Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Rob Studdert]

On 5/28/09, Stan Halpin  wrote:
> Good to hear from you Rob!
> And thanks for the phone number. Somebody was wondering about cell-phone
> reception at GFM - now we have a valid number we can use to test and compare
> different carriers...

You guys are all talk ;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Joseph McAllister]

Fries are skinnier than the standard British chips. We gave up the  
serving of those fat chips full of grease when some kid stepped on a  
few one day, threw them back in the oil for a bit to clean off the  
dirt and invented the Potato Chip. Some years later, an America's Cup  
deckhand stepped on a handful, refried them to clean them up and  
invented wrinkled potato chips for clam dips.


:-)


On Jun 2, 2009, at 16:12 , David Savage wrote:


2009/6/3 John Sessoms :

From: Luiz Felipe


...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...

How do you guys say potato???


It's pronounced "Do you want fries with that?"


Chips.

Only the American fast food joints call them fries.

:-)


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/6/3 John Sessoms :
> From: Luiz Felipe
>>
>> ...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...
>>
>> How do you guys say potato???
>
> It's pronounced "Do you want fries with that?"

Chips.

Only the American fast food joints call them fries.

:-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[John Sessoms]

From: Luiz Felipe

...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...

How do you guys say potato??? 


It's pronounced "Do you want fries with that?"

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "paul stenquist"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.
>>
> And Vancouver's cool.


I'd take Seattle's cool over Vancouver any day.
Vancouver isn't what it used to be.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Stan Halpin]

Good to hear from you Rob!
And thanks for the phone number. Somebody was wondering about cell- 
phone reception at GFM - now we have a valid number we can use to  
test and compare different carriers...


stan

On May 27, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:


On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:

Rob!  good to see you de-lurk, if only for a moment.  See you in  
Sydney.


Hi Guys,

Yes it's a temporary de-lurk at the moment, I start a live studio
re-fit tomorrow so won't be able to do much but tread water for the
next couple of weeks.

Might even post a PESO after, who knows. Will definitely see you in
Sydney Christian, and Savage (and Boris did you get my reply?) ;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[paul stenquist]

On May 27, 2009, at 5:40 PM, William Robb wrote:



- Original Message -
From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: OT - Oz is a big place.





We don't have size, we have Imperial Grandeur.



And we have Toronto's ego, so there.

William Robb



And Vancouver's cool.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



>>
>> Coming from a guy whose country would fit into our smallest province and 
>> still leave room for Toronto's ego.
>
> That's _our_ smallest province.
>

That must be why we are in such a shambles here.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: OT - Oz is a big place.



>
> We don't have size, we have Imperial Grandeur.
>

And we have Toronto's ego, so there.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: OT - Oz is a big place.


>
>> > Democracy happens.
>> >
>>
>> Actually, totalitarianism happens.
>> Democracy doesn't seem like a natural human reaction.
>>
>> William Robb
>
> How else could it have arisen? Imposed on us by parakeets? Taught to us by
> archangels? Read about it on a mysterious black monolith? Bestowed upon us
> by G W Bush? Dragged out of the jungle by orang utans and humped into us?
>
>

Something that kings and queens let us do so that we feel important?
Anyway, our democracies seem to be devolving back to totalitarian styles of 
rule.
Which makes me wonder which is the more natural style of governance.

William Robb



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[mike wilson]

William Robb wrote:

- Original Message - 
From: "mike wilson"

Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.





Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.




Coming from a guy whose country would fit into our smallest province and 
still leave room for Toronto's ego.


That's _our_ smallest province.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[mike wilson]

frank theriault wrote:

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM, mike wilson  wrote:



Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.



Those are the words of a small man...


Inbetween my ears, maybe.

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RE: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Bob W]

> >
> > Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.
> >
> 
> Coming from a guy whose country would fit into our smallest 
> province and 
> still leave room for Toronto's ego.
> 
> William Robb 
> 

We don't have size, we have Imperial Grandeur.

Bob


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RE: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Bob W]

> 
> > Rob!  good to see you de-lurk, if only for a moment.  See 
> you in Sydney.
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Yes it's a temporary de-lurk at the moment, I start a live studio
> re-fit tomorrow so won't be able to do much but tread water for the
> next couple of weeks.
> 
> Might even post a PESO after, who knows. Will definitely see you in
> Sydney Christian, and Savage (and Boris did you get my reply?) ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
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> 

Har! Nice to hear from you again!

Bob


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RE: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Bob W]

> > Democracy happens.
> >
> 
> Actually, totalitarianism happens.
> Democracy doesn't seem like a natural human reaction.
> 
> William Robb 

How else could it have arisen? Imposed on us by parakeets? Taught to us by
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by G W Bush? Dragged out of the jungle by orang utans and humped into us?

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Doug Brewer]

Bob Sullivan wrote:

Rob,
Good to see a post from you.
Lynn and I think of you often when we talk of Sydney.
And I still love the Voigtlander 125 you introduced me to.
Hope your little guy is creating much joy in your life.
Regards,  Bob S.


he has offspring now. His little guy is forgotten.

