of loop track around there too. Do you guys have any radio comms? Is this State Forest or an organised campground or what? Are you both planning to camp there on the Sat/Sun night? Anyone else coming? Anyone know any good jokes? :)

Mike Harding

Yep that's the spot Mike. The loop track is a nice dirt rd around a large sloping grassy area. It part of the wombat forest so bring ya motor bike, generator, loud music and wild women:) At this stage I'll be sleeping over Sat night. I'll have the UHF on ch24, also scanning Mt Macedon 70 cm & 2m and 439.000 simplex....you are a ham I think...3j**...yes

I'll try and do Sat night Ray but there is a new woman in the offing and, to be perfectly honest, if it's a choice between a night in the forest and... well you get the idea :)

Otherwise all sounds good - I know where you'll be and I'll put a call out for you on Macedon 2m VK3J-mad-dog :) - We'll exchange e-mails later in the week.

Is this a popular camping area? Are there likely to be other people there? In the Wombat I guess that's a yes?

I'll pack the Wild Woman, gen, ghetto blaster, bike, shotgun and mad dog (well, actually, she's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - but you should see her when she's roused!!! :).

Anyone else game?

Mike Harding

lol...I'm a T call Mike...the J was in reference to your call...maybe I'm wrong

Limited too - stuff Morse - that died a long time ago. Whyever would anyone do that now? (Not that they need to any more). And we're moving on even more I'm pleased to say.

Mike Harding

PS. Look like there won't be many of us :)

oh well the ACA database fails me. Don't try looking up Mad Dog coz it aint there :)

Been a limited for 26yrs athough it doesn't seem that long and still haven't played with all the fun available on the higher freqs. Activity these days is limited to mobile operations. I got excited, brought a HF rig, threw on a tapped whip, worked 5x9 into Europe and hardly touched it since. Oh well it may come in handy for an emergency one day...lol

Oh, very good Mike.

Any one know any good jokes. :-)

Maybee the lynchen mob wil b theire 2 now.

Thanks.

If they swing me. You can have my bus. Lol.

iMusty.

Oh by the way...

Heidi, my Mrs. is not aware I have spent $50 on membership.

It's better kept that way, OK?

iMusty.

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yep, ok

>Heidi, my Mrs. is not aware I have spent $50 on membership.
>It's better kept that way, OK?

Cross my palm with $49.95 and I'm sure we can accommodate you :)

Sounds like shower tents will be in order then :( (Trouble is - I don't own one! - perhaps she could look the other way?).

Looks like I'll be there guys - the new female will take a week or two more :) That's women for you!

So none of you other misserable bugg*ers are going to be there then? Goodness "Les enfants terrible" of Ex Oz scare them all off :)

Mike Harding

Nudity is in order as she is a grown-up.

Shower tents suck, anyway.

I don't use one unless there is huge pressure to do so.

I just won't drive 100s of K's to miss the great outdoors.

We will be leaving around Noon on Saturday as I am babysitting Fri night.

iMusty.

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Sounds Great!

The minute I mention My woman is Ok with nudity, every one pipes up, WE'LL BE THERE TOO!!!

lOl

She's not a nudist.

I was just saying that It's OK not to have a shower thingy.

Just keep that membership cost quiet.

See ya's there.

iMusty.

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Ok Wombie, see ya there. ch24

>Just keep that membership cost quiet.

No problem :)

btw guys, as Ray no doubt knows, this spot is at 700m altitude so expect it may well be a bit on the cool side during the evening/night. I'll take a guess on a 5C minimum - what do you reckon Ray?

Actually I have a book by Allan and Barbara Pease (they've written a few psychology books etc) called "Politically Incorrect Jokes" - perhaps I should bring that along to read around the fire :)

Now... where's that banjo and funny hat...?

Mike Harding

Yes I expect so Mike so come prepared with appropriate gear, nothing worse than being cold when trying to sleep. The book sounds like a scream.

Just on the campfire subject.

We have heaps of firewood on hand, so we'll bring it with us.

Plenty for a good fire.

As for Allan Pease, the body language expert. That bloke owed Hundreds of Thousands to the ATO. At the meeting to discuss the debt, he noticed their body language was favorable so he floated the idea of paying his Tax Debt with courses on body language to the ATO. They bought it and he paid bugger all Tax.

I like the man.

If he ever owes you money, talk to him on the telephone.

iMusty.

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Firewood is good!

>Firewood is good!

I have a chainsaw! :)

Check your Yahoo mailbox Ray.

Mike Harding

Chainsaw is good too.
Tomorrow Mike. I'll be shafted if I access it from work :)

Sounds like it will be cold.

We'd better bring another blanket & doonah.

Are there power points there for the heater, tele and Xbox?

Of course! And I'll bring you a cup of warm milk and tuck you in at bedtime.

Actually I'm going to revise that 5C down to 4C.

Found a babysitter for my dog so it'll just be me now - she sulks when I take her bush anyway.

Mike Harding

4C ?

4 Cents? Are you bidding on the bus?

iMusty.

Gotta be worth more than that with the firewood :)

See you Sunday guys!

Yeah.

We're really looking forward to it.

C ya there.

Ok cya there Wombie

Thanks guys, nice to meet you all.

You too Ray :)

Sorry to have missed you Wombat.

iMusty... I don't know what we'll do with you :) But you have a lovely lady who I'm sure will sort you out :)

Mike Harding

Thanks guys. ... And girls.

Was good to put faces to names.

Heidi was real pleased you were all nice people.

You made us feel comfortable. I appreciate that a lot.

See you all again, another time.

iMusty.