Who Am I Communicating With?
Submitted: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 09:18
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Member - DAZA (QLD)
Ok I have been wondering for some time now, who are the people that use this Fine Facility re Exploroz
Forum, going by their Screen Names it has got me thinking, I won't go into detail about the names ect, but it's weird to think these people provide some good advice 90 percent of the time, and you don't know there Back Ground or Age and even Sex, some come across as though they are
in their 20's and probably they are mid to late sixties, and visa versa,
Up to now the
Cook and I have only met one Member, (Mark G Gulmarrad and his family), we hope to meet more at the
St George Gathering in September, even might be lucky enough to meet some visitors to the site as
well, anyway I'll just have to wait a little bit longer, In the mean time, I'll just keep wandering / wondering who these people are in my computa that have similar interests as our selves, and don't mind a Drink or two, and a Sense Of Humour, and are not related to Harold Scruby, lol lol.
Cheers
Daza
Reply By: Mandrake - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 16:47
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 16:47
OK then its Steve and wife Nadia here - Nick is Mandrake the Magician whose wife was Nada !! I can make any drink disappear !!
We are intrepid photographers and bushwalkers - We now have the means to explore more of Oz and photograph it !! "The POD"
We are looking forward to
St George to shake a few hands and drink a few beers (
well me anyway !! )
This is our Photo Website
We need more pages to add to the website !!
Recently started importing Solar Panels , controllers and Batteries to start a small business for retirement funds !!
See you all on the road somewhere soon ..
Rgds
Mandrake
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Follow Up By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 17:47
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 17:47
Just a quick look at your site FABULOUS PICCIES !!
BTW
this link should workSteve and Nadia
Malcolm
(Used to have a Mamiya RB67 in the rich days ;-) )
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Reply By: Madfisher - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 20:26
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 20:26
Hi Daza,
As my screen name suggests I am a mad Fly fisher, but also love the
bush camping, boating, canoeing, use to enjoy bushwalking with my wife Sally but a crook knee is getting in the way of a lot of things.Bloody hell I will have to buy an auto soon lol.
I am 57 and work( 7 days a week if the boss had his way)for a car rental Co.
Their is a
pic of me standing in a hole next to darkie in Sir Kevs blog on the Pair of knees trip last Nov.
Have meet quite a few Explore oz people including Paul (Fiona @ Paul) last week at work and hope to meet many more.
Hoping to get to St geoge if we can all get Hols together.
Cheers Pete
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Reply By: Louie the fly (SA) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 20:32
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 20:32
Louie isn't my real name, and that's not really me on my avatar (you probably guessed, that didn't you?). Name's Stewart, Stew, Stewie, Stu, or Uncle Fester. There's a piccie of me on one of my
blogs.
My grandma started calling me Louie the Fly when I was a tacker and it's stuck with me for 40 odd years. All my family call me Louie. So much so, I'd actually forgotten what my real name was for a while there.
Don't mind drink or two and I have sense of humour (not always to everyone's liking). Who's Harold Scrubby?
Cheers
Louie
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Reply By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 23:03
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 23:03
Hi Daza,
To date I havent met any members however the other day we were packing up the van at a small
campground in WA when a man came up and asked me whether I was 'the lady who writes the blog on ExplorOz'. He has been following our travels throughout the SW and recognised us from the
pic of the navara with boat on top, on my profile. I was surprised to say the least!
He wasnt a member and said he just visits the site regularly as he is just starting out in camping trips.
I am 58 but unless I look in the mirror feel more like 28 since I gave up the red wine a couple of years ago. I loved it too much!!!The other half reckons this is a great move as I am the designated driver on all our outings. (previously his role for 34 or more years!) He also reckons I am to blame for the decline of the wine industry!
I am a keen bushwalker and amateur photographer, absolutely love the outback, the huge skies and bushcamping all by ourselves and never really want our trips to end. However this doesnt mean that I dont love to meet others in our travels.
We have met so many people this trip - for a night or two - and shared happy hour together, and had lots of laughs. Have been away for over 8 weeks so far.
I would love to be able to get to one of the EO gatherings but we wont be able to make it to
St George this year. We have to be back in NSW by the end of August.
regards,
Heather
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Friday, May 15, 2009 at 08:50
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 08:50
Howdy All,
Lionel....54.....rather portly......
Northam WA......Tradie [construction].
Kiwi by birth but I call Australia
home.
Eternal tinkerer, dreamer and thinker.
Love to challenge myself and the ol' Nissan by looking for off-track routes between A & B.
Happiest when sitting at the campfire, picking red dust from my nose and ears, and the missus doesnt want to talk about anything....hahaha.
Cheers.....Lionel.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony & Julie (FNQ) - Friday, May 15, 2009 at 17:53
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 17:53
Howdy Lionel - Northern - spent a bit of time there over the years. Thats the
home of My Grandparents and my father. My uncle still calls it
home Barry Bristow-Stagg. Mark his son still pilots hot air balloons there I think. Cheers Tony
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Follow Up By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Friday, May 15, 2009 at 21:51
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 21:51
Yep mate, those bloody balloons, they pass over our house at dawn most mornings and fire up the dogs.
Pretty awesome sight actually and always amaze me.
Cheers......Lionel.
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