(welcome back, Rob)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On May 27, 2009, at 06:17 , frank theriault wrote:

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Brian Walters  
 wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57 -0600, "William Robb" 
wrote:


Perhaps a bit.
Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km,  
or just

about 20% larger.



Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?


Whatever.

Here's the thing:  We're bigger than you guys.  We're bigger than the
USA.  We're bigger than everybody - except Russia, but they don't
really count because of that whole commie thing they did last century.


An almost empty sand box is always less than an almost full sand box.

India is the biggest of all, China catching up.

:-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Bob Sullivan]

Rob,
Good to see a post from you.
Lynn and I think of you often when we talk of Sydney.
And I still love the Voigtlander 125 you introduced me to.
Hope your little guy is creating much joy in your life.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
> On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:
>
>> Rob!  good to see you de-lurk, if only for a moment.  See you in Sydney.
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Yes it's a temporary de-lurk at the moment, I start a live studio
> re-fit tomorrow so won't be able to do much but tread water for the
> next couple of weeks.
>
> Might even post a PESO after, who knows. Will definitely see you in
> Sydney Christian, and Savage (and Boris did you get my reply?) ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
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Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



>
> Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.
>

Coming from a guy whose country would fit into our smallest province and 
still leave room for Toronto's ego.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM, mike wilson  wrote:

> Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.

Those are the words of a small man...

;-)

cheers,
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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 frank theriault  wrote: 
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57 -0600, "William Robb" 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Perhaps a bit.
> >> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just
> >> about 20% larger.
> >
> >
> > Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?
> 
> Whatever.
> 
> Here's the thing:  We're bigger than you guys.  We're bigger than the
> USA.  We're bigger than everybody - except Russia, but they don't
> really count because of that whole commie thing they did last century.
> 
> True North Proud and Free.  And all that sort of stuff.

Size isn't everything, Frank.  No matter what people tell you.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:

> Rob!  good to see you de-lurk, if only for a moment.  See you in Sydney.

Hi Guys,

Yes it's a temporary de-lurk at the moment, I start a live studio
re-fit tomorrow so won't be able to do much but tread water for the
next couple of weeks.

Might even post a PESO after, who knows. Will definitely see you in
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57 -0600, "William Robb" 
> wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps a bit.
>> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just
>> about 20% larger.
>
>
> Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?

Whatever.

Here's the thing:  We're bigger than you guys.  We're bigger than the
USA.  We're bigger than everybody - except Russia, but they don't
really count because of that whole commie thing they did last century.

True North Proud and Free.  And all that sort of stuff.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:

> Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)

Oh my God!  He lives!

How's it going, Rob?  Nice to see ya!

cheers,
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Christian"
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>
> Democracy happens.
>

Actually, totalitarianism happens.
Democracy doesn't seem like a natural human reaction.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
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Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



>
> Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?
>

Once you get north of the black fly line, yes.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Christian]

Rob Studdert wrote:

On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:






I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney
for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any
takers?


Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)



Rob!  good to see you de-lurk, if only for a moment.  See you in Sydney.

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[AlunFoto]

Hi Rob!

Welcome back!

Jostein

2009/5/27 Rob Studdert :
> On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:
>>
>> The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one
>> night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on
>> the 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting
>> the in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and
>> hopefully have a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a
>> friend of my father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me
>> with a camera; them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to
>> see some night sky without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good
>> bird life too.  We'll head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and
>> spend 5 or 6 days there before heading back to the states.
>>
>> I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney
>> for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any
>> takers?
>
> Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/27 Rob Studdert :
> On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:
>>
>> The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one
>> night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on
>> the 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting
>> the in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and
>> hopefully have a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a
>> friend of my father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me
>> with a camera; them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to
>> see some night sky without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good
>> bird life too.  We'll head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and
>> spend 5 or 6 days there before heading back to the states.
>>
>> I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney
>> for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any
>> takers?
>
> Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)

Dde!

I'm there Jan' 2010.

Cheers,

Dave

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Rob Studdert]

On 5/27/09, Brian Walters  wrote:
> G'day Rob
>
> Where you been?..

Hi Brian,

Hibernating, I think. It's only been a few years, been lurking
periodically of couse, once infected and all that. Taking plenty of
photos but mainly of a techical nature, though I was up at the Zig Zag
railway a month back, though my pics of the locos have faces ;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Brian Walters]

G'day Rob

Where you been?..



