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[sammm]

I was at work when it happened. I was leaning on my workbench wondering why the thing was wobbling up and down. 5 seconds later everything else shook.

I had to stop what I was working on from falling off the table. Easilly the strongest one I've felt.

Poor Smokey (my mum's cat) woke up from his sleep and was a little frightened

 

[Sully111]

I was lecturing my 11 year old son when the earthquake hit. Rambling on about how watching videos on youtube of people playing mindcraft is mind numbing garbage if that's all you watch etc... the house started shaking and it was quite the effect. If only some echo could have been added to my voice... I was like Moses giving a mighty sermon.
We had a laugh about it later.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

My daughter claims to have sensed it before it hit.
Now she thinks she's part dog.

 

[Pardon me]

Anyone got something special planned for this years GF?
How do we feel about it starting so late for many of us?
Anyone from Perth have a view on the start time?

 

[George]

Anyone got something special planned for this years GF?
How do we feel about it starting so late for many of us?
Anyone from Perth have a view on the start time?

Haven't seen my younger brother for 12 weeks due to COVID so he's coming over on Saturday for a BBQ and to watch the game. I should probably not log in here, I'll be out of it for most of the weekend.

 

[George]

Also has anyone seen that Gabby Petito case? Pretty scary

 

[Pardon me]

Haven't seen my younger brother for 12 weeks due to COVID so he's coming over on Saturday for a BBQ and to watch the game. I should probably not log in here, I'll be out of it for most of the weekend.

I havent sseen mine either mate so we're going to zoom call the GF with some mates.
Probably the only downside to moving out to regional

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Anyone got something special planned for this years GF?
How do we feel about it starting so late for many of us?
Anyone from Perth have a view on the start time?

Not a fan of the start time either, albeit not as bad as the east coast

 

[Pardon me]

Not a fan of the start time either, albeit not as bad as the east coast

I dont mind it from a drinking perspective and I can work around the house most of the day. The kids wont manage it tho, which is a shame.

 

[George]

I havent sseen mine either mate so we're going to zoom call the GF with some mates.
Probably the only downside to moving out to regional

We are going to **** the rules off for one weekend, it'll just be him and I anyway.

 

[Pardon me]

Not a fan of the start time either, albeit not as bad as the east coast

Do you prefer it earlier or later mate?

 

[Yawkey way]

My daughter claims to have sensed it before it hit.
Now she thinks she's part dog.

Haha part dog is right, I was in the back lounge looking out on the garden with my dog on my lap. The place shook like it was about to come down all the birds went crazy and my dog remained fast asleep until I called for the family to get into the back yard. Even then he raced in to get him ball and demanded some play time not in the least concerned and didn’t turn a hair at the first aftershock.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Haha part dog is right, I was in the back lounge looking out on the garden with my dog on my lap. The place shook like it was about to come down all the birds went crazy and my dog remained fast asleep until I called for the family to get into the back yard. Even then he raced in to get him ball and demanded some play time not in the least concerned and didn’t turn a hair at the first aftershock.

My wife's dog did the whole "go nuts" from before anyone felt it. She sent my son to my place to check mine, and my son said " she was just sitting on the lawn acting like she was dazed or something, didn't even run over " , i told him, "yeah gave her a bone this morning , probably lying with a leg either side of it.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Do you prefer it earlier or later mate?

Would prefer earlier. Somewhere between 12-2 AWST would be better imo. Some won’t even make it to bounce down

 

[gringo2011]

Haha part dog is right, I was in the back lounge looking out on the garden with my dog on my lap. The place shook like it was about to come down all the birds went crazy and my dog remained fast asleep until I called for the family to get into the back yard. Even then he raced in to get him ball and demanded some play time not in the least concerned and didn’t turn a hair at the first aftershock.

Yeah, my dog didn't give two shits about it, just looked up and went back to sleep.

 

[Yawkey way]

Yeah, my dog didn't give two shits about it, just looked up and went back to sleep.

My dogs not a real dog he’s so spoilt he left that stuff behind at puppy school.

