The ‘Anything and Everything’ Thread

[Frenzy.]

Just got home from the beach and flicked the tv on and GWS are playing their first game of the year at home.
Must be 200-300 people there.

Why are there so many people there? Free showbags?

 

[BatteredFlake]

Why are there so many people there? Free showbags?

Well you gotta watch your cousin play . He might shout you Macca dees after the game ! Lol!

 

[coolumsharkie]

Well you gotta watch your cousin play . He might shout you Macca dees after the game ! Lol!

Isn't it Mickey Dees? So the Yanks say it as opposed to us saying Maccas? I got my own name for that shite.

 

[Big Bloke]

I got my Kayo special deal through my Telstra account very early last season. They had a deal for $12 a month. Kept it going and it is still 12. My Maffs 4 Gymea High tells me that that works out to $144 a year .... or is that $145?

Hey Quigs, when were you at Gymea High School? My cousin went there but I suspect a bit after you. He would have left in 1982.

 

[Ozzi_78]

Another school shooting in the USA… get your head around this, guns are the NUMBER 1 reason for child and teen deaths. READ THAT AGAIN.

Sad country

 

[Quigs]

Hey Quigs, when were you at Gymea High School? My cousin went there but I suspect a bit after you. He would have left in 1982.

A bit after me Bloke. I left Gymea High in 1970. Was a father of three by 82 if 'me' years are correct.

 

[Quigs]

Here is a blast from the past that might interests some of you old farts ... It just came up on my FB feed thingy.

Geeze this pic brings back a lot of ancient memories from my child hood days. Pic taken in the 60's of the layout of Sylvania Waters in the Shire.

The days even before Shark Park.

 

[Big Bloke]

A bit after me Bloke. I left Gymea High in 1970. Was a father of three by 82 if 'me' years are correct.

Thought so mate, all good. Shit, you are old. I'm almost 60 and I left Year 12 in 1981!

 

[Feej 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Anyone else noticed the slowdown of this site in the last week? I assume it’s the wall to wall ads, but they’ve always had those.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Anyone else noticed the slowdown of this site in the last week? I assume it’s the wall to wall ads, but they’ve always had those.

Yeah, I'm with Optus for home internet so just figured it was because of that.

 

[Feej 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I’m on

Yeah, I'm with Optus for home internet so just figured it was because of that.

I’m on fibre to the premises and it’s slow.

 

[Quigs]

I'm just slow.

 

[Mr Angry]

Ok , so right now, I have a huge man sleeping on my porch.

I do not know this man, but he knocked on my door, he said he had no place to sleep.

So I gave him a blanket and said the porch is yours, gave him a poweraide and a bread roll.

Now he sleeps.

I cannot.

 

[bluefox68]

Ok , so right now, I have a huge man sleeping on my porch.

I do not know this man, but he knocked on my door, he said he had no place to sleep.

So I gave him a blanket and said the porch is yours, gave him a poweraide and a bread roll.

Now he sleeps.

I cannot.

Good on you, mate.

You have shown kindness.

Hopefully it works out for you both.

This happened to me on more than one occasion - the first time I paid for him to stay in the cheapest motel in town. The second time (months later), he got angry at me for not repeating the favour, so I had to turn him away…

 

[Miller was a legend]

Ok , so right now, I have a huge man sleeping on my porch.

I do not know this man, but he knocked on my door, he said he had no place to sleep.

So I gave him a blanket and said the porch is yours, gave him a poweraide and a bread roll.

Now he sleeps.

I cannot.

You still alive Mr Angry?

 

[coolumsharkie]

Good on you, mate.

You have shown kindness.

Hopefully it works out for you both.

This happened to me on more than one occasion - the first time I paid for him to stay in the cheapest motel in town. The second time (months later), he got angry at me for not repeating the favour, so I had to turn him away…

This is the tightrope walk of helping people in need. I have a friend who works as a homeless coordinator (if that's the right job description) She gets so many threats on a daily basis by people, mainly due to the varying mental issues people have. She goes out of her way outside of work to raise money for them. I and many others donate bottles to her and she goes down in her own time spends hours at the recycling station and puts it all back into the homeless community.

 

[Quigs]

I remember back in 1990 when I was in the UK (Rugby League Week Supporters Tour) and was walking around London after dark. I couldn't believe how many unfortunate people were camping in the doorways of shops and buildings. It was a real eye opener for me.

Everywhere you go now in aus it is there staring back at you.

I was parked up in lil old Emu Park on a very quiet Sunday arvo a few months back and I witnessed an old bloke half burying himself into the bin outside the bakery. He was chasing food scraps.

Never thought I would see it here. I knew that people often camped in the local Park (hey Bubby) and sometimes set up camps in the nearby scrub, but to see it happening on the street here, yeah things are bad.

 

[shadowboxer]

Ok , so right now, I have a huge man sleeping on my porch.

I do not know this man, but he knocked on my door, he said he had no place to sleep.

So I gave him a blanket and said the porch is yours, gave him a poweraide and a bread roll.

Now he sleeps.

I cannot.

You’re a better man for lending a hand. Too many people just ignore the problem, hell the city of Sydney Lord Mayor would rather promote the arts and add to her dog collar collection than actually do something, anything about the homeless issue. It is embarrassing.
If you can lend a hand, I urge anyone to.

 

[Mr Angry]

You still alive Mr Angry?

Yeah mate I checked on him, then when the sun rose he went about his way.

 

[Mr Angry]

So Little Miss Angry gets up, totally oblivious to it all, says why are the garden shears next to the door?", They were on the porch and I moved them inside. I tell her what happened, she gets all cranky at me says I should have called the cops, says I am too nice and need to harden the f**k up!

OMFG lol.