Cheers

Brian

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On Wed, 27 May 2009 21:01 +1000, "Rob Studdert"
 wrote:
> On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:
> >
> > The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one
> > night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on
> > the 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting
> > the in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and
> > hopefully have a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a
> > friend of my father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me
> > with a camera; them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to
> > see some night sky without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good
> > bird life too.  We'll head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and
> > spend 5 or 6 days there before heading back to the states.
> >
> > I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney
> > for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any
> > takers?
> 
> Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)
> 
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Rob Studdert]

On 5/27/09, Christian  wrote:
>
> The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one
> night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on
> the 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting
> the in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and
> hopefully have a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a
> friend of my father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me
> with a camera; them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to
> see some night sky without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good
> bird life too.  We'll head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and
> spend 5 or 6 days there before heading back to the states.
>
> I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney
> for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any
> takers?

Of course, 'bout time Savage made it over to visit too! ;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Anthony Farr]

This large area of open nothing is the biggest of our overseas
territories, which don't appear to be counted in the official statics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antarctica,_Australia_territorial_claim.svg

And before anyone grumbles, the current Antarctic treaty recognizes
pre-treaty claims to territory.  USA and Russia cry foul and try to
ignore the territories, but they didn't make the sacrifices when
Antarctica was first being explored so they missed out.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind  ;-)


regards, Anthony

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to those who lack in mind and sight"
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2009/5/27 David Savage :
> 2009/5/27 P. J. Alling :
>> Charles Robinson wrote:
>>>
>>> On May 26, 2009, at 12:57, William Robb wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -
>>>> From: "Charles Robinson"
>>>> Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look
>>>>>  bigger
>>>>> than it really is isn't it?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps a bit.
>>>> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just
>>>> about 20% larger.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was
>>> lazy.  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada is
>>> larger.  Thanks!
>>>
>>>  -Charles
>>
>> The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly compact,
>> Canada contains some large areas of open sea...
>
> We have large areas of open nothing.
>
> :-)
>
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Of course in Oz mosquitoes are the size of WWII medium bombers, and 
probably poisonous but then again no one's lived long enough to tell...


David Savage wrote:

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :
  

...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...

How do you guys say potato???



Spud

  

How do you guys call mosquitoes???



No need to call them, they seem to find us just fine.

:-).

DS

  

Anthony Farr escreveu:


Luiz asked' "Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?"

No, as Dave said, we call our fuel petrol, diesel or LPG (Liquified
Petroleum Gas).  We only have ethanol as a 10% blend with petrol which
is called E10.  Some truck and bus fleets use LNG (Liquified Natural
Gas) but the filling gear is costly and the range is limited so it's
only suited to near-to-base operations.

Any gas we get at roadhouses comes from eating roadhouse food.

regards, Anthony

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :
  

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, where
do
you guys find girls???

LF

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"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"



  

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Christian]

David Savage wrote:

2009/5/26 Christian :

David Savage wrote:

I just got emailed this photo:



Replying a bit late, but...  I'll be in Oz over the Xmas/New Year's holidays
this year!  Woo freaking hoo.  It's been way too long since I've been
there...  thank you American Airlines/Qantas frequent flier points!


Woot!

Hmmm maybe a short trip over east could be in the cards???



The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one 
night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on 
the 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting 
the in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and 
hopefully have a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a 
friend of my father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me 
with a camera; them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to 
see some night sky without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good 
bird life too.  We'll head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and 
spend 5 or 6 days there before heading back to the states.


I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney 
for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any 
takers?


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/27 P. J. Alling :
> Charles Robinson wrote:
>>
>> On May 26, 2009, at 12:57, William Robb wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Charles Robinson"
>>> Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look
>>>>  bigger
>>>> than it really is isn't it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps a bit.
>>> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just
>>> about 20% larger.
>>>
>>
>> I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was
>> lazy.  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada is
>> larger.  Thanks!
>>
>>  -Charles
>
> The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly compact,
> Canada contains some large areas of open sea...

We have large areas of open nothing.

:-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Graydon]

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 08:03:43AM +1000, Brian Walters scripsit:
> On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57 -0600, "William Robb" 
> wrote:
> > Perhaps a bit.
> > Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just 
> > about 20% larger.
> 
> Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?

Most of Canada consists of blackflies.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57 -0600, "William Robb" 
wrote:
> 
> Perhaps a bit.
> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just 
> about 20% larger.


Yes - but isn't most of Canada ice?


:-)>



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 26 May 2009 10:53 -0400, "Christian" 
wrote:

> I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney 
> for that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any 
> takers?
> 


Fantastic!  Count me in!



Cheers

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Christian wrote:

P. J. Alling wrote:

Christian wrote:

William Robb wrote:

- Original Message - From: "frank theriault"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...


It's like trying to define art.

William Robb 


Democracy happens.

Actually Democracy need to be nurtured, if it just happens it tends 
to die soon thereafter.


I was making a reference to the famous PDML quote: "Art Happens" (I 
have the tee-shirt)... oh never mind.



I always wanted to say to that shirt, "It's been said before."

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Charles Robinson wrote:

On May 26, 2009, at 14:30, P. J. Alling wrote:
The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly 
compact, Canada contains some large areas of open sea...




