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Safe and healthy? Are you serious? Australian society is far from healthy.. And people who actually complain about how hard it is to receive FREE money are a fine example of just how unhealthy we are... The sense of entitlement.. In a healthy society, everyone WANTS to work for the benefit of the whole.. Let me be clear, your question of whether I would want to see your dole cut is bait.. I don't know your situation. But I do know you should be grateful for your dole payments... Not whinge, bitch and moan about how hard it is to qualify to receive them. As I have said before, all I am doing is highlighting first world problems... How am I the lucky one? Would love to hear that.... Are you saying that if taxpayers didn't foot YOUR bills, you would steal from said taxpayers? You say they pay a price for safety? What I read is "pay my bills or I will rob you" that's blackmail mate... You are only proving my point by undermining yours. I think it quaint that you say either dole payments or robbery... No middle ground at all.. How about a job? Personally, I would rather work a shit job than be a thief....

I know... I remember a few threads throughout the years... I suppose, unless a person has travelled, they only have what they know as a point of reference. (Reading about it doesn't quite have the same impact) Health care, unemployment benefits, pensions... These things don't even occur in se Asia. Do you guys understand how lucky you are? That tax payers support you? That you live in a country where it's even possible to get hand outs? Think Australia is worse off than nz? Open your perception to encompass global issues... Then you will realise how lucky you really are... Makes me laugh when people get upset because having a job impacts on them having fun, when others are so grateful just to be given the opportunity of employment... "Where's the opportunity to enjoy life"? Oh dear.......

Sorry guys, but these a prime examples of first world problems... Complaining about how hard it is to get free money... These whines are why developing nations look upon us with contempt. I don't mean to offend any posters, just a different set of eyes...

Sounds like fun mate.... I want to go back so bad... I love that place so much! Good to hear you are having fun Have a go on the NL5 x haze... Nice..........

How onto it was Jim? Legend...

Sounds exactly the same... Everyone was fucking everyone. Most of them were married and had kids. And yes, because of their charitable nature, they employed a lot of people who would otherwise be unemployable.. Base urges proliferated.. I remember one woman who was openly fucking at least 3 workers I know of, while her husband worked the same shift. All good, god fearing lambs. There was one instance that alarmed me. It involved a senior member sexting a young (and at the time barely legal) girl, who was a second generation worker.. This older guy held her when she was born.. This girl was damaged goods. Mother murdered while young, brought up within the church.. All the time sought acceptance,and when she started blossoming, realised men started to look at her differently.. Poor girl, not a chance... So this guy would tell her he was jacking off to the thought of her, and how his fat wife refused to suck his cock, and wished that this girl would alleviate his suffering.. Same girl had a female senior member tell her that a pearl necklace was one of the greatest gifts you can give a man..There was more and worse.. It was a weird culture, everyone knew who was having affairs, but all turned a blind eye and justified it to themselves in a way only Christians can.. One particular character was open about his attraction to shemales. Little guy, all of three teeth in his head. (Before negative opinions are formed, this guy was a good friend, and would give anyone the shirt off his back,) hung like a donkey, he had no problem showing people pics of his package... He had the most impressive collection of porn I have ever seen.. Walls of it.. I used to hook him up occasionally, and I remember once going to his place where he showed me the end product of his latest liaison, a mirror hung on the wall covered in dried semen.. I had to giggle when he says, "now that's art!".. This guy was out there sexually, and being no stranger to the world of weird sex, I used to talk with him about all sorts of things.. I asked him when was the first time he realised he had urges that we're a little 'different'.. He said " oh when I was about 10 and fucked my first poddy calf" I had to laugh.... His FIRST poddy calf.... I could go on... But in all seriousness, they cared so much about the product... There was one instance where they discovered a possible contamination, not actual, but possible. They shut down the suspected area at great cost.. Spent ungodly amounts of money just to be sure the possibility was eliminated... Most companies would wait until there was a problem, then fix it... Sanitarium care about the people who ate their product.. I was always impressed by that fact.. And it's true about the tax exemption status... Sanitarium have never borrowed money from a bank either.. All the weird shit aside, they are a good company... Well, I would give my children weet-bix without a second thought..

Soon psylo, soon... Off to work.. Will elaborate tonight...

true... They get paid to pray.... All that crazy shit that went down there was an extension of the religious aspects... Lots of weird sexual shit....

sorry but this is incorrect... They are in no way shards.. The iron is food grade and it is a powder... I used to be a cook at sanitarium. I was the guy who added all the vitamins... If you ate weet bix between 2005 and 2007 in qld, i made them... Of all the places i worked, they actually cared about the product... All sorts of other crazy shit happened there though.. But nothing that ever comromised the product...

thanks mate

arrghh.. was interested in this.. formats messed up... font is tiny.. To google I go!...........................

Fantastic! Thanks for the post Qualia.. This very interesting..

