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  4. Posted

    On 4 June 2016 at 1:31 PM, Torsten said:

    The total 4 days ago [the last time i added them all up manually] was $1240, which is awesome!

    The next upgrade will fix the donations counter apparently. Hopefully in the next few days.

     

    Hey Torsten , how's the donations going? When the target is reached, I'd like to start another fundraiser for a worthy cause :) 

  6. Posted

    ^ Hey no fair wert, you've seen us, but we haven't seen you?! :) .  I'm sure we were all a bit anxious attending our first meet, but if we didn't push through that anxiety, we wouldn't have the great crew we have. Next time then huh?!  

     

    And mushfun, I made you  an Amanita keyring ... Pity you got lost, lol. 

     

    What a great meet hey, no rain, no wind, no weddings....just lovely  winter sunshine . Good turn out too. Yeah, 'twas a good day. :) 

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  7. Posted

    Just heard the 2016 census will cost Australian tax payers 470 mill' over 5 years. Uhg. 

     

    I received a paper form in the mail to complete and I just put an initial for first names. 

     

    One of the questions was like "did person 1,2,3 (etc) do any non paid work around the house, ie; maintainence, gardening ......." . How is that helpful information for infrastructure?! . All that may show is we're lazy Ozzies, lol. It also asked who you work for, the address of the company , and of course how much you earn. I'm sure each time census comes around,  they  add more questions?!  Census makes me so angry. Invasion of privacy. Grrrrrr. I believe in the future that everyone  will be bar coded and have tracking device and traceable through satellite, not in my time, but I'm sure it will happen. Let's revolt :P 

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  9. Posted

    Hey d00d :) . How nice to consider saving a dog from a shelter :) . 

     

    I haven't adopted a dog before but would like to say a few things about it .  You say she barks and appears vicious when in her cage/ kennel, I'd say she's scared and /  or protecting her area, and may see everyone as a threat?! You say she looks like she's been in lots of fights?! She may be aggressive towards other dogs and that could be a problem if you have friends that bring dogs over or want to take her camping where there may be other dogs.  What's she like with other dogs around her?  Maybe she's not a fighter but been picked on by other dogs. If she is a fighter and your prepared to have a dog run or something for when other dogs visit etc that's great. She sounds like she'd be a good guard dog. 

     

    Whats she like with kids? I know it may be that there is no history of problems with kids but it's something to think about. I know any dog is capable of menacing a child/kids. (Sometimes I feel sorry for dogs with what they have to put up with with kids, lol. )

     

    Does the shelter know any history of the dog? What happened to previous owners, how did the dog end up there ? Is it a fence jumper? 

     

    I love dogs. Dogs are great and most homes should have one, lol.

     

    It would be a hard decision choosing a dog from a shelter, but good for you d00d, I am sure you will end up with a best friend and be able to help the dog fit into your way of life.  

     

     It would feel good to bring a dog home from a shelter who hasn't had such a great life, and love it like its never been loved before . 

     

     

     

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    ^ Where's that positive Sallubrious I've long admired?! :( . Sad for me to read things are not good for you. Thinking of you and your family. I wish I could create a better life for you. If we are our own creators, why is my friend so miserable :( . 

     

    Love  to you and yours Sallubrious. May there be brighter times ahead. 

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  15. Posted

    Thanks Ronny, This is great news. Really looking forward to December 2017. 

     

    I'd like to nominate Evil Genius (our SAB mod') to be a guest speaker at EGA. He is an authority on cactus, written books on cactus etc...  

    Maybe someone else  can put forward a more convincing spiel as to why we should have Evil Genius attend EGA as a speaker, lol, but he is seriously the man, the cactus man :) 

     

     

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  18. Posted

    I just remembered my brother turns 60 on the Saturday...Wahhh! Devo'd.

    Not sure how I'll work around it,  but will make sure I catch up with you before you leave niggles. Maybe I can make it on the Sunday instead of Saturday evening. Will let you know. 

  19. Posted

    Hey Plant Boy :). Yeah, I'll make sure I catch up with you before you become a non Melbournite....you traitor you! Lol. Really happy for you though. 

     

    By by the way, I'm hoping you mean the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of July, because if not, I've already missed out, lol. Hmm, unless of course you mean June in 2017? :P

     

    looking forward to catching up. :) 

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  22. Posted

    6 minutes ago, zelly said:

    Think about it mate, as donations reached the goal, they'd taper off to nada.....by not showing the cumulative total, they can go on ad infinitum...... :)

     

    I think if we see the bar getting close to the goal, we might donate again (well, speaking for myself) just to see the target reached.

     

    Torsten has been paying for server fees since the creation of the forum, and  even now is  only asking for donations for  part of the fees ( i cant find his post where he mentions server costs) . Not to mention the  time and effort he puts in to keeping the Forum running for us  :). I think its a pretty good deal, lol. Lucky he's not charging back fees with interest  . :wink:.

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  23. Posted

    I've noticed some generous donations going on in the donations box :) . Thanks to all that are able to contribute. We all benefit from it hey. :) 

     

    Pity we can't get that donation bar to work cumulatively.  

     

    How are the donations going Torsten, are we getting close to the target? Or  half  way at least? 

  25. Posted

    I worked another Mother's Day this year, but got to hang out with the kids after work. 

     

    Just wanted to show off my awesome new Bluetooth speaker the kids got me for Mother's Day. The brand is Marley B) and it's outer made from bamboo and canvas. It sound pretty neat hey. My car has a crap radio so now at least I can listen to music of my choice in the car, and in the shower and maybe at work . I also got a cactus candle and some chocolate coated ginger, but I think they changed the recipie, it's a lot less gingery and once was fibrous and nicer, I'm still eating it though. Lol. :) 

     

    I know the speaker looks like a stubby hey, lol. Something  a bit different . 

     

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