I would wager that the "square mileage" numbers try not to include 
open sea as part of the calculated area.  Tricky math, to be sure 
but it seems that it would be cheating to include non-land as part of 
the land area in the numbers.


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Look at a map of Canada adjacent to the Arctic Ocean try to count the 
islands.  Even if Hudson's Bay isn't counted it takes up a lot of 
surface area.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Adam Maas]

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Charles Robinson  wrote:
> On May 26, 2009, at 14:30, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>
>> The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly compact,
>> Canada contains some large areas of open sea...
>>
>
> I would wager that the "square mileage" numbers try not to include open sea
> as part of the calculated area.  Tricky math, to be sure but it seems
> that it would be cheating to include non-land as part of the land area in
> the numbers.
>
>  -Charles
>

Official numbers include territorial waters (lakes, rivers and waters
within the 12 mile limit or wholely enclosed). Canada has an unusually
large amount of said waters, around 800,000km2 due to Hudson's Bay,
the Great Lakes and the norther islands.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Christian]

P. J. Alling wrote:

Christian wrote:

William Robb wrote:

- Original Message - From: "frank theriault"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...


It's like trying to define art.

William Robb 


Democracy happens.

Actually Democracy need to be nurtured, if it just happens it tends to 
die soon thereafter.


I was making a reference to the famous PDML quote: "Art Happens" (I have 
the tee-shirt)... oh never mind.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Christian wrote:

William Robb wrote:

- Original Message - From: "frank theriault"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...


It's like trying to define art.

William Robb 


Democracy happens.

Actually Democracy need to be nurtured, if it just happens it tends to 
die soon thereafter.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Charles Robinson]

On May 26, 2009, at 14:30, P. J. Alling wrote:
The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly  
compact, Canada contains some large areas of open sea...




I would wager that the "square mileage" numbers try not to include  
open sea as part of the calculated area.  Tricky math, to be sure  
but it seems that it would be cheating to include non-land as part of  
the land area in the numbers.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Adam Maas]

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> Charles Robinson wrote:
>>
>> On May 26, 2009, at 12:57, William Robb wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Charles Robinson"
>>> Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look
>>>>  bigger
>>>> than it really is isn't it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps a bit.
>>> Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just
>>> about 20% larger.
>>>
>>
>> I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was
>> lazy.  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada is
>> larger.  Thanks!
>>
>>  -Charles
>
> The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly compact,
> Canada contains some large areas of open sea...
>

That 9,093,507km2 number does not include territorial waters. Canada
is 9,984,670 km2 including territorial waters.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Charles Robinson wrote:

On May 26, 2009, at 12:57, William Robb wrote:



- Original Message -
From: "Charles Robinson"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.




http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg



I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look  
bigger

than it really is isn't it?



Perhaps a bit.
Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or 
just

about 20% larger.



I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was 
lazy.  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada 
is larger.  Thanks!


 -Charles
The 20% larger doesn't tell the whole story, Australia is fairly 
compact, Canada contains some large areas of open sea...


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Christian]

William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - 
From: "frank theriault"

Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...


It's like trying to define art.

William Robb 


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "frank theriault"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...


It's like trying to define art.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Charles Robinson  wrote:

> I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was lazy.
>  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada is larger.
>  Thanks!

The largest democracy in the world, that's what we are!

At least that's the way it was expressed to us when I was a schoolboy,
back when the evil commies had control of the USSR.  Not sure whether
Russia (which is still bigger than Canada, but not so much now that a
bunch of former USSR republics have gone their own way) is considered
a democracy today or not.

Come to think of it, I'm not sure what "democracy" means these days -
life was so much simpler back then...

;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Charles Robinson]

On May 26, 2009, at 12:57, William Robb wrote:



- Original Message -
From: "Charles Robinson"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.




http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg



I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look   
bigger

than it really is isn't it?



Perhaps a bit.
Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or  
just

about 20% larger.



I realize I could have looked that up, too.  But it was late and I was  
lazy.  That's very interesting, I wouldn't have suspected that Canada  
is larger.  Thanks!


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Robinson"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>
>
> I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look  bigger 
> than it really is isn't it?
>

Perhaps a bit.
Australia is 7,617,930 sq km in area, Canada is 9,093,507 sq. km, or just 
about 20% larger.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/26 Christian :
> David Savage wrote:
>>
>> 2009/5/26 Christian :
>>>
>>> David Savage wrote:

 I just got emailed this photo:

 
>>>
>>> Replying a bit late, but...  I'll be in Oz over the Xmas/New Year's
>>> holidays
>>> this year!  Woo freaking hoo.  It's been way too long since I've been
>>> there...  thank you American Airlines/Qantas frequent flier points!
>>
>> Woot!
>>
>> Hmmm maybe a short trip over east could be in the cards???
>>
>
> The plan as it stands now is to arrive in Sydney on 21/12/2009, stay one
> night somewhere near the train station and take the train to Tamworth on the
> 22nd.  The majority of the time will be spent in Tamworth visiting the
> in-laws (so they can spend time with their granddaughter) and hopefully have
> a trip out West to a cattle or sheep station owned by a friend of my
> father-in-law for some "outbackiness" and roo shooting (me with a camera;
> them with god-knows-what).  David has also inspired me to see some night sky
> without light pollution!  I'm hoping for some good bird life too.  We'll
> head back to Sydney on the 2nd of January and spend 5 or 6 days there before
> heading back to the states.
>
> I think a good antipodean pdml meet-up needs to be scheduled in Sydney for
> that first week of January...  A liitle early for planning, but any takers?

