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Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:40 pm
by Booney
Lightning McQueen wrote:
LMA wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Great post, congrats Valleys, enjoy it!!


Another couple of GF's and Valleys can reacquaint themselves with the lights in North Havens changerooms ;) ;)


Ha, I took my daughter for a driving lesson on Sunday out to Outer Harbour and thought of that as we passed the footy club.


Port Road, Victoria Road, Lady Gowrie Drive, Esplanade, Bower Road, Grand Junction, home. Two kids, 100+ hours.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:47 pm
by Brodlach
Happy for you and your family Jase, hope she recovers well


JK :lol:

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:04 pm
by Lightning McQueen
Booney wrote:
Port Road, Victoria Road, Lady Gowrie Drive, Esplanade, Bower Road, Grand Junction, home. Two kids, 100+ hours.

Pretty much, with a trip through to Prospect somewhere in there too, I wanted to have a look at the naval ships but couldn't get close enough, used them back roads for 3 point turn practice etc.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:10 pm
by Jase
JK wrote:
Jase wrote:Getting a phone call from the surgeon to say Mrs Jase's operation had been successful and everything went really well.

Now for 3 weeks of recuperating in hospital and home...



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Great news mate!!

I came in to rate Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tim Tams, but somehow it pales wellllllllllllll in significance to your news. Hope the recovery goes well for Mrs J bud
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tim Tams would, in my humble opinion, be pretty much on par with my news...

:)

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Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:16 pm
by Lightning McQueen
Jase wrote:Getting a phone call from the surgeon to say Mrs Jase's operation had been successful and everything went really well.

Now for 3 weeks of recuperating in hospital and home...



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Best wishes.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:58 pm
by Dutchy
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.


How tiny is that Visitor's Rooms balcony.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:59 pm
by Grenville
woodublieve12 wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.

Enjoy mate. One of the best tours I’ve ever done. Amazing


Warnie was just acknowledging cricketing royalty TDK.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:27 pm
by The Dark Knight
Dutchy wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.


How tiny is that Visitor's Rooms balcony.
Honestly not as small as I percieved it to be.

One small thing that I was interested in was the condition of the longroom floor. Obviously the players access the ground walking through it and with them walking on it in their spikes I always wondered if they damaged the floor but surprisingly no, they don't. The floor is like a hard rubber and it looked like there was no damage or wear and tear as the spikes mustn't penetrate into the floor.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:30 pm
by The Dark Knight
Brodlach wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.

That’s awesome!

Could imagine you being like a kid in a candy store, big smile and touching everything
Hahaha, I was in my element. The museum is full of memorabilia to look at and read including the original Ashes Urn.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:33 pm
by Corona Man
Friday night knock offs at 4.00pm at the end of a bloody long week.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:33 pm
by heater31
The Dark Knight wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.

That’s awesome!

Could imagine you being like a kid in a candy store, big smile and touching everything
Hahaha, I was in my element. The museum is full of memorabilia to look at and read including the original Ashes Urn.
Read the other day the real urn is holidaying in Australia soon.....You could have offered to bring it back for them TDK!

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:38 pm
by The Dark Knight
heater31 wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:Visiting Lord's today, an absolute boyhood dream to get the opportunity to visit the home of cricket. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the game, the stats and the history of cricket. An hour and half tour does not do it justice but wow it was amazing to see the ground, the longroom, the dressing rooms and the honor boards. Was nice to talk cricket with a few of the other people on the tour from around the world and the tour guide was impressed with my cricket knowledge after answering his questions aswell as asking him alot too. My missus referred to me as the annoying kid in school that keeps asking questions haha.

Even saw Warnie drive past our tour group as he was coming into the ground and gave us a wave as we shouted out as he drove past.

That’s awesome!

Could imagine you being like a kid in a candy store, big smile and touching everything
Hahaha, I was in my element. The museum is full of memorabilia to look at and read including the original Ashes Urn.
Read the other day the real urn is holidaying in Australia soon.....You could have offered to bring it back for them TDK!

Haha I did actually joke about that, by the way the tour guide was talking I don't think the English are too fond of the idea that the urn is coming to tour Australia.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:58 pm
by LMA
That's because it might get mixed up with a Coles mini

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:30 pm
by Grenville
Finished work for 2 weeks. Leave for Port Douglas with the family for 9 nights on Tuesday morning. Had a few whiskies, plan to watch the Bays win the flag Sunday. Life could be worse.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:46 pm
by Wedgie
Grenville wrote:Finished work for 2 weeks. Leave for Port Douglas with the family for 9 nights on Tuesday morning. Had a few whiskies, plan to watch the Bays win the flag Sunday. Life could be worse.

Lucky bugger, keep an eye/ear out for Justin, the biggest North Adelaide and Hawthorn fan in Port Douglas

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:31 pm
by LMA
Wedgie wrote:
Grenville wrote:Finished work for 2 weeks. Leave for Port Douglas with the family for 9 nights on Tuesday morning. Had a few whiskies, plan to watch the Bays win the flag Sunday. Life could be worse.

Lucky bugger, keep an eye/ear out for Justin, the biggest North Adelaide and Hawthorn fan in Port Douglas


So the bloke doing the most gardening on the weekend :D

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:04 pm
by whufc
Rugby Union World Cup

Fijians players crying during the anthem, so much passion

Big hits, tough contest, video refs that compliment the game not ruin it, a genuine fair tournament not manipulated with fake rules made on the run like other comps.

This is what sport should be! Take note AFL, FIFA, ICC

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:26 pm
by LMA
whufc wrote:Rugby Union World Cup

Fijians players crying during the anthem, so much passion

Big hits, tough contest, video refs that compliment the game not ruin it, a genuine fair tournament not manipulated with fake rules made on the run like other comps.

This is what sport should be! Take note AFL, FIFA, ICC


Last time I watched international RU it was riddled with penalties. The score was something like 27-21 and I think there was only one try scored. Has this changed?

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:39 pm
by whufc
LMA wrote:
whufc wrote:Rugby Union World Cup

Fijians players crying during the anthem, so much passion

Big hits, tough contest, video refs that compliment the game not ruin it, a genuine fair tournament not manipulated with fake rules made on the run like other comps.

This is what sport should be! Take note AFL, FIFA, ICC


Last time I watched international RU it was riddled with penalties. The score was something like 27-21 and I think there was only one try scored. Has this changed?


Yeah super rugby introduced the bonus point system for scoring tries which saw that comp really open up, that has fed through to international rugby.

In saying that the beauty to rugby is watching different styles and how the game evolves a bit like a good boxing fight.

The old Johnny Wilkinson English team wouldn’t survive in this day and age with the athleticism of the modern day forwards.

Re: Things that you rate!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:56 pm
by The Dark Knight
Disneyland Paris is awesome!
And their WiFi here is awesome as I can browse the net to entertain myself while waiting in line for rides.