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  • Greg Minnaar: Retirement 20 Questions with the GOAT
  • mr_whacky
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    i did the very same for mine… broke the sod up into small chunks and buried it under other soil and manure… never saw any grass or weeds again 😀

    mr_whacky
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    oh cmon, thats not a proper bursitis!!

    put a proper infection in it! and go for double size elbow

    mr_whacky
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    get another Drs opinion!

    If its just fluid then it may eventually recede. If its infected too, it may be more of a problem – i hoped mine would just go away just go away with atnibiotics. Sadly, 6 days in hossie and one surgery later… turns out it was infected too and they couldnt suppress it even with the string of antibiotics on IV – after 4 days pumping me full of drugs, and watching this thing spread up my entire arm, they decided to cut it out!

    may not be much help, but dont bugger around with it. it sounds like you have been with this for a few days… time to get another opinon i would say

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    Well, disappointing as it was for team GB, they were sadly bettered by the Australians, who, living up to their position on the planet, completed almost the entire run upside down 😆

    its amazing no-one got hurt.

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    Most of the resorts around Tahoe have some form of ski in/out, but the resort prices for accomodation are super high. Most resorts are close to hotels/motels though, and in South lake theres specific ski resort buses put on too to all the ski lifts onto Heavenly

    Plenty of nightlife/Casinos in South lake & Stateline, lots in walking distance from major hotels and motels. We've stayed in low to mid-range motels mostly and run about $100-$120/night (Quality Inn/holiday inn/rodeway etc)

    In South Lake youre pretty much limited to Heavenly (which isnt a bad thing!, its huge – you can ski for days and not take the same run twice) – Sierra at Tahoe about 30 mins drive and Kirkwood about 45 mins to an hour. North lake resorts all in excess of an hours drive (on a good day!)

    North Lake Tahoe / Truckee area is generally quiter. Nighltife is not as bumping as South lake, but there is way more choice for skiing (imo). Ski in/out at Northstar resort (one of my favoirtes for boarding and nightlife, but ive never stayed there!) – All within half an hour of Truckee you have Squaw Valley, Apline Meadows, Northstar, homewood, Sugarbowl, and a few smaller resorts, most of which have base of slope accomodation. An hour out into Nevada is Mount Rose & Diamond Peak. Your only half an hours drive from Reno too for an intersting night out 😛 Plenty of cheaper hotels/motels in Truckee

    despite the comment above, ive not yet found a major Tahoe resort that prohibits snowboarders.

    Of the lot up there, Heavenly, Northstar and Squaw are my favourites. Heavenlys got a bit of everything, Northstars gots some great open runs and lots of trees with superb tree runs, and Squaw is a great big open bowl.

    hope it helps (i used to spend 6-8 weekends a year in Tahoe when i lived in San Francisco so have a bit of local knowledge!)

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    As above

    Economy in Australia is stable, strong and growing. The UK isnt, at least at the moment. The AUD is strong against most major currenices, not just the GBP

    Australian economny at the moment being driven signiifcantly by massive overseas investment in mining and oil/gas industries and associated infrastrucutre development

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    i can vouch that the coffee press for the jet boil being 'a bit rubbish'. Actually, ive found it to be 'a lot rubbish'

    As others – have used jetboil mostly for water/drinks and dehydrated foodstuffs.

    usually pack a pocket rocket and small lightwieght pan set if im going to require more than that and/or theres more than 1 person. with a little maksehift windbreak its only about a 60-90 secs extra boiling time than the jetboil!

    my 2c

    mr_whacky
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    (1) husky
    (2) husky
    (3) husky

    Meet Zeus and Sierra – Sierra sadly left us to go to husky heaven a few months ago 🙁

    mr_whacky
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    root canals generally the better option. but if its a back tooth then you dont ahve to worry too much about gaps unless youve got wisdom teeth back there – it gives them room to move and grow.

    had a few root canals done in my time, none particularly painful. also had a upper back most molar out too. again, not particular painful but really wierd feeling when you feel the tooth being twisted and eventually detaching, and the feeling is way way behind your nose 😯

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    Ive used proflowers.com a few times to send flowers back to UK to family etc. Sure they use local florists, but not sure which ones!

    its a US based company, cheaper than any UK company i found to deliver the same thing, and ive had nothing but good reports on the flowers they send.