As I've never been to Sydney, and I have a couple of weeks off over
x'mas & new years, this might be a good excuse for a trip east.

DS

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/26 Christian :
> David Savage wrote:
>>
>> I just got emailed this photo:
>>
>> 
>
> Replying a bit late, but...  I'll be in Oz over the Xmas/New Year's holidays
> this year!  Woo freaking hoo.  It's been way too long since I've been
> there...  thank you American Airlines/Qantas frequent flier points!

Woot!

Hmmm maybe a short trip over east could be in the cards???

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Christian]

David Savage wrote:

I just got emailed this photo:




Replying a bit late, but...  I'll be in Oz over the Xmas/New Year's 
holidays this year!  Woo freaking hoo.  It's been way too long since 
I've been there...  thank you American Airlines/Qantas frequent flier 
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Luiz Felipe]

hehehehehe... point down under, I still find one or two to fall into 
that trap... mostly in the old world... :-)


LF

David Savage escreveu:

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :

...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...

How do you guys say potato???


Spud


How do you guys call mosquitoes???


No need to call them, they seem to find us just fine.

:-).

DS


Anthony Farr escreveu:

Luiz asked' "Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?"

No, as Dave said, we call our fuel petrol, diesel or LPG (Liquified
Petroleum Gas).  We only have ethanol as a 10% blend with petrol which
is called E10.  Some truck and bus fleets use LNG (Liquified Natural
Gas) but the filling gear is costly and the range is limited so it's
only suited to near-to-base operations.

Any gas we get at roadhouses comes from eating roadhouse food.

regards, Anthony

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, where
do
you guys find girls???

LF

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"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"





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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :
> ...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...
>
> How do you guys say potato???

Spud

> How do you guys call mosquitoes???

No need to call them, they seem to find us just fine.

:-).

DS

> Anthony Farr escreveu:
>>
>> Luiz asked' "Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?"
>>
>> No, as Dave said, we call our fuel petrol, diesel or LPG (Liquified
>> Petroleum Gas).  We only have ethanol as a 10% blend with petrol which
>> is called E10.  Some truck and bus fleets use LNG (Liquified Natural
>> Gas) but the filling gear is costly and the range is limited so it's
>> only suited to near-to-base operations.
>>
>> Any gas we get at roadhouses comes from eating roadhouse food.
>>
>> regards, Anthony
>>
>> 2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :
>>>
>>> Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
>>>
>>> Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, where
>>> do
>>> you guys find girls???
>>>
>>> LF
>>>
>>> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
>>> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
>>> "we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Luiz Felipe]

...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time...

How do you guys say potato??? How do you guys call mosquitoes???

LF

Anthony Farr escreveu:

Luiz asked' "Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?"

No, as Dave said, we call our fuel petrol, diesel or LPG (Liquified
Petroleum Gas).  We only have ethanol as a 10% blend with petrol which
is called E10.  Some truck and bus fleets use LNG (Liquified Natural
Gas) but the filling gear is costly and the range is limited so it's
only suited to near-to-base operations.

Any gas we get at roadhouses comes from eating roadhouse food.

regards, Anthony

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, where do
you guys find girls???

LF

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"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"







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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Luiz Felipe]

David, one thing I learned in those almost-50 years: it's a lot easier 
to find many than just one - woman, I mean...


...or is it just that the search is so interesting???

LF (not so successful myself - when I finally managed to exchange one in 
the 40's for two in the 20's discovered these youngsters were sisters... )


David Savage escreveu:

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe 

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?


We do. And overpriced crap food.

We call it fuel, petrol or diesel. Gas is what some fuel efficient
cars & BBQ's run on.


And if so, where do you guys find girls???


I'm the wrong person to ask that question. I'm still trying to find one.

 :-)


"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"



David Savage escreveu:

I just got emailed this photo:



Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
driving.

Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
me & my mate scratching our heads.

Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
in the year).

Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.

Cheers,

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 26/5/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed:

>...do you love pain or some wife out there???

I would have to say that with hindsight, on reflection, taking a
balanced, objective view without prejudice or malice, the one goes with
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Luiz Felipe]

m... sorry to ask, but...

...do you love pain or some wife out there???

LF

Scott Loveless escreveu:

On 5/25/09, William Robb  wrote:

 - Original Message -
 From: "Cotty"
 Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.


