NSWP

5 minutes ago, ScareDcrow said:

😂😂 we found our penguins thanks 😂😂

That looks nicer than a Princess Medallion, lol. Enjoy Phillip Island.

1 minute ago, MicCanberra said:

Enjoy, hopefully weather will permit the gathering.

Minutes will be taken and no thongs, shorts permitted, lol.

10 minutes ago, Mareblu said:

Been keeping watch on your situation, Les.  Heavy rain past two days here, too, but nothing like the coast.  If you’re still up for Raymonds, we’ll be there, unless the road down the mountain is closed or iffy.  If I don’t ring you, we’ll be there.  Table is booked under my name😊

Okey doke Linda, but if too dangerous with road conditions, there is always another day. Time for a cab merlot.🍷

5 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Is it a 10 gallon hat though.

Of perhaps a 37.8 litre hat.

This one, lol…

1 hour ago, ScareDcrow said:

I presume you found the storm by now. As I’m sitting in the car at Nobbies Centre on Phillip Island with the car rocking in the wind, I’m thinking still that the Grand Princess isn’t leaving during this

From uk, are you lost? Can we help?

2 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Stay safe, we have had close to 100mm apparently.

Indeed Mic tis a jungle out there.

My golf club ..Catalina has gone to the pack, baseball caps allowed front or rear facing. However the good old Rissole , soldiers club bans hats and caps, bit of decorum in the forum.

3 hours ago, Aus Traveller said:

Did it end up as a full refund? The last I heard was 50% refund plus $300 OBC.

I think it is reasonable recompense.

13 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Cowboys are so old fashioned their hats have imperial measurements.

Size 7 or 58 for this little black duck.

Massive volumes  of rain and big winds down here on Far South Coast. 280 mm of rain in Batemans bay in past 24 hrs, horrendous, big seas too.

A normal half hour drive to Moruya to see Oncologist takes half hr. Today an hour, dodging trees down, flooding, new pot holes etc. no doubt some of you out there are copping it too.

Current Affair on Ch 9, tonight 7pm. Report re Pacific Adventure.

22 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

The POMS wear socks with them, horrible. I have some leather JC sandals but not worn them for a while. Fully air conditioned.

Quote of the day...

After many years on this board, I have come to the conclusion you have do not have to be insane to be on this board, BUT it helps !! 🤪

1 hour ago, lyndarra said:

On my one and only Carnival cruise there was no shortage of muffin tops.

Men were wearing board shorts, sleeveless t-shirts and thongs.

From our table, at the back-of-the- room-dingey-corner, in the MDR I could not see enough diners to determine if they made it in.

Come  on guys dress well., do not be a Bogan.  

21 hours ago, Bubbeh said:

I thought I'd have to wait another 5 years but I turned 65 on the day the Govt announced they'd lowered the age for a freebie.  Yay for me! 

 

Was about the best birthday pressie I got actually, Grumpy and I've decided against giving each other gifts a couple of years ago.  Save our pennies for the grandies now.  Besides. all I really want is a bottle of Jamesons which I can buy myself when I want to and he just wants his Whistler or American Honey so ditto.  Or, to add to his ridiculous collection of Hawaiian shirts from Lowes - he has 29 now.  When he dies he wants everyone coming to his funeral to come and take a Hawaiian shirt and wear it, I said that's fine but where am I gonna find another 26 people who'll want to go to his funeral!  

And you will have to wash 27 shirts.

21 hours ago, arxcards said:

We can relate to a lot of that. I have some really special shirts, each trying to outdo the previous one on cruises around the Pacific. I did a clean out of clothes last month but didn't think to go through that storage tub. I have a few empty hangers to resurrect a few for upcoming cruises. 

 

I am sure I would have 26 people show at my funeral, if only to make sure it is true.

Nice shirt for you Geoff, other pax would be wary, lol.

28 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Sad news, why are they (cruiselines) not anticipating this and having the hulls cleaned prior to heading over the Tasman.

Perhaps a cheaper rate to clean it off nz.

7 minutes ago, Mareblu said:

Biofouling, or covid?

Not able to clean hull off bay of plenty due to bad weather, thus refused entry to nz and turned to Tassie.

8 minutes ago, NSWP said:

Saw a snip on news cruise ship pax denied landing in NZ, anyone can expand on that john dory?

Pacific Adventure, not defouled re hull, so denied entry to nz and on way to Hobart.

On 11/12/2023 at 1:31 PM, MicCanberra said:

I get it now, that is very derogatory,

Yank is bad enough as it passes off half their population to start with.

Indeed still a lot of Confederates down south.

Saw a snip on news cruise ship pax denied landing in NZ, anyone can expand on that john dory?

5 minutes ago, Mareblu said:

It’s actually mesmerising to watch, Les.  

3 metre seas down and forecast for end of next week back to Ushiaia is 8 metre seas, Hope he sends me another video, lol.

2 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

Melbourne has great museums  Probably been to all of them over the years.  Canberra has great museums also.  Melbourne has lovely parks and gardens.  

Agree.

5 hours ago, Jean C said:

Oh right, I'm waiting at BICT for the last two of our group to arrive after taking hire cars back - they won't mind 😊

Above all, Enjoy, young Jean. !!!

35 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

So if theatre is the measure for culture, then Canberra should get the gong. We have the House of Representatives and the Senate competing for the honours of which has the best performances of looking after our nations welfare while entertaining us all by acheiving hardly anything. 

Canberra is my no.4 before Brisvegas and Darwin.