New Year's Greetings
Submitted: Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 11:14
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Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year for 2006. I wonder if others found 2005 as challenging as I did - but I'm nothing if not optimistic and always look forward to trying to do better each year. Trust the Lear Jet landed on someone's runway to present them with the $32M from Lotto last night - if not, we still live in the greatest, safest, most beautiful country in the world - and on this
Forum, we all have each other. How lucky are we?
Weather today - hot, blowing northerly/norwesterly - dry as - temp around 42 at 10:30. Cold prawns for lunch today and cold champagne - with those few people left in town. How good is that?
Very best wishes to everyone. Ruth and Ian.
Reply By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 11:27
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 11:27
G'day Ruth,
Maybeit's just me but I have just not seen you here for a while.
Sounds like
Birdsville is a bit like the
Hill at this time of year. Most people have left or are leaving. I head for north coast NSW tomorrow, very early, too early, gee it's a long way to the coast.
We had 41 at 10.30, haven't decided on lunch yet but I am at work so no champers for me.
All the best to you guys too.
Duncs
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Reply By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 11:33
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 11:33
Hi Ruth, Happy New Year...
I have tried ringing a few times with no luck but whilst i am thinking of it.......
Could you book me into the onsuite cabin for Sat 27th May 06 please...
Regards Grant..
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Follow Up By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:19
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:19
G'day Grant,
Will have to get hold of you when the time gets closer, or vice versa, in case I forget, I am heading out there in the last week of april, across the french line/rig rd, then down to
Lyndhurst, and back up the strezleckie, hopefully run into you somewhere depending on where we are on what days.
Avagoodn
Pezza
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Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 16:51
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 16:51
Happy New Year Ruth & Ian hope its a better one for you. I should be down your way again early April as part of a 2 month tour to
Adelaide -
Perth-
Broome-
Darwin-
Cairns. Just starting to get a bit of rain up here temp about 33 driest December in years
Cheers Rob
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Follow Up By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 23:55
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 23:55
We might have to twist your arm in coming up to
Cape York..
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Reply By: Member - David 0- Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 12:16
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 12:16
Happy New Year Ruth
I hope 2006 is a great year for you. 2005 was a big one for us. I told the ADF where to go finally, as they kept stuffing me around. 4 years of their BS was enough for me so no helicopter jockey job for me. However our new business ventures are occupying much of our time. We should get to see you more often now. Enjoy the prawns and chamapgne.
David and Justine
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 12:53
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 12:53
Hi Ruth,
Wishing you and yours Peace and Prosperity in the new year from one who has appreciated your hospitality.
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Reply By: RustyHelen - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:01
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:01
Hi Ruth
And all the best to you and yours as
well.
We enjoyed catching up during the year (Sept) and spending a few days in
Birdsville.
You at least would know what 42 feels like, just spare a thought for wet and cold
Melbourne-- we had 42.9 top at
home yesterday and we are not used to that I can assure you. Got down to a "cold" 31 at 4.00 am this morning.
Rusty
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Follow Up By: GOB & denny vic member - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 14:52
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 14:52
goodday ruth
happy new year
no tattslotto hasnt rung me yet
in regards to weather above it is now 2.50pm and rain is falling steadily and accordding to the bomb? (bom ) radar is covering a lot of our fire areas as
well as there were several burnig out of control still
steve
ps i think it might even be wet down
john r 's way
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Reply By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:25
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:25
Happy new year Ruth and Ian,
Am planning on enjoying your hospitality in late april.
All the best
Pezza
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:27
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:27
G'day Ruth,
Happy New Year to you and everyone else on EO.
A mild 39 here, at 12.20pm, but have the furnace winds blowing. Pleased we are able to share the 40+ degree weather with our southern friends. Should be more of it!
2005 was a good year for us, Ruth, but busy as!!! Handled over 42,000 head of cattle, about 2.5 times more than a "normal" year. Must have been that June rain, eh. Optimism, we had it by the bucketful this year, not bad for a born pessimist!
Looks like toasted sangers, and a cold beer here.
Thanks for your wishes, see you sometime in '06.
Kind Regards,
Bob
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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:57
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 13:57
From this
To this in 4 hours what happens
Have a good year.
All the best
Eric
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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 14:02
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 14:02
Opps It should have been from this
To this in 4 hours
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:12
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:12
hahahahah seems somehow better hahahaha
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:13
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:13
Better to understand I meant hahahaha not better looking eeewww
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Follow Up By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:34
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 15:34
Are you sure bonz
All the best
Eric
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 19:45
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 19:45
Yep, I'm sure...The first words didnt come out right
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Reply By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 16:41
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 16:41
Hi Ruth and Ian.
All the best for the New Year. Thought that you might have flown the coup by now!
Hoping to pass by this year around the middle of the year.
From Big Kidz (Andrew and Jen)
and Big Kidz little Kidz (Luke, Lachlan and Kaitlyn).
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 19:49
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 19:49
One day Ruth we will get to call by, Happy New Year to you and Ian and all the 06 best.
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Reply By: Boxhead - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 20:40
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 20:40
Happy new year Ruth & Ian.
Hope you get thru the heat & have a great '06
all the best from
Mark & Nikki Wheeldon -
Warwick
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Follow Up By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 09:23
Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 09:23
Mark & Nikki - hello. I did reply to your Post but then the computer ate everything (as they do). Just wanted to tell you that we had been talking about you a few days before and wondering how you were getting on - hoping you'd had a bit of rain. Just this weekend we've had about 5 inches at the SEQ place - so hopefully you might have got some also. Although my caretaker tells me it was wild storms - 28,000 lightning strikes on the Friday one. We were also talking about fencing. Hopefully, the house will get built there this year. Yahoo - finally. Keep well and tallk to you through the year. Ruth and Ian.
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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 21:31
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 21:31
Hello Ruth and Ian
Hope you have a wonderful 2006.(Hope Ian catches some fish as well...lol)
Thanks for all your hospitality and help over the past few years.
Hope to see you again sometime in May on my way through.
Cheers
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Reply By: Plugger - Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 21:52
Sunday, Jan 01, 2006 at 21:52
Happy New Year to both of you Ruth and Ian. We cannot believe that it is 15 months since we were there. If I can arrange it hoping to bring my Dad up there mid year. He has seen my videos on the Museum and would love to see it. The Park Pub and Cafe too of course.
Best Wishes, Gary, Carolyn and Mikaila Albury
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Monday, Jan 02, 2006 at 22:04
Monday, Jan 02, 2006 at 22:04
G'day Ruth and Ian, hope you can enjoy the year in
Birdsville but take the occasional trips out to see people. We have been there twice to visit now and hope you folks can travel south a little while.
We were actually going to
Port Fairy on Sunday to be at the cannon firing but it was put off because of threatening rain. We went for afternoon tea (beers) and then dinner. Sorry I didn't see this yesterday.
Have a good'n
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