Bump please?

Hello everyone, Yet another Acacia ID. Certainly not my forte but am trying to learn more.. Hopefully some of the great minds on here can help.. Found here: Latitude - 12°15'59.21"N Longitude- 109°12'11.73"E If you punch that into Google Earth, It is the grove of trees lining the road next to the beach.. Salty air.. My uneducated eyes see a possible A. mangium, but the phyllode looks a little narrow.. The seed pods look the same though.. I'm very sorry for the terrible pics.. My phone wouldn't do as it's told! Hopefully good enough for an ID.. Thanks in advance...

Good read.. Thanks..

Thanks for the link.. There is a secondary vein the runs up between the main vein that branches out every 7 - 12mm and connects back to the main vein.. Not sure if that qualifies for anastomosing..

Not sure if concurrens... Seed pod looks different..

Thanks for the reply.. The bark was sort of smooth-ish with patches of rougher.. I forgot to take a pic of the bark!

Nice.. It's right in the middle of all the action so you will have fun.. Man, If you can manage to find yourself bored in Amsterdam,, There's something wrong with you!lol But bring the pics on... love that place..

I can only offer advice on the place I stayed.. the Greenhouse Effect on Warmoesstraat st. Right in the middle of the red light district.. Weed friendly http://www.greenhous...t.nl/wordpress/ The Greenhouse effect coffeeshop being right next door offering a small but nice selection of weed.. The greenhouse special was a very nice stone. Although you dont plan on partaking..Really nice people too.. As most peeps are in Amsterdam.. They have themed rooms that are pretty cool..I stayed in the Arabian nights room.. But as Mickodog said, finding a room for under $100 will be hard. Although the GH effect does have a studio apartment for 85 euro.. Not sure if the $300 judges pass is worth it if you dont smoke.. Even though, I think the price doesn't include any weed. Have fun mate.. I think Amsterdam is one of the best places on Earth!

Hi all, I'm off to Amsterdam in a couple of days. Going on a honeymoon.. Does anyone here have any suggestions of good coffeeshops? Or even some things to do? Experiences etc... Thanks in advance... S

The feeling you get when your child runs at you at fast as they can with a huge smile on their face, and leap into a big hug! And the feeling I get from my son telling me he loves me..

Haha! I'm sure you are ready to seal the deal with Thoung.. She's such a nice girl too... you wouldn't be doing bad by holding onto her... but remember, as we've discussed before at length, keep your eyes open.. take things super slow.. yeah mate, the fams and I are doing well, Fantastic being with the boys again after the honeymoon.. (will update my thread soon) Doan and Ha were a little dirty the karaoke night didn't eventuate, but they got over it pretty quick.. I think they plan to "kill" you next time you're here.. I will keep those bottles of Chivas for when you come back, and we'll have it large!!! lol... not sure about helping out ol' John..Dont think I can support Bundy Rum.. derelicts piss it is... (no offence to bundy drinkers.... well, maybe just a little ) And I'm starting to use my duty free to buy incredibly expensive whiskys to drink with my boys when they grow up.. Just bought a Chivas brothers Royal Salute 100 cask selection. will be lovely in 14 or 15 years.. retails at $480, Duty free for $215. yummmm I'll have a chat with him though.. Maybe my wife can help as she usually only buys one bottle at a time.. He's also a top bloke for a seppo.. so I daresay we'll work something out for him.. Yeah, Long beach (Bai Dai) is fokken awesome for fresh seafood, you can watch the little round boats come to shore with recently caught goodies, then they start bargaining with the restaurant owners.. fun to watch.. I've had many an awesome feed there, Thats where my fave dish of grouper with lemongrass and chilli is from... gotten so drunk I pass out on a hammock to the sounds of waves breaking.. beautiful place.. yeah, even though it's not Viet, old mates ribs and rib burgers are outta this fuckin world! that homemade bbq sauce is the best I've tasted.. He's hit me up to find a bottling machine and receptacles to bottle and sell it!! Ha.. piece a piss!! I'd love to do it! Crazy lucky times! The locals dont even drink tap water!!! none.... they all drink from the big 20L bottles of drinking water (55c) yep, it's Banh Mi. Pho and Banh Mi are two staple Viet breakfasts.. really nice on those french influenced baguettes..

I think of you every time I eat pho nito! And would be up on the list for my favourite dishes One of my faves is steamed grouper with lemongrass and chilli.. The freshest of fish.. cooked to perfection.. with a knockout flavour hit! Lau Bo (beef hotpot) is also fantastic.. And just like pho, each restaurant has their own broth recipe.. And when you find a good one...... wow..... Would love to hear how you go making it.. I dont think it would be too easy to make a good broth without some local knowledge.. also, sourcing the right vegies would be hard.. keep us posted..

Back in Nam, Sooooooooooooo tired from flying.... Will post pics in the next few days.....