I like pain :-)

 >

 You'd love my wife.
 I know I do.


Hey!  So do I.



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/26 Derby Chang :
> William Robb wrote:
>>
>> Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.
>>
>> I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map
>> of Canada.
>>
>>
>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>
>>
>> William Robb
>>
>>
>
> You excluded the Map of Tassie, which in this country's slang, is not a good
> thing to exclude

And for those who don't understand Derby's reference to "Map of
Tassie", maybe this photo taken by a mate of mine might help:



Cheers,

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Derby Chang]

William Robb wrote:

Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.

I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map of 
Canada.



http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg


William Robb

  


You excluded the Map of Tassie, which in this country's slang, is not a 
good thing to exclude


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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From: "Bob W" 

Subject: RE: OT - Oz is a big place.





> Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
>
> Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?

We do. And overpriced crap food.



Here's a useful rule for life: never buy your food at the same place you 
buy

your petrol.


Then you've never been to the Mobile station just west of Lee Vining, on the 
'backroad' into Yosemite National Park, in California.
We stopped there in 1999 while photographing Mono Lake. I read clippings on 
the wall from the N.Y. Post (?), raving about the menu & the food in 
general. My wife & I ate there several times during our stay in Lee Vining 
and actually looked forward to every meal there.  And it wasn't just a 
burger & fry joint. They had complete freshly cooked, somewhat exotic full 
meals if that was what you desired. I got to talk to the cook & he told a 
story of being from a big city restaurant and wanting to open his own 
restaurant. Somehow he came to Lee Vining & opened up his restaurant in the 
Mobile station with hopes of eventually opening a hotel/restaurant. Don't 
know if he ever made it.


The Mobile station, brand new, at that time, had a full trapeeze setup of 
swings, nets and safety devices on the premise, whic some of the employees 
used during their free time - the most unusual 'gas station' I've ever been 
to.




Bob



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Charles Robinson]

On May 25, 2009, at 13:07, William Robb wrote:


Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.

I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a  
map of

Canada.


http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg



I think the magic of the Mercator projection is making Canada look  
bigger than it really is isn't it?


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

So the old joke about multi purpose road stops in the US where you stop 
eat and get gas needs an explanation...


David Savage wrote:

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe 
  

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?



We do. And overpriced crap food.

We call it fuel, petrol or diesel. Gas is what some fuel efficient
cars & BBQ's run on.

  

And if so, where do you guys find girls???



I'm the wrong person to ask that question. I'm still trying to find one.

 :-)

  

"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"



David Savage escreveu:


I just got emailed this photo:



Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
driving.

Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
me & my mate scratching our heads.

Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
in the year).

Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.

Cheers,

Dave
  


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Anthony Farr]

Luiz asked' "Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?"

No, as Dave said, we call our fuel petrol, diesel or LPG (Liquified
Petroleum Gas).  We only have ethanol as a 10% blend with petrol which
is called E10.  Some truck and bus fleets use LNG (Liquified Natural
Gas) but the filling gear is costly and the range is limited so it's
only suited to near-to-base operations.

Any gas we get at roadhouses comes from eating roadhouse food.

regards, Anthony

2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe :
> Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
>
> Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, where do
> you guys find girls???
>
> LF
>
> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
> "we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"
>
>


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On 5/25/09, William Robb  wrote:
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>  - Original Message -
>  From: "Cotty"
>  Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.
>
> > I like pain :-)
>  >
>
>  You'd love my wife.
>  I know I do.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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- Original Message - 
From: "Cotty"
Subject: Re: OT - Oz is a big place.



> I like pain :-)
>

You'd love my wife.
I know I do.

William Robb 



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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

2009/5/26 Bob W :
>
>> > Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
>> >
>> > Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?
>>
>> We do. And overpriced crap food.
>>
>
> Here's a useful rule for life: never buy your food at the same place you buy
> your petrol.

Good advise. But it was 4 hours to the next food stop & I had skipped breakfast.

DS

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[Bob W]

> > Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
> >
> > Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?
> 
> We do. And overpriced crap food.
> 

Here's a useful rule for life: never buy your food at the same place you buy
your petrol.

Bob


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

Let me tell ewe, I haven't sunk that low yet.

DS

2009/5/26 Cotty :
> On 25/5/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>where do you guys find girls???
>
> Lots of Australians can't, so they take a leaf out of our book and
> become shepherds ;-)
>
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> Cheers,
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

Woo Hoo.

DS

2009/5/25 Brian Walters :
> Timely advice, as I expect to be driving across the Nullabor in a few
> months time
>
> Perhaps I'd better top up the credit card limit.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
> ++
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>
> On Mon, 25 May 2009 18:38 +0800, "David Savage" 
> wrote:
>> I just got emailed this photo:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
>> American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
>> had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
>> driving.
>>
>> Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
>> the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
>> me & my mate scratching our heads.
>>
>> Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
>> here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
>> is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
>> any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
>> in the year).
>>
>> Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy
>> messages.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

We hug the coast pretty tight.