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    How odd – its upside down from Australia 🙂

    Couple of nights ago – havent got a full moon pic yet. might go and have a look in a bit!

    mr_whacky
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    or head off to tyre place and ask them to swap them round… cant be more than a ten minute job!

    mr_whacky
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    LOL at its quite flat in WA –

    Sure, theres no whopping great mountains but theres some great mountain biking down here and a lot within an hour of the CBD

    New hobbies – Plenty of them to spend any extra money on! – ive been in Perth for 6 months now and so far have started surfing, kayaking & sailing again. I havent done them for years.

    "Do you have any criminal convictions sir?"
    "I didnt know it was still a requirement to get into Australia"
    😆

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    and +1 more for Okra – its has a texture of lightly dried snot!

    and this…

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    Where theres a wreck theres an opportunity 😀


    mr_whacky
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    struggled with proper A-levels in 1993, took 4, and ended up with BDE and a loverly U 🙂 – im so glad you dont even get a certificate for a U – its like i never took it 🙂

    somehow managed to scrape into a uni i wanted to go to (Liverpool) and managed a 2:1 BSc looking at rocks and rivers and climate and global warming and stuff (geology & geography degree) – even went on to complete a PhD in looking at rocks.

    now i look at rocks for a living! 🙂

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    Mine are here[/url]

    im looking forward to getting out more with the camera – hope i can do it everyday! – quite a challenge i think!

    im quite jealous of all the snow photos… Kinda warm here down under!

    mr_whacky
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    i used this when i lived in the US
    Toyota 4runner – most fun 'car' ive ever owned!

    mr_whacky
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    "According to reports it will take only 15 minutes to arrive at the 160th floor, given the lift isn't full."

    only 15 minutes? – and you have to change on the way apparently.. no single lift services all floors

    http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/04/content_12753604.htm

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    another one herewith a trackball mouse

    ouch…. 😕

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    +1 for western digital passport.

    small, light, tough. i like mine!

    mr_whacky
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    Ooh – sounds like fun, and a challenge at the same time!

    im always up for learning more about taking cool pics…

    count me in.. i joined the group. Pete_6

    mr_whacky
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    Not sure im much help, but i have lego indi and have never had any problems with it or the nunchuk.

    try resyncing the nunchuks without the game in?

    try loaning a friends wiimote/nunchuk and try it with that, or loan yours to friends to see if they have similar issues on different games (fwiw, on wiifit i dont recall coming across anything that requires you to hold the directional controls on the nunchuk like you would need to in lego indi).

    im inclined to think it would more likely be a problem with the nunchuk or the wiimote than the game.

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    Libya, Sierra Leone, Angola

    about the only additional 3 i can add that havent already been mentioned..

    2 of the above i wouldnt want to go back to…..

    mr_whacky
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    yowser! – i cant keep my feet planted anywhere.. Grew up on Merseyside, went to Uni in Liverpool, so up to my early 20s i didnt get very far. Since then, 5 yrs in London, 1 yr in Angola, 2 yrs in South Africa, 4 years in California and now enjoying my second year down under in Perth….

    wonder where i'll go next…. 🙄

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    My brother flew recently back to Uk from Oz with a 13 month old.
    He was told at time of booking (Swiss air i think) that the bassinet seats are allocated on the day depending on the number of kids flying, and they coulndt book one. –

    needless to say, there were a few younger kids and they had her on their lap for 24 hours!! 7

    kids fly free – yeah right.. they do not – well, no air fare, but taxes alone on this little 'un that didnt even get a seat were nearly 500 quid.

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