 

[Pardon me]

Would prefer earlier. Somewhere between 12-2 AWST would be better imo. Some won’t even make it to bounce down
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Id be pretty happy with that in Vic tbh...

 

[Yawkey way]

Totally pissed off today and sick of covid, I need physio on my knees and hip plus scans on them but I’m not doing it while cases climb. Anyway got the new treadmill and was getting into walking on it, stupidly walked in a flat pair of shoes and now have a stress fracture I think. I’ve had them on and off for years since I was 18 but I’ll need an X-ray next week if it doesn’t settle.

So I’m in full old man shouts at cloud mode, grand final is too late, bloody French, Chinese the list is too long. Also the time slot has really thrown me, do I do lunch then just antipasto etc or cook tea, oh the strain haha. One good thing is I’ve brought a slab of mountain goat plus some 500ml cans of Carlton dry and vb plus fully stocked for food.

Feels pretty flat this week I hope the games a ripper.

 

[Pardon me]

Totally pissed off today and sick of covid, I need physio on my knees and hip plus scans on them but I’m not doing it while cases climb. Anyway got the new treadmill and was getting into walking on it, stupidly walked in a flat pair of shoes and now have a stress fracture I think. I’ve had then on and off for years since I was 18 but I’ll need an X-ray next week if it doesn’t settle.

So I’m in full old man shouts at cloud mode, grand final is too late, bloody French, Chinese the list is too long. Also the time slot has really thrown me, do I do lunch then just antipasto etc or cook tea, oh the strain haha. One good thing is I’ve brought a slab of mountain goat plus some 500ml cans of Carlton dry and vb plus fully stocked for food.

Feels pretty flat this week I hope the games a ripper.

We'll get around you Yawks, and anyone else thats feeling down. Who do you prefer to see get up on sat mate?

 

[Yawkey way]

We'll get around you Yawks, and anyone else thats feeling down. Who do you prefer to see get up on sat mate?

Thanks mate, I’m on Melbourne as a saints man I know just how long and hard the wait is. Plus I feel like it will give us the undisputed underdog status at AFL headquaters if they win and lastly I have a few Melbourne supporters who are friends and family.

 

[George]

Billy Milligan docuseries on Netflix is pretty good, came out today. Give it a whirl.

 

[sunny3193]

Yawkey way

I’m reaching out to you to respond to your post to me in the other thread that was shut down.

NOTE TO MODS: THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID.

Yes, I am in two minds about it.
I can quite understand your view but I can also appreciate the counter argument. Bit of deep thinking on my part is still required.
One counter argument is the loss of Australian strategic independence. Yet Germany has been strategically independent for quite some years even though it hosts the most US forces outside of the States.
The arguments are almost self contradictory, hence my initial labeling as being complex.
But I suppose that is geopolitics.
Plus participants should have some basic geopolitical understanding.
I would recommend anyone who is at all interested in this to investigate “the first island chain” and the role Japan played in blocking the Soviet Pacific Fleet during the Cold War. Not quite the same scenario here but it is quite a good primer to the geographic barrier facing China.
I have read a lot of commentary from here and overseas wrt to AUKUS.
Also some interesting YouTube stuff (with very very interesting comments below).
The comments from well informed obvious submariners are fascinating.

 

[George]

Can we all just take a moment to talk about how great I am? Can we all name one thing they love about me the most? (I know there's thousands but let's give everyone a fair go). Is it my beautiful deltoids or my washboard abs? Or perhaps my perfectly symmetrical facial features and chiseled jawline? I know religion is not allowed here but I can't help the incredible following I have.

Dard Ball Get you can start first!

 

[pebblesofsand]

Another thread closed - and in remarkably similar circumstances to the last time it happened. Freaky!!!

Oh well - its back to this then

 

[jwikked]

We are going to fu** the rules off for one weekend, it'll just be him and I anyway.

Yeah same here. I'm gonna sneak into Vic for the night and spend time with a few mates. I'm debating whether or not to try and pull the intimate partner card, but I think I'll just risk it. Somehow I doubt we'll be the only GF party occurring that night.