The girls must have had more cash, because thet bought food & drinks too.

DS

2009/5/25 Bob Sullivan :
> Dave,
> Did they have more than $12 between them?
> Any figures on what percent of Australia's population lives more than
> 10 miles from the coast.  Does it get out of the low single digits?
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:38 AM, David Savage  wrote:
>> I just got emailed this photo:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
>> American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
>> had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
>> driving.
>>
>> Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
>> the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
>> me & my mate scratching our heads.
>>
>> Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
>> here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
>> is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
>> any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
>> in the year).
>>
>> Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[David Savage]

OK it's not that big, but W.A. is pretty bloody big. Especially if you
have to drive it.

BTW, a Canada 2010 trip is in the early planning stages.

DS

2009/5/26 William Robb :
> Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.
>
> I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map of
> Canada.
>
>
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>
>
> William Robb

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2009/5/26 Cotty :
> On 25/5/09, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>So, you've not lived in Canada?
>
> LOL  tou-bloody-che!!!

But long enough to pick up some of the language.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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2009/5/26 Luiz Felipe 
>
> Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...
>
> Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses?

We do. And overpriced crap food.

We call it fuel, petrol or diesel. Gas is what some fuel efficient
cars & BBQ's run on.

> And if so, where do you guys find girls???

I'm the wrong person to ask that question. I'm still trying to find one.

 :-)

> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
> "Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
> "we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"
>
>
>
> David Savage escreveu:
>>
>> I just got emailed this photo:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
>> American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
>> had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
>> driving.
>>
>> Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
>> the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
>> me & my mate scratching our heads.
>>
>> Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
>> here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
>> is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
>> any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
>> in the year).
>>
>> Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[frank theriault]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Cotty  wrote:
> On 25/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Depends on which side of "The Main" (St. Lawrence Blvd. to the
>>English, Boul. St. Laurent to the French) he lived on.  Much less so
>>now than about 50 years ago, but that used to be the symbolic dividing
>>line between the "two solitudes".
>
> All I remember is 'Souvenir Street'.

In fact my father worked about 2 blocks from there, on Greene Ave in
lower Westmount.  This was in the 50's and very early 60's and the
office was operated completely in English - even francophones who
worked there were expected to speak "the company language".

Things have changed quite a bit since then...

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[frank theriault]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Cotty  wrote:
> On 25/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Depends on which side of "The Main" (St. Lawrence Blvd. to the
>>English, Boul. St. Laurent to the French) he lived on.  Much less so
>>now than about 50 years ago, but that used to be the symbolic dividing
>>line between the "two solitudes".
>
> All I remember is 'Souvenir Street'.

Just west of downtown.  You were in Canada.

;-)

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Nope, never wore glasses and the bullies learned reasonably quickly
>not to try and beat up geeks who were both bigger than them and had
>unusually high pain tolerances.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Depends on which side of "The Main" (St. Lawrence Blvd. to the
>English, Boul. St. Laurent to the French) he lived on.  Much less so
>now than about 50 years ago, but that used to be the symbolic dividing
>line between the "two solitudes".

All I remember is 'Souvenir Street'.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Adam Maas]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Cotty  wrote:
> On 25/5/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Nah, note a decent chunk of Canada is north of there and not visible.
>>The US isn't actually all that much smaller than Canada and the
>>difference is much smaller than the difference between Australia and
>>the US or Canada (AU is about 2 million square km smaller than Canada,
>>the US is around 300,000 square KM smaller when territorial waters
>>aren't counted).
>
> Just as a matter of interest Adam, when you were 8 years old did you
> wear rather large glasses and get beaten up a lot at school?
>
> --
>
>
> Cheers,
>  Cotty
>

Nope, never wore glasses and the bullies learned reasonably quickly
not to try and beat up geeks who were both bigger than them and had
unusually high pain tolerances.

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[frank theriault]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Stan Halpin
 wrote:
> So, you've not lived in Canada?

Depends on which side of "The Main" (St. Lawrence Blvd. to the
English, Boul. St. Laurent to the French) he lived on.  Much less so
now than about 50 years ago, but that used to be the symbolic dividing
line between the "two solitudes".

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[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed:

>So, you've not lived in Canada?

LOL  tou-bloody-che!!!

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Nah, note a decent chunk of Canada is north of there and not visible.
>The US isn't actually all that much smaller than Canada and the
>difference is much smaller than the difference between Australia and
>the US or Canada (AU is about 2 million square km smaller than Canada,
>the US is around 300,000 square KM smaller when territorial waters
>aren't counted).

Just as a matter of interest Adam, when you were 8 years old did you
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Stan Halpin]

So, you've not lived in Canada?

stan

On May 25, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Cotty wrote:


On 25/5/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.

I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto  
a map of

Canada.


http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg


Holy sugar that's impressive - Canada is immense. I'd love to visit  
both

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.
>
>I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map of
>Canada.
>
>
>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg

Holy sugar that's impressive - Canada is immense. I'd love to visit both
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

I've been places, not to Australia, but it seems to be that kind of 
place, where that's a recipe for a long walk.


John Francis wrote:

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 06:38:45PM +0800, David Savage wrote:
  

I just got emailed this photo:



Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
driving.

Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
me & my mate scratching our heads.



It depends on the amount of variation in the price of fuel.

If the next fuel station is much cheaper than the one you are
at, it makes sense to only buy enough fuel to be sure that you
will make it to the next one.  Maybe, for them, that was $12.


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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Adam Maas]

Nah, note a decent chunk of Canada is north of there and not visible.
The US isn't actually all that much smaller than Canada and the
difference is much smaller than the difference between Australia and
the US or Canada (AU is about 2 million square km smaller than Canada,
the US is around 300,000 square KM smaller when territorial waters
aren't counted).

-Adam

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:40 PM, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> Your scale of is a little off.  Oz fits pretty neatly onto the US.  Canada's
> a little bigger...
>
> William Robb wrote:
>>
>> Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.
>>
>> I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map
>> of Canada.
>>
>>
>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
>>
>>
>> William Robb
>>
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

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On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 06:38:45PM +0800, David Savage wrote:
> I just got emailed this photo:
> 
> 
> 
> Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
> American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
> had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
> driving.
> 
> Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
> the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
> me & my mate scratching our heads.

It depends on the amount of variation in the price of fuel.

If the next fuel station is much cheaper than the one you are
at, it makes sense to only buy enough fuel to be sure that you
will make it to the next one.  Maybe, for them, that was $12.


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RE: OT - Oz is a big place.

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> 
> Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.
> 
> I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia 
> onto a map of 
> Canada.
> 
> 
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg
> 
> 

now put it on Russia!

Anyway, Britain is the biggest country in the world, as the globe at the
start of this film proves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CXY6TVBMc

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Your scale of is a little off.  Oz fits pretty neatly onto the US.  
Canada's a little bigger...


William Robb wrote:

Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.

I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map of 
Canada.



http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oz-vs-canada.jpg


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[William Robb]

Oz may be a bit on the big side I suppose.

I did a Q&D cut and past from Google maps, dropping Australia onto a map of 
Canada.


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RE: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Bob W]

Yesterday I caught about 10 minutes of a TV programme about country matters.
I watched some rural chappy giving a ewe a Brazilian. He called it
'crutching' and muttered something about dags and blowflies, but we all know
what he was really doing.

Bob

> 
> And so a fine British tradition finds it's way to the colonies.
> 
> Cotty wrote:
> > On 25/5/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >   
> >> where do you guys find girls???
> >> 
> >
> > Lots of Australians can't, so they take a leaf out of our book and
> > become shepherds ;-)
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[P. J. Alling]

And so a fine British tradition finds it's way to the colonies.

Cotty wrote:

On 25/5/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed:

  

where do you guys find girls???



Lots of Australians can't, so they take a leaf out of our book and
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Same place I would guess.  (The Doors were singing about American 
Roadhouse's anyway).


Luiz Felipe wrote:

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, 
where do you guys find girls???


LF

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"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"



David Savage escreveu:

I just got emailed this photo:



Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
driving.

Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
me & my mate scratching our heads.

Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
in the year).

Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy 
messages.


Cheers,

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Cotty]

On 25/5/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed:

>where do you guys find girls???

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Luiz Felipe]

Big and beautiful, from what pics I've seen so far...

Minor curiosity - you guys really buy gas at roadhouses? And if so, 
where do you guys find girls???


LF

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"Keep your eyes on the road and the hands upon the wheel"
"we're going to the roadhouse to have a real - a good time"



David Savage escreveu:

I just got emailed this photo:



Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
driving.

Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
me & my mate scratching our heads.

Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
in the year).

Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.

Cheers,

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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[P. J. Alling]

Australia has more poisonous beasties than the rest of the world 
combined, there's a lot to be scared of.  You should be happy thought it 
gives those who aren't afraid lots of elbow room.


John Coyle wrote:

IIRC, more than 80% of Australians live less than 20 miles from the coast -
we're very afraid of the Outback!

John in Brisbane




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Did they have more than $12 between them?
Any figures on what percent of Australia's population lives more than
10 miles from the coast.  Does it get out of the low single digits?
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Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

[Adam Maas]

Must have been from the northeast US or southern Ontario. Nobody else
in Canada would make that mistake (350km without gas is not unheard of
in Canada, although somewhat more rare than it is in Australia given
that the areas of Canada with population densities rivalling the
Outback mostly lack roads)

-Adam

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:38 AM, David Savage  wrote:
> I just got emailed this photo:
>
> 
>
> Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute
> American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they
> had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were
> driving.
>
> Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous &
> the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left
> me & my mate scratching our heads.
>
> Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This
> here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There
> is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have
> any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier
> in the year).
